Chapter 660: Chapter 178: On Governing the Domains
Traveling by flying carriage, Anvis and her party soon arrived at their destination.
Silver Gull City, located on a plain traversed by a tributary of the Yanila River to the west of the Migaro Mountains, is the only large city within Lord Fiona’s domain, nad for the massive flocks of Silver Winged Seagulls that migrate through the area every autumn.
Smaller cities such as Forged Iron City and Black Rock City are situated hundreds of miles away from Silver Gull City in a triangular formation, mutually keeping watch and supporting each other.
Originally, these cities and the surrounding territories were directly governed by the Olivendi Family’s main house and did not have independent nas.
But now, with Fiona’s appointnt, this territory has a brand-new na, “Star Domain.”
The officials in the cities were still responsible for their original positions, but now they pledged their loyalty to Fiona.
As the young girl in a white solemn dress stepped down from the carriage and showed the representing the supre authority of a Lord, the Lord Seal Ring, to the waiting Governors, the transfer of the City Lord position was officially completed.
This scene was magically recorded by nurous thoughtful individuals nearby and swiftly sent to the forces behind them.
Soon, the news of Fiona officially taking office as City Lord exploded within the Empire like a tid bomb.
Given the amount of rumors associated with the young girl preceding this event, the na Fiona was already buzzing within the Empire. With her now taking office as City Lord, the buzz reached its peak.
Renowned newspapers like the “Empire Morning News” and “Magic Tis” featured Fiona’s appointnt as Lord of the Star Domain on their front-page headlines and devoted considerable space to describe the currently known information related to the young girl.
Though details were scarce, it was enough for more people to form a basic impression and understanding of Fiona. Fiona’s appearance beca household knowledge, making the inexperienced young girl feel quite uneasy with the attention.
The Olivendi Family paid no mind to this, as their aim was to ‘fish’—Fiona’s increasing public attention had no adverse impact on their goals.
Moreover, as the news spread, the number of Players within the Star Domain suddenly began to surge.
Fiona’s pure and flawless aura, along with her delicate, doll-like adorable appearance, won over a great many Players’ favor at first glance upon seeing her photos in the newspapers.
Players were thrilled to have a beautiful young girl as City Lord, and many traveled specifically to see this girl who was praised as the legendary Prophetic Star.
After all, if she’s this cute, she must be an excellent Lord.
Taking advantage of the Empire’s various forces not yet paying significant attention to this situation, Anvis also t with representatives from so clubs within the Secret Ceremony Society, requesting them to let more Players know of Fiona’s reputation through the ‘strangers’ channels’.
And in return, Anvis would pay them with the Cultivation Resources and Gold Coins of this world. Being able to see the Players’ panels, Anvis wasn’t worried they would slack off on the job.
He understood the Players’ nature all too well; the vast majority were all about looks, and a beautiful young girl represents righteousness.
Advertising this way today, when the Empire inevitably falls into full-scale civil war in the future, many Players will naturally side with Fiona, unless the opposition’s leader fits their tastes even more.
What’s most important, as ti passes, there are already over a hundred thousand first-tier Players who, through various ans, have successfully completed their Profession tasks and officially broken through to Level 40, becoming Mid Rank Professionals.
And those whose Characters lacked sufficient Talent or who used potions recklessly early on, making their tasks incredibly difficult, chose to start over.
The Profession tasks explicitly displayed on their panels is their greatest advantage.
Having already had the experience of their first attempt at breaking into the Fourth Rank, they were almost guaranteed to succeed when facing the threshold again.
This was a terrifying developnt, signifying that the player population had crossed a crucial boundary in terms of their influence on this world.
At present, the population of the entire Yar Continent is only about several billion, with one in ten people on average possessing the Talent needed to beco Professionals.
But among over a hundred First Rank Professionals, only one might successfully congeal a Spiritual Power Crystal/complete the first physical tamorphosis and break through to the Fourth Rank.
In the mid-sized and small Kingdoms of the Federation, a Fourth Rank Professional would at least hold a military officer rank within the army.
In such circumstances, the group of foreigners has gone from being the concern of only a portion of far-sighted higher-ups to a presence that the majority of the native population cannot afford to ignore.
The culture of the players quietly began to gain popularity in this world.
In the initial months after taking office, Fiona found the freshness of being a Lord very invigorating and was keen on following Anvis to handle the daily affairs, eager to learn how to govern her territory well.
However, as ti passed, the repetitiveness of the daily tasks quickly quenched the young girl’s initial excitent.
Therefore, Fiona began once again to shirk her duties, entrusting her daily responsibilities to her Deputy Anvis like other city Lords, while she took charge of public appearances, approving applications, changing her appearance, and playing in the city with her two little ones.
All these developnts were within Anvis’s expectations.
He had specifically applied for the position of Fiona’s Deputy precisely to take the opportunity to develop this territory openly and legitimately.
The greatest value of Fiona as the Lord of the Star Domain lay in her extraordinary destiny trajectory and her role as an icon, utilizing her fa to spread the news about this place to more people.
The renowned title of the Prophetic Star was bound to attract many curious individuals to the Star Domain.
Thus, under the wise rule of ‘Lord Fiona,’ Silver Gull City began to gradually expand, and the proportion of foreigners among the town residents kept increasing.
The arrival of a large number of players was a double-edged sword; the advantage was the influx of fresh blood into the city, while the downside was the erging security issues.
Fortunately, after a long ti spent in the ga, the behavior of many players within the ga had normalized considerably.
At least that was what the players themselves believed.
The High Rank players acted more circumspectly since they usually died a few tis in the early stages, and every subsequent resurrection chance beca extrely precious—dying even once was a major loss.
So clubs with keen instincts began to invest in Silver Gull City ahead of ti, securing a significant amount of land and shops open for purchase to outsiders.
Anvis did not hesitate to expend a great deal of resources to rally the players around the young lady nad Fiona, likely having significant designs in mind.
When Anvis t with them as Levin Boli, Deputy to Fiona, the clubs’ plot-analysis teams suspected that this was likely the will of the upper echelons of the Olivendi Family.
They were betting that Silver Gull City would beco Karlars Province’s next supercity, and if so, their investnts today would yield massive returns.
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