Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

“Is it possible that the Confederate Government has already learned of the Great Darkness but keeps it a secret so that the upper classes can make preparations?” Mister Bug asked suspiciously.

“I don’t think so!”

Ji Ye shook his head.

The Confederation Office probably didn’t know anything about the Great Darkness.

It was because the creatures that could acquire the information from hereditary memories were likely born in the Transcendent level.

Normal settlements weren’t qualified to get in touch with those creatures yet. They couldn’t get the information even if they did.

As a matter of fact, the fact that the people in the stores of the City of Humans didn’t tell him the information indicated that the godly civilization behind the Land of Inheritance probably didn’t want to disseminate the message.

“So, let’s keep it a secret and inform the Confederate Government only.”

After a discussion, most people agreed with the second plan.

“Compared to a public announcement, this gives us a buffer period. More importantly, we can receive maximal support from the government.

“After all, our branch on Earth must make pertinent preparations for this matter too.”

Ji Ye made the decision.

Whether or not the Confederate Government would keep the information a secret, Dragon City should adjust its policies, mainly for its branch on Earth.

At this moment, “Dragon City” on Earth had been approved, and the first phase of the project, with a land of a thousand acres, had started.

The second and third phases would follow until a small town with all necessary facilities was built in the end for the members of Dragon City and their families.

That was Dragon City’s original plan. The money involved in the three phases was almost a hundred billion even though the land prices in Yang City weren’t high and a large proportion of the land was given to Dragon City for free.

However, the plan had to change! action

“Should we reduce it?” Qin Yueyu asked anxiously.

According to the allocation plan they agreed upon, as a central leader of Dragon City, she had made enough contributions to invite five people to Dragon City.

She had considered taking her family into the “Dragon City” on Earth after it was established so that they would be safe from the players who had exchanged for extraordinary abilities!

However, if the size of Dragon City was reduced, she probably wouldn’t get enough invitations.

“No, it won’t be reduced. In fact, it should be expanded.”

After thinking for a moment, Ji Ye shook his head.

“Also, not just the basic infrastructures we planned. Right now, we need to establish a Dragon City that can remain self-sufficient for a while even if it’s completely separated from the outside world.

“If possible, we can even consider building underground shelters to defend against nuclear attacks...”

Ji Ye sounded quite firm.

Nobody disagreed.

Although they had decided to only inform the Confederation Office of the news to avoid causing turmoil, it was only a matter of time before the earthlings learned of the Great Darkness.

The secret would be divulged sooner or later when other settlements reached the Transcendent level.

Then, the conflicts between the players and non-players would escalate, and Dragon City, as the best settlement, might be some people’s target.

Therefore, not only did they have to build infrastructures, but they must also be prepared to defend themselves.

“In such a case, I don’t think our capital is enough.

“Although our products have been released and they’re selling well, giving us a revenue of one billion every month, I don’t think we can fund such a new Dragon City even if we’ve been developing very fast...”

Su Nongying, as the general manager, calculated the amount of capital that the project required with the SkyNet that had reached the Transcendent level.

It was an astonishing fourteen-digit number that even Dragon City couldn’t afford.

Of course, there were always ways to relieve the burden.

For example, before the news of the Great Darkness was revealed and the financial market fell into chaos, they could ask the members of Dragon City to trade Rare Honor for highly valuable Transcendent items and materials on Earth...

For example, the green Flood Dragon, as a top Transcendent Rank-4 creature, was full of treasures. Its scales, blood, eyes, and veins were all rare materials. Even its urine and phlegm could be used as an exchange too.

Apart from everything else, the dragon scales were already multiple times harder than the most solid substance on Earth before the Land of Inheritance was opened!

If they were taken back to Earth, a lot of material research agencies and weapon companies would offer a huge price for them.

If there was no other way, Ji Ye could even pluck his own “scales” and exchange them on Earth. Certain magnates who were obsessed with dragons would definitely bid for them!

Speaking of which, if the green Flood Dragon likely belonged to the universe that Earth was in, then what were the “extraordinary” materials?

Ji Ye already had a guess. They were probably substances from other planets or space or the combinations of such substances.

That explained why not all items were exchangeable and why the items that were exchanged behaved differently on Earth from they did on the Land of Inheritance.

However, the Rare Honor could probably decide the qualification of new players, and it was a waste to trade it for money.

The shortage of capital was not too hard a problem to take care of!

“The new Honor System that the Confederate Government established allows settlements to apply for loans with their Honor as a guarantee. Dragon City has already accumulated a hundred billion Honor points. The intelligence about the Great Darkness is more valuable than all the information we got before. We can easily get a trillion from the bank with this piece of information!” Ji Ye declared confidently.

“However, the Honor for the information...”

Su Nongying looked at Ji Ye and didn’t say anything.

“Okay. In such a case, money won’t be a problem.”

However, she didn’t finish her sentence and talked about something else.

Nevertheless, everybody else knew what she meant to say.

The Great Darkness, the purpose of the Land of Inheritance, and the truth of the alternate planes... All the information had been acquired by Ji Ye himself.

Ji Ye could totally report the information and claim the Honor that was worth a trillion. He could even make it public so that he would be revered as the man who warned humankind!

But Ji Ye didn’t do that.

Instead, he discussed the information at the meeting and proposed to establish a Dragon City on Earth with the loans obtained with the Honor points. Also, when the settlement advanced into the Transcendent earlier, he offered some of his invitations to attract talents for Dragon City for free...

For those two things alone, if there was still a contribution rating for everybody after the Road to Legendary quest was over, many people thought that Ji Ye could be rated “Perfect” as the leader of the settlement.

However, Ji Ye didn’t have time to consider his rating at this moment.

Ever since he learned of the Great Darkness, his attitude had changed a little bit.

He began to consider the future of Dragon City instead of pursuing his own strength.

Personal strength was definitely important because he would probably receive special benefits after becoming Legendary or Mythic.

However, it was also his responsibility as a man to preserve hope for humankind as much as possible.

Besides, while giving away the Honor to Dragon City meant that he would have less Honor and reputation on Earth, Dragon City would be more united than before.

That was even more valuable to Ji Ye as he could extract the power of providence from his subordinates via the Emperor’s Dragon Contract talent.

Ji Ye tried and then found that the amount of power he could extract depended on the target’s respect and acknowledgment.

To invest a trillion on the construction of Dragon City on Earth so that every player of Dragon City wouldn’t have to worry about their family could win their support more than anything else could.

“Besides, getting a loan right now has another advantage—we might not have to repay it later...”

Guo Wei suddenly opened his mouth and remarked.

Everyone’s eyes glittered.

Yes, who said that a loan must be paid off?

The Great Darkness might be arriving soon.

If no lives existed on Earth anymore, would the trillion loan even need to be repaid?

Furthermore, even if the Great Darkness didn’t arrive and Dragon City needed to pay the debt, money would depreciate when the news of doom spread out, and paying it off would be no pressure for Dragon City!

“So, the Confederation Office must’ve taken this situation into consideration too, or they wouldn’t have opened the Honor System so quickly.”

It was true that a lot of human elites had been taken to the Land of Inheritance, but in terms of number, the majority of them were still on Earth.

A lot of research and plans had been made on the Land of Inheritance. Maybe the Confederate Government didn’t foresee the arrival of the Great Darkness.

However, they must’ve realized that the extraordinary items and technologies from the Land of Inheritance would affect the existing financial, political, and social systems on Earth. Replacing the collapsing financial system with the Honor System might not be the best solution, but it was still a feasible approach!

“Damn it, I just bought a house in Yang City a few days ago in full. It’s worth ten million! I even traded my Honor points for it.”

Mister Bug suddenly wailed.

Because of Dragon City, a lot of people from other places had migrated to Yang City.

The prices of the houses were soaring every day. Those in good locations had even seen a ten-time rise in prices in only a few months.

As a central member of Dragon City, Mister Bug earned a lot of Honor in the newly launched Honor System. He intended to buy a house for his mother and thought it was a great investment too.

So, he quickly exchanged his Honor for a house. At this moment, he felt like he suffered the greatest loss.

He should’ve applied for a loan! There was no need to repay it anyway!

“Speaking of houses, there is another problem that we need to take care of.

“In Yang City, it’s rather difficult to build a huge base even if we can pool a trillion,” Su Nongying said.

Due to the heat of the real estate business, the construction companies in Yang City were all occupied.

All the construction companies were working day and night with the enormous machines. They didn’t have extra hands to spare.

Besides, the normal construction companies couldn’t possibly know how to build the “special facilities”. There was only one contractor who could do the job.

“Therefore, perhaps we’ve only had one option since the beginning... Well, I’ll personally negotiate with them,” Ji Ye said and ended the meeting.

Before he logged off, Ji Ye asked other people to summon more heroes through rituals without waiting for him so that the population and combat ability of Dragon City could be restored as quickly as possible!

After all, no matter when the Great Darkness would arrive, the development of Dragon City on the Land of Inheritance would always be of paramount importance.

Or rather, under these circumstances, it was probably of paramount importance for the entire humankind!