Chapter 246
The gentle Beverly was broken, and stomped the ground in anger. He was 1.6 meters tall and weighed more than 300 kilograms. As he stomped the ground, the fat on his waist rippled.
He couldn't understand why these untouchables were not satisfied when they were given such a big preferential policy.
"You... what kind of hallucinogen did you give my subjects to make them dare to betray their city lord."
Furious, Beverly was sure that Cheng Yu had used some despicable means to make these people follow him wholeheartedly.
Cheng Yu smiled faintly, "Fatty, have you heard a saying?"
"What saying?"
"The direction of free population flow is the direction of civilization. No one wants to stay in a place full of exploitation and injustice."
Beverly didn't quite understand what Cheng Yu meant by this sentence. In his opinion, 30% agricultural tax was not high, and it was good enough that these untouchables didn't pay 50%.
And now the agricultural tax has been reduced from 30% to 28%, and the tax rate has been reduced by as much as 6.7%, which is considered to be the most benevolent.
"These people are my subjects. According to the laws of the Black Sun Empire, I have the right to bring them back to my territory. Do you want to violate the laws of the Black Sun Empire?"
The preferential policies cannot attract these civilians, so Beverly can only use the legal provisions to put pressure on Cheng Yu.
Hearing this, the civilians around him all showed their worries. The imperial law does have such a provision. After a disaster, the lord has the right to retrieve the lost people from other lords' territories.
The civilians here are unwilling to follow Beverly back to Shien City. If they go back, they will definitely be exploited by Beverly again.
Everyone stared at Cheng Yu, wondering if Cheng Yu would compromise with Beverly.
"My Bailu Island is not in the territory of the Black Sun Empire, and the laws of the Black Sun Empire cannot control me."
Cheng Yu's original territory was near the Dark Night City, with an area of more than 500 square kilometers.
Bailu Island appeared after the disappearance of the God Meteorite Forbidden Zone, with an area of more than 10,000 square kilometers.
Cheng Yu has checked various versions of the Black Sun Empire map, and Bailu Island is not marked.
"???"
Beverly was stunned. Such a big island, only a dozen kilometers away from the coastline, is not in the territory of the Black Sun Empire?
"If you don't believe me, you can buy a map yourself. If you can find Bailu Island on the map, I will lose."
"Let's go."
The other side has many people and Beverly only brought five entourages. He will not get any benefit if he starts fighting.
If Bailu Island is not in the territory of the Black Sun Empire, there is really no way to use the official power of the Black Sun Empire to suppress Cheng Yu.
Retreat temporarily and think of a new way.
Looking at the backs of Beverly and the other five leaving, someone reminded Cheng Yu, "Lord, you must be careful. The lord of Shien City is the sixth young master of the Weiland family. He is not easy to mess with."
"Weiland family? Is it powerful?"
Cheng Yu doesn't know much about the big families of the Black Sun Empire.
"The Weyland family is powerful. Someone in the family is a minister in the palace. They monopolize more than half of the mining industry in the country and specialize in supplying weapons to the imperial army."
According to the introduction, this Weyland family is a typical bureaucratic capitalist family.
However, Cheng Yu was not panicked. Bailu Island is located in the sea. If a fight breaks out, he has the advantage of the location.
And there are two powerful workers, the sixth-level black-horned white whale and the nightmare remnant soul.
"Everyone work hard to build the town. I will not abandon you." Cheng Yu comforted everyone.
"Support the lord."
"Support the lord."
...
Thousands of people on the construction site cheered.
Cheng Yu and Mina returned to the manor.
There were bursts of singing and cheers from the crowd on the beach outside the manor.
Haisha would bring the twin sisters of the mermaid tribe to the beach to sing every week to help Bailu Island attract popularity.
They are beautiful and sing well. Many tourists who come to Bailu Island come just for the mermaid sisters. Some even spend a fortune on them.
Pushing open the iron gate, the courtyard is empty.
Meiweier sat on the eaves, crossed her legs, supported her chin with one hand, and raised her white feet high. The sea breeze blew Meiweier's silver hair and black dress. Her blue eyes looked into the distance, and she basked in the sun leisurely.
Cheng Yu jumped onto the eaves, came to Meiweier, touched Meiweier's dragon horn, "Little Dragon, you are very idle."
"I am very idle."
Meiweier seemed to have entered a retired life as soon as she became an adult. Every day, she just ate, basked in the sun, and warmed Cheng Yu's bed.
Suddenly thinking of something, Meiweier turned her head and looked at Cheng Yu, "You seem to have mastered many kinds of divine power."
"Yes, what's wrong?"
Cheng Yu didn't know why Meiweier suddenly asked this.
"Can your divine power extend your lifespan?"
The dragon race has a long lifespan, while humans only have a short lifespan.A hundred years later, Meiweier was a little worried. After a hundred years, Cheng Yu turned into a pile of yellow soil.
"I don't know."
Cheng Yu sat beside Meiweier, with one arm on Meiweier's shoulder, sniffing the fragrance between Meiweier's hair.
Meiweier suggested, "Human life is too short, why don't you stop being a human?"
"If not a human, what?"
"I can transform you into my dragonborn, or let Aphra transform you into a vampire. Both ways can increase your lifespan."
"Let's talk about it later."
Cheng Yu still prefers his current human identity, and sees if he can find a way to increase his lifespan in the future.
"This dragon will not let you die."
Meiweier leaned her head on Cheng Yu's shoulder and rubbed Cheng Yu's neck with the dragon horn on her head. When she is with someone she likes, even the evil black dragon becomes much gentler.
Cheng Yu hugged Meiweier and sat on the eaves to bask in the sun quietly.
At this time, Iwenni came from the farmland next to the manor. She was petite and raised her head with long green hair to look at Cheng Yu and Meiweier on the eaves. "Master Cheng Yu, do you have magic crystals?"
"Yes, what for?"
Cheng Yu let go of Meiweier and fell to the ground.
"The golden tree wants to absorb the energy of the magic crystal. Let me help it find the magic crystal."
The golden tree has recognized Iwenni as its master and has a certain degree of intelligence. It can communicate with Iwenni through magic.
Cheng Yu's system warehouse just happened to have some magic crystals?
Before, it was said that it would be auctioned in the main city. Because there was no shortage of money, it was not sold and kept in the system warehouse.
Magic crystals contain powerful magic energy. It can be used to prepare magic potions and make magic props. It is more valuable than gold.
The golden tree was planted in the farmland by Iwenni, and an invisible barrier was arranged around it. The golden tree could not be seen from the outside.
The two came to the edge of the farmland, and Iwenni pulled Cheng Yu into the barrier.
The golden tree was more than two meters tall, with many branches and golden leaves, growing extremely luxuriantly.
Cheng Yu took out a first-level black shadow crow magic crystal and gave it to Ivennie.
Ivennie placed the magic crystal at the root of the golden tree.
Several slender golden air roots stretched out from the soil around the golden tree, entangled the magic crystal, and quickly absorbed the magic crystal energy. The whole tree trembled with excitement.
"This tree can actually absorb magic crystals."
Cheng Yu was a little surprised.
The golden tree was indeed somewhat extraordinary.
As the golden tree absorbed energy, the magic crystal wrapped by the air roots became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared, and was completely absorbed by the golden tree.
Cheng Yu took out a few more black shadow crow magic crystals and placed them at the root of the golden tree.
More golden air roots broke out of the soil, entangled the magic crystal, and absorbed the magic crystal's energy.
The leaves of the golden tree emitted a dazzling golden light, blinding the eyes.
Cheng Yu took out a magic crystal of a third-level black-armored pig and a fourth-level black-clawed red dragon and placed them at the root of the golden tree.
The golden air roots entangled the two magic crystals and absorbed them crazily.
The energy of these two magic crystals far exceeded that of the first-level magic crystals just now. The branches and leaves trembled as if they were high from absorbing the energy.
"Why does it want to absorb the energy of the magic crystals?"
Cheng Yu asked Ivennie, as a plant, shouldn't the golden tree like defense or urea?
"After it absorbs enough energy, it can give birth to a tree spirit, transform into a human form, and walk the world."
"This is quite interesting."