Chapter 1985: Chapter 663: Territory Elite Conference, Cao Xing’s Thoughts (Part 2)

He hesitated for a moment, then softly replied, "Yes..."

...

Yorun, a bit apprehensive, followed behind Cao Xing, stepping lightly.

As he walked, he kept thinking about whether he had done something wrong recently.

Or if there was anything that might have displeased the Lord.

Just as he was feeling anxious, Cao Xing stopped.

Yorun immediately halted, lifting his head to look around.

It was then he realized, without knowing it, he had already arrived at the central region of the territory.

An old man was standing there, seemingly having waited for some time.

Cao Xing glanced at the two of them and said once more, "Cao Yi, Yorun, both of you follow me inside."

After speaking, he walked over and pushed open the great door of the Lord Castle.

The two of them exchanged a glance and promptly followed, entering the grand building.

The first-floor hall of the Lord Castle was exceptionally spacious, with this building alone covering thousands of square meters.

From the tall ceiling hung crystal chandeliers scavenged by Cao Xing from the Goblin Palace, and exquisite wall paintings adorned the walls. Thick carpets covered the floor.

It could be said to be the most luxurious building in the entire territory.

Then, Cao Xing came to the center of the hall and casually leaned back on the Shining Throne.

With a wave of his hand, he retrieved two stools from his backpack.

"Sit down."

The two heard his words and nervously sat down.

The atmosphere in the first-floor hall was a bit silent; neither Cao Yi nor Yorun dared to speak.

Cao Xing was the first to break the silence, "You two should know why I called you here, right?"

The two looked at each other, confused, and then shook their heads, their faces filled with perplexity.

Cao Xing chuckled lightly, "You don’t need to be so nervous; I’m not here to cause you trouble."

Hearing this, Yorun visibly breathed a sigh of relief, his tense body relaxing a bit.

He watched his Lord with puzzled eyes, waiting for what was to come.

Cao Xing said, "You both are talents in my territory, and you both have some knowledge and experience in managing the territory."

"You also know that our territory is preparing to develop into a Giant City. What are your views on this?"

The old man and the young man exchanged a glance and finally understood the purpose of Cao Xing summoning them.

However, neither of them spoke first, and the atmosphere in the castle hall became a bit silent once again.

Seeing this, Cao Xing directly named, "Cao Yi, you speak first."

The old man nodded and respectfully said, "My Lord, before I give my opinion, I have two questions that need confirmation."

"Go ahead."

"The first question is about our territory’s expansion; according to the plan, to what scale are we expanding?"

"The second question is whether our territory, after developing into a Giant City, will maintain the same closed model or adopt an open model like other Giant Cities?"

Hearing this question, Cao Xing pondered for a moment before responding, "The scale should be similar to Merlin City, with a diameter of about seven kilometers."

"As for the closed and open models, I want to accommodate both. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Yi nodded and continued, "If that’s the case, then we must start with territorial planning."

"My Lord, the current planned territory diameter should be seven kilometers, which is roughly the size of a medium city."

"This city can accommodate at least dozens of thousands of people, and the population surge will undoubtedly increase the difficulty of management."

"Given the strength of our territory, we don’t need to worry about security issues."

"However, we need to first define functional zones, traffic planning, and other details."

"In addition, there’s also the area of the territory’s agricultural zone, commercial zone planning, etc."

"This requires a lot of preliminary preparation work. When building the city, we must decide how much area to allocate."

Cao Xing leaned back in his chair, thought for a moment, and also felt that what Cao Yi said made sense.

"Continue."

Cao Yi cleared his throat and went on, "Furthermore, regarding the simultaneous existence of closed and open models mentioned by the Lord."

"I think it’s feasible as well."

"For instance, designate the central city as the core area, where only core personnel from our territory can enter and exit."

"Beyond the central city, it would be divided into ordinary areas, allowing mercenaries, wanderers, merchants, and other outsiders to operate."

"Apart from this, we also need to consider..."

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing’s eyes showed a look of appreciation.

Clearly, Cao Yi had already prepared a lot for this.

However, saying so much at once, Cao Xing could remember it all, but there might be some discrepancies with his own ideas.

Thus, he raised his hand to interrupt, "Hold on a moment."

"Yes, my Lord." Cao Yi immediately stopped, respectfully awaiting Cao Xing’s next instructions.

Cao Xing pressed the communication device by his ear, "Muxue, Edward, come to the Lord Castle."

At this time, as if suddenly recalling something, he called another person’s name.

"Victoria, you come too."

Hearing Cao Xing’s summons, the three responded one after the other.

"Alright, we’ll come immediately."

Before long, three figures successively pushed open the great door of the Lord.

Liu Muxue was still wearing the full set of Light Ode Battle Armor, plus the aura unintentionally revealed by the Legendary Level powerhouse, making her appear both authoritative and sacred.

Beside her, Edward still held his sketchbook in his hands, with many ink stains on him, looking like he had just been painting.

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