Chapter 558: Chapter 530: Flame and Extreme Cold Domain

On the way back, Ronin opened his Attribute Panel.

All the towns Karda and his people had occupied on Screaming Island provided Ronin with a population of over three hundred thousand. Among them, the central city, Bihai City, had a population exceeding one hundred and ninety thousand.

Having just received the census results for Bihai City, he had now met the Siege and Conquest achievement’s requirement of seven major cities with populations over one hundred thousand.

Just like that, he received a one-time reward of 20,000 Attribute Points and 40,000 Energy Essence. Combined with his accumulation over the past four months, he now had 23,220 Attribute Points and 42,650 Energy Essence.

Ronin glanced at the updated details for Siege and Conquest on his achievement panel.

The next tier, which was also the final one for this achievement, required Ronin to possess a megalopolis with a population exceeding five hundred thousand. The reward was 50,000 Attribute Points and 100,000 Energy Essence.

’That’s a huge reward!’

Staring at the one hundred thousand Energy Essence, Ronin calculated in his head. ’Is this almost enough to raise Carlos to the Legendary Level?’

Once Carlos became a Legendary-Level creature, he wouldn’t be so massive that he blotted out the sun. At that point, he would be able to control the size of his body.

Then he wouldn’t be limited to just making a brief appearance during the first wave of a siege due to his enormous size.

A smaller body meant he wouldn’t crush a swathe of allied troops just by landing, giving him far more opportunities to join the battle.

’A city population of five hundred thousand... now that’s a huge challenge!’

Feeding five hundred thousand people wasn’t the problem. The issue was gathering them all to live in a single city, which involved all sorts of complexities.

’The firewood problem should be solved once coal production increases.’

’As for grain transport and vegetable supply, once the railway is built, they can be shipped in from places like Swamp Town.’

’The most critical parts are urban infrastructure and job creation.’

Wubei City had already incorporated new ideas from Ronin and Sophia in its zoning, drainage, building structures, and sewage system design, giving it the foundation to become a megalopolis.

However, it was still lacking in terms of job opportunities.

Ronin couldn’t just have all five hundred thousand of them become farmers; there wasn’t enough farmland outside the city for them anyway.

Besides farming, even with Wubei City’s large wealthy population creating numerous service jobs for servants, butlers, and the like, it still wouldn’t be enough to meet the employment needs of five hundred thousand people.

Therefore, he needed to develop more industries to create more jobs.

’The textile factory in Sanfang Town has just been established. In the future, part of the clothing industry can be moved to Wubei City. In addition, civil engineering, catering, entertainment, primary processing of medicinal herbs, spices, jewelry processing, and so on, can all be considered.’

Ronin couldn’t help but think back to Earth, where any decent-sized city could have a population of over a million, not to mention provincial capitals with populations nearing ten million.

But here, even building a city of five hundred thousand was a difficult task for him.

’Wubei City’s population is now over one hundred thousand. I’ll just have to build and recruit simultaneously.’

Completing this achievement would likely take quite some time.

Ronin shifted his gaze to the two remaining achievements: Famous Throughout the World and King of Slaughter.

’Becoming a King, slaying a Legendary... these things can’t be rushed.’

He spent all his Attribute Points, raising his Legendary Mage Level progress to (40,077/60,000). He was still 19,923 points away from breaking through to become a Sage.

Based on his current gain of 695 Attribute Points per month, he would probably become a Sage in about two and a half years.

’Two and a half years...’

That wasn’t a long time. With his current strategy of expanding, governing, and recuperating simultaneously, he would probably just be pushing toward Giant Dragon City in two and a half years.

Ronin wasn’t in a hurry. He could use this time to properly improve his territory’s soft power and technological level.

"Carlos," Ronin called out.

Carlos slowly reduced his speed. "What are your orders, Master?"

"Good news!"

Ronin smiled and used all the Energy Essence on the Giant Dragon. In an instant, the water and fire elements in the sky formed a massive vortex, pouring into the Giant Dragon’s body like a whale inhaling water.

Carlos’s body grew larger and larger.

"What is this?"

Elron was stunned by the violent display. Seeing the changes in the Giant Dragon’s size and aura, he knew the Lord must be increasing its power.

’A Giant Dragon’s growth is slow. Without the protection of the Dragon Race, the risks for a young, solitary dragon to mature are immense. It’s fortunate for Carlos that he can follow the Lord and become an Eighth-level—no, a Ninth Level Magical Beast in such a short time.’

After the turbulence subsided, a behemoth appeared in the sky.

The current Carlos now had a torso and tail that combined to a length of seventy to eighty meters, with a wingspan of over two hundred meters. He had a much more oppressive presence than before.

Ronin noticed that during this breakthrough, Carlos didn’t shed any Dragon Scales. On the contrary, the luster of his scales had grown deeper, exuding an ancient aura.

"ROAR—"

The Giant Dragon threw its head back and roared. The sound rolled out like thunder from the highest heavens, causing the birds and beasts on the ground, the fish in the sea, and even the humans who heard it to tremble in fear.

Ronin looked at the other’s Attribute Panel:

[Frostfire Wings Carlos]: Ninth Level (22,775/100,000)

To advance from the Ninth Level to the Legendary Level actually required a full one hundred thousand Energy Essence. That was a truly massive amount!

Now it seemed as though the final tier of the Siege and Conquest achievement was tailor-made for him.

"Master, thank you for your gift!"

Carlos said humbly.

Ronin laughed. "Tell me, what new abilities did you get?"

"Master, my inherited memories record two Ninth Level abilities: Flame Domain and Extreme Cold Domain."

From his explanation, Ronin learned the effects of these two abilities.

Carlos could unleash a Flame Domain centered on himself that covered a five-hundred-meter radius. Within this domain, his power would be greatly amplified, and the might of the magic he cast by manipulating Fire Elements would also be stronger.

At the same time, enemies within the Flame Domain would be suppressed, especially Knights and Mages who used Fire Magic and Combat Skills. The magic and skills they unleashed would be significantly weakened.

The Extreme Cold Domain was similar to the Flame Domain, but it targeted the Water Attribute.

’This ability...’

Ronin was secretly speechless.

This type of area-of-effect enhancement and suppression was extremely rare; at least, Ronin himself had yet to master any such abilities.

And by the looks of it, even if Carlos taught him everything he knew, Ronin might not be able to completely master a special ability like Flame Domain.

No wonder people said that the higher a Giant Dragon’s Level, the more incredible their abilities became.

Now that Carlos had reached the Ninth Level, he was already revealing the tip of the iceberg.

"Master, once I’ve mastered this ability, I’m sure that if I run into that woman from before, I definitely won’t be captured by her!" the Giant Dragon declared confidently.

Ronin laughed and chided, "Can’t you have a little more confidence? Serdil is only a Great Mage. Even without using your domain, you can break free from her restraints now."

"Oh, is that so?" Carlos’s voice was a little awkward.

"The Wind Snake Chain magic she used to bind you has limited effect; you could break free from it instantly. That way, the Black Nails she used to restrict your movement wouldn’t be able to penetrate your body accurately."

As he spoke, Ronin gave Carlos’s Dragon Scales a doubtful look.

’With his current defenses, could those Black Nails even pierce him?’

However, Flame Wings’ specialty was the Fire Attribute.

With the suppression from Carlos’s Flame Domain, if Ronin’s decisive battle with Flame Wings were to happen sooner, his chances of victory would be much greater.

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