By the end of September 1171, the population of Duxi Town had officially exceeded 8,000. Looking at the entire Moon Creek Plain, this coastal town is already in the fourth place in terms of population, behind Silver Ring City, Holy Acropolis City, and Lone Rock City.

While the population explosion has brought economic development to the town, it has also caused a series of social problems.

The first and perhaps the most serious problem is immigration discrimination. While there are no restrictions on the entry of immigrants in Twilight, and there is no distinction between old residents and new immigrants, this does not mean that there are no group differences in Twilight.

The townspeople were privately divided into factions according to the time of their migration. The sooner the residents move in, the better the resources. For example, the residence is closer to the center of the town, the relics of the "Twilight Mutual Aid Society" are in hand, the wealth accumulation is faster, and the children receive a better education, etc.

The old inhabitants generally have a contemptuous and even hostile attitude towards the newcomers. On the one hand, the former believes that the latter is disrupting the security of the town and taking away resources, and on the other hand, because the new immigrants are cheap labor, which compresses the employment space of the old residents.

In addition, there are other issues such as health, infrastructure, planning, etc. As the administrative center, the Knights of the Twilight West, due to the management of military attributes, lack of necessary political means and public institutions, always have some inability to deal with these problems.

These social issues aside, in terms of public development, several new large buildings have been added to the town.

The first is the Grand Bazaar. Originally, Todd & Joe's plan was a collection of medium-sized markets and warehouses for vendors and merchants to trade. However, due to the establishment of the North Island, Twilight Town, and the Southern Imperial Trade Route, the scale of the market was repeatedly expanded, and finally it was built into a large market containing an open-air market, an exchange, a commercial club, and a goods warehouse.

The second is the theater. Due to the gradual rise of literature and drama in the town, the demand for entertainment and spiritual enjoyment is increasing. The "Twilight Literature Society", headed by the writer Hans, raised its own funds and built a medium-sized theater in order to change the humble performance venue such as tents. The architectural design is modeled after the amphitheater of the ancient Taylor period, but the open-air auditorium has been changed to a closed one-story structure, and the original single-storey structure has been expanded into a double-storey.

The third is the library. Huggins brought the monks and books from the Abbey of San Cidro to Twilight, and Joe mobilized all the monks to donate more than 5,000 silver coins to the merchants and wealthy people he knew, and officially built the Twilight Library. The library has a reading table and a printing room, which is open to residents of Twilight Town free of charge, and a printing room that is available for a fee.

In addition to the three large public buildings mentioned above, the town has also renovated its defenses, upgraded roads, built parks, and changed the town's cleaning from a contract system to a hired one, improving the efficiency of public services.

On the military side, the Knights of the Twilight West have occupied one-third of the territory of the Silver Ring Kingdom, plundering a total of 1,250,000 silver coins equivalent of wealth. Military officials, led by Cumberland, proposed to Todd that the pace of expansion be halted and that they begin to absorb the land they possessed. In particular, once an important resource such as the North Stone Quarry is re-mined, it will be a huge impetus for the development of Duxi Town.

Then there is the progress of scientific research. Todd ordered the construction of a research academy in the headquarters of the Knights, and moved most of the experimental equipment and raw material bottles and cans in the laboratory building here. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings, he would give a lecture in the academy on the basic subjects of the past life's science, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc., and the lectures were aimed at all scientific researchers.

Under this arrangement, the scientific research team in Twilight Town greatly reduced the normal process of scientific understanding, and a large number of works that were ahead of the times were completed and published. For example, Kendi's "Theory of the Origin of Electric Currents" written in lingua franca and Arabic, "Industrial Applications of Gear Machinery" completed by Ulysses, "Gravity and Interaction Forces" by Lynn, and so on.

In terms of xenomorphs, the number of xenos in Twilight Town has reached six hundred, and the number of successors has exceeded ninety. The ability library has expanded from 26 to 47. Due to the activity of the hero Lone Wolf and the performance of the Battle of the Twilight West, xenos have gradually been accepted by ordinary people, and the infamy of "Demon Remnant" is no longer heard of. The xenos have integrated into their daily lives in Twilight Town, and have gained the favor and praise of merchants and employers by using their abilities in fishing, workshops, and handicraft workshops.

When it comes to ability research, there's good news and bad news. Let's start with the bad news, unlike ordinary abilities, Rachel's "Mental Power", Karin's "Attachment", and Queen Mary's "Hypermemory", although the ability is extremely effective, there is no way to replicate it, so that the research of such "high-level abilities" has stalled and entered a dead end.

The good news is that in the study of the North Island ruins, the research team led by Todd has achieved great results.

The inspiration came from the Sutherland bacteria in the fossils. Since archaea can seal abnormal bacteria in their bodies, after passing research, Todd isolated some abnormal bacteria from the archaea of the remains of North Island monsters. As for the function of these bacteria, he could not carry out a clinical analysis. Because these fossil bacteria are so powerful that the existing human body functions simply cannot withstand these terrible microorganisms. Even the heirs of archaea who possess archaea in their bodies cannot avoid the fatal consequences that come with using these xenobacteria.

Todd speculated that the creatures of the North Island Ruins were able to use these abilities because they were physically more functional than humans, and perhaps because they had a way to reduce the side effects of the abilities.

But these are just speculations, and it seems that the search for answers will require hope in the North Island ruins.

With this in mind, Todd plans to make another trip to the North Island to excavate and explore the ruins in search of the truth buried in time.

Morgan of the Blackhead Clan, who was transporting seafood, learned about Todd's idea and gave him his advice when he passed through Twilight.

It is almost impossible to excavate and develop the ruins without the consent of the Valkyries. The Valkyries were taught to protect the ruins at all costs, and there were only two ways for Todd to gain their approval.

One is to go to war with the Valkyries and directly bring the tribe to Todd.

The second is to find a way to get them to allow the development of the relics.

Todds thought about it for a long time, and finally focused on the "harem artifact" he had just completed, the pheromone concentrate.