Select the moment you want to confirm the upgrade.

The system prompt sounds again.

"Ding~ Please empty the residential house."

Richard waved his hand to the residents around him and asked them to call out all the people who were still in the house.

A moment later, twenty or so people left the house, all looking at Richard in a bit of confusion, not understanding why they were all leaving.

But he didn't dare to ask more, and obediently stood aside and listened to orders.

In just a few days, Richard had already established authority within his territory.

After confirming that everything is correct, select Upgrade again.

This time there were no surprises, and the resources on the properties panel were instantly cleared.

Then, under the gaze of everyone, a light like yellow sand rose from the earth, enveloping the residents' houses like a sandstorm.

The crowd's vision became hazy, and they could only faintly see the changes inside.

The original two-storey building rumbled up from the ground, and a third story appeared.

10 dwellings were raised at the same time, making the earth tremble.

This huge movement immediately caused the crowd to marvel.

"The Gods Are ......"

"This is a power that only a lord can have......"

"Legend has it that the gods have bestowed upon each lord unparalleled abilities, and building houses quickly is one of them......"

"No matter how many times I see it, this scene is still shocking!"

“......”

In the exclamations one after another, those homeless people were also attracted to attention.

Each one has a complex expression.

They don't have a home......

The glow of the yellow sand lasted for a full ten minutes before it gradually dissipated.

"Ding~ The residential upgrade was successful."

With the improvement of the system, a new house appeared in front of Richard.

The 10 residential buildings have expanded from two to three storeys and have reached 70% of the 10 x 10 meter space.

From the outside, the rugged façade has become much more delicate, and there is a bit of a rudimentary form of exquisite architecture, but the ruggedness of the desert is still conspicuous.

Residential (Lot 1 Space)

[Level]: Intermediate (5000 units of stone and 5000 units of wood are required for upgrading, note: The current level has been upgraded to the upper limit, and the territory can be upgraded again after being upgraded to a small city.) ）

【Maximum capacity】: 30 people

[Characteristics]: None

[Introduction]: Ordinary residential houses, which can be inhabited by civilians.

After Richard looked at the attributes, he was a little surprised.

The capacity of each residence has been increased from 10 to 30 people.

It has tripled, directly solving the housing problem of the newly arrived displaced people.

However, upgrading from intermediate to advanced requires more resources, and the next upgrade of 10 residential buildings will require 100,000 unit resources.

The landlord's family has no surplus food.

At this moment, he finally realized the bitterness of the other lord players.

He still struggled to hunt so much food to exchange resources, not to mention those lords who could only rely on resource points to accumulate resources.

Turning to look at the homeless people who cast envious and complicated glances at the inhabitants of the City of Twilight, he thought for a moment and stepped forward.

Richard, who was in focus, immediately attracted the attention of the crowd, but the homeless who touched his gaze immediately lowered their heads in fear.

Faced with the domination of the land, they felt a great pressure.

The other party's words can determine their life and death.

That's the powerlessness of fate to be controlled by others.

Richard didn't speak, just stared at them indifferently.

Hundreds of homeless people went from discomfort at the beginning, to gradual panic and anxiety, and even to infinite fear in the end.

Isn't it this lord who wants to expel them directly?

As for the worse ones, they didn't dare to think about it.

"New residents, I am Lord of the City of Twilight, Richard."

Richard's sudden opening made the already extremely nervous crowd raise their hearts to their throats.

Immediately raised his ears and listened intently to his next sentence.

"I understand your panic and uncertainty about the future."

"No one is left untouched after losing their home or family, friends or family."

"After all, that's our sustenance, all our hopes."

"We have all experienced the pain of broken hope."

The crowd looked at Richard and quietly got a little closer.

Richard kept talking.

"But are we going to sink because of this, and give up because of this, and lose hope because of this?"

The tone was suddenly high-pitched.

"No!"

"Never!!"

"These hardships are the thorny road that each of us must take!"

"No matter how great the pain, we have to look forward!"

"This must be what our loved ones, our families want"

"If you were in danger, would you want your lover and family to sink forever?"

Richard's firm tone was full of inspirational power and incitement in this particular context at this moment.

"Those who can't kill us will eventually make us stronger!"

"As long as you step through the thorns, there is a light that pierces the darkness."

"As long as you have hope, you will always be a starry sky when you look up!!"

Looking at that tall figure, the crowd was silent at this moment.

The emotions in my heart began to roll, tumble, and make monstrous waves......

The impassioned words injected a powerful energy into them, and the mood of depression and dazed was rapidly fading at this moment.

The aborigines who have not been baptized by the information explosion have almost zero resistance to these inspirational words.

Even if modern people have experienced countless baptisms of information, some words can still make people's blood boil.

Because, we are not old yet.

The blood is still hot.

Carrying a long-handled copper hammer, Adele didn't know when she stepped out of the lord's mansion.

He looked at the young man's back in a daze, with a complicated expression.

A low murmur came from his mouth.

"As long as you have hope, you will always see a bright starry sky when you look up."

"What doesn't kill us will make us stronger after all."

The dim eyes gradually came to light at this moment......

Richard's brief pause sounded again.

"My friends, this is the City of Dusk, a city built in the desert."

"Although the territory has only just begun to be built, it is full of energy, full of hope and full of future."

"No matter who you were, no matter what you were doing, no matter how old you were, the city of dusk will accept you."

"If you don't want to spend a few more months and risk a sandstorm across the dead and dry desert...... Then, welcome to the City of Twilight. ”

"This is where each and every one of you is needed, and it can provide you with a safe haven."

"At the same time, I promise you that I will do my best to help you find your companions who have been lost in the sandstorm."

"Of course, if you don't want to, I will not force you, I will provide you with food and water, so that you can continue to cross this desert of death."

At this, Richard paused, his eyes scanning the crowd.

"My people, welcome to you."

After speaking, he bowed slightly sideways to everyone.

Then, without further words, he turned and entered the lord's mansion.

When he passed by Adele's side, he didn't look at her more.

Wait until Richard's figure disappears.

The surrounding residents felt as if the fire in their chests had been ignited at this moment.

"Your Excellency has bowed to us? The gods are above, I, am I dazzled? ”

"I feel like I'm committing a crime if I don't do something for this territory......"

"yes, why don't we stay in the City of Dusk? Why cross a desert that doesn't know how many threats it contains? I don't want another death! ”

"But isn't this a desert? Definitely sandstorms in the future......"

"You know what, did you see the power that the lord just showed? Those sturdy houses are strong enough to withstand the threat of storms! Moreover, the territory will inevitably expand in the future, and with the strength of the lord, it will definitely protect us! ”

"Mom, Lord Lord is so handsome, I must marry such a handsome hero when I grow up."

"Hahaha, okay."

"Mom, I want it too."

", you're a man, sober up!"

"What are we going to do? Stay here or go to the Templar Empire? ”

"Let's go talk to Miss Adele......"

Hearing the discussion of the surrounding crowd, those old residents were a little upset and began to take the initiative to interject.

A young man faces a few people around him.

"You people are really blessed to be a member of the City of Dusk, it is simply an honor for you!"

A middle-aged man was not convinced, "What did you say?!" ”

The young man sneered: "Hehe, what do you think is the most important thing in a territory?" ”

The middle-aged man hesitated a little, "This ...... Prosperous and powerful? ”

The young man was dismissive, "Does a prosperous and powerful territory have anything to do with us?" ”

"It is the lords and those nobles who prosper, we are just slaves to their oppression, you have not been oppressed by those lords?"

Another person chimed in, "So what do you say!!" ”

The young man's face showed a bit of pride, "The most important thing in a territory is ...... Suzerain! ”

The middle-aged man was thoughtful, but still asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

The young man's tone was high-pitched, "Lord Karui said that a lord is the soul of a territory, and how a territory is, whether it is brutal, crazy, or warlike depends entirely on the lord.

"And isn't a benevolent lord of great ability, an open heart, and full of potential, even if he is weak now, ten thousand times stronger than those lords who hold prosperous territories but treat commoners like pigs and dogs?"

When the others heard this, they immediately fell into deep thought.

"You have a point...... But how can there be such a lord......"

The middle-aged man suddenly shut up halfway through speaking, and several people subconsciously turned their heads to look at the place where Richard had disappeared.

What doesn't kill us will make us stronger after all.

Again, the words rang in my ears.

The flame in his chest grew stronger.

Their blood is not cold.