Apocalypse - Infinite Resource System
Chapter 340: Competing for Population
"Dawn City has expanded again and can now accommodate close to three hundred thousand people?"
"My goodness, like other cities, they can only accommodate thirty to forty thousand people at most. "
"After all, it’s not the kind of metropolis from before, so being able to accommodate three hundred thousand is already astonishing."
"Dawn City actually expanded, but why? Wasn’t it already very large to begin with?"
"Are you naive? When Waldo reaches level one hundred, he definitely receives rewards from the system. Expanding is a normal thing."
Many people are amazed by the enormity of Dawn City.
At the same time, many people focus on the message itself.
For Dawn City, many people are quite excited.
"Going to Dawn City? I do have that idea, and I’ve had it from the start, but I just haven’t had the opportunity. I also don’t know if Dawn City needs people like us, the insignificant ones!"
"Great! I can finally go to Dawn City! That damned city lord of ours always prevented us from leaving and even threatened us! Now, if he tries to stop me from going to Dawn City, I’ll report him myself and see if he dares to stop us!"
"Haha, the brother upstairs, be careful. If your city lord finds out, you might be in trouble!"
"Dawn City is indeed the safest city in this world, and now with a level one hundred entity, it’s even safer."
"Haha, of course, we must go to Dawn City!"
"Immediately, many people expressed their intention to go to Dawn City."
Seeing this situation, Waldo and the other high-ranking individuals from Dawn City couldn’t help but be slightly surprised.
Later, they realized that for most survivors, Dawn City held a strong allure.
It’s true.
All the facilities in Dawn City are the most comprehensive, and it’s also the most stable, orderly, and safest city in this world.
Who wouldn’t want to come!
It’s just that the previous Dawn City always seemed aloof to others.
Nobody knew if Dawn City needed ordinary people like them.
Now, with this announcement from Dawn City, many people’s doubts have been dispelled.
Immediately, many people were tempted.
After all, many people are actually living in extremely difficult circumstances, enduring oppression from others and suffering from hunger and cold all the time. They have long wanted to leave, but they have never had the opportunity.
Now, as long as they say they want to go to Dawn City, no one dares to stop them. Because Waldo’s name is there. Who dares to stop those who want to go to Dawn City?
"I want to come to Dawn City, but the journey is long, and there are many risks along the way. Moreover, because the journey is so far, it takes too much time. I wanted to ask, can Dawn City provide some assistance?"
"I want to come to Dawn City, but our city lord has stopped us and threatened that if we insist on leaving, we won’t see the sun tomorrow. What should we do?"
As more and more people expressed their willingness to join Dawn City, more and more questions arose.
For some, Dawn City is too far away. Even if they want to join, it’s very difficult.
If there is no suitable solution, they have to give up.
Upon learning about this, CalvertSilva and others quickly offered to provide a snowmobile.
With a snowmobile, the traveling speed can be greatly increased, solving the difficulties for some people.
However, another group of people felt helpless.
Because their city lord didn’t want their people to leave.
After all, no matter what, these survivors are their subordinates and the source of their benefits. How could they easily let them leave?
Unlike ordinary survivors, these city lords harbor a deep resentment towards Waldo.
A decrease in personnel is something they do not want to see.
In this era, personnel are the greatest treasure, the wealth.
Losses, no matter how small, are still losses.
While some city lords, fearing the formidable Waldo, reluctantly allowed their surviving subordinates to go to Dawn City, a considerable number of city lords remained stubborn and refused to let their survivors leave. Waldo was blatantly snatching food from their mouths—why should he?!
This issue was quite prevalent.
Hence, many survivors sought help from Calvert and Silva, the two high-ranking officials currently overseeing specific affairs in Dawn City.
In response, the two of them discussed and personally reached out to the city lords in question.
Every survivor should have the freedom to choose the city they reside in. You have no right to interfere. Please allow them to pass immediately, or you will bear the consequences!
In most cases, just one call like this would make most city lords back down and be forced to let other survivors leave.
However, there were still a few stubborn city lords who held strong grudges against Waldo. They disregarded the warnings from Calvert and Silva and continued to prohibit their surviving subordinates from leaving.
Calvert and Silva were powerless in this situation. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
In the end, they had to report the situation to Waldo.
Waldo had no choice but to intervene personally.
Waldo intervened personally, and whoever it was, no matter how tough they had been before, had to back down and agree to Waldo’s demands.
"Waldo is too much, completely disregarding us."
"Every survivor is our most valuable asset—our experience points and the future development of our city, defending against various dangers. However, Waldo is now ruthlessly snatching our people!"
"It’s despicable! But what can we do? We have no choice! Who made Waldo so invincible? Anyway, we can only agree!"
"To be honest, at the beginning, when Calvert, Silva, and others came to me, I actually didn’t agree. Who knew that Waldo would personally step in later? I was almost scared out of my wits. This god of death, I don’t know how many top-tier powerhouses he has killed. I just can’t do anything about it!"
Some city lords were engaged in heated discussions about Waldo.
They felt terrible and wished they could curse Waldo.
But there was no way.
Now that Waldo is so powerful and unrestrained, they could only admit defeat.
Gradually, with the passage of time, more and more people arrived at Dawn City.
In no time, the number of people in Dawn City increased by over thirty thousand.
And more people were still on their way.
"I believe that before long, the population in Dawn City would undoubtedly reach the desired number."
By then, Waldo could gain more experience points through various transactions.
Although Waldo didn’t need them personally, he could use them for my subordinates!
Moreover, the overall strength of Dawn City is also related to these ordinary survivors.
The more people, the stronger Dawn City becomes.
And at this moment, in the Lord’s Mansion of Dawn City.
Waldo, Alanna, and Helen were seated facing each other.
"I’ve gained a considerable amount of experience points before and can help you level up to level ninety-nine," Waldo said to the two women.
The two women were already at a level above seventy.
However, previously, Waldo halted it because they were afraid they were leveling up too quickly.
It’s been a while now, so it should be fine.
And with enough experience points, there’s no need to be stingy.
Great!
Alanna and Helen nodded in succession.
A hint of a smile appeared on their faces.
They had been waiting for this day for who knows how long.
Soon, the two women received a million experience points from Waldo.
They were slightly surprised, but then quickly regained their composure.
Without hesitation or delay, they began to level up.
Instantly, a surge of energy coursed through their bodies, and their auras climbed steadily.
Before long, the continuously rising energy within the two women finally came to a halt.
Waldo looked at them, somewhat puzzled.
"Is it over? How come it’s so fast? Have you reached level ninety-nine? It took me quite a while to reach level ninety-nine, and it felt very challenging."
The two women replied with a smile, "We did indeed reach level ninety-nine. We didn’t expect the speed to be this fast, as if there were no hindrances."
Waldo looked at the two women skeptically, seemingly trying to find the reason.
Alanna pondered and said, "It might be because you, Waldo, are already incredibly strong. Leveling up would be more difficult for you. We were weak to begin with, and the leveling process wasn’t very conspicuous, so the speed was quite fast."
"That’s right, it’s probably the reason," Helen nodded in agreement.
Then, the two women exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.
They had always wanted to level up to help Waldo.
However, now, as long as they didn’t hold Waldo back, it was more than enough.
"We’re strong at level ninety-nine now. Unless something unexpected happens, the next time the global power ranking updates, we’ll definitely be in the top hundred, possibly even the top fifty or twenty!"
The two women were quite happy.
In the battle with the Snow Beast King, most of the top-tier powerhouses were killed by Waldo.
There were hardly any level ninety-nine survivors left.
The top fighting forces suffered significant losses.
With the two women at such high levels, even if they weren’t adept at combat, their strength was not to be underestimated, easily securing a spot in the top fifty.
They could even aim for the global top twenty or even top ten.
At this moment, to the east of Dawn City, in the location where the original Dawn Noah’s Ark was stationed.
A team from Dawn City was stationed here.
This team consisted of twelve people and twelve combat robots.
As Dawn City continued to grow and expand, it had gained the ability to dispatch exploration teams to areas further from the city.
On one hand, they were scouting the situation of the Snow Beasts.
Although the Snow Beast King was killed, there were still a considerable number of Snow Beasts.
After locating the Snow Beasts, they would either disperse them or hunt them down.
On the other hand, this team had another mission: to assist survivors who wanted to reach Dawn City in reaching their destination.
Therefore, they used the former Dawn Noah’s Ark as their temporary settlement.
This was where they had lived for a long time, and they had some sentimental attachment to it.
Hence, they had another task—to try to maintain Dawn Noah’s Ark.