Chapter 192 Black Dragon City
Very few people know the truth behind the "rumor".
Even the high-ranking subordinates around the princess didn't know much.
People like [Magic Swordsman] Rhine Root, [Storm General] Baron... these core members who had previously accompanied Ymir to the "Forest of Ashes" to search for the temple, all looked very strange when they heard this gossip.
They didn't dare to ask Ymir in person, so when they asked the people around them, they got various versions of the story, but the same part was: this Ryan was the eldest princess' man!
Combined with the previous experience, the core members like Rhine finally understood that when Ryan had a secret conversation with their eldest princess in the tent for so long and her face was flushed when she came out, they really didn't misunderstand... The two of them were not ordinary allies, but just had an ambiguous relationship!
Although it seemed a little sudden, Ymir's subordinates quickly accepted the fact.
The rumor has spread so widely, the princess must know about it.
But she didn't say anything, obviously tacitly acquiescing to this ambiguous relationship.
Then, Ryan came along, and the atmosphere was inexplicably harmonious.
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The meeting was held in a secret room.
The table in the meeting hall was a large round table. Only high-level officials in the territory could attend the meeting, and there were not many of them.
Representatives of the health care system: Ilubek;
Representatives in the field of mechanical craftsmen: Tuster, Pierre;
Chamber of Commerce Representative: Canossa;
Kalman tribe: Mafa Great Shaman Priest, "Rain Master Elder" Fufa, "Insect Master Elder" Yimuyu, Wuduo;
On the Omar side: General Baron, two unknown interior officials;
In the second row of seats at the back, there are some representatives from various fields.
It was not known whether it was a deliberate arrangement or if meetings of this scale were normally like this, but Ryan and Ymir were not sitting head to head with their hands touching, appearing to be quite intimate.
This was the first formal meeting between the top leaders of the territory, and also the first time that the top leaders of both sides met in a formal setting, so everyone seemed a little reserved.
At this time, Ymir showed her excellent leadership skills.
She is usually a man of few words, but at this moment she was like a great orator and directly presided over the meeting.
"Today is the first high-level meeting of our territory..."
He didn't say anything too much and went straight to the point.
First there was a character introduction so that everyone could get to know each other and know who the people present were.
Ryan introduced himself and several participants from Coleman's side.
Especially when the Great Shaman of Marfa was introduced, the expressions of those people on Omar's side were very interesting.
Everyone can see that this old man who has returned to nature, as the supreme leader of the clan, is definitely not an ordinary person, so he must be an incredibly powerful extraordinary person.
The contrast on the table is a bit awkward.
Omar's side does not have a single legend; and on Ryan's side, even without counting Canossa and the late-sleeping Bazel, there are three legendary fighters.
As if knowing that they could not win, the people from Omar’s side, except for Baron, had no combatants. Instead, they were all internal affairs talents and various skilled craftsmen for territory governance, covering almost all areas needed for territory construction, such as public security, education, medical care, agriculture, etc.
The meeting continued in an orderly manner.
Wu Duo could now understand the common language, so she was responsible for translating for Mafa and the two elders, but the three Coleman leaders rarely spoke and basically just listened. Territory construction was still a new thing for the Coleman tribe, so there was more to learn...
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Ymir had clear ideas, and in just a few words she explained the future plans for the territory to everyone.
"Mr. Ryan and I plan to build this territory into a true 'free city'. We also don't plan to establish a territory with a private lord system, so from today on, we will organize a cabinet and a parliament. The parliament is the highest legislative and full-power body in the territory... All positions are not hereditary!"
After introducing the "alien version of constitutional monarchy" system, Ymir said something in front of everyone, which made everyone look at her in awe: "So, I propose that Mr. Ryan be the first lord of our 'Black Dragon City'. Now, everyone vote..."
"Black Dragon City" was named after the black dragon on the Alcolon Mountains, implying a unique and independent existence. It was chosen by Ryan.
Ymir said this and she was the first to raise her hand.
No matter who says this, it won't work except her.
Voting to elect the city lord is definitely the most novel thing in this era.
Although many people at the meeting thought this was a bit ridiculous, when they saw Ryan being pushed out, Marfa and the others naturally agreed.
Then, everyone on Omar's side also had an "I understand" expression on their faces, and no one objected at all.
The atmosphere was very harmonious and Ryan was successfully elected.
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Moreover, the essence of the system is to make people live better. The contradictions in each period are different, and the system changes in time.
If everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, the system doesn’t really matter.
Even Ymir's initial goal was just to hope for "equality for all."
And Ryan also knew that this was an extraordinary world, and the power of the top extraordinary people was above most rights.
Therefore, it is necessary to make some changes according to local conditions.
Then he came up with this alien version of "constitutional monarchy".
Although the territory only has one city now, it is of "Principality" standard, so there is nothing wrong with using these.
What's more, people from other worlds have no idea about new terms like "prime minister" and "cabinet", so no one will take them into consideration when they are just mentioned casually.
Originally, he had no intention of creating a "city lord", only a prime minister and a minister of parliament. But whether it was Canossa, Irubek, the Kalmans, or Tust... they all hoped that Ryan would be the city lord.
In fact, even people on Ymir's side hope to have a city lord.
They came here from a monarchy and suddenly lost their "lord", which made them feel leaderless.
And Ymir also understood that this was the best way to quickly reconcile internal conflicts in the territory.
Therefore, it was a general trend that Ryan was elected as the lord. This title held the title of city lord, but had no special privileges and could not be inherited by the family. The lord's position had greater significance in terms of etiquette, diplomatic relations and symbolism.
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Meetings are boring, especially for people who don't understand politics.
The construction of a territory involves too many aspects, including politics, military, medical care, agriculture, commerce, people's livelihood...
The city lord Ryan felt overwhelmed by what he heard.
He finally understood why Bazel was unwilling to attend this kind of meeting. This kind of meeting was not good for the muscular superhumans.
After listening to this meeting, Ryan intuitively classified himself as a muscle-type extraordinary.
As for the construction of the territory, Ryan only proposed a rough framework. He didn't understand politics, so the rest was up to Ymir to do on her own.
She did not disappoint, demonstrating excellent housekeeping skills and keeping everything in perfect order.
"From today on, there will no longer be an aristocratic class system in our territory, and there will be no distinction between commoners and nobles. Everyone is a 'permanent resident of Black Dragon City', and the only difference is the position they hold. Positions are not titles, and they are not hereditary!"
"All basic resources in the territory, including medical care, education, energy, basic magic potions... are free for permanent residents. All residents enjoy equal rights, but must also fulfill corresponding obligations..."
“Everyone is equal before the law.”
"After our Black Dragon City is built, a large number of hunters will flock in. They will be temporary residents, which is similar to the previous Glory City. But we will not use the family management system. The parliament has the highest power..."
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The Colemans were initially not used to living together with people from other civilizations in the mechanical city, because they had no concept of class in their tribal system.
But the current system of Black Dragon City is somewhat similar to the system of their tribe. Although they didn't understand it, it seemed to be no different from before, working, hunting, and enjoying everything for free.
Ryan also thought that there would definitely be many problems in the implementation of this system.
However, Black Dragon City's geographical location in the "Karatwa Basin" provides sufficient wealth and income to support territory construction, at least during a long period of wild growth in the future.
The main contradiction that needs to be faced is the external survival contradiction. This period of time is enough for Ymir and those internal affairs talents to slowly adjust these things.
The construction of a territory requires very professional internal affairs talents.
Every profession has its specialization.
Ryan thought that he should stick to his path of making miracles happen with great strength. Apart from intervening in some necessary general directions, he thought that the details of the development and management of the territory should be left to Ymir and the parliament.
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Then, it was the turn of the representatives to speak.
Canossa made some suggestions from a professional business perspective: he hoped to open up the market with the Coleman tribe's potion that could solve the hidden dangers of the black fog, and to throw out some gimmicks first to prepare for attracting scavengers in the future.
Irubek proposed to build a complete medical system...
Ymir intends to start building a public academy right away...
Baron raised the issue of the equipment of the Mechanic Corps...
Interior officials raised agriculture, municipal...
Finally, we talked about the .
Grandmaster Pierre from Omar's side was originally the chief designer, but after seeing Retust's mecha last night, he was deeply impressed by the old man's mechanical technology that was ahead of its time, and put forward his own opinions as a junior.
"I think Mr. Tuster is the best person to be the chief designer of the Mechanical City..."
Since Pierre said this, others had no objection.
But obviously, Tust had no interest in any title at all, he only cared about machinery.
Moreover, when everyone was talking about the Mechanical City, the old man raised a question that made everyone think deeply.
"Everyone... Have you ever thought about where this mechanical airship came from? And how did it fall?"
"I have carefully analyzed the reasons for the crash of this mechanical airship. The problem was not with the power device, but it was attacked from the outside. I once thought it was attacked by some flying monster, perhaps the black dragon... But in fact, the most fatal crack was on the main gun of the airship."
"It was like the space was cracked and the steel armor was forcibly torn apart."
"I asked the High Priest of Marfa, and he felt that this was not a breach that a transcendent could create, not even the black dragon could do it..."
If we had not encountered the Coleman tribe before, everyone might have thought that the world was populated only by humans from the two empires.
But now, the wreckage of an airship that is more advanced than the current steam technology is in front of everyone.
It’s true that you have found a treasure, but you also have to consider…
Is there a hunter's gun aiming at me in the dark forest?
