Ding!
“New Mission!”
A mechanical voice woke Wang Lun up from his sleep.
Wang Lun was too familiar with this voice. It was apparently from the system.
He quickly sat up.
“New Mission?” Wang Lun rubbed his dazed eyes and said. “What mission?”
[Expand the population of this city to 100,000!]
“What?” Wang Lun’s eyes instantly gleamed. “100,000? What kind of joke is this? The current population of Yale City is only 20,000 to 30,000!”
A moment later, Wang Lun calmed down and asked the system.
“What is the reward?”
It didn’t matter what the mission was. The reward was the most important.
[Mission success reward: Increase spatial storage bag size to 10 cubic meters!]
“10 cubic meters?!”
Upon hearing that the spatial storage bag could be expanded in size, Wang Lun was stunned.
The more things the spatial pouch could store meant the more things he could bring from Earth to Yale City.
Not only would he be able to give Yale City a quick replenishment of food resources, but also respond to unexpected events.
“Not bad!”
“System, I didn’t expect you to know me the best!” Wang Lun pleasely nodded.
But although the reward was tempting, the mission was still difficult to complete.
Yale City had been accepting refugees, and the number of people had just reached three-tenths of the mission requirements.
The main issue was that the buildings built in Yale City were only enough for its residents to live in.
If he wanted to reach a population of 100,000 people, it would apply a lot of pressure on the city.
Wang Lun was woken up by the system. Coupled with the difficulty of the task, his sleepiness was completely gone.
“Even if it’s difficult, I still have to complete it!”
There were still people quietly watching the changes in Yale City, and Wang Lun was also preparing for what was bound to happen in the future.
“Hey Lucy, is Bran here yet?”
Wang Lun called out to Lucy, who was also going to the dining hall.
Lucy turned around at the sound of his voice and saw him. “Oh, you’re awake, my lord. I haven’t seen Bran yet, but I heard he spent the night drinking with the workers yesterday.”
Wang Lun frowned and asked, “Drinking?”
Lucy nodded, saying, “Yes, my lord!”
Wang Lun said, “That old man still has the passion of a young man. Isn’t he afraid of running out of steam? Sooner or later, he will get himself into trouble.”
Lucy said, “Bran said he used to be a God of alcohol. I think it’s still the same now!”
Wang Lun caught up with Lucy. “Looks like it’s just you and me dining together today!”
Lucy nodded.
Bran was definitely not joining them. As for the guards, they headed out for training early in the morning. Hallmark ordered them not to return to Yale City until noon.
After breakfast, Wang Lun decided to head to Bran’s residence. Since he had to expand the population to 100,000, Yale City would first have to be able to accommodate people in residences.
And these aspects had always been Bran’s responsibility. Wang Lun had no choice but to personally visit him.
“My lord, Mr. Bran is still sleeping. Should I wake him up?” A servant came to Wang Lun and said.
Upon arriving at Bran’s residence, Wang Lun didn’t wake him up.
Instead, he walked to the pond and sat down at the pavilion.
The pond wasn’t large, and the pavilion was located in the middle of it with only one access path.
Sitting here gave him a transcendental feeling, as if he were far away from the world.
“It’s fine, let him sleep. I’ll just wait for him here!” Wang Lun plainly said.
He picked up the tea cup from the stone table, placed it near his mouth, and gently exhaled a few breaths.
“Who designed this place? Why didn’t I see it the last time I came here?”
The reason why Wang Lun was fond of this place was because the layout seemed familiar.
The servant bent down and said, “This place was built by Mr. Bran not long ago. He said he wanted to experience the culture of your hometown, my lord.”
“Oh?” Wang Lun placed the tea cup on the stone table. “No wonder it feels so familiar!”
“But I don’t remember mentioning my hometown to him, huh?”
The servant said, “Mr. Bran has gotten many drawings from your place, among which is such a drawing. Maybe you’ve forgotten so you have no impression.”
Wang Lun looked at the structure of the pond and nodded. “Maybe I’ve really forgotten about it. But it does have a bit of the flavor of my hometown.”
Looking at this scene, Wang Lun imagined himself as a certain river swimmer, and standing beside him was none other than the book boy.
Time slowly passed. Wang Lun didn’t send anyone to call Bran, waiting for him to wake up.
“Damn it!” Bran’s thin, elderly stature appeared by the pond.
“My lord, since when were you here? Why didn’t any of you wake me up?!”
The last sentence was apparently targeted at the servants.
Wang Lun said, “I was the one who told them not to. I heard you went drinking with your workers last night?”
Bran slapped his forehead and said, “Last night, the workers finished the construction of the commercial street. I was ecstatic, so I drank a few glasses with them.”
“The construction of the commercial street is finished?” Wang Lun asked. “I should find time to go and see it.”
“There is nothing wrong with celebrating, but Bran, you have to take care of your body!”
Bran laughed and said, “Hahaha. My lord, although I look old, I’m in wonderful health!”
“Come and take a seat!”
Bran nodded and sat on the stone chair next to Wang Lun.
“My lord, did you personally come to my mansion to give me another task?”
Wang Lun nodded and smiled, “That’s right. There is indeed an important task for you!”
“Bran, at your service!”
“This is my plan.” Wang Lun took out a few sheets of paper and placed them on the stone table.
Bran glanced at Wang Lun, before reaching out for the plan with his hand and putting on his old-fashioned glasses.
“Yale City’s expansion plan?”
Bran was stunned by the large, eye-catching words.
Wang Lun firmly nodded and said, “Yes, Yale City needs to be expanded again.”
Bran asked in confusion: “But after the previous expansion, there are still many places that haven’t been used. Isn’t it too hasty of us to expand the city again, my lord?”
Wang Lun said: “For now, it is indeed hasty. But Yale City is slowly developing and even foreign merchants have started to apply for permanent citizenship.
“Yale City will only get better and better. You just need to be responsible for completing the tasks in the plan.”
Bran finished reading the plan and said, “But the workers have been working continuously for too long and some of them have already started to show signs of burnout.
Wang Lun said, “That’s okay. Raise their wages.”
On the other hand, since the city was expanding again, food production also had to keep pace. Wang Lun arranged for a large number of people to open up more fields and plant more crops to increase food production.
In order to prepare themselves to deal with a population of 100,000.