Free Web NovelChapter 1414: Chapter 474: Ranking Advancement
Ye Lingyue was left in a daze by this pair of comical old couple, and even after they walked away, she hadn’t yet snapped back to reality. However, it sounded like this married couple with the surname Fu had quite a connection with the Wuling City Lord.
Ye Lingyue suspected that the friends mentioned earlier by the Wuling City Lord referred to them, but she was uncertain which one of the couple was the actual friend.
Fortunately, today’s farce ended as a comedy, and with the unexpected appearance of Hall Master Fu, the outcome was much better than Ye Lingyue had anticipated.
Her goal of selling Huangquan Water had been achieved, and she believed Huangquan City would soon experience an immigration boom.
However, Ye Lingyue didn’t expect the effect of Huangquan Water to be much stronger than anticipated, and the first to notice was none other than Master Chen, who intended to frame Ye Lingyue.
In the evening twilight, within the Jiu Provinces Pavilion, Master Chen was waiting for the news from City Lord Ma.
According to the plan, the city lord of Huangquan City was likely to become a prisoner in the City Lord’s Mansion tonight.
Master Chen had already planned everything. As soon as Ye Lingyue was imprisoned, he would send his men to take over Huangquan City and then locate the Huangquan Water.
Yet, he waited for fifteen minutes, two hours, four hours, until nighttime completely fell.
The anticipated good news still hadn’t arrived.
"Hall Master, Hall Master."
Patrol Envoy Mu hurriedly walked in, a face of hesitations.
"Is there news?"
"There hasn’t been any news from the City Lord’s Mansion, but the scribes have discovered something odd and they’re unsure whether to mention it."
Patrol Envoy Mu stuttered.
"Speak if you have something to say, fart if you must."
Master Chen reprimanded.
The so-called scribes were responsible for writing and updating the Heaven and Earth List.
The Heaven and Earth List, hung at the bulletin boards of the major city gates in Ancient Nine Provinces, was updated once daily before sunset, while the Heaven and Earth List in the Jiu Provinces Pavilion was updated in real-time.
This was a huge amount of updates that required scribes to work tirelessly day and night to collect, receive inquiries from all over Jiu Provinces, and produce an undeniably authoritative Heaven and Earth List.
At this hour, the Heaven and Earth List at the city gates had just been updated, and the scribes should still be gathering information.
"Hall Master, this can’t be easily explained. You should visit the pavilion entrance to see for yourself."
Patrol Envoy Mu wiped her sweat, having stayed in the Jiu Provinces Pavilion for years without seeing similar situations.
Master Chen was puzzled and headed to the pavilion entrance.
At the pavilion entrance,
Initially, the Earth List that symbolized individual comprehensive strength hadn’t changed much, with the first place still firmly occupied by Marquis Zhongyuan for years. Master Chen scanned it again, finding no changes in the top two hundred rankings.
"What exactly did you want this Hall Master to see?"
Master Chen asked irritably.
"Hall Master, it’s not the Earth List, it’s the Heavenly Ranking."
Patrol Envoy Mu whispered as a reminder.
Only then did Master Chen notice the Heavenly Ranking had two or three scribes discussing nearby.
Master Chen took a closer look, finding no change in the top ten super city pools of the Heavenly Ranking, while the scribes’ discussion drifted into his ears.
"This must be a mistake; how can such major data changes occur at this hour."
"Look, look, it’s flipping again; this city’s population doubles every quarter-hour."
"It makes no sense. The data shows Huangquan City is a poor backwater with no new immigrants or beginners entering for years."
Huangquan City!
Upon hearing that, Master Chen pushed past the scribes.
His eyes locked onto the bottom of Jiu Provinces Heaven List where Huangquan City appeared, its name barely noticeable, while the golden-yellow population indicator symbolizing the city’s population was increasing.
The population increase was significant, with each blink of Master Chen seeing the population data jump by ten or even a hundred.
Within fifteen minutes, the population in Huangquan City had leapt from just over ten thousand locals to over eighteen thousand, continuing to climb.
By the next morning, Huangquan City’s population had grown from eighteen thousand to thirty-eight thousand.
Overnight, the population increased by twenty thousand!
A staggering twenty thousand, not two hundred, equaling the total population of a small town in the Ancient Nine Provinces.
With such a swiftly increasing population base, Huangquan City’s comprehensive strength managed to climb three positions, going from second-to-last to fifth-from-last.
Suddenly, lightning struck out of a clear sky.
Master Chen not only failed to enjoy the good news of Ye Lingyue becoming a prisoner but witnessed Huangquan City rapidly turning around overnight. This blow was equivalent to the sudden strike of clear lightning, leaving Master Chen and Patrol Envoy Mu stunned.
"Impossible, this must be cheating. How could Huangquan City attract so many new people? The Jiu Provinces Pavilion must thoroughly investigate this matter."
Master Chen fumed, demanding an investigation immediately.
The findings were shocking.
From evening to night yesterday, over twenty thousand letters applying for relocation to Huangquan City were sent to the City Lord’s Mansion from various places.
This startled Aguduo, Jin Wu Old Monster, and Yuan Xing, who remained in Huangquan City.
They contacted Ye Lingyue overnight, and upon her confirmation, they began non-stop reviewing, doubling Huangquan City’s population by dawn.
The influence of rumors was immense. By the second and third days, news about the benefits of Huangquan Water had already spread throughout the Ancient Nine Provinces Continent.
Various immigration applications flooded Huangquan City like a torrent, forcing Ye Lingyue to enact a review system for Aguduo and others to examine applicants’ backgrounds and strength, allowing only those of Reincarnation Realm or with certain assets to settle in Huangquan City.
Along with sending back the City Lord’s letter, Ye Lingyue distributed Huangquan Water to some of Huangquan City’s old residents, thus fulfilling her promise of civic welfare and accelerating the immigration process in Huangquan City.
On the ninth, the day Ye Lingyue entered the Divine Power Pool, as night fell, Huangquan City boasted nearly one hundred thousand regular residents, dramatically improving its Heavenly Ranking position by dozens and escaping possible abolishment.
Facing such circumstances, Master Chen of the Jiu Provinces Pavilion and others in the City Lord’s Mansion felt furious.
"Unbelievable, how could we be so spun around by this little girl?" Master Chen vented his resentment to City Lord Ma in the City Lord’s Mansion.
