Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate-Chapter 64 - 63: The Abandoned City

[Congratulations, you have successfully arrived on the Primordial Continent.]

[World channel is open, area change, current area: Great Wilderness Kingdom]

[Lord detected leaving Subordinate Plane, basic species restrictions removed, recruitment limit increased.]

[Personal space upgraded, Power of Faith unlocked, citizen functions unlocked, building functions unlocked, territory management functions unlocked...]

[New territory content added, please check within the territory yourself.]

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Listening to the flood of information in his mind, Lin You, who had just landed, was completely baffled.

What’s going on?

Why have so many new functions suddenly been unlocked?

He was even more bewildered.

The moment he stood still, a large group of people appeared in front of him, excitedly kneeling and bowing, chanting "Greetings, Lord."

Lin You admitted, he indeed looked quite handsome.

But not to the point where his appearance would elicit such a grand worship!

And just as he was perplexed, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

[Detected matching unclaimed territory, would you like to initiate territory migration?]

Wait...

Unclaimed territory?

Could it be... this is the territory assigned to him?

Lin You quickly took out the crystal Elder Mo gave him from his personal space, and sure enough, it was glowing brightly.

Seeing the crystal, the people kneeling on the ground let out a series of astonished cries.

"Territory migration proof! It’s the territory migration proof issued by the King!"

"It is really the Lord! A Lord has really come to us!"

"Greetings, Lord!"

In an instant, the crowd in front of him fell to the ground again, incredibly excited.

Seeing this, Lin You understood that this was indeed the territory assigned to him.

Except this place...

Is a bit too pathetic?

Not to mention the yellow sand everywhere.

What is this pitted city wall? What are these dilapidated buildings and streets made entirely of dirt?

And these people dressed in tattered clothes, looking emaciated, like they could be knocked over by the wind—are they his citizens??

This time, Lin You really felt helpless.

He finally understood why those people were looking at him with pity.

Given such harsh conditions, hardly anyone would willingly come over!

"Mom, why doesn’t the Lord speak? Does he hate us?"

Below, a little girl looked timidly at Lin You, who was deep in thought on the stage, asking her mother beside her.

This question happened to reach Lin You’s ears on the stage.

He looked up at the little girl, seeing her clutching a dirty rag doll tightly, fearfully shrinking into the woman’s embrace.

The woman was instantly alarmed.

"Spare us, Lord! Spare us, Lord! My daughter is ignorant, please pardon us, Lord!"

While speaking, she began to kowtow, her face full of fear.

Leaving Lin You even more speechless.

He wouldn’t eat people, does she have to be so frightened?

But because of this mother and daughter, he finally snapped back to reality and fully grasped his situation.

Seeing those around him in a state of fear, he suddenly smiled: "It’s alright, she didn’t do anything wrong, no need to be afraid of me, I won’t eat people."

"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness!"

The woman was overjoyed upon hearing this, hurriedly thanking him.

"Alright, you all can stand up now, and also, who’s in charge here?" observed Lin You, scanning the people below.

Shortly, an elder with a cane was helped up by others, shakily approaching the stage.

"Lord, I am the acting City Lord of Yellow Sand City, Xue Changgui."

He said, bowing deeply to Lin You.

Seeing his frail form, Lin You feared he might collapse at any moment, hurriedly stepping down to support him.

"Lord, you mustn’t, you mustn’t."

Xue Changgui briskly waved his hands, retreating in fear, fortunately supported by the young men beside him, or else he might have already fallen.

Lin You chuckled helplessly and said: "Alright, find a place for me, I’d like to understand the specifics about this... Yellow Sand City, is that convenient?"

"Of course it’s convenient, please follow me, Lord."

Xue Changgui turned and gestured invitingly.

It’s apparent that compared to other citizens, Xue Changgui’s demeanor is relatively refined.

Under his guidance, Lin You quickly left the square.

Once he was no longer in sight, the citizens below finally rose, their faces filled with excitement.

"Awesome! We finally have another Lord coming here!"

"This is our new Lord of Yellow Sand City? Seems pretty majestic!"

"I was so scared my legs went weak."

"Same here, almost fell flat."

"I wonder what the Lord will discuss with the City Lord."

"Shh! Don’t speculate, let’s quickly bring the news home."

"Yes, yes, let’s talk at home first!"

The citizens dispersed quickly, leaving the square.

Meanwhile, Lin You followed Xue Changgui into a reasonably nice house to learn about the place’s specific situation.

He had no idea before asking.

Asking left Lin You quite startled.

According to Xue Changgui’s account,

Yellow Sand City is located in the most remote and barren corner of the Great Wilderness Kingdom.

Not only are resources scarce, but even people have mostly fled, leaving only the elderly, women, and children, along with a few who refuse to leave.

All together, they number barely five hundred.

It is practically a dead city!

The former Lord couldn’t bear the harsh conditions, leaving after a month.

Until Lin You’s arrival, three years had passed.

Lin You estimated the previous Lord took a month to gather enough Magic Energy for territory migration.

That’s too...

Now he was truly speechless.

Though he anticipated his assigned territory would be less than great, he didn’t expect it to be this bad.

Does he have to like the prior Lord, gather sixty thousand Magic Energy, and move the territory elsewhere?

Honestly, Lin You found it a little hard to do.

Especially seeing Xue Changgui and the others gazing at him with eager eyes and their anxious, reserved demeanor. He found it difficult to refuse.

Clearly, they hoped for a Lord to take over their place and lead them to prosperity.

Not seeking great wealth, but at least not to live as they do now, leaving home and fleeing.

Alas...

He had nowhere else to go at the moment; it seemed he had no choice but to "settle" temporarily.

Lin You sighed inwardly, ultimately moved by compassion.

He looked at Xue Changgui and the others, their shabby clothes, and finally said: "Gather the stewards in the city, I have something to say to them."

"So the Lord is willing to stay!?"

Xue Changgui trembled, his murky eyes instantly brightened.

The people beside him also exchanged joyful glances.

Seeing Lin You nod, Xue Changgui quickly responded: "Alright, I’ll immediately have someone to gather them, Lord, please wait here."