In fact, Danica Byrne had received the news when Billy and his group had just entered the territory of Tengamine Kingdom. She was also aware of Zak Callahan leaving the royal city with his people. Originally, she wanted to come out and meet Billy, but later she changed her mind. Because she was a bit unsure how to face Billy now.
Since ancient times, beauties love heroes. As a young and beautiful woman, she had unconsciously fallen for Billy several months ago.
However, after this series of events, she was very clear that her and Billy were impossible. So, she had to force herself to give up. Perhaps, with time, when she had the ability to repay Billy’s kindness, she would have the confidence to stand in front of him.
“Lord Dragon, half of these people are members of shops,” Zak Callahan came to Billy and pointed to the hundreds of people behind him and spoke.
“And some are friends I made in Tengamine Kingdom. They also want to join Lord Dragon. I don’t know…”
“Welcome!” Billy interrupted him with a smile, knowing the people Zak Callahan associated with should be of good quality. And Extreme City is currently short of manpower, so as long as they are like-minded people, the more the merrier!
“Thank you for welcoming us, Lord Dragon!” Hundreds of people bowed simultaneously.
“No need for so much courtesy!” Billy raised his hand.
Then, a convoy headed towards Extreme City.
At noon on the sixth day, Billy and his entourage returned to Extreme City. Billy thought that the Rainbow Moon Empire would send someone to intercept them halfway, but to his surprise, they encountered no obstacles along the way.
“Mr Billy, you’re back!” A convoy had just arrived at the open space in front of the manor’s gate, and Marquise Thompson led a group of Cloud Feather Sect’s people over.
With such a big incident happening in Wind Swift Kingdom, Extreme City naturally received the news.
“Mr Thompson, let me introduce!” Billy smiled and briefly introduced Zak Callahan and Marquise Thompson to each other.
“I’ve heard of Blacksmith Callahan’s name long ago. I didn’t expect to have the honor to meet him!” Marquise Thompson had indeed heard of the name ‘Blacksmith Callahan’ before this.
Inside Extreme City, many people came from the four major empires, so some information was shared. The name ‘Blacksmith Callahan’ was not only well-known in Tengamine Kingdom but also throughout the Rainbow Moon Empire. Therefore, there were naturally rumors about ‘Blacksmith Callahan’ in Extreme City.
“Mr Thompson, you’ve praised me too much!” Zak Callahan responded with a smile.
“Mr Thompson, you’ve come at the right time. There’s something I need your help with.” After the two exchanged greetings, Billy spoke up.
“Blacksmith Callahan and his group have just arrived in Extreme City and are not very familiar with the area. Can you see if there’s a place where they can settle down for now?”
“Yes!” Marquise Thompson smiled and said, “Mr Billy, do you remember those three sects from a few days ago?”
“After the incident last time, the people from those three sects have been expelled from Extreme City by me.”
“Now the courtyards of the three sects are all empty, and Blacksmith Callahan can choose one at will.”
“Is that so?” Billy smiled and said, “Then please have someone show Blacksmith Callahan to see all three sects, and then he can choose one.”
“Sure!” Marquise Thompson responded.
“Thank you, Mr Thompson!” Zak Callahan bowed.
“Blacksmith Callahan, you’re welcome!” Marquise Thompson smiled.
“Blacksmith Callahan, you go busy yourself first, settle everyone down as soon as possible, and we’ll talk tomorrow.” Billy looked at Zak Callahan and spoke.
“Okay!” Zak Callahan bowed again. “Thank you, Lord Dragon!”
Shortly after, an elder from Cloud Feather Sect led Zak Callahan and his group away.
A few minutes later, Billy and others, along with Marquise Thompson’s group, entered the manor.
Casey and others were responsible for handling the things brought back from Wind Swift Kingdom, while Billy, Opal, Harleen, and others led Marquise Thompson into the house to sit down.
“Haven’t seen you for a few days, Mr Thompson, have you made a breakthrough?” Billy smiled at Marquise Thompson after everyone was seated.
At their first meeting, he had sensed Marquise Thompson’s cultivation had reached the sixth-rank Divine Realm, indicating he had indeed made a breakthrough.
“It’s all thanks to the spirit fruits and beast cores Mr Billy gave. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know when I’d break through!” Marquise Thompson smiled in return.
A few days ago, before Billy departed for Wind Swift Kingdom, he had Casey distribute a third of the things retrieved from Lion Syndicate Sect to Cloud Feather Sect. Although Cloud Feather Sect had plenty of cultivation resources, it was evident they couldn’t match what Lion Syndicate Sect provided.
Marquise Thompson had already been on the verge of breaking into the sixth-rank Divine Realm. After refining several millennium spirit fruits, he smoothly broke through the bottleneck and officially reached the sixth-rank Divine Realm.
“Mr Thompson is too kind!” Billy smiled again and asked, “Mr Thompson, I presume you have some matters to discuss with me?”
“Yes, indeed, there are a few matters I’d like to discuss with Mr Billy,” Marquise Thompson nodded in response.
“What specifically?” Billy inquired once more.
“These past few days, Cloud Feather Sect has basically finished its internal restructuring, and we have also gathered information about other sects,” Marquise Thompson replied.
“I wanted to ask Mr Billy when would be the appropriate time to start merging other sects.”
“If you’re ready, we can start tomorrow!” Billy responded. “I’ll have Casey and the others assist you.”
“Good!” Marquise Thompson nodded and continued, “Recently, there have been many suspicious individuals appearing in Extreme City, most likely from the two major empires.”
“I’ve already arranged for people to watch them twenty-four hours a day. Would you like us to take control of them?”
“As long as they don’t cause trouble, there’s no need to bother with them,” Billy waved his hand.
“Understood!” Marquise Thompson nodded.
“Mr Thompson, I happen to have something to discuss with you as well, see if it’s feasible,” Billy said after a moment of thought.
“What is it, Mr Billy?” Marquise Thompson asked.
“Since Extreme City is going to become a city-state, the management of personnel in and out can’t be as loose as it is now,” Billy responded, then asked, “Is it possible to build walls around Extreme City?”
Hiss!
Upon hearing this, Marquise Thompson and the others from Cloud Feather Sect couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
The area covered by Extreme City, including its suburbs, was at least two to three hundred thousand square kilometers.
To build walls around such a large area was no small feat!
Even Harleen and the others showed surprise on their faces.
“Mr Billy, theoretically, it’s feasible,” Marquise Thompson said after a moment of thought.
“But because of the size of Extreme City, building such walls would require a significant amount of manpower, finances, and time…”
“We don’t need to do it all at once!” Billy interrupted him.
“First, we can enclose the core area of Extreme City, with an area of around fifty to sixty thousand square kilometers, to serve as the inner city management.”
“We can consider the outer regions later!”
Billy’s proposal to build walls wasn’t a sudden idea. He had this plan in mind since he decided to establish the headquarters in Extreme City.
Although it might seem like an extravagant expense for the convenience of personnel management, Billy had his reasons.
“If that’s the case, it would be much more feasible,” Marquise Thompson replied and continued, “Extreme City has millions of inhabitants, so manpower won’t be an issue. It could also provide employment for the populace. If we proceed step by step, the construction won’t take too long.”
“However, the expenses might not be trivial. Although Cloud Feather Sect has considerable spirit stone reserves, it might not be enough…”
“You don’t need to worry about the expenses, Mr Thompson. I’ll take care of it,” Billy interrupted.
“If you think it’s feasible, go back and draft a comprehensive plan, including the future layout of the inner city and an estimate of the costs.”
“After the plan is ready, we’ll discuss it again, and if everything looks good, we can proceed with the construction.”
“No problem!” Marquise Thompson nodded solemnly.
After a brief pause, he seemed to remember something and looked at Billy, continuing, “By the way, Mr Billy, I’ve found the person you asked me to look for, the one called ‘Crazy Beggar’.”