Chapter 84: The Road Under the God''sRules


    In reality, Cheng Yang wasnt sure how he would deal with his friends. Right now, they held four of the viges general positions, but that was only a temporary solution until he found more qualified individuals.


    In the future, if they grew into the role, Cheng Yang wouldnt mind leaving them in their current positions. However, if they proved to be ipetent when it came to war, it was better to make them Governors.


    Even so, Cheng Yang was going to make Liu Hau a Governor now. Not because his best friend was talented at managing internal affairs but because Cheng Yang wanted him to level up as quickly as possible. Lau Huis Vice-Governor could do the actual work.


    Having made his decision, Cheng Yang quickly returned to the ce he had left the rest of the group.


    Having been forced to wait for two hours, Liu Hau and the others were feeling impatient. If not for their trust in Cheng Yangs abilities, they would have already tried to follow him.


    The moment Cheng Yang walked out of the forest, the whole group came to meet him.


    My Lord, you were gone for hours! Did you manage to find it? Liu Hau asked.


    Everythings settled. Ill take you there now. Cheng Yang walked back into the forest without exining himself further.


    The group looked at each other and then followed.


    It only took them a few minutes to reach the corpse-filled clearing three kilometers away.


    My Lord, is that the altar you were talking about? Liu Hau couldnt help but ask, Does that mean this is a vige?


    Thats right, wee to Joyous River Vige. Its Phoenix Viges first subsidiary vige and you, Koko, will be its first Governor. Think of it as being the Lord of a subsidiary vige. Are you satisfied with that arrangement? Cheng Yang asked.


    Me? As the Governor? Liu Hau asked in disbelief, Give me a break! Im not cut out to be some administrator. Keeping track of all those bits of data and organizing chores would drive me insane!


    Youll only be a figurehead.  Cheng Yang had expected Liu Hau to say that and immediately assured him. In the future, your Vice-Governor will be the one responsible for managing the vige. You know who Im talking about, right?


    Liu Hau turned his head to look at the woman standing behind him, Chen Chao.


    Did you mean me? Chen Chao looked around and saw that she was the only person Liu Hau had brought from the people he controlled. It wasnt something Cheng Yang had told Liu Hau to do but rather was a coincidence and a test. After all, if Liu Hau hadnt trusted Chen Chao enough to ask her toe with him on this mission, the Vice-Governor position would go to someone else.


    After seeing Cheng Yang confirm her suspicious with a nod, Chen Chao started to ramble. My Lord, this is I managed a small business before the apocalypse, but this is a whole vige, and as Phoenix Viges first subsidiary vige its very important that its governed properly and Im afraid-


    What are you worried about? This is something the Lord arranged for you. Liu Hau encouraged, My Lord, since youve recognized her talent, why dont you just give her the position of Governor? Ive only been with her for a few days, but shes a very trustworthy person, and although shes a little less passionate than a young person, shes the perfect choice for running a vige.


    I wont be changing my mind, so dont shy away from the position of Governor. Cheng Yang replied, Theres a lot of benefits to being a Governor. As soon as you be the Governor, youll be able to level up, and when the vige bes a town, youll get another opportunity. Since we dont have many high-level fighters, this is something I wont let you refuse.


    Liu Hau listened to Cheng Yang with a solemn expression. He had the chance to get stronger, but he would also be responsible for peoples lives. Yoko, why dont you give the position to Yu Kai? He thinks things through more than I do, and in terms of bnce, hes better than me.


    Dont worry about that. All of the generals will get the chance to be a Governor. Right now, its about whether you can seize this moment.


    Liu Hau thought for a moment. Alright, Ill ept it. Is there some kind of inauguration?


    Cheng Yang nodded and thenid his bare hands on the Territory Altar behind him. After a few moments of fiddling around, Liu Hau became the Governor.


    At the same time, a voice whispered to Liu Haus souls: Congrattions. Governor Liu Hau has sessfully taken office, opening the way to the viges bright future. As the Governor of the worlds first subsidiary vige, the gods have prepared a gift for you. A road will automatically be built, connecting Phoenix Vige and Joyous River Vige.


    Although Cheng Yang heard a slightly different message than Liu Hau, the general idea was the same.


    Shortly after, near the south side of the vige, trees began toppling over. When they hit the ground, their bark fell off in strips, and the wood started rotting at a visible pace. Each tree quickly decayed, turning into a mush that sank into the solidifying dirt. The group watched as a road thirty meters wide willed itself into existence.


    It was as big as a two-way eightne highway!


    Cheng Yang could barely hold back his joy. He knew full well that if Phoenix Vige had to foot the bill, the price would be unimaginable. Just the raw materials would be enough to make anyone go crazy!


    Once road building was unlocked, every three square meters built would cost the Lord a unit of stone. Thus, taking into ount that the distance between the two viges was at least thirty kilometers, it took over 300,000 units of stone to create. It would take over a year for a thousand Miners to gather that much.


    As for actually building the road, the Lord would need only press a button once the required materials were prepared, and the project would finish in an instant.


    My Lord, I didnt expect that wed be the first to get a second vige! Liu Hau said, looking at the new road, Its going to be so much easier than I thought for the two viges to keep in touch.


    Cheng Yang was all smiles. Koko, this road means a lot more than that. Roads like this represent absolute safety for travelers exchanging goods between stations because the gods rules protect them. Monsters wont spawn near them, and almost all monsters avoid them.


    so, in the future, even ordinary people will be able to travel between viges freely?


    Thats right. Although theres still some danger,pared to before, its a thousand times better. No, ten thousand times better.


    My Lord, can we build a road to Tianfu City? That way, we can reach the city without any incidents.


    Cheng Yang knew that Tianfu was Liu Haus hometown, which meant his mother and sister lived there. Unfortunately, there was no way for Cheng Yang to fulfill his friends request.


    Youd better give up on that idea. Cheng Yang said softly, If we wanted to build a road that long the amount of stone needed would be astronomical. Even if we used the cheapest ten-meter wide option, the distance between us and Tianfu is over 1,500 kilometers away. It will be faster for us to focus on gathering our strength and then fight our way there.


    But didnt we make this road without needing to do much?


    Cheng Yang smiled sadly, This was a reward from the gods, we wouldnt be able to build it ourselves even if we tried.


    Argh! Those damn rules. Liu Hau sighed.


    After that, Cheng Yang appointed Chen Chao to the Vice-Governor position.


    When he was finished, Cheng Yang opened the Territory Altars system pane. There were two main differences whenpared to the one in Phoenix Vige: there was a new Permissions tab and the Divine Grace button had been reced with a Divine Blessing button. Other than that, Joyous River Vige was also missing something crucial that Phoenix Vige had: an Innate Ability that it could give its soldiers.


    The permissions tab would allow Cheng Yang to limit the authority of the Governor and Vice-Governor.


    After setting the permissions of Liu Hao and Cai Tiancheng, Cheng Yang stepped onto the road and headed towards Phoenix Vige.


    Without wood and manpower, Joyous River Vige would never develop. So, the first thing Cheng Yang needed to do was send some civilians carrying wood to the vige to perform ss change ceremonies. After that, the vlge would be more or less self sufficient.


    The rest of his group would have to stay behind and defend the vige from any monsters that spawned. Since there wasnt a wall yet, it was possible for the monsters to destroy the Territory Altar, turning Cheng Yangs first subsidiary vige into a shadow of the past.


    As for Liu Haus usage of Divine Blessing, he had decided to wait a few days. Since he would reach the Standard Grade soon using his own efforts, he could maximize the value of Divine Blessing if he used it to be a High-Grade Apprentice.