“That’s right. Major police substations in the city are overwhelmed these days. People have been queuing outside around the clock.

“They even took back some of the personnel that they have sent to the base because they need the extra help!

“And that’s all because of your settlement!”

Director Zhou sipped from his thermal cup and sounded amazed.

“Of the third batch of new players, your settlement received as many as 800 extra men, of whom over half were from Yang City.

“Even if the top leaders want to keep it a secret, someone has eventually found out.

“From what I’ve heard, in the past twenty days, over 50,000 people have applied for a transfer of their permanent residence. Even the departments in charge of divorce and marriage in the Civil Administration Bureau have seen a big increase in the number of applicants.

“People of the municipal government have been working their heads off. I guess they’re enjoying the pain!”

Director Zhou said teasingly.

Such a situation was understandable.

To create some advantage for their children in the future college entrance examinations, many people had tried to become permanent residents of the capital city and the second-largest city in the country.

A permanent residence of Yang City was much more promising compared to that of the other two cities, and one could only imagine how tempting the common people found it to be.

“Right now, the news about your settlement’s upcoming advancement is still kept a secret.

“I bet once your settlement passes the test, the number of people applying for a transfer will double again,” Direct Zhou said confidently.

“That’s not a bad thing, right?

“Before, Yang City was always worried about worker migration, but we can start attracting talented people to us now. The elites will want to settle down here!”

Ji Ye looked up.

The Twin Dragon Island had come to a similar conclusion.

Once many outstanding people settle down in Yang City, the future development of the Twin Dragon Island would only go more smoothly.

And he had gone offline this time not to check up on the construction progress of the Dragon City Base. Rather, he was going to spend some Honor points to search for top talents in various fields to improve on the “preparation plan” so that the Twin Dragon Island could pass the advancement test in seven days’ time!

Although many people on Earth only had limited knowledge about the Land of Inheritance, each field still had its own expert, and they still might find someone useful.

Ji Ye had even thought about inviting these talented people chosen by the municipal government to the Dragon City Base, where they could build a consultant team directly.

It was definitely plausible. Once the Twin Dragon Island announced that they would be recruiting, outstanding members of all the fields would jump at the opportunity just to have something to do with the island.

“Things just kept coming up…

“Fortunately, the third batch of players can come offline in a few days, and we’ll be able to leave those things to the professionals. Well, I’ll go back to the Land of Inheritance first.”

Ji Ye sounded amazed, which was quite rare for him.

From the Land of Inheritance to Earth, everything was going through rapid change.

Although the Twin Dragon Island was the top settlement on Earth, it might not stay that way forever. Therefore, they had to make every minute count and grab all the opportunities and talented people they could find!

“Well, Junior Brother, please wait a moment.”

Director Zhou hesitated when he heard that Ji Ye was leaving.

“I’m going to tell you something, and if anyone asks, you didn’t hear it from me.”

He added in resignation.

“Huh?”

Ji Ye raised an eyebrow.

“Because I’m only the messenger… Many people have gotten in touch with me recently. Some want to meet you when you come back.

“Some want to treat you to dinner, some want to have tea with you, and some want to enjoy the hot spring with you… Some even want me to bring you a gift…”

Director Zhou smiled bitterly.

Now that the Twin Dragon Island was going to make an advancement, of course he wouldn’t agree to any of the requests.

Obviously, none of those people simply wanted to have dinner with Ji Ye or meet him. They all had their eyes on the Twin Dragon Island.

They wouldn’t try to interfere with the island’s affairs.

But they would try to become a member of the Twin Dragon Island.

From the data of the second and third batches of players, it was obvious that a lot of the people who had arrived at the Twin Dragon Island settlement were somehow related to the existing players there.

Once they figured that out, many people started trying to make friends with those who were qualified to go to the Land of Inheritance.

That was why the Civil Administration Bureau had been as busy as the police substations. People of Chidragon had long learned the method of “getting related through marriage”.

Someone in the forum even predicted that if one could get close to the seed of providence who had been in the live broadcast, they would have a chance of getting some of the providence themselves. That way, they would have a higher chance of becoming a player in the fourth round.

And if they could communicate with those players or even obtain something from them, they would be sure to become a player!

Many people sneered at the prediction.

But so many people were eager to get into the Land of Inheritance, and they would give it a go, no matter how farfetched it was.

There were simply too many people in Chidragon.

Because of that, a lot of people had their eyes on Ji Ye, the leader of the top settlement from Earth.

“You’re not the only one they want. Everyone from your settlement, especially those from the second batch, is very popular now.

“As far as I know, three transfer students have become new classmates of Li Qing’s son in this month alone.” Director Zhou sounded quite amazed.

Now that the Twin Dragon Island had gained its fame, they could no longer conceal the identities of the first and second batch players.

The players who used to belong to the Twin Dragon Island and had been “sacked” for various reasons were fully capable of finding out who the current players were with their names alone.

That included Ji Ye himself, whose rare name was very easy to spot.

Although the confederate government had been trying to keep his personal information a secret, it still couldn’t stop those who tried very hard.

In the past twenty days, almost all the villas around Ji Ye’s own had changed their owners.

Even the real estate company itself was purchased by a large firm three days ago.

It was said that the director of the firm would dress up as a security guard and walk around Ji Ye’s house from time to time.

If Ji Ye hadn’t stayed in the players’ base, each time he came offline, a lot of people would immediately try to meet him.

After a moment of silence, Ji Ye told Direct Zhou with a smile, “Well, thank you, Senior Brother!

“Please pass on a message for me as well. Just say that I’m very busy in the Land of Inheritance and don’t have much time. If they have anything important to say, you can take a message for them.”

“Junior Brother!”

Director Zhou put the lid back on his cup, and his eyes lit up.

“Good luck with your advancement. The Yang City base will throw a big party for you… I’m not trying to suck up to you, alright?”

Director Zhou chuckled.

The truth was, hundreds of millions of people in Chidragon, or even the entire world, would want to meet Ji Ye.

Naturally, Director Zhou would ignore most of them.

It only showed how influential those people that he had mentioned to Ji Ye were.

Some people even asked him to inform them as soon as Ji Ye came offline and try to stall Ji Ye for a while until they could get there.

Yang City was indeed prospering with each passing day, but the opportunity also came with a great threat.

The truth was, Director Zhou could still be promoted with the help of Director Sun’s help since the latter was an old friend working in the provincial government.

But with what Ji Ye had just said, a lot of people would have to think twice if they tried to remove Director Zhou from his office.

After all, everyone had their eyes on the Twin Dragon Island.