The largest number of residents in second-level townships: 4,000.

The largest number of residents in the third-level township: 8,000.

The largest number of residents in first-class cities: 20,000.

The data is clear at a glance. Under the periodic limit of the auxiliary territory upgrade task, the maximum increase of the number of people can be upgraded to a first-level city is three times that of upgrading the second-level township to a third-level township!

Three times the efficiency!

Among Fengxiang's affiliated territories, there are already several townships in the size of a third-level township, but so far, there is no city-level affiliated territories, which are not due to the difficulty of upgrading tasks, but in the affiliated territories of a third-level township, they cannot receive upgrade tasks at all.

For a territory like Fengxiang with a huge population, it is obviously a great regret!

In fact, with the great strides of a group of lord players after the battle against Dong Zhuo, and the development opportunities brought by the official opening of the era of heroes' competition (at least for those lords with stronger strength, they can obtain population and talents relatively easily through external conquests), "how to upgrade affiliated territory to the scale of the city" has become a recognized problem and is also the problem that everyone is most eager to solve, and there is constant noise on the forum.

Many lords even believe that this is the system deliberately blocking the way for affiliated territories to upgrade cities in order to limit the development speed of relatively strong lord players and extend the life of the game!

This statement has been recognized by many players. Just imagine, if the lord player can easily upgrade one affiliated territory to the city level, the power expansion of the territory will be extremely considerable, and it is even expected that within a period of not too long, some territories can reach the level of challenging the NPC forces.

Moreover, if the difficulty of upgrading the affiliated territory to a city is too low, the advantage of a few lords who already occupy an advantage will be even more obvious. Those weak lords or new generation lords will be almost irreversible except for the fate of becoming colonies or vassals! When most lord players lose confidence in their future in the game, the consequences will be very unbearable.

It is obvious that this will destroy the balance in the game and greatly shorten the lifespan of the game. In the long run, players will definitely become the protagonists in the game, but they will never be so fast. It is actually reasonable for developers to control certain key links.

The official response to this is still extremely cool: the way to upgrade the affiliated territory to the city is to ask players to explore the game by themselves.

The official response seems a bit underwhelming, but it still has some value. At least players already know that the method of upgrading the affiliated territory to a city exists, and it is not as unreachable as some players expected, but its difficulty is enough to cause many players a headache.

As the sky gradually darkened, most of Fengxiang's NPC villagers had returned to their respective residences, but the streets were still crowded, and the world's No. 1 city attracted too many adventure players.

Under the opening of the Tulong Cave with double experience in fighting monsters and the temptation of the 70-level skill book, an adventurer set off a leveling frenzy. Many leveling madmen will not waste their time in the evening. Before the curfew in Fengxiang City begins, a large number of adventurer players seize the time to prepare for the leveling career.

There was a burst of rapid footsteps outside the administrative center. A few seconds later, two figures appeared outside the door one after another. When they saw the faintly hidden gate of the administrative center, they were both happy.

The door opened, Jiang Qin walked in and smiled and said, "Mr. Pang, Deputy City Lord Sun, I'm back. I thought you were off work, but I didn't expect that they were all there!"

"I thought you wouldn't return at noon tomorrow, but I didn't expect that I would have been half a day ahead of time. We didn't talk about you just now. Isn't it a big deal to go to Youzhou this time?" Pang Tong said with a smile.

Jiang Qin shook his head, "It's not a big deal. The way back has been smooth. This time we also brought a guest back. Elder Ganluo of the Talan tribe, I believe both gentlemen knew each other."

"Elder Gan Luo? Please!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an old Wuhuan man appeared in the administrative center. It was Ganluo who had come to Fengxiang to discuss war horse transactions with a city lord. Sun Liang and Pang Tong hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. After some greetings, Sun Liang said: "You talk first, I will arrange for people to go to the Wharf of Bulai Town to pick up horses."

"It's okay, we have worked together for so long, and we're not an outsider, so we don't need to be polite." Gan Luo said with a smile.

After accusing Ganluo of guilt again, Sun Liang hurriedly left.

The trade cooperation between Fengxiang and the Talan tribe was very smooth. Ju Yi's wife Rouran was the jewel in the palm of the Talan tribe. The relationship between the two families had long exceeded ordinary trade cooperation. When Fengxiang formed the Chamber of Commerce, the Talan tribe generously borrowed 500 war horses when the funds were short of funds for Fengxiang to form the Chamber of Commerce.

Pang Tong's eyes flashed with a flash of light, thinking.

Ganluo only came once when the cooperation between the two sides was just beginning. Later, the young patriarch Zaru was responsible for the trade cooperation. Ganlu, who had a respectable status in the Taran tribe, suddenly visited, which seemed a little abrupt. Pang Tong couldn't help but become more curious about his purpose.

Jiang Qin noticed Pang Tong's doubts and explained to the side: "When we went to Taizixiang for a transaction this time, Elder Ganluo was also there, and said he wanted to take a boat to our Fengxiang for a trip, and take a look at Rouran and her and General Ju's children."

Jiang Qin kept blinking his eyes and looked helpless, Pang Tong quickly understood the key.

As Rouran's father, Gan Luo had a deep relationship with Rouran. He proposed to take a boat to Fengxiang to see his niece and nephew. Jiang Qin had no right reason to refuse. But the problem now is that Ju Yi and Rouran had already gone to Liangzhou, and of course Gan Luo could not see anyone during this trip. The special territory Long Fei is Fengxiang's biggest secret. Without the consent of a certain city lord, Pang Tong would never tell Gan Luo about this matter!

If we don’t tell Gan Luo the truth, it will inevitably cause some unnecessary misunderstandings and may even cause a crack in the good cooperative relationship between the two families. "They won’t think that our lord is going to deal with Ju Yi and his wife." Thinking of this possibility, all the sweat on Pang Tong’s head came out.

It would be fine if a city lord was in the territory. Now he could not even contact A Niu, let alone ask for instructions. Pang Tong couldn't help but complain secretly. Jiang Qin had no choice but to do anything about this matter. Doesn't Pang Tong feel extremely difficult?

Fortunately, Pang Tong is a wise and wise figure after all. After a turn of his eyes, he made a decision and sighed: "Elder Gan Luo is really not the time to come. It would have been a few days earlier. Ju Yi and Rouran are not in Fengxiang. You also know that our Fengxiang is now responsible for the reconstruction of Luoyang. He only fought a war with the Yellow Turban Army not long ago. The lord is very concerned about the safety of Luoyang, so he specially asked General Ju Yi to lead his troops to Luoyang to garrison. Miss Rouran and the young master also went together."

Seeing that Gan Luo was quite disappointed, Pang Tong continued: "Elder Gan Luo doesn't have to worry. I will send someone to Luoyang to inform you and ask them to go back to the territory first. How many more days will Elder Quan play in Fengxiang?"

Jiang Qin, who was standing by, couldn't help but admire Pang Tong so much that he was overwhelmed by this matter. On the way back, he had been very worried about this matter. Unexpectedly, Pang Tong thought of a countermeasure in just a few seconds, and solved a problem in a few words, even making Gan Luo unable to blame himself for "knowing but not reporting". He was absolutely "innocent" when he didn't know.

Jiang Qin also suddenly realized and said with great regret, "I didn't expect that I went to Youzhou and General Ju and the others actually went to Luoyang."

Of course Ju Yi is not in Luoyang now, but Fengxiang can send people to Liangzhou day and night to report. Ju Yi and Rouran, who are rushing, may arrive before Ganluo arrives in Luoyang. Pang Tong will definitely show enough "hospitable" and try his best to keep Ganluo for a few days!

If Gan Luo agrees to stay in Fengxiang for a few days, then things will be even better.

Gan Luo frowned, "So that's the case! Since that's the case, I'd better wait in Fengxiang for a few days. On the way, General Jiang Qin once said that Lord Aniu City is not in the territory. I wonder if he might contact Lord Aniu City now. When will he be able to come back?"

On the way to Qingzhou, Ganluo had asked Jiang Qin about this question many times. After a brief disappointment, Ganluo's expression became a little anxious.

Pang Tong's heart moved and said lightly: "This... my lord has not returned from his home and cannot contact him for the time being. However, from the schedule, the return date is approaching, and it may be possible to return to Fengxiang in a few days. I will arrange a residence for Elder Ganluo later, so you can live with peace of mind for a while. By the way, is there something wrong with the elder looking for my lord? Ordinary small questions, maybe I can help."

"Nothing big. When I came to Fengxiang for negotiations, I hit it off with Lord Aniu. Since I came here to be a guest this time, I should have visited the master before leaving. Since Rouran is not here, I will go to Suruga Town to stay for a few days, and gather with those tribe members who came out of the Taran tribe," Gan Luo said with a forced smile.

“Okay.”

Half an hour later, outside the Fengxiang City Gate, Pang Tong and Jiang Qin stood up solemnly. Ganluo had already gone to Suruga Town under the escort of dozens of Shanzi soldiers. Such a large escort was not only to show the importance of Ganluo and the Taran tribe, but more importantly, to send people to Suruga in advance and issue orders to the Wuhuan villagers to silence.

A lie without malicious intention also needs more lies to cover up!

In the cool breeze, Pang Tong's voice sounded in Jiang Qin's ears, "What do you think about the visit of Luo?" (To be continued,)
Chapter completed!