My Chaotic City

Chapter 057 How to Choose

A system notification filled Li Hanqiang with joy.

He slowly began to sort things out.

As soon as the city defense center was established, it gave away two city defense technologies for free: [Defense Tower Demolition] and [Defense Tower Repair].

Li Hanqiang checked the specific descriptions of the two technologies and found that both the Chaos City Lord and the Governor could oversee the dismantling and repair of defensive towers, with the citizens of Chaos City carrying out the specific work. Both dismantling and repairing defensive towers required spending gold coins.

The gold coins spent are automatically deducted from the Chaos Treasury, and the gold coins carried by the Chaos Lord are no longer useful. When the Chaos Treasury runs out of money, the demolition and repair work will be interrupted.

However, although the city defense center has been established, it can only be viewed and not entered. It is sealed by the power of the system. It will not be opened until the Chaos Heart is upgraded to LV2. Li Hanqiang has no way to view its specific functions, let alone receive city defense technology tasks and stone slab technology tasks from it.

Having finished his work, the young monk Huixin approached Li Hanqiang, put his hands together, and said, "This humble monk has summoned the city defense center. Lord City Lord, this city defense center is an important building in Chaos City. This humble monk will be stationed there in the future. Currently, the Chaos Center has not been upgraded, and many functions cannot be activated. I urge Lord City Lord to upgrade the Chaos Heart as soon as possible."

"Upgrading the Heart of Chaos..." Li Hanqiang rubbed his chin, a question suddenly popping into his mind.

This wise little monk was a governor he had stolen. According to the normal development process, if he were to upgrade the Heart of Chaos, he should also get a governor. Is it possible for a Chaos City to have two governors?

Li Hanqiang then asked, "Little monk, let me ask you, how many provincial governors can a Chaos City have?"

"How many?" Huixin said, "Of course, there can only be one! The governor is appointed by the empire and is a registered person in the empire. A Chaos City can only have one governor."

Li Hanqiang frowned. If there could only be one governor, what would happen after he upgraded the Heart of Chaos? Would he be denied a governorship? What would be the point of acquiring one then?

"That shouldn't be the case," Li Hanqiang shook his head. "I earned this provincial governorship through my own abilities, why should I be stripped of my other one?"

He paused briefly to consider what the young monk Huixin had said, then asked, "Wait a minute, are you saying the provincial governor was appointed by the empire?"

Huixin nodded: "Of course, we governors are the bridge between Chaos City and the Empire. The Lord of Chaos City can receive bounty missions, expedition missions, exploration missions, and so on from us. We are registered personnel of the Empire!"

"What if I don't join the Empire's camp?" Li Hanqiang asked, a bold idea suddenly popping into his mind.

"Not joining the Empire's camp?" Huixin was taken aback. "How can that be? If we don't join the Empire's camp, then our Chaos City... to put it nicely, is a free force; to put it bluntly, it's just factionless pirates!"

"Free forces? Factionless pirates? What's wrong with that?" Li Hanqiang retorted.

Huixin sighed and said, "Lord City Lord, if you don't join the Empire's camp, you won't get a military rank, nor will you receive the Empire's support of void airships, nor will you be able to obtain services from the Empire's camp. This humble monk also won't be able to start any kind of raiding or bounty missions. How are we supposed to develop in the future?"

"Really?" Li Hanqiang squatted down next to the little monk Huixin. "Come, come, tell me, which factions are there?"

Huixin said, "There are three major empires and three major factions in the Endless World: the Xuanlong Empire, the Demon Dragon Empire, and the Star Dragon Empire. Because the city lord launched a sneak attack on Chaos City No. 69, we are now hostile to the Xuanlong Empire and cannot join it for thirty days. However, we can join the Demon Dragon Empire and the Star Dragon Empire. Once we join, the city lord will not only receive a void airship from the empire, but will also receive a military rank."

"What rank is it, and what's it used for?" Li Hanqiang asked.

"Military rank... Initially, the City Lord's rank was Private. By receiving and completing various Imperial missions from me, you can earn military merits. With military merits, you can advance your rank. Higher ranks have many benefits, such as discounts when shopping in the Empire. Most importantly, with higher ranks, you can unlock advanced defensive tower items in the defensive tower shop in Chaos City!"

"Private, isn't that the lowest rank? I, the lord of a city, joined the empire and am only the lowest rank. You, the governor, are even lower rank. Is this appropriate?" Li Hanqiang pondered seriously, then asked, "What high-level defensive towers can be unlocked in the defensive tower shop? Tell me."

Huixin said, "As far as I know, joining the Xuanlong Empire will unlock the arrow tower series of defensive towers in the defensive tower shop, such as the multi-arrow tower, rapid-fire arrow tower, and long-range arrow tower. Joining the Demon Dragon Empire will unlock the elemental defensive towers, such as the ice tower, flame tower, and lightning tower. Joining the Star Dragon Empire will unlock the cannon tower series of defensive towers, such as the grenade launcher tower and the cannon tower. The higher your military rank, the higher the level of defensive tower you can buy."

"What is a void airship?" Li Hanqiang continued to ask.

"Void airships are war machines that can travel through the chaotic void. With these chaotic airships, we can lead troops to explore the chaotic void, complete various bounty and conquest missions, and plunder resources, etc.," Huixin said. "Once you join a faction, the Empire will send you a void airship."

"I see..." Li Hanqiang pondered carefully, and after a while, he said, "Let's go back to the question from before. If I don't join any faction, will I be able to have two or more provincial governors?"

Huixin frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Theoretically, perhaps, should, it's possible! But what's the use of having more governors? Isn't one monk enough? Besides, if they don't join a faction, governors can't unlock faction quests, so what's the point?"

"Your governor is quite talented!" Li Hanqiang patted the bald head of the little monk Huixin.

Whether or not to join the Empire's camp is indeed a question worth considering for Li Hanqiang.

Joining a faction certainly has many advantages, but it also has many limitations.

There can only be one provincial governor; isn't that a restriction?

Perhaps there will be other officials in the future, but there can only be one.

Furthermore, players from the same faction are unlikely to attack each other's cities, let alone plunder.

Li Hanqiang possesses a demon mountain cave, enabling him to rob across Chaos City and even kidnap people. He has already opened the door to a brand new world and has no intention of closing it now.

However, if you don't join a faction, you're certainly free to rob whomever you want, but you can't upgrade to high-level defense towers in the defense tower shop, and you can't get faction airships, which is a huge loss.

So how should I choose?