Chapter 699

The conferring of title was not disclosed to the public. Only a few were aware of the event.

The Southern Plains’ military region was in a festive mood. “Congratulations, Dragon General…” Henry

approached James with a bright smile. “No, wait. It should be the Dragon King now.” “Okay, I get it.

Stop buttering me up.” James gestured for him to stop.

He cared little about these titles.

Levi walked over to him and asked, “What should we do about the 140 cities handed over by the

twenty-eight nations?”.

James rubbed his temples.

This was a difficult question.

“Call for a conference.”

James got up and headed to the conference room.

In the conference room at the military region headquarters…

The Elite Eight and the generals of the Black Dragon army gathered. James sat at the very front.

Levi pulled out a document and read out loud, “Each of the twenty-eight nations has ceded five cities to

Sol. Although they are small in size, the combined area of the territories is massive. According to our

information, there are a total of 300 ethnicities and a combined population of 100 million distributed

among the cities.”

James paid close attention.

The 140 cities had been annexed by Sol.

The populace was now Soleans.

Levi finished reading the document.

Henry said smiling, “You’re now the Dragon King. Not only that, the higher-ups have said that you’ll be

in charge of the newly acquired territories. What do you plan to do now?”

James was at a loss. “I don’t know anything about state-building or public administration.”

After brief contemplation, he ordered, “Henry, you’ll be in charge of handling the public administration of

the cities. Remember to assuage the populace. Let them know that being a Solean is a great honor.”

“Understood.”

Henry gave his assurance, “I promise I’ll see to it.”

He let out a hearty chucke.

“Sir, the combined territory of the 140 cities is quite expansive. Besides, the countries bordering the

Southern Plains produce iron ores and minerals. All of this belongs to you now.

You’re the richest man in the whole wide world.”

James smiled sardonically. “What’s the use of all this money? They’re just a bunch of numbers.

However, hearing your words, I just thought of something.”

“What might that be?”

James smiled confidently. “As you say, natural resources are abundant in the newly acquired territories.

However, due to constant warfare, the resources couldn’t be properly mined. I think we can begin by

kickstarting the mining operations to make the citizens wealthy.”

“How wise!”

“Ah, quit the bootlickign. By the way, the public security in the newly acquired cities is bad. There are all

kinds of armed forces, private militia, and mercenaries roaming about. I want you to straighten things

out. I don’t wish to see any cases of vigilanteism anymore.”

“Understood. I will accomplish the mission.” Henry said.

James ordered, “Bring the Elite Eight with you. They are highly trained and will be helpful to your

mission.”

“Got it.”

Henry nodded. Then, he asked, “We have to rename the cities, don’t we? We also have to reorganize

the structure of governance by drawing up new provinces and establishing new townships and districts

to properly manage it. I think we should strive to make it a megalopolis. Although it’s impossible to

surpass Cansington, it shouldn’t be too far behind either.”

Henry went on and on.

“We need to have a ten-year plan. In ten years, we’ll construct a world-class city!” James did not expect

Henry to be so politically astute. James then looked at the generals and asked, “What do you guys

think?” “The Black Shadow General is right.”

“I also believe we must properly plan this. However, to grow our prestige, we need to have militarized

schools.”

“We should garrison each city with an army and strive to create the safest cities in the world.”

Everyone shared their opinions.