Aside from external conquest, the Ren Group's internal progress has never ceased.
Currently, Ren Zhong has negotiated and reached agreements on a unified currency, free passage, and autonomous employment with Liao Yuan, Chongyi, and West Lake counties.
It might seem like just three contracts in black and white without the Association's notarization and stamp, but in essence, Ren Zhong has completely taken over these three counties without firing a single shot.
From now on, any contracted employee of the Ren Group, be they wastelanders or citizens, can freely enter and exit the three county cities, and can work or conduct trade within them.
Now the Ren Group has formed a surrounding trend over the three counties, with its industrial sectors gradually improving, moving towards Ren Zhong's anticipated whole industrial chain "little kingdom" model.
As time goes on, fully acquiring these three counties is merely a matter of time for Ren Zhong.
