At this time, Zhou Bai and the other two had already entered the lord's mansion.

The lord's mansion is like an office hall, a simple one-story building of about 40 square meters. At the end are two compartments on the left and right, each with a window. The window on the left is written with "Resident Registration Office". An unfolded parchment scroll is placed on the table, and next to it are piles of blank tokens. Territory Missions are written on the right, and above it is a bulletin board with nothing on it.

Everything he saw before his eyes appeared on the lord's mansion building on Zhou Bai's territory panel. Everything was synchronized. Zhou Bai looked at this scene with some surprise.

When Zhou Zhengping and Ding Qiurou came forward, two tokens engraved with names were handed out from the window on the left.

The moment they received their identity tokens, a new name appeared above their heads.

【Hope Village Residents】

"Dad, Mom, did you see the name above my head?" Zhou Bai's heart skipped a beat. Could it be the Lord of Hope Village?

"Yes, Lord of Hope Village." The two frowned.

Zhou Bai twitched his lips, "Isn't this making people target me?"

This name is too high-profile! It really doesn't suit her!

...

...

Then, he looked at the parchment on the counter, his mind moved slightly, and then he clicked on the parchment on the control panel and directly added his name on it.

When registering, a new name appeared on the parchment scroll at the scene, and an identity token also appeared.

After getting the token, the label on Zhou Bai's head suddenly changed.

Zhou Zhengping and Ding Qiurou were delighted, "Now we are residents."

"Then I can hide my identity as a lord!"

I don’t know how long I can keep it secret, but until then, it will save me a lot of trouble.

"Can anyone touch this resident registration book?" Zhou Zhengping said as he tried to walk towards the counter, but was stopped by an invisible barrier.

"Only the lord can do it!" Zhou Bai confirmed that everything here was not designed to defend her as the lord. Except for the system, everything was operated by her personally.

"There is only one territory nearby, and no one knows the specific situation. We can say that this territory is controlled by the system, and no one will doubt it." Zhou Zhengping's last bit of worry disappeared.

The look in his eyes when he looked at his daughter changed again. What luck, amazing!

Zhou Bai, who had accidentally solved his identity problem, continued to operate the panel in a happy mood.

It would be of great benefit to her to fully understand the lord section.

Then I directly checked the upgrade conditions.

[Population 100 people (not satisfied)]

[Territory buildings reach 4 (not satisfied)]

[Lord reaches lv.5 (not satisfied)]

After noting down the conditions, Zhou Bai's eyes shifted to the optional *2 behind the building to be unlocked. She remembered that this was a system reward when the territory was established. As long as it was unlocked, there would be four buildings and the building conditions would be met.

When you click on it, a lot of building introductions appear on the screen.

[Primary Tailor Shop: Can make simple clothes, requires 10 gold coins and some materials]

[Primary Blacksmith Shop: Can forge simple weapons and tools, requires 10 gold coins and some materials]

[Primary grocery store: can provide various goods, construction requires 10 gold coins and some materials]

[Restaurant: can provide various foods, construction requires 10 gold coins and some materials]

[Level 1 warehouse: can store various items, requires 10 gold coins and some materials to build]

[Level 1 residential building: 30 square meters small house, requires 5 gold coins and some materials to build, can be built repeatedly]

[Level 1 farmland: crops can be grown]

【……】

Perhaps because the current territory level is not high, the unlockable buildings are basically elementary and the number is limited, but for Zhou Bai it was worth a look.

"Dad, Mom, we can unlock two buildings now." Zhou Bai talked about several buildings and their features.

"What do you think you need most right now?" Zhou Zhengping looked at Zhou Bai with a smile. Instead of giving an answer, he asked directly.

Zhou Bai understood Zhou Zhengping's intention to train him, and said directly: "The blacksmith shop and the restaurant! The former can provide weapons, and the latter can provide food. These two are what the survivors need now."

"Then do as you say."

Zhou Bai nodded and began to unlock the buildings.

[Do you want to spend 10 gold coins, 1000 units of wood, 1000 units of stone, and 100 units of iron ore to unlock the blacksmith shop? ]

"yes."

[Insufficient materials, please purchase or collect]

Zhou Bai chose to buy it.

Soon the system mall popped up, and the page showed wood, stone and iron ore.

[Item: Wood]

【Introduction: Building Materials】

[Purchase price: 1 copper coin/unit]

[Selling price: 2 copper coins/unit]

[Item: Stone]

【Introduction: Building Materials】

[Purchase price: 2 copper coins/unit]

[Selling price: 4 copper coins/unit]

[Item: Iron Ore]

【Introduction: Building materials, weapon materials, etc.】

[Purchase price: 100 copper coins/unit]

[Selling price: 200 copper coins/unit]

After seeing the difference between the purchase price and the sale price, Zhou Bai paused.

What a profiteer!

Complaining, Zhou Bai still unlocked the blacksmith shop with 2 gold coins and 60 silver coins.

After the blacksmith shop, the 60 silver coins to unlock the cafeteria are nothing.

[Dear host, your territory buildings have reached 4, meeting upgrade condition 2. ]

[The primary blacksmith shop and canteen have been unlocked, please place them. 】

Notified, there were two more recommended placement points on the territory map, Zhou Bai directly chose to confirm.

But this is far from over.

[The blacksmith shop has been completed, but there is no blacksmith at the moment. Start the self-service mode. The system selects the product Iron Axe (Bronze Level). Do you want to make it? ]

[The restaurant has been completed, but there is no chef at the moment. Start the autonomous mode. The system selects the commodity steamed buns. Do you want to make them? ]

"……yes."

[The production of the iron axe requires 1 blueprint, 10 iron ore, and 10 wood. If the materials are insufficient, please purchase them. ]

[Flour is needed to make steamed buns. If the material is insufficient, please buy some. ]

[Item: Iron Axe Blueprint]

[Introduction: Required for making an iron axe]

[Purchase price: 50 silver coins]

[Selling price: 1 gold coin]

【Remarks: Reusable】

[Item: Flour]

【Introduction: Making Food Ingredients】

[Purchase price: 1 copper coin]

[Selling price: 2 copper coins]

Looking at the prices above, especially the iron axe blueprint, Zhou Bai's heart trembled a little, but at this stage he had no materials on hand, so he could only buy, buy, buy.

After the purchase was completed, Zhou Bai made and put on the shelves 10 iron axes and 20 steamed buns.

After confirming that the blacksmith shop and restaurant were up and running, Zhou Bai let out a long sigh of relief.

It's finally over!

She strongly suspected that this was a pay-to-win game that required the lord to continuously invest money. If the funds were not sufficient, the game would not be unlocked.

It seems that we can’t always rely on purchasing in the system mall, even if we have money.

She felt heartbroken for every penny she spent. Before the end of the world, her account would only have more money, not less.

The next moment, Zhou Bai's attention fell on the territory mission bulletin board next to her. She knew what it was used for.

[Purchase wood, 1 unit/1.1 copper coins]

[Purchase of stone materials, 1 unit/2.2 copper coins]

[Purchase iron ore, 1 unit/101 copper coins]

[Purchase various blueprints, 1 gold coin]

【……】

The tasks were posted one by one, and Zhou Zhengping and Ding Qiurou who were waiting on the side soon discovered it, because in addition to the notification bar, there were also notifications on their panels, and the two were synchronized!

"This is……"

"I just unlocked a building that required materials, and the selling price was twice the purchase price, which gave me a lot of extra money. I think I'll need them to unlock buildings later, so I won't lose money if I buy them early and stockpile them," Zhou Bai explained.

"So, the purpose of the system seems to be to prevent you from relying too much on the mall? You can get it yourself, or you can get it from the residents in the territory. Both are more cost-effective than buying it from the mall. It encourages everyone to go out?" Zhou Zhengping said thoughtfully.

"...It seems so." She was just trying to save money, but it's the same goal!

"Then we'll wait for others to come and get more information from them before we go out. We didn't encounter any danger along the way just now, but we lost some opportunities to learn more."

"Pooh, pooh, rather than being in danger, I would rather you find out later." Ding Qiurou on the side said hurriedly, glancing at Zhou Zhengping, her hand couldn't help but twisting his arm. What kind of words are these!

"Just talking." Zhou Zhengping begged for mercy quickly.

Zhou Bai looked at this scene, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

She was very fortunate to have such a territory that could shelter her family.

It was also at this time that a reminder popped up on Zhou Bai's control panel.

[Lord of Hope Village, refugees have entered the territory of Hope Village. Please prepare to accommodate them as soon as possible.]

At the same time as the notification, scattered green and red dots began to appear on Zhou Bai's map.

Are the green dots survivors and the red dots monsters?

Thinking about this, Zhou Bai quickly said to the two of them, "The survivors are coming! There may be monsters following us."

The two of them immediately drew their attention back, "Let's go take a look."

The family of three went straight towards the village entrance. When they passed by the blacksmith shop on the way, each of them bought an iron axe.

At the same time, a group of people arrived outside Hope Village one after another. The moment they saw the stone tablet, their eyes lit up with hope.