You should know that everything in the world of Turin is real.

Therefore, the buildings in the territory, including the tables, chairs, walls, and other objects, will also age and fall into disrepair.

When problems arise, repair and maintenance are needed.

Abraham's 40% reduction in territory maintenance is equivalent to directly reducing the funds needed for territory operation and maintenance by one-third. Especially for a vast god-level territory like Su Yue, the subsequent maintenance costs will be enormous.

What surprised Su Yue even more was that in his previous life he had never heard of anyone being able to appoint councilors in the Lord's Hall.

"I remember the Lord's Hall in my previous life was just an ordinary building and decoration? How come my Lord's Hall can actually house councilors? That shouldn't be possible even in a third-rate building?"

Su Yue had a sudden inspiration and looked at the legendary architect Jin Xiuer in the distance.

"It's her?"

Right, besides Kim Soo-ah being a god-level architect, there's no other explanation. And Abraham, the sixth son, is undoubtedly a great demon from the abyss. Kim Soo-ah's bloodline is that of a succubus; a great demon discovering a succubus seems somewhat logical.

Furthermore, in his previous life, a first-tier territory could only accommodate a limited number of refugees. Let alone over 1500 refugees, even a normal territory lord, theoretically, couldn't handle the basic needs of 50 refugees. And on his side? A full 1500 refugees—it seemed unreasonable not to encounter some special NPCs…

“I even suspect that there are other exceptional talents among the refugees. But even if they are exceptional, they can’t be as exceptional as Jin Xiu’er. The value of this god-level architect is almost immeasurable! He’s too strong.”

"On the other hand, there was the influence of the dwarves, who drove a large number of refugees over from the north."

"Thinking about it this way, I really am quite blessed."

Su Yue chuckled. The 20 free attribute points were a completely unexpected bonus from the Tier 3 Council. He casually took out two Tier 3 building blueprints.

"Tier 3 Resource Warehouse (Blueprint): Requires 6000 Gold Coins, 400 Stones, and 200 Wood Units."

"Tier 3 Tavern (Blueprint): Requires x gold coins, 5000 stone, 5000 wood, 400 mercury..."

Su Yue looked surprised: "A tavern?!"

In the previous life, very few lords were able to successfully build this, because taverns allowed them to recruit exiled heroes from their territories. The taverns in the Turin world are completely different from those in the game; they require a huge amount of resources to build. Once successfully built, they also require resources to recruit heroes.

Therefore, even before Su Yue transmigrated, he had never seen anyone build a tavern.

"I don't have enough resources to build a tavern right now."

The game notification sound from Turin World suddenly rang out:

"Cthulhu, the 'Great Old One' and 'Lord of the Annihilation,' is the true god worshipped in your territory. He is watching over the development of your territory and will use his divine power to grant you the right to build twice a month."

—The Shrine of the Gods will randomly resolve your territory's development issues.

"What is this? Free construction again?"

When Su Yue previously announced it globally, it was as a "god-level building - Temple of the Gods" that exempted him from resource construction.

So now the two drawings are free again?

Su Yue laughed immediately.

The Shrine of the Gods truly lives up to its reputation as a divine building; now he can directly build a tavern!!

So Su Yue immediately summoned Jin Xiuer.

The stunningly beautiful succubus lord gazed at Su Yue and said, "My lord, the placement of the tavern and supply warehouse still requires your planning. If the tavern is placed in the south, it will likely attract dwarves and other forest creatures from afar to drink; if the tavern is near a nearby interdimensional portal, it may attract lords from other planes; if it is near a shrine of gods, there is a chance that heroes from the Cthulhu series will appear. Please make your choice."

"???"

"Is that even possible?" Su Yue was full of question marks. This was somewhat like feng shui; the direction the porch and windows faced, and the overall layout, would all have an impact. However, Jin Xiuer was an expert; she was a top-notch architect. Su Yue listened to her analysis.

"Then let's place it next to the shrine of the gods."

He did this not because he was afraid of any trouble caused by the heroes in the tavern.

At the entrance of the Temple of the Gods, two figures with fish-man scales on their heads stood like statues. Looking up, one could see the "signs of the seventh-order evil god's servants, the Innsmouth people." This was even before Su Yue had embraced the Old Ones' camp and believed in Cthulhu.

The entrance to the shrine of gods is also protected by five-tiered shrine guards.

Therefore, he wasn't afraid of the tavern heroes causing trouble when they were drunk. Drunkenness, once excessive, causes people to lose their reason, and he could conveniently use the seventh-tier evil god's minions, Innsmouth and the two lesser Great Old Ones, "Hydra" and "Dagon," to help them sober up.

"In mythology, Dagon and Hydra exist as servants of the Great Old One Cthulhu, serving as the leaders, father, and mother of the Deep Ones."

"In other words, even if they deal with the seventh-order Innsmouths, there are still demigods behind them, and the even more terrifying evil god Dagon!"

"That way, we won't have to worry about the heroes going crazy in the territory's tavern."

"Some drunken heroes always cause trouble and chaos, and this is a perfect solution! Hehe." Su Yue couldn't help but look forward to the scene of those heroes going crazy while drunk, only to be subdued and left looking bewildered and horrified. At worst, he could have Abraham and Europa handle it.

Su Yue was unaware of the consequences of placing his tavern in the shrine of the gods.

The farmers in the territory soon started cooking again.

My first late night in Turin.

A campfire is burning.

The farmers chatted, and the castle-like Three Councils cast a long shadow over Su Yue's profile. The sacredness and majesty of the divine army, combined with the aura of an ancient, evil god faction known as the Great Old Ones, created a unique atmosphere…

This quality can corrupt even the most sacred angels and make the greatest devils submit to his silvery might.

"Lord Europa is back!"

"Great angel!"

"My God, it really is an angel!" Many farmers who had never seen an angel before were shocked. That's right, they had risen from lowly vagrants to first-class farmers. After finishing their work, farmers needed to eat and sleep.

They need to replenish their energy and rest before they can continue working. Otherwise, working 24 hours a day is impossible. Turin is a real world, and these farmers aren't robots; sleep is still necessary.

In addition, it was dark and lacked sunlight.

The torches in the council hall are also included in the city hall's maintenance budget; burning them requires grease and wood, and Su Yue can't possibly light up the entire territory in the dead of night. Making the farmers work in the dark would cause morale problems and also lead to inefficiency. Therefore, it's best to let them rest at night.

Thinking about this, Su Yue felt a little regretful that they hadn't obtained any territory-specific night vision treasures.

But even with night vision.

These farmers can only work for a few more hours; they still need to rest and sleep.

"Europa!"

Su Yue gasped. In less than a day, Europa had brought back so many troops?

"125 Tier 1 Thieves..."

"42 cavemen, 50 big-eared monsters..."

Nearly three hundred first-tier species that surrendered, and five second-tier wolf warriors?

Putting everything else aside, just these troop types alone made Su Yue's early territory something that other ordinary lords simply couldn't afford to provoke. However, this also brought another problem—food; the territory's food supplies were likely enormous.