Another day passed.

Today is the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the first year of Zhongping. From today on, he dared not sacrifice wild beasts.

In his previous life, Zhang Jue died in August. The exact day is unknown, but it was after the 15th.

He didn't even dare to travel far away. If there was a time limit, he would have wasted a good opportunity to get Zhang Jue.

"My lord, news has arrived from Jian'an that the Yellow Turban Army is making unusual movements outside the city. They may be planning to attack Jian'an City."

"Okay, I understand. But I can't go out now, so let the Lan family keep an eye on me."

For Zhang Jiao, Fengyun definitely couldn't go. It would take two days to go there and back.

As long as Zhang Jue was alive, he could not move even if Jian'an was captured.

He was not worried about the safety of the Lan family. Even if the city was breached, the Yellow Turban Army would at most rob and would not kill people indiscriminately.

Besides, the Lan family is not ordinary civilians. If they are really provoked, they can still hold on for a while.

Since the lord could not go, Li Changgong did not dare to say anything more.

"Yes, there is a village that is interested in joining ours, but after joining, we will have one less trade route."

Fengyun smiled and said:

"It's better to join than not. Don't mind the loss of one gold coin. Their arrival can create greater value for us. But our village is full now. When we upgrade to the middle village, we will bring them here as soon as possible."

"Understood, my lord. One more thing."

"A drunkard has come to our tavern. I'm worried he won't pay. I'm also worried he might be a talented person and delay the lord's recruitment plan."

Fengyun's eyes lit up now. He asked Baicun not to accept strangers for the time being, but to accept all NPCs.

He immediately said, "What does he look like? I'll go see."

"It's easy to spot. He doesn't even need a bowl to drink, he's just holding a jar of wine and drinking it."

"Okay, got it."

After the village was exposed, players basically stopped coming.

Because it was too far away, he did not send out any information to recruit players.

Unless you are someone with bad intentions, there is no point in traveling thousands of miles by boat to come here.

But NPCs are different.

Qiubai Village now not only holds the title of the best village in the world, but also has a great reputation.

Many NPCs will come here to visit.

This contains common NPCs and some talents.

This requires Fengyun to have a keen eye and be able to identify talents.

…

After Fengyun entered the tavern, he saw that there were still many outsiders. They were all inquiring about the news here, and their voices were quite loud.

"Hey young man, are you a local?"

"yes."

"I want to ask you, is the living environment here good?"

Hearing what the other party said, the villager immediately became delighted.

"That's fine, no problem. I don't have to pay for food, clothing, housing, and transportation in the village. I also get paid every month, but I just need to complete my work every day."

"Won't the lords here exploit you?"

"What kind of exploitation? We already have a comfortable life and get paid, but the taxes are just a little higher. But there are some people who pay low taxes, so their food, clothing, housing and transportation are not free."

The villagers' words not only did not make the other party happy, but instead frowned and said:

"I have money and want to settle down here. But what should I do if I don't want to work?"

"That's easy. Just choose the 10% tax rate. Our lord likes it best if it's just spending money."

"You won't confiscate my money, will you?"

"Don't worry, once you rent a house, no one will dare to enter your house. Our lord said that personal property is sacred and inviolable."

"I want to buy a house, but I don't know who to buy it from."

The villagers just shook their heads and said:

"We only rent and don't sell now. Don't worry, renting a house is cheaper."

…

Fengyun listened to what these people were saying, but did not stop.

He didn't see any drunkards.

But I saw a wine jar being held high.

When I got closer, I saw that a person had already slipped to the ground, but was trying his best to hold the jar high to prevent the wine from spilling.

"Dude, let me put the wine on the table for you."

"No! Go away, I don't need any help, and don't touch my wine."

Fengyun didn't expect that the other party had such a strong personality and could have such cognition even when drunk.

"Okay, I won't touch your wine. I wonder who you are?"

"I..."

Before the man could utter a few words, he fell to the ground and fell into a deep sleep.

There was no other choice but to carry him back.

Two people were called over, one at the head and one at the tail, each carrying one side, and they just carried it away.

Fengyun directly picked up the wine jar and threw it into the ring, then carried him to his village chief's office.

If this had been the same as a few days ago, it would have been impossible to wait for him to wake up, so I would have just poured cold water on him to wake him up.

But now, I can’t travel far, so I’ll just wait patiently.

…

The drunkard slept for half a day and didn't wake up until noon.

"Where am I?"

The other party woke up in a daze and felt that he had come to a strange place.

"Hehe, don't be nervous. My name is Fengyun. I guess you know who I am."

"Oh, so you are the famous Lord of the No. 1 Village in the World. Nice to meet you."

The other party clasped his fists, looking very martial arts-savvy.

Fengyun also returned the greeting:

"May I know your name? Are you planning to settle down in my Qiubai Village?"

"My name is Zhuge..."

Feng Yun was excited when he heard the name Zhuge, but he calmed down in an instant. It was definitely not the famous person he expected.

The other party paused, as if thinking of something:

"Where's my wine? Can you give it back to me?"

Feng Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly. It seemed that this man didn't have much strength. He took out the jar of wine he had left over.

"No problem, this is the rest of your drink."

"Okay, thank you very much."

The other party took the jar of wine and took another sip.

Then he said, "My name is Zhuge Ming. I was kicked out by my employer because of my alcoholism. I want to come here to find a job."

Fengyun no longer had any hope for him. Since he was kicked out, he probably wasn't a good person.

But he is eager for talent now, so as long as he is still useful, it is not impossible to give him a job.

"What are you good at?"

"I am a weapons maker."

"Weapon maker?"

The other party did not call himself a blacksmith, but a weapons maker.

This is definitely a special talent.

But what I am most afraid of is that some ruffians come here to cheat and try to cheat, so I can only keep testing them.

"Oh? So what do you make?"

"Repeating crossbow."

"Repeating crossbow?"

Now Fengyun was no longer calm.

You should know that the crossbow is the most stable long-range attack weapon of this era.

Much better than a bow and arrow.

Bows and arrows require strong skills, but crossbows can ignore this.