After "lingering" in the supermarket for more than half a month, Ham finally left with his caravan in a mighty manner.

However, this time he only took away the goods that had been originally ordered. As for the lamps, he would have to wait until he raised enough money to come back and pick them up.

As for how he would raise the money, that was beyond Ye Zhou's consideration.

Stanby Ham left two weeks earlier. He came this time only to pick up the goods that he had ordered before. He would buy new ones after this batch of goods was sold out. After all, most of his money was used to build the manor, and he could only continue to buy after the funds were recovered.

After they left, the supermarket returned to its previous quiet state.

The dwarves and goblins living in the town have begun to barter, and occasionally they will go to humans to exchange some money.

They only go to the supermarket to buy daily necessities and farm tools and seeds, and they have a natural awe of supermarkets.

But it was only because the supermarket was big enough that they had never seen such a large building, and it did not fit their perception of a "residence" or a store.

For example, a castle, although it is big, they will not be in awe of it, because a castle is built of stone, and they can clearly see from the wall how a wall is built up with piece by piece of stone. But a supermarket is not like that. They cannot tell what materials it is made of, but it is so big that it cannot be blown down by wind and rained on.

They won’t go to the supermarket if they can avoid it.

Even the farmers nearby are the same.

People are afraid of things that are new, that they have never seen before, and that do not seem to be of their own class.

However, to Ye Zhou's surprise, some human beings had already come to the town to buy real estate. They bought relatively dilapidated houses, and then found someone to buy materials to repair them, which saved them a considerable amount of money.

Even a few human families moved in.

Ye Zhou also asked Feng Ling to inquire about it.

Feng Ling is now Ye Zhou's eyes and ears in the town. In fact, she doesn't look like an easy person to get along with, because of the scar on her face. The function of that scar is the same as that of a modern tattoo. No matter what this person is like, people's first reaction when they see her is that this person is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

But here, Feng Ling has to wear prosthetic makeup every day, so the scar is not visible at all. In addition, she is not tall and even a little thin, so she does not make people feel threatened, so she has good relations with people of all races.

As for Cao'er, she has been taking Sarah around every day lately.

But Ye Zhou never told her about it. He felt sorry for Sarah and wanted to make up for the childhood she had missed.

"They said it was because of the fight between the merchant's buddy and the goblins." Feng Ling also felt it was a bit magical. "They thought that if the goblins would come forward to help whenever there was trouble in the town, they would be safe."

Ye Zhou: "...Really..."

He couldn't help laughing: "Seek benefits and avoid harm."

Feng Ling also laughed: "They didn't dare to come before, fearing that this place would be the same as the previous town."

Wasn't it the same with the town under the Duke's rule before? Under the banner of all races being able to live equally and happily in this town, the whole town was actually turned into a pool of blood. If the people in the town could no longer deceive others, the residents would immediately turn from beneficiaries into blood slaves.

The farmers around were afraid that if one duke left, another would come.

After all, although Ye Zhou did not raise the banner of equality and happiness, he did just that! A small town is inhabited by dwarves, goblins, elves and orcs, and the only thing missing is humans and goblins. After all, there is a vampire living in the supermarket.

So they dare to go to the supermarket to shop, but they dare not live in the supermarket.

What if something goes wrong? They only have one life.

Ye Zhou nodded. Although he had not originally planned to really "manage" a small town, he felt happy to see this dead town regain its vitality. It was as if he was playing a management game. It was hard not to develop some feelings for something when he saw it grow from nothing to something bigger.

"Let them buy if they want." Ye Zhou thought for a while, "I'm still looking for a mayor before I leave. I need to open a branch store and a store manager. I'll leave them something to protect themselves."

The smile on Feng Ling's face became even bigger, she knew Ye Zhou would do this.

Ye Zhou sighed: "I'm only in my twenties, but I feel like I'm already an old father."

His experience in the past few years is more than his experience in the previous twenty years combined.

"By the way, will Ham really bring 50,000 gold coins?" Feng Ling was a little worried, "50,000..."

This is really a lot, and Ham was not lying. The total tax collection of this country in a year is probably less than 50,000.

Ye Zhou: "He's not short of money. If he really couldn't come up with it, he wouldn't have been nagging me for so long."

"But even if he can raise the money, he will have to rely on borrowing and the goods he took away this time. Anyway, we can just wait."

Ye Zhou lowered his head slightly, picked up the teacup and took a sip: "If you are willing, you can take the bait. If you don't have this fish, there will be another one. The pond here is big enough."

After Feng Ling left, Ye Zhou turned around and opened the curtains.

In fact, he has never liked going out of the supermarket because he doesn't want to develop any feelings for this land. The last time he developed feelings for a plane was the Luoyang Base. However, there are generals in the Luoyang Base, and the people living in the base are capable and have goals, so they can protect themselves.

But it’s different here. The people here have no ability to protect themselves. They don’t even know how to protect themselves.

Just like a group of children, they can face the wild beasts in the mountains and forests and farm on their own, but is that enough? It is not enough.

Sometimes being ahead of the times is a sin, just like a smart person suddenly appearing among a group of mediocre people.

Do mediocre people admire smart people? No, people envy those far away and are jealous of those close by. Most people are right.

If people from outside discovered this place, would they think that such a town with multiple races living together and everyone having enough to eat is a paradise on earth, or would they think it is a heresy?

It's conceivable that they would not allow such a town to exist.

The previous Ye Zhou might not understand, but the current Ye Zhou understands very well that when everyone is zero, no one wants to see a one appear in the crowd.

So in his world, every change is accompanied by sacrifices of blood and fire.

The first group of people must sacrifice their lives.

Ye Zhou thought about it for a long time, from morning to night, and he did not leave the lounge even for dinner. It was not until it was dark outside that Ye Zhou called Zou Ming into the lounge.

The two sat face to face, with only a glass of mineral water in front of them.

Ye Zhou was silent for a few seconds and then said, "Actually, I don't know if this is the right thing to do, but even if it's not right, the cost is about the same as not doing it, so it should be better, so let's do it."

Zou Ming: “…”

He didn't understand, but he looked at Ye Zhou and pretended to listen carefully.

Ye Zhou sighed: "If we can't give them guns, let's give them crossbows."

Although there are crossbows here, and Stan has shown them to him, those crossbows are actually models from a hundred years ago. They are not so accurate and not powerful enough. If the opponent is wearing armor, these crossbows are useless and they still have to rely on swords.

Ye Zhou's crossbow can directly penetrate the not-so-thick iron sheet.

"We also need to teach them how to use it." Ye Zhou looked at Zou Ming.

Zou Ming understood what Ye Zhou meant. He did not agree immediately this time. Instead, he said directly: "They are not of the same race. They have only been here for a short time and the conflict has not yet broken out. If it breaks out later, these crossbows may not be used for self-protection."

There are conflicts among relatives, not to mention those who have no blood relationship or even different races.

Ye Zhou: "I've thought about this, so I hope you can manage them in a militarized manner."

"Inside and outside."

Although this approach seems narrow-minded and directly separates the small town from the outside world, it is actually beneficial to the survival of the town. Since it is impossible to unite the various ethnic groups in the town by starting with race and ethnicity, then let's do it based on region.

There is a world inside the town and another world outside.

Use external enemies to unite the town, or even use the sense of superiority of being able to eat and drink enough to unite.

Zou Ming did not continue to speak, but asked: "Are you sure?"

Ye Zhou nodded: "I'm sure."

Zou Ming: "I understand. I will do it well. But if we teach them how to use crossbows, they won't be able to go up the mountain to hunt or work. Should we provide their food during this period?"

Ye Zhou: “…”

He can contribute his labor, but spending money really hurts him.

"Just an initial investment." Ye Zhou's heart was bleeding, "We'll also open a branch here later. This plane is quite profitable. I should be able to earn a lot."

Zou Ming finally smiled a little after seeing Ye Zhou's distressed expression. He said, "Okay, whatever you want to do."

Ye Zhou raised his head slightly and looked towards Zou Ming.

He knew what Zou Ming was going to say next.

"Whatever you want to do, I will do it for you."

Ye Zhou felt it was corny, yet also somewhat touched.

He even regretted why neither he nor Zou Ming was a woman. If he and Zou Ming were a man and a woman, they would have confirmed their relationship long ago.

Ye Zhou sighed in his heart.

"Thank you for your help." Ye Zhou said, "I'll give you a raise this month."

"Oh, there's one more thing." Ye Zhou suddenly said, "I remember when you first came here you said that once you're hired, you can't go back to your own plane unless the contract expires. So how did Sarah go back?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zou Ming straightened his back unnaturally.

Ye Zhou understood. He laughed out loud and said, "I really didn't expect that you would lie."

Zou Ming didn't say anything. He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes, so that people couldn't see his eyes at this moment, nor could they tell what he was thinking.

Ye Zhou: "You're the one I returned midway?"

Zou Ming suddenly looked up, and their eyes met. Ye Zhou inexplicably looked away.

After looking away, Ye Zhou felt something was wrong again - he shouldn't feel guilty, it was Zou Ming who should feel guilty, so why did he turn his head?

He thought so in his heart, but still didn't look at Zou Ming again.

Because he knew in his heart that he would see a pair of eyes as dark as ink, containing emotions that made him feel sad and fearful.

It's not an ordinary, minor emotion, but a deeper one that makes people feel that once they fall into it, they will be trapped deeper and deeper into the swamp.

This made Ye Zhou panic, and he was so panicked that he would rather cover his ears and steal the bell.