Chapter 45

On the 29th game day of establishing the territory, Ye Bai's caravan arrived at Baiye Village, one day less than the expected 5 days.

Just as he was 700 meters away from the Tree of Creation, and before he even officially stepped onto the dirt road in the territory, Ye Bai received several consecutive system prompts:

[The trade route between 'Mello City and Baiye Village' has been opened. ]

[Foresighted Lord, you have successfully opened up your territory's first road to the outside world. Your territory gains an additional 5 productivity points!]

[You have opened trade with a magic school's main city (Mello City). Your territory will gain 3 additional production points per month, and your territory's magic school tendency will increase by 10.]

Ye Bai smiled when she received the prompt. With the productivity she had accumulated during her absence, she could immediately start clicking on the technology tree again.

Opening up external trade routes for a territory is not an easy task, it is time-consuming and laborious. Therefore, every time a new trade route is successfully opened from scratch, there will be a productivity reward. However, except for the first one which will have 5 points, each subsequent trade route opened will only have a 2-point productivity reward.

At the same time, depending on the target towns for opening trade routes, the territory will receive additional productivity rewards from trade with these towns every month while the trade routes are maintained.

At present, Ye Bai’s first trade route has opened a main city of a magic school, so he will receive the highest productivity reward of 3 points every month in the future. Similarly, the level of ordinary towns is 2 points, and villages are 1 point.

In the later stages, the productivity of upgrading technology books is often more than 10 points. Opening and maintaining trade routes is a major source of territory productivity.

Similarly, if a territorial war occurs, destroying and cutting off the enemy's external routes will effectively deal a blow to the production of their territory.

As for the tendency towards magic schools, it is related to the high-end technological development of the territory, and its influence covers many aspects. The higher the tendency towards a certain school, the greater the probability that special talents of that school will appear in the territory, and the monsters, plants, etc. around the territory are also likely to develop in the direction of adapting to that school.

The tendency value is a very useful value. In the later stages, if you want to obtain a school's high-end technology, the prerequisite is that the territory tendency reaches a certain value.

To put it in a more specific way, it is the territory's "potential value" in a certain technology.

In this regard, Ye Bai did not decide that the territory should follow the route of the magic school, but it happened to be the first city he encountered. The three major schools have their own advantages. The biggest difference between the player's territory and the NPC town is that you can have them all!

While they were thinking, the caravan had already stepped onto the dirt road of the territory, and the figures of villagers working appeared in front of them.

Seeing Ye Bai appear from afar, the villagers excitedly greeted him: "Lord!"

"I'm back!" Ye Bai also waved to the villagers.

"The Lord is back!"

When the caravan was carrying supplies into the territory's warehouse, the news of the lord's return spread throughout the territory through word of mouth.

When Carrie rushed over from the Source Energy Crystal Mine, Ye Bai was directing the villagers working in the warehouse and the transport team to unload the goods.

"Lord, you are finally back."

Ye Bai quickly walked over and said, "Kari, you've worked hard during this period. What happened to the territory while I was away?"

Because old man Dennis was thinking about the wildebeest team and said that he would leave after delivering the goods and needed the protection of mercenaries on the road, Ye Bai could only deal with the caravan's affairs first and did not have time to go to the Tree of Creation to check the situation of the territory.

After all, we can't just wait for someone to poach us when we're right at our doorstep. If we don't convert the mercenaries into villagers this time, they may not come back after following the transport team back to Melo City.

Carrie shook her head at first, then paused. She then glanced at the mercenaries and Dilina who were curiously observing the White Night Village. "They're new villagers, but there's no need to rush. Lord, please deal with the matters at hand first."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Hearing this, Ye Bai's heart moved. When it came to the matter of new villagers joining, she naturally thought of special talents first. There were no such people among the second batch of refugees. With a 15% bonus, there should finally be one in the third batch!

"This is what I should do." Carly said, then set her eyes on Dilina who was walking over: "Who is this?"

"Lord, will you introduce me to me?" Dilina also looked at Carly and said.

The standing position suddenly changed to Carly on the left, Dilina on the right, and Ye Bai in between.

On one side are the reliable right-hand men who stayed in the territory and worked diligently, and on the other side are the high-level talents who have already provided equipment and contributed their efforts before even arriving in the territory...

Ye Bai couldn't help but twitch his eyes. It was so strange. Why did it feel like a mysterious Shura Field? "Senior talents in infrastructure are vying for my favor"?

It’s an illusion, it must be an illusion!

"This is Carrie, an important deputy and senior engineer in my territory." Ye Bai stood in the middle and introduced the two to each other: "This is Dilina, the senior tailor I hired from Melo City."

Hearing this, Carly smiled brightly and extended her hand to Dilina: "That's great. I hope you can enjoy your stay in our territory."

Dilina's eyes also lit up, and she shook hands with Carrie: "Thank you, it's nice to meet you."

[Villager 'Kari''s loyalty to you +10]

[Senior Tailor Dilina's Favorability towards you +10]

[You gain 2 points of 'Fraud' proficiency]

Ye Bai: ...System, don’t be too outrageous!

Little did they know that Carly and Dilina's psychological activities at this time were very similar.

What Carly thought when she saw Dilina at this time was: The lord can actually recruit such high-level talents for the territory. The lord is really capable. He will definitely have a future in Baiye Village!

Dilina and Carly had similar thoughts: the small Baiye Village actually has such a talent as a senior engineer, there are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers. The lord is so capable, he will definitely be able to complete my commission!

Ye Bai had never expected that a single meeting would inadvertently provide a self-improvement strategy for two of his most valued senior talents.

Of course... let it go up, it doesn't mean to reduce favorability, the more the better!

On the other side, Dennis led his transport team members to unload the twenty boxes of supplies that Ye Bai was transporting this time, and then came to say goodbye to Ye Bai without delay.

"Sir, the goods have been handed over to your people." Dennis glanced at the sky and said, "While it's still early, we should hurry and set off for the return journey."

Ye Bai said politely, "You must be tired from the journey. Rest for a night in my territory before you continue. We have just built a lot of new houses in our village."

The latter sentence was really the truth. Before leaving, Ye Bai told Carrie that in 20 days, all the new refugees arriving in the territory would be assigned to build houses in the source crystal mine and the previously planned residential area.

Now Ye Bai is looking over from the storage area. The cross-shaped area around the residential area opposite is now filled with neatly arranged basic level 1 houses.

"Sorry to bother you, we have to go back to the guild to hand in the mission." Dennis quickly refused.

Hearing this, Ye Bai did not stay any longer, but looked at the mercenaries standing not far from Dennis.

"What about you guys?" Ye Bai looked at the mercenaries who looked a little hesitant.

They had originally agreed on the road to stay in Baiye Village for a few more days after arriving there, and make plans after the crocodile materials were made into equipment. In fact, many mercenaries had already thought of staying in Ye Bai's territory. Isn't it better to follow a promising lord than to be a mercenary with no job?

Moreover, this lord is a powerful wizard with both strength and financial resources, and he is a lifesaver to everyone.

After the battle at Crocodile Pond, Ye Bai had established a very high prestige among the mercenaries, and he was just about to break through this layer of window paper.

But Dennis was busy with his return trip and offered to pay their additional hiring fees, which made everyone feel a little embarrassed because under normal circumstances, there would be no commission for the return trip. Now the additional payment was equivalent to free money, so it would be a waste not to make money!

Ye Bai naturally understood the situation, and he stopped pretending at this point. He directly invited everyone in front of Dennis: "From my perspective, what I hope most is that you are willing to stay in my territory and develop, and become my direct combat unit."

After these words were spoken, the mercenaries present became excited. The lord's direct combat troops were different from ordinary combat troops. This represented the lord's attention.

Dennis's expression changed, and he seemed to want to say something. Ye Bai immediately took a step back and said with a smile, "Of course, everyone is free to come and go. What I want to say is..."

Ye Bai straightened his face and said, "My promise is forever valid. You can come and get your equipment at any time. The gate of Baiye Village is always open to you."

After these words, Ye Bai had firmly grasped the essence of retreating in order to advance.

Blaise, who had not appeared to be very excited, was silent for a moment, then stepped forward decisively.

"Bang bang!" The swordsman in his thirties bowed slightly to Ye Bai, knocked his heart with his hands, and made the standard gesture of submission of warriors in all realms.

"Master Baiye, I, the swordsman Blaze, am willing to follow you from now on and become the sharp sword in your hand."

[Mercenary 'Blaze' applies to join your territory, do you agree? ]

【yes】

"It's my pleasure."

Ye Bai also reached out and knocked on his chest.

First came second, and as if it was a signal, other mercenaries also came forward and all expressed their desire to follow Ye Bai and join Baiye Village.

Even the mercenary who did not participate in the battle of Crocodile Pond and stayed behind to guard the Wildebeest Team made the same choice as everyone else, because last night he had heard his companions talk about Ye Bai's "glorious record", especially the perspective of others' retelling, which inevitably contained some exaggeration. After retelling a few sentences, Ye Bai had already transformed from a melee mage into a "dual practitioner of magic and martial arts".

This scene caught Dennis off guard: "You, you guys..."

This is outrageous! They're not going back after coming here, are they?!

Ye Bai looked at Dennis and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Dennis, if you need an escort on your return trip, the warriors you hire will escort you back and forth."

With the sudden appearance of 10 first-level warrior villagers, Ye Bai is no longer panicked at all.

They are all "registered" in the system, and favorability is transformed into loyalty and satisfaction. People will not run away until they fall into a dangerous state.

Even at this time, Ye Bai was hoping that Blaise and the others could earn more money from Dennis. If they went back the same way, they wouldn't encounter any more battles, so they would be faster and wouldn't waste too much time.

When they come back, the facilities such as the tavern in the territory will be built. When they spend money in the territory buildings, won’t the money go back to Ye Bai?

First update~