Hope Village.
Zhou Bai didn't know that Fasar Village had sent people, and even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
After all, she knew very well that as the territory rose, there would be more and more conflicts of interest with other territories. In the end, it would all depend on whether a territory could protect its own "property".
At least for now, she is confident about Hope Village.
Because after the promotion, Hope Village became visibly stronger.
It was too late for everyone to deal with the beast tide yesterday. Although we took the opportunity to learn about the new layout of Hope Village, we were not very familiar with the newly appeared buildings.
Therefore, early in the morning, just after waking up, many people from top to bottom started to visit the territory again.
While they were visiting, Zhou Bai also took Bayer with him to walk around the territory.
She also wanted to see with her own eyes the results of her own creation, and get a basic understanding of the current situation of the territory.
Zhou Bai went with Bayer
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It can be said that the function of the mission center is actually the same as that of Valhalla and the Temple of Beasts, both of which belong to the summoning type.
The difference is that the mission center summons any mercenary or mercenary team on the Stan continent.
Therefore, after entering the mission center, you can see the built-in teleportation array in the center.
"When do you think it would be appropriate for our territory to hire mercenaries from other territories?" Zhou Bai asked Bayer.
Now the development of Hope Village has entered a relatively rapid stage. In addition, some orcs have voluntarily surrendered to her. She has indeed reduced the summoning of undead and orcs. One reason is to control costs, and the other is that she feels that the investment is not proportional to the gains.
But these new special buildings, the mission centers, are different. They are connected with other territories of the human kingdom, and summons are basically based on single missions.
Mercenaries are the most unstable profession in the world, because the territories they choose to serve are generally territories that bring them benefits, so their mobility is also the strongest.
Just like the mercenary teams in the town of Benguela, they are now contributing to the goods of Hope Village in different territories!
Their presence has reduced a difficulty in selling goods in Hope Village.
Now, if tasks can be released through the task center, the communication channels between Hope Village and the outside world will increase instantly. Zhou Bai is looking forward to it, but he is not sure when is the right time?
"Whenever the village chief thinks it's appropriate, it can be anytime." Bayer said without hesitation, looking at Zhou Bai with affirmation in his eyes.
Zhou Bai: “…”
She has discovered that now that she has reached the point where basically no one will oppose what she does, and instead will strongly support her.
First, she is a hidden lord, and second, she has proved her decision-making with the development of Hope Village.
Thinking about it, Zhou Bai nodded, said nothing more, and then took Bayer to
Compared to the mission center where only a few people gathered to see the buildings, the mercenary center at this time was really crowded.
Because there were no such buildings in their territory before, the teams were mainly formed spontaneously and the personnel would be mobile.
But with the establishment of a mercenary center, they can form a formal mercenary team.
Who doesn’t like to be able to build their own power in an open and aboveboard manner!
"Over here, here, the members of the former Tyrant Tiger Group come here to register."
"The left side is for individual registration, and the right side is for team registration. Don't get it mixed up!"
"Haha, after registering I will be an official mercenary."
"Yes, I heard that official mercenaries can not only accept missions from their own territories, but also from other territories!"
"Actually, if I have the chance, I'd like to visit other territories."
“Me too!”
"I just don't know how to rate mercenaries? Is it based on their levels?"
"I don't know. Just wait until we get into the rating room. I think most of them are just junior mercenaries."
"Take it step by step!"
"I heard that not only mercenaries can be rated, but magicians can also do it. In fact, dual-class professions are more popular in the mercenary market."
"Then I'll register as well!"
"It just costs 100 copper coins to register an identity."
"It's just 200 copper coins! No big deal."
"It costs 100 silver coins to form a team, plus personnel registration, it costs a lot of money."
"That's a must. If there are no requirements, there will be mercenaries everywhere, so how can the mercenary team stand out?"
“…”
Hearing this, Bayer glanced at Zhou Bai. He thought...
"Other territories collect money, so naturally our territory will also collect it." Zhou Bai said directly. She was not really that kind.
From the initial low price of the first-level houses to the price control of the entire territory, she just hopes that the residents of the territory can live a stable life and stay in her own territory. After all, a territory cannot do without people.
But now, Hope Village has become a level 3 village, and residents from the surrounding areas are still being attracted here in an endless stream. The treatment she gave to residents before remains unchanged, but that doesn't mean she has to "lose money" in everything.
The development of Hope Village requires money.
Although she won the territory war this time, she lost hundreds of gold coins and countless resources before the victory.
This is a village-level war. The future town-level, city-level... will all require a lot of financial and material support.
There are also the salaries of the territory’s soldiers and staff.
Everything requires money, so how could she not make the money she should!
So after knowing that there were paid options for mercenary classification and registration, she chose to pay without hesitation.
Rating: 100 copper coins/person.
Registration: 500 copper coins/person.
Team: 100 silver coins.
After all, the professionals in the territory and the people who form the team are definitely not poor.
"Village Chief did the right thing." Bayer couldn't help but say. Zhou Bai's performance always surprised him inadvertently.
"Everything is for the territory." Standing in this position, Zhou Bai could only try to think long-term, constantly pondering, overturning, and pondering again.
Fortunately, she had concealed her identity as a lord early on. Even if some people guessed it, they chose not to tell anyone because of her hiding it, so she was able to develop the territory according to her own ideas.
Even if her approach tends to be conservative, so what? As long as she can maintain the stability of this territory, that's enough, isn't it?
“What the village chief is thinking about is not a way out,” Bayer said seriously.
Defense is the main focus, with offense as a supplement.
It's not that there are no territories that have traveled this road, but most of the time they disappear halfway.
But he thinks Hope Village can do it.
Who said that Hope Village is rich?
Not only do you have money, but you can also make money.
By combining the two, Hope Village may be able to take a road that others cannot.
Of course, if it really doesn't work, as long as Hope Village has money, it can find another way even if its strength is slightly damaged.
Because of this kind of thinking, Bayer is not worried at all.
Zhou Bai's idea was recognized and he couldn't help but smile.
Then the attention returned to the mercenary center.
At this time, the individual and group lists of mercenaries have been registered one after another.
Zhou Bai was also looking at the lists of these groups to understand the current power of Hope Village.
Name/Captain/Number of People
War Beast Mercenaries / Zhong Yongnian / 424
Wind Mercenaries / Ellis / 312
Kara Mercenaries / Maria / 201
Holy Fire Mercenaries / Watt / 287
Xiaoyao Mercenary Team / Yun Juncai / 90
Mercenaries of the World / Zhang Wenhan / 335
Beast Mercenaries / Antonio / 298
…
From the group list, we can see that there are quite a few mercenary teams in the territory now.
Most of them were familiar to Zhou Bai, but there were many others that Zhou Bai was not very familiar with. They should all be mercenaries who had recently joined Hope Village.
After all, there are seven or eight mercenary teams that have joined Hope Village from the small town of Benguela alone. Although several teams have left to do business, when they come back, the number of mercenary teams in the territory will continue to increase.
However, although he didn't know them, Zhou Bai could check their contribution values in Hope Village through the lord panel, and know their "performance" in Hope Village through the milestones they achieved in contribution.
At least those who can become captains of mercenary teams have relatively high contribution among the residents, and many of them have obviously joined recently, which means that they have performed relatively bravely in this territory war and beast tide.
Not bad, not bad.
Bayer also noticed Zhou Bai's attention to the mercenary team and said directly: "Next, there are some tasks that the village chief can assign to them. Similarly, they can also be sent to other territories. However, they will be at risk of being recruited, especially mercenaries who practice both magic and body."
This is also a reminder for Bayer.
Hope Village attracted many residents from the surrounding areas. Although there were many professionals, most of them were physical professionals.
But the original Blue Star residents of Hope Village are different. Every one of them is a magician. Such mercenaries are popular in any territory, and there will definitely be larger teams recruiting them.
"I can't stop them from running away, but I believe that Hope Village can keep them." Zhou Bai said.
Although she has not come into contact with many territories now, she can actually tell from the words of others that other territories attach great importance to class and status. Unless you are a privileged class, it will definitely not be as comfortable to stay in other territories as in Hope Village.
As for other Blue Star territories, there must be some who treat their residents like her, but what about the ranking! Now Hope Village is far ahead of all the territories. No matter how they develop, it is a fact that they are not as strong as Hope Village.
Not to mention the people of Hope Village going to these places, if some of the people in these places had the chance, they would probably be eager to come to Hope Village to take a look!
Thinking of this, Zhou Bai felt more at ease.
"In this case, it is indeed a good idea to let them travel around. However, at their current level, I am afraid that there will not be many missions they can take, and the benefits will be low."
Mercenary is the profession with the most practitioners on the continent of Stan. Because the threshold is relatively low, the competition is also very fierce.
The mercenary team of Hope Village may not be able to appreciate the preferential treatment they receive inside and outside the territory because of the small profits they receive.
"I don't know about other mercenary teams, but the original mercenary teams in the territory would be willing to go out and try their luck." Zhou Bai said with a smile. For them, the money they earn is not the most important thing. The most important thing is to understand this world.
Because she thought so too.
But she still has an extra territory to shoulder, and she cannot act rashly before she has firmly established a foothold in Hope Village.
After all, she, the lord, died outside, and no one knows what the territory will fall into. She should just take it easy!
Her ability is really not worth looking up to outsiders.
As Bayer listened, he thought of the specialness of the residents who had the same background as Zhou Bai, and understood what she meant.
In fact, it is more beneficial for the territory if the residents go out and explore.
In his experience, there are not many level 3 villages or even level 1 or 2 towns that can compare to the living environment of Hope Village.
By then, as they go out, Hope Village's reputation will only grow.
As long as people from other territories are willing to learn about it, or come to take a look at the things in Hope Village, it is possible for them to settle down in Hope Village.
Then the population flowing into Hope Village will be continuous, which will help to improve the strength of Hope Village.
After all, no matter which territory, the population is linked to strength.
As they were talking, they were already walking out, ready to go to the next location.
However, when thinking about the influx of population, Bayer thought of the current situation of Hope Village and said directly, "Speaking of which, there may be a continuous influx of population in the near future. The territory war has been decided, and Hope Village's ranking in the Stan Continent has jumped by more than a thousand people. It will definitely attract attention. In addition, the mercenary team that went out of Hope Village and the medal-awarding team in the capital must have sold all the goods of Hope Village. Many territories and individual groups may be interested in Hope Village and come to Hope Village."
"Yes, so I will increase investment in hotels and commercial streets depending on the situation to prepare for their arrival." Zhou Bai nodded.
The arrival of these territories will surely inject new vitality into the economy of Hope Village.
"It would be better if we could attract some nobles to stay here permanently. Nobles like to enjoy themselves and are willing to spend money on it. The living environment can be improved." Bayer continued, "There are a lot of vacant lands in the territory now. Maybe we can set aside a piece for leisure and entertainment. We can also vigorously develop chess and card rooms."
There is also a chess and card room in Hope Village, but most of the people in the territory are busy making a living and are not willing to waste time on it. Although business is good, it is still small-scale.
But he was still keenly aware of the "addiction" in it. The nobles were probably willing to spend a fortune on it!
Zhou Bai paused and looked at Bayer deeply.
Although this person is not in modern times, he can still see the charm of the "casino"!
This thing can indeed be done.
"Okay, I'll include it in the next development plan." Zhou Bai responded.
Bayer will not say much here. The chess and card room is the product of the lord and his people, and they must know how to use it better than them.
After this was said, the two went to the tailor shop and the blacksmith shop.
This time, both buildings have an additional auxiliary building.
The textile workshop of the tailor shop and the advanced alchemy workshop of the blacksmith shop.
Diana and Harrison knew that Zhou Bai would come to inspect.
Diana was as gentle as ever, but Harrison had a rare smile on his face.
Zhou Bai saw through the situation but didn't say anything. He took the two of them into the textile workshop first.
The textile workshop is like a factory, but compared to the factory they built themselves, it has all the assembly line tools and can even be connected to the warehouse. When the textile workshop needs raw materials, it gets them from the warehouse, and the finished products are imported into the warehouse and then sent to the tailor shop. The whole process is more orderly and can monitor the raw material data of the territory.
"I'm ready to place my previously accomplished apprentices in the workshop, and recruit new apprentices. By then, the production of equipment will be able to form a scale that will not only be self-sufficient, but can even be sold to the outside world." Diana said with a smile. She had completely gotten used to the life in Hope Village, so she naturally wanted Hope Village to be doing well, and by the way, to make more money for Hope Village and herself.
"Okay, you decide together."
Having said that, he then went directly to the advanced alchemy workshop behind the blacksmith shop.
This time, it was Harrison who stepped forward.
Harrison couldn't be more satisfied with the new workshop.
Because in his original dwarf territory, he was not qualified to touch such an advanced alchemy workshop.
But now! He is left alone to enjoy it.
“Village chief, I am ready to mass-produce weapons for the territory, whether it’s arrows or other things. With this alchemy workshop, as long as there are enough raw materials, I can make as many as the territory needs.” This was Harrison’s promise to Zhou Bai.
"If the one fighting against us is the dwarf territory, would you be willing to manufacture weapons?" Zhou Bai suddenly asked.
In fact, Zhou Bai already had an idea about the military factory after facing the powerful enemy this time. The advanced alchemy workshop he obtained unexpectedly just solved this problem in advance.
However, she still needed to confirm one thing, that is, whether Harrison's intention was with the territory or the dwarves.
After all, she couldn't guarantee that there would not be a day when they would encounter the dwarf territory in the future. If the production of military weapons was completely controlled by Harrison, what would he do if he failed when anyone went to war with the dwarf territory?
Harrison's smile froze a little because of Zhou Bai's words, but he had to admit that Zhou Bai's words were based on practical considerations. Although he now recognized Hope Village, he still had feelings for his dwarf kingdom. If it was an ordinary dwarf territory, maybe he could be ruthless, but what if it was his original dwarf territory! His relatives and friends were there, could he be ruthless?
Harrison twitched his lips and finally took the initiative to speak, "I am willing to work for Hope Village. I can't guarantee the situation you mentioned, Village Chief. Please find someone to manage the blacksmith shop and alchemy workshop with me! If I encounter the situation you mentioned, I will not take action."
Zhou Bai was surprised for a moment. This was what she was going to say, but she didn't expect Harrison to say it himself. Then she nodded and said, "Let's do as you say. I will recruit suitable candidates later. But after they come, you will be the main person and they will be the assistants."
"Yeah." Harrison nodded.
Looking at this advanced alchemy workshop again, I felt a little uncomfortable.
However, Zhou Bai looked around carefully and asked, "What level of weapons can a workshop like this produce?"
"Advanced alchemy workshops have a bonus effect on weapon manufacturing. As long as the materials can keep up, gold weapons can be mass-produced. If I am promoted to an intermediate blacksmith, platinum weapons can be expected. I am almost an intermediate blacksmith." Having said that, Harrison's spirits recovered a little. He hoped that the village would rely on him as a blacksmith. He would be busy day and night, and his experience points would naturally increase quickly.
In a few days, he will be a mid-level blacksmith.
"If you need any ore, you can post a task at the task center, and the reward will be paid by the territory." Zhou Bai said directly. Judging from the current situation in Hope Village, it would be difficult to collect enough ore, so it would be easier to receive a reward from the outside world.
"Okay." Harrison agreed immediately, and then he seemed to have thought of something and continued: "I hired a group of goblins. They are very good at hands-on work and have a talent for making weapons."
The dwarves have a developed manufacturing industry and need a large amount of ore. They often capture and purchase goblins, but they let them do mining. After all, there are many dwarves and they are not required to do any of the work. Their hands-on ability has not been discovered. Now it is an unexpected discovery.
Zhou Bai was also quite surprised when he heard it.
Thinking about Dunlop's previous report, Zhou Bai nodded, "As long as you are all willing, I have no problem."
She believed that when it came to prospecting for minerals, Chief Mills would definitely send out the most talented people.
If she was just looking for something, she would have to do it in secret, otherwise she would be making wedding dresses for others.
As for the next thing, the most important thing is the origin of the limestone.
After chatting for a while, Zhou Bai and Bayer left.
Looking at Zhou Bai's back, Harrison sighed.
After what happened today, he understood one thing even more clearly: the past really had nothing to do with him anymore. He was an undead, a resident of Hope Village, but he could no longer be a dwarf of the dwarf tribe.
Diana looked at Harrison and said directly: "The Lord has been tolerant enough towards you. If you were in any other territory, you would only become a tool in the hands of others, or retreat to the Kingdom of the Dead."
"I understand." That's why I made the choice just now.
Seeing that Harrison understood, Diana said nothing more.
Zhou Bai and Bayer, who had left, had already headed to the library.
The current library is only elementary, with some books, and is full of
"These books must cost a lot of money, right?" Bayer was a little surprised to see so many books.
"Yes, this level of bookshelves alone cost me more than a thousand gold coins. It covers the basic situation of the Stan continent, the history of different races, and the origins of various professions. These are all useful to the territory and its residents. In addition to residents borrowing, they will also be needed for the opening of the territory school." Zhou Bai said. If it weren't for this reason, she would never have been willing to spend so much money at once.
It hurts!
Although the territory makes money quickly now, the amount is also large.
Since the territory was promoted, building roads, unlocking buildings, and constructing new buildings have cost thousands of dollars.
Of course, she was willing to do this because she had advanced.
"Village chief, do you think education is important?" Bayer knew Zhou Bai's character. He would not give a penny of the money he deserved or the money he didn't deserve.
Being able to spend more than a thousand gold coins to buy books really means you have invested a lot of money.
When I heard her mention school again, I knew her main purpose.
"We have an old saying in our place: no matter how poor you are, you must not be poor in education! If we can do this well, our territory will have many talents cultivated by ourselves." Zhou Bai said directly, "It can also enlighten the people. There are still many people in the territory who cannot read."
"Such things are very common in the Stan Continent. I only learned to read after becoming a professional, and I also suffered a lot. If..." It would be great if I could encounter such a territory earlier.
But Bayer knows that's unlikely.
The lower-level staff are illiterate and do not understand some principles, making it easier for the lord to control the territory.
"It will change in the future." Zhou Bai said. By then, not only her territory, but other territories on Blue Star will also do the same.
Now Zhou Bai really hopes that other Blue Star territories are also rising, and when the time comes, they will impact the entire continent together, and Hope Village will not be so conspicuous.
"Yeah." Bayer nodded. In fact, the emergence of Hope Village is already changing the world.
Next, Zhou Bai and Bayer strolled around the territory and finally arrived at the market.
The market is currently vacant, but there are already quite a few people wandering around inside, looking here and there, obviously preparing to rent a stall in the market.
When they saw Zhou Bai and Bayer, their eyes lit up instantly.
They surrounded us directly.
"Village chief, when will the market invite investors?"
“Is it expensive?”
"Sell it? Or rent it out?"
“Can I make a reservation in advance?”
“…”
Most of the people who asked Zhou Bai were residents of Blue Star.
It is easier for them to see business opportunities in places like markets. As long as they can occupy a location, they can easily make a fortune when caravans come in the future.
Even if there are no suitable products, they can grab them and then sublease them to others, which is a sure-win investment.
"There will be a specific plan in the next two days. Just pay attention to the territory announcement." Zhou Bai said directly.
In addition to understanding the territory, her visit today was also to get a general idea of the situation and then introduce a series of corresponding measures.
I was already full of confidence in the market, and now I am even more confident.
There is really no shortage of rich people in my territory!
"I really can't..."
"No, this is the arrangement of the territory. If it can be booked in advance, why don't I book it myself or book it for someone I know?" Zhou Bai asked back.
After hearing Zhou Bai's words, the person asking was a little embarrassed and said quickly: "No, no, I'll wait for the news."
Seeing this, Zhou Bai didn't say much, took Bayer away, and then continued to walk through the entire territory, not only measuring Hope Village from the map, but also from the actual situation.
And the fact that she and Bayer strolled around Hope Village was also seen by many people.
Based on the past development of Hope Village, these people already had guesses in their minds.
That is, after the territory is promoted, there will be new actions soon.
Therefore, whether it is the residents of Blue Star, the indigenous people who have joined Hope Village, or the newly joined goblin tribe, they are all paying attention to it.
They all knew that Hope Village’s next move was closely related to their future lives.
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