Barnes Village, Mission Center.
Early in the morning, many mercenaries returned from Hope Village, each with excitement on their faces.
As soon as they came out, they were immediately surrounded by a lot of people.
"How is it? How is Hope Village?"
"Is it really like what those caravans said?"
"How are the people who have been there before doing?"
“Is it really that cheap?”
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Questions popped up one after another, and it was obvious that the residents of Barnes Village were indeed curious about the existence of Hope Village.
The earliest team from Hope Village came to Banes Village and took away many teams and people. At that time, many people did not leave because of the high temperature. The people who followed them basically did not come back, but some caravans would come back from time to time.
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After hearing from the caravan that Hope Village was a good place, some people left one after another, but compared to the number of residents in Barnes Village, it was nothing.
After all, many people's fixed assets are tied to Barnes Village, and it is difficult to ask them to give them up and move to another place to live.
Since they can buy things in Hope Village, they don't force themselves to go to Hope Village.
However, the residents of Barnes Village have a deepening impression of Hope Village, because the things shipped back from Hope Village are becoming more and more numerous and more delicious, especially the ingredients with different flavors, which have become an indispensable part of their lives.
Since you have been paying attention, you naturally know that Hope Village suddenly advanced to more than a thousand places in the rankings not long ago.
You know, the change in Hope Village's ranking has suddenly made it jump into the middle of the level 3 villages.
Such an achievement is truly impressive.
Not to mention, the news brought by the caravan when they arrived two days ago said that the school in Hope Village has already started, and as long as you are over 6 years old, no matter if you have talent or not, you can go to school, and the content of the school covers many professions, and you start to cultivate proficiency in various skills from an early age.
You know, many professionals with some ability will also train their next generation, but there is a problem, that is, the direction of training of professionals themselves may not necessarily be suitable for their offspring.
Under such circumstances, many people choose to become mercenaries, because for most professionals, this direction can be achieved through hard work, and they have enough strength to support themselves.
In contrast, the school in Hope Village can completely solve this kind of trouble for ordinary professionals.
Under various conditions, Hope Village is simply the dream territory of ordinary people and ordinary professionals.
This made many people who did not go to Hope Village feel a little regretful. If they had known earlier, they should have gone to Hope Village earlier.
As a result, just a few days after they started thinking about it, Hope Village suddenly opened up a vacation mission, and as long as they were mercenaries, they could go there.
On that day, many mercenaries flocked to Hope Village through the mission center.
As of today, none of the mercenaries who went to Hope Village have returned, even those who went later are no exception.
Therefore, those who returned today should be considered as returning
Those who didn't have time to go or couldn't go because they were not mercenaries were eyeing these returning personnel. It would be good to learn more from them, so that at least they would be prepared to go to Hope Village.
So this group of mercenaries who returned happily were blocked in the mission center.
Being suddenly surrounded, these people were frightened. However, after hearing what they said and knowing their purpose, they felt relieved and responded quickly.
"Hope Village is really great. What they said before is true!"
"The things there are really cheap. The price of many things is only 60% to 70% of that in Barnes Village."
"I wonder how carefree the people who went there before lived! Anyway, they never thought of returning to Barnes Village."
"Remember Locke? He was the former captain of our territory's mercenary team. Now he's an official in Hope Village, working for the Lord's Mansion!"
"There are others, some work in factories, some open their own shops, anyway, everyone I asked thinks it's better to be in Hope Village."
"The most important thing is school. It is indeed there as long as they are old enough. The courses involved include physical training, basic explanations of magic, blacksmithing, carpentry, tailoring, ore identification, medicine, etc. There are also some courses in Chinese, mathematics and science. I don't know what they are, but they look pretty good. Recently, architecture has been added. The first ones are all large classes. As for which one they will study later, it depends on their talents. Then they will gradually change to small classes. At that time, they will be considered apprentices. Speaking of which, how much does it cost to be an apprentice for some special professions now? You all know it, right?"
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The number of people returning kept increasing because they suddenly thought of something. They planned to take their families to Hope Village as soon as possible. It would not be safe with too few people, so it would be better to have more people.
One thing in particular is that during the last population migration, Viscount Robin, the lord of Barnes village, did not allow them to leave the territory.
Later, he relaxed a little and took good care of the territory, making it more suitable for living. This temporarily stabilized the territory.
After all, there are still many people who follow the thinking of their superiors.
But the situation is different now. Many people know what Hope Village is like without any cost. Faced with two territories with such a huge difference, it would be strange if they didn't run away.
They run, and they also encourage more people to run.
After all, the law does not hold everyone responsible!
The eyes of the people at the scene lit up as they listened to their description.
Some mercenaries decided on the spot to go and take a look for themselves.
Some ordinary residents simply turned around and walked away from the crowd, quickly packing their luggage.
The less assets a family has, the faster they lose them.
Just as more and more people gathered at the scene, a team of soldiers entered the territory directly.
The leader was none other than Hudson.
Seeing them come in, everyone shut their mouths, especially the mercenaries who had just returned, who dispersed instantly.
Hudson had his men block the teleportation array to Hope Village and said to the crowd, "According to the Lord's latest order, anyone going to Hope Village must pay 50 silver coins."
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became noisy.
"Why? This is a mission issued by Hope Village. Our territory doesn't need to pay any price at all!" Someone in the crowd took advantage of the crowd to speak out in dissatisfaction.
Hudson searched the crowd and didn't find anyone who spoke, so he said directly: "Because this action will cause some losses to the territory, for the sake of the territory's interests, this money must be paid."
Listening to Hudson's words, the group looked at each other.
They finally understood what Hudson meant.
That is, you can leave Barnes Village now, but you must pay 50 silver coins.
It is obvious that the lord of Barnes Village found that he could no longer control the people who wanted to leave the territory, so he simply used this method to make another fortune.
These 50 silver coins are most likely just the beginning.
Not handing over?
I'm afraid I can't leave Barnes Village.
For a moment, many people were talking about it and were even more annoyed.
However, looking at the iron-faced and impartial soldiers, many people who were interested could only think of ways to deal with it.
As for the professionals who were determined to leave Barnes Village, they realized that they had to pay the money, so they quickly left to prepare.
After a short while, the mission center, which was originally crowded with people, suddenly became quiet.
Originally, there was no charge to go to Hope Village, so they could go and take a look, but since there was a price to pay, they naturally had to think twice.
After watching the bustling mission center go quiet, Hudson gave instructions to the crowd and immediately went to the manor of Viscount Robin, the lord of Barnes Village.
I met Viscount Robin without any obstacles along the way.
"What's the situation?" Viscount Robin asked when he saw Hudson.
"There are still some people who paid silver coins to go to Hope Village, but most of the people have given up. However, looking at some of those who have come back, they are determined to leave." Hudson said honestly.
Especially since he had been to Hope Village, he knew the "benefits" of Hope Village. Basically, few people could resist it, especially for ordinary professionals and ordinary people.
If the atmosphere in Hope Village wasn't so incompatible with him, he would have wanted to go there too.
Who wouldn’t want to live a good life?
Therefore, Hudson still understands those people's choices.
Understanding is one thing, but from the perspective of Barnes Village, this matter is serious.
The massive loss of population is a huge loss to the strength of Banes Village.
The previous Barnes Village was not bad in this area, and the residents could tolerate it, but when Hope Village appeared, the residents could no longer tolerate it.
It can be said that the existence of Hope Village has a direct impact on Barnes Village.
Viscount Robin listened and his face darkened. "Is Hope Village so good?"
Hudson lowered his head and said nothing.
Viscount Robin's eyes became more sinister, and he continued to say to Hudson: "In your opinion, is Barnes Village the only territory affected by Hope Village this time?"
He knows the answer to this question.
Hudson thought about it for a while before speaking, "Not only that, but all the territories within this range will probably be affected! Based on my previous experience in Hope Village, the residents of Benguela Town are also flocking to Hope Village like crazy. Benguela Town is already like this, let alone other villages."
The outflow of population is definitely not something that is easy to overcome.
His Barnes Village cannot deal with Hope Village, even if so many of them unite!
He just didn't believe that those territories would be willing to face the "run" from Hope Village.
Especially Count Olcott, the lord of the small town of Benguela.
This man is powerful and has a high status. He has always considered himself the "king" of this area. Now the rise of Hope Village has definitely affected him, and he will definitely take it to heart.
Hudson understood what his lord meant, and the next moment, he gave a friendly reminder, "The lord of Glasgow Village, Viscount Lancelot, has a good relationship with Hope Village. When I left, they had already reached some cooperation, and the territories of the two were connected. He may not necessarily stand on your side, lord."
Viscount Robin listened and said indifferently: "My relationship with Lancelot is not very good, and I don't expect him to stand on my side. Anyway, I just want to stir up trouble. If it works, it's the best. If not, it doesn't matter."
"Yes." Hudson responded. His lord was right.
"But you also need to visit other territories to see the situation in their territories." Viscount Robin added, "You are the person I trust the most. I am relieved if you go. If this matter is accomplished, I will not treat you unfairly."
Looking at Hudson, Viscount Robin started to make big promises to him.
It's not a big deal, he has seriously considered it.
After all, Hudson was the one who stood behind him wholeheartedly even after he went to Hope Village, so his loyalty could be guaranteed.
He feels at ease using such a person.
"Yes, I will try my best." Hudson understood what Viscount Robin meant, and he became a little excited.
He works so hard just to climb up!
This is his chance and he will try his best.
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"Djibouti Village!" said Viscount Robin.
"Yes." Hudson nodded and went to see if there were any missions to Djibouti Village. If not, he would just take the team on the journey, as it was only less than half a day's distance anyway.
"Before you leave, just take care of the money collection. Anyone who wants to leave Barnes Village will be severely punished." Viscount Robin said with a cold look in his eyes.
"Yes." Hudson nodded, with a hint of excitement in his eyes.
This is a lucrative job!
As expected, if he caught the eye of the Lord, he could gain much more than struggling again in Hope Village.
Two changes in one
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