At this time, the entire map of Hope Village has occupied Zhou Bai's entire field of vision.
After the last planning, the overall structure of Hope Village has been initially formed and only needs to be added and placed.
First, the residential area. The residential area in the first ring area has long been full. There are a total of eight communities, each with 200 houses. It occupies the entire territory's northern area centered on the lord's mansion and part of the northwest area. It is also the largest gathering place for people in the territory so far, adjacent to the farmland and breeding farms behind the lord's mansion.
However, because a lot of green plants and trees were planted in the territory, the sight of both sides had long been blocked. In addition, Zhou Bai also placed the residences of the sheep-headed people and the fox beastmen in this area, blocking the middle. For the residents, there was no impact at all.
Now that we are adding new communities, they will naturally be placed here.
The current space is relatively sufficient, and Zhou Bai plans to build two more communities, still mainly three-level residential areas.
Because it can be built repeatedly, Zhou Bai directly chose to add on the panel.
【Please confirm the quantity? 】
"400."
As soon as the data is entered, the system will immediately send a notification.
...
...
[Do you want to spend 4,000 gold coins to build 400 level 3 houses? ]
"yes."
The next moment, 4,000 gold coins were visibly missing from Zhou Bai's account.
Actually, she could earn 12,000 gold coins by selling these 400 houses. Although she made 8,000 gold coins, from a business perspective, it was not a good deal.
But Zhou Bai knew very well that houses were the foundation for residents to survive in a territory, and would make it easier for them to feel a sense of belonging to the territory.
Therefore, no matter how profitable her other businesses are, she will always stick to the residential housing business.
But when you think about it, considering the area occupied by the residential houses, the number of people accommodated is still too small.
If you can build a few more floors, the area occupied will be worth it.
If she wanted to build a multi-story building, she would need cement. However, the territory currently did not have enough cement, so it was impossible to build a high-rise building. She could only wait for her father and his men to dig up limestone.
I don’t know whether they have successfully mined?
After the magic pigeons have reached a certain scale, you can try to use them to send messages.
His drifting thoughts were quickly brought back, and Zhou Bai's gaze moved down to the commercial areas of the second and third ring roads.
These two areas are basically shops. Previously, due to financial reasons, Zhou Bai only built shops around the road, but now that he has sufficient funds, he doesn't need to worry too much.
Build, build, build.
In the second ring area, Zhou Bai built directly one by one, and then directly inserted a market of the same size at the location corresponding to the third ring market, on the same parallel line as the previous market.
With the traffic from these two markets, the flow of people to the surrounding shops has only increased, and the two complement each other.
As for the Third Ring Road, in addition to the commercial street, there are also markets and holiday villas, which basically occupy the entire area, so Zhou Bai did not make any changes.
Then there are the bars and hotels on the Fourth Ring Road. There is no need to consider this area as it will belong to tourists in the future. It is adjacent to the commercial area, making it convenient for tourists to spend money.
In a word, fill up.
After these two buildings were completed, the system sent a notification as usual.
[Do you want to spend 200 gold coins to add more market stalls? ]
[Do you want to spend 4,000 gold coins to build 20 commercial streets? ]
[Do you want to spend 100 gold coins to build 10 hotels? ]
[It is detected that the territory tavern (hotel) is level 3, and the newly built hotel is level 1. Do you want to spend 3000 gold coins to upgrade it to level 3? 】
[Note: Level 3 hotel rooms increased from 20 to 60. ]
"yes."
After doing all this, Zhou Bai rejected the proposal to run the system and began to target several loops on the east side.
The several architectural drawings submitted by Bayer and his team are ready to go.
Corresponding to the second ring, Zhou Bai thought that the territory would welcome a new batch of goblins in the future, as well as the undead and orcs that would be summoned continuously, so he built three more communities accordingly.
Because the area here is wide enough, Zhou Bai thought about it and added another commercial street. The shops on this commercial street will be rented exclusively to the goblins and orcs, and it is up to them what kind of business they do.
Zhou Bai thought about the many orc shop assistants in the commercial street and was very optimistic about their adaptability.
The Third Ring Road is a public building site and currently houses a school library.
She was going to put a few new buildings here.
[Do you want to spend 100 gold coins, 20,000 units of stone, 2,000 units of iron ore, and 1,000 units of concrete to build a swimming pool? ]
[Do you want to spend 100 gold coins, 20,000 units of stone, 5,000 units of iron ore, and 1,000 units of concrete to build a sports arena? ]
[Do you want to spend 100 gold coins, 20,000 units of stone, 5,000 units of iron ore, and 1,000 units of concrete to build an amusement park? ]
[Do you want to build a park with 100 gold coins, 10,000 units of stone, 10,000 units of wood, a certain number of trees, and a certain amount of grass? ]
When faced with system inquiries, Zhou Bai always answered "yes".
The next moment, the resources in the entire warehouse began to shrink dramatically.
Especially important basic materials such as stone, iron ore and concrete.
Suddenly, tens of thousands of units disappeared, which made Ding Qiurou, who was in charge of the warehouse, a little panicked.
Took a look.
Oh, it was called by the territory, it doesn’t matter.
Then Ding Qiurou couldn't help but smile. Yes, with such a large amount, only her daughter could use it directly without saying hello.
Returned safely!
She can rest assured.
She had gotten used to her daughter not reporting safety upon returning but instead immediately dealing with territory affairs.
Then, he continued to work.
On Zhou Bai's side, after calling on a large number of resources, the architectural drawings had turned into a number of small buildings that appeared in front of Zhou Bai.
Zhou Bai directly placed these "small models" next to the school and the library.
First, there is a park, which separates the library and school from other buildings. After all, academic studies require a relatively quiet environment.
Then come the amusement park, sports arena and swimming pool.
These buildings occupied a relatively large area. After they were placed, they basically filled up the Third Ring Road area, leaving only a small corner. It did not have much impact, so Zhou Bai did not care about it anymore.
Next is the Fourth Ring Road.
The Fourth Ring Road is also a place that does not need to be moved. Military camps, hospitals, prisons, animal stations and factory areas have almost occupied this area. Recently, due to the booming business, several factories have been built and there is no vacant land.
After such operations, the departments open to the outside world in the territory are basically full.
Then, Zhou Bai set his sights on the relatively open northern part of the territory.
The northern part is the planting and breeding base of Hope Village, and it is also the material storage area of Hope Village. She will not occupy it even if she is short of land.
Currently, there are farms, animal training grounds, ponds, farmland and forests in this area.
The forest belongs to the territory. Currently, various transplanted fruit trees have been planted on the hillsides of the forest. They have all bloomed and will probably bear fruit soon.
This time she went out and collected a lot of fruit trees. Zhou Bai planted them directly on the panel, and then looked at the ones exchanged by other residents in the warehouse and planted them one by one.
After the forest was taken care of, Zhou Bai looked at the idle land and converted it into farmland without hesitation.
[Do you want to spend 200 gold coins to unlock 200 acres of farmland (can be reclaimed repeatedly)? ]
[The territory farmland level is detected to be level 3, and the newly unlocked farmland is level 1. Do you want to spend 2000 gold coins to upgrade it to level 3? 】
"yes."
Up to this point, there is basically no vacant land in the entire territory.
It’s really not easy to achieve this!
Looking at the total amount of this expense, excluding the cost of materials, she spent 13,900 gold coins.
Each item doesn't seem to cost much, but when added up it's a considerable sum. If Zhou Bai hadn't made a lot of money recently, he wouldn't have dared to be so generous.
Indeed, infrastructure construction is a very expensive undertaking.
Just building a level 3 village would cost tens of thousands of gold coins.
In the future, when it reaches the small town level, the investment will probably have to increase several times, which will also pose a huge challenge to the financial resources of the territory.
If Hope Village wants money in the future, it will have to save more.
Thinking that the lord panel had already sent a notification on whether it was running, Zhou Bai paused, but still held back for the time being.
After all, her current identity is just the village chief, not the lord.
Soon after I came back, the territory changed drastically. Such a short period of time would make it easier for people to have wild thoughts. Let’s wait until late at night before we talk about it!
There is no need to rush.
Then, Zhou Bai looked directly at the latest data of the territory.
[Territory: Hope Village]
[Level: Level 3 Village (Upgrade)]
Population: 11,034/20,000
【Area: 4000 acres】
[Tax rate: 10% (adjustable)]
【Wealth: 40043 gold, 24 silver, 88 bronze】
[Buildings: Lord's Mansion (Level 3), Mission Center, Mercenary Center, Primary City Wall, Primary Blacksmith Shop, Restaurant, Primary Tailor Shop, Level 1 Residence (30-square-meter Wooden House), Level 2 Residence (30-square-meter Double-story Wooden House), Level 3 Residence (30-square-meter Double-story Stone House), Special Buildings (Hall of Valor, Temple of Beast God, Hospital), Grocery Store, Primary Barracks, Primary Watchtower, Prison, Primary Warehouse, Level 1 Farmland, Well, Tavern (Hotel), Farm, Commercial Street, School, Factory, Library, Road, Pond, Market, Textile Workshop, Advanced Alchemy Workshop, Swimming Pool, Playground, Sports Arena, Park. ]
[Contribution Mall: For territory residents, can only be redeemed with contribution points]
[Current ranking: (Stan continent ranking: 5482) (regional ranking: 1)]
[Territory War: 3/3 (Number of wins: 3) (Free period: 26 days)]
[Note: Territory can only be captured by the lord]
There are many more buildings than when we first got promoted.
Looking at the map filled with well-arranged buildings, Zhou Bai felt a sense of accomplishment.
Finally the territory is filled up!
This is the kingdom she built!
After looking at it for a while and making some minor adjustments, Zhou Bai got up and left the office.
**
Then, Zhou Bai came to the blacksmith shop.
She did not forget that this time they came back, they also brought back metal materials they dug near the town of Benguela.
They didn't know what the material was, but as a dwarf, Harrison would probably know something about it. Even if he didn't know, he could ask him to research it.
Not long after Zhou Bai arrived, Harrison hurried back from the advanced alchemy workshop.
Since the establishment of the advanced alchemy workshop, his base has shifted there.
If Zhou Bai hadn't come, there wouldn't be many people who could have called him back from there so quickly.
"What's the matter?" Harrison asked politely.
"We found an unknown metal material outside..." Zhou Bai said.
Before he could finish his words, they were cut off.
"What new metal material? Let me see it!" Harrison's tone was very anxious.
As a blacksmith, he cares a lot about metal, especially brand new metal materials.
Looking at Harrison's expression, Zhou Bai took it out directly.
As soon as it was taken out, Harrison couldn't wait to take it, and then he looked it up and down, and said excitedly: "This is indeed a metal material I have never seen before."
Having said that, he turned around and went back to the workbench, then took his big hammer and started smashing it.
As a result, he found that after his hammer hit the ore, it was found that the ore was intact.
Harrison's eyes lit up instantly.
It’s so hard!
You know, iron ore can be smashed into pieces under his hammer.
Good stuff, absolutely good stuff.
"This is a very hard metal material. I don't know the specific situation yet, but from the hardness we can tell that the value of this ore is very high. How much did you dig this time? I feel that metal material of this quality will not appear alone." Harrison looked impatient when asking.
He must work hard to figure it out as soon as possible.
After the research is completed, he can name the metal, and the material properties that others see in the future will be the conclusions he has drawn. This is the dream of a craftsman.
"We have obtained tens of thousands of units of this ore in the wild, and will import them into the warehouse later. If you want to research something later, you can go and get it yourself and see what use it can be put to." Zhou Bai said directly.
"No problem." Harrison said without thinking, "I will try to make weapons with it and see the properties of the weapons. Then I will be able to infer its use."
He now had a vague premonition that this material might very well allow him to create a new weapon.
This is the intuition of a master blacksmith.
"Yeah." Zhou Bai nodded.
After getting the consent, Harrison didn't say anything more to Zhou Bai. He took the ore and went to the direction of the advanced alchemy workshop.
Zhou Bai looked at the other party who was absorbed in the craft and smiled helplessly.
Then, Zhou Bai went directly to the warehouse.
Ding Qiurou was in disbelief the moment she saw Zhou Bai. She thought she would only see Zhou Bai when she got home at night! But Zhou Bai came to see her.
After reacting, he snorted and said, "You have business to attend to, right?"
Zhou Bai listened and gave Ding Qiurou a flattering smile, "Apart from official business, the most important thing is to come to see you and let you know that I am safe."
"You!" Ding Qiurou reached out and tapped Zhou Bai's head. "Tell me! What's the matter?"
"Introduce a new type of metal material. Currently, it is only available at the blacksmith shop." Zhou Bai said as he handed a pile of backpacks to Ding Qiurou.
After Ding Qiurou took it, she imported it using her identity as a warehouse manager.
As soon as they were imported, a batch was immediately taken away from the blacksmith shop.
"Is this metal material very precious?" Ding Qiurou asked curiously.
"I don't know yet! It's an unknown metal, but judging from Harrison's appearance, it should be a good thing." Zhou Bai explained.
"This is quite a lot!" Ding Qiurou said after taking a look at the number.
"How could it be less? We have hollowed out the whole place."
"You guys are digging quite quickly, but I don't know about your father's side..." As Ding Qiurou said this, she couldn't help but think of Zhou Zhengping who was away.
"There are quite a few people going there, and they can solve any problems they encounter. In addition, there is already a way to contact them." Zhou Bai said.
"Really? What's the solution?" Ding Qiurou asked anxiously.
"The magic pigeons have been tamed at the zoo. We can contact them through the magic pigeons." Zhou Bai explained.
"I'll feel more at ease if they can send me some information." Ding Qiurou responded. To be honest, they have never been apart for such a long time since they got married.
"Don't worry!" Zhou Bai comforted.
Afterwards, the two of them went to the commercial street together.
The moment you arrive, even if you are well prepared, you will still be shocked by the scene in front of you.
**
The commercial street was crowded and bustling at this time, with long queues in front of every store.
In a word, they are all people, and there are people everywhere.
The mother and daughter could only find a store they wanted to eat at and queue up.
"Oh my god! How long will this queue last?"
"It will take a while. There are so many people in the territory now!"
"Yeah, although eating is a little troublesome, I still feel relieved to see that the territory is so lively and popular."
"Especially since there are many compatriots among them."
"Speaking of which, I just heard that someone found his relatives in other territories and is now reuniting at home!"
“That’s great!”
"Yes! After connecting with other territories, I feel like we are no longer the only territory in the world. Even though we are far away, I feel much more at ease."
"Yes, I plan to go check out the other territories when they open up in a couple of days, and see if I can run into anyone I know."
"Will other territories be open?"
"Yes, I've heard some people who came here mention that their territories will be open to territories like ours."
"Oh, I see. It is indeed much safer this way! We are all family now."
"Not necessarily. They mentioned before that some of their own people are very deceitful. No matter what, we must remain vigilant. Not all territories are as peaceful as Hope Village, Ningshan Village and other territories."
"Don't talk about these heavy things, just eat happily!"
"Yes, the food in the territory is so healing. After a hard day's work, just having a meal like this makes me feel like the whole world is complete!"
"Haha, my current aspirations are still too low."
"Speaking of which, there are so many people coming to the territory now that the shops can't operate properly. When will the territory open shops again? I also want to rent one. Basically, those who open shops make money. If the products are popular, they can make even more money."
"It should be soon! Every time when it's not enough, the territory will be increased. Now it's obviously not enough. It will only take a day or two."
"Then I have to be prepared at all times and strike first."
“Delicious, delicious, very delicious.”
“This trip is really worth it.”
"Yes, it's free anyway, so why not come? I didn't expect this place to be so surprising."
"No wonder everyone who returned praised it. I thought they were bought off, but now it seems that they were telling the truth."
"I hope the free tours in this territory can last longer. I work in the territory during the day and come here to eat at night."
"Haha, someone in our territory is already preparing to migrate here with their family, and keep eating."
"Although Hope Village allows anyone to enter for free, some territories have already sensed Hope Village's oppression of its residents, and have stopped traffic there. If someone from your territory is ready to come, it means your territory is not as good as Hope Village. If too many people leave, it's very likely that you won't be able to come over."
"It seems that this possibility really exists..."
“So you either hurry up and come here, or enjoy it a few more times!”
"Well, our territory is currently quite supportive of coming to Hope Village. Our Lord personally sent a team of soldiers to purchase goods, and then sold them in the grocery store in the territory."
"Not only have the fees for residents in our territory been reduced, but we have also started to make some reforms. It is said that after our lord came to visit us, he decided to learn from Hope Village and see if he could improve our ranking."
“…”
While waiting in line, the surrounding sounds continued to reach Zhou Bai and Ding Qiurou's ears.
Zhou Baiting likes to mingle with the crowd, especially with foreign tourists. He can get a lot of information from them.
"Xiaobai, will your vacation mission always be open?" Ding Qiurou also heard the discussion among the crowd and asked in a low voice into Zhou Bai's ear.
Zhou Bai nodded after hearing this, "If nothing unexpected happens, it will remain open."
"Won't it be a loss?" Ding Qiurou asked carefully.
"Mom, haven't you heard? Free things are the most expensive. When they come to Hope Village, they will earn more money." Zhou Bai smiled slyly.
This was her original plan, and now the territory's financial revenue has proved that this was the right thing to do.
"I'm just worried that you'll have to invest too much in the early stages and won't be able to keep up." Ding Qiurou responded. She was in charge of the warehouse and could calculate the daily cash flow of Hope Village through the flow of things in and out of the warehouse. Although all of it would be converted into gold coins in the end, a lot of gold coins had to be paid at the beginning.
This was true for goods, and she thought it was also true for population.
What if someone deliberately goes to Hope Village but does not consume Hope Village’s money?
Thinking about this, Ding Qiurou also raised her doubt.
"So the Personnel Management Office has been registering the tourist list and keeping statistics. If any territory does this, I will directly put it on the blacklist." Zhou Bai said directly, "There are so many territories in this world. We are not afraid of losing some Hope Villages. Besides, it is not certain who will be the loser!"
"Then if you need money, ask me for it! Anyway, our family's money is useless in my account." Ding Qiurou continued, "How about I just give you 10,000 gold coins?"
Zhou Bai listened and said helplessly: "No, I really don't need it now! There are still more than 40,000 gold coins in my account! And before I came to you just now, I spent more than 10,000 gold coins for the territory."
Zhou Bai spoke the last sentence in a low voice into Ding Qiurou's ear.
Hearing Zhou Bai say this, Ding Qiurou felt relieved, and there was even a hint of pride in her eyes.
Her little Bai! Like her dad, she is a good money-maker!
Both concerns were gone, and Ding Qiurou knew that Zhou Bai had more and more professional personnel working under him, so she didn't say anything else.
After dinner, the two of them strolled along the shops.
Now the types of shops in Hope Village are becoming more and more complete, including clothing stores, shoe stores... Modern shops related to food, clothing, housing and transportation are slowly being replicated here, and it is also a trend in Hope Village.
Corresponding to these shops are various magical products that are in line with the style of the Stan continent.
The collision of modernity and magic makes shopping more fun.
They shopped all the way and it was late at night before they went home hand in hand.
When the night was deep and quiet, Zhou Bai lay down on his soft big bed.
Then he directly opened his own lord panel and confirmed the operation.
The moment it came into effect, buildings began to rise one by one in every corner of the territory.
After doing all this, Zhou Bai slowly fell asleep.
When he fell asleep, there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
She was looking forward to it. What kind of reaction would the big guys have when they woke up and looked at the changed territory?
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