Hope Village.
Recently, the territory has entered a stable development stage. The entire territory is running well. The economy, population, etc. have entered a new stage. The territory is becoming more prosperous day by day, which makes every resident of Hope Village proud.
Over the past few days, thousands of people from Barnes Village have found the rhythm of life in Hope Village.
The Frost Mercenary Team, the Phantom Mercenary Team and the Wild Wolf Mercenary Team have also become famous mercenary teams in Hope Village. After all, the strength of the mercenaries in their teams is not low. After finding their position in Hope Village, they have regained their previous state of daring to fight and fight. What's better is that they no longer have to experience the exploitation of the territory, and their lives are better than before.
Pavel and other members of the soldier team also successfully completed their job transfers in Hope Village and were dispersed to join various teams. Pavel led his team and devoted himself to increasing his contribution. He spent his days counting his contributions. They also liked their current life. As long as they worked hard, they would be rewarded. Coupled with the good welfare of the army, they lived a life without worries.
The residents have long called themselves residents of Hope Village, and most of them are working hard to save money, preparing to buy their own houses in Hope Village and settle down here permanently. Even though they have limited experience living in other territories, they know that the life of Hope Village residents is something that many territories cannot provide.
If they all try their best to live a good life, won't they be able to quickly integrate into the Hope Village?
At least when Viscount Robin came to Hope Village, he saw many familiar figures in Hope Village, but he could no longer find any trace of the past on them.
After meeting another person, Viscount Robin was stunned.
But his moment of distraction still made others notice his presence.
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When he saw his face clearly, Ludo was completely stunned.
Lord of Barnes Village, why are you here???
The thought flashed through his mind, and Ludo suddenly remembered what Zhong Yongnian mentioned to him, that the lord of Barnes Village was not dead, but became a member of Ningshan Village along with the remaining residents. In particular, the lord became the village chief of Ningshan Village and enjoyed very good treatment after entering Ningshan Village.
Thinking of this, Ludo smiled, "Viscount Robin."
Hearing Ludo shouting like that, Viscount Robin immediately recognized Ludo, who was once the captain of a mercenary team in his territory.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Viscount Robin's eyes, but it was fleeting.
"You seem to be living well in Hope Village?" Viscount Robin asked directly.
Although he had an impression of the other party, he didn't know who he was.
Listening to Viscount Robin's words, Ludo's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he said naturally: "Well, it's pretty good here. The brothers' lives are much better than before. Now our daily routine is to complete tasks, and occasionally take a holiday to relax in the territory. Today is the day for our mercenary team to take a collective holiday."
After he came to Hope Village, he received a large amount of contribution points and bonuses, then he quickly registered a mercenary team with his team, and tentatively took his teammates to other territories to complete a high-paying task. After returning, he really didn't need to pay any benefits to the territory. Everyone received a considerable bonus. After confirming that Hope Village was reliable, he gave his teammates a day off to rest well. After all, too many things happened in the past few days.
I didn't expect to meet Viscount Robin.
It's good to meet someone like that! It's also a good way to vent your anger.
The corruption of those soldiers and officials was closely related to Viscount Robin.
When Viscount Robin listened to Ludo's words and looked at the other party's meaningful eyes, he already understood that the other party was implying something about him.
After staying in Ningshan Village for two days and visiting Hope Village today, he really understood the special features of these new territories, especially the protection of the residents which was beyond his imagination.
Aren’t professionals the most valuable?
When did professionals and residents become equal in status?
He didn't understand, but he was trying hard to understand. He knew that if he never understood, he wouldn't be able to stay in office as the village chief for long.
Thinking about it, Viscount Robin spoke up, "It's good enough if life is easy. Let's live a good life in Hope Village!"
After saying this, Viscount Robin left, looking as if he was escaping in a panic.
Ludo looked at Viscount Robin's back and raised his eyebrows.
This former lord seems to have changed quite a lot?
However, it has nothing to do with him anymore. They are no longer the same kind of people.
The next moment, Ludo headed towards the commercial street market.
Although he was resting today, he heard that a new territory had set up a stall at the market. He knew that new territory was also specialized in breeding various types of magical beasts, especially bird-like magical beasts. His mercenary team relied on bird-like magical beasts for their livelihood, so naturally he had to go and pick and see if there were any good seedlings.
Just as Ludo was about to leave, he suddenly saw a lot of noise coming from the mission center.
"My God, so many lords came suddenly."
"As soon as they arrived, they headed straight for the lord's mansion."
"See how anxious they are, what happened?"
"It involves so many territories, it must be a big deal."
"It's a matter concerning the territory anyway. It has nothing to do with us, right?"
"Who said that? If something happens in the territory, we will definitely be affected."
"Don't worry! The territory has been safe and stable recently, nothing will happen. These lords probably just want to cooperate with our territory."
“What kind of cooperation is this?”
“…”
Listening to these people's discussion, Ludo couldn't help but feel curious, but he didn't stay there any longer and continued to do his own thing.
Anyway, there will always be news coming out later.
**
On the other side, several lords were brought into Zhou Bai's office one after another.
Zhou Bai was naturally not in the office at this time. After being called frantically by Bayer, he came back from outside.
In the past we had to wait, but now with the magic pigeon, everything is much more convenient.
Speaking of the magic pigeons, Zhou Bai thought of the NPCs that had been hired through Valhalla and the Temple of Beast God during this period. They were all professionals above the intermediate level, which greatly enhanced the strength of the territory.
Of course, there were still some troublemakers at the Beast Temple, but she terminated their employment without hesitation.
On the contrary, in Valhalla, it seems that all the undead who can be hired are good ones. Even if they have their own little thoughts, they don’t have any bad intentions.
All in all, the territory was growing faster than she had imagined, and she was more confident that it would be upgraded to a small town after the territory war in a dozen days.
While thinking about it, he rushed to the lord's mansion.
After a while, he returned to the lord's office.
As soon as I opened the door, I felt everyone's eyes were directed towards me.
At first glance, they are all familiar faces.
Looking at their figures, Zhou Bai had an idea of what was going on.
I'm afraid there has been progress at Shell.
Sure enough, as soon as Zhou Bai sat down, Viscount Conrad of Demps Village couldn't help but speak up, "Village Chief, we have caught a lot of shells. Can we trade them for cement right away?"
How could he not be anxious?
His territory will soon experience a territorial war, and every time he takes the initiative to attack, he will lose a lot of soldiers.
This time, he was ready to wait for others to challenge him.
It will be a joy to use cement walls when the time comes.
"I promised you that I can do it, but did you catch all the shells?" Zhou Bai asked curiously. Isn't it said that the seashore is the territory of the dragon clan? How can you catch shells smoothly in so many territories? Didn't you encounter any dragons?
"Yes, we have got them all, and we may be able to supply you with them for a long time in the future. Do you need them?" Viscount Keynes, who was with Viscount Conrad, asked quickly.
"Yes, of course. But how do you stabilize the output? Have you solved the problem of the dragon clan?" Zhou Bai responded and asked his doubts.
Cairns knew Zhou Bai would be interested in this matter, so he said directly: "There is no problem with the dragon tribe. We did encounter a dragon when we were fishing, but we signed a contract with it and exchanged gold coins for shells. Now we can fish in each other's territory."
"Who negotiated the deal with the dragon clan?" Zhou Bai asked. She also knew that the dragon clan was at least Saint level when they were born. If you don't have some ability to negotiate with the dragon clan? That would be a big risk.
"They are two saint-level professionals." Viscount Keynes said.
"Where did it come from?" Zhou Bai didn't think that Viscount Keynes and his men could afford to hire a Saint-level professional. If they had the ability, why would they bother about cement?
"They were sent by Baroness Charlotte. Now the main business of shells is in their hands. We have to pay money to be qualified to catch shells." Viscount Keynes said.
This amount of money is a little higher than the price of shells, but because it is safer, they are willing to spend this money.
Zhou Bai understood instantly that this was how the middleman made a profit from the price difference.
Suddenly, he remembered that Baroness Charlotte and Earl Alcott had met and left Hope Village together. Now Zhou Bai understood that Baroness Charlotte and Earl Alcott were also interested in cement, and had already grasped the source of shells in advance.
If any territory wants to trade shells with Hope Village in the future, it will most likely have to go through Baron Charlotte and Earl Alcott.
So smart!
However, this also reflects one point from the side. Territory defense is very important. The probability that the doomsday is true is getting higher and higher. After all, the baron of the royal capital has already intervened.
Being in the royal capital, there are bound to be a lot of gossip.
Zhou Bai quickly pulled back his divergent thoughts and continued: "In this way, cement can be mass-produced in the future."
After hearing this, Viscount Keynes and the others looked a little unhappy.
If cement is produced in large quantities and everyone improves the defense of their territory, will their territory still have an advantage?
Zhou Bai noticed the changes in the faces of several people and said directly: "Cement is not only used for city walls, but also can be used in many other places. Mass production still has great benefits."
After hearing what Zhou Bai said, several people instantly became curious.
"Is there any other use?"
"Build roads, houses and other buildings." Zhou Bai said simply.
"Houses can be built without cement." Viscount Conrad said subconsciously.
"My Lord Viscounts have been busy recently and haven't come to Hope Village for a long time! You can take a good stroll in Hope Village. The holiday villa will be officially opened tomorrow." Zhou Bai hurriedly invited.
In addition to letting them see the many uses of cement, the main purpose is to keep these big customers. The consumption in the holiday villa is not cheap, and these nobles are big customers! It is also a good choice to take advantage of them.
Viscount Keynes and the others listened and indeed had some thoughts in their minds.
After they returned to the territory, they carried out drastic reforms on the one hand, and sent people to the beach to catch shells on the other. They were so busy that they had not been to Hope Village for a long time.
Now that the matter of the biggest shell has been dealt with, they can indeed relax a little.
"Okay, we'll go and see for ourselves," Viscount Keynes said.
Viscount Conrad on the side said, "I have to go back to prepare to build the city wall. Let's do it next time! Village chief, please trade cement with me first. How long will it take for you to give it to me?"
Viscount Conrad was almost impatient.
"The cement factory has stock. After the transaction is completed, you can just take the receipt and buy it." As he spoke, Zhou Bai looked at Bayer.
The Bayer meeting quickly called in Virgil, the head of the Business Management Office, Ding Qiurou from the Warehouse Management Office, and Song Wenli, the head of the cement plant.
At the scene, led by Virgil, the discussion directly began with the replacement of shells and cement.
While the two sides were negotiating, Zhou Bai approached Viscount Keynes and asked about their fishing location.
Viscount Keynes didn't think that the others would let him suffer a loss in the exchange, so he chatted with Zhou Bai in a good mood.
"Dream Coast is very close to Kerryville Village. You can enter and exit the territory freely by directly accepting the missions there. It's just that it costs a lot of money each time, and there is still some distance between here and there." Viscount Keynes said, "We are messengers who only go in and out of the two places under special circumstances, so we can get the news so quickly and make a deal with you, the village chief. I think in two days, Baron Charlotte and Earl Olcott will also send people here. The quantity they want will definitely be much larger than ours. You have to be careful, village chief! If you sell a lot of cement to them, they can resell it at a high price. Instead of giving it to them, it's better to..."
As he was speaking, Viscount Keynes subconsciously stopped talking.
Isn't he asking Zhou Bai to sell at a high price?
It’s your future self that’s being screwed!
Zhou Bai listened and said directly: "After the negotiation, whatever the price is, it will be the price in the future. We offer the wholesale price, but the transaction is settled by Shell."
If the payment is not settled by Shell, the price will naturally be higher.
After all, as long as Hope Village does business with the Kingdom of the Dead, shells from Hope Village will continue to flow into Hope Village in the future, and Hope Village will have no shortage of cement.
Expanding the market is more important than selling at a high price.
Viscount Keynes didn't know this. When he heard Zhou Bai say this and praised him for being kind, and then thought of the reputation of Hope Village in various village-level territories for its complete range of goods, good quality and low prices, he felt that it was understandable.
"By the way, the lord of Kellyville village is a brother of Earl Olcott. If you, the village chief, want to go there to catch shells, it is better to go through Earl Olcott and his men. Anyway, Hope Village controls this business and will not have to worry about the money." Viscount Keynes reminded.
"We have no plans to send people to catch shells. I just want to have a chance to visit the dragon's territory. I haven't seen a dragon yet!" Zhou Bai said directly.
Viscount Cairns listened and nodded in understanding, "I understand. Who wouldn't be curious about the mysterious and powerful dragon race?"
While Viscount Keynes was chatting with Zhou Bai, the others had already finished their discussion.
Everyone got the receipt they wanted.
Viscount Keynes was no exception. He was very satisfied with the exchange ratio.
After getting it, the group left Zhou Bai's office and headed for their respective destinations.
As for Zhou Bai, he directly mentioned the origin of this batch of shells to Bayer and others.
Bayer and Virgil were still relatively calm, but when Song Wenli and Ding Qiurou heard the word "Dragon Clan", their eyes instantly lit up!
Dragon!
There really are dragons in this world!
No, that's not right. They had heard about dragons a long time ago, but that was just hearsay!
Now, they have a chance to see a dragon!
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