It was noon that day.

City Lord's Mansion, in the front hall.

Lin Hao sat in the main seat, looking at the financial account book in his hand, and couldn't help but shook his head secretly.

During this period, although the miners dug Lingyang Stone day and night, the daily mining volume was always insufficient to cover expenses.

This is because almost all economic resources are consumed in the construction of the city.

"What's going on with this negative number?"

Lin Hao pointed at the amount in the account book and asked curiously, "Wanlong Commercial Bank borrowed money from us?"

However, there was a line of small red words on it, "-150,000" Lingyang Stone, and the lender was Wanlong Commercial Bank.

"My Lord, that is not the case."

Bai Lin glanced at the account book and smiled awkwardly, "We were short of money a while ago, so we borrowed 150,000 Lingyang stones from Wanlong Commercial Bank for cash flow."

Hearing this, Lin Hao was slightly startled and immediately asked, "Is the interest expensive?"

Bai Lin shook his head and said, "Now our Chaos Territory has great potential for development. In order to cooperate with us, the Wanlong Chamber of Commerce will not charge any interest for this loan."

"That's good."

Lin Hao nodded and sighed.

Obviously, he did not expect that the city's financial situation would be so tight.

Originally, he planned to extract some Lingyang Stones from it to evolve the system pets.

This thought is just a bubble.

“Although having money is not everything, not having money is absolutely impossible.”

Lin Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart about this.

It seems that I have to go back to my old job and take on some assassination missions to earn some extra money.

As his mind turned, Lin Hao's expression suddenly froze and he stood up directly.

Because he smelled a very special smell in the air.

"This smell is so familiar, could it be..."

Lin Hao's nostrils twitched slightly, and he followed the source of the smell and walked out of the hall quickly.

Seeing this, Bai Lin was quite surprised and hurriedly followed.

After a moment.

Lin Hao finally found the source of the smell.

This is the kitchen area in the backyard of the mansion.

"My Lord, what happened?"

Bai Lin, who followed up, couldn't help but ask when he saw Lin Hao's strange behavior.

Lin Hao did not answer. He raised his head and looked at the top of the kitchen, where white smoke continued to emerge from the chimney.

"Yes, that's the smell."

Lin Hao took a deep breath, and his eyes suddenly lit up. Then he rushed into the kitchen.

At this time, it was approaching evening.

The chefs in the kitchen are busy preparing the ingredients.

The fragrant smell could not cover up the gas that Lin Hao was pursuing.

"Greetings to the Lord, Chief Steward Bai."

Seeing these two important figures suddenly barge in, the chefs present were stunned at first, and then they all bowed hurriedly.

Lin Hao ignored him and quickly scanned the area, his eyes soon landing on one of the stoves.

But I saw some dry plants burning in the fire inside, with flames gushing out.

“It’s this indeed!”

Lin Hao immediately rushed out, covered his palm with a layer of spiritual energy, and reached directly into the fire, quickly dragging out the half-burned plant.

Immediately afterwards, a water spell rune suddenly emerged.

As the spiritual energy shook, the runes suddenly turned into a column of water, extinguishing the flames on the plants.

"Lord, what's wrong?"

The kitchen handyman next to him saw Lin Hao's strange behavior and couldn't help but feel nervous, and asked in a trembling voice.

In his opinion, this kind of leaves are very easy to burn after being dried, and are very convenient for using to start a fire or stove. Is there anything wrong with that?

At this moment, everyone in the kitchen, including Bai Lin, stared at Lin Hao with confused expressions.

Seeing how quiet Lin Hao was, they didn't dare to disturb him.

After the flames were extinguished, wisps of smoke continued to rise from the leaves.

Lin Hao's nostrils moved slightly and he took a deep breath.

Smelling that familiar scent, a look of intoxication slowly appeared on his face.

Because this kind of plant leaf is called tobacco.

In previous lives, most people, both men and women, were attracted by the nicotine taste contained in tobacco.

As the saying goes, a cigarette after a meal is better than being a living god.

This statement is not groundless!

Immediately, Lin Hao turned to look at the kitchen handyman and asked in surprise: "Where did you find this plant?"

Hearing this, the handyman did not dare to neglect and hurriedly replied: "In the mountains outside the city, and there are a lot of them."

Lin Hao's face was slightly stern, and he immediately ordered: "Bai Lin, immediately send someone to the back mountain to pick all these plants!"

"Also, remember to only pick the leaves and do not pull up the roots. Make sure the plant can continue to grow."

Hearing this, Bai Lin was immediately puzzled.

"My Lord, is there something magical about the leaves of this plant?"

He looked puzzled, staring at the half-burned plant in Lin Hao's hand, and asked curiously.

"Well, it's very useful."

Lin Hao smiled and said, "The Lingyang Stone mine will eventually be exhausted, but this thing can bring us a steady stream of money for the future of our territory."

After hearing this, Bai Lin was undoubtedly even more confused.

Can this low-level plant used for burning fire create such great value?

My Lord, are you kidding me?!

"Stop talking nonsense, you will understand it then."

Lin Hao waved his hand and ordered: "Hurry up and do it!"

"Yes, sir!"

Bai Lin's face turned slightly grim. He immediately called the kitchen worker, then gathered a large number of servants and quickly headed to the back mountain outside the city.

Until night falls.

Then everyone carried dozens of baskets of tobacco leaves and returned to the lord's mansion.