New teleportation array
Leonard's sudden appearance startled Elena. She took out her pocket watch and checked the time. "Why are you back so late today?"
"Oh, I brought some people back. They're slow, so it took a while," Leonard said. "I just took them to the pharmacy and the braised food kitchen to meet them. Starting tomorrow, they'll be responsible for delivering the goods to the Double Fist Tavern."
"Have you let them take charge of the delivery?" Elena blinked her eyes. "Have you decided to accept them?"
Leonard shook his head. "Of course not. I'm just giving them a chance to perform and see what they're capable of. I've already told them, we'll use them for three months. If they're good, they'll stay. If they're not, they'll leave."
Elena let out a long "oh", probation period, no, it's internship period.
Speaking of delivery, Elena immediately thought of her Rainbow Dessert Shop. The Rainbow Dessert Shop located in the royal capital also needed people to deliver goods.
"How many people are here?" Elena asked expectantly, "Can you spare one person to deliver to Rainbow Dessert Shop?"
Now, the supply to Rainbow Dessert Shop is no longer just fruits and nuts, but also flour and eggs. After all, these are important ingredients for desserts, and a lot of them are used every day, which costs a lot, so if we can produce them ourselves, of course we produce them ourselves.
When the Rainbow Dessert Shop first opened, Elena personally delivered the goods twice. Of course, as the boss and lord, she couldn't deliver the goods all the time. In the early days, she just showed her attention. Later, the store clerks came to pick up the goods. Anyway, there was a teleportation array, which was quite convenient.
When we first started delivering goods, we used medium-sized fresh-keeping boxes. Fresh-keeping boxes are boxes with magic patterns engraved on the outside. They were made by Elena herself. The compartments and functions are similar to those of a small refrigerator. Because the size of this fresh-keeping box is not very large, even with the goods, one clerk can carry it.
However, as the dessert shop's business became better and better and the shipment volume increased, the fresh-keeping boxes soon became insufficient.
Elena later made two more fresh-keeping boxes, but this way, there were enough for the delivery of goods, but not enough store clerks. With only three store clerks coming at a time, the dessert shop was short of store clerks.
Then hire two more clerks?
But doesn’t this mean two more salary expenses?
And salary expenses are secondary. The most important thing is that it is not that safe to have store clerks pick up the goods.
Delivering goods is simple, and anyone with strength can do it. But if someone wants to make trouble secretly, it is also very easy. For example, they can find an opportunity to put some rats and insects in the delivery box, or sprinkle some harmful powders and potions, or cause some transportation accidents. Anyway, if someone wants to make trouble, they can always find a way.
Therefore, it is not safe enough to have the store clerk pick up the goods. The clerk is just an ordinary person and can be affected by any curse.
We still need professionals.
Now, there are professionals here.
Although the Gale Mercenary Group is a second-rate mercenary group, it also has rich experience in taking orders. The goods of the Rainbow Dessert Shop are neither dangerous items nor valuables. For them, it is the simplest delivery task.
Moreover, they are now eager to show themselves to Leonard and will definitely put 100% effort into completing the task.
Also, they don’t want money.
Elena told Leonard about her considerations, and Leonard nodded frequently: "You're right, since we're all delivering goods, let's do it together. Besides, there are five of us this time, which is enough for them to deliver the goods."
"That's great." Elena was very happy and smiled sweetly at Leonard, "Thank you.
"It's just a small matter." Leonard's eyes were fixed on Elena's face, his expression gentle and focused.
Master Mark, who was quietly serving as a background board, said: I don’t seem to be here. Should I disappear quietly?
After Leonard and Elena chatted for a long time, they seemed to suddenly notice Master Mark who had been standing beside them.
"Has the reservoir been repaired?" Leonard asked Master Mark.
Master Mark replied respectfully, "Your Excellency, the reservoir has been repaired and is now storing water. We need to observe it for another day. If there are no leaks or seepage, it can be officially used."
Leonard hummed, "Are the aqueducts and river widening in other places completed?"
"Reporting to the lord, everything is done." Mark replied.
Leonard hummed again, stopped talking, and just looked at him.
Just get the job done, what are you still doing here?
Mage Mark: What does it mean, sir, to look at him like that?
Oh, I see. Master Mark finally figured it out. The adults think he is getting in the way here.
"My Lord, Miss Viscount, do you have anything else to tell me?" Master Mark asked respectfully. "If not, please allow me to take my leave."
Leonard hummed again: "It's okay."
Elena immediately took out her purse and said, "I think the reservoir should be fine. I'll just pay you the remaining money so you don't have to come back tomorrow."
Elena felt that she was a really good Party A, who made few demands, paid quickly, and was very considerate to Party B.
Mage Mark was indeed very touched. He took the gold coin with a joyful smile on his face. "Thank you, Viscountess, for your trust and generosity. You are so kind."
That was great, he didn't want to come again tomorrow to avoid getting glared at by the demigod again.
After Master Mark left, only Leonard and Elena were left at the reservoir.
The sky is blue and the mountains are green, and there is a wide river in the distance.
The fresh mountain breeze brings the faint fragrance of flowers.
Birds are singing and fish are jumping in the water.
There are lovely girls around.
"The scenery here is nice," Leonard said dryly.
Elena looked into the distance and nodded: "That's great. When the reservoir is full of water, we can raise fish in it and make more money."
Leonard: ...
"What kind of fish do you like to eat?" Elena looked back at him, "You can raise more fish that you like to eat."
Leonard was happy again: "Okay, let's raise more fish with fewer bones. Barba fish is good, as well as white sand fish and red skin fish."
Elena took note and said, "Okay, I'll go back and ask the agricultural officer to make an assessment report and compare which type of fish is more suitable."
"Yeah." Leonard smiled with his white teeth. She wanted to raise fish for him to eat. Hehe, how happy.
The Gale Mercenaries were truly excellent assistants, taking on delivery tasks from two mission lines at a time. They diligently delivered goods every day, were never late, and never made mistakes.
They also created their own schedule, which included not only delivery tasks for the Double Fist Tavern and Rainbow Dessert Shop, but also security patrol tasks for the town of Fussen.
Security patrol mission, this thankless task.
At that time, the group leader John asked to meet with Viscountess Field, introduced their work capabilities to her, and took the initiative to say that they did not need any remuneration to participate in security patrols, it was completely free and completely voluntary.
Elena was shamefully tempted.
Speaking of which, there are almost no security patrols in the town of Fussen, which is a management vacuum.
This is not a situation unique to the town of Fison, but a common situation. In this world, except for the royal capital and important cities, most small cities and even smaller towns do not have security patrols.
The security of the lord's castle is the responsibility of the knights.
The security of the noble lord's manor is the responsibility of the manor guards.
The safety of the village... Generally speaking, there are no security issues in the village. They are just trivial neighborhood disputes, and the village chief can make the decision with just a word.
So looking at the entire territory, it turned out that only the territory town did not have dedicated security management personnel.
After all, strictly speaking, the territory town is an annex of the castle. Under the eyes of the lord and the officials, no one would dare to cause any major trouble. If something really happened, the knights would be dispatched directly. As for general disputes among townspeople, there is an administrative office. If they dare not go to the administrative office, they can also find prestigious people in their respective blocks to seek justice.
Therefore, there is no need to set up a special security patrol team in the territory town.
The same was true for the town of Fussen. Elena didn't notice the existence of this management gap at first. When she found out that there was no security patrol in the town and there was no problem with the public security in the town, she deeply doubted her own understanding.
Was it because her original world was too impetuous and noisy, and everyone had too many selfish thoughts and distractions, so there were endless public security incidents?
This world is quiet and peaceful, and everyone is used to being managed and restrained, so they are particularly particular about following the rules?
Elena reflected on herself and thought that maybe she was really thinking too much. Later, when she heard Leonard's idea of "ruling by doing nothing", she suddenly realized.
If the people can manage themselves well, the rulers should not interfere too much.
So Elena relaxed and completely put the security patrol matter aside.
Until that day, John came to her and said that he would take the initiative to take on the task of security patrol in the town of Fussen, and he would do it for free without asking for any salary.
Elena was shamefully tempted, and then handed the matter over to the Gale Mercenaries.
Why not use it if it’s free?
Besides, it’s better to have someone in charge than no one, right?
If you take care of it, you will see the effect.
As for whether the Gale Mercenary Group will manage the business carefully or take the opportunity to make money?
Hey, there are still 3 months of internship period. During this period, they will not make stupid mistakes. It is not worth it at all.
Elena felt at ease using the free Gale Mercenaries.
In addition to transporting goods and taking the initiative to undertake security patrols, the dozen or so space gems brought by the Gale Mercenary Group also actively promoted the construction of a new teleportation array.
With the space gem, Leopold immediately dismantled the original teleportation array, used the original materials, added some more materials, and rebuilt a new medium-sized teleportation array.
I can finally carry bulk goods, making delivery more convenient.
Elena was very happy.
This time, the new teleportation array was not built inside the castle, but on the outskirts of the town of Fussen, just outside the town gate.
The reason it was built here was mainly to start the logistics revenue project envisioned by Elena.
Elena plans to open the new teleportation array to the public, charge teleportation fees, and make money in the long run. She believes that caravans on long journeys will definitely choose to use the teleportation array. The time saved, as well as customs fees, tolls, accommodation fees, food expenses, etc., are definitely much more expensive than the cost of using the teleportation array.
Using the teleportation array is the most cost-effective option.
But in this case, the teleportation array must be built in a large enough place. In order to facilitate the movement of vehicles and goods, a warehouse may also need to be built to facilitate the storage of goods by caravans.
Therefore, it is not appropriate to keep the teleportation array in the castle. The castle cannot be opened to anyone to come in and out. If it is placed in the town of Fussen, Fussen is originally a small town. The space inside the town is not large, and it is not suitable to build a teleportation array square, not to mention that a large warehouse has to be built. After much deliberation, it is more appropriate to place it outside the town.
Elena also had another idea. She wanted to build a teleportation array outside the town gate. She believed that once the teleportation array was open to the public and caravans came, this place would soon become a new district of Fessen Town.
Isn’t the development of a city just a step-by-step expansion?
The town of Fussen will soon expand.
The town of Fussen will become more and more prosperous.
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