Chapter 66 What is a Lord?
The planting of seeds was much faster than expected.
Just as it was about to get dark, Lin You received the news that the planting was completed.
They were all planted in the leeward zone outside the city, on a large piece of specially reclaimed land, which could just be protected from the wind and sand by the city walls.
This made Lin You sigh that these people were really used to hard times, and they were all very dedicated when it came to working.
As it was getting dark, Lin You sent the Wood Demon Dragon to fly over Huangsha City to check on the people.
But I unexpectedly discovered that there was no cheering, celebration, or lively feasting in the city as I had imagined.
Instead, everyone held a cloth bag in their hands, and hurried back to their homes carefully and with joy on their faces.
"Mom, do we have meat to eat?"
On the street, a little girl with rosy cheeks was looking at the sackcloth bag in the hand of the woman next to her.
The woman was pale and thin, with sunken cheeks, but her eyes showed unconcealable joy.
She said softly, "Yes, the Lord sent us a lot of meat today, saying it's a reward for us to cultivate the farmland. We can use some to make meat soup tonight, and dry the rest into jerky and save it for later."
"Great! Finally, we have some broth to drink!"
The little girl jumped up and down, leaping for joy.
It seemed as if drinking broth was such a happy thing for her.
Similar scenes were happening in every corner of the street at this time, making Lin You frown, and then gradually relax his brows.
These people are really used to hard times.
He was reluctant to eat all the meat he was given right away, and had to save it for later consumption.
Fortunately, Xue Changgui described the meat as a reward for his subjects for reclaiming farmland. He probably wanted them to feel at ease taking it.
Lin You couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and at the same time, an inexplicable emotion emerged.
What is a lord?
The lord is not only the owner of the territory, but also the pillar of the territory.
Compared to before, the many things he faces now perhaps qualifies him as a true "lord".
What's more, he also hopes that these subjects will develop and provide him with the power of faith.
Thinking of this, Lin You clicked on the territory information and found that the power of faith behind the territory level had increased by 3 points.
It seemed that his actions today made the people feel a sense of belonging and respected him as their lord from the bottom of their hearts, which finally increased the power of faith.
No wonder he always felt that his strength seemed to have increased a little.
If this trend continues, it might not be long before he can accumulate the 500 points of faith needed for the upgrade.
Turn off the territory information and open the regional channel.
As it was gradually getting dark, the number of messages on the channel began to increase, and many new lords like him appeared.
"Brothers, let me ask you a question. I have been here for a day, why hasn't my power of faith increased at all?"
"It's the same for me. I was allocated a territory of 5,000 people, and it hasn't increased in a day."
"You are a bunch of new bumpkins. The power of faith does not increase faster the more people you have. Do you understand faith? You need your people to have faith in you!"
"I thought you were playing a single player game in the Novice Village. Do you know what a lord is? If you can't even manage your subjects, don't be a lord."
"Haha, don't laugh at these newcomers. They just got here, what can they know?"
"That's right. I was rejected when I first came here. Now it's their turn to have a try."
"One hundred mana points for one message, we are chatting here."
As Mr. Mo said, there are many lords in this principality who arrived earlier than them.
As soon as they saw new rookie lords joining, they immediately started to make fun of them, and the new lords were so scared that they dared not show up.
However, Lin You also got a very important message from their conversation.
The increase in the power of faith does not depend solely on the number of people under the rule.
Although the number of subjects will also have an impact, the most important thing is to make them feel a sense of belonging and dependence on the territory.
For example, the people under his command now.
Life is a little hard.
But he knows how to be grateful, and these three points of faith power are enough to crush all the new lords.
I watched the regional channel and the world channel for a while, but didn't find any news about regional blockades.
It may not be easy to find any clues here.
After all, the culprit is not a fool, so how could he make such a big fuss about it?
Helplessly, Lin You had to turn off the channel and do other things first.
After all, we have just moved here and there are still many things to prepare. This is not the time to chat with people.
And he was busy until late at night.
The next morning.
Lin You woke up at dawn.
After a quick wash and putting on his coat, he quickly went down to the territory.
After a night of accumulation, the Fire Lotus provided him with more than 300 magical powers.
[Building name: Lotus Bathed in Fire]
[Building level: Level 6]
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[Resource acquisition: 30 mana/hour]
[Introduction: A lotus with magical energy that can grow in any environment and its level increases with the territory.]
When the Fire Lotus is upgraded to the sixth level, the magic power it provides per hour increases to thirty points.
Although it is a lot, it is still a drop in the bucket for him.
Even many new buildings cannot be constructed.
For example, the territory protection shield he just discovered.
[Building name: Territory protection shield]
[Building Introduction: It will automatically open when the territory is attacked to protect the territory. The effect is extremely strong. The higher the level of the territory, the greater the consumption and needs to be recharged. ]
[Charging consumption: (territory level x 1000) mana/time]
[Construction requirements: 500 stones, 500 magic powders, 2500 magic energy]
Lin You has been looking forward to this protective shield for a long time.
When he found it in the building list yesterday, he was happy for a long time.
As long as he had this protective shield, his territory would become much safer.
There is no need to worry about the territory being destroyed immediately if attacked.
The 6,000 mana required to charge a sixth-level territory is acceptable, after all, it is used for emergency purposes at critical moments.
However, he was stumped by the magic powder and magic power and didn't know where to start.
So after having a simple meal, Lin You called Xu Zhong, the manager of Xue Changgui, and asked him about things around the territory.
"Lord, do you want to ask where there are monsters and magic powder near us?" Xu Zhong stood in front of Lin You, extremely respectful.
"Yes." Lin You nodded. "You have lived here for so long, you should know something, right?"
"Of course I know. As for magic powder, it's sold by the traveling merchants who occasionally pass by here. As for monsters, they can only be found in the depths of the Gobi Desert."
“Are there any merchants passing by here?”
Lin You was a little surprised when he heard this.
"Yes, because this is the border between the Great Wilderness Kingdom and the Flowing Fire Kingdom. Sometimes, traveling merchants from the Great Wilderness Kingdom would cross the Gobi Desert to do business here. We bought many of our things from these merchants."
"The border between the two countries?"
"Yes, after crossing this Gobi Desert, we will reach the Liuhuo Country." Xu Zhong answered respectfully, "But I heard that recently due to the turmoil of monsters in the depths of the Gobi Desert, no one dares to enter the Gobi Desert. It will probably take a long time before merchants come."
"So that's how it is."
Lin You suddenly realized.
He had never expected that there was another principality across the Gobi Desert. It seemed that this place was really remote.
But this is also a huge opportunity for him.
If he could open up trade between the two countries, it would definitely be extremely beneficial to the development of his territory, even more beneficial than those lords who were assigned to rich territories! But immediately, Lin You suddenly thought of a question and said, "That's not right. According to what you said, the Gobi Desert is full of monsters. How can those traveling merchants cross it?"
"Doesn't the Lord know about the cultivators?"
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