Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Brother’s Roasting
The soldiers who received rewards were very happy at heart and became even more loyal to Zong Shen.
As for those who did not receive rewards, the vast majority were new recruits. They also developed a desire and secretly resolved to fight bravely to gain the Lord’s favor.
Watching the soldiers’ morale steadily rise, Zong Shen felt quite satisfied.
After comforting the soldiers, Zong Shen waved his hand to dismiss them.
He turned his gaze toward the farmers.
"San Pang, come over."
Among the farmers, the one with the best talent was San Pang, with an innate talent at the Blue Excellent Level.
He worked efficiently daily, did not slack off, and was very smart.
True to his name, San Pang was sturdier than other farmers.
Standing around 1.7 meters tall, he was a head shorter than Zong Shen, with broad shoulders, a strong waist, sturdy limbs, and a round face that looked honest and intelligent.
"Lord!"
San Pang bowed deeply in salute, almost bending to ninety degrees.
"San Pang, from now on, you will be responsible for managing the farmers in the territory. Feel free to offer any suggestions for the territory’s daily development."
"Additionally, you will be responsible for supervising farmers in their daily labor."
"As long as you do well, I’ll give you priority for job promotions in the future."
Zong Shen said calmly.
Upon hearing this, San Pang’s face showed a hint of happiness as he bowed again.
"Thank you for cultivating me, Lord!"
"San Pang will not fail his mission!"
Zong Shen nodded gratifyingly, took out an Azshara’s Standard Short Sword, and handed it to San Pang.
"This short sword is given to you for self-defense. Keep up the good work."
San Pang solemnly fastened the short sword to his waist, his face full of pride.
This was a great honor!
He became the leader among farmers!
He gained the Lord’s favor and might have the opportunity to become a powerful Professional Warrior someday.
He bent over and slowly returned to the group of farmers.
Currently, there are 15 farmers in the territory.
But there are 20 soldiers.
The grass hut and houses can only accommodate 28 people.
Thus, 7 people need to temporarily live with Zong Shen in the Lord’s Small Tower.
"Mapple, Madeleine, Luna, Tasuya, Favide, Korby, Tiezhu, come live with me in the Lord’s Small Tower."
Zong Shen listed seven names.
Leading the way into the small courtyard.
The Lord’s Small Tower is much more luxurious and spacious compared to the previous shabby house.
Upon entering, the most striking thing is a hall with a sand table placed in the middle.
This sand table is a reproduction of Zong Shen Territory’s models, including the small courtyard, houses, and arrow tower, all replicated.
This gave Zong Shen a more intuitive understanding of the territory’s layout.
Additionally, the ground floor has four spacious rooms and a staircase leading to the second floor.
The second floor has a terrace and two rooms. Standing on the terrace, one can overlook the lower territory buildings.
The rooms have a large bed with complete bedding, a wooden table, and a large bathtub, far better than the wooden planks in the previous shabby house.
It seems the changes after the City Lord’s Mansion is upgraded are quite noticeable.
Zong Shen assigned rooms for everyone.
He alone occupied the second floor.
After everyone rested, he went downstairs straight to the small courtyard’s Market to start his daily search.
This time, all three of his Moon Holy Water items had sold out.
They were simply too easy to sell!
From this, he gained 10 Basic Wood Runes, 200 pieces of Wood, 80 pieces of Iron, 50 pieces of Stone, and 50 pieces of Ma.
The importance of the Moon God Spring Water is self-evident. Zong Shen was not in a hurry to list new items again.
He prepared to open the Channel to check the private chat content for today.
At this moment, he noticed unread messages in the Friend Channel.
"Brother, how was your day?"
"I already have six soldiers: two Giant Hunters and three Orc Warriors."
Zong Shen has great confidence in his younger brother.
That guy is quite the little Ou Di.
This message was from 3 hours ago, when Zong Shen was leading soldiers on a nighttime hunt, so he didn’t notice the Channel notification.
"Ah Ze, are you asleep?"
"My development went very smoothly; I already have nineteen soldiers."
"By the way, do you need this?"
Zong Shen casually sent over the Moon God Spring Water information.
"Brother! You have so many soldiers!"
"I haven’t slept yet, I just finished today’s hunt. The beasts that suddenly refresh at night seem to be free food."
"What? Such a magical spring water!"
"But I can’t get it!"
Zong Ze was also not asleep and quickly responded.
The two guys have similar personalities, and Zong Ze also hunted at night.
Any Lord with strength and foresight wouldn’t miss this rare opportunity to hunt at night.
"You don’t have the Market Construction Blueprint yet?"
"Once you build a Market, we can conduct remote transactions through the marketplace."
Zong Shen didn’t expect Zong Ze not to have a market yet.
"Opened two treasure chests today, but neither had blueprints for the Market. However, I found this thing in the afternoon while picking bird eggs."
Zong Ze then sent a detailed item page.
Judging by its appearance, it is a ring adorned with a large ruby.
[Count Briss’s Beloved Ring]
[This is Count Briss’s most beloved ring, lost outdoors during a hunting trip]
[Count Briss is the most powerful person in the entire Beluda Giant City and the Hereditary Count of the Rodok Kingdom. If you can bring this ring to the Beluda Giant City, to the Count Briss’s mansion, you will gain Count Briss’s friendship]
"Such good luck, Ah Ze."
"With this ring, you can establish relationships with major figures in indigenous forces, which will greatly benefit your development!"
Zong Shen clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Like you hammer..."
"I always remember you telling me there’s a Beluda Giant City 2,100 kilometers near me..."
Zong Ze was not very pleased.
"Right, that Beluda Giant City is 2,100 kilometers near you!"
Zong Shen was still oblivious.
"Brother... you said it’s 2,100 kilometers!"
"That’s not 2,100 meters..."
"Although I know this world is big, calling over two thousand kilometers ’nearby’ is quite rough!"
"Relying on my old horse, it would probably take ages to reach Beluda Giant City."
Zong Ze complained loudly.
Then Zong Shen suddenly realized...
Sins... sins...
Accidentally became a pit brother demon.
"Don’t lose hope, Ah Ze! Believe in yourself, once you have faster mounts, you can head to Beluda Giant City!"
"Overall, stay safe, quickly get the Market blueprints, I’m here to support you!"
"Alright, chat later, leave me a message if anything happens."
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