The buildings that come with the territory are: "Village House, Lumberyard, Quarry, Mine, Tavern, Flower Garden, Pharmacy Workshop, Hunter's Lodge, Mill, Well" — a total of ten types.
The various blueprints Lin Rui uncovered include: "Special Building Plan 'Goddess's Pendulum', Special Building Plan 'Fishman Camp', Building Plan 'Blacksmith Shop', Building Plan 'Primary Market', Building Plan 'Water and Windmill Mill' *2, Building Plan 'Brewery'".
This means that there are sixteen types of buildings possible for construction in the territory, but with a severe shortage of farmers, Lin Rui can only choose to build one or two selectively first.
Without any hesitation, Lin Rui drew out the Special Building Plan 'Goddess's Pendulum'. This was a blueprint found in a Silver Treasure Chest with the gaze of the Goddess upon it.
Behind every successful man, there stands a great woman. The great woman behind Lin Rui is naturally that girlfriend he has yet to date, the Goddess of Fortune. The little rich wife at home has bestowed him a cheat; it would never harm him.
[Goddess's Pendulum: The Goddess of Fortune presides over the world's happiness and opportunities. The pendulum in the hands of the goddess is the steering rudder of people's fortunes. Due to unpredictable changes in direction, the Goddess's Pendulum also symbolizes the fickleness of fortune, rewarding the bright and kind while punishing the greedy. By offering wealth to the goddess, you might receive Divine Grace, but if you're greedy, you could face punishment. Whether fortune or misfortune, the moment the explorer strikes the pendulum, destiny has been set. The building requires 5 farmers, consuming 2000 Realm Coins, 2000 units of grain, 2000 units of wood, 2000 units of iron ore, 2000 units of stone, and 100 units of gem. Divine Grace Building, completion time 3h. After construction, you can pay a certain cost to enhance equipment or items. (Note: Unceasing thoughts inevitably resonate. Everything you imagine might happen—be brave and try everything.)]
Lin Rui swiftly put away the building blueprint, once again renewing his understanding of the wealth of this little rich lady, the Goddess of Fortune. Starting with 2000 units of all resources, Lin Rui's territory had a total of 2352 units of stone. After building two warehouses and one residence, constructing this Goddess's Pendulum would instantly leave just a double-digit 52.
It was only a hundred units of gems that left Lin Rui completely at a loss, not knowing from where these could be sourced.
Thus, Lin Rui planned to build a market first. In trade and economy, mutual exchange is key.
[Primary Market: Allows for buying and selling transactions within the regional range, goods are delivered directly, with a tax rate of 10%, paid by the seller. Construction time 5h, requires 3 farmers, consumes 500 Realm Coins, 500 wood, 500 stone]
[Flower Garden: Can plant high-value plants (it's not impossible if you insist on planting wheat), construction time 6h, requires 3 farmers, consumes 100 Realm Coins, 100 wood, 100 stone]
Lin Rui first chose these two buildings to start construction, as the buildings naturally coming with the territory consume very little, but those built from blueprints consume significantly more. Even the affluent Lin Rui could only afford to construct four of them.
Although the consumption is large, the effects are immediately powerful and impactful.
Whatever you see in the market, after payment, you can directly open a teleportation gate and have it delivered to your doorstep. Faster than Dongfeng Express and without any risk.
As for trading, of course, you should sell your specialties as much as possible. Having what others don't allows for good prices.
Lin Rui was particularly curious about what special effect the key specialty Golden Pancy of the Golden Pancy Domain had.
The territory still suffers from a lack of farmers, leading Lin Rui to have a large amount of resources but unable to convert them into territorial strength. The agony of having money that cannot be spent is something ordinary people cannot understand!
Not everything can rely on the Goddess of Fortune, and the development of the territory still requires its own planning and guidance.
In the afternoon, there are two things left to do: one is to find a way to gather some farmers, and the other is to explore the ruins.
Carefully considering, Lin Rui decided to find a way to bring some farmers back. The territory is not lacking in materials nor strong soldiers, exploring the ruins can wait, developing the territory is the current priority.
Therefore, Lin Rui found the old farmer Chong Liu, who has been living in the Golden Pancy Domain, intending to inquire about the situation.
Chong Liu was leading people to build residences, and when he saw Lord Lin Rui approaching, he quickly led the people in respectful greeting and said, "Good day, esteemed Lord. I heard that after killing a Tier One Magical Beast, you defeated a powerful Tier Two Fishman Hero. What an incredible feat! Under your leadership, the Golden Pancy Domain will surely prosper and become dominant."
If you can speak well, you should say more.
Lin Rui smiled broadly and said, "This is an honor for all the members of the clan, and the flag of the Golden Pancy Family will certainly fly high under the blue sky. But before that, I want to consult you; the territory is short of farmers. Do you have any suggestions? Where did previous lords replenish the farmers from?"
Chong Liu immediately replied, "That must be a Forest Expedition. Esteemed Lord, you must know that this world is not peaceful. The Blood Moon hangs low, beasts are roaring, and chaos has never been far from our world. Therefore, all territory lords must regularly venture into the forest to clear out Beastman Warbands, Green-skinned Warlords, and Roaring Beast Swarms, or these evil Chaos Legions will quickly expand and flood out to engulf the territories."
"You must know that the plains belong to us humans, but the forest belongs to Chaos, oh, and sometimes it belongs to the Elves. If it belongs to the Elves, they will guard forest order and kill all who stray into the forest."
"But unfortunately, the forest surrounding our territory belongs to the Chaos Legion. They become stronger at night and roam in packs, destroying all civilized advancements they encounter. If the Lord is lucky, many civilians can be rescued from the Beastman Camps; they are the food source for the Beastmen. These Beastmen, once fed with blood meals, or after a prolonged spell of rain, can spawn a large number of Beastman Warriors within a month."