Bringing the MC system to Middle-earth.

Chapter 98 Camp Establishment
There is a large area of ​​wasteland around the lonely mountain. There is no vitality, full of charred tree stumps and dry land.

According to records, this place was once a green field full of vitality, until the arrival of the evil dragon, which burned the entire green field with flames, permanently changing the terrain here.

From then on the area was known as the 'Waste of Smaug'.

"Help, help... Is there anyone..."

At this moment, in this wasteland, there was a fat man lying on the ground, gasping for breath, and crawling forward little by little.

That was the former mayor of Changhu Town.

"Please, anyone can come and give me some water or food, I can give you all the treasures I have... I can give you half..."

"Is there anyone——"

The mayor kept shouting, but the only response he got was the occasional cool breeze.

"what--!!"

He used up the last of his strength to let out a miserable roar.

The former mayor and his treasure remained in this wasteland forever.

He died in agony of hunger, quietly and unnoticed.

When he decided to abandon the townspeople, wasn't he also deciding to abandon himself?
No one cared about the former mayor, he had already been gradually forgotten.

now.

In front of the wall of Roadside Fort, Levi looked at the group of refugees in front of him and scratched his head.

"I went on a long trip and haven't been back for some time."

"It looks like you've been here for a while."

"Yes, sir, we arrived at the beginning of autumn this year."

An old man stepped forward and said, "The Misty Mountains are too dangerous. We dare not climb the pass, so we can only take a long detour."

"I have some impression of you."

"If I remember correctly, you are their village chief?"

"Yes." replied the old village chief.

Levi looked behind him.

"I remember there should be more people in your village than these. Where are the others?"

"They left."

The village chief replied: "We passed by many relatively stable villages and towns. Some people did not want to travel such a long distance, so they left the team and went to live in those places."

"The rest of them would rather give up their comfortable lives in those places and come to you for help."

"Ok."

Levi nodded, acknowledging these people.

"Since I showed you the way, and you followed my instructions to find this place, then you are welcome to join, uh, Roadside Fort."

The crowd immediately cheered and shouted the name of the Lord of Roadside Fort.

"Everyone follow me."

Led by Levi, a group of people walked towards the city gate.

The old village chief wanted to remind Levi that there seemed to be no one inside and the city gate did not seem to be designed to be opened, but he thought that this was someone else's territory and maybe he was just short-sighted, so he didn't say anything in the end.

pat.

Levi lowered the lever and opened the iron door on the side.

"Come in from here."

organ…?
Well, that’s still within the scope of understanding. Many towns have mechanisms on their gates.

However, as the refugees gradually poured into the city, someone could not help but exclaim.

“I’ve never seen such a beautiful place in my life.”

The village chief who was walking in front shook his head and couldn't help but sigh.

He had lived in the river valley all his life and had never traveled too far. The most beautiful scenery he had ever seen was the river reflected in the red glow of the setting sun.

I have never seen such a complex scenery.

There was only a cold and smooth wall outside the city. The solid wall, which was so long that one could not see the end at a glance, blocked everything inside and made it impossible for people outside to observe.

But once you come in, you will discover the warmth and dreaminess inside.

Yes, dreamy.

Neat paths, lights that never go out, bright flowers and clear pools, beautiful houses everywhere and a big castle in the middle...

There are livestock walking in the fences, but they don't need anyone to look after them. The lush and abundant crops are planted there in patches, as if they will never wither.

It was clearly a huge city, but there was no one inside, only some tall and friendly iron golems, handing out flowers to people when they approached.

A little girl in a woman's arms reached out to take the flower, held it up happily and said, "Mom, is this the castle in the story you told me?"

"No, kid."

She kissed the girl on the forehead and said, "Mother can't tell such a good story."

"I, what should we do, sir..."

The old village chief seemed a little at a loss. The environment in this place was so good, it seemed unreal.

He asked cautiously:
“Can we really live here?”

“Houses are built for people to live in.”

Levi turned around and said, "This is where you will live from now on."

But once these words were spoken, the refugees felt even more uneasy.

Finally, it was the village chief who stood up again and asked, "Sir, I want to know what we can do?"

Most of these people are farmers and only know how to farm.

But looking at the appearance of this territory, it seems that they don't need to work at all. Take those iron golems for example. They look like they are stronger than ten people put together. They are definitely better than them whether it's harvesting wheat or carrying things.

The old village chief really couldn't figure out what they could do if they stayed here. Would they just eat free meals all day?
People always have to show their value.

"this--"

Levi also realized the crux of the problem.

Yes, what can the people do?
I have everything I need, so should I let them be idle for the rest of their lives?

[The number of residents has reached the standard, and the conditions for establishing a camp have been met. 】

Levi opened the camp system and this was the only prompt he saw.

It seems that some functions will only be unlocked after establishing a camp.

But regarding the establishment of the camp, there was one thing that had been bothering Levi, so much so that he had put it off until now.

That's the name of the camp.

I have trouble naming.

The first territory was called Roadside Fort because it was built on the roadside. The second territory, River Valley City, was an existing name. Now I have to come up with a new camp name...

Should we call it the roadside camp?

Naming is a science that requires a lot of thought.

Looking at the entire Middle-earth, no camp's name is random.

For example, the word Rivendell, if broken down, means "a torn valley", which fits the terrain there perfectly.

For example, the Golden Forest - Lothlórien, means "a dreamland with blooming flowers" in the language of the elves, which is also in line with the terrain characteristics.

Then the problem is coming.

Levi opened the camp map and took a look.

A roadside fort on the plains west of the Misty Mountains, with flowers blooming and beautiful scenery.

There is also a valley city, built against the mountain in the mountainous area east of the Black Forest.

According to the terrain of these two territories, should our camp be called Riven Lorraine or Losdale?

If these two names were really given, I would probably have two elven lords come to visit the next day.

Levi shook his head and finally typed a few words on it.

"The Free Cities."

[Camp: 'Free City' was successfully established]

Let’s leave it this way for now. It’s not like the camp name cannot be changed anyway.

If you have one, just use it for now.

[Free City faction reputation has been opened]

[Free City Reputation: ∞]

【Citizen system has been opened】

[Leadership reputation is open]

【Open Rights Management System】

As soon as the camp was established, prompts appeared one after another, which dazzled Levi. "You guys take a rest first. I have something to do and will be back soon."

After saying goodbye to the refugees, Levi found a quiet place and began to read the various instructions.

First, faction reputation.

Just as Levi can see his reputation in other camps, now Levi can also see the reputation of others in his own camp.

For example, the reputation of the refugees who are resting at the city gate is all 0 points, which means that they have neither done anything harmful to their camp nor done anything beneficial.

This is an extremely strong supervision system. Anyone who has made a contribution will never have his or her work buried, but will have it accurately reflected in the camp's reputation.

Likewise, if you do something that is harmful to the faction, it will never be ignored.

After the reputation system is turned on, the next step is permission management.

Permission management involves the fundamentals of some mc systems.

Here, Levi can create a 'class', set the conditions for joining this 'class', and open certain permissions for this 'class'. The number of permissions is linked to the reputation value. The more reputation, the more permissions can be opened.

For example, Levi can now set up a "resident" category. The condition for joining is that the reputation value reaches 10 points. After becoming a resident, he can use tools with mc characteristics and at the same time unlock the permission to synthesize certain tools on the workbench.

Very useful.

If this system is used well, territory development can even achieve a certain degree of automation.

These are the main functions of the faction system.

In addition to this, there are things like data statistics. For example, there are a total of 203 people waiting at the city gate, which saves Levi the time of counting them himself.

After thinking about it, Levi set the first initial position.

[Tourists]
Required reputation: 0.

'Tourists' can use wooden tools to work in the territory to increase the reputation of the faction.

This is the maximum permission that can be unlocked with 0 reputation points. Levi cannot unlock more permissions even if he wants to.

[Visitors] can continue to advance when they meet the two conditions of 'reputation value reaches ten points' and 'swearing to join the camp'.

The next level for tourists is [Resident], which can be employed with ten points of reputation. [Resident] can unlock the use of the workbench and synthesize more advanced stone tools on it.

In addition, after becoming a resident, you can also synthesize and use boxes - except for Levi's. The territory owner's box is locked to others by default, and can only be opened by others if he allows it.

"This is it for now"

Two reputation levels were initially set up. Levi temporarily closed the camp interface and went to the city gate to organize the refugees.

As Levi approached, the refugees who were resting immediately stood up and focused their attention on him.

Levi looked at the group of people and said loudly:
"Don't worry, there are many things we can do for you. The development of the territory needs your help."

"But right now, I think the most important thing is to have enough food to eat and a place to live."

The current condition of this group of refugees is not very good. At a glance, none of them looks healthy. All of them look like they have been hungry for a long time.

It is impossible to concentrate on production in this state. I need to take good care of myself first.

After thinking about it, Levi placed a large table in the square and brought several sets of bread to pile on it.

Then, he issued his first command:
"You can collect food here, take as much as you can eat, and then choose a house as a family."

After saying that, Levi approached the old village chief in the crowd.

"Does the Lord have any instructions?"

Seeing Levi coming, the old village chief immediately stopped and waited seriously for Levi's next words.

"You have heard my instructions just now, right? I'll give these to you to do in advance. There is plenty of bread, you can take as much as you want. Those houses are all uninhabited, so you can choose any one you want."

"After you finish these things, come to the castle to find me. I need your help with something else."

"I will follow your instructions."

The old village chief bowed and began to organize the crowd.

Levi breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention, it makes things a lot easier to have someone with good organizational skills to help.

Seeing the refugees starting to receive bread and look for shelter in an orderly manner, Levi also returned to the castle and began to pack his backpack.

Now there is no empty space in Levi's backpack. It is full of various drops and precious materials, such as dragon hearts, dragon blood, dragon scales and the like.

Smaug is so huge that he drops a lot of items.

Levi only brought back a small portion of the more important materials, and he stored most of them in boxes in the Valley City territory, waiting to take a piece of them after the Hell Passage was built.

Just as Levi packed his backpack and spent some time packing his suitcase.

The old village chief came over.

"Sir, the work has been completed. Do you have any other instructions?"

"follow me."

Li Wei synthesized a set of wooden tools and put them in his backpack, then took the old village chief to the vegetable field.

"Take this."

He handed the wooden hoe to the village chief.

“Try to harvest vegetables with this.”

The village chief held the wooden hoe in his hand, and looked at it left and right, feeling that this thing did not look like something useful, but after all, it was an order from the lord, so he had to do it.

Although he is old, the village chief has come so far and it’s not for nothing. At least he still has the strength to swing the hoe.

chapped.

After digging the ground with a hoe, the old village chief looked at the carrots on the ground, his eyes widened, and he began to doubt his life.

"Did I see it wrongly? It, it fell out by itself?"

Yes, it fell out.

“You read that right, this is what the food here is like.”

"Just think of this place as being enchanted. Everything in the territory is magical."

"Magic? I understand, my Lord."

Although he looked calm on the surface, at this moment, the old village chief's heart was actually boiling with anger.

'Our lord is a wizard with powerful magic!'

These days, I suddenly have hope.

This group of people crossed swamps and wastelands, overcame numerous obstacles and temptations, and came here unswervingly, just to be able to seek refuge with a reliable lord.

Obviously, it now seems that this choice was the right one.

There are many powerful lords in this world who can use magic, but most of them are elves.

The remaining few are either related to elves or have been buried in history.

For example, the Ringwraiths. Once upon a time, the holders of the Nine Rings of Humanity relied on the rings to gain powerful strength. Among them was one who specialized in various magics, became a famous wizard and ruled an area.

But even if there is a precedent in history, it is old news.

He is the only human lord who can use magic that can be seen today.

"Now pick up the radish and plant it."

The old village chief did as he was told, and soon a green sprout grew on the moist farmland, which surprised him so much that he couldn't close his mouth.

"Well, it looks like we can proceed with the planting as normal."

After testing the vegetable field, Li Wei took the old village chief to the ranch to try feeding, and then took him to cut wood and dig stones...

Different from Levi's model, the stones knocked down by the old village chief did not directly become dropped objects, but were dug out from their original places, cut off from the connection, and became easy to move.

Only when the old village chief throws the stone onto the funnel, or the stone is touched by Levi, will it become a normal drop and be sucked away.

However, if you choose 'Place' instead of throwing it into the hopper, the stone will return to its original state, as if it had always grown on the ground, and you need to use a pickaxe to dig it out before you can cut off the connection again.

This feature may be a bit complicated to understand, but it can actually be summarized in one sentence:

That means there is an extra inventory that cannot be stacked.

This feature can only be effective within the territory.

At this moment, after following Levi for a round of tests, the old village chief had become numb.

The experience before his eyes was so bizarre that he even doubted whether he was still sleeping in the shabby tent outside the city wall and had not woken up yet.

The problem is that even dreams require material. Not to mention, I still have a rich imagination at my age.

"It's best if you never wake up..."

The old village chief thought so.

Levi began to summarize.

Grow vegetables, raise animals, dig stones, and chop wood.

Producing food and basic building materials
That’s what [tourists] can do right now, and that’s how they can become full-fledged residents.

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　　(The design of the people here refers to some MC villager animations)

　　Also, help, I really don't know how to name it, is there any big guy who can help me think of a camp name?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)