From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 508 New Cheat Codes

Instead of rubbing his hands together, You Ming directly summoned the compass and entered a cheat code into it.

"Renxu 7309264".

"【Wan Shang Tong Liu】".

Ability: Opens trade routes between any two sites, allowing merchants to gather and trade. Different trade bonuses can be obtained depending on the level of the route.

You Ming obtained this cheat code called "Wan Shang Tong Liu" about half a year ago, but he hasn't had a chance to use it yet.

In his previous life's game, this ability wasn't considered a cheat code, but rather a built-in ability of the game itself.

The game features many management-oriented players who can establish their own trading posts and then connect with NPC "markets" to gain certain trade bonuses, such as increased transport capacity, money, and resources.

This feature is actually a copy of the "Trade Routes" feature from the Civilization series, but since it's a game developer's business, how can this be called plagiarism?

This is called paying tribute!

While this cheat code offers no benefit in terms of cultivation, it is extremely helpful in managing a region. Once a trade route is established, resources can be used to continuously upgrade stations and routes, thereby gaining even more bonuses.

You Ming had always intended to develop Toad Heart Island into the commercial center of Yuanling County. With this cheat code and his current position in the Fortune Department, his confidence has grown even stronger.

……

"The process is finally over, it was really troublesome."

You Ming had a document in his hand, stamped with the official seal of the Bingzhou City God's Office, which stated that it concerned the lease of Toad Heart Island in Bibo Lake.

The territory between gods cannot be transferred, but can only be leased, and the maximum lease term cannot exceed one thousand years, and the rent paid must be within the standard range.

After all, all the gods are appointed officials, and this land is not your private property. You can't just transfer it whenever you want; otherwise, the whole world would be in chaos.

However, leasing is not a problem. Even if there are any oversights or schemes in the process, the longest it will be is a little over nine hundred years.

For a deity's long lifespan, this is only a very short period of time.

You Ming looked at the document and saw that the Water Lord of Biyue Lake had transferred the Toad Heart Islands to Yuanling County for 999 years, and would collect 500 divine powers as rent each year.

With such limited power, it's hardly enough to be considered as annual rent, let alone monthly rent.

After all, Bibo Lake has an excellent geographical location.

However, since it was a mutually agreeable arrangement, and although the rent seemed outrageous, it was still above the lower limit of land rental prices stipulated by the gods, even the Bingzhou City God's Office had no objections. After dragging their feet for half a month, they finally stamped the document and approved it.

With this seal affixed, Toad Heart Island belonged to Yuanling County for nearly a thousand years.

With this document in hand, three bright spots suddenly appeared in You Ming's mind.

They represent the Toad Heart Islands, the entire Yuanling County, and Changning Prefecture, respectively.

This means that he can establish trade routes between these three sites.

It's understandable that Yuanling County and the Toad Heart Islands could establish a trade route, since one is You Ming's territory and the other is one he just leased.

As for why Changning Prefecture also had a bright spot, it was because he had a good personal relationship with the City God of Changning, so the default alignment was friendly, allowing the establishment of trade routes. "Then I also have a good relationship with Ao Yun, the God of Cangyuan River, so why didn't I have a stop on Cangyuan River?"

You Ming felt strange. Could it be that Cangyuanjiang did not have a city built on it, so it was not considered a station?
Since he couldn't figure it out, he quickly put the matter out of his mind.

He was rather impatient to see how effective this trade route would be.

At that moment, You Ming pointed his hand into the void, and in an instant, a golden light pattern began to intertwine and rapidly extend outwards.

This beam of light burst forth from the location of Toad Heart Island, continuously skimming the water's surface, and reaching all the way to Yuanling County.

In an instant, the two bright spots connected, and a brilliant golden light, invisible to outsiders, appeared between them. Amidst the golden light, there were also the shadows of coins rolling down.

Meanwhile, several small fishing boats bobbed in the golden light.

"Level 1 route".

"Capacity +10%, speed +5%".

"Special effects activated: Nearshore acceleration: Speed ​​increased by 20% when driving in shallow waters and wetlands; Public sentiment appeasement: Public sentiment increases slightly when trading."

As trade routes were established between these bright spots, Youming also saw the related trade bonuses.

Looking at the effect of this invisible route, You Ming was quite satisfied. After all, Toad Heart Island had not yet officially started infrastructure construction, and the route was only at level one, but the bonus it provided was quite good.

He immediately pointed again, and the line that originally connected Toad Heart Island and Yuanling County suddenly extended a bit, adding another golden line between Yuanling County and Changning Prefecture.

"Capacity +13%, speed +7%".

Although this route connects "Toad Heart Island - Yuanling County - Changning Prefecture", and because Toad Heart Island is still undeveloped, the overall bonus has increased slightly due to the longer route.

At the same time, You Ming could also clearly feel that the flow of wealth, the exchange of goods, and the scent of incense seemed to be circulating along this invisible route, like a meridian in operation.

"Once the station on Toad Heart Island is upgraded to a rest stop, a secondary route can be established."

You Ming carefully studied the cheat code.

To upgrade a line, you need to upgrade the stations. For example, Toad Heart Island has not yet started construction, so it can be considered the lowest level station, and any line connected to it can only be level one.

Once the buildings are completed, it can be considered a "relay station," and then a secondary route can be established.

If the population reaches a certain size and resources are accumulated to a certain level, the [post station] can be upgraded to a [market], [commercial town], [port], [trading hub], etc., thereby forming a higher-level route.

Currently, because Changning Prefecture and Yuanling County developed earlier, both of them are considered to be of the scale of [commercial towns]. If a route were to be established between these two points, it would be a level four route, and the resulting bonus would be quite considerable.

Therefore, to increase the bonus of "trade routes", you either need to upgrade the level of the stations or increase the number of stations.

"Looks like this is forcing me to continue cheating."

You Ming had always felt that he wasn't very popular with the local spirits, but he didn't have a clear idea of ​​exactly how unpopular he was.

But now he understands that within the entire Bingzhou region, only Changning Prefecture is able to establish trade routes with him. This means that the relationship between him and the others is not even slightly neutral. Although they are not enemies, they are still wary and cautious.

(End of this chapter)