Shadow monk of online game

Chapter 141
Slien's method of "closing the door and beating the dog" was not very effective, and ultimately failed to catch the suspicious person.

After being disturbed by the assassins, no one was in the mood to hold a celebration. At the gate of Harmondale Castle, Slien said a few words in front of the castle steward, judge, captain of the guard, representatives of the chamber of commerce, etc., proving that Lu Ping, Ice Cream Bell , Lengwa, Weixiao, Hongyue, and Wenwen won the competition, and it was true and effective. Then the housekeeper handed over a seal and a golden scepter to Lu Ping, and the ceremony was considered complete.

All six of them got a title, "Lord of Harmondale". This title is not only used to prove their identity, but also has some uses. When fighting in the area where Harmondale belongs, physical defense and all magic resistance +5% , the experience of killing monsters increases by 10%, all the items purchased in the stores within the territory are discounted by 120%, and the items sold to the stores are [-]% of the normal price.

After the handover, Slien said: "Dear new lords, because you are still not familiar with managing the territory, I suggest that the original butler of Harmondale Castle continue to serve you. If you have any questions, you can ask him , I hope you will make Harmondale stronger, freer and more beautiful!"

Putting strength first, he can be said to be well-intentioned, only when he is strong can he be free and beautiful, otherwise no matter how beautiful he is, it will belong to others.

Everyone in Lu Ping nodded and agreed with his arrangement, and Slien said again: "After you have dealt with the most important things at hand, find a time to meet me in the House of Stars. I should go now."

Slien left after finishing speaking. He never said anything to thank Lu Ping for saving his life. He invited Lu Ping and others to be a guest, probably to give a gift, right?
Judge Frederick, Gate Guard Bruce, Griffin Patrol Captain Edward, Victory Chamber of Commerce President Bragg and others stepped forward to congratulate, as well as Qin Shimingyue, Dragon City Flying General, Long Xiaoxuanhuang, Long Xiao Cangming, the decisive battle !The emperor and others rushed over to congratulate Lu Ping. The new lord took office. Who wouldn't want to curry favor?
The congratulations finally came to an end. The housekeeper approached Lu Ping with a worried look and whispered: "Master, it's not the time to be happy yet. There are many things waiting for you to deal with, and..."

Lu Ping nodded, called "Go", and led Leng Wa, Bing Jiling and others into the castle. It was the first time for them to come in, and they were quite curious, looking east and west.

When I entered the castle, I still went to the small living room where the housekeeper often visited Lu Ping, but now the location has changed, Lu Ping is the master and the servant.

The butler closed the door himself, walked up to Lu Ping and said anxiously: "Six new masters, the old masters are under house arrest by them, please rescue them? They are good people, and they brought Harmondale Peace and hope, you will get him out no matter what!"

System prompt: "Received a new mission 'rescue', you can check the detailed information in the adventure log."

The system prompts: "The world map is updated, and the new area Diya can be entered."

Without asking whether they agreed or not, the task was suppressed. The six of them opened the adventure log and saw that it was an SS-level main task, and the task reward was three question marks.

The six of Lu Ping looked at each other in blank dismay. As soon as they took office as the housekeeper, they had a big problem. How could it be so easy to save the four old lords?They are in the hands of the undead king!Fortunately, there is no time limit.

Lu Ping nodded again and again: "Well, well, this one must be saved, but we have to wait for the time and we must be fully prepared."

The butler still said nervously: "This is a conspiracy, Castor's conspiracy, and Slien is not a good person, don't believe his words easily, they locked up the old master and elected you as the new lord They have no good intentions, they want to control Harmondale through you."

Of course this Lu Ping knew, and asked: "Then what should we do in your opinion?"

"This, this..." the butler scratched his head and turned around twice, "First of all, you need to make some achievements and improve your reputation, so that everyone in Harmondale will believe in your ability and believe that you will bring everyone freedom. Peace and peace. We must also strengthen our strength so that Erathia and Tula Leon will not dare to invade our territory easily... By the way, we can ask the dwarves for help. They are friends of our old lord and have always been our Faithful allies, we must have their full support."

Bingjiling asked: "So how can we quickly establish our prestige?"

The housekeeper said: "First of all, we need to clear the monsters and gangsters near the town and the road, so that the residents can feel safe and the merchants can come and go normally, so that we can prosper. Of course, such small things don't need to be done by the masters themselves. You can let those militia guilds do it, and this is also their duty."

The "civilian guild" mentioned by the butler refers to the player guild. Now that you have become a lord, you can of course give orders to the local guild to let them do it.The task issued by the lord will become the guild task of the local guild. Players will be rewarded with guild contribution for completing the task. The guild contribution can be exchanged for the products in the guild, and the guild will get taxes from the town NPC. The wool is produced on the sheep. , this money comes from the majority of players, and there is no need for the lord to pay a copper coin.

Lu Ping expressed his understanding, and the steward said: "In addition, we must increase the number of troops and city defense, but increasing the army must have enough weapons and equipment, which can be bought from other countries, or increase the production capacity of mine pits and foundries, but... …We don’t have that much money, and Harmondale’s income can’t support any more troops.”

With a slight smile, he couldn't help asking: "How many troops does Harmondale have, how much does it spend and what does it earn every month?"

The housekeeper slapped his forehead: "Yo, I'm really confused. I forgot to tell you such an important thing. Come with me. There are account books in the warehouse. You can understand it at a glance!"

The six followed the butler, and the butler seemed to be talking to himself: "The old master hasn't come back for a long time, I don't have much ability, so the management of Harmondale is not very good, there is almost no savings, some businessmen deliberately evade taxes , Some villages and towns have concealed their income, and I thought the old man didn't know... Now it's all right, you are young and energetic, you can go and show them some color, it's time to rectify it."

Lu Ping has a big head. It seems that being a lord is a lot of trouble. Although these internal affairs are cumbersome, they can be resolved, but the real headache is the diplomatic aspect. Erasia and Tula Leon are eyeing each other, and Archibald and Castor are involved. , no one can offend, and I don't know how much trouble I will have in the future. Damn, this acting lord is not good, but it is all bad?
The butler led them to a room with many books and scrolls, where all kinds of accounts were kept. At this time, Lu Ping and the six had an extra territory information panel.

Territory name: Harmondale, the current tax rate is 11%.

Territory area: about 36270 square kilometers.

Permanent residents: 63122 people.

Regular army: 20000 people.

Main city guards: 500 people, city defense level 5.

Castle guards: 250 people.City defense level 5
Gold coins in stock: 5560.

Grain in stock: 10070 kg.

Weapons in stock: 6530 sets.

Mine: 1, level 3, daily production of 12 boxes of ore.

Sawmill: 2, level 3, 25 piles of wood per day.

Gold mine: 1, level 3, daily production of 56 gold coins.

Foundry: 1, level 5, 19 sets of Nissan weapons.

……

Lu Ping frowned when he saw it. There are only more than 6 residents in total, and there are more than 2 troops to support, which means that two residents need to support one soldier. No matter which world they are in, they cannot afford it.

Hongyue laughed loudly: "Ah, we have gold mines, so don't we get gold coins every day?"

Bingjiling scolded: "Dead money lover, how can we build after taking it away? Do you still want to use up the river to fish?"

Lu Ping said with a smile: "We should grab resources and money from other countries, hehe..."

Leng Wa immediately waved her arms excitedly: "Yes, we have more than 2 powerful NPC troops, we can't just sit and eat, who should we grab?"

Bing Jiling gave the two of them a blank look: "What if we lose the battle? It is better to develop internal affairs first, and only when we are strong enough can we use troops."

Wenwen said: "Can you take the NPC army to fight the boss? If you can, you can kill the boss at level 100, haha..."

He smiled slightly and said, "This is the main road between Erathia and Tula Leon. We can vigorously develop business to gain wealth, which is faster than collecting taxes, right?"

"..."

The six of them were a little excited, chattering and discussing, the future of money is infinitely bright!The biggest difference between a lord and a guild is: the lord can use all resources in the territory, and the gold coins in the warehouse can be put into his pocket; the assets of the guild belong to all members, and even the guild leader can only exchange them with contribution points. The guild produces products, and cannot directly put the property into one's own pocket.

There are also some commissioning instructions on the territory board, you can delegate related affairs to NPCs, just set the development direction.However, it is conceivable that the appointment will not be very efficient. Only by personally understanding the situation and solving problems can it be possible to manage well. No matter which one is developed first, it will require a lot of money and manpower, and it has to be done slowly.

Relying on NPC development is one way, and another way is to rely on players to develop. Although players are still relatively weak and unable to compete with NPCs, sooner or later players will become stronger and even surpass NPCs. The power of players is limitless.

Now there is only one legitimate guild in Harmondale, but there are three accommodating guilds, just enough for Long Xiao Wuji and the Eastern Alliance to settle in.

Now is the decisive battle!The chicken man came over closely: "Brother, I have a few words to tell you, but you must keep it a secret, and don't say that I said it no matter what."

Lu Ping was a little surprised, what did he want to say? "Okay, tell me?"

"Brother, do you know who assassinated Slien today?"

"do not know."

The chicken man hesitated and said mysteriously: "I recognize one of them, I have seen that mage among them..."

Lu Ping was both surprised and delighted: "Who is he, what is his name, and what kind of influence is he?"

The chicken man stammered: "I shouldn't have said this, but... Actually, I admire your character, so I can only break my promise... I have seen that mage, once he came to our boss, It looks like he is a real relative or something, our boss calls him Third Uncle. By the way, that time he asked our boss to buy a decisive battle guild from you."

Lu Ping was shocked, this person is actually a decisive battle!Emperor's people?

"Isn't he in the guild?"

"No, I saw him that time, and I haven't seen him since then, and I don't know his name. I recognized him in the video playback just now. There are not many players as old as him, so I recognized him immediately. gone."

Lu Ping didn't have time to find related videos, so he asked, "Is he very old?"

The chicken man said: "At least there are more than 40. It is very likely that they are the 'legends' in the legend. I heard our boss say that we were still wearing crotch pants when they were famous all over the world. Uh, I only know I have told you so much, you must keep it a secret!"

Lu Ping fully agreed: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep it secret for you, and I will take you with me in any future actions."

The chicken man was overjoyed: "Okay, okay, let's do this first, thank you big brother!"

Lu Ping frowned slightly and stroked his chin. Are these people really "legends"?Who are they working for?In terms of strength, they are even more powerful. If they participate in the battle, I am afraid that they will only lose.decisive battle!The emperor must have recognized the appearance of the assassin, maybe he was asking his "third uncle"?I wonder if I can get some information from him.

After coming out of the warehouse, the butler led the six people around the castle and introduced the functions of each place. In addition to banks and shops, there were also libraries, laboratories, training halls, etc. in the castle.

At this time, the official game forum was in a state of upheaval. Perhaps due to the pressure of the players, the official finally gave an answer: Lu Buping belongs to the hidden professional shadow monk. Learn the basics of dark magic, his high magic attack is entirely because he has a variety of treasures that increase magic attack; Fado belongs to the hidden professional land druid, when using earth magic, the status attack success rate +5%, and There are many treasures on her body that increase the power of magic... There are many hidden professions in the game, and they are still under development. When changing professions for the third time, ordinary players will also have the opportunity to change professions into hidden professions, everything depends on the player to explore and discover.

It turns out that there are hidden jobs in the game, and ordinary players are of course outraged, and continue to ask how the two got their hidden jobs, what are the conditions for becoming a hidden job after three turns, and so on.Some people couldn't get an official response on the forum, so they had to go to the "participants". Suddenly, countless people came over, almost knocking Lu Ping out... Helpless, he could only turn off all voice and video requests .

After wandering around the castle for a long time, there are already many people waiting for them outside the door, and the one who squeezed in the front is the decisive battle!The Emperor and his gang of cronies.

"Congratulations to the deputy gang leader for winning the position of lord!" Decisive battle!The emperor raised his arms and shouted, and thousands of players who fought against the world shouted in unison: "Congratulations to the deputy leader for winning the position of lord!"

"Congratulations to the deputy gang leader for being crowned the lord!" Decisive battle!The emperor called again, and the others followed suit, quite overwhelming.

Lu Ping stared straight: "What are you doing?"

decisive battle!The emperor had a bright smile on his face, as if he was excited as a lord: "You are the founder of this guild and the vice president of this guild, you have become the lord of Harmondale, of course you have to celebrate Let’s talk about it, don’t you?”

"Yes, to go to heaven and earth tonight..." Everyone laughed strangely.

Leng Wa scolded: "His grandma's, I don't usually see any grandsons come to pay their respects. How come they all come to call me master once they become lords!"

decisive battle!The fierce light flashed in the emperor's eyes, pretending not to hear, and with a smile on his face: "Come on, let's go to the hotel to hold a celebration banquet!"

Lu Ping waved his hand: "Forget it, tell everyone to disperse. Those who should farm monsters should go to spawn monsters, and those who should do quests should go to do quests. If you have nothing else to do, please go back."

decisive battle!The emperor was a little resentful, but he couldn't get angry. He turned around and drank a few words to tell everyone to disperse, leaving only dozens of confidantes by his side, and then whispered to Lu Ping: "I don't know how many guilds you plan to let enter Harmon?" Dyer?"

Lu Ping asked back, "What do you think?"

decisive battle!The Emperor said: "Eastern Alliance and Long Xiao Wuji have formed an alliance with us, so it is right to accept them. Other guilds should not let them in easily. With our three major guilds, no one dares to provoke them easily. gone."

Lu Ping gave an "um" expression, his face was expressionless and unpredictable.

decisive battle!The emperor continued to smile: "Don't turn your elbows outwards. After all, you belong to our guild. Our honor and interests are the same. If our guild is suppressed by them, you won't look good, right? So... ..."

Lu Ping looked up at the sky with his eyes: "The forest is big and there are all kinds of birds. If there are too many birds, there will be more troubles, so I think it is better to close the country. Just keep everyone from entering Harmondale like before, and the world will be quiet. gone."

decisive battle!The emperor and the people around him were stunned. If Lu Ping really came to "close the country", wouldn't they be happy for nothing, and they would not get any benefits?

(End of this chapter)