MC's career as foreign lord

“Master, do you mean… to make a pool here?” Although it sounded a bit unbelievable, Mosa confirmed it again.

The little skeleton following him was even faster, carrying piles and piles of stones, already hammering away next to him, building a circle along the line Zhou Ren had drawn.

“When it comes to doing these things, the two of us combined can't compare to Jim alone!” Zhou Ren said, not in a hurry to build the monster-spawning tower right away.

Building a monster-spawning tower was bound to be a long project; not just one night and a day, but possibly a whole week of construction.

He didn't say it had to be done right now, to create a pseudo-peace mode directly. If pseudo-peace was that simple, that would be great. Right now, he just needed a platform to refresh monsters, to alleviate most of his pressure, and that would be enough.

So, he could spend a long time slowly doing this, for example, first building the platform filled with monsters, and then making the roof on top that could block the sun.

Before doing all that, there was still the most important preparation work to do, which was this large pool at the bottom.

After all, he couldn't fly in this area, and he didn't have any tools that would guarantee he wouldn't get hurt when landing, so he naturally needed water as a buffer.

Mosa nodded. They both watched Jim carry the stones further and further away, then continued, “But if you really want to build a huge area, this small region probably won't be enough!”

Zhou Ren nodded, “I naturally know that. Besides this central area as territory, the surrounding areas are actually ordinary land that still abides by the rules of this world, so we can only build it little by little.”

This was also something he discovered after obtaining the permissions for that territory. Not all areas could be directly occupied by his territory; otherwise, expanding everything would be the end of it.

This wasteland could only be called an 'unsuccessfully acquired territory expansion' right now. Perhaps only after the war truly ended would it be completely given the name of a territory annex.

As for now, this was just an unclaimed territory. As for what it would become in the future, Zhou Ren initially envisioned turning it into an annex of his territory, and a large trading place.

After all, there would definitely be more and more products from his territory in the future. If he didn't turn them into resources, it would be meaningless. Once he could exchange them for resources or money, he could use that money to promote the implementation of his economic plan.

These things were inherently complementary. Money exchanged for resources, resources exchanged for money. What he had to ensure was the circulation of money and the accumulation of resources, maximizing the flow of money into all worlds.

And if he wanted to make a monster-spawning tower here, he would not only need a lot of water, but also a lot more leaves, as well as all kinds of blocks.

Even iron would be needed in large quantities, after all, he needed to constantly place stones and constantly dig in order to create the kind of hollowed-out monster-spawning tower that could crush monsters that he wanted.

Moreover, the things that crushed the monsters could only use glass or leaves. Compared to the expensive glass that needed to be constantly mined, naturally leaves were more convenient.

They hadn't collected trees in the past two days either. The tree farm still had the Tree of Life to care for it, so there should already be a lot of leaves grown by now!

Zhou Ren said to Mosa, “If Jim is making this pool, you can continue to be busy with what you were doing earlier. It's still early, so why not study how to connect with the Tree of Life? I think this might increase our allies and combat power a lot!”

“You want to use the Tree of Life to connect those combat forces that are willing to connect with you? That's indeed a good choice!” Mosa analyzed, “But there's also a very serious problem!”

“You mean the relationship between me and the Elven race, right?” Zhou Ren said.

It was not surprising that Mosa had such concerns. After all, the Tree of Life was a unique product of the Elven race. If Zhou Ren used this thing to connect with other races, it would definitely make the Elven race unhappy.

“I didn't plan to establish a connection with them at the beginning. The Elven race has 1,000 trees, but there are probably more than 1,000 strong individuals within their race, right?” Zhou Ren said.

“Connecting with the trees in my territory, helping me guard this territory for 1,000 years, isn't too much to ask, right?”

O'Harlicon had previously said that the prosperity of the Elven race had always been inseparable from the help of these Trees of Life. The Tree of Life could serve as a barrier like the body of the Elven race, protecting all the areas around them. This in itself was a very incredible thing.

If these Trees of Life had consciousness, he certainly wouldn't say anything, but the current situation was that the consciousness of these Trees of Life was actually very weak, which gave him a lot of room for manipulation.

After all, although the Tree of Life in his territory did not have consciousness, it could restore vitality very quickly, as well as enhance various life attributes, which in itself meant a great benefit.

Not to mention that ordinary lives, after connecting to the Tree of Life, as long as this tree did not wither and fall, then their lives would not end because of it. This was the real benefit!

This would mean that the Elven race, which already had a long lifespan, would obtain an even longer and more distant life, and other races would also gain substantial life and time. These were all visible and tangible benefits.

There were even more invisible benefits. Building a good relationship with him, this lord, even if only becoming a guardian, also meant that they had the opportunity to obtain a huge amount of resources from this territory during this period.

This didn't matter now, of course, but in the future, this would be even more sought-after news than the Elven race and lifespan.

Both Zhou Ren and Mosa had this confidence.

“If you're going to say it like that, then naturally there's no problem!” Mosa nodded, “This is your will, and I will definitely work hard to implement it!”

“I'm also very curious, in your era, didn't you have Trees of Life?” Zhou Ren asked.

Mosa didn't even have a little familiarity with the Tree of Life, which was also what made him feel confused. Logically speaking, the Elven nobles at that time shouldn't have had no control at all.

“I am an Elven lord. In that era tens of thousands of years ago, 'lord' was not a very good word!” Mosa said.

“On the one hand, we had to maintain the relationship with the Elven Empire, and on the other hand, we had to ensure that we were not invaded by other lords. At the same time, we also needed to be responsible for certain decisions of the Empress, so most of the lords were in an uncontrollable state!”

Zhou Ren understood the meaning behind his words, "Uncontrolled power naturally won't be favored. I'm afraid you were also objects of suspicion for the Elven Queen at the time!"

His evaluation of Mossa rose another level. After all, in that ancient era where even legends were commonplace, merely possessing legendary power was probably not enough to become a lord of a region.

He wasn't the naive newbie who had just arrived. Some books from Locke had already given him a basic understanding of this world.

"However, Master, if you really want to establish a territory in this area, you will inevitably need a large number of subjects, and this is not without a price!" Mossa said.

As a lord from ancient times, although things are very different now, he still had a certain right to speak.

Zhou Ren nodded. He naturally understood this point. "I roughly understand what you mean. Whether we ask the Elven Empire or recruit refugees ourselves, there will be a problem of mixed quality!"

"If you have a means of detecting evil, you can limit the population to neutral good and lawful good. This is at least better than letting all the evil hidden in the crowd in!"

Mossa said, and his statement gave Zhou Ren some ideas. However, this young man from another world clearly had broader and more biased ideas.

"I don't plan to recruit many ordinary people to my territory to fill my population. This has no meaning other than asking for trouble!" Zhou Ren said. "I only need some people with strong enough abilities to help me with construction and planning!"

"The people in my territory should at least be professionals, no matter what kind of professionals they are. They should all have a skill, so that they can match the things and environment in the territory!"

"You want to only recruit professionals?" Mossa said, "Then you may need a very long time!"

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"No, no, no, you misunderstood my meaning. We are only using the things and conditions in the territory to attract professionals to join us!" Zhou Ren said with a smile, "I want to build a city, a city where only professionals and top combat personnel will come!"

"Ordinary people can naturally come here to make a living, but if they want to obtain formal residency, becoming a professional is the only way!" Zhou Ren said, with a light shining in his eyes.

"I want to use the power of this city to force some countries and forces on the continent to recognize my position!" Zhou Ren waved his hand, "Our arrival will inevitably cause hostility from some people. This matter cannot be resolved!"

However, with the various special systems of MC, he didn't care about these things. If he stopped moving forward because of threats, he might as well continue lying here. What was the point of doing a continental-level currency plan?

Zhou Ren could almost guess that once his plan was implemented, he would inevitably face various threats or temptations. At that time, his opponents would not be these small races and enemies, but the gods reflected in the sky.

Precisely because of this, he had to ensure that the strength of his subordinates was strong enough. Although most of the people in the territory couldn't do anything to him, it was not certain that someone wouldn't be able to crack the territory in the future.

He needed to be prepared for any eventuality. Before meeting the gods, demons, or even those ancient races, Zhou Ren would not forget the reminder Mossa had given him before.

He had caught a benthic magic fish at the beginning. Even though that fish had now become dried fish, it also meant that he had an irreconcilable conflict with such an ancient psionic race.

The curse from psionics would forever accompany him until the conflict between him and this race was completely resolved, or until one of them died completely.

Zhou Ren suddenly realized that although he hadn't been here for long, it seemed like he had caused quite a few things!

This further strengthened his determination to build a city, which might also be a way to resist risks, and it might not be ineffective.

Mossa had already gone far away. He was also very curious about certain things. After all, they were not allowed to use the Tree of Life in ancient times, but now there were two trees that he could use at will.

As for the conditions that the elves had mentioned before, Zhou Ren was not without consideration. He believed that the previous discussion about the currency revolution had already been transmitted to the ears of the elven high-level.

This also meant that he already had the capital to bargain with these people, and if they wanted to obtain more authority over the Tree of Life, would they have to pay a greater price?

He suddenly felt that the appearance of monsters seemed to be a good thing, at least it could make some of the elven high-level who still harbored illusions recognize their own advantages and disadvantages.

Besides Zhou Ren himself, no one could solve these monsters!

Zhou Ren shook his head. This matter was not urgent, and he would talk about it later.

Just like there would be lawful good liches in the Underdark, he suddenly felt that he could recruit many helpers from that underground world.

After all, Mossa had also said before that there were not only those evil creatures and dark races who liked to fight in that world, but also some beings who were strong enough to live in that area, but were indeed lawful good.

"He can let him recruit his old friends!" Zhou Ren thought. He wondered if they would be interested in signing the contract formulated by Corellon?

Zhou Ren slapped his head and stopped thinking too much about these things. In fact, thinking too much was meaningless. He still had to prepare the prerequisites for the monster spawning tower first.

Jim had already laid a circle of pools on the ground, and was now diligently taking buckets to lay the outermost edge of the water flow.

This was also one of the benefits of infinite water. The planar water flow only needed to lay the outermost circle. At the moment when the last grid of water flow appeared, all the infinite water would automatically appear on the water surface.

It was like a mirror laid on the spot. If it weren't for the ripples when walking on it, it would really be a blue mirror.

Zhou Ren smiled and watched, without saying anything else, but quietly walked to the vicinity of the tree farm.

Here, the trees grew much taller than he had imagined. With the help of the Tree of Life, all the plants had even become more vibrant than usual.

However, he didn't come here to cut down trees today. Several pairs of copper and iron scissors were taken out by him. Today he had to collect enough leaves, at least to accumulate the amount needed for the monster spawning tower.