Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

"You...you..."

Struggling to withstand the giant swords falling from the sky, they failed to realize that they were getting further and further away from Gold City.

His feet gradually touched the ground, and in that instant, a tremendous amount of energy flowed from Felix's feet to the ground. In that instant, a huge void appeared out of thin air.

"You'd better just go and die."

"How could I... how could I... how could I... ah..."

Bleeding from all seven orifices, Felix still persisted in resisting the giant sword that had fallen from the sky. However, he had no room for words anymore. His clenched teeth and perseverance were the last vestiges of his dignity as a strongman.

"Hmph, it seems you're nothing special after all. Then die!"

Lin Xueyin stomped her feet on the top of the sword hilt, flipped over and leaped down, then clasped her hands together in a lotus shape, chanting, "Holy Light Strike!"

A massive pillar of holy light hurtled toward Felix, who was still struggling to resist.

"I...am not...willing...to...this..."

Under the impact of the beam of light, Felix, who was already at his limit, could only helplessly watch as his body was gradually swallowed up by the beam of light.

Amidst the ruins, Lin Xueyin walked slowly, quietly observing everything. A hint of panic lingered on the girl's face; the anger she felt earlier at seeing her friend had gradually dissipated due to the defeat of her opponent.

"Cough cough, I never thought that I, Felix, who have spent my whole life on the battlefield, would be beaten like this by a little girl."

"So, do you have any last words?"

Although her anger had subsided, it didn't mean Lin Xueyin had forgiven this man, the man who had nearly killed Olihirs and tortured Maca to the point of wishing she were dead.

"Cough cough, you don't understand, you don't understand how powerful your opponent is. I'll wait and see, I'll watch your miserable end in the underworld."

"Hmph, so what if they're demons? Do you really think I don't know? Remember this: even if the Demon King comes, I'll make him suffer. Don't think I can't do it."

With her delicate, white hand, she gently opened her fingers towards Felix, who lay on the ground covered in charred remains. Another burst of energy emanated from her palm and struck Felix's body.

A Berserker of this generation, he returned to the earth at her hands, turning into dust and disappearing without a trace.

"Pastor Lin, Pastor Lin, Lin..."

The intense tremors and deafening roar caused extreme anxiety among the people of Goldshire. Soon, under the organization of Orichils, dozens of soldiers, led by her, arrived in the forest.

However, what came into view was a scene of devastation. It was not visible from the outside, but once you went inside, you would find that most of this sizable forest had been turned into a huge pit.

"Xueyin, are you... are you alright?"

Seeing Lin Xueyin standing there clutching her arm, she was instantly filled with worry. She quickly ran over and carefully patted and stroked her body, which made Lin Xueyin push her aside in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Um, what are you doing?"

"Xueyin, stop fooling around. Let me check you to see if you're actually injured."

"Huh? I'm not hurt at all. How could such a pushover possibly hurt me?"

While tightly resisting the hands that were constantly ravaging her body, she glanced at the soldiers around her. However, these people, oblivious to the situation, turned around and chose to leave in unison.

"What the hell, are you guys here to help or just to watch the show? Get her out of here right now!"

"Pastor Lin, we are also very worried about your injury, so please get checked out. Besides, you are all women, what could possibly happen to you?"

With a lump in her throat, unable to swallow or spit it out, Lin Xueyin had no choice but to push Olihirs aside, her pretty face flushed with embarrassment.

"I was saying I'd check if you were hurt, but looking at you, I guess you're fine."

She glanced at Olihils with a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance. She usually thought Olihils was quite composed, so why was she being so reckless today?

"By the way, you should go and check on Maca quickly. She's quite badly injured, so it's best to get her treated as soon as possible."

As if reminded, Orichils quickly grabbed Lin Xueyin's hand and headed towards Goldshire. The soldiers who had been there earlier also followed the two after signaling that everything was normal.

"Hmm, I didn't expect that even a Berserker-level warrior wouldn't be a match for that woman. It seems that to get revenge, I'll need the Demon King to take action personally. Hmph, let's skin the Demon King alive, that's a pretty good starting point."

A completely still voice came from a cave outside the woods, and pairs of scarlet eyes gleamed menacingly in the black cave.

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Volume VI The Rebellion of Pankor: Chapter 30 The Problem of the Goldshire

Seven days have passed since Lin Xueyin defeated the Berserker-level Felix. Gold City has gradually returned to normal. After experiencing great rises and falls, and then returning to great rises, the people of Gold City have finally calmed their tormented hearts.

During this period, many people who had been wandering outside, or refugees from other neighboring territories, came to the Goldshire Territory. The influx of refugees made this already somewhat crowded medium-sized city even more crowded.

Sitting at the table, reviewing the documents the two sisters had given her, Lin Xueyin felt utterly exasperated. She wasn't the manager of this city, for goodness' sake! Why were they all dumping problems on her?

"I said, can't you send these documents to the acting officer? Do you think it's appropriate to send them to me?"

The girl slammed the file onto the table, annoyed and irritated, letting out a huff of angry complaint. However, she was met with a helpless shake of Ariel's head in return.

"Hey, which side are you on? Why can't you listen to me?"

"Sister Lin, please don't be angry. Mr. Kurilk said that you are a baron, and as the highest nobleman in the city, it is necessary for him to consult your opinion."

"Consultation?" Lin Xueyin pointed indignantly at the pile of documents on the table, which was higher than her head. "You call this a consultation? This is clearly just dumping all the documents on me! And I don't believe that their acting officials would put ordinary nobles above their heads."

Do you really think you're some little girl? As the acting envoy of the imperial territory, you are exercising the power of the current emperor. Do you think you can take those nobles seriously?

"Baron Lin, I know you don't believe me, but these days my orders aren't as effective as yours." He walked in with a wry smile, carrying a stack of documents.

Unable to find the two young girls outside, he could only bring the documents in. Unexpectedly, before he even entered the room, he heard the baron's full of complaints.

"Huh? You're a high-ranking acting officer, do you think those people wouldn't obey your orders? Are you kidding me?"

"No, Baron, your prestige here is much greater than ours right now. Moreover, this is a sensitive period. If the conflict between the refugees and the common people in the city is not suppressed by a strong figure, we may not even have to wait for the attack from Panco before an internal uprising breaks out."

Well, Lin Xueyin didn't expect that her decision to gather refugees would cause such trouble. She thought that since they were all human, they would live together peacefully. However, she did not expect that people's hearts are unpredictable, and that some people would not be satisfied and would lose their composure.

"I see."

In the end, it's all my own doing, so I should clean up my own mess. With a pout, Lin Xueyin took the document from the other party again and frowned as she looked at its contents.

"This... this is all the food we have left?"

Lin Xueyin stared in horror at the document. The amount of food seemed large, but with this population base, it could only last for seven days. And that didn't even account for the possibility of more people coming in, or Pan Ke's sudden attack.

"Sir, perhaps if everyone eats less, we can hold out for longer."

"This is one way, but we shouldn't use it unless absolutely necessary. Let me think of another way."

She frowned, her slender fingers tapping lightly on the table, her eyes sweeping over the pile of documents to one side, and then her eyes lit up instantly.

"That's right, there's still the bandit problem." Lin Xueyin suddenly remembered the bandit information she had seen in the previous documents. These thieves must have food reserves, right? If we wipe them out, wouldn't that solve the food problem?

We can...

"Sister Lin, are you talking about fighting bandits and taking food?" Lilia whispered from behind her sister, making Lin Xueyin choke on her words.

Seeing this, the three people around him knew exactly what the baron was thinking, and could only say helplessly, "The thieves around here have been dealt with, and they have all taken their families back to the nearby county town."

"Huh? I... how come I didn't know?"

Looking around at the people with a blank expression, he followed their gaze to the file he had just slammed onto the table and found an unopened file.

"this....."

The text inside reads that the bandit problem in the surrounding area has been basically resolved. Most of the bandits are refugees who returned after learning that the plague could be cured. Some even surrendered themselves and handed over all the grain they had looted.

I had a bunch of "MMPs" inside me, but I didn't know whether to say them or not. My hands were trembling, and I didn't know whether I was angry or happy. Anyway, my face was a riot of colors at that moment.

"Sister Lin, are you alright?"

"Do I look like something's wrong?" Lin Xueyin tried her best to put on a kind expression, but it only made Lilia shrink back behind her sister in fright.

Embarrassed, Lin Xueyin touched her nose, sighed, and helplessly lowered her head, continuing to think about how to solve the food problem, but unexpectedly, someone knocked on the door again.

After receiving Lin Xueyin's permission, the sheriff of Flashgold City strode in, his face full of sternness.

“My Lord, there have been several fights in Goldshire recently. These are all caused by vagrants who have committed violence against our civilians over trivial matters. If this continues, I'm afraid we will not be able to continue.”

"Huh? They've started fighting. No way, this absolutely must be stopped. This trend cannot be allowed to continue."

Slamming her hand on the table, Lin Xueyin stood up angrily and looked at the sheriff in front of her, ordering him to lock up all those troublemakers.

"It's no use, sir. Now those people want us to lock them up so they don't have to work and still have food. For those refugees, this is the life they long for."

Her eyes widened in disbelief. Imprisonment, going to jail—could this be the life she longed for? This unexpected yet logical outcome suddenly gave Lin Xueyin a headache.

I'm a homebody, not one of those economists or politicians. I don't understand these livelihood issues. I patted my aching head and tried hard to think about the games I used to play and the anime I used to watch.

Well, it seems there really isn't one. In games, it's all about clicking the mouse. If that still doesn't work, try clicking the keyboard a few more times or entering some cheat codes.

Watching games and anime won't solve the world, so Lin Xueyin decided to think about the novels she'd read and the books she'd studied.

There's a magical tool called "Five Years of College Entrance Examination, Three Years of Simulation," which finally launched at this time. It's like a work-for-relief program, although it's not quite the same as what we're talking about now, but it can still solve those problems.

"Make all those who fight go out and cultivate the wasteland. Then, contract out all the wasteland outside to the city's residents and the migrants from outside. Take half of the harvest from the land each year as the purchase price. Those who fight will not receive such treatment; all their harvest will be confiscated."

Volume VI: The Rebellion of Panco: Chapter Thirty-One: The Expedition to Morol

Make clear arrangements for those brawlers in the city. Since they have so much energy to cause trouble, let them roll around in the wasteland as they please.

Soon, all the criminals in the prisons inside Goldshire became laborers in the wasteland outside the city. Although reclaiming wasteland could solve the food problem in the future, they were still in a state of food shortage at present.

Standing on the city wall, Lin Xueyin also learned that the other prefectures and cities were also handling their internal affairs in the same way as Shanjin City. Many people who had nothing to do and were just causing trouble everywhere had become the main force in reclaiming wasteland.

Meanwhile, the common people in the city also began to reclaim the wasteland outside. The previous plague had caused a large number of deaths and created a lot of wasteland. This wasteland returned to the government's hands and became a powerful tool for management.

"Baron Lin, your move is brilliant. Now many people are going out to cultivate the wasteland, and very few people are causing trouble there anymore."

Kurilk looked at the blonde girl with respect from behind. In the past, he would either have to use high-pressure policies to manage her or resort to bloody violence to solve the problem. Unexpectedly, she not only solved the problem of these criminals without bloodshed, but also solved the problem of the wasteland in the future.

"That's not all. I think that although there aren't any particularly large rivers in the Gold Ridge, there are quite a few smaller ones. If we can make good use of these rivers, we can also ensure a good harvest in the future."

"what do you mean?"

"Construct water conservancy projects and make full use of the surrounding rivers to form a water network for large-scale irrigation."

With her hands resting on the city wall, her beautiful eyes were already fixed on the surrounding rivers. Simply cultivating the wasteland was not a long-term solution. She couldn't be sure how long the rebellion in Panko would last, so she had to prepare for the long term.

"However, the labor costs alone for constructing water conservancy projects are..."

"There's no need for labor costs. At this point, will they even consider their wages? As long as they can eat their fill, they'll do anything. While we're at it now, let's build these public infrastructures. Their wages will be the future harvests from the irrigated farmland."

"this....."

"If you go down and do it, just say it was me who told you to."