It doesn't matter what the lord is.

"Then trouble you."

Brother Brown looked at my raised finger and asked:

"What is the remaining business?"

The smile on my face widened, and I said:

"Brother Brown, think about it. Suppose you return with a fortune, what will your boss think? Will he think that our Yuxi City is actually a lucrative place? Will he think that we should continue to develop this land?"

Brother Brown thought for a moment and said:

"Boss Amifars may not think so. But the other small leaders will definitely ask to come. I am fighting the hard battles in the front, and they are taking the credit in the back. Those bastards are so shameless."

I crossed my legs and said:

"That's it. I hope you can trick those guys you don't like into coming to attack Yuxi City. At the same time, try not to reveal Yuxi City's strength to them..."

Brother Brown understood immediately.

He looked at me and gave me the same lewd smile.

We two wretched guys were laughing happily.

The grain and grass income this year should be good. In addition to the people's own food, we can also collect some. I plan to give some of this grain and grass to Brother Brown and give him 500 gold coins. For the demons, this is also a small fortune.

The external image of Yuxi City has long been shaky. With so many things in a "city that can be taken down without much effort", there will definitely be more small leaders of the demon clan willing to bring their subordinates to take advantage of the situation.

Of course, they will soon realize, just like Brother Brown, that they cannot take down Yuxi City.

But by then it will be too late, and the situation they face will be worse than that of Gobrown.

"Brother Brown has conquered this city before, why haven't you gained anything yet?" At that time, the demon leader named Amifars will definitely ask those guys this question. As a result, the demons who came to Yuxi City can only use all their strength and continue to attack... even if they know that this is a suicide mission.

The more "unpromising" those guys are, the higher Brother Brown's status in the demon army will be. He can also kill those competitors who dislike him...why not do it?

Judging from today's situation, after cement and bricks are made, even tens of thousands of demons won't be able to take down Yuxi City easily. If that Amifars plans to come and find trouble himself... I don't mind chopping off his head once and for all. I don't have the patience to fight demons every day, but teaching the arrogant demon leader a lesson like today is just an exercise after dinner.

Demon breeding farms can provide a relatively stable source of income.

The demons who keep coming here to die are equivalent to a huge extra income.

In addition, the demons that are constantly domesticated and taught to "obey humans" from birth will gradually become docile. It is foreseeable that the danger of breeding will be greatly reduced.

"Pleasant to work with."

“A pleasure to work with...”

Just now you stabbed me and I kicked you, but now after looking at each other, we both laughed out loud.

"Hey hey hey..."

I held out my hand, and Brother Brown also held out his hand, and we clasped our hands together.

It’s like two large listed companies are officially starting to cooperate.

35. I fell asleep and hit the pillow

When I got back I thought Alayya would ask me where I had been, but she didn't seem particularly concerned about it.

I didn't explain too much, and half-truthfully told Alaya and Felita about the situation, saying that we were going to build a breeding farm, and that life would be easier in the future. In the next four or five days, I secretly communicated with Brother Brown for supplies, and started to build various breeding factories in the city and recruit personnel.

At the same time, Fileta also fired cement and bricks. However, due to material limitations, the bricks she fired were not dark red bricks, but green bricks.

But it doesn't matter.

Although I still outsourced most of the work to the servants, I still felt so tired that my bones ached every night these days.

——It would be nice if there was someone here to help with internal affairs.

When I thought this for the umpteenth time, I happened to open a letter from the Yunhai Territory.

It was an invitation.

Invite me, Lide, the mayor of Yuxi City, to attend the auction to be held in the Yunhai capital "Wangbei City" soon. I am not unfamiliar with this auction. Yunhai Territory has a developed business and many merchants gather there. Every year, countless auctions of all sizes are held at fixed times.

There were many items being auctioned, including treasures, exotic animals, and even people from all over the world.

As mentioned before, there are two ways for powerful people to join the lord. One is to be a "guest official" who can come and go freely, and the other is to be a "house servant" who has signed a contract to sell himself. The former is similar to offering sacrifices, while the latter has no status and is a pure thug, and can even be bought and sold freely. At the auction, many people will sell their servants who are no longer needed or have committed crimes at a high price. In addition, there are naturally beautiful singing girls, male favorites, etc.

In short, no matter whether it flies in the sky or runs on the ground, you can definitely buy it at the auction.

However, if you hold the mentality of "picking up a bargain" and want to buy some rare treasure at a low price in some corner, it is impossible.

Ever since a young man who was unknown bought a treasure at a low price several decades ago, now any item will be taken out for appraisal before it is put on the shelf. Moreover, there are often old men sitting on the street, mysteriously displaying a few inconspicuous gadgets, and there will be people who have never seen the world flocking to buy them. They will not listen to others' advice, and will shout "Don't try to steal my treasure" or "This old man must be a hermit" and so on. After buying it home and keeping it for a few days, they will find a real master to come and appraise it. Oh, no, although it looks unremarkable, it is actually useless.

Only then did I realize I had been cheated.

It's impossible to get rich by relying on auctions. All the heroes have sharp eyes and huge fortunes. I don't think I am much better than them.

My idea is very simple, that is, to buy back some talents in the field of internal affairs, so that they can at least help me do something.

Frankly speaking, the people around me now, except Fileta, are all fools.

Alayya bore the brunt of the attack.

Fileta is very smart, but her intelligence is reflected in the fact that when I teach her about "sulfur and white phosphorus dissolving in carbon disulfide" and "induced electromotive force and motional electromotive force", Fileta learns very quickly. She is good at physics and chemistry, perhaps because she is always tinkering with electricity and fire.

But if you want her to build a factory and deal with others...well, forget it.

I gave Brother Brown 500 gold coins before, and now I have about 2,000 gold coins in my hand. I'll keep 1,000 gold coins for emergencies, and the remaining 1,000 gold coins will be enough to buy a few talents in internal affairs. Well... I can't say it's more than enough, but I can't spend that much.

What to do with the remaining money?

What am I still missing?

Well... lacking something essential to a corrupt life.

maid.

Some sing, some dance, some cook, some feed, some help with dressing, some just watch, some warm the bed...

I propped my head up and kept fantasizing.

OK! It’s decided!

Anyway, the situation in Yuxi City has become peaceful, so let's go to Yunhai and take a look.

36. You two are left-behind children.

After deciding on the next course of action, I had to consider the current situation.

With blue bricks and cement, the renovation of Yuxi City was much faster. I specially kept the shabby outer layer of the city and rebuilt a circle of walls inside. This way, when the demons come, they will be easily fooled by the fragile appearance, and will find it is a hard bone when they attack.

The work of repairing the city wall was also done by Fileta, Alayya and 81 soldiers. With the help of magic and martial arts, the speed of construction was satisfactory.

With the support and protection of the inner city wall, I think there is basically no need to worry about the city defense issue.

Then there is the issue of Fileta’s weapons.

Weapons are a bit of a mystery. Some people think they are important, while others think they are not. It is said that those masters who have reached the tenth level of swordsmanship can move mountains and overturn seas by picking flowers and leaves. At that time, the competition is more about the understanding of the martial arts that one has practiced. But when the novice village is just released, the RMB players holding the Dragon Slaying Sword can beat the ordinary players using the "Rusty Iron Sword" to the ground, which is also a fact.

I don't know how to make weapons myself. Someone wanted to teach me before, but I didn't learn it because it was too troublesome. Squatting next to a forge in the hot summer would be tiring for everyone.

But this did not prevent me from listening to his core ideas, exclusive secrets, and experiences in making weapons.

That is--

"If you don't know how to forge a good weapon, then use whatever is expensive and rare. As long as there is no conflict in the properties of precious materials, throw away as many as you can. This is the so-called 'having money means you can do whatever you want' forging method."

This is exactly what I like.

After finding an old man with forging experience in the city, I threw all the materials I had to him.

The source of the materials was naturally what I collected from the last slaughter of the demons. The common materials were basically exchanged for money, providing me with an income of about 30 gold coins. I intercepted a batch of rare materials and used them to make a magic wand for Fileta.

By the way, the items dropped by the demons that Fileta killed in the past were taken away by Pierce and others.

The old man in the weapon shop was indeed a lifelong blacksmith, and he quickly designed a prototype of the staff. I took a quick look and changed a few places. After all, the demons we killed were low-level demons, and although the materials dropped were rare, they were not that rare. At best, we could replace Fileta's white staff with a green one. To make blue equipment, at least we had to get the skull of Gobrown. For example, Alaya's current sword [Wandering Dragon] requires higher-level materials.

The staff, which is not very good-looking but still more useful, was given to Fileta. In actual testing, Fileta's strength did increase to a certain extent. To be precise, she was able to exert her due strength. The chanting speed was slightly faster than before, because the staff added [Cursed Skull] and [Snake Eyes], so there was a smaller probability of adding curses and poisoning when using magic.

The staff is temporarily named [Staff Made by Xia Ji·Modified].

The word "modified" was added to the original one, indicating that it has become stronger. But the essence of its crafting has not changed. To be honest, it is still quite lousy. At least it is much worse than Alayya's sword. After all, the [Youlong] used by Alayya was my father's sword, and it is said that he spent no less than 6,000 gold coins when he bought it.

So I was actually quite embarrassed when I gave the staff to Fileta.

Fileta, on the other hand, held it to her chest fondly.

After that, I told them that I was going to the Yunhai Territory.

I don't want to let Alaya and Felita go with me this time when I go to Yunhai Territory. Although I talked about business with Brother Brown, I can't trust the creatures of the demons completely. After Brother Brown left, I'm not sure what kind of people the new demons are. Felita will definitely not leave, she is the main force in defending the city; I don't plan to take Alaya with me either, she will stay to take care of me.

As for me, I don't think there is any danger.

The Lord of Yunhai is one of the richest of the thirty-six Lords of Yongtian Kingdom, and the Yunhai Territory is relatively the most peaceful place. In particular, a large number of Lords go to the auction every year, because the security environment in the Yunhai Territory is very good, and there will be no situation where you buy something and then get robbed, and there will be no fights at the auction site.

As the organizer, Yunhai Lord is a person who can control the situation. The principle of dealing with problems is that whoever makes trouble should leave. We are all lords. If you don't give face to me, Yunhai Lord, I won't give face to you. At best, we will never have anything to do with each other. I want to see who is uncomfortable.

It turns out that it is often the lords who have made enemies with Yunhai who have an uncomfortable life.

Although the Yunhai Territory is remote, the interest network involved spreads all over the world, and chambers of commerce of all sizes are spread all over the world. It is better not to provoke such a behemoth if possible.

In addition, there is another important reason why I want to go to the sea of ​​clouds this time.

It is said that this auction was organized by [Yunhai Phoenix].

The so-called [Cloud Sea Phoenix] is not a certain creature, but the son and daughter of the Cloud Sea Lord.

The phoenix is ​​actually two kinds of birds, one male and one female, so it is not wrong to call it that.

Feng refers to Bai Feng, the second son of Lord Yunhai, and Huang refers to Bai Huang, the youngest daughter of Lord Yunhai.

It was said that Mr. Bai Feng was a rare talent among the second generation of officials and rich people. He had a very good reputation and many talented people were willing to work for him. There were always many people around him, just like a star. When he walked on the street and was recognized, he would cause screams from girls.

In the past, when I had nothing to do, I also heard people talking about how great it would be if Yunyang could also produce a Young Master Bai Feng.

I have never dealt with him, but since the entire lord circle praises him, it is obvious that he is definitely different from my brother who is strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

As for Bai Huang, she became famous more because of her appearance and personality.

Although I have never seen her, I remember that once my father came back from an auction in Yunhai and encouraged my brother to pursue Bai Huang for a while. At that time, my brother's engagement with Princess Lana was actually already being planned in the family affairs. In other words, in my father's eyes, Bai Huang was a more important character than a princess of a country.

This is a bit interesting.

It is said that these two will also co-host this auction.

Young Master Bai Feng should be twenty years old this year, and Young Master Bai Huang is eighteen years old, so they are both of the same age as me.

You’re always curious about what the so-called “other people’s children” look like, right?

And if nothing unexpected happens, these two will have the final say in Yunhai Territory in the future. Being able to understand their personalities in advance will also be important for me to formulate the future development direction of Yuxi City...

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I caught a severe cold this week and had a headache. I will update as soon as possible.

The content of the first volume is basically completed, and the next volume will enter the travel chapter [Observations on the Sea of ​​Clouds].

Since it's an auction, Lord Yunyang and Master Liyi will probably be invited. What will happen...?

1. The person you meet is a harmless little fat guy

After the defense of Yuxi City came to an end, I handed over the position of acting city lord to Fileta, explained some things to Alayya, and prepared to leave.

The only thing that worries me is that Brother Brown only sent a batch of demons for breeding, and another batch has not arrived. Because he sent his own children here at the beginning, I don't think he wants to default on his debt. I can only say that something may have happened over there, or he has found some new demons suitable for breeding for me, which will take time to deliver.

Judging from the invitation letter sent by Yunhai Territory, the auction will be officially held soon.

If I continue to wait for Brother Brown to ask the demons to deliver it, I may not be able to make it to the auction in time. I plan to entrust this matter to Fileta and Alayya, and leave first.

When a man left Yuxi City in a carriage, I looked back.

Alaya and Felita stood on the city wall and watched me leave. Eighty-one soldiers who were already tanned black also saw me off on the city wall. Many people participated spontaneously. To them, I should be doing a good job as the city lord. At least I didn't exploit them to the core like Pierce did.

And how do I feel?

I feel like I've entered the stage of idle upgrades.

The farms in the city are operating normally, and the people are working hard to farm. Alaya and Felita can obtain a large number of materials from the demons to sell and earn extra income. In short, judging from the current situation, if it weren't for the great pressure on my north and east, I could now live a happy and carefree life.

Compared to doing everything by yourself, it is much more comfortable to upgrade while idle.