Chapter 429: Chapter 429

Lin Rui actually had a pile of recruitment scrolls, including those obtained from the Templar Order’s fortress and those purchased by Explorers trading prisoners to him.

These recruitment scrolls were not of high grade, and the soldiers recruited were relatively ordinary, mainly used for training into the Black Banner Guard and the Holy Hall Maid Guard of the territory.

Especially the Holy Hall Maid Guard, their size urgently needed expansion.

If during the battle near the Haunted Forest with the Beastmen, the army had a large number of Holy Hall Maid Guard, their dense light arrows woven into a barrage, alongside the War Machine: Scorpion Roar Type II, casualties might have been significantly reduced. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by novel⚑fire.net

However, the current issue is that housing construction in the territory is seriously insufficient, and with the imminent investment in Territorial Essence, it will inevitably lead to a substantial population increase.

Now, recruiting a large number of soldiers might cause thousands of residents to sleep on the streets.

For the Golden Pansy Domain, famed for its wealth, having homeless residents would be too embarrassing.

If the Lord of the Feudal Domain came to see this, they’d think Lin Rui, the Lord of the Golden Pansy Territory, was clinging to the Goddess of Fortune’s skirt with no real management skills.

So, after putting away his equipment, Lin Rui went straight to the tavern, planning to discuss this issue with Caroline.

Inside the tavern, Caroline had already advanced to Tier Four, her charm significantly increased, notably her slender waist and large bust, the once innocent scholar’s outfit now appeared quite seductive as it could no longer contain the pair demanding attention.

This alluring beauty directly presented itself to Lin Rui, and he felt slightly dizzy.

Caroline evidently noticed this issue as well, demurely covering her chest with her left hand while elegantly enjoying her meal solo with her right, appearing quite ladylike.

It was rare for the territory to have such an obedient and ladylike resident.

Lin Rui sat in front of her, directly pushing over one hundred thousand Realm Coins: "This is your salary for the month, buy yourself any necessary household items."

Caroline was instantly choked, coughing in excitement, her eyes wide: "One hundred thousand Realm Coins! For me?"

Lin Rui turned his head to avoid the greens sprayed from her mouth, calmly saying: "Yes, for you. As the territory’s Civil Servant, you have your own salary. Your annual salary is one million two hundred thousand. Also, there’s a house in the town center, close to the palace district. I hope you won’t let us down in properly planning the territory."

Caroline swallowed her food with difficulty and cautiously asked: "With such a generous salary, is the territory’s environment very dangerous, and my life at constant risk? I’m not foolish, I’ve heard only high-risk occupations come with such generous pay."

"Dangerous?" Lin Rui said matter-of-factly: "How could it be dangerous? Our territory’s safety is definitely second to none."

"Then... what about that Super-Tier Flame Demon that just streaked across the sky over the tavern?"

"That was just a small mishap. Don’t worry, such small mishaps will be quickly dealt with. See, hasn’t the territory already settled down?"

Caroline glanced outside the tavern at the distant raging fire, ignoring the lettuce leaf blown onto her face by the blast wave from another armory explosion, and nodded expressionlessly.

An annual salary of one million two hundred thousand! Now, even if the lord said those tens of thousands of Green Skins in the woods outside the territory were cute little bunnies, she’d nod in agreement without hesitation.

For a civilian-born freshly graduated student to get an annual salary of one million two hundred thousand right after starting work, it was worthwhile no matter what!

"Give me an annual salary of one million two hundred thousand, and from today, you don’t have to treat me like a human, boss!"

Let it be known that even a super-rich domain like the Golden Pansy, before the recent expedition to the Templar Order, had just a million-level Realm Coin reserve.

Seeing Caroline had such resolve, Lin Rui smiled in relief: "Rest assured, the territory is absolutely safe. Although sometimes there may be ’a little bit’ of surprises, usually they’re not a big problem."

"If the surprise you’re talking about is just a Flame Demon, I think as long as I don’t think about it, I should slowly get used to it."

"It’s not all Flame Demons. Sometimes there might be small troubles caused by some Little Fishmen and goblins." Lin Rui hesitated a bit, but still gave her ’some’ warning.

"Oh? Is that so? Then I think it’s no big deal." Caroline said confidently, "I studied combat techniques for a while at the academy and have Tier Two combat strength. After arriving at the territory, my strength increased to Tier Four. Little Fishmen and goblins are no threat to me. Then I suppose we can start discussing the details of governance now. After all, I can’t waste the one hundred twenty thousand annual salary and the house the territory has provided me."

"That’s great, I was just about to discuss housing issues with you. The first problem faced by the territory now is the severe shortage of housing. Do you have any good suggestions?"

Caroline responded without hesitation: "I suggest immediately activating [People’s Livelihood First], with which I can spend 50 points of Spiritual Energy Value to inspire 50 civilians, increasing efficiency by 50% and reducing consumption by 50%, lasting for fifty minutes."

"Also, I asked around just now, and there are over twenty newly recruited architects in the territory, but their abilities haven’t been fully utilized. I think if you can boost their Commander Value to lead more civilians in forming construction teams, the housing construction will no longer consume Realm Coins, only timber and stone, and the construction time will be greatly reduced."