Lord of the Oasis

The early sun rises in the desert to the east.

The temperature is slowly rising. Although it has not gotten rid of the cold before dawn, it also brings a bit of warmth with the morning light.

It's a new day.

Again, a new week at Sentinel Oasis.

The sun shines on the wooden windows of the Consulate Hall, and several unknown birds are shouting, flapping their small wings in the chirping sound, as if they are also cheering for the arrival of the morning.

A peaceful scene.

"Is it dawn?" Kant woke up.

Reaching out and rubbing his face, his spirit is gradually recovering from the drowsiness.

Lifting the wool blanket, he grabbed the bedside clothes and put them on, unable to sleep any more.

Because the system prompt has appeared.

[Ding... With the rising sun, a new week begins. 】

[Income: You collect a tax of 50 dinars in Dehrim (village). 】

[Expenditures: You pay 360 dinars to all the troops. 】

Drowsiness completely disappeared.

"A blow to the head." Kant was stunned.

The system is settled weekly, and Kant in the past had no villages and no regular troops, so there were no taxes to collect and no wages to pay.

So much so that he forgot about it.

Looking at the expenditure column, the high figure of 360 dinars, Kant frowned.

It's not too much spending...

but too much!

Kant looked embarrassed and couldn't help but grit his teeth: "It's a little uncomfortable."

But there is nothing to be done.

According to the current size of the troops, it is indeed an important part of the weekly expenditure, and even far exceeds the dinars consumed by the construction of the village buildings.

Swadian recruits, 1 dinar per week.

Swadian militia, 4 dinars per week.

And desert bandits, 12 dinars per week.

These are all weekly wages per person.

Convert it down.

30 recruits is 30 dinars.

35 militiamen is 140 dinars.

16 desert robbers are 192 dinars.

A total of 360 dinars.

The weekly army salary expenditure made Kant feel numb in his scalp.

Almost scary!

"System." Kant sighed: "Display the balance."

【Fund: 20 dinars】

The system gives a separate data frame.

In this regard, Kant can only nod and smile bitterly: "Sure enough."

A week ago today, Kant, who had just arrived at Sentinel Oasis, received a reward of 1,000 dinars.

7 days passed in a blink of an eye.

The current balance is 20 dinars.

This amount of money is equivalent to bankruptcy in the previous game, not to mention that Kant is in the real world now, without the currency recognized by the dinar system, it is simply impossible to move.

Not to mention the development of villages, it is difficult to maintain troops.

He is now not paying the 360 ​​dinars for the maintenance of the troops next week.

unless the army is disbanded.

But this is tantamount to asking for a dead end.

The threat of gnolls is like the sword of Damocles hanging overhead. If the troops are disbanded, it is estimated that the next time this group of ferocious primitive races attack again, the sentry oasis will be razed to the ground.

"Oil out of light."

Kant shook his head, suddenly feeling exhausted.

Go out of your room and go downstairs to the outside of the Consulate.

Many farmers are busy beside the spring, digging the sand and silt in the pond with agricultural tools.

"Lord Lord, good morning."

"Good morning, my esteemed lord."

"Good morning, my lord."

When they saw Kant come out, they all saluted and said hello.

Kant nodded: "Morning."

Turning to look beside the Consulate Hall, the 8-meter-high watchtower has been built.

This is yesterday. The construction workers from Suno have also left the sentry oasis through the system.

However, their construction technology really didn't say much.

The base made of stone, the main body nailed with wood, and the hut-like top of the tower seem to be synonymous with firmness and reliability.

Now stationed above is a Swadian militiaman, who is on alert with a hunting crossbow.

On the stone base of the watchtower, there are also four Swadian recruits with spears waiting. They act as messengers, and any news will be conveyed to the various points of the oasis in time.

The 8-meter-high watchtower has a great view.

Even if the Gnoll troops assemble to attack again, as long as the weather permits, the good-looking militia at the top of the watchtower can be found at a longer distance in advance.

At that time, there will also be time to set up defenses, so that the attacking gnolls will suffer a big loss.

"Lord Lord, good morning."

The desert robbers are back on horseback.

At present, they are acting as reconnaissance cavalry, scouting around the sentry oasis, and found no abnormality.

This is undoubtedly good news.

However, the leader of the desert robber looked at Kant and asked with a frown: "Sir, please forgive my presumptuousness, because I found that you seem a little unpleasant?"

More than unpleasant, people in the entire oasis found Kant's gloomy face.

from funding issues.

Kant nodded slightly, without denying: "Yes, I'm in a bad mood."

And this problem, these desert robbers can't solve it.

Even in this world, there are few solutions.

At least Kant doesn't know how to use the currency of this world to exchange the dinars needed by the system.

As for those big silver coins, gold coins and the like, the system did not respond at all. When he was in the male lion duke, Kant had tested it and asked if the system could exchange it.

To this the system has only two words to answer: "No."

If you want to get the dinar, you can only pass the system task.

"But." Kant sighed softly: "System tasks are not available every day."

It seems to have heard the voice of Kant.

On the retina, a dialog box pops up instantly.

[Ding... Main quest release]

[Temporary Mission: The Value of Dinars]

【Reward: General Store × 1 seat】

[Introduction: Dinar is the only currency, but it is not inconvertible. Find an area, pay all your current dinars, and you'll get the only building that will help you solve the current puzzle. 】

"Huh?" Kant couldn't help frowning at the information on the retina.

This main quest...

Somewhat simple!

No, not easy, but almost free!

"Grocery store?"

Kant swallowed and spit, he suddenly remembered the 4 kinds of shops in the town market in the previous life game.

And grocery stores are one of them.

His eyes swept across the government hall.

On the east side are watchtowers and desert bandit strongholds, while the west side is empty and nothing.

"System, built there."

Kant's mind moved slightly.

The data stream appeared in an instant, and as far as he could see, on the west side of the Consulate Hall, a typical Swadian building built of stone and wood appeared there in just a few seconds.

PS: I am a little dissatisfied with this chapter. I have written, deleted and deleted it. Please keep improving. I plan to revise it tomorrow. If you have any comments, please mention it in the book review area. I will refer to it.