Part-time BOSS

Murphy's fiefdom is near Raven City, a city in the south of the Kingdom of Alterac. On the way to Stormwind City, Murphy discussed it with Sigret and Darabonbar, and the three of them went back to their own homes. The fiefdom went to arrange the aftermath, and then went to Nanhai Town at the southernmost tip of the Kingdom of Alterac to meet up. From Nanhai Town, take a boat directly to King's Port in the Kingdom of Stormwind.

After the discussion, the three of them led their troops and set off.

It has to be said that the mobility of the cavalry is very good. Murphy and his eighteen knights galloped all the way and arrived at his fiefdom in a few hours.

Entering the valley and speeding along the forest paths, you can see the loose outline of Pinewood Village in the valley in the distance - and another small village next to the village.

Hey, what's going on? Why is there another village?

Murphy was a little puzzled. He slowed down his horse and approached quickly with his knights. He quickly saw clearly.

It is said that the village is not rigorous, more like an earthen fence surrounded by wooden houses and wooden walls. It is not far northwest of Songmu Village. It is not large in area, but the building layout is quite strict. It is obvious that careful planning has been done. Several pieces of farmland have been reclaimed in the surrounding area. Several farmers are cultivating the fields, and several others are making smoked fish and meat in the enclosure.

But more farmers were conducting queue training. There were forty or fifty people, and an old man with a resolute face was directing them to queue up.

General Liu (soldier): "Put your chest up, raise your head, stand up straight, look at how you stand, walk in unison - turn left - turn right! One, two, one, one, two, one!"

Following the slogan, these forty farmers actually practiced well.

Mo Feixin said where did these guys come from? Suddenly I saw two old men walking out of a wooden house. Hey, aren't they leisurely Nanshan visitors?

At this time, Youran Nanshanke and two other old men also discovered the cavalry team here.

General Liu reacted quickly, "Everyone is here, get your weapons and form a fighting formation!" With a loud shout, the farmers rushed to the wall in panic one by one. Each of the fifty farmers picked up a Spears were densely lined up in three rows at the entrance of Tuweizi. They were obviously just a group of level 1 farmers, but they actually looked like a military formation.

Murphy was startled, thinking what the hell.

Knight Roland behind him saw it and hurriedly gave an order. The eighteen knights immediately put into charge formation. Even though the number of troops was reduced by half, it was not easy for the fourth-level soldiers to fight against the zero-level soldiers. It was brainless. You can win directly by crushing them.

The old man commanding on the opposite side was not frightened at all. He stood at the front of the team holding a warrior dagger. He looked somewhat like a general, but the picture on his head betrayed his true strength - just a mere Just a level 6 warrior.

However, Youran Nanshanke recognized Mo Fei, rushed out of the crowd, and loudly stopped him: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, we are all our own people."

Murphy waved his hand, telling his knights not to be nervous.

He turned over and dismounted, looking at the battle in front of him with some surprise, "Uncle, what kind of trick are you doing?"

Youran Nanshanke breathed a sigh of relief, "Hey, the young man is back. Long time no see. Are these your cavalry? They look quite elite.

This is Lao Ge, this is Lao Liu, they are all my old buddies, come on, don’t be so nervous, you guys, this is the brother Aidan I mentioned, he is also a local landlord. "

The two old men also came over and greeted Murphy.

One is Zhuge Jianguo, a fifth-level mage.

One is General Liu, a sixth-level warrior.

These two names are quite distinctive. Like Youran Nanshanke, he is an old man with gray hair.

Coupled with the fact that Youran Nanshanke, a level 7 hunter, the three trumpets managed to create such a huge mess was quite miraculous.

"I said three, what on earth is going on?"

Youran Nanshanke explained, "Since the past few days, people have been expelled from the village. They are all poor farmers. We saw how pitiful we were, so we gathered them together and built a few houses for them. Live here, teach them how to hunt and fish, let them help with farming, etc., at least give them a bite to eat.

As a result, there were more and more people, and it gradually spread. Later, the village chief didn't dare to do it, and even sent militiamen to drive them away. We had no choice but to organize people to arm themselves for self-defense. "

General Liu also interjected: "Young man, is that Goodman your subordinate? Don't be angry if I say something that doesn't sit well with you. This Goodman is not a good man. He is simply the landlord in a model drama. They are like bullies, even if they drive these people out, they still don't allow them to make a living, saying that the land here belongs to His Highness the Prince.

They brought a group of thugs to drive us away, so we had no choice but to train all these farmers, and each of them was given a spear. At least we beat the thugs.

I was confused, even the relatives of the emperor had to give people a way to survive. In ancient times, the government forced the people to rebel. This is the 21st century, so why are they still living and returning? "

General Liu Shenqing was quite excited.

Murphy was speechless after hearing this. Goodman was an NPC, so why did he become a landlord bully again? And why did he drive the farmers away? As for the scoundrels, I'm talking about the 20 militiamen in Songmu Village.

He thought to himself that there must be some reason behind this, but he couldn't just listen to the one-sided words of the three old men in front of him.

"Uncles, don't worry. I'll go ask what's going on."

As he spoke, he was about to go to Goodman to ask for an explanation. Before he left, he couldn't help but take a look at the dirt fence in front of him and the farmers around him. He didn't know how these three old men did it, but they actually built such a big building. In a stronghold, it must cost a lot of materials to build walls for so many houses. Where did they get the materials?

And these NPCs, why are they so obedient?

He was puzzled, but he didn't stop. He quickly rode into the village. When he came outside the village, he found that the population of Songmu Village had increased significantly. Only one-third of the fifty wooden houses in the village were occupied. There were only two people there, but it seemed to be full now. The fields were full of farmers working hard, and the number was obviously much larger.

He vaguely guessed what was going on.

When we arrived outside the village hall, we saw 20 militiamen guarding the outside in the distance. It seemed that the situation was quite tense.

He entered the village hall and immediately called Goodman over.

Goodman (Village Chief): "Your Highness, may I help you in any way?"

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "What's going on with those farmers outside?"

"Oh, Your Highness, I was about to report to you. Since you lowered the village's tax rate to 0%, the village's population has continued to grow, and soon reached the village's population limit, so I have to put some of the excess The farmers were driven out to fend for themselves.”

Sure enough, Murphy thought.

The population growth in this game is inversely proportional to the agricultural tax rate. The lower the tax rate, the faster the population growth. The higher the tax rate, the slower the population growth. If the tax rate is too high, or there are natural or man-made disasters, there may even be negative growth.

Before, Murphy directly adjusted the village's tax to 0% because he didn't care about the income. As a result, the population exploded. The upper limit of the village's population was only 500. It already had a population of nearly 400, and it was easily full. .

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Can't we build more houses and cultivate more farmland?"

Goodman (Village Chief): "But Your Highness, building houses and cultivating farmland all require resources, and the upper limit of the population of a first-level village is only 500. Only by upgrading to a second-level village can the population be increased to 1,000, but Doing so requires spending a lot of resources, including gold coins..."

Murphy remembers this very well. The fiefdom system in this game is simply a waste of money.

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Then what's going on with that dirt fence outside?"

Goodman (Village Chief): "You mean that refugee camp? It was set up by those adventurers who caused trouble. They gathered many villagers and even occupied a large area of ​​land outside the village. I sent people to drive them away. , it’s a pity that it didn’t succeed.”

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Why drive them away?"

Goodman (Village Chief): "Because the forests and land around Pinewood Village belong to His Royal Highness, how can they be allowed to occupy them for nothing? These shameless guys are still fishing in the river and hunting in the woods. , these are all the property of the prince. It doesn't matter if he is an adventurer, but those useless farmers dare to do this. It is simply unreasonable.

It's a pity that there are too few militiamen in the village, otherwise I really should kill them all. Fortunately, His Highness the Prince is back. I also ask His Highness the Prince to drive away those refugees. Otherwise, when they become bandits, they will definitely do harm to the village. causing a threat.

Although adventurers can be hired to clean up in the future, there are too few adventurers born in our village, so we may not be able to clean up. "

[System prompt: When the fiefdom mission 'Driving Out the Refugees' is triggered, a large number of refugees appear in your territory. These people are a source of instability in the village. Please resolve them as soon as possible. If the refugees are not collected and cleared within a week, they will be Automatically transform into humanoid wild monsters such as robbers, thieves, and bandits, and will lower the security level of your fiefdom. 】

Damn it, is there such a setting? Murphy was speechless. This was forcing the player to become a black-hearted lord.

No, this is forcing players to spend money.

The current situation is to either spend money to upgrade the village, drive these farmers to die, or wait for them to become bandits.

If you can't bear the condemnation of your conscience and can't commit massacre, then you can only spend money to upgrade the village. This is definitely a conspiracy of the game company.

But wait a minute, why are these three old men exempt from the rules? It is possible to reorganize farmers. Isn't it like what the leisurely Nanshanke said before? There is no sword in the hand but a sword in the heart. As long as you don't want to be so complicated, you can succeed?

Mo Feixin said, aren't you cheating? He really doesn't understand what the principle is, why can't he do it himself?

He thought for a while, and suddenly he thought of a plan. This might be an opportunity.

Since these three old men can break the rules of the system, it is better to let those three old men become village chiefs. Anyway, this fiefdom is just a bonus given by the title of prince. It doesn't matter even if it is wasted, just in case it can make some achievements. Not bad either.

Do whatever you want.

Murphy returned to the earthen fence outside the village again. General Liu was still on guard with the refugees. Strictly speaking, these farmers were not even militiamen. Their weapons were only wooden spears, and the spearheads had been burned and polished with fire. It actually looks quite sharp,

He picked one up casually.

[Simple wooden spear (rough)

Attack power: 1-11.

Item introduction: A wooden spear made of wood fired and polished. Although the workmanship is poor, it can still be used as a weapon, at least it is much better than bare hands. 】

No need to ask, this thing must have been made by those old men.

"I told you, uncles, come over and have a chat."

General Liu (soldier): "Well, I'm right, that Goodman is a bully."

Murphy shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not his fault. He is just an NPC. Just like a robot, he must act according to the rules. If the population is full, it will be full, and there is nothing he can do."

Zhuge Jianguo (Master): "We all understand the truth, but why do we feel that something is not right? You said that there is such a big land around the village, why can't people live in it? If the houses are not enough, just build more. There is forest all around. , how much wood do you need? If it doesn’t work, you can still dig earth and bake bricks. How can a living person be suffocated by urine?

Look, we're doing quite well here, aren't we? "

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Hahaha, that's true, but it's also because these uncles have high-end skills and can do things that ordinary people can't do. Most people can't do this.

Since you guys have said that, why not do this? I will leave the position of village chief to you. How it will develop depends on your performance. How about this?

Uncle Zhuge will be the village chief, Uncle Liu will be the village militia captain, and Uncle Youran Nanshanke will be the policy advisor of the village. "

All three were taken aback.

Youran Nanshanke (Hunter): "Young man, do you really want to let us manage the village? Although I don't know much about the game, but this fief is quite valuable. What if it breaks down? You want me to tell you this? Let’s forget it, we brothers are just getting together in the game to look at the scenery, so we won’t ruin your business.”

Zhuge Jianguo (Master): "Don't mention it. I happen to be retired and have nothing to do. It would be good to be a village chief for fun. Otherwise, what will happen to these farmers? We can't let them fend for themselves - look at these He looks like he's not very smart, he's so stupid, he really doesn't care what happened to Kendi."

General Liu (soldier): "That's right. I think General Liu is familiar with Sun Tzu's Art of War. A mere militia captain is nothing."

Youran Nanshanke (Hunter): "You can pull me down. When you were a soldier in the army, you didn't even get to be a company commander. How dare you call a small platoon leader General Liu?"

General Liu (soldier): "What do you know? A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Didn't I win the battle? All my skills were wasted. I fought with that old bastard Goodman yesterday. I was not the one commanding him." That's pretty good.

I don’t think this world looks like a peaceful and prosperous age. There are so many refugees in such a good year. Sooner or later, the world will be in chaos. Maybe I can also make a general by then, don’t you think so, Lao Ge? ? "

Murphy was quite happy when the three of them agreed.

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "That's it. Let's go. I will arrange positions for you."

Taking the three of them to the village hall, Mo Fei directly assigned the position of village chief to Zhuge Jianguo. It seemed that this man must have been a cadre before and was very good at managing things. Although General Liu heard that, he had only done so before. Platoon leader, but commanding the militia is still competent enough.

As for Youran Nanshanke, he obviously didn't want to participate, but since his two old friends had started to work, they could only hang around.

Murphy made all arrangements and was ready to go.

Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Then I will leave Pinewood Village to you seniors."

Zhuge Jianguo (Master): "Don't worry, young man. I used to be a section chief in a small village. I can't even manage it."

Murphy nodded, pulled the reins, and galloped away with his eighteen knights.

(End of Volume 2).