Inside the Duke of Aquitaine's Mansion, Oliveira pulled Li Huailin aside and whispered, "My lord, although the higher-ups have informed us that we can approve the adventurers' guild territory application, I still suggest that you reject it."
"Why?" Li Huailin asked curiously.
"Once the guild territory is successfully constructed, the number of adventurers in the area will definitely increase. This will have a huge impact on the nearby cities," Oliveira said.
"Is there no benefit to us?" Li Huailin asked.
"There are some benefits," Oliveira said. "According to the rules, the guild territories within our borders will have to pay a certain amount of taxes every month, which will increase our territory's income. Another benefit is that you can issue quests to the guild territories within our borders. This way, if you encounter any problems, adventurers will help you complete them. However, for now, we can't announce that our territory lacks funds. Moreover, our territory is currently developing steadily. A guild territory will only bring instability. Minister Gelt, what do you think? "
"It is indeed so." "For the time being, a guild territory will do us more harm than good. My lord, you can arrange for the Adventurer's Guild to move in at a later date."
"But I think it's not a bad idea," Gelt said. The problem the two men were discussing was that the guild territory might affect the morale of the surrounding cities. However, this was exactly what Li Huailin hoped for. "Oh, right. Since it's such a good thing, I'll have Red Moon participate as well."
"Huh? My lord, this … "Oliveira said anxiously.
"It's settled, then," Li Huailin said with a wave of his hand.
Very quickly, everyone was invited over. When Night Flight saw that the matter had been settled, they called a few of the Guild's officials over for a discussion. When Nangong Yishou, who was on Lei Zhu's side, heard about the good news, he immediately rushed over with a few officials. Then, Red Moon received a long-distance call from Li Huailin and immediately ran over.
"Brother-in-law!" Hongyan, who hadn't seen each other for a long time, also jumped over happily. She held Li Huailin's hand and said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, you haven't looked for me for a long time."
"Yeah, Huailin, you haven't looked for us in a long time." Hong Yue also came over and said. No one knew whether she was pretending or not, but the tone of her voice was really quite resentful.
"Look, I'm so busy that I can't stop." Li Huailin was a little dizzy after being shaken by Hongyan. "Don't I think of you guys whenever there's something good?"
"It's a good thing …" Red Moon said, "But to be honest, our guild doesn't have any plans to build a guild territory yet."
"Eh? Why? "Li Huailin asked curiously.
"Hah …" Crimson Moon sighed. "We're a small Guild, after all. We don't even have 500 members. What's the point of building a territory? If other Guilds attack us, we won't even have enough people on top of the walls to defend ourselves." Crimson Moon sighed.
"It's fine, it's fine. I'll teach you, "Li Huailin said, chuckling." You don't have money, right? I'll lend it to you. You don't have anyone, right? I'll lend it to you. I have everything you want here. "
"That works?" Red Moon asked.
"Of course. Look at the number of laborers in my territory. They work more than 12 hours a day. They want to work so much that they don't care about their lives. They are almost done with all the work in our territory, but they still want to work overtime. That's great. I told them that you don't have to pay for the construction of your territory."
"There are people like that?" Red Moon said in disbelief.
"It can't be helped. Labor is the most glorious thing. Our territory's civilians are all workaholics. If you don't let them work, they'll even lose their loyalty. It's giving me a headache. Don't you think so, Geert?" Li Huailin asked Geert, the Minister of Internal Affairs.
"This … It really is like that." Geert didn't know what was going on. In any case, the people in his territory would protest as long as they ate and wore good clothes. Yet, the people in his territory were so happy that they had to work without rest. He really didn't understand what was going on.
"So, there won't be any problems. You just need to provide some materials. We'll cover all the labor costs," Li Huailin said. "Do we still have the materials?"
"There have been more and more Shops recently. Our Guild Shop's revenue has also been affected," Red Moon said.
"That's fine. I've robbed a lot of money recently, but all my money is with Ruoyan. You should ask her directly." Li Huailin said. "She's also a member of our guild. Consider it as a contribution to the guild."
After saying that, Li Huailin continued, "The problem of defense is even simpler. I saw on the official website that if you want to seize another territory, you need to get the approval of the current Lord of the territory. That's me. Naturally, I won't agree to it. Even if the other side takes over your territory, the most they can do is destroy it. There's nothing to be afraid of. Besides, build your territory slightly closer to my main city. I have 5,000 private troops here. If there's really no other way, I'll send them to help you. "
"That works?" Red Moon said. "We can even get the NPC troops to help us defend the city?"
"Of course. I'm the Lord. I speak for myself," Li Huailin said. "So, what do you think?"
"Uh … there's no problem," Red Moon said.
"Brother-in-law, you're amazing." Hongyan took a sip of water and immediately said, "I know brother-in-law is the most reliable."
"It's just so-so." Li Huailin said, "Then you choose a place. I'll help you settle the speed. Then, I'll let Night Flight choose."
"You should let Night Flight choose first. This is a bit sudden, and I haven't thought about it yet," Red Moon said.
"Hmm … that's fine." Li Huailin nodded. He then turned back to the Rebirth Guild members who were discussing. "Night Flight, have you found a good place?"
"Hmm …" Night Flight nodded. "I've confirmed a few places. To be honest, your territory is quite good. The western and northern regions are suitable for the current players. If you build a guild territory here, it won't be a problem for you to develop."
"The west and the north." Li Huailin nodded. "Where exactly are they?"
"Guild Leader, we think this is a good location." Huo Tou, who was next to him, walked over and pointed to one side of the map. "Look at this side. This side is near the mountains, and this side is near the water. It should be very advantageous to defend. Most importantly, there's a Level 60 Dungeon not far to the west. There's also a Team Dungeon to the north. I have a feeling that it won't be long before this place becomes a hub for players. It'll be very beneficial to our Guild's development. "
"Here?" Li Huailin glanced at Geert beside him. "Is this place okay?"
"This is near the new city of Camur," Geert said. "Your Highness, the mithril mine is just nearby …"
"Eh?" Li Huailin was slightly taken aback. This was a little troublesome. After all, players could mine the mithril mine as well. If he allowed a large number of players to enter the mine, wouldn't it affect his income? Hence, after giving it some thought, Li Huailin said, "I'm sorry, Night Flight. We can't do this here. This is our mining area. If our people block people from entering, it won't be good if a conflict breaks out in the future."
"Mining area, huh." Night Flight nodded, expressing his understanding. "Let me see …"
As Night Flight continued to watch, Li Huailin ran to Red Moon's side. "Guild Leader, you haven't chosen yet?"
"Yeah …" Red Moon said. "I don't know which one is better."
"I know." Li Huailin said. He then pointed at a spot on the map and said, "Look at this place. There are mountains here and water there. It's very easy to defend. Moreover, there's a Level 60 Dungeon to the west and a Team Dungeon to the north. This place's future development will definitely be good. Most importantly, the Mithril Ore that our Shop sells is produced near this place. If we have nothing to do, we can even send our members to mine the ore.
"…" Geert was speechless. This … My Lord, you're a little too …
"Hmm?" Red Moon was slightly stunned. She never thought that Li Huailin would recommend a place for them. She looked at the place Li Huailin pointed out. Indeed, this place was a good choice.
"This is really a good place …" Red Moon weighed the map in her hand and said, "But why did you suddenly recommend such a reliable place? Is it really okay for you to be so reliable?"
"Ahem …" Li Huailin coughed twice and then said, "A scholar who has been away for three days must be looked at in a new light. I'm very reliable now, okay?"
"Brother-in-law, you've changed." Hongyan who was beside him said unhappily as she drank some water.
"…" Li Huailin facepalmed.
Soon, Nangong Yishou and Red Moon had chosen a place for Night Flight. The guild territories on both sides were actually quite far apart. One was in the west and the other was in the north. Although both sides were allies, it seemed that they were still on guard against each other. But for now, there shouldn't be any problems on both sides.
The rest of the matters were left to Geert and the others to deal with. On this side, Li Huailin still had to settle the problem with the Church. Now that the two messengers were still waiting in his Duke's Mansion.
Meanwhile, Hongyan who was drinking water pestered Li Huailin. After all, she hadn't played with Li Huailin for a long time. Now that she saw the opportunity, she immediately followed him.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, where are we going?" Hongyan who was drinking water didn't even know what to do. Anyway, she just followed them.
"Uh … Probably to slap the Pope …" Li Huailin thought for a while and replied.
"Slap the Pope?" Hongyan who was drinking water was stunned. "Sounds … interesting!"
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