Xu Sili looked at the interface that suddenly popped up. He ignored Si Sheng's strange gaze and quickly browsed through it.
[Imperial City, Mercenary Town] New [Wooden House] + 1, EXP + 100.
He looked at the EXP bar again.
Upgrade Distance: 167/800
That's right, he did gain 100 EXP.
Xu Sili was stunned.
This didn't make sense. If building a house could increase EXP, it couldn't be that only one new house was built in the Mercenary Town in the five days he had been here, right?
He frowned and thought for a while. With a thought, he opened his territory interface.
[Ai Xue Xing]
Imperial City lv2, Orchid Moon City lv1, Star Catcher City lv1, Glass Sea City lv1, Dusk Frost City lv1.
Xu Sili opened the Imperial City interface skillfully.
That day at the Elementalist College, he was able to grasp the situation of the college so quickly because of the territory interface.
Compared to last time, there was a new change on the interface.
Originally, there were two rows of town icons. Each icon represented a town. He could click on them to see the details of each town.
For example, in the inner city, there was the Imperial Palace, the Administration Building, the Elementalist College, and so on. If he scrolled down, he could see all the buildings in the inner city.
There were even more towns and villages in the outer city.
Xu Sili didn't pay much attention to it before. He only opened it when he needed to. At this moment, he found that there was another row on the far right of the interface.
[City under construction: Mercenary Town lv1]
Xu Sili blinked.
He looked at the newly added column, suppressed his excitement, and entered it to check.
[Mercenary Town lv1]
Status: Upgrading under construction
Person in charge: Justin, Wen Jishan (100% increase in revenue)
Built: Wooden House x1
Under construction: Wooden House (80%), Wooden House (50%), Wooden House (20%), Brick House (1%)
Financial Expenditure: 0
New Population: None
Special Bonus: Resident Injury Rate 2% (Construction Speed -10%), Resident Hunger Rate 30% (Construction Speed -30%)
Xu Sili carefully read the data.
When he found the special bonus, he was curious. In the end, when he saw the details, his face turned green.
He said it was a bonus, but it was actually a debuff?
He pursed his lips. With these two debuffs stacked together, the construction speed was reduced by 40%!
Close to half.
No wonder the Elementalist College only built a new wooden house after three days. This was much slower than what Xu Sili had expected.
He thought about it carefully, but he still couldn't figure out how the city construction system included the construction of towns. However, as long as it could help him level up, Xu Sili didn't care.
He could slowly explore this in the future. After all, he had plenty of time.
Now, one thing was certain — rebuilding the Mercenary Town was the right move!
If he had known that building gave experience points, he would have spent the past three days …
Xu Sili paused.
He liked singing very much. Moreover, it was related to his personal skills, so he couldn't give it up.
But now, building gave him experience, which meant that he could passively level up.
All he had to do was sit at home and not do anything. At most, he just had to use his brain and let his subordinates do the work. Then, he would be able to earn Experience Points!
Anyway, he didn't lack manpower now. The Imperial City was the main city, and there were three million people in the inner city. Not to mention the thirty million people in the outer city.
Think about it, other people had to kill monsters to train, but he only had to command his subordinates to do construction.
It was relaxing and not tiring, and he could earn money and buy people's hearts. This was much more comfortable than being a player!
Although danger lurked everywhere, he had the protection of the strongest person. When he was strong enough, would he still need to be afraid of those traitors and aliens?
When the Roland Empire was strong enough, those lizardmen would be nothing. He could even counterattack Beirut!
Xu Sili thought gloomily. Then, he was in a good mood.
Because of the lack of progress in the past three days, the depression was swept away.
Even when he looked at Si Sheng, he felt that this guy was too handsome. He really wanted to kiss him.
Of course, Xu Sili wasn't that bold.
He looked at Si Sheng cheerfully, then continued to walk in the direction of the palace gate.
Seeing the little Emperor's smile, Si Sheng was startled at first. Then, he watched him continue to walk forward with a smile. It seemed that even his footsteps were lighter. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
Just now … did something happen?
He recalled the strange behavior of the young man just now, but couldn't come to a specific conclusion.
Si Sheng remembered this in his heart. Then, he raised his feet and followed behind the young man in a guarding posture.
No matter who had taken over this body, he would protect him.
Because …
This was his only hope.
Xu Sili walked slowly, but he didn't rest. Instead, he sent a message to Li Zheyu, asking him to bring the Imperial Water Healing Division to the Mercenary Town.
Now that the construction speed of the Mercenary Town was affecting his leveling, he couldn't let this debuff drag him down.
Although only 10% of the sick and injured residents were affected, the Mercenary Town only had 50,000 people. 2% of the population was about 1,000 people, which was much easier to manage than 30% of the population.
Moreover, he had seen the Imperial Water Healing Division with his own eyes that day.
Janice was so heavily injured, but she was alive and kicking the next day. She should be able to heal the victims easily.
As for the Elementalist College, of course, there was also a Water Healing Division, but there was only one one star. Their strength was much weaker.
Moreover, even if he wanted to take advantage of the situation, it didn't make sense to only take advantage of one person.
Xu Sili gave Li Zheyu an order, then turned to Janice and asked for Wen Jishan's contact number. Then, he sent an order over, asking him to solve the problem of food and clothing in the Mercenary Town.
As for the specific measures this Chief Magistrate took, he didn't care. Let him worry about it himself.
Speaking of which, a town like the Mercenary Town should be considered relatively wealthy, but 30% of the residents were still facing the plight of hunger and cold.
If the Roland Empire wanted to become strong, it would be a long way to go.
After sighing with emotion, Xu Sili threw these thoughts to the back of his mind.
Since he was already here, he might as well take things as they came. His priority was to increase the speed of the Mercenary Town's construction.
As for the rest, he could think about it later.
At this time, the words' lv1 'behind the town once again piqued Xu Sili's interest.
If building a house could increase experience, then what if the entire town leveled up? Thinking of this, Xu Sili started to ponder about the town leveling up system.
Very soon, he really did find it.
On the main page of the Imperial City, there was a [+] behind the name of each town. After selecting it, the requirements for leveling up would pop up.
[Mercenary Town lv1]
Requirements for leveling up to lv2:
1. Main City Level: lv2/lv2
2. Population: 52540/10000
3. Special Buildings: Council Hall (1/1), College (0/1), Guard Barracks (1/1), Shop (9/5), Farmland (5/10), Processing Factory (3/5)...
4. Residents' food and clothing rate: 70%/100%
Xu Sili glanced at it and roughly knew where the Mercenary Town should be based on.
The population of this town was definitely enough, and it was even exploding. However, the production rate could not keep up. The source of income was probably still the income from mercenaries working outside and the Colosseum.
Although looking at the data gave him a headache, this system was still quite convenient.
Xu Sili slowly pondered. Suddenly, he felt someone approaching him from behind. Then, a palm appeared in front of him.
He did not have time to avoid it, and his forehead bumped into the palm of that person.
Xu Sili slightly opened his eyes, feeling the warm and rough touch on his forehead. He was a bit confused.
What's going on?
But when he looked down and saw the building in front of him — a statue placed in the middle of the road, Xu Sili realized what had happened.
He was too focused on thinking and almost bumped into it!
Ah, this …
This is too embarrassing …
Xu Sili stiffened in place.
The tall man stood behind him, his arms wrapped around him, and his palm protected his forehead. At this moment, he suddenly pushed back gently, and Xu Sili was pressed against a wall —
It was the man's broad and hard chest.
"Lub-dub — Lub-dub —"
He seemed to hear the sound of a strong heartbeat.
The young boy blinked his eyes, and his long and curly eyelashes accidentally swept across the man's big hand that was covering his eyes.
Xu Sili felt a little itchy.
But in this awkward situation, he did not dare to act rashly.
Fortunately, Si Sheng took the initiative to retract his hand. Then, he took a step back and put some distance between the two of them.
That blazing aura also moved away at the same time.
Xu Sili subconsciously turned back to look at him.
The golden-haired man stood quietly beside him. His pair of gray-blue eyes were unperturbed. His casual attitude made it seem as if nothing had happened just now.
Suddenly, it did not seem so embarrassing.
He even felt that this guy was a little handsome.
Xu Sili pursed his lips, retracted his gaze, and looked at the statue in front of him. He could not help but curse under his breath.
"Why did you put this in the middle of the road? It's in the way! "
Then, he went around the statue and continued to walk in the direction of the palace gate. This time, he did not dare to be distracted.
Si Sheng still followed closely beside him, but at an angle where the young boy could not see, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
The sun was setting on the horizon.
The afterglow of the setting sun poured on the ground, and the two of them seemed to be immersed in an ocean of orange light.
The long shadows on the ground separated and overlapped with each other as they walked, and then slowly went away under the escort of the sunset …
When Xu Sili finally left the palace, the sun had completely set.
As night fell, the entire inner city was lit up by the lights, and was extraordinarily lively. It did not fall silent with the arrival of night.
People came and went on the streets. The classical buildings were full of exotic charm, and the details were embellished with advanced technology that belonged to the future.
Among them, Xu Sili could not help but feel a little absent-minded as he looked at the carriages on the ground and the hovering cars on the ground, and then at the flying shuttles and magic blankets that flew by from time to time.
Backward and advanced, science fiction and magic, contradictory and harmonious at the same time.
Xu Sili felt that it was very novel.
Sure enough, it was a little too vague to see from the flying shuttles. He had to walk around the city in person to see more things.
At this moment, he did not put on much disguise.
This was because Si Sheng was there.
He had a special concealment skill, which was similar to the "Passerby Halo".
After using this skill, if one did not pay special attention to them, it was easy to miss their existence with just a glance.
This was definitely a necessary skill for a famous person to have!
Xu Sili looked around, and then slowly walked into a rather lively alley.
Both sides of the alley were filled with small stalls. The stall owners were enthusiastically soliciting customers, and there were also customers who were bargaining with the stall owners. It was full of life.
Even in reality, Xu Sili had not been to such a lively and down-to-earth place in a long time.
After becoming famous as a teenager, he had gained a lot, but also lost a lot at the same time.
For example, every time he went out, he had to put on a disguise. But even so, it was impossible to go shopping and play without being disturbed.
This was the first time that no one paid attention to him while walking on the streets. He seemed to have become the most ordinary passerby, strolling and shopping with his friends.
He did not have to worry about being secretly photographed, he did not have to worry about paparazzi, and he did not have to worry about being wantonly commented on by people because of some strange things.
No one was paying attention to them.
This was too comfortable!
Xu Sili's eyes lit up. He looked here and there. Thinking that this was because of Si Sheng's skill, he could not help but mutter, "Why do you have so many crazy skills?"
[It's really enviable …]
However, he actually knew the reason.
Because these were basically all the skills that he had given to Si Sheng in "Gods' Game."
There was no special reason. It was just fun to watch.
For the fun of collecting stamps, he had basically gotten all the skills for his child.
But Xu Sili really did not expect that these strange skills would be so useful in reality!
Why did he not ask the game team to give Snow Roland a copy?
When Xu Sili thought of this, he felt a pain in his heart.
Si Shengzheng spread out his spiritual power and secretly observed the people coming and going, guarding against possible dangers.
He heard the young man's muttering.
Although Xu Sili's voice was very soft in the midst of the hubbub of voices, he still heard it.
He was a little silent.
His skills …
Many of them were related to Lord God.
Some were directly rewarded by Lord God, and some were obtained after completing some tasks under Lord God's instructions.
Only a small part was comprehended by himself in this strange world in the past three years.
Little Emperor …
If he was Lord God, would he not know?
Si Sheng pursed his lips and remained silent.
Xu Sili was just casually ridiculing. It was noisy here, so he did not expect him to hear it.
At this moment, he suddenly stood still and turned his head to look at a very lively place in the alley.
It was a tavern in the alley.
There were two or three old chairs in front of the tavern. There was a large window beside the door, inlaid with wooden boards. It was used as a table for guests to place wine glasses.
In addition to drinking, there were many people surrounding it, looking into the tavern.
Xu Sili was a little curious, but he did not want to squeeze in.
His mind moved slightly, and he entered a mysterious state.
Although his pupils had lost focus, everything within five meters of him was clearly reflected in his mind.
But …
Five meters was not enough.
He could only barely pass through the crowd in front of the tavern, but the scenery further away became blurry.
Xu Sili felt a little depressed.
Just as he was about to get out of that state, he felt a man's strong arms around his waist.
Then, a strong and gentle spiritual power "touched" him.
When Xu Sili came into contact with that power, a strange scene suddenly appeared in his mind.
If Ou Yangming's mental power was a faint purple color, then the power that appeared out of nowhere was a shiny light gold color.
That power guided him and pushed away the fog in front of his "eyes" — Xu Sili "saw" the scene in the tavern.
He was a little nervous, but when he remembered that Si Sheng was beside him, his mood suddenly relaxed.
Obviously … he wanted to kill him before.
Xu Sili did not think too much, because he was attracted by the scene in the tavern.
It turned out that everyone gathered in front of the tavern was …
Watching TV!
The old LCD screen was embedded in the wall, and it was playing a TV program. And the program scene …
Turned out to be a mercenary town.
The female reporter he saw that day appeared on the screen again. She was explaining and introducing to the audience, and she looked very excited.
Xu Sili was still in the midst of the noisy crowd, and he heard the audience's discussion.
"How strange, this arena is not broadcasting beast fights, but building houses?"
"Yeah, what's so good about building houses? I want to see them play football … "
"You can watch football every day, but broadcasting Elementalists building houses … Have you seen it before?"
"Nonsense! I haven't even seen an Elementalist fight before. "
"Then it's settled."
"Elementalists are really amazing! Look, if a seed is thrown in, it will grow into a big tree with a whoosh. "
"Tsk tsk tsk, this stone house is even more amazing! The foundation rises from the ground, it's so cool to watch. "
"Not amazing? How can you call them Elementalists? "
"But it's already night time, don't the Elementalists rest? Why are they still building houses? "
"I heard …"
Someone lowered his voice and said in a gossipy tone, "His Majesty only gave the Elementalists half a month's work. If they don't finish in half a month, they will be punished!"
"Wow —"
The crowd was in an uproar.
"Is that true? His Majesty wants to punish the Elementalists? Didn't they say that His Majesty doesn't have enough prestige and no one listens to him? "
"Yeah, His Majesty is still a child, and he's so timid. I watched the broadcast on the day of his ascension. He was so scared that he almost cried. Even his voice was trembling when he asked the generals to stand up."
When someone stepped on it, someone else retorted.
"Then why don't you try facing an army of 100,000? They are all veterans who rushed back from the frontlines, a group of murderous veterans. Aren't you afraid? "
"I'm not the Emperor!"
That person was self-righteous. Suddenly, a young voice said, "How do you know he was scared? I think he was agitated! "
"Did you watch the three-star battle in Mercenary Town a few days ago?"
"The three-star beast broke free from control. If not for His Majesty's presence, sending the Elementalist guards to stop it, and His Majesty himself shooting to lure the beast, Mercenary Town would have been flooded with blood!"
"And after killing the three-star beast, His Majesty even asked the Elementalists to rebuild the town!"
"Who would dare to think of such a thing in the past?"
"That's right. Although His Majesty is still young and immature, he at least cares about us, the commoners," said the Emperor.
Even in the inner city, there were many commoners.
Especially in such a small alley and such a small tavern.
Although they lived a prosperous life, that was only in comparison to the outer city. They could not be compared to the nobles, especially the Elementalists.
"Yeah, that's why I'm preparing to go to Mercenary Town tomorrow," a red-haired young man suddenly said.
He looked at the television screen, his eyes full of longing.
"I heard that they are hiring. Rebuilding such a big project will definitely require a lot of manpower."
"Ikeda, stop fooling around!"
The tavern owner heard and could not help but frown.
"Mercenary Town. It seems that many Elementalists are going there now, but they are forced to leave sooner or later."
"I know you are looking forward to becoming an Elementalist, but that's the outer city after all. The environment can't be compared to the inner city. Besides, didn't you just get a good job? Why are you going there? "
"I study architecture, I can go …" the red-haired young man continued.
"Sigh, convince your parents first." The tavern owner waved his hand and continued with his work.
The red-haired young man became silent and drank his wine gloomily.
Xu Sili watched the broadcast of Mercenary Town while quietly listening to their conversation.
He also heard the discussions of the customers in the tavern, but he did not pay much attention to it. Instead, it was the red-haired young man who wanted to join Mercenary Town that caught his attention.
Ikeda …
Yet another familiar name!
Ever since he knew that there was an NPC with a special talent like Wen Jishan, Xu Sili carefully recalled the cards in "Gods' Game."
However, there were too many cards in this game, especially the support cards. Most of them were left in the corner to collect dust. He did not put in any effort to cultivate them, so naturally, he could not remember their names.
However, he remembered Ikeda!
Because he complained that the name was like eating fish.
Xu Sili wanted to use Inspect to see if it was a card character, but …
The arm that was holding his waist suddenly tightened.
Then, it pulled him to the side and moved him away.
After being interrupted, Xu Sili immediately pulled himself out of that mysterious state. His eyes regained their clarity.
At this moment, there was a turbulent crowd in front of them.
It seemed that they were going to the square in front of them to watch a performance.
Si Sheng pulled him to the side. His tall figure completely separated them from the crowd, so that no one would bump into him.
Xu Sili could not help but look up.
The man stood in front of him and turned his head to look at the crowd. From his angle, he could only see the cold outline of the man's side profile and his slightly furrowed brows.
He was cool and cold, and his thin lips were slightly pursed, showing some displeasure.
Xu Sili sized him up. He was not angry at being interrupted, but when Si Sheng looked back at him, he hurriedly looked away.
Soon, the crowd gradually decreased, and the crowded alley became more spacious.
Si Sheng moved away again.
Xu Sili could not help but sigh in relief. When he remembered that his Inspect was interrupted, he hurriedly "looked" at the tavern again.
Unfortunately, the red-haired youth called Ikeda had disappeared.
Although it was a pity, Xu Sili was not in a hurry. When he returned to the palace, he would get someone to look for him.
The young emperor lost interest in the tavern and continued to walk forward. When he thought of what happened, he could not help but ask Si Sheng, "Was that you?"
Si Sheng looked down at him and raised his eyebrows.
"It was that golden energy. That was you, right? But what was that energy? Mine seemed to be purple? "Xu Sili asked.
Looking at his curious and sparkling eyes, Si Sheng pursed his lips and looked away. "Spiritual power."
He was a man of few words, but he still explained.
Xu Sili came to a sudden realization. So that was spiritual power!
He had read a lot of fantasy novels, so he had a better understanding of the concept of spiritual power.
At the same time, he once again realized how powerful Si Sheng was.
If not for his help, he would not have been able to see the scene in the tavern.
Xu Sili recalled the feeling at that time. Suddenly, he stopped in front of a small stall.
This was a jewelry stall.
The stall was filled with crude looking jewelry. There were bracelets, earrings, rings, and the like. They seemed to be purely handmade.
The young man's gaze was attracted by a necklace.
It was a dark blue stone. The surface was polished very smooth. It was pierced and tied with a woven straw rope.
It looked ordinary and did not seem to be special.
However, Xu Sili took a fancy to it at first glance.
Si Sheng noticed his gaze and also looked at the handmade necklace.
Did the little emperor want it?
He was about to reach out and take it, but the young man was one step ahead of him. He lifted the necklace and held the blue stone in his hand to examine it.
Si Sheng looked at him and silently put down his hand.
However, what surprised him was that the young man suddenly turned his head to look at him after tying the necklace. He smiled and stood on his tiptoes to hang the blue stone necklace around his neck.
Si Sheng looked at him in a daze. There was a hint of confusion in his gray-blue eyes.
After Xu Sili put the necklace on him, he looked at him carefully and nodded in satisfaction.
Just as he was about to pay the stall owner, he heard the man's slightly hoarse voice ring out faintly.
"What … is this?"
Xu Sili did not raise his head and said instinctively, "A gift."
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