When Gu Xiuwen and his party left Shanhai Town, Ouyang Shuo gave him 200 gold coins for the two newly formed marine squadrons to change their professions. ≧
Because the battle power of the pirates was higher than that of the militia, they could skip the militia and change their professions directly to marine. The cost for each marine was 1 gold coin.
In Earth ON1E, generals did not have the authority to change their professions to soldiers. This authority was only available to the feudal lords and the officers of the subordinate territories appointed by the feudal lords. The purpose of this was to form a check and balance system to prevent generals from expanding the size of their army without permission.
After that, Ouyang Shuo went to the middle-grade market and sold the eight blueprints that he had no use for 40 gold coins. He then spent 200 gold coins to buy a high-grade military camp blueprint. Ever since the establishment of the regular army, the military expenditure had been increasing rapidly. In just a short while, he had spent 400 gold coins.
March 1st, 9 am, Shanhai Town's meeting hall.
Ouyang Shuo muttered in his heart to level up his territory. A white light flashed and a golden stone tablet slowly rose from the ground in the middle of the meeting hall. He pressed his right hand on the stone tablet and a system notification rang out.
"System notification: Checking the requirements for leveling up Shanhai Town …"
"Requirement 1: The population has reached the maximum population limit of 20,000 people. Requirements met!"
"Requirement 2: All basic constructions have been completed. Requirements met!"
"Requirement 3: The feudal lord must be at least a second-class viscount. Requirements met!"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says Nothing's leveling up conditions for Shanhai Town have been met. Do you wish to level up?"
"Level up!"
A golden light shot up from the stone tablet and exploded in the air, turning into a golden halo that spread out in all directions. The halo continued to extend to the new border of the territory before disappearing again.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says Nothing for becoming the first feudal lord in China to level up to a Level 2 Town. Achievement points awarded 1,100!"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says Nothing for becoming the first feudal lord in China to level up to a Level 2 Town. Achievement points awarded 1,100!"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says Nothing for becoming the first feudal lord in China to level up to a Level 2 Town. Achievement points awarded 1,100!"
It had only been five days since Di Chen's Handan Town had leveled up to a Level 1 Town. Shanhai Town had once again leveled up to a Level 2 Town. Its position as the overlord of the China server was becoming harder to shake.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Said Not Clothed for leveling up his territory to Rank 2 Town. The Town Lord's Mansion was automatically upgraded. You may choose one of the three Level 2 Town Basic Buildings at random. "
"System Notice: Three buildings have been randomly selected. They are the vegetable field, the textile factory, and the pharmacy. Please make your choice!"
"Choose the textile factory!"
"System Notice: The building is being automatically generated. Please check for yourself!"
A white light flashed, and the golden tablet sank into the ground again. Ouyang Shuo took this opportunity to check the town's Attributes.
[Territory]: Shanhai Town (Level 2 Town)
[Lord]: Who Says That Has No Clothes (Rank 3 Earl)
[Title]: World's Number One Town (Increases territory popularity by 20)
[Popular Support]: 90 [Public Security]: 90
[Territory Population]: 2,000/5,000 [Refugee Spawn Rate]: 50 (1 + 50) = 75 refugees per day
[Territory Area]: 500 square kilometers
[Territory Special Characteristics]: Refugee attraction rate increased by 50, special talent attraction rate increased by 20, crop yield increased by 50, production skill proficiency increased by 25, army soldier level increased by 20, territory talent breakthrough success rate increased by 10.
[Affiliated Village]: Beihai Village (Level 3 Village)
[Territory Capital]: Four Seas Bank
[Territory Resources]: Beginner Lumberyard, Intermediate Quarry, Beginner Mining
[Territory Army]: Cavalry Squadron, Infantry Squadron, Marine Squadron
[Territory Industry]: North Twilight Salt Field (2,000 acres)
[Political Index]: 45/100 (Determines administrative efficiency, affects popular support)
[Economic Index]: 40/100 (Determines trade prosperity, affects tax revenue)
[Cultural Index]: 35/100 (Determines education level, affects quality of residents)
[Military Index]: 45/100 (Determines military strength, affects stable relationship)
[Basic Buildings]: Town Lord's Mansion, Residential Courtyard, Town Toilet, Town Granary, Cemetery
[Agricultural Buildings]: Simple Farmland, Pigsty, Cow Pen, Sheep Pen, Mill, Mulberry Garden, Orchard
[Commercial Buildings]: Beginner Market, Intermediate Blacksmith Shop, Beginner Grocery Store, Advanced Woodworking Workshop, Advanced Medical Center, Advanced Martial Arts Hall, Advanced Tailor Shop, Beginner Pottery Factory, Brewery, Grain Shop, Butcher, Cloth Shop, Advanced Brick Kiln
[Cultural Buildings]: Town Ancestral Hall, Town Private School, Lianzhou Academy
[Military Buildings]: Intermediate Military Camp, Stone Sentry Tower, Stables, Weapons Workshop, Arsenal
[Special Buildings]: Ferry, Dock, Intermediate Shipyard
[Hidden Buildings]: Mazu Temple (Sealed), Recruitment Hall
List of Basic Buildings:
[Courier Station]: A place for people delivering documents or officials to stay, resupply, and change horses. Construction Requirement: Beginner Groom, Courier Station Construction Blueprint, Wood 150 units, Stone 800 units. Construction Time: Three days.
[Vegetable Field]: Grows vegetables. Construction Requirement: Vegetable Seeds, Wood 400 units, Stone 200 units. Construction Time: Two days.
[Herb Garden]: Grows medicinal herbs. Construction Requirement: Medicinal Seeds, Wood 400 units, Stone 200 units. Construction Time: Two days.
[Pharmacy]: A shop that sells medicinal herbs. Construction Requirement: Pharmacy Construction Blueprint, Wood 800 units, Stone 400 units. Construction Time: Two days.
[Textile Mill]: A place where textile raw materials are processed and manufactured. Construction Requirement: Textile Mill Construction Blueprint, Wood 800 units, Stone 600 units. Construction Time: Three days. (Description: This building is automatically generated.)
[Bank]: A credit organization that deposits money. Construction Requirement: Bank building blueprint, 20,000 units of wood, 10,000 units of stone. Construction Time: Three days. (Description: Completed.)
[Alchemy Workshop]: A smelting workshop that processes all kinds of gold and silver accessories. Construction Requirement: Alchemist, Alchemy Workshop Construction Blueprint, Wood 150 units, Stone 180 units. Construction Time: Three days.
Among the seven basic buildings in the Level 2 Town, the Vegetable Field and Herb Garden didn't need any construction blueprints. The Textile Mill and Bank had already been built. As for the remaining Courier Station, Pharmacy, and Alchemy Workshop, they had already obtained the corresponding blueprints when they destroyed the water bandits two days ago. Therefore, they didn't need to buy the blueprints anymore.
Among the seven buildings, the most troublesome one was the Alchemy Workshop. Alchemy was a rare profession in the China region. Usually, it was a part-time job of a Taoist priest. It was very difficult to find a professional Alchemist. In his previous life, there was a territory that was stuck at Level 2 Town for three months because of a lack of Alchemists. But he didn't know if he could get one with the strong characteristics of Shanhai Town.
Of course, the system wouldn't push things too far. Generally speaking, if the other requirements for a territory to be promoted were met and they only lacked a special talent. In a month, they would definitely be able to get one.
In his previous life, that unlucky fellow had used the lowest grade Bronze Village Creation Order. The number of refugees spawned was 50, and it took him two months to reach the maximum population of 500. He had to wait another month for an Alchemist to appear.
Even with Shanhai Town's high spawn rate, it would normally take 40 days to reach the maximum population of 500, which was quite a long time.
After Shanhai Town's promotion was completed, its two allies, White Birch and Mulan Village's Mulan Moon, came to congratulate Shanhai Town on its promotion.
Ever since they had formed an alliance, Ouyang Shuo had been in contact with White Birch and Mulan Village's Mulan Moon, exchanging information on how to manage a territory and their construction progress.
He knew that ever since he had taught them the strategy to raise a town, Spirit Rhino Village wasn't far from becoming a Town. It would be promoted within the next two days. As Mulan Village's foundation was weaker and it didn't have as many connections as Spirit Rhino Village, its progress was slower. It would take at least another half a month.
To be honest, other than the increase in the population limit and the expansion of the territory, this promotion didn't have much of an impact on Shanhai Town. The town's administrative structure was basically complete, and the various industries had been laid out in an orderly manner. All that was left was to wait patiently.
On the contrary, a deeper crisis was slowly creeping up on Shanhai Town. The higher the territory, the greater the need for funds. In the early stages, Shanhai Village could rely on the 100 gold coins from the Village Creation Quest to prosper. Now, hundreds of thousands of gold coins would be used up in no time.
On the contrary, the major forces had already passed the difficult period of lacking gold coins. As the professional gold farmers established a foothold in the wilderness, they could obtain a steady stream of construction funds through credits. The reason why they were quiet now was that they were trapped by the obstacles set by the promotion of the town. Once they passed this obstacle, they would soar. Ouyang Shuo estimated that after the promotion of Shanhai Town today, Di Chen would probably forcefully promote Handan Town to a second-class town the next day.
Therefore, if Shanhai Town wanted to maintain its lead, it had to find a new source of funds. However, this was easier said than done. Other than suppressing bandits, which industry didn't require enough time to incubate? However, bandits were limited and couldn't be a long-term solution.
In the face of so many challenges, Ouyang Shuo had to remain calm. Therefore, after the promotion of the territory this time, he didn't convene a territory meeting with the officers from the various departments as usual. Instead, he returned to his office alone to think of a strategy.
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