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Chapter 53 She really is a madwoman!
"The stronghold territory has no magical foundation and advocates extreme violence... Moreover, the force that destroyed the Hasburg naval base should be the one from the stronghold..." Lin Mo had already begun to plan how to take over that stronghold.
It doesn't matter who founded it, whether they are good or bad people, it doesn't matter to Lin Mo.
In this era, strength comes first.
Besides, once territory is established, things don't remain unchanged; the key is being able to defend it.
Otherwise, you'll just be doing the work for someone else's benefit.
Shan Te explored from a different direction, and their investigation was relatively thorough. They went into every building to check, and their findings were the greatest.
At this moment, the vampire hero placed several treasures on the table.
Most of them are ordinary strategic treasures, which only increase one point of a certain four-dimensional attribute, or simply increase morale and luck, but they are better than nothing.
There are also some good things.
[Skull Crown, Level 1 Treasure]
[Hero Knowledge +2]
This is a good product.
Although it's only a level one treasure, it increases the four main attributes by a significant amount.
Knowledge determines the upper limit of magic.
In addition to the treasures, Shant also captured two troop recruitment buildings: the "Dark Cave" for recruiting cavemen and the "Bird Pavilion" for recruiting harpies.
Lin Mo handed over the location of the Dark Cave directly to Hammer, who was accumulating a considerable number of "cave dwellers," exceeding one hundred.
If they accumulate more than two hundred cavemen over a period of time, that would be an extremely formidable fighting force.
Naturally, Hammer and his team also found some success in their exploration.
"By the way, boss, there's something I need to tell you." Hammer remembered something and brought it up.
Hammer cleared his throat, carefully considered his words, and then spoke: "It's about the survivors."
Lin Mo looked up at him, somewhat confused, so she gestured for him to continue.
"The number of people living around the territory has now reached several hundred." Hammer pointed to the messy tent area outside the city walls outside the window of the Internal Affairs Hall.
"They all came from different places. They heard it was safe here and there were fewer monsters, so they gathered here. Finding a place to stay is easy; they can make do with a tent or a dilapidated hut. But food and water are a big problem. The supermarkets, shops, and warehouses around here have already been ransacked. Now, dozens of people are wandering around the territory's gates every day on empty stomachs. If we don't find a solution, trouble will break out sooner or later."
Lin Mo frowned.
This is indeed a problem.
He had been focusing his attention on territory building, troop building, and resource gathering, and hadn't really paid much attention to the survivors.
But he remembered that in his previous life, many territories had experienced internal conflicts and numerous troubles because they failed to properly handle the issue of survivors.
"Several hundred people?" Lin Mo confirmed the number.
"Three hundred or more, probably more," Hammer said. "It's increasing every day. I had a few of Daniel's underlings register, but there are just too many people; we can't register them all."
Lin Mo leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.
With over 300 people, the amount of food consumed daily is considerable.
But for Lin Mo, this was no big deal at all.
He has a wealth of experience to draw upon.
"You can build a canteen within the territory!" Lin Mo said at this moment.
Hammer was taken aback: "What?"
"Like other buildings in the territory." Lin Mo stood up, walked to the construction list of the Internal Affairs Hall, and slid his finger across the light screen: "You can use gold coins to buy food in the canteen. It's very cheap. One gold coin can buy food for one person for a whole day, and there's no limit. As long as you have gold coins, you can have as much food as you want."
Hammer's eyes lit up.
"But only people within the territory can use the canteen," Lin Mo added. "Those outside need to become residents of the territory first before they are qualified to enter the canteen."
Hammer thought for a moment: "Then how do we make them residents?"
"Pay taxes," Lin Mo said. "Or work. After you reach level two territory, you can buy buildings like 'farms,' 'watermills,' 'windmills,' and even 'blacksmiths' and 'factories.' These extra buildings require manpower to operate, so they can work and earn gold coins. Part of that can be used to pay taxes, and the rest can be used to buy living supplies."
Lin Mo was well aware of these things.
Because in the previous life, almost all territories adopted this model.
In this way, tax revenue alone would be a very good source of income for the territory.
Hammer nodded thoughtfully.
"But that's all in the future." Lin Mo opened the construction list and quickly swiped through it: "I can build the cafeteria first. Everything else can wait, but food can't."
He found the "cafeteria" option in the construction queue.
A level one government office can be built, but blueprints for civilian buildings can only be purchased from a level two territory.
Lin Mo dragged the canteen to the front of the construction queue.
The construction of the canteen did not take long; it could be completed in just a few hours.
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the cafeteria should be ready for use tomorrow.
"Hammer." Lin Mo turned around. "Tomorrow morning, you pick a group of survivors—those who are clean-cut and have sharp minds. Register them and add them to the territory's resident list."
Hammer nodded: "How many people would be suitable?"
"Let's pick a hundred first," Lin Mo said. "We'll add more if that's not enough. After the canteen is built, there are some things in the territory that need to be managed. After the farm and mill are built, people will also be needed to work. These people will be selected from the survivors first."
Hammer nodded again and took out his notebook to start taking notes.
Just as Lin Mo was about to continue arranging the next steps of the plan, Daniel suddenly rushed in from outside the Internal Affairs Hall, panting and pale.
"Boss! Something's happened!"
Lin Mo frowned: "What is it?"
Daniel ran up to Lin Mo, bent over, and caught his breath before finally speaking: "The information came back from my informant in the Church of Judgment. That crazy woman, Margaret, she... she got her hands on three angels!"
"Angels?" Hammer's voice rose an octave.
"Yes! A level seven unit! White wings, wielding a holy sword, and able to fly... just like the angels of heaven that the church talks about!" Daniel spoke very quickly, as if afraid that something would catch up with him if he spoke too slowly: "She came from a place called... I can't remember, it was a treasure house. Now the entire Church of Judgment is going crazy, saying that those angels are miracles sent down by God."
Hammer's expression changed.
He looked at Lin Mo and found that Lin Mo's expression had not changed at all.
Clearly, the boss didn't care about this news.
"Angels." Lin Mo nodded at this moment: "They are indeed a level seven unit of the castle faction."
Daniel wiped the sweat from his brow: "Boss, the most troublesome thing is that that crazy woman Margaret has gotten too big for her britches. She actually said she's going to... she said she's going to purify us, and she'll do it tomorrow morning!"
The Interior Ministry was silent for a few seconds.
Hammer tightened his grip on the notebook; Daniel had been nervous from the start.
The two heroes belonging to the game world, like Lin Mo, didn't have any special reaction.
Shant leaned against the wall, his purple robe gleaming with a dark red sheen in the candlelight, his scarlet eyes staring at Lin Mo without any expression.
Jenova sat in the corner, her longbow resting on her knees, her emerald green eyes fixed on the ground as if counting ants.
Lin Mo tapped the table with his fingers and sighed helplessly, "Olivia is right. That Margaret from the Church of Judgment is really a madwoman... no, not just mad, but stupid. She's so stupid that she thinks she can conquer my territory with just three angels..."