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Chapter 47 Are you still short of people?

At this moment, Fulilian's eyes suddenly fixed on the city wall not far away.

There, old Wall, who had just left, stood on a high platform and summoned the young men who were building the city wall. He asked the foreman beside him to read out aloud the name of the engineering team that had made the greatest contribution and the fastest progress yesterday.

Their reward was an extra ten days' salary each.

Looking at the four young men who were called out, Old Wall waved his hand with a smile. The foreman next to him immediately stepped forward, took out a lot of shiny things from a bag, and distributed one to each of them.

After the commendation, the young men cheered and continued to work enthusiastically, as if this was just a daily routine of their work.

But Fulilian was not so calm.

Her eyes widened, and the shiny thing just now kept echoing in her mind -

Is that a magic crystal?
It must be a magic crystal, right?!
Working for ten days and getting a magic crystal? What kind of crazy salary is that?!
Fulilian finally understood why the people here were so optimistic and positive, and were willing to do even such dirty and tiring work.

If you give her a salary of one magic crystal for ten days, she would be willing to build the city wall!
Fulilian slowly turned her head and looked at Lin Yu solemnly and said, "Lord, are you still short of people?"

Lin Yu: “……?”

Fulilian quickly said, "Don't get me wrong, I just think it would be very happy to work in such a rich... such a happy town!"

Lin Yu burst out laughing.

Volame next to him rolled his eyes and said unhappily, "You think the reward is high enough, right?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "The salary is high, and the prices are high too. Especially the daily necessities here, which would be astronomical in the outside world..."

Volame frowned and whispered, "I know you want your subjects to live a more prosperous life, but such a high salary level will also have many adverse effects, right?"

"As far as I know, Ridgepeak City is now trading with neighboring countries. A large number of cheap goods are flooding into the local market. Will this make overpriced local products lose their competitiveness?"

"Also, if you can earn a magic crystal in ten days, aren't you afraid that they'll make enough money and go to other countries to enjoy themselves?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "The problems you mentioned do exist, but they haven't developed to such a serious level so far."

"Old Walton is a capable man, and I've taught him some economic skills. Under his management, the economy of Spine Peak Territory is still developing healthily."

"Although prices are high, our purchasing power is still far greater than that of neighboring countries."

"There are many ways to spend the extra wealth, so life is stress-free."

"What's more, the people of Ridge Peak Territory have all experienced war and wandering. They know very well that without the protection of Ridge Peak Territory, no matter how much money they have, they will only become fat sheep in the eyes of others."

"As for those who have already escaped, they weren't core citizens in the first place. We can just give them a few magic crystals. Their names are already on the blacklist anyway, so they can't possibly return to the Ridge Peak Territory."

"According to my and Old Wall's estimates, we won't have to worry about this for at least two generations."

Volame frowned and asked, "What about after two generations?"

Two generations later, the people of Jifeng Territory will embark on the path of cultivating immortals.

By then, magic crystals will not only be currency, but also a necessity for cultivation, so there will be no need to worry!

Of course, Lin Yu didn't plan to tell Volame about these things.

Seeing Lin Yu smiling but not saying anything, Fu La Mei nodded thoughtfully and said, "It's good that you have confidence."

……

……

Half an hour later, the three of them walked out of the most famous restaurant in the city.

The food for this restaurant is directly provided by the Demon Hunting Corps under the City Lord's Guard, so there are many unique dishes, such as the three servings of roasted dragon beast ribs they just ate, which is the signature dish here.

Walking on the central avenue, Volame muttered quietly, "Just three servings of grilled ribs, and they cost three crystal coins. This price is really a bit ridiculous..."

Crystal Coins are the base currency of the Ridge Peak Territory. They're made from crystals that have been depleted of their magic power. According to the official price, one hundred Crystal Coins can be exchanged for one standard unit of magic crystal.

Of course, the market fluctuates. If it is exchanged among the public, the ratio is about 1:110.

Therefore, Old Wall’s direct reward of magic crystals is more worthy of joy than issuing crystal coins.

Hearing the teacher's words, Fulilian nodded in agreement.

According to Volame, in the neighboring countries that trade with Ridgepeak City, the food purchased with one crystal coin can meet the food needs of a family of three for three full days.

This is the case when there is meat for every meal.

If the standards are lowered a little, it would not be a problem to last for half a month.

"I've been wanting to ask you for a while now, has magic become widespread in Ridgecrest Territory?"

Volame asked as he looked at the woman who was performing weaving magic not far away.

Lin Yu nodded and said, "That's about right. At least everyone in the first batch of villagers has learned magic."

Volame glanced at him and asked, "Why haven't you developed technology?"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "It has developed, but they just don't like it for the time being."

Volame asked in surprise: "Don't like it?"

Lin Yu sighed and said, "Not only do trains need to be laid, they can't even run as fast as a ground dragon. The efficiency of a textile machine can't match that of textile magic, and the power of a steam engine is not as good as a random magic crystal..."

"I understand."

Volame sighed softly, then glanced at Lin Yu and said, "However, the technology you master is more than just this level!"

Lin Yu shook his head and said, "Technology that's ahead of its time is no different from magic to them. If they can't develop from the basics, then it won't have much meaning."

He paused, then said seriously, "I know you're still thinking about this, but since we're in different circles, there's no need to force integration. Over the past ten years, I've witnessed how the residents of Ridgecrest Territory have used magic crystals to invent new things."

"The magic lamps, magic bellows, and magic forges you see are all their masterpieces."

"To some extent, these magical technologies based on magic crystals are themselves part of science."

"Since this world has different resources from Earth, why does it have to develop like Earth?"

After hearing Lin Yu's words, Fu Lamei fell into deep thought.

Fulilian looked confused, her eyes wandering between the two of them for a while, and finally decided to give up thinking and no longer dwell on this topic that she didn't understand at all.

Afterwards, Lin Yu took the two girls to stroll around the city for an hour. After tasting the delicious food in the dessert house and the liquor in Sunshine Street, they headed towards the castle in the northeast corner of Ridge Peak Territory.

Soon, a magnificent castle appeared before the three of them.

Seeing the rumbling rock that was more than 80 meters long in front of the castle gate, Volame was amazed at first, then he walked forward happily and touched its scaly jaw affectionately.

In comparison, Fulilian did not have it so easy.

She held the Crescent Moon Staff in her hand, which she had subconsciously taken out, and looked at the giant beast in front of her with some nervousness.

In her perception, this monster was emitting terrifying magical fluctuations, and its magical reserves were so great that it even surpassed the great magician Volame!
"Flillian."

Lin Yu's voice came from the front.

Fulilian turned her head and saw Lin Yu smiling and saying, "Your teacher and Longlongyan are old acquaintances. They haven't seen each other for ten years. They must have a lot to talk about. Don't worry about her. Come with me first. I will take you to see the room."

"..."

Fulilian calmed herself down and nodded gently, saying, "Then I'll trouble you, Lord."

(End of this chapter)