What did you do with the dice?

Sanitieta put the approved document in his hand to his right hand and said, "You're right to think so. Although they don't usually care about what you do in the city, they usually send inspectors from the higher level to supervise and report on your work regularly."

Rusalka: "What about our inspector?"

Sanitta: "Apparently, he ran away with the Conesnat family, but according to convention, a new one will be sent here soon."

Rusalka: "Huh? County Magistrate? I'm not sure you take me, Huang Silang, seriously? You're so domineering, you're just a match!"

Sanita: "Forget about it, just finish reading the letter first."

Rusalka then read the contents of the letter. The first thing she mentioned was the situation of the civil war in the kingdom. She told him that the second prince was planning to gather an army to counterattack Alice City. The excuse she used was that the fourth prince had been bewitched by a cult. He had to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the kingdom's bloodline, avenge his brother and father, and fight against the rebels.

Let's skip this kind of surrender letter and go straight to the next paragraph. The content is probably about trying to recruit Rusalka and tell him that they now have a common enemy. First of all, let's not talk about the Fourth Prince and Grand Duke Oaks, who are in the same boat. Grand Duke Gode's attitude is unclear, but the attitude of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth behind him is very bad.

Especially recently, a red dragon that flew into the kingdom turned against them. No one knew what irresistible conditions the Seven Sins Agent offered to the other party. The other party, who was originally considered a half-ally, actually turned its dragon breath and sprayed and attacked, destroying an infantry legion on their side.

Uh, infantry corps?

When Rusalka read this, she already had a bad feeling in her heart. As she read on, she found that the world was really that small. It was the Consenats' family who were halfway back to rescue the city.

Rusalka: "Why them?"

Sanita: "I can understand your doubts, just as you don't understand the dragon's thinking process, just like I don't understand yours."

Therefore, the Consenat family was gone, which made the Earl feel that the source of hatred had ended. The popular translation of this letter of amnesty is: Since the value of the Consenat family has been squeezed out, it will be your turn, Rusalka.

Don't you want to upvote? There's more content below. Sanitaita translated it into vernacular Chinese to prevent Rusalka from getting confused:

It's impossible to stay out of this. The Fourth Prince's rebels are coming, and behind them is the Church of the Seven Sins. How can you, a Holy Light player, surrender? Now that your old enemies are gone, why don't we become like-minded? I know you have connections next door, so we'll turn a blind eye and allow you to bring in reinforcements from Esdi. Forget about your family affairs and kill the people of the Church of the Seven Sins first.

Indeed, from a certain perspective, if there is really no choice but to choose one between lawful good and chaotic evil, it is more reliable to let the former interfere in internal affairs.

Rusalka thought for a long time before coming up with an allusion: cooperate to resist Japan?

Chapter 79 Strategic Arrangements

For decades, no one cared about the baron, but one day, the city lord became known to the world. Well, not known to the world, but Rusalka now knew how many baronies there were in the viscounty. There were 15 in total, and there were 16 in total including his own.

Sanita: "How many families on the list have sent gifts? Please write down their names and write back to thank them for the gifts."

Rusalka started again: "I can't remember how many families gave gifts, but I remember clearly who didn't. Xiaofei, help me get this list and give them a lesson someday."

Sanita rolled his eyes: "You're inflated, aren't you?"

Rusalka: "Before the city lord: everyone is equal, fighting for freedom. I will use all my strength to eradicate anything that has threatened, extorted, and threatened the lives of my residents.

After becoming the city lord: The most important thing now is to rebuild the White Horse Rangers, suppress those idle and unruly people every day, and restore military control over the barons in the territory.

Sanita: "If you are not bragging, I don't recommend you to build a Ranger team, because whether it is attacking or defending the home, the role of the Ranger is too small. It is only suitable for harassing and attacking on the road. It is more than enough to bully the weak, but it is useless against regular troops.

"Once you face a slightly stronger wall or defensive line, all your rangers are useless. Have you ever played Age of Empires? In the early game, the Mongol cavalry can steal peasants everywhere, and in the later game, you can just erect a wall and place a couple of arrow towers behind it to keep the Mongol cavalry out."

Rusalka: "So, do I have to rely on light infantry? After fighting in this world for so long, I've realized that light infantry has its limits. Look, the 2000-man infantry regiment next door was completely shattered by a single dragon. At least when cavalry encounter a dragon, they can still escape."

Sanita: "That might be because the dragons in this world are more powerful. After all, in the orthodox Dungeons & Dragons universe, the challenge rating of an adult dragon's lair is at least CR15, which means it can only be dealt with by a team of level 15 adventurers. Putting aside the small monsters like the parasitic water lice guarding the entrance, if you take on a single dragon, the challenge rating is around CR12."

Rusalka: "But that's 2000 infantrymen? When I played Heroes of Might and Magic 3, I could kill several dragons with a single blow from a few hundred skeletons. Could it be that the human infantry's stats are a bit low? I always thought the soldiers here were so weak. Is it appropriate for me to kill them one by one?"

Sani Tieta: "Ordinary people trained as infantry are only at the level of a 1-2 card. With 20 health points, you can kill them with one strike. In this world, if you want to become an extraordinary melee profession like a warrior or a monk, the entry requirement is to awaken the "Chi". The talent of the warrior level 2 card is "Qi recovery". If you convert it to reality, it's similar. The so-called warrior skills are actually supported by "Qi". The excellence dice that release special moves in the "Tactician" profession have also been replaced by Qi.

This has to be cultivated from childhood. Ordinary civilians don't have that much money to become apprentices when they are young. Those who can learn self-awakening in the military camp are geniuses who can become captains.

Besides, this isn't a game. Not all of the 2000 infantrymen have your innate bravery and fearlessness. If a dragon were to strike down like this, their morale would probably collapse after a hundred or so casualties. If there really were 2000 fearless soldiers, equipped with some large-scale anti-aircraft and armor-piercing weapons, they should still be able to injure and drive off the lone dragon."

Rusalka: "Is this thing so hard to kill?"

Sunny Iron Tower: "How many dragons are there in the world? If they were so easy to kill, wouldn't they have been turned into dinosaurs long ago? This is why the game 'Dungeons & Dragons' became 'Dungeons & Dragons', because there are neither dragons nor dungeons in this game. The former is too difficult to fight, and the latter is too difficult to draw, even though I have the will."

Rusalka: "I disagree. Before I came here last year, Dungeons & Dragons wasn't the only one. If I were to say, it would be Kobolds and Goblin Camp. It was all kobolds and goblins, it was really boring."

Sanita: "You're right, playing games like this is indeed boring, but in real life I still look forward to fighting weak creatures every day. Don't you like reading those light novels the most? The ones where you travel through time and find out that Earthlings are the strongest? What's wrong with that? Don't you have the idea that 'my previous life was rotten, and now that I've been reincarnated, I have to seriously cheat in this life'?"

Rusalka hurriedly stopped him from telling about his dark past: "Stop, that's enough! Besides, what was wrong with my past life? If it was really rotten, why would I try to go back?"

Sanitita: "What if you have no family? Suppose this world is peaceful. You are the Lord of Pearl Tears and have cats and other maids. Do you still want to go back?"

Rusalka must have hesitated. If that was the case, and she still said without hesitation that she wanted to go home, she would be lying to her friends, but she would not be able to lie to herself: "Ah, this..."

Sanita spread his hands.

But on second thought, although the enemy was too strong and made him worry about whether he could return home safely, he was also happy that he had the hope of upgrading. He had never fought a dragon in the game in his previous life, but maybe in this life, with the help of a cheat, he could have a good fight with this legendary creature?

Sanitta knew what he was thinking: "I advise you to pray that you don't encounter that thing. You can't fly, and the rings of the Holy Slash are limited."

Rusalka disagreed, saying, "Brother, you know nothing. Slaying and riding a dragon is every man's dream."

----

A few days later, Silver City announced that the City Lord's Mansion had been repaired and Rusalka's things had been packed up, so she asked Phoenix to lead the servants to the west to deliver the things to the City Lord's Mansion. She and Sanita would go to the north of the mine to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the processing plant, and then go back to the west to meet them after the ceremony.

Sanita's reply to the Earl's request for "opening some border passage rights" was relatively quick. Grand Duke Delai might be really overwhelmed. He actually ordered that soldiers from the eastern border line be withdrawn to respond to the war starting next month. In other words, he has given up and we will not defend against Esdi anymore.

The count told Rusalka that if the Esdi side was willing to provide secret assistance, he could even help sneak the enemy's troops into the Sinidi country by mixing them into the "border defense organization."

However, subsequent resettlement and the like must be carried out within Rusalka's current viscounty. Before obtaining his own pass or conscription order, the other party is prohibited from crossing the border without permission. After all, this is strictly speaking a national affair of Sinidi. Grand Duke Delai's banner is "restoring the orthodoxy of the kingdom." If he really asks Esdi to intervene openly, even if the paladins are sent to the front line, what's the orthodoxy of the kingdom?

If it really comes to that, there will be nothing we can do. No one believes that Esdi's wholehearted support is purely out of humanitarian kindness. If they help to defeat Alice, eliminate the Church of the Seven Sins, destroy Grand Duke Oaks, and help Grand Duke Delai and the Second Prince to ascend to the throne, and then Esdi withdraws his troops very politely and easily and recognizes the independence of the Kingdom of Sinidi, even God Light would not dare to call himself Lawful Good.

Rusalka had a similar idea. If things really went that way, he would suggest Theresa buy a ticket to Sichuan, arrive at Shuangliu International Airport, take the elevator down to the basement level, and buy a 46-yuan high-speed rail ticket from Shuangliu Airport to Leshan Station. From Leshan Station, take bus No. 13, No. 3, No. K1, or No. 601 for 2 yuan and get off at Leshan Giant Buddha Station. Then, spend 80 yuan to buy a ticket to the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area. There's a giant Buddha there. Let him stand up. Miss Saint is sitting there. Even the God of Truth would doubt himself if he were the God of Light after seeing this.

Grand Duke Delai wanted to limit Esdi's range of activities because the Light Church has a traditional virtue of "not actively invading". If Rusalka does not allow them to go to the front line, they cannot break the rules and march and station in the kingdom without authorization.

The idea was good, but Sanitta felt that Grand Duke Delai would probably be shocked. The Church of Light was certainly non-aggressive, but the bad thing was that the knights that Esdi came to support were not in the name of "God of Light" but in the name of "Grand Saint".

Theresa...will she be obedient and not invade?

Rusalka felt that the probability that Theresa would obey was about the same as the probability that she would wear shoes and socks during a meeting one day.

If Rusalka and Sanitta had even a drop of blood loyal to the royal family flowing in their bodies, they probably would not agree to this foolish move of openly transporting the knights of "Saint Theresa" in large numbers. After all, there was a vivid example in the previous life - on the battlefield won by the US military, a US military base had to be left behind after the battle, which was simply a dog leash.

The leftists who are loyal to the royal family think this way: at worst, we can fight with the Church of the Seven Sins and drain every last drop of blood. We can either crush Grand Duke Oaks and the Church of the Seven Sins, or we can give up our home and hand it all over to the other side. Guess who the Church of the Seven Sins will attack next after we are finished.

The classic idea of ​​forcing Esdi to actively fight against A and support B (this side is harmonious), Sanitieta thinks this is more reliable. In that case, the decision-maker will be the entire country of Esdi instead of Theresa. At least the Pope will compete with her, and she can't use the Sinidi Kingdom as her back garden afterwards.

Unfortunately, the two players' feelings towards the Kingdom of Snidi are like a fish seeing a bicycle, a bird seeing a submarine, and a horse girl seeing a four-legged horse - who are you?

Moreover, Grand Duke Delai did not support the left, so at this meeting, Rusalka told Theresa: Come on, just transport as much as you want, bring in more, and strive to take over the Afghan region as soon as possible, no, the Esidi Kingdom region, and establish your own country.

Theresa would definitely be happy about that, but she told Rusalka that she would transport a group of troops from the border to support the defense of the city, and the main force would go through Silver City.

Theresa's outfit today was a combination of a golden-haired nine-tailed fox and a semi-covered erotic kimono. She had a jade-like beauty, which really piqued Rusalka's XP. "I'll build a stable portal so that both troops and supplies can be transported unimpeded. Construction will take about three months."

Rusalka: “So soon?”

Theresa: "It's fast, but the Holy Light fluctuations will be huge. It's impossible for the Seven Sins Church to fail to notice. This means you have to defend this city for at least three months. During this time, you must also ensure that the construction of the teleportation array is not destroyed. How about you also transfer your central forces to Silver City? Or you can personally take charge. That way I can feel more at ease."

Rusalka: (Haha, I'm already here in person, bro, how do I reply?)

Sanita: (Just as you said, who's afraid of her checking up on you over the internet? I don't believe she can come to Silver City in person to find you. Then she can just say you're the invisible guardian.)

Rusalka nodded: "Okay."

Rusalka asked again in the private chat channel: (What if we can’t defend it?)

Sanita's answer was rather blunt: (If we can't even defend Silver City, which is so far away, what's the point of us fighting? Then just do as you thought when you first landed and become an adventurer from now on.)

Rusalka: (Okay, your statement makes me a little reluctant to defend myself.)

This made Theresa's face show a little surprise. "Are you really going to Silver City in person? In that case, I'll have someone secretly transport the 'Love Mirror' here. How about you just meet with me?"

Rusalka: (What love mirror? Is she hinting at something? Now that the dowry is here, I have to rush in. What about Phoenix? But this is the cruelty of love. The one who strikes first becomes the wife, and the one who strikes later becomes the concubine.)

Sanita: (Haha, I think you're overthinking it, but if you want to make some rude comments, I have no objection.)

Rusalka: “No need.”

Theresa: "What does it matter? I think Gemini should be an elderly wizard, right? I really like mature men, you know?"

Rusalka: "Then I'm actually quite young."

Theresa: "Is that the feeling of youthful innocence? I like it more. I say, let's meet in person? I won't eat you, so why are you so scared? We are all believers under the throne of the God of Truth now. We are already in a relationship where we can trust each other with our lives, right?"

Rusalka: (It never ends, does it?)

Sanitita: (I thought you'd think she was proposing. What's going on? You seem a little off today. Are you a little drunk?)

Rusalka: (No, as a 21st-century college student with anti-fraud education, her tone, coupled with the internet connection, made her look unrealistic, even though she's verified with real-name verification. She's so beautiful it feels like an online photo, and it feels more like a scam than a marriage proposal. She's not picky about food, right? If I said I was a woman, would she say I was actually bisexual? If I said I was chubby, would she say it was a coincidence and that she especially liked chubby girls?

Have you seen that picture? The one saying "small ones are cute too" is a sign of love, while "I'm the only one who'll accept small ones" is a PUA. But saying "I only like small ones" is pure deception.

Sanita: (I don't know. You can give it a try. It's not me in the meeting anyway. You're a level 3 warlock, so you can do whatever you want.)

Rusalka: (My mother taught me not to deal with scammers unless she and I get married.)

Sanita: (Okay, you're still you, you haven't changed at all. I was wrong before. I withdraw your approval for discharge.)

Rusalka: (Then I'll kill the game in my own way.)

Sanita: (Please start your performance.)

Rusalka: "I'm sorry, I've been busy lately and don't have time for a relationship. If you're free, Miss Saint, you can play the Kingdom Sandbox with others."

After he finished speaking, Theresa fell silent.

After that, no one disturbed Rusalka during the entire meeting, and the effect was outstanding.

Chapter 80 Processing Area Established

When Rusalka and Sanitita arrived near the mine by car, they almost thought they had gone to the wrong place.

In just half a year, this place is no longer a wasteland of gravel, and there are no more laborers pulling mine carts to and fro. It has become a large gathering place, with the sounds of hawking being heard incessantly. There are many neatly built sheds and cabins on the roadside for people to live in. Even a few steps further inside, you can see a few hotels and taverns.

The emergence of processing plants has provided more jobs here, and more jobs means a large influx of migrants to settle down, and where there are many people, there will definitely be business and catering industries.

Although most of the facilities are just the basics, such as the house with a tavern sign hanging on it, it doesn't even have a roof built, but it doesn't prevent those who are eager to have a cold beer after work from going in and lining up a few copper coins to drink a few large glasses of fresh beer - this is brought by merchants from the next town.

The world's population is not that dense, so whether a region's business can dominate the market does not depend on industry competition, but on "fists". That's right, in such newly built areas, before there is time to find a local leader to manage them, industry power is entirely based on connections and strength.

Don't be fooled by the shabby exteriors of those pubs and hotels. They are still in the unrenovated stage, as if they were forced to open. But if you go in and cause trouble, you will be beaten up and thrown out by at least five strong thugs within a few minutes - there is nothing missing in them except thugs.

Of course, this situation will be much better once Sani Tower sends interested guards there. Now this newly built area is temporarily taken over by Doug Chamber of Commerce, but out of respect for Rusalka and because they don't want to go over their heads and manage someone else's territory, the guards sent by Doug Chamber of Commerce have no intention of interfering except in the processing area.

If you benefit from the business, you must always leave the lucrative jobs that allow you to take bribes to the nobles. This is an established rule.

However, after the Doug Chamber of Commerce received the ribbon-cutting time arranged by Rusalka, it dispatched all guards five days in advance to clean up the periphery. On the one hand, they hired people to pick up the garbage on the ground. On the other hand, they sent guards to arrest some gangsters and put them in a temporary detention center. Finally, they took turns warning some local small forces, notifying them that Rusalka was coming to inspect and asked them to behave themselves for a few days.

The leaders of those small forces were very cooperative. Faced with the weapons and armor worn by the guards of the Doug Chamber of Commerce, they might have had a little rebellious mentality in their heads, but the information that Rusalka led his troops to fight everywhere and that he strictly adhered to the code of chivalry made them understand that this lord was not a traditional noble who only knew how to squeeze oil.

They all know how to curry favor with the powerful and change with the wind, but if you ask them to deal with a great knight and try to guess his thoughts, it would be really difficult for them. If they are dissatisfied with something and Rusalka frowns, then the status they have worked so hard for will be ruined.

If you can't afford to provoke them, you might as well hide. So when Rusalka and Sanita's carriages passed by here today, the surroundings were deserted. Except for a few brave people who dared to hide far away and watch the carriages pass by, the people around seemed to have disappeared and hid in the buildings.

Occasionally, some guards from the Doug Chamber of Commerce who were patrolling the streets would stop and bow towards the carriage when they saw it passing by.

The old man driving the carriage held his back straight. In the past, he always worried about whether it would be very dangerous for nobles to go out without guards. But since he knew that his lord was an invincible knight and had an unfathomable magician by his side, he felt that his carriage was the safest place in the world. Looking at those armed people, he was no longer panicked.

Rusalka sat in the car, looking out the window and sighed, "In just such a short time, this place has been turned into something quite nice."

Sani Tower: "You don't understand. This place is the golden starting point for those classic novels. It has just been established and no one is in charge. It has great development prospects."

Rusalka: "Will there be a chosen one here?"

Sanita: "Unless a system crashes, it's impossible. I told you it's a novel plot. We need to arrange a more reliable affairs officer here. I think the mayor of Luopa Town last time could be used."

Rusalka: "Ah, him? Won't this make a mess of things here?"

Sanitieta: "He's certainly not an honest official, but he's just the right person to run this place. I don't think Lord Ropa is a fool. Ropa Town has been doing quite well under his leadership for so many years. We can't use 21st-century standards to judge the other world. When it comes to how the natives run things, we still have to rely on their experience."

Rusalka: "You've demoted him, so how can he do his job happily?"

Sanita: "It's true that this shabby place isn't as good as Ropa Town, but don't forget, Ropa Town is now the territory of the neighboring Knights. The mayor is not an honest official. He can't do anything under the jurisdiction of the Paladins. He must be starving. If you transfer him here now, even though the environment may not be good, he probably can't resist the temptation to make some money by using the power of others to bully others."

Rusalka: "Then why not send Custer? He'll definitely be able to put this place in order."

Sani Iron Tower: "What's the point of having good order? No matter how high the public security is in your Stars, it won't increase output. He's just a knight. He's 200% reliable in terms of public security, but his role in managing the economy is almost zero. Don't be fooled by the shabby state of this place now. Once the processing plant is officially operational, the mine and this place combined will be a living money printing machine. Custer is just a protective shell, and we need not only a protective shell, but also lubricating oil."

Rusalka thought about it and decided not to continue asking questions in the field of personnel recruitment, which she was not very good at. She let Sanita make the arrangements.

After passing the gathering area, there is the processing plant area. The area is surrounded by caltrops and barbed wire. There is a team of guards standing at the door. There are two guards outside the gate responsible for opening the door, two on the watchtower, and two who happened to be patrolling nearby. They sat down to smoke a cigarette and drink some wine, and were chatting with the gatekeeper.

Seeing the old coachman roll out the carpet and bend down to invite Rusalka and Sanitieta to get out of the carriage, the guards who had been chatting just now were startled. They stood up straight, saluted Rusalka, and opened the door. "Welcome, Viscount Pearl Tears. The president is waiting inside."

Entering the factory, the office area was not far from the main gate. Rusalka and Sanitieta came to the reception room and saw Crown and branch president Arlot sitting there waiting with four cups of tea already prepared on the table.

Rusalka sat down on the goose down sofa naturally: "Sorry for the long wait."