Chapter 297 - 180: A Fairer Way

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Chapter 297: Chapter 180: A Fairer WayHudson had never imagined that he would experience the highs and lows of both ice and fire in such a short span of time. Of course, what he hadn’t expected even more was that Locke, who used to tremble in his presence, now dared to ignore him. "Captain, what’s with his attitude? Let’s go up and teach him a lesson," one of the teammates, already eager to act, blurted out, while the others were restless, just waiting for Hudson’s command. Hudson sighed deeply. Was he angry? Of course he was! But with previous experiences, he knew that outsiders like them didn’t seem to have good outcomes in Hope Village. His tone grew darker, "This is not Barnes Village, keep it low-key everyone." The team members, hearing Hudson’s words, seemed to realize something. Accustomed to being arrogant in Barnes Village and given that Locke used to be their victim, it had seemed only natural. Now thinking about it, Hope Village was nothing like they had imagined. "Understood," they hurriedly responded. But still... deep down, they really felt a bit reluctant. "After changing territories, their courage seemed to have grown." "It looks like they won’t be going back to Barnes Village." "Where did they get the courage to leave Barnes Village and start over here in Hope Village?" "Perhaps Hope Village treated them well initially, lured them here, and planned to fatten them up before slaughtering them?" "..." The group speculated with the worst intentions, after all, territories that do such a thing weren’t just one or two. Hudson didn’t chime in with their discussion; he knew they were just blabbering. Given the current business prosperity of Hope Village, they typically wouldn’t engage in such disreputable acts. If Hope Village wasn’t honest with its residents, how could they gain trust in future dealings with other territories? Thus, to save face, Hope Village would implement everything they promised the residents. And after implementation, the lives of Hope Village residents wouldn’t be too comfortable. Hard work and prosperity wouldn’t just be an empty promise. "Let’s go to the tavern." Forget it, the more he thought about it, the more troublesome it seemed. These matters were for their Lord to worry about. As subordinates, they just needed to report honestly without adding their personal opinions. Others listened, their attention immediately captured. They had just heard about it. The grilled skewers and wine of Hope Village were a golden combination. A delicacy that could rival the Golden Level must be delicious! Immediately, they eagerly followed Hudson. Meanwhile, some people reported the situation of Hudson and his group to Bayer and Zhou Bai. "He went to the farmland, stayed there for quite a while, he might be up to something," the undead NPC Robert whispered. Zhou Bai, listening, glanced at Bayer. Bayer quickly said, "It wasn’t my instructions." Undead NPC Robert also hurriedly explained, "They are here as tourists, and they had some conflicts with the residents in the store previously. I saw it, so I just followed them a bit. I have a skill called invisibility, just monitoring them to see if anything is amiss, it was my own initiative." "You must have spent a lot of magic power, right?" Tracking for such a long time without being discovered consumes magic power, requiring a while to replenish. Especially a skill that generally lasts only moments, the shortest even just a few seconds. Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. To maintain it for a long time would continuously deplete magic power. "I’ll just take it as training," Robert quickly said. "Your talent is quite suited for reconnaissance!" Zhou Bai said instinctively. After speaking and seeing the gleaming eyes of Robert, he couldn’t help but chuckle. Alright! Being a Lord for so long, his first reaction upon meeting someone was to think about how they could be utilized. "If the Lord has any orders, you can command me anytime," Robert hurriedly said. He was not high-level among the undead, it was hard for him to make his presence felt in front of the Lord, now with this opportunity, he naturally hoped to do something for the territory and for the Lord. Recently, there were no new summonings of undead or beastmen in the territory, coupled with the arrival of so many people, including high-level professionals, he was really afraid that one day he would no longer be employed and would have to return to the dark Undead Kingdom. "Then you should gather information from those tourists in the territory! Record everything you find useful, and organize it periodically into volumes for me." Zhou Bai, seeing the hopeful look on his face, still gave him a task. "Yes," Robert replied excitedly. He then left with cheerful steps. After he left, Bayer spoke up, "Because you haven’t employed undead and beastmen recently, they are all a bit worried about being redundant in the territory and getting their employment terminated." Listening, Zhou Bai was stunned for a moment, she hadn’t expected her simple action to cause such concern among her subordinates, she straightforwardly said, "The reason for not employing recently is that I felt it was not necessary to increase for the time being, to some extent, I also worry about the proportion of employed people occupying too much in the territory, if one day, they do not wish to stay, their sudden departure would impact the operation of the territory." Therefore, when there are enough people, instead of employing them, it’s better to train our own staff. With more and more outsiders settling in the territory, Hope Village also had more and more talents, unlike at the beginning when high-level undead and beastmen were needed to bolster the scene. "Undead returning to Human Territory usually won’t go back to the Undead Kingdom, let alone a place like Hope Village," Bayer couldn’t help but add. "So when the time is right, I will continue to employ staff, and if I encounter those with special professions, I will employ them too," Zhou Bai explained. Like Vigil, a merchant, the more of them, the better! "I’m not demanding that you do this, you decide how to choose, Lord, I just want to tell you that I’m absolutely loyal to you," Bayer earnestly told Zhou Bai, clearly not wanting her to misunderstand. "Uh-huh, I know," Zhou Bai replied softly, her tone comforting, "In the early days of the territory, it was also thanks to you all, you are the meritorious servants of this territory, as long as you wish to stay, I will never terminate your employment, this is also your home." "Lord, thank you," Bayer said, his eyes warming. Always warmed by the Lord! Zhou Bai nodded, she was not the type to cross the bridge and then destroy it after passing! Soon, this matter was dropped, and their attention returned to the affairs of the territory. "This is the current list of applicants, we have organized it based on their application forms, basically, all who could participate have participated, maybe we can close the announcement tonight, we still have to consider who to select next, though their contributions have reached, the number is more than expected," Bayer said as he organized the list of this time’s applicants and handed it over. Looking at Bayer’s list, Zhou Bai also glanced at the system’s list. They were essentially the same; the only differences were some positions about the order. This shows one thing, in terms of capability, the territory’s office personnel now could replace the system. Sometimes, we can’t rely on the system for everything. This is just right! "Let’s keep this for now, this time I plan to let the people of the territory feel more involved in selecting, and also make it more memorable for the new residents," Zhou Bai said, originally, she had planned to decide directly, given there was a contribution requirement. But in this period, so many people had joined all at once, including many local residents. Zhou Bai thought, she was willing to use the recruitment method, to further rally the hearts of the new residents. "Lord, what do you plan?" "Selection examination!" Zhou Bai said without hesitation, "Let those who signed up for different departments take their respective tests, as long as the contribution reaches, just look at their scores, let efficiency speak, no matter who is chosen, those left out will have no grievances." Bayer listened, stunned in place. "How is it, not good?" Zhou Bai counter-inquired. "No! It’s better than I imagined." It’s fair enough, and the news would explode among the residents. "Then notify them again! Extend the registration time by two days, giving a chance to the newly joined residents," Zhou Bai continued. "Will there be time? Reaching a contribution of 500 within two days might require quite a bit of effort," Bayer hesitated. "There will be time! Like Captain Luo Ke from Barnes Village, he was directly awarded 300 contribution points for bringing enough people, he just has to try a bit harder, and his contribution will be enough." "And the questions?" Bayer couldn’t help asking. "You go prepare with the team! I’m not good at setting questions..." Zhou Bai blinked her eyes, apologetically saying. "Setting the questions is quite important, we also need to prevent leaks, I’ll find someone to consult!" Bayer realized Zhou Bai’s somewhat salted fish nature, and took it upon himself. This made Zhou Bai slightly embarrassed, she coughed lightly, and a candidate emerged in her mind, "Perhaps Vigil from the Commercial Management Office can handle the questions!" Vigil! Thinking of the merchant who had come to the territory several times, who became low-key after the first day of providing props, Bayer felt certain. He’s the one! In the territory, apart from the Lord, no one is allowed to be lazy! Quickly, the exam notice was released together with the extension of the registration time. And once released, every resident, one by one, became excited—especially the new residents who arrived today!

Chapter 297 - 180: A Fairer Way

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