T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 351, 350. A Flash of Inspiration for Orange Tea

Appointing members of the court to inspect the territory → confirming the territory's condition → reporting to the royal family → finalizing the new lord → assuming office
The empire's verification process for new lords typically takes one to two months.

The time is also exactly the time required for the fourth level player simulation.

Even if a lord has indisputable rights over his territory, it is a pipe dream to expect to resolve all the problems within his territory in two months.

Based on this, the player's gameplay is clear and straightforward—after I leave, I don't care if the world is in chaos.

As long as you meet the Yuru rating requirement to pass the level, you can get away with anything else; just drag it out as long as you can.

The tax reform shocked the entire territory, and the people were running around in every corner. Even the drunken taverns were talking about it incoherently with their slurred tongues.

"The lord died, and he couldn't wait to announce it?"

"It seems he doesn't like Your Highness very much."

"Hey, what nonsense are you all spouting? That's a former lord."

"Okay, so... do you think this is genuine, or just a performance?"

"Who knows? Maybe he did it on purpose to demonstrate his own value to the empire."

"Let's wait and see. What if he's a jerk like the last one?"

"Even the worst jerk can't be worse than him..."

The news brought back from my bed is much better than what I heard in my first playthrough.

No matter what they did in the first playthrough, the people resisted.

Having been deceived too many times in their second playthrough, they were full of doubts, but their words still hinted at their willingness to believe in the new lord and the new atmosphere.

"Finally, a good start." Zhong Zemo breathed a sigh of relief. "It feels so good not to be a tyrant."

When Caen was found by Navas, he was in the slave market, staring blankly at a dragonman.

She had beautiful scales that faded to a deep brown and had an amazing sheen. The flickering flames of the campfire that burned at night danced and leaped among each scale, reflecting Caen's somewhat dejected face.

Her mixed-race features lean towards human beauty, with a pair of large, expressive, light golden eyes that sparkle.

Her tail had become short, and only her jet-black dragon horns stood proudly erect.

As an adventurer, he had witnessed too much desolation and helplessness. The tragedy of the slave community only made him repeatedly tell himself, "I must never fall to this level."

He felt that his heart was strong enough that he wouldn't be emotionally affected by their experiences for no reason.

however……

After learning only a little about her experiences, Caen fell for her.

Just as they were about to exchange more information, Navas suddenly appeared. Even after being taken back to the lord's study, his thoughts had not yet fully returned to his body.

He was even more bewildered when he was announced to be in charge of the territory's security.

"Lord, Your Excellency...we...know each other before?"

Jiang Heyi countered, "I found your information in the former lord's documents and concluded that you are a talented person. Is there a problem with that?"

"No...no, it's just that this is too sudden."

"Just like how suddenly you became infatuated with that slave?"

Caen was startled. He looked up abruptly and met Jiang Heyi's amused gaze.

This just happened. Navas returned and hadn't even had a chance to speak with the new lord yet. How did he know?
Caen's armor seemed to turn into cardboard in an instant, appearing as if he were completely defenseless under the opponent's sharp gaze.

"Please excuse my poor manners, Your Excellency."

What story did she tell you?

There were no secrets at all; Caen felt completely exposed.

The new lord is not someone who acted on a whim; he knows everything about himself.

Completely different from that scoundrel lord, his insightful understanding of people's hearts made Caen submit subconsciously.

"Her name is Scarlet Fire... uh, that's the name the slave traders gave her."

"Speak the key."

Kaon said seriously, "Crimson Fire told me that she came from a special tribe and was one of the tribe's priests. She was exhausted from fighting a powerful monster on her way out and was defeated by a passing adventurer. She was then sold to a slave trader and eventually arrived at the southern border of the empire after many twists and turns."

"If I can redeem her, I will offer you a generous gift."

Caen noticed that after the story was finished, a strange atmosphere filled the room; they were all there, with ambiguous smiles.

The jailer couldn't hold back any longer: "I am Qin Shi Huang, and I am not dead yet. Now give me 50 Vs, and after I have eaten and drunk my fill, I will lead my army back and appoint you as the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces of the World."

French Fries sighed: "It does sound very similar."

Caen couldn't understand the meaning of the conversation and just lowered his head nervously.

Jiang Heyi gave Caen a gold coin.

"Go ahead, buy it and do whatever you want with it. Don't get distracted while you're working."

Caen didn't answer, but instead looked up in confusion.

"Don't you want it?"

“No… Your Lordship, her price is 100 gold coins.”

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Isn't it 1 gold coin for the first playthrough?
The jailer couldn't help but exclaim, "100 coins, a gold-plated dragon maiden? That price could buy a whole cartload of slaves to pile up in your room for you to choose your concubines!"

That's true, though the wording is rough. Why can there be a price difference of a hundredfold? Is it because the game week affects the pricing, or is it due to the different times of day?

Jiang Heyi wasn't short of 100 gold coins, but entrusting him with such an important task on their first meeting was enough to win people's hearts.

Giving away another 100 gold coins would be excessive, and Caen might misunderstand, thus affecting subsequent progress.

"If you can demonstrate enough ability to help you realize a small wish, then it's perfectly acceptable," Jiang Heyi said, employing his signature pie-in-the-sky technique.

After this exchange, Caen was already deeply grateful to his new lord. He accepted the lord's letter of appointment, knelt down respectfully, and trembled with excitement.

His transformation from a guard to the captain of the guard, who oversees the entire territory, was a meteoric rise in status that instantly instilled in him a sense of belonging to the Silent Territory.

"By the way, also check on what happened to Black Frost's truckload of goods," Jiang Heyi emphasized. "Don't be afraid to spend money; use every channel you know."

The memory of the previous playthrough, where Black Frost high-level mages launched a full-scale attack on Silent Territory at all costs, is still vivid.

Whether it's a pretext for war or a real event, he must find a way to break the deadlock.

Having utilized all the useful information from the first playthrough, the lost goods of Caen and Black Frost have been properly arranged.

Next, it's time to explore the new parts.

"To score points, you need to know how to solve problems." Zhong Zemo demonstrated the meticulousness and rigor of a teacher in instructing students. "Xi Lu once said that we need to build a good territorial environment."

"This sentence can be understood as managing the territory better. I couldn't do it in the first playthrough. Now that I think about it... what have I done that the people can immediately feel the territory is getting better?"

The Primal Body joked, "If you put this in another game, I'd immediately answer, more luxury goods. Don't ask what use luxury goods are to ordinary people; they just naturally increase happiness. Pretty mysterious, right?"

"The most immediate effect..." French Fries bit his nail, "...security."

Jiang Heyi snapped his fingers: "This is it."

Located on the empire's borders, its excellent location made it a trade hub where creatures of all races from the north and south would distribute and prepare their goods.

This has led to a mixed bag of trade practices.

In the southern district, where transactions mainly take place, theft, fighting, and the sale of prohibited drugs cannot be called "incidents"; they are just everyday occurrences.

Here, dog biting a person or a person biting a dog is not news; only a dog "biting" a person is barely news.

The prison guard's online persona was so abstract that even after getting a couple of beatings here, he had to clean himself up, fast, and bathe, and he was no longer abstract.

He was just creating online amusement, but these people were putting it into practice in real life.

The chaos spilled over, leaving the locals feeling insecure, with every household locking their doors with chains at night—a practice that only served a comforting purpose in the magical world.

Jiang Heyi also saw the case file about the dark elves using their talents to sneak into houses and steal rice.

In the truest sense, I'm eating your rice.

Zhong Zemo pondered for a moment: "Then, could we cooperate with Caen's sheriff to hold court and investigate the case?"

"what?"

His words stunned everyone.

"Ascending the hall" is a phrase with a strong feudal flavor.

In reality, people might say, "Please, adopt some capitalism; this is too feudal."

However, the chaos born from the unique geographical advantages of the Silent Territory, and the rampant slavery under the prevailing global climate...

Feudalism is so damn progressive.

"Why hold court?" the jailer asked, puzzled. "Since things are so chaotic, I have a plan."

He raised his palm like a knife: "Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Jiang Heyi covered his forehead: "We use the former approach for conflicts among locals, and your approach for conflicts among criminals from outside. There's no conflict."

"Perfect timing, I remember you need to rack up kills?"

"Thanks for remembering." The jailer glanced at the progress. "There are currently 84 people. It's still a long way off."

"Alright, I hereby formally appoint you as the judge. From now on, all criminals caught will be executed by you."

Orange Tea raised her hand.

The Tea Goddess's desire to express herself was only slightly stronger than that of the Four Primal Bodies. Seeing her take the initiative to step forward, everyone looked over with great interest.

“The total population of the territory is close to 20,000, so could we do this,” Orange Tea said, “on the last day before we clear the level, after confirming that there are no external enemies, gather everyone in Silent Territory together and then have Jailer Brother eliminate them?”

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Feeling the subtle gazes from everyone, Orange Tea's raised hand gradually drooped, and she stammered a little.

"Did I...did I say something wrong?"

The woman in the blanket twitched her lips: "I feel like I've seen this scene in some anime before..."

Jiang Heyi covered his forehead: "Oh no, Orange Tea looked so innocent when she said that, she had no idea how wicked she was."

French Fries glanced coldly at the jailer: "It's all because of that anthropomorphic creature that keeps influencing Tea God."

Zhong Zemo laughed heartily: "Using the most innocent tone to say the most chilling things, I declare that Tea God is already a qualified gamer. The next step is to download war crime games."

"Don't you think this plan is bad?" Orange Tea asked tentatively.

Everyone said in unison, "No, we think it makes a lot of sense, and that's how it should be done."

(End of this chapter)