MC's career as foreign lord

"Then welcome to my territory!" After receiving the gifts, naturally, he had to offer them a smile.

Zhou Ren warmly invited them into the territory, routinely brewing a pot of tea for each person, not even forgetting the little sprite with drowsy eyes.

The silver dragons, drinking tea for the first time, naturally marveled at the rich magic within the tea and its special cloud-walking effect, as for the others... they were already using this effect to engage in a boisterous fight in the air.

The elven ranger legend who stayed here to work for Zhou Ren adapted quickly. He proactively received these people for Zhou Ren, while also taking them to tour this new territory.

"Go do your things properly, I will come to find you after you finish!" Shea said, as she poured tea for everyone present on behalf of Zhou Ren, which made Anna, who was somewhat absent-minded, suddenly focus her gaze.

She had only been away for a few days, but how did it feel like her home had been stolen? Clearly, she was the first, her confession was the first. She was also the first to take a fancy to him.

It's just a pity that before these words could be spoken, Zhou Ren's figure had already disappeared into the distance, leaving only the crowd in front of her seemingly exchanging pleasantries while harboring their own agendas.

The elves and dragons had naturally cooperated before, but this time it involved the entire elven race and the entire metallic dragon race, so there were many things they needed to carefully consider.

Everyone wanted to gain something from Zhou Ren, except for this elven princess who had already fallen, the rest still prioritized their own interests.

They needed to consider how much of a position their respective races could occupy in this change. Of course, the elves' current state was still relatively relaxed, after all, their princess had successfully stolen home, and now they could stand in a superior position, glancing at these foolish dragons.

Silver Dragon King Grian glared at his granddaughter with disappointment. The other person had already successfully risen to the top, why were you still smiling foolishly here?

But Anna was completely unaware, and was still happily playing games with Leah, the two of them laughed as they talked, and the little sprite took her aunt's hand and got into the car heading to the sea of flowers.

The minecart did look very novel, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but gather over. At this moment, Shea finally had time to talk about the minecart and some things about the books.

"It seems that we not only need to pay attention to some things about the gods, but we also need to pay more attention to other aspects of this lord, such as this kind of paper!" O'Halloran seemed to imply something.

"In addition to this kind of book, special paper can even be used to make scrolls. These scrolls take up very little space after they are made, and they can also be stacked up for storage!"

As Princess Shea recounted, everyone understood the benefits of this paper. At least compared to those bulky parchment scrolls, it could save a lot of space.

"I wonder what the cost and selling price of this paper are?" O'Halloran asked the question that everyone was concerned about. At this time, even the bishop of the Goddess of Wealth Church, who lived in the back of the territory, had come to the scene.

Shea's expression was proud, "This is something that can be manufactured infinitely with effort, but other than here, there is no method of making it anywhere else, and this thing will be sold at the auction in two months!"

She secretly revealed a little news, of course, there was also some more news, such as two enchanted books that Zhou Ren had already prepared to put up for auction.

That's right, it was the two books that Mosa had used before, Flame Enchantment and Frost Walker.

This news caused a sensation among almost everyone present, and it was expected that this news would be transmitted to the personal channels of the two races before long.

While they continued to discuss these auction items and the investments of the two races, Zhou Ren had already taken Mosa back to the cave below.

"Even the dragons have come, it seems that our leisurely days will not last long!" He said with some emotion, but he did not forget the things he was about to do.

According to the agreement, the people who had been prepared in the town would accept his first research visit here.

Unsurprisingly, not many mercenaries came. They would not wait out the strong wind period in such a hopeless place. After all, even supplies could not be transported in now, and it was questionable whether the town had enough food for its own people.

And the blacksmith Odinsson and Henry, who he had appointed as the temporary town scribe and sheriff, seemed to be doing a good job. The two of them were waiting there with a team of remaining mercenaries.

"Yo! It's actually an acquaintance, did you successfully become a professional? Werner!" He saw the mercenary he had once invested in. The aura on this mercenary's body was extraordinary, and the teammates behind him seemed to have also experienced a round of iron-blooded training.

"I have not disappointed your expectations, sir. I am now a junior professional, and my teammates are all apprentice professionals!" Werner volunteered to run over and report his situation to Zhou Ren, earning an approving nod.

"You really didn't let me down, so you're not planning to continue adventuring now?" Zhou Ren asked.

"My teammates want a stable life, so I want to bring them with me and come here to mooch a meal!" Recognizing a good boss in life is very important, and they seemed to firmly believe in this principle.

"Offer your loyalty and courage, let me see your abilities, of course you can!" Zhou Ren nodded, "You can follow Odinsson and learn to be a sheriff for a while, after all, this blacksmith doesn't seem to want to be a sheriff very much!"

"You really found the right person, I'd rather become a blacksmith," Odinsson said without hesitation, "I want to complete the thunder-filled hammer that you talked about, it must be more interesting than being a sheriff!"

His face was full of eagerness, even though he had not experienced that era, he was still full of curiosity about the thunder-filled weapon that Zhou Ren had mentioned.

This time was actually very short, after all, it had only been a little over a month since he came to this world. The entire mercenary group of Werner was still a group of ordinary people with a little combat power a month ago, only he, the leader, was a professional at the apprentice level.

And of course, those monsters outside were not powerful monsters. The weak always accounted for the majority of all races, so they were able to thrive in battle and easily obtain some of the materials they needed.

But the turning point of this mercenary group was after Zhou Ren promised him a long sword for the purpose of investment, they seemed to suddenly wake up.

Everyone began to work hard and strive towards the professional level. They then discovered to their surprise that it was not that they did not have the ability to reach the professional, but that no one had believed they could do it before.

When Werner mentioned this, all his crew members nodded in agreement, deeply moved by the no-holds-barred investment.

They had suffered losses along the way, with several members clearly missing, but their mental state seemed even more resolute and strong.

“Now you are qualified to become members of my territory. Abide by your duties and creeds. This is not the time to be mercenaries!” Zhou Ren said, “Follow them to collect your equipment. This is fundamental!”

He didn't have high expectations for this town. It would be good enough if it didn't cause him too much trouble, like before. Of course, it would be even better if it could develop on its own and all the residents could live and work in peace.

So he wanted to hear the town's statistical manual, at least to understand the current situation.

“Do you know where the original town chief and the others went?” Zhou Ren asked. After becoming a scribe for a few days, Henry's mental outlook had clearly undergone a great change.

This former son of a nobleman finally had a bit of a refined appearance, as he opened the parchment in his hand and slowly answered him.

“Lord, all the officials and soldiers of this town have been transferred to another town under the jurisdiction of Val City. The elves will rebuild their land there!”

This was clearly a question that could only be answered by someone who had done their homework. Zhou Ren didn't dwell on it too much. It was just a small test.

He continued to ask, “How many people in the town can occupy how much area of the political houses, and how many shops are left in the entire town?”

“In response to your Lordship, only less than 1/10 of the residents remain in the town. Most of them are elves, humans, and some merchants of various kinds. They left during the Great Wind Period, and some of them should never return!” Henry said.

Zhou Ren narrowed his eyes, “So, that means some will return after the Great Wind Period, right?”

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The Great Wind is now their biggest obstacle. These arrogant hurricanes will scatter everyone's ambitions, but merchants are profit-driven. As long as there is enough profit here, they will still return after the Great Wind ends.

“All the houses of those who have left will be confiscated and rented to those who cannot afford to live in a house and merchants who want to do business,” Zhou Ren said, “As for the remaining residents, their houses will be returned to them according to the surveyed size!”

“Uh, Lord, there is something more important that I need to explain to you!” Henry said hesitantly.

“Just say what you have to say. I won't do anything to you!” Zhou Ren looked at him. Having just become a scribe, he probably had some special questions.

“Because the people in the town took away most of the food, besides the little bit of grain left in the town's granary, we have no surplus grain now!” Henry said.

“Although we can survive this Great Wind Period, there is still a long time before winter. If no merchants come here to sell grain after the Great Wind Period, then…”

He didn't finish his words, but the meaning was clear. If there wasn't much grain, the people here would still flee in a frenzy.

“This is not a problem. If there is no grain, I will naturally allocate grain over!” Zhou Ren waved his hand. If he wanted to plant in his aerial farm, he could fill it with wheat and rice in one day.

Wasn't it simple to obtain grain? With the help of the Tree of Life, it could grow quickly.

He suddenly brightened up and asked, “Are there any farmers who are unable to work now? If so, help me gather them together, and I will lead them to farm!”

“Lord, now is not a good time to sow seeds. Even if you sow them successfully, they won't grow!” Henry was, after all, someone who had lived through hard times, so he was quite familiar with agricultural matters.

Zhou Ren shook his head, “Just organize the people. I naturally have my own plans!”

He naturally had his own ideas. As long as the Tree of Life could grow in other parts of the territory, then grain would never be a problem. This plant, which could grow at any time, would be one of his biggest trump cards.

Henry took the order and left. Odinson also led a group of constables, saluted, and left. They would become one of the guardians of peace in the town, while the other mercenary group that Zhou Ren had encountered did not appear here.

That is, Soyas, who gave him the dwarf badge. They seemed to be, as they said, embarking on a journey, on the road to fighting dragons or demons.

He himself, together with Mosa, sat in a railcar and soon arrived at the edge of the territory where they had initially planted the Tree of Life, the edge of this wasteland.

Here, one could even see everything of the Orc Empire in the distance, but now the two were no longer directly adjacent. Under the magic of the elves, rows of trees rose from the ground, completely isolating the two and creating a thick enough barrier.

The place where they were adjacent, the bridge-like thing of the continent, was also completely cut off. Although every race did not lack creatures that could fly, transporting troops by flying was always much more difficult than walking directly across the bridge.

“In the future, when my strength is sufficient, I will surround this entire wasteland with a circle of air walls!” Zhou Ren said.

The other places didn't even need to be utilized too much. Just building a layer of walls next to this garden could avoid most of the trouble.

Of course, even so, the power he needed to spend was terrifying enough. At least in the next two years, he couldn't accumulate so much power.

The two soon arrived at the edge of the territory and saw the inconspicuous little tree. Compared to its tall and straight counterparts in his territory, this tree did indeed look very unremarkable.

However, the territory authority manual in Zhou Ren's hand clearly told him that this was a Tree of Life.

So small and fragile, but it was also trying to absorb the surrounding nutrients and then grow together with the surrounding plants.

The tree walls planted by the elves had already become taller and taller, and even their strong branches were connected together, forming an airtight giant tree wall.

“Do you think if we let them open up farmland next to this tree, could it solve some of the food problem?” Zhou Ren asked.