MC's career as foreign lord

As he spoke the words, it seemed as if a batch of Shadow Hand Swords appeared in his own hands. He became the Shadow Master who controlled the shadows, just to kill these cattle, sheep, pigs, and rabbits.

Moreover, for ease of use, he even took out the enchanted sweeping blade, and without any fancy moves, he started a massacre among the sheep.

Except for the little bunnies hopping around in the rabbit farm, which didn't increase much in number, half of the cattle, sheep, and pigs were slaughtered by him. Only then did the entire sheepfold finally become spacious.

Then he took out the scissors again and started on the sheep, but this time there were no more strange occurrences. After he sheared all the wool off these sheep, the elves finally came to the door.

They had to come; seeing that the end of the time limit was approaching, this lord still didn't seem to have any reaction, and they couldn't sit still.

Although Shia had already occupied an excellent position here, their princess would not help them in this matter, which was clear to both sides.

If the Elf Princess really intervened in this situation, the relationship between the two sides might completely collapse in an instant, which would not be a good thing for either race. They were very careful in maintaining their relationship.

But all the elves also craved such an opportunity. They would determine their true path only after visiting Zhou Ren.

Zhou Ren could also understand. After all, currently, only the Dragon Clan and the Church of the Goddess of Wealth had actually obtained divine positions from him.

Although he had promised that he would not become a god, or even occupy any quota related to divine positions, or even occupy this batch of faith power, and that all he needed was this system, it still made people feel a chill in their hearts.

It was just like the Magic Net of the Goddess of Magic. If the successive falls of the Goddess of Magic hadn't proven the fragility and uncontrollability of the Magic Net, who wouldn't be alarmed by this vast network that could cover the entire main world?

With the help of this network, the Goddess of Magic could crush everyone in the main world. No god could compete with the Goddess of Magic in the main world. This involved the power of the main world, the core of the entire Toril world.

All worlds, including the domains of the gods, were built based on the main world. How could others not feel alarmed by the Goddess of Magic who possessed such power?

However, the fall of the Goddess of Magic had already proven the uncontrollability of this world. Such terrifying great divine power could be easily backfired by the Magic Net and then directly destroyed.

And what Zhou Ren wanted to build was an even more terrifying system that was almost no less than the Magic Net. Once this system, called the Church of Wealth, was established, even if he didn't possess any divine power, he still wouldn't seem ordinary.

Zhou Ren held the coins in his hand, which was the lifeline of the entire Church of the Goddess of Wealth. He could use this church to realize his grand plan, and this idea was much more terrifying than him becoming a god.

Zhou Ren hadn't told them that he even wanted to spread the entire monetary system to all worlds. If all worlds, including the Abyss, had his currency circulating, what would that mean?

"It means finance!" Zhou Ren said silently. He certainly knew that he was releasing a very terrifying monster, a monster called capital, which he had completely unleashed. Along with this monster, there was also the accompanying stock market.

With these two terms, he could actually play the game of capital. Even if this world was full of power, what world didn't have power? It was just a different way of playing. As long as he held the resources that everyone needed, he could use this leverage to pry everything open.

So he put down what he was doing and simply stuffed all the wool and mutton into the boxes next to the pasture.

There were many boxes and storage drawers in this territory. You could see traces of these two things everywhere.

Also, because the territory produced more and more things, if they weren't filled with boxes, I'm afraid many things wouldn't be able to be processed.

However, Zhou Ren wasn't worried about this problem. Now there were more and more people in the territory, which could digest a part of it. Moreover, these products were prepared for future transactions. When people from the entire continent came here, these products would not only not be considered too much, but might even be considered too little.

Since he had already sensed the arrival of the elves, he naturally didn't intend to stay any longer. Instead, he ran back to find some tea leaves. Now he could brew some green tea for them to drink.

Anyway, the elves weren't really coming to say goodbye to him, but to talk to him about something. He could just continue to promote tea to them.

Anyway, it was impossible for him to give the other party a definite answer, and it was also unlikely that he would give them anything else, because the real financial system couldn't be told to them. Even if the elves inquired in every possible way, they would probably only be able to sense a little bit of this thing.

The production process of green tea is very simple. Take out the green tea leaves, that is, the green tea leaves that have only undergone one round of tea drying in the tea drying process, and then put them directly into the tea frying pot to fry.

Then, after three rounds of stir-frying, it will turn into dry green tea leaves.

And the tea bags made from this kind of tea leaves, brewed into tea, are green tea.

All teas are about the same color. Whether it is white tea, green tea, or matcha, including green tea, it is actually a faint green color.

This green color ranges from light to dark, while exuding different color charms, which is quite interesting.

At the same time, he also experienced the effect of green tea.

This is a very special experience. After drinking the tea, he found that the whole world had become different, and the sun seemed to be warming him.

Opening the status bar, he saw a special effect with a duration that was not particularly long, probably only two or three hours, photosynthesis.

The purpose of this effect is to allow people to breathe like plants under the sun, and to make great progress in breathing, including physical strength, endurance, and health. As long as you drink this tea in the sun, you will get a large increase in combat power.

Zhou Ren felt that the elves should like this plant-like ability, so he sat in front of his pavilion as usual, waiting for the arrival of the elves.

They were also very well-behaved. Those who had a relationship with him, whether it was a working relationship or a real relationship, did not come. The leader was the elder of the elves, O'Halloran, and two ordinary legends who seemed not so young.

The reason for saying this is also because these two legends exude a strange power that is not the same as others. Being able to come with the elder means that they must have their own special abilities.

"Are the two of you here to say goodbye to me on behalf of the elves?" Zhou Ren said, looking at the people in front of him with a smile on his lips.

“Of course not!” Seemingly aware that Zhou Ren didn't particularly like such formalities, O'Halloran didn't mince words. “We're here to ask you about the purification needed for what's coming next. After all, the entire elven army will soon withdraw, and you will directly face the brunt of the Beastman Empire and other races!”

Zhou Ren nodded calmly, seemingly unconcerned about the impending threat. “If that's all, then I'm afraid I'll have to raise a glass to see you off!”

“You don't have to be like that. Let me introduce these two to you!” O'Halloran seemed confident in Zhou Ren's reaction and quickly said.

“From the Elven race, the master architect, one of the founders of the Silvermoon City Elven Architecture Collective, Morse Hutton!” The one who stepped forward was an elf who looked rather unconventional.

Rather than unconventional, it would be more accurate to say that he possessed the characteristics of a master architect. He lacked the aesthetic of a high elf, and was instead quite easygoing, calm, and natural.

This style and aura were similar to those of the ordinary architectural designers Zhou Ren had encountered in the real world. Whether master architect or designer, they were basically of this style.

Very calm, very plain, but the ghostly moon in his eyes was something everyone could see.

“Druid expert, a rare specialist in beast-type druids, Gregg Elliott!” O'Halloran continued his introduction. This person piqued Zhou Ren's interest, as his territory currently lacked personnel to care for beasts.

In the future, there would definitely be more and more animals in the territory, and this large pasture would inevitably continue to expand, but he had never found anyone to take care of the animals.

Now, weren't the elves really delivering someone to his doorstep?

He could hardly conceal the smile on his face as he said to O'Halloran, “Elder, you've really come at the right time. How about a cup of tea first?”

This wasn't just a polite gesture, but a simple way of speaking. If he wanted to get people from O'Halloran, he should at least make some kind of offer.

The three of them successively drank the tea in their cups. Compared to the fruits and meats that were now being sold in the market, this tea had become somewhat scarce.

After all, apart from Zhou Ren, even Mossa and the others had no way to drink tea regularly, and ordinary elves could only wait for Zhou Ren to recruit them as the only way to drink tea.

Therefore, every time they drank tea, it would become a topic of conversation for some elves, and over time, it became something that every elf would treat very seriously.

Therefore, even the two seemingly unconventional elven masters took this matter very seriously, looking at the people around them, and then solemnly holding up their teacups and drinking them in one gulp.

“Hmm… This time it's a different flavor of tea again. This fragrance seems to carry a hint of sunshine. Is it my imagination?” O'Halloran said.

He had drunk green tea and black tea, and he knew the power of those two types of tea very well, so he could clearly see that this was not one of the two types of tea.

“The power of this tea will allow you to combine with the sunlight and obtain the power of the sun.” Zhou Ren spoke unhurriedly. The three of them felt the special reaction in the mountains, so they all jumped up and went outside to enjoy the sunshine.

The setting sun shone on them, revealing a thin layer of silver-gray, and the power of the three people seemed to have been somewhat improved at this moment, constantly raising their own power.

If green tea brought a 50% chance of not being hit, and black tea brought a temporary increase in the essence of life, then blue tea brought a permanent sublimation of one's own power. These sublimations came from the sun and would not be reduced because of it.

That naughty sun hadn't made any special movements for a long time, and seemed to have been dragged out and beaten by his old man at certain times, but the moon that was already hanging in the sky was still the same temperamental one, sometimes square and sometimes round.

The three elven legends felt the sunshine for a long time before returning to the table, watching Zhou Ren continue to pour them a cup of tea.

“Are these two going to stay in my territory?” Zhou Ren asked knowingly.

“Yes, I want them to become the leaders and guardians of the elven race in your territory. After all, they are members of our elven race, and we can't let them stay here casually!” O'Halloran said grandly.

Zhou Ren scoffed, “So I can hire them as my staff? The staff of the entire territory!”

“Then that is your and their own freedom. Our elven race has never interfered with the freedom of others!” O'Halloran said pretentiously.

“Twenty gold coins a month, how about it?” Zhou Ren said, looking at the two legends.

These were the first legends he had truly hired with money, rather than obtaining free labor through various means like the others – no, it should be said that he had strived to obtain them.

He had given them so many benefits, what was wrong with them doing some work for him?

“Twenty gold coins?” Both of them showed surprised expressions, but then they gathered themselves. They hadn't come here for money anyway.

“You two have misunderstood. Lord Zhou Ren's gold coins do not refer to the gold coins of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth, but to the special gold coins he specially minted. Each one is equivalent to 14,000 gold coins of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth!” O'Halloran explained.

“Moreover, the Church of the Goddess of Wealth has branch churches here. You can exchange my gold coins there at any time!” Zhou Ren said. Since an agreement had been reached, those church personnel would naturally flock to it.

“We both agree to this salary requirement!” The two of them discussed it and found that this was much higher than their salary in the elven race, so they nodded very readily.

Zhou Ren was also very happy. 40 gold coins were only equivalent to 1/2 a gold brick, which was just a few minutes of mining output for the skeletons underground, of course, it was nothing to a god.

As for experience points, he was originally preparing the experience machine, and this would not become a problem in the future.

Next, he looked deeply at O'Halloran. Now it was time for the two of them to talk thoroughly about the future of the elven race.

The two elven legends left very tactfully. With Zhou Ren's permission, they would build a hall belonging to the elven race opposite his territory.

This hall would accommodate offices, absorb elven refugees to live in, and serve as a church. The staff would actually be the elves who had retired from the city wall construction activities.