MC's career as foreign lord

"Is there anything good to eat around here?" Zhou Ren asked.

Having just experienced time-travel, discovering his golden finger, magic, and gods, Zhou Ren realized he was hungry.

He didn't know the purchasing power of the gold coins in his hand, but according to the conversion rate, gold coins should be high-end currency. Eating something shouldn't cost too much… right?

When Henry heard this, he was still slightly bowing. The shock those few silver coins gave him was still significant.

You should know that a copper coin can buy a pound of wheat. He usually earns five copper coins after working himself to death, which is considered good luck. Most of the time, he gets nothing. Few outsiders come to this remote town, and the mercenaries, whether they are in a good mood and give them something to eat, or in a bad mood and beat and scold them, who dares to provoke these killing gods?

So, after hearing Zhou Ren speak, he didn't say anything and just led the way.

He seemed to realize that Zhou Ren didn't like to talk much, so he didn't say much either. The two of them quietly parted the crowd and arrived at a market.

Henry obviously rarely came to this kind of place. Most of the people eating here were pot-bellied merchants and well-dressed nobles. Even some mercenaries seemed to rarely come here, and these people didn't do anything when they saw Zhou Ren.

Only the waiter in the shop was relatively diligent. He was wearing neat clothes, holding a menu in his hand, and walked to the two of them.

"What would you like to eat, sir?" he asked, without even looking at Henry.

Zhou Ren took the menu. This world was clearly like the Middle Ages, but whether it was resources or the people, they were like modern Europe. This chaotic feeling was still very strange.

He still couldn't understand the words on the menu, but he could understand their meaning in a special way. The menu wasn't big, with only a dozen dishes in total.

"Two white breads, two glasses of white grape juice, and two steaks!" Zhou Ren said, but the waiter bowed slightly, "I'm sorry, sir, the white grape juice is sold out. You can choose ale or wine."

Zhou Ren glanced at him. A glass of white grape juice was 5 copper coins, while a glass of ale was close to 2 silver coins, and wine was even closer to 5 silver coins. This price was really not something ordinary people could afford.

But Zhou Ren didn't care. After discovering his golden finger, he knew that the lack of money was probably going to leave him.

"Then two glasses of wine!" he said, throwing out a gold coin and two silver coins.

The waiter quickly cleaned up the tables and chairs, and smilingly invited Zhou Ren and Henry to sit down, then bowed, "Please wait a moment, your food will be here soon!"

"M… Master, I don't need to eat anything, I ate this morning!" Henry said belatedly, feeling flattered.

Zhou Ren shook his head and changed the subject, "Do you know who I should look for to buy a house or land in this town?"

Henry shook his head, "Shouldn't you go to the town's administrator? Or the clerk? I'm not too sure!"

They are all big shots, how could they have any interaction with a commoner like him? Henry thought.

Zhou Ren looked around. It was indeed quieter here. Compared to the bustling market across the street, you could only hear the soft conversations of the people at the next table. No wonder these people in fancy clothes would eat here.

Soon, the waiter came over with the wine and bread. Henry looked very awkward, but he also took the plate handed over by the waiter.

But there didn't seem to be any rules about knives and forks here. Their eating utensil was a spoon with claws, which looked very strange.

Zhou Ren subconsciously grabbed it, and saw Henry already gnawing on the steak, and couldn't help but chuckle.

It was obvious that the other party had never eaten steak before. He didn't even see the knife on the table, and was tearing at the beef with all his might.

Zhou Ren leisurely picked up the knife and cut the steak into pieces, swallowing it with the white bread.

The bread tasted good, except that it was a bit hard, a bit of wheat husk, a bit astringent, and a bit like a stone, basically there was nothing to complain about.

As for the steak, there were too many flaws. The taste was astringent, there was almost no salt, the texture was moist and greasy, not chewy but also difficult to swallow, and there were no seasonings. In general, the only thing that might be worth boasting about was that it was a piece of meat.

As for the wine, there was nothing to say about the taste, but the biggest flaw was that it was too expensive.

"My own farm needs to be put on the agenda!" Zhou Ren thought. In the MC system, food actually occupies a considerable part, and with the help of various mods, they can actually make any kind of food quite easily.

Looking at the steak in front of him, which could only be called "meat", he couldn't help but make a decision in his heart.

Soon, Zhou Ren put down the steak in his hand and sipped the wine in small sips. At this time, Henry had already devoured his food and stood up respectfully.

"Let's go!" Zhou Ren said. He took out an apple, which was red and seemed to have just been picked from the tree. He didn't expect that cutting down trees could actually produce apples, so what he just cut out… was an oak tree?

He casually put away the apple, and looking at Henry's uneasy appearance, he knew he had something to say, "Speak, what's the matter?"

"Master, there are still children at home who haven't eaten, you see…" he said awkwardly, because the money Zhou Ren gave was enough. If there were no accidents, he would probably have to stay here for a long time.

Seeing that Zhou Ren didn't speak, he thought that this big shot was angry, and quickly explained, "My home is nearby, I will come back immediately to help you after I go back, you see…"

Zhou Ren waved his hand and said indifferently, "You go, you don't have to come back after you go back, I basically understand the situation of this town!"

"Thank you! Thank you, sir!" He bowed abruptly, then ran away quickly, leaving Zhou Ren standing at the intersection, looking up at the largest building in the town.

There were not many big houses in the town itself. Apart from those large manors built on the mountains and plains outside, the largest ones were actually the administrative hall and the church in the center of the town.

The church seemed to have finished the service, and all kinds of people were slowly walking out of it. With the help of the pointy-eared priests and nuns, they orderly left the church and began to disperse.

The administrative hall looked deserted. Two guards in black iron armor stood at the door, watching Zhou Ren walk in, but they didn't dare to stop him, they just said: "Wait, who are you looking for, sir?"

It seemed Zhou Ren's clothes were quite intimidating. The guard, who appeared to be usually haughty, was exceptionally polite to him. "Please state your purpose, so we can help relay the message!"

Seeing their politeness, Zhou Ren wasn't arrogant either. "I want to buy a piece of land here. I don't know who I should talk to?"

"You want to buy land? Then you can directly find the scribe!" the guard said, looking at Zhou Ren's figure shrouded in the black robe, his face full of awe. "The third room on the left on the second floor is the Scribe's office. Please, go ahead!"

Another guard quickly opened the door for Zhou Ren, bowing to invite him in.

Zhou Ren entered curiously. There weren't many people inside, only a few maids were wiping the floor and windows. When they saw Zhou Ren coming in, they also retreated to the side very cautiously. It seemed the rules here were very strict!

He followed the solid wood stairs to the scribe's room and saw a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, writing something on a parchment.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Zhou Ren knocked on the wooden door. The man slowly raised his head, and when he saw the clothes on Zhou Ren, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes.

However, as an official who had seen many grand occasions, he quickly recovered from his panic and said calmly, "Respected…"

"You can call me Zhou Ren," Zhou Ren said. Just now, he had indirectly asked about some common sense about this world.

For example, this world has Eastern-style names, said to come from some magical other dimensions and worlds. In short, his hair color is just a normal color and will not cause surprise or attention. This is great news for Zhou Ren.

"Respected Mr. Zhou Ren, did you come to the City Hall to buy land?" the scribe asked. He himself was the secretary of the town chief, and his responsibilities were only the sale of land and houses and the permission of shops, hence the question.

Zhou Ren nodded. "I don't know what procedures are required to buy a piece of land outside the town?"

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"If you want to buy a piece of land outside the town, it's two gold coins per mile!" the scribe said.

Zhou Ren nodded. As expected, unclaimed wasteland didn't cost much money at all. "Then give me two hundred miles of land!"

"Two hundred miles of land, that's four hundred gold coins. Do you want to sign a contract?" the scribe asked. "If you have contracts of justice, equality, and light, they can also be effective in Pine Leaf Town."

Zhou Ren shook his head. "Use your contract!"

"Then can we use the contract of His Majesty Corellon?" He hesitated, and only felt relieved when Zhou Ren nodded. He pulled out a map several feet long from a cabinet, with the scope of some unclaimed land on it.

Zhou Ren glanced at it casually and clicked on the map, "Just this piece!"

That piece of land had mountains and rivers, plains and hills, and a forest of considerable size. It looked very complicated.

"Sir, this piece of land is close to the wasteland, and there may be attacks from goblins, kobolds, and gnolls. Are you sure?" the scribe asked somewhat uneasily.

Zhou Ren nodded. "I'll live near the town, so nothing should happen, right?"

"Well, nothing should happen!" The scribe was relieved and took out a emerald green scroll with a silver moon engraved on it. It seemed to be Corellon's holy emblem, which was exactly the same as the church outside.

The two followed the procedure and put their handprints on it. After the imprint was completed, the scroll did not disappear like the scroll of the Goddess of Wealth, Waukeen, but turned into two copies, one for each of them!

"Now, under the gaze of His Majesty Corellon, the contract is concluded!" the scribe said. "Sir Zhou Ren, that will be 400 gold coins and 4 silver coins."

It seems that scrolls also cost money, and the price is not low. Zhou Ren thought, and a pile of gold coins appeared in his hand. He counted 401 and gave them to him, "Take me there!"

The scribe smiled, and both tacitly didn't mention the remaining silver coins, and walked down the stairs together.

Two guards who were slacking off also saw the scribe with a smiling face, and said solemnly, "I'll take this sir out for a while. If the lord asks, just answer truthfully!"

"Yes, sir!" the two guards said loudly, and then they slowly walked out of the administrative hall.

"Does sir plan to stay in Pine Leaf Town for a long time? There haven't been any professionals in the town for a long time!" the scribe asked indirectly. "Town Chief Hunter is worried about this matter!"

Zhou Ren pretended to be surprised. "What's wrong? Don't you have any professionals in your town?"

"Alas! Since Lady Ariel left, there hasn't been a new mage in the town for a long time!" the scribe sighed. "Sir, we're here!"

Zhou Ren casually put away the magic wand he was playing with, and then took out a few pieces of wood from his backpack, "Duang, Duang, Duang," and directly placed three huge square meters of wood on the ground.

"Okay, thank you for this!" Zhou Ren nodded to the scribe and looked back at the spot.

The scribe saw his performance, his eyes flickered even more, and he didn't stop, turning to leave.

In his vision, a line of text appeared: "Unclaimed land detected, set as territory? Yes√ No ×"

Zhou Ren's eyes shook, "This is… a territory system?"

He subconsciously looked around to make sure there was no one around, and then safely clicked on the virtual option in front of him. A faint light appeared, enveloping all the land he had just contracted.

Zhou Ren exited the territory, and then saw a prompt box suddenly appear in his lower left corner, showing "You have exited Territory 001".

When he read and entered the territory, the prompt also appeared again, "Welcome to Territory 001, the local lord is 【Zhou Ren】."

Zhou Ren was happy. He originally thought this was just a vanilla MC survival mode, but now it seems that this is clearly a complex MC server!

I just don't know who the server admin is, and what plugins and mods have been added?

Zhou Ren's thinking couldn't help but diverge. Since there is a territory system, then…

He subconsciously looked at his toolbar, where he saw a book that appeared abruptly.

"《Territory Permissions》?" Zhou Ren read the title of the book. If he guessed correctly, this should be the basic command set for the territory.