Eight o'clock in the morning.

When Levi sent Su Yu off and went online again, the most important town hall and gem research institute in the territory were finally built.

Levi went to the gemological institute first.

The Gemological Research Institute can recruit third-order mercenary gem craftsmen, 2 gold coins each, and Li Wei directly recruited two.

【Gem Craftsman】

【Fairy】

[Level: 3rd Order]

[HP: 2000]

[Mana: 3000]

[Attack: 0]

[Defense: 50]

[Loyalty: 70]

[Skill: Gem Processing, Gem Grinding]

[Gem Processing: Active, consume 50 mana, process natural raw materials, and obtain gems]

[Gem Grinding: Active, consume 50 mana points, polish the processed gems, and have a certain chance to improve the quality]

[Talent: Ingenuity Inheritance, Gem Perception]

[Inheritance of Ingenuity: Passive, any kind of mercenary who works with the gem craftsman has a certain chance to comprehend its skills]

[Gem Perception: Passive, gem craftsmen can perceive gem minerals deep underground, and master skilled gem mining skills, so that gem raw materials can reduce losses in mining]

……

Gems are a special resource in the Wastelands.

There are many kinds.

There are dozens of rubies, sapphires, emerald gemstones, and more, and each gemstone contains different energies.

Gems can be used to construct special buildings.

However, the biggest effect for players is to set equipment.

High-level blacksmiths can punch holes for equipment, and after punching the holes, they can be set with gems to improve the quality of individual pieces of equipment, but gems cannot be removed after they are set, so they are generally only used for top-level equipment.

The gems mined by miners are all raw materials and can only be used after polishing.

That's exactly what a laptopidan does.

But in Levi's eyes, they have a more important role.

Gemstone perception.

I don't know if it's useful for the magic crystal mine.

Levi immediately led them to the Magic Crystal Forest and let the two gem craftsmen use their abilities, and it didn't take long for one of the gem craftsmen to suddenly make a move.

He took out a small silver hammer from his bosom and began to strike lightly on one of the stone pillars, and he used very little force, but the stone pillars seemed to be subjected to a heavy hammer, and the stone dust fell down with a clatter.

"Smack!"

A small piece of gray rock was smashed by him, revealing the dark blue hedron that was wrapped inside the pillar.

And Levi noticed that there was not a single residue of magic crystals on the rock that fell!

It really worked!

The fact that the gem craftsman can mine the magic crystal mine means that the territory has a stable source of magic crystal, and now, there is no need to worry about activating the altar in the sealed land.

Thinking like this, Levi didn't plan to recruit a few more gem craftsmen to speed up the mining of the magic crystal ore.

This is mainly due to the fact that the territory does not yet use the Crystal Ore, which also means that other players will not be able to use it either.

Therefore, even if it is mined, there is no market at present.

If it is on land, Levi can still find the forces in the game to trade, but if you want to trade on this isolated island, you must have a ship, and there is no need to find a middleman.

Levi is not without financial resources now.

That green water forest alone was enough for him to maintain the development of his territory.

Levi then transferred a group of first-order mercenaries and placed them beside the two gem craftsmen, specifically to trigger the inheritance effect.

In case there are two lucky ones who can learn the skills of processing, they can also go to the research institute to polish the gems instead of the lapidary.

After doing all this, Levi came to the town hall.

It is a building made of white marble.

As soon as he entered, Levi saw a huge sand table placed in the center of the room, which was a model of the current territory, and the yellow sand condensed into miniature buildings placed in it.

Looking down on this plate, it is like opening the perspective of God to observe the entire territory, and you can see it at a glance.

Levi looked at the novelty and reached out to touch one of the models, and a line of data immediately appeared in front of his eyes.

【Blacksmith Shop】

【Shops】

[Level: 1st Order]

[Personnel: 3]

[Income: 24 Silver]

[Advanced: 64%]

……

There is also a page of folded data here, which contains a series of detailed parameters, including if Li Wei wants to change the store owner, collect store revenue, etc., you can directly operate.

It was immediately clear to Levi that with this sand table, he could control everything in the territory anytime and anywhere even if he didn't go anywhere.

He then pointed to the only white model of the building in the sandbox.

【City Hall】

【Center】

[Level: 1st Order]

[Personnel: 1]

[Recruitment: 3 managers can be recruited]

……

Below is a one-page recruitment list.

There are a total of five mercenaries in it.

Three men and two women, all managerial mercenaries.

Levi casually clicked on a person's message.

【Joshua Han (male)】

【Faculty】

[Level: 3rd Order]

[HP: 2500]

[Mana: 1000]

[Attack: 42]

[Defense: 30]

[Management: 62]

[Loyalty: 76]

[Ambition: 40]

[Feature: Forced Recruitment]

[Compulsory Levy: Passive, when Joshua manages the city hall, the resident tax cap is an additional +5%, which can obtain higher tax benefits, but it will also greatly reduce the people's morale]

[Defect: greed for money]

[Greedy for money: passive, the greedy person has a certain chance to embezzle the money in the territorial account]

[Recruitment: 5 gold required]

……

The managerial mercenaries recruited by the town hall have several more special attributes than ordinary mercenaries.

Management refers to management ability.

The higher the management value, the more stable the territory will be.

A stable territory can bring high development and high taxes, and the people's will not easily fall, which is the most important attribute.

Loyalty doesn't have to be talked about.

Ambition is a double-edged sword.

Managers with high ambitions are more likely to mutiny, unlike the mutiny of ordinary residents, and once the managers rebel, they will cause huge irreversible losses to the territory.

However, if properly controlled, ambitious managers can also bring some benefits, such as being more assertive in the face of trade alliances and gaining more benefits for their territory.

As for the traits, it is a special skill that every manager will come with, and these skills have pros and cons.

For example, Joshua's forced conscription.

Originally, the maximum tax limit of the territory was 15%, but once he was used as a manager, it could be raised to 20%.

This means that every resident has to pay an extra 5% tax per month.

When there are more people in the territory, taxes are definitely a major item of income, and a tax is a considerable amount of income.

But in the same way, forced expropriation will also greatly reduce the morale of the people.

If you don't prepare for it beforehand, you may be able to cause a large-scale riot.

Levi has always sought stability, and he generally doesn't like to use this kind of double-edged sword, so Joshua was directly abandoned by him.

Of the remaining four, Levi chose two in the end.

【Maria (Female)】

【Faculty】

[Level: 3rd Order]

[HP: 2200]

[Mana: 1500]

[Magic Attack: 51]

[Defense: 24]

[Management: 66]

[Loyalty: 70]

[Ambition: 20]

[Feature: Feminism]

[Feminism: Passive, when Maria manages the town hall, the popularity of female residents will rise by +20%, the income of female residents will be +20%, the spending power of female residents will be +200%, and the popularity of male residents will decline by +50%]

[Defect: stingy]

[Miserly: Passive, the miser will take closer care of the territorial accounts and put an end to all meaningless consumption]

……

【Joss (male)】

【Templar】

[Level: 3rd Order]

[HP: 3000]

[Mana: 1800]

[Attack: 35]

[Defense: 50]

[Management: 55]

[Loyalty: 80]

[Ambition: 0]

[Feature: Merchant-oriented]

[Heavy Merchant: Passive, when Jos manages the market, the market commodity transaction price is +10%, and the consumption power of residents is -10%]

[Defect: Old-fashioned]

[Old-fashioned: passive, old-fashioned people will have an opposition attitude towards all trendy things]