"Is there any wine?" The man in the iron mask answered the question.

The curious Nangong Xuan hurriedly poured a glass of bad wine, and the iron-masked man didn't dislike it, so he took the cup and drank it all.

Nangong Xuan hurriedly poured it again.

"Dragon Burn ......"

"It was Dragon Flame that ruined the sword."

Dragon Burn ruined this sword? So the burn marks on the back of the iron-masked man's hand that spread all the way to his face are also dragon flames?

After a few glasses of wine, the man in the iron mask told his story.

I used to be a knight.

I used to have the best sword in the village.

I used to be a bold and free swordsman, yearning for freedom, but fearless of responsibility.

I have ever had the most beautiful wife.

The Past ......

The dragon burn at the wedding took away the past.

Now I'm just a wandering knight, with a damaged nerves and weak swordsmanship.

My name is Ryan and I want to slay dragons.

After listening to what happened to Ryan, Li Ze and Nangong Xuan were both embarrassed.

After drinking the last glass of wine, Ryan, the man in the iron mask, stood up and glanced at the dragon's tooth one last time.

"I heard that there are the remains of a real dragon here, so I came."

"I'm going to stay here for a while, and I'm looking for a chance to challenge the dragons. Even though I'm weak, maybe I'll be lucky this time? ”

"After all......," Ryan said with a wry smile, "as soon as I arrived, I saw the dragon I had been thinking about...... ...... of teeth"

"I'll come over tomorrow morning to get my sword." Ryan finished speaking and left the weapons shop.

And while Ryan made it clear that he would stay in Stepping Stone Village to slay dragons, and the system determined that he was an adventurer in Stepping Stone Village, Li Ze checked Ryan's 'sex'.

Ryan, a level 1 knight, has 40 stamina, 18 strength, 13 stamina, 4 dexterity, and 0 mana.

……

For the next period of time, Dragon's Stepping Stone Village was much more lively than usual

Li Ze 'spent' spent 4,000 dinars to upgrade the hotel and bakery, as well as build a new weapons shop and armor shop. Now Li Ze, plus the 500 dinars reward for the adventurer's association mission just sent, there is only 1,000 dinars left in the whole body.

Some materials are needed for renovation and upgrading, so there are a few more out-of-town vendors in Stepping Stone Village these days.

As for the dragon's tooth bread, although they scolded that it was not delicious, they obediently paid for it and packed a lot, and shouted after drinking: "Let their own brothers in the south taste the bread of the hillbillies in the north." ”

In addition, the dragon's tooth and the magic city were first reported, bringing 50 popularity points.

Then he completed the Bubble Monster quest, which brought 20 Popularity.

This increase in popularity seems to be slowly fermenting.

After Bamboo Sword and Ryan, some adventurers came to the village one after another, some of them only stayed for two or three days, and some stayed in the inn for a long time.

In the village office, Li Ze's 'bed'.

Li Ze and Li'er Xiang lay on the 'bed' together......

your feet and count the money.

“997、998、999…… There are no 1000. Li'er Xiang wrote down the numbers in the account book, then the duck sat up and said to Li Ze: "There are only 999 dinars, and I will soon 'pay' taxes to the king, and this money is not enough to 'pay' taxes." ”

"If you don't 'pay' the tax, you will be ordered to pay it all within a time limit, otherwise you will be removed from the lordship......"

"So......" Li'er Xiang said with a somewhat playful smile, "Village Chief, you're going to go bankrupt, and you can't afford to support me." ”

Li Ze smiled coldly, "Bankrupt? There are no two words in the dictionary below! I want to make money! Make lots and lots of money! ”

Li Ze is an expert in making money, and he has confidence in making money to improve his finances.

As a lord, the most common source of money is the taxes 'paid' by the villagers and various shops, but it is still very early before the quarterly tax payment date, and Li Ze can't 'force' to pay taxes in advance, right?

Another good way to make money is naturally to complete the tasks of the Adventurers' Guild, and the last time Li Ze completed a simple task, he got 500 dinars.

If it's a dangerous big task, how many thousands of bounties will it be?

However, although there have been monsters in the north of Stepping Stone Village recently, they are all scattered small forces, and there is no bulletin board refresh mission.

I finally swiped a small quest of 200 dinars, but it was taken by other adventurers in the village!

For a small quest like 200 dinars, many adventurers can clear it alone, so as soon as this quest is brushed out, it is immediately picked up by other adventurers.

In addition to financial problems, Li Ze also had a difficult task, that is, to improve the village's facilities.

At present, the village's hotels, bakeries, and weapons and armor shops are gradually developing on the right track.

But to be reasonable, if you want to build a first-class adventure village, these few stores can't do it.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation, the first thing Li Ze plans to solve is the problem of food.

The local villagers are okay, they cook their own food and eat their own.

But these days in the village, Li Ze has heard more than once from outside adventurers complaining that the diet is too monotonous, and even heard a chubby adventurer say to his companion while leaving the village: "I came here without being killed by monsters, I almost starved to death, and I will never come again." ”

It is clear that solving the food problem has become the most important issue.

Adventurers are also human beings, and they also pursue all kinds of delicious food, and they also want to eat and drink in a large bowl of 'meat'. It is necessary to add some other food stores to the existing bakery.

As long as the food supply in Stepping Stones keeps up, bring in a little more game: such as Flying Boar Roasted Tenderloin, Slime Egg Soup, Skull Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Eastern Plague Maggot Soup, etc.

There are so many delicious foods that the foodie adventurers they attract alone can feed the whole village, right?

However, there is currently no professional chef in the village, which means that the chef has to hire outsiders.

In the Adventurers' Guild, if you have enough town points, you can apply to the Adventurers' Guild for a restaurant.

But Li Ze took a look, even the simplest bun shop cost 100 town points.

At present, the town points of Dragon Stepping Stone Village are only 20 points, and you can't even buy a 'leg' of a chef!

In addition to applying for the Adventurers' Guild, Li Ze can also recruit chefs in towns in the south.

But unless you offer an irresistibly high price, no chef will want to come to this village.

And Li Ze is a little poor now!

To sum up, there are two problems now: one is no money, and the other is no cook.

Standing in front of the empty 'dang' and 'dang' Adventurers' Association bulletin board, Li Ze said melancholy: "Is there too few monsters in Dragon Stepping Stone Village?" There are too few Billboard refresh tasks. ”

As soon as the words fell, a line of words suddenly appeared on the bulletin board.

It's time to refresh the mission!

Looking forward to the stars and the moon, he finally had another task, and he didn't even have time to read the content of the task, so he was stunned and clicked directly on the bulletin board.

Regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, Li Ze will snatch the task first.