The night was dark, and a cold wind blew. Unidentified roars and screams spread through the air, and the forest had a terrifying aura.

Colenfell. Long legs stood behind a wooden fence, leaning against the thick wood, staring at the inky darkness in front of them. He knew that in front of him was a dirt slope with a winding road beside it, and on the right side of the road was a freshly cut down forest.

But the dark night, when there was no starlight, erased all these from sight, leaving only a deep loneliness.

The felled trees became timber for the construction of the camp. It is said that as long as there are enough people, the construction of the camp will be very fast. But now, the team of Coldwind City has occupied the stucco village for more than a month. The camp has not yet been built.

The roads are not easy to walk, the materials are scarce, the manpower gap is large, and there is simply not enough food to eat. There are so many difficulties, and so many are frustrating. The Long-legged City Lord actually knew very well that the progress of his operation was not bad, but he just couldn't be happy.

Probably there is a harmonious village that performs better.

"Has Fabro returned?" The long-legged lord asked his guards. He was now desperate to find someone who knew the Black Forest to ask questions, to have a chat, to find out what the crux of the problem was?

The guard only shook his head and replied, "Your Excellency Fabro and the people of the 'Demon Raider' went to Harmony Village, and it is said that two of their team members went to the village to investigate, but they never returned, and there is no news. I guess it's a bit of a hassle. ”

"Those boring bastards." The Long-legged City Lord scolded in a low voice. He hated the uninvited so-called 'Demon Raiders', but he didn't want to provoke them. He only knew that the current situation was particularly strange.

Elven ruins emerge from the Black Forest, Colenfell. The long legs are full of ambition to take advantage of this big advantage. Fabro gave him a brief overview of the Black Forest, focusing on the village of Harmony and Victor. Hugo's deeds.

The long-legged city lord naturally regarded the newly rising small forces as an opponent. He sent someone to contact him, and he waited for the other party to bargain with him. But Harmony Village didn't do anything, it was quiet, only focused on receiving people from outside and making money.

Almost all the adventurers who came in from the goblin boardwalk ran to Harmony Village. Even if you don't have money, you can go, you can always find a job opportunity and make a living.

When the flow of people reached a certain level, the long-legged city lord also began to blush the business of Harmony Village. What he thinks a bun of dirt buns can do, he can do too, and he can do it even better - I heard that Victor. Hugo smashed 3,000 gold coins for construction, and I smashed 5,000.

It must be better than the villainous Harmony Village.

But now for more than a month, the stucco village is still deserted. The Long-legged City Lord brought more than a thousand people from Cold Wind City, but the work was slow. His own men had to dig in the ground, sleep in tents, and couldn't even drink hot water all day long.

The living environment is too poor, and this can have a ghost's work efficiency.

It was too hard to sleep in the open air, and the knights around the city lord couldn't stand it themselves, so they spent money to live in Harmony Village. Only a few people went at first. But after a few days, the knights who went back to pull people and talked about the benefits of Harmony Village, and pulled a large number of people away.

Later, news came out that Harmony Village launched a promotion plan of 'old customers with new customers'. It doesn't matter who it is, there is a rebate of gold coins for each new customer pulled. Much more, with no upper limit.

So the group of people who went first couldn't wait to pull all the long-legged city lord's men over - Colenfield. When Longlegs learned about it, he flew into a rage - Victor. Hugo is so evil. What does his brain think? I knew that it would be better for me to pull it myself.

Dismal management!

In the camp in the stucco village, dozens of slave laborers are chopping wood in preparation for the construction of houses. But they are weak and can't process a piece of wood in half a day. Building a house is even more distant.

The long-legged city lord watched from afar, and he couldn't solve this problem. The slow progress is due to the lack of food to eat, and the lack of food is due to the fact that the north does not produce grain at all. The grain transported thousands of miles from the south could not feed the population of the north.

How does Harmony Village solve this problem? It is said that people use teleportation arrays to transport grain directly from the south. Hearing this result, the Long-legged City Lord was even more smacked - the consumption of the teleportation array was amazing, and it also required high-level wizards to operate.

"You can't treat those guys in Harmony Village as dirt buns." His Excellency was deep in thought, "Perhaps we should buy food and goods from them. For any opponent with strength, some respect must be given. ”

When the long-legged city lord was forced to change his mind by the predicament of reality, the government affairs center of Harmony Village had just been built. The humble building was built over two floors and consisted of a dozen rooms and a spacious conference hall.

The hall was lit with grease torches, and hundreds of people were crowded inside. Zhou Qingfeng stood at the top of the position, smiling at the bottom of the hundreds of people. The people who came didn't have any rules, noisy, bustling, greeting each other, or staring and arguing.

"Please be quiet." Seth, the political assistant, shouted at the top of his voice, but he still couldn't drown out the noise of the crowd. It wasn't until Kelly came forward with a whip that the scene was under control.

Zhou Qingfeng had time to say a few words, "Everyone, I'm glad you can come." ”

"If you're happy, treat us to a drink." Someone in the crowd suddenly screamed, causing a burst of laughter.

Zhou Qingfeng just smiled at this, and continued after his voice subsided: "Since the establishment of Harmony Village, many people have made efforts for its prosperity. Today is a commendation meeting, and some people who work particularly hard will receive honors and awards. ”

"Don't lie to people with those empty words, I just want to know if honor can be exchanged for money?" The stranger spoke again, and as usual, laughed and laughed.

In the face of these unruly guys, Zhou Qingfeng decided to finish the process quickly. He looked at Seth beside him, and the newly promoted political assistant hurriedly called out a name, "Your Excellency Adrian, please come out." ”

The conference hall was a little agitated, and people looked left and right, wondering what this guy called 'Adrian' had done, and he was actually named by the first one.

But there was no movement for a long time, and Seth had to shout a few more words. Only then did a funny-looking guy come out of the crowd. He was not tall, wore a ridiculous hat, and was not good-looking, like a clown, and walked very wrimpedly.

Zhou Qingfeng was also surprised and asked, "Are you Adrian?" ”

"Yes." The clown replied, scratching his head, uncomfortable with the feeling of being watched. And as soon as he opened his mouth and showed his voice, everyone heard that he was the one who had just made a strange noise.

Is it to call this man out and clean up?

"Mr. Adrian, you have joined our patrol and have never been absent from duty for twenty-five consecutive times. This attitude is very commendable. Zhou Qingfeng smiled and admired.

The praise made the clown uneasy, and he began to scratch his butt again, "Actually, I am short of money, and I have to deduct a lot of money for absenteeism." I can't cheat yet, and I can't fool her every time the 'Holy Light' checks the gang. ”

The people in the hall laughed, everyone had a similar experience.

Zhou Qingfeng shook his head and said, "I only see you loyal to your duties." You'll give accurate warnings six times during your patrol to prevent your party from being attacked by monsters in the forest. You also saved a teammate from a goblin trap. ”

The clown's face was dazed, he shrugged his shoulders, and said nonchalantly, "I don't think there's anything special about this." Your Excellency Hugo, I didn't really think much about what you said. ”

"I didn't think much of it." Zhou Qingfeng took out a small badge from a tray of the figure, "You are the model worker of the month, and you will be promoted to the captain of the patrol, and there will also be a bonus of three gold coins." Can I give you this badge?

With this badge, until someone replaces you, you can get a 20% discount on your personal expenses in the village, including drinking. ”

The badge is very simple, just a small wooden block with lettering.

Adrian the Clown froze again, he took off the hat on his head, took a deep breath, and whispered, "I never thought I would be rewarded for these things. Really want to reward me? I don't even understand what a 'model worker' is. ”

Zhou Qingfeng still smiled and said in a deep voice: "Please step forward, this is indeed a reward." ”

"Oh my God. I don't know what to say? The clown nervous for a moment, carefully took a few steps forward, touched his chest with his hat, and bowed deeply in salute. The audience was silent for an instant, and the group was stunned.