"My lord, this is a few improvement plans that I have drawn up based on the current development of the territory, please take a look."

Claudia, who was dressed in a decent black and white butler costume, stood in front of Cheng Shen, her meticulous outfit set off her tall figure, and the plump outline of her chest was outlined into a thrilling perfect arc.

Her long black waterfall-like wavy hair is coiled behind her head, and her delicate facial features are embellished with tear moles at the corners of her eyes, which highlights her mature woman's charm.

She has a straight face and a lot of makeup, this is a proud woman who can obviously eat with her face, but she is working hard to show her talent, trying to make Cheng Shen ignore her natural advantages and see her extraordinary ability.

"I'll see."

Cheng Shen nodded and took the paper document in her hand.

Claudia did figure out the basic situation of the territory in a very short time, and the three formulas she proposed made up for many problems that had not been considered in the development before, and the details of the plan were more perfect.

The difference between these three parts is only in the utilization of resources.

Claudia's conservative philosophy will make her not use more than 50% of her resource inventory when planning the development of her territory.

Prior to this, his territory had made use of its resource reserves in its development plans.

It has always been above 80%.

As systematically evaluated, keeping more than half of the resource reserve allows the territory to be corrected in a timely manner in the event of a sudden accident or a mistake in the development plan, with a higher tolerance for errors.

But on the one hand.

It is indeed a great restriction on the development speed of the territory.

"This is a very good place."

Cheng Shen selected one of the ones with the highest resource utilization, reaching 46% of the planning improvement.

The affirmation in his words slowed Claudia's serious gaze slightly.

[Hint: Claudia's Opinion +1!] 】

……

Cheng Shen didn't care about the system prompt and continued: "But in terms of upgrading basic industries, resource investment can be appropriately increased. In addition, the construction of moats and communication roads must not be left behind. ”

Claudia tilted her head to look at him expressionlessly, "But in this way, the budget will be overrun a lot." ”

"It doesn't matter."

Cheng Shen waved his hand.

[Hint: Claudia's Favor -2!] 】

"Uh...... The construction of the moat can be postponed for the time being, but the traffic road must be improved as soon as possible. Winter is just around the corner, and if the ground freezes, the rest of the cold winter season will be affected. ”

Cheng Shen took a step back and said.

The idea of repairing the moat only arose when he faced the pressure of Storm Castle, but now that the crisis on the frontal battlefield had been lifted, he had received a wave of powerful technological supplements.

Even if there is another war, the defensive pressure on the territory will not be so great.

Building a moat in the forest would require a huge amount of resources and manpower, and if it wasn't needed for the time being, the project could be stalled to make room for other plans.

But road construction must be the focus of current demand.

At present, the area of his territory has encompassed the surrounding area, reaching a range that covers a diameter of nearly three thousand meters.

It's no longer a small door.

However, most of the expanded land still has many tree stumps that are difficult to clear, and even after clearing, the potholed dirt is not very passable. This has severely slowed down the productivity of residents.

In addition, the number of vehicles produced by the Shenji Workshop has increased significantly during this time.

Vehicles have higher demands on road conditions.

Road

It has become an imminent matter.

Perhaps after a quick calculation in her mind about the resources saved by giving up the moat, Claudia's face softened slightly.

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[Hint: Claudia's Opinion +1!] 】

……

She then took out another document and took the initiative to say, "My lord, I propose to demarcate a rich neighborhood to attract residents with more wealth to move in with a better environment and strengthened law and order management. ”

"Rich Streets......

Cheng Shen glanced at it.

This was clearly the influence of Claudia's personality, who came from a declining aristocratic family, and in contrast to Ludved, Claudia's class ethos were already deeply entrenched.

This will make her make more decisions that favor the wealthy.

If this suggestion is digitized, Cheng Shen can already make up for it in his brain at this time, and a one rises in front of his eyes:

[Following Claudia's planning advice will increase the attractiveness of your territory to the bourgeoisie, +30 for development, +30 for prosperity, +3 for class conflict, and a small protest procession has appeared in your territory......]

Similar system prompts......

However, this is not an entirely negative personality, at least the effect of this advice is that the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

"Approved."

Cheng Shen agreed.

[Hint: Claudia's Opinion +1!] 】

……

After jumping sideways repeatedly for a long time, her favorability value finally increased a little symbolically. However, this attribute mainly affects personal emotions, and Cheng Shen needs another attribute loyalty, so it doesn't matter.

Then I finalized some planning details with Claudia.

Cheng Shen has very little experience in this area, so most of the time Claudia proposes it, and he will make some additions. Eventually, Claudia's traditional ideas were combined with his modern ideas to develop a methodology.

In the end, the utilization rate of the territory's resource reserves was limited to about 65%.

But if executed properly.

This method can completely increase the original development efficiency of the territory to about 1.5 times.

That's the benefit of having a competent management unit.

"Dangdangdang......"

A brisk rhythm suddenly sounded in Cheng Shen's mind, he paused, then got up, and said to Claudia: "Ready to welcome our new guest." ”

……

In the trade market, where the green light shrouded me, the sound of horses' hooves sounded out of thin air.

A passage with a soft white light slowly opens up in the corner of the market's wide block.

A mellow figure appeared first, his size comparable to that of Eugene, dressed as a wealthy businessman, with a standard profiteer smile on his face, and a white orb in his hand shining brightly.

"Eh, yes, it seems that this time I finally found a force with a decent degree of development."

He rubbed his beard and smiled to himself.

Behind him, horse-drawn carriages loaded with huge wagons drove out one after another, escorted by the guards.

The sturdy guards, though only dressed in simple leather armor, were on par with the iron-blooded soldiers who had been through several wars.

"Welcome, guests from afar."

Cheng Shen stepped forward to greet him.

The fat merchant led by him put away the orb in his hand, and the teleportation channel behind the convoy suddenly began to gradually dissipate.

He put one hand on his chest, bent down and made a knightly salute that was not standard, and then gasped and blessed: "May the glory of the Holy Spirit always shine on you...... When you first arrive at your place, please take care of it. ”

"You're welcome."

Cheng Shen said with a smile.

"My name is Lyon, and as you can see, I am a traveling merchant from the city of Saint Laurent.

My goal in life is to find the treasure of the gods hidden in this lost land......

Of course, during this period, I will also make a little money from business. ”

Lai Yin introduced himself enthusiastically and humorously.

“……”

Cheng Shen was confused about the Saint Laurent City and the treasures of the gods that he mentioned, and he had never heard of it.

But that didn't delay him from judging.

The increase in prestige seems to have made him attract a blockbuster customer this time!

Without a trace, he glanced at the corner of Laiyin's clothes, where a special mark was embroidered, the same as the one on the carriage.

It is a flower surrounded by wings.

Violet?

Cheng Shen had never seen this plant, and he might have seen it, but he had never noticed it, and he speculated in combination with the name of the force mentioned by Lai Yin.

"I'm looking forward to the goods you bring."

Cheng Shen said.

Lai Yin suddenly smiled meaningfully when she heard this, "Then I'm afraid you will be disappointed, I have passed through many places this time, and most of the goods brought out of Saint Laurent City have already been sold."

But......

You'll be interested in the specialties I've exchanged for from other places! ”

Groov!

The convoy behind him stopped suddenly, and after getting Cheng Shen's permission, a convoy servant who had hidden in the carriage and had not made any movement before immediately unloaded the various goods in the carriage and displayed them.

Lai Yin led Cheng Shen to introduce them one by one.

"This is a treasure I traded in a primitive tribe, it is a special product of ancient worship, as long as you hold it in your hand and match it with the corresponding spell, you can exchange it for power by paying a certain price!"

He picked up a simple puppet made of wood and straw and introduced.

Cheng Shen glanced at it.

I was suddenly shocked in my heart.

This prop is not as lightly described as he said, and its quality alone has reached the perfect level!

Its effect is that it can sacrifice a part of the amount of blood in exchange for half an hour of strength amplification.

Increases your own Strength stat by up to three times!

Quite perverted!

What primitive tribe could produce such a precious level of treasure?

Lai Yin seemed to deliberately want to shock Cheng Shen with a few finale items, give him a dismount, and before he could reminisce, he immediately introduced the second item to him.

He picked up a white jade-textured tiara, and his smile became a little inexplicable, "The role of this treasure is even more amazing."

Once you bring it with you, you can directly control creatures with weaker mental strength than you! Even if it's an animal that doesn't speak the language! You can ask the other person to do anything! And afterwards, the other party didn't notice the slightest abnormality! ”

“……”

Cheng Shen understood the deep meaning of his smile after listening to him.

That's obscenity.

The fat man tried to make him quickly comprehend the magic of this treasure through the man's way.

However.

Is Cheng Shen that kind of person!?

He immediately said, "...... How much do you have of this stuff. ”

"Just one piece. Of course, don't say that I cheated you, to use this item requires extremely high spiritual strength, if the strength is not enough, but the demon spirit sealed in it will be devoured and become an idiot.

It's an item from Hell. ”

Laiyin is quite honest.

Mental intensity?

Coincidentally.

The most important thing for Cheng Shen is the strength of the two basic energies of blood qi and spirit......

"I want it, what are you going to exchange for this item?"

He coughed lightly.

Cheng Shen wasn't curious about the role mentioned by Laiyin, mainly because this item was too suitable for him.

The Blue Whale meditation method made his mental strength rise all the time.

Ultimately.

will be able to reach the same limit as the current stage of blood energy.

And this limit is already the highest limit that a creature in the realm of perfection can theoretically reach at the current level.

Even Ardjeka is hard to reach.

After getting this treasure, it means that enemies of the same level as him will basically have no power to fight back in front of him.

Straight to control!

If he had had this treasure before, the plan to invade the castle would have been much easier.

Even the previous manager of the castle, Silver Wing, was inferior to the spiritual strength of his body!

It's so useful.

In particular, Cheng Shen will face two huge threats next, the deserted village and the old city, and he can already imagine how many deadly crises he will be able to easily survive if he can make good use of this item!

"Well...... Don't worry, let's take a look at the others first, to be honest, even I want to keep this treasure myself......"

Lai Yin said with a smile.

Cheng Shen sighed secretly, but he didn't continue to show interest in this item.

so as not to be manipulated by the other party.

But I have to say that if you want to keep this thing for yourself, it is not an unexpected choice.

As long as it can meet the conditions of use of this item, it can do too much......

In a well-regulated society, many of those in power are not necessarily powerful professionals. If someone could use this object to quietly control a person in power...

In comparison, the evil thoughts that the men who Lai Yin mentioned were not worth mentioning.

Of course, he may also be the right medicine, after all, Cheng Shen is already the lord here.

There is no need for either power or wealth......

"And this ......"

Lai Yin will guide Cheng Shen to continue to introduce.

Cheng Shen waved his hand, interrupted him, and said: "We can look at these precious treasures later, let's talk about the bulk of resource transactions first, I just have a batch of special goods here that I want to sell." ”

"Is it a local specialty?"

The deeper meaning of Laiyin's words should be to ask him if he is precious.

If it weren't for the precious treasures, it would be a waste of time to talk about the rare goods he had displayed so far.

"Of course."

Cheng Shen nodded.

He had carefully observed the members and composition of the caravan, and had determined that their tech tree should be majoring in magic.

The degree of study of machinery is not high.

Not to mention alchemy puppets.

Thunderbeasts, which are also magical creatures, will definitely be interested.

"Whew......!"

The lightning that had been following Cheng Shen's ass was picked up by him, and it suddenly thought that Cheng Shen was going to forcibly feed him highly condensed thunder and lightning energy like before, and immediately struggled desperately and wailed.

"Nice pet." Lai Yin understood what Cheng Shen meant, but there were some deviations. "You're going to sell it? …… Well, this little guy's appearance can indeed be sold for a few bucks, but it's still far from changing that tiara. ”

"That means it's really valuable."

Cheng Shen thoughtfully.