A strange world

Chapter 175 Chapter 29. Eve

The first homebuyers were the Gilman brothers and sisters. Lorna spent a black crystal, about 160 gold coins, to buy a single-family house near the coast.

Mr. Fast also paid for his tavern, 220 gold coins. Fast only had 20 gold coins, and Evelin took out the remaining 200 gold coins. "The Fall of the Mage Tower" changed Evelin's life. Just by attending a banquet among nobles and rich people, she received gifts worth hundreds of gold coins.

Lindy paid for Mr. Victor, Bronzebeard generously donated money, Andrew Luna allowed Star Moon Bay to have a second tavern, and Michael paid the money with a curse - there was only a few 500 gold nuggets left for alchemy. The ten gold coins were for me, but in the end, I had to give Annan money when I bought a house.

Houses that cost easily one hundred gold coins are comparable to the prices in the wealthy areas of Breeze City. But rather than saying that they like Xingyue Bay, they are more interested in the potential of Xingyue Bay - King Ruikan'er does not have the luxury of using water elements to flush public toilets, and it is still a large water element.

It's just that the prices of these houses are far beyond the reach of the residents, so Annan still has to do something before the enthusiasm of the residents wears off.

Francois said some of the Territorians had become lazy. When people find that doing more and doing less eat the same and live the same, laziness makes them start to be lazy. But there is no punishment, because they are indeed doing their jobs, but they will take less sticks when carrying firewood and one less piece when carrying limestone.

Annan's method is to ask Ingrid and Francois to select the 10 most diligent citizens these days, give them a townhouse, and then promise that every citizen who contributes to Xingyue Bay will Get rewarded.

The ten subjects who were stunned by the surprise moved into the exquisite and spacious townhouse in a daze, envied by the other subjects.

The people then looked at the lord longingly, and Annan did not disappoint them, pointing to a broad area of ​​land: "That will be your home... everyone. But if you want spacious townhouses and single-family houses, you can only rely on It’s all due to your own efforts.”

Except for special buildings such as taverns, blacksmith shops, and libraries, the rest are mainly townhouses and single-family houses. There are no manors or castles, at least not around the bay. But it's not impossible if a noble is willing to spend several thousand gold coins.

The new foundation Annan pointed to was the new building discussed with Eli Ruishi yesterday - a three-story mansion-style building. It not only increases the types of houses in Xingyue Bay, but also resettles the residents who do not have houses.

Beauty and practicality are the first elements.

This leap forward came from the alchemical material "cement". The half-dwarf confidently said that he could even build a ten-story building with cement-Annan agreed, then rejected him.

There is no need for this kind of building in Xingyue Bay, and even if it collapses, it won't kill a few ratmen. Moreover, Annan lived in a high-rise building on Earth, and still lives in a high-rise building in another world. Isn’t that a waste of time?

Eli Gravel murmured ruefully that the treehouses and spiers favored by the jungle elves would be very nice——

Spectacle? Annan thought of allowing Eli Gravel to build a bell tower instead. As for the style... Annan thinks the mage tower in Breeze City is good.

In any case, this encouragement was enough to make the people of the lord give up their hearts to Annan - working for the lord not only provided food, shelter and salary, but also a brand new home.

The biting cold winter makes the enthusiastic people feel like the arrival of warm spring.

"I just said you have the potential to become a lord." From a distance, Fast said after watching the whole process.

"I remember you weren't talking about politicians?"

"almost."

Annan indeed worked hard for his people. He is also planning to build a college - giving priority to teaching common language and mathematics. At least there will be no exaggerated rumors that one was opened a few days ago and one is opened today, and a total of twelve are opened.

This model Annan is also preparing to move to Breeze and other places. When the literacy rate in the north increases, the newspaper can be put on the agenda.

Xingyue Bay has the last thing left to become a town: tax rates and laws.

Annan returned to the big house and read through the Star-Moon Bay code drafted by Ingrid: "The liquor tax in Breeze City is actually 30%?"

All tax rates fluctuate around 30%, and only the magic image has a 15% tax rate... It seems that Olmedo has been a big help.

"Change it to 20% tax."

Compared with the 10% tax, the new residents attracted by the tax cuts are more valuable.

Law Ingrid copied the laws and punishments of Breeze City: imprisonment, expulsion, whipping, and hanging.

Annan felt that this was too wasteful, so he changed the punishment for many crimes from imprisonment, deportation, and flogging to work, and from hanging to work to death.

Logging, mining, construction, every territorial citizen has endless work to do. There is no reason to let criminals sit idle while the people work.

Moreover, Annan also added one more thing to Ingrid's words: Any nobleman or any identity who commits a mistake in Xingyue Bay will not be able to escape the punishment of Xingyue Bay.

The crime of aliens can be judged based on objective conditions. For example, littering and excretion are prohibited in Xingyue Bay, but slimes and birdmen move their tribes while excreting. You sue it for violating the law, and it sues you for stereotyping.

"including me."

Annan's loftiness at this moment seemed to require Ingrid to look up to him, until he lowered his voice and added: "At most, let me go while I am unknown."

"Then who are you going to leave to do such an offending thing?"

Okay, here's the last half.

"Steelkin and Lorna Gilman as captains of the guard."

Annan investigated Steelkin, who was as upright as a Paladin but as moral as Nurgle. Your bad behavior will make the demons of the Abyss know that you have to raise their thumbs and declare that you are the real demon of chaos.

Lorna Gilman has a destructive personality... Annan learned this from casual chat. In other words, Lorna hates every life equally.

This arrangement allows for both of them to be inspected at the same time.

The Construction Department Annan temporarily appointed Eli Rubble as the temporary director. He and Soruman Bronzebeard also served as the directors of the Development Department, while Francois and Ingrid were in charge of the Interior Department.

Annan then found the four scavengers who came with the team. They had nothing to do in the past two months and couldn't leave. Fortunately, "The Fall of the Mage Tower" was available to relieve the boredom. Annan, as the lord of Xingyue Bay, invited them to establish a scavenger base here. But we still have to wait for the approval of the scavenger headquarters.

In the afternoon of that day, Annan announced that the territory would be closed tomorrow, but all territorial residents must go back to sleep now, wake up before 0 o'clock, stay in the territory, and are prohibited from going out. When a disaster occurs, immediately go to the square to take refuge.

Ingrid asked what was going on, but Annan only said that it was a premonition of what would happen tomorrow.

Six water elements were also transferred back from the public toilets, and the earth elements guarded the log house. Uncle and nephew Blom, who Annan had forcibly retained, led the guards to patrol throughout the town.

There are nearly twenty elite professionals in Xingyue Bay at the moment, which is more than the professionals in a normal town.

Making all preparations, Annan quietly waited for the first day of the year 999 of the Saint Laurent calendar to arrive.