94 < (4). Territory Management -2 >

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The outskirts of the Lotus Guild Node.

Thanks to the large increase in territory that quickly met the Node Promotion Requirements, the areas outside the Node were generally flat.

However, on this vast site, several monsters were running around like a zoo, built in isolation.

It was the ‘Monster Breeding House' made by Professor Lee Jin-wook.

Professor Lee Jin-wook's monster farm has only been built for a few days.

At the very least, Ian was able to capture new monsters as soon as he was halfway through the quest to update the information on the senses.

“Phew, it was hard, but I'm pretty proud of this. ”

Now, looking at the well-shaped monster farm, Lee Jin-wook smiled pleasantly.

There were still a lot of empty spaces, but as soon as you catch the monsters diligently and start receiving guests, there will be a lot of monsters around.

I sat on a wooden chair in the nursery office and wiped my sweat.

“Well, I have to go out soon... Why isn't he coming? ”

He mutters as if awaiting someone, just as the door of the office opens.

Gain -

“Professor, I got what you said. ”

And it was Harin who opened the office door.

“Oh, yeah. Miss Harin, thank you. ”

Harin smiled and replied.

“You're welcome! I'm going to improve my cooking skills and make a concierge anyway. Jinsung said the work you do will help the guild a lot. ”

What Harin gave Jin-wook was a big lunch box.

And there was plenty of food inside that monsters would love.

Unlike other culinary professionals, Harin often cooks for monsters because of his intrinsic influence.

It turned out to be a special cooking skill related to him.

That's why Harin's cooking also helped the Monster House.

Lee Jin-wook, who had been cooked by Harin and organized in the corner of the office, became satisfied.

“Smells good. I don't know if this is what I eat when I'm hungry, haha. ”

Harin shakes her head, smiling at Jin-wook's words.

“No, professor. The dishes I brought this time have a lot of raw ingredients, so if you eat them, you'll probably burn them. ”

“Haha... That's what I'm saying... ”

I opened my mouth again to Harin as if something had come to mind, after a short smile.

“Oh, right. Miss Harin. You came back to Jinsung Military Node earlier, did you know that? ”

In Jin-wook's words, Harin's big eyes opened wide.

“Yes? Really? ”

“Yes. I saw you walking in with Yoohyun earlier... That should be about 15 minutes. ”

Harrin's expression settles slightly in his words.

“You didn't even contact me...! ”

Harin said, looking at Jinwook beautifully.

“Professor... can I go? ”

You nod, smiling deeply at her words.

“Yes, go ahead. ”

“Thank you!”

He opens the door and laughs deeply as he sees Harin going out.

“Haha, good times, good times. ”

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Meanwhile, Ian has just arrived at the Node and is preparing to upgrade with Hers and Fioran.

Ascendable requirements were already in place, and lastly, they were meticulously organized.

It was just because he could slip up and down the territory and make mistakes in the inner circle.

“So, Ian, you're saying we should put Talent Nursery on the first civil service building? ”

Ian nods at Hers' words.

“Yes, it is. Let's put the Talent Nursery up first, then the military. ”

“Wouldn't that be too dangerous? The protection period is almost over... Why don't you start by making sure your territory's defenses are up first? ”

As soon as a Node is upgraded to territory, the first internal government building can be built without any cost or construction time.

There were so many different kinds of buildings in the interior, Herce was going to build a military facility first, and he offered Ian a way to build a talent camp first.

Of course, Ian was a decision made after a thorough investigation.

“No. Even if you build a military facility right away, the soldiers you can train at a Level 1 military facility must be Queek to Level 30. If you train a few hundred soldiers at Level 30, they will evaporate with a single high level Wizard skill." ”

“By the way... ”

Ian's words continued.

“In order to recruit soldiers who can be useful in military facilities, you need to level up an Improvement to a minimum of 3 levels, but you need at least one Martial Instructor of Level 100 to level 3. ”

Fioran opens her mouth, listening silently next to you.

“So you're saying that we should start by raising a talent center, raise an NPC to become a martial arts instructor, and then quickly raise the military facility? ”

Ian nods.

“Yes, and the Talent Center can continue to cultivate not only martial artists but also other internal talent. If we don't get every other military facility up and running, we're going to run out of guild resources. ”

“But it's not like the production buildings won't work even if you don't appoint a head NPC, right? ”

“But there's a huge difference in efficiency when you appoint a good NPC. Almost two to three times the difference. ”

“Y-yeah...? ”

Ian's intelligence was much more specific than Hers thought.

‘No, I couldn't find any information on the community... Where did he get so much information? ’

Fioran asks Ian again.

“So, guild defenses are for guild members only? ”

Ian shakes his head.

“That's not it. We need to build defensive towers. We need to build some walls. The NPCs in the Talent Nursery will also help us defend to some extent. ”

“Will that be enough? ”

“And here's another thing I've been thinking about. ”

Ian says there's something else on his mind, and Hers and Fioran's gaze comes back to his mouth.

And Ian turns his eyes to Hers.

“I looked into it, and I found that if you build a career guild, you can get a decent amount of power there. ”

“What? A career guild? Can you build it in our Node? ”

When a guild is created, the NPCs of the job of the guild are automatically attached.

And at least one of them.

The NPC generated as the total head of the career guild was a 120 level high level NPC.

Moreover, if there is a career guild, it is also possible to train the workforce in the military facility and increase the likelihood that outstanding talent in that job will appear in the Talent Bank.

A professional guild that helps in many ways.

However, you couldn't build this career guild from any Node.

“Yes, I can build it. I met the conditions for the construction. ”

“Condition? What condition? ”

After a moment of thought, Ian opens his mouth slowly.

“Once you are in the job, level 100 or higher. And if the user with a reputation of more than 800,000 and finally rank more than Baron the Baron, he could build a career guild in the Node. ”

After hearing Ian's words, Fioran and Hers became dumbstruck.

I was curious to find out about these conditions, but even more surprising...

“Ian, you met all those conditions? ”

“Ian's level is over 100? No, it's a level. Even if it could be... What about 800,000 reputation? ”

Ian calmly reacted to their violent reactions (?) I nodded and replied.

“Yes, that's level 103, let's see your reputation... 890,000, now. ”

“ …. ”

In Ian's words, both of them became mute.

A moment of static.

Then Hers opens his mouth first.

“Hey, are you here playing another game with us? ”

“Ian, you don't use any cheese, do you? Or a bug..."

“No way. ”

The violent reaction of the two was natural.

Once there was a level 103, it was frightening, and 890,000 had a reputation that they thought was fraudulent.

He had only 430,000 fame for hanging so hard on quests to build his reputation, but Ian doubled it...

On the other hand, Ian, who noted all the details of the discussion, opened his mouth again without hesitation.

“So... shall we start advancing the Territory?" Can we proceed like this? ”

Herce still looks shaky, but nods favorably.

It was a little different from what I expected, but Ian seemed to be more intelligent than himself, and he was making a plan that made sense, so there was no reason to oppose it.

‘I'm a little worried about not raising the military facilities to the first civil service building... but I think I can trust you if you've investigated so thoroughly...' ’

Herce picked up the Node Emblem from his inventory.

Then the starter was activated.

“Node Promotion! ”

Then a system message appeared before Hers' eyes.

[Node Ascendance Requirements have been met.]

[Upgrade the Node Site of the ‘Lotus’ guild from the ‘Village’ grade to the 'Territory’ grade.]

[Do you want to Ascend?]

“Promote.”

[Perform Node Upgrade.]

This time, a system message appeared before the eyes of all guild members once more.

[The Node Site of the ‘Lotus’ guild has been upgraded to the 'Territory’ grade.]

At the same time, the message began to change rapidly from the space where they were standing.

The Node Site Guild building, which was made of logs, disappeared and a new stone condition began to build!

The three people began to gaze at him in fascination.

“Wow... this is really spectacular. ”

In Fioran's words, Ian nods and agrees.

“Yes. How did you actually implement this? ”

The astonishing Hers recalls the system message again.

[Inherit a permanent seat to the ‘Ian’ user who is the only ‘Baron’ of the guild. Are you sure you want to inherit? (There is only one user with noble status, so if you decline, the guild promotion will be canceled.)]

Of course, Hers nods.

“Succession.”

Then the light emanating from the guild seal seeped into Ian's body.

And where there was a log house, the great lordship was beginning to reveal its greatness.

Ian noticed a system message in his eyes as the Node was being changed into a new place.

[You have become Lord of Lotus. Now we begin our inner voyage.]

It was a sudden message, but Ian was not embarrassed.

“Let's get started then...? ”

After gathering all the information in advance, Ian was able to continue with the inner circle of the territory.

“Okay, here's how this works… keeping the tax rate to the lowest level first…. ”

Of course, each and every one of the set-points was as it had been discussed with Hers and Fioran in advance.

[You have completed the basic setup of Lotus Territory.]

[Start the inner ship of the territory.]

After the default setting, the Internal Affairs Building Construction Tab appeared.

Ian built a talent center without hesitation.

[A Talent Camp will be built on the B-124 site west of the Territory.]

[In Talent Camp, 20 new talents appear once a day, and they can spend their territorial resources as a 'Lord’ and 'Vice Lord’ to equip them. (The talent list will renew in 24 hours.))] [You can open the Internal Affairs tab at any time to build more new Internal Affairs buildings.]

Ian immediately moved on to the next level, as he wanted to build more inner buildings but lacked resources.

[You have entered the Professional Improvement Construction Step. Which buildings would you like to build?]

Neither specialized facilities nor the first construction used up any resources and time.

Ian immediately selects the Summoner Guild building.

[Build the "Summoner's Guild" building on site A-89 east of the Territory.]

[From now on, you can transfer to the ‘Summoner’ job in Lotus territory.]

[From now on, NPCs with the ‘Summoner’ profession will appear in Talent Camp.]

[From now on, you can train soldiers with the "Summoning" Soldier at the Military Facility.]

[All summoners in the Lotus Guild get an extra 5% Job Ability.]

Other small internal affairs systems came to mind, but most of them were untouchable, and they were just checking and passing by, so all the internal affairs were over in less than five minutes.

It took some time to distribute the resources needed for the growth of the territory, but Ian had studied it before, so it ended easily.

Hers and Fioran stick their tongues out, watching Ian's sheep at his side.

“Hers, was Ian ever like this? ”

“I d-don 't know...? I don't know... ”

Just the two of them had seen Ian level up like a deserter, which made them even more surprised.

“I think I'm done... ”

Once he finished setting the ground's basic settings, Ian glanced at Hers and Fioran with a proud look.

Ian said to Hers in a excited voice.

“Shall we take a look at the lord? ”

“Well, should I? ”

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard before Ian and Hers' ears.

“If you had really come, you should have reported it to me first...! ”

< (4). Territory Management -2 > End