The door opened, and a young woman walked in. She looked like she had plenty of fluids... plenty of water stored away, that was. She was still fairly clean, and her big, watery eyes were quite alluring.
Shang Qian: "What's your name?"
The woman: "Shen Mengmeng."
Shang Qian: "Any special talents?"
The woman: "Special talents? I've got especially long legs~"
Shang Qian: "I mean, what can you do?"
The woman: "I graduated from an arts school. I can do the splits~"
Shang Qian looked speechless. "I mean, what could you do once you join the settlement?"
The woman glanced at Shen Jin. "Him!"
Shang Qian's expression turned frosty. "What are you even talking about? None of your answers make any sense! You can leave!"
Shen Jin interrupted, "Ahem... you passed the screening. Welcome aboard!"
Shang Qian: (°ー°〃)
After the two of them led the five new members into the outer zone, Shen Jin heard the system chime:
[Ding~ Daily quest 'Increase the population' completed: World Coins ×1 awarded] [Ding~ All daily quests completed today. Resource Pack ×1 awarded] [Ding~ 'Lord's Daily Life' quest completed. World Coins ×30 and Mystery Gift Pack ×1 awarded] [Obtained: World Coins ×30] [Obtained: Mystery Gift Pack ×1]
A week had passed, and Shen Jin had finally completed the quest. He had earned a total of 65 [World Coins], still not enough to unlock the next stage of industry.
The next quest followed immediately:
[Ding~ New quest!] [Quest: Private Armed Squad] [Requirement: Form a ten-person squad loyal to you and equip every member with a full set of iron equipment] [Quest reward: 40 World Coins] [Current progress: 0/10] [Quest description: A lord needs valiant warriors to charge into battle for him. Use your abilities to create your own armed force]
"Whoa! Well,