As Expected of Lan Xinyu

"Good heavens, are they all this muscular?"

Seeing the arms that were even thicker than her waist, Ye Qian shrank her neck.

However, it's clear that these people who shouted were actually sentient beings, and were obviously amazed when they saw themselves.

I just couldn't resist the allure of beautiful girls.

She muttered to herself, then stood up from her chair and said sincerely, "Welcome."

It took the Intermediate Rank blacksmiths a while to come to their senses. Then one of them, who was clearly the leader, stepped forward and said, "Please feel free to give me your orders."

"Well then, Lan Xinyu, why don't you take them to the blacksmith shop?"

"Alright, come with me." Lan Xinyu immediately led the group of people into the building next door with a smile.

Undoubtedly, these visiting blacksmiths seemed very curious, and Ye Qian had good reason to suspect they would report what they saw to their lord. Therefore, she didn't intend to let them see anything more; for the duration of the forging process, they would have to live in the adjacent wooden hut.

As for the conditions... well, I'm a newcomer, so it's impossible for me to offer anything too good.

It's only natural that a force capable of training Intermediate Rank blacksmiths is stronger than one's own homeland; they have no need to compare themselves to these people.

Clearly... the blacksmiths were somewhat disappointed.

Seeing the dilapidated state of their territory at a glance, they immediately concluded that Ye Qian and her group were relatively underdeveloped.

What intrigued these people was how they could recruit so many blacksmiths to help when things were going so poorly.

Is it possible that... he was hiding his true abilities?

"What you need to forge is this, the more the better. We have provided the corresponding metal and carbon. There is a boiler for processing ore in the room next door. If you want to forge it using ore, that is also possible," Lan Xinyu explained.

"No need to say more, we understand all of this."

Seeing that almost all the necessary equipment was available, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

In addition, in order to handle the work of these people, Ye Qian spent an extra 50 silver coins to buy some equipment and expanded the blacksmith shop to twice its original size.

The forging team leader picked up the blueprints and glanced at them briefly, deciding that they were no challenge for him.

"This equipment looks very well-designed, and it requires a high degree of hardness. It seems it will need to be forged more than 30 times. Hmm, wait, there are Magic Pattern on the side? This is more difficult than I imagined. It will take at least three days, and we will need to provide minerals with magical properties."

Is it that complicated?

Lan Xinyu quickly opened the store interface and searched for it.

Goodness, that's really expensive.

She couldn't help but ask, "What quality of Magic Crystal do you need?"

"The worst one will do. Grinding the non-attribute Magic Crystal into powder can greatly enhance the defense and attack power of the equipment. About one standard crystal can forge 50 suits of armor."

"That's alright."

She saw that a pile of meat had been sold for money, so she immediately spent the money to buy one.

The price of a lower-grade, attribute-free Magic Crystal is 50 silver coins per standard unit, which is shockingly expensive.

The Intermediate Rank blacksmiths were all quite surprised to see the girl buy it without hesitation. After all, it was unbelievable that such a dilapidated territory could produce so much money so easily.

"Is it okay now?"

"That's fine."

With everything prepared, the blacksmiths had nothing to complain about and began their work.

They gradually realized that the other side was on guard. After observation, there were indeed some things in this territory that were worth noting.

For example, the Arrow Tower, although it looks like it's made of wood and is dilapidated, actually has very complex magical patterns on it, which means that this Arrow Tower is not as simple as it looks on the surface, and is probably the best among the low-level buildings.

The equipment in his hand was undoubtedly something only a very powerful warrior would equip.

Is this huge demand for armor just for selling and making money? Or... do these people actually belong to a class of soldiers who are worthy of this armor?

In fact, as non-player characters, blacksmiths would never see the word "exclusive" on the back of a weapon.

In other words, this equipment can only play its best role when worn by the corresponding soldiers; its effectiveness will be greatly reduced when worn by others.

For this reason, it's unlikely that Ye Qian could sell this thing for money.

"The next few days will be simpler for us. We'll just keep hunting creatures and then put the Purification meat on the market. If it sells well, the system might push our products to more players, and then it will definitely sell even faster." Chen Ning seemed very excited when talking about this, hoping that Ye Qian would Purification the meat by hand more often.

Ye Qian didn't care.

I guess only Lan Xinyu would want to put her feet in her mouth to show off; the others would probably only accept Purification by hand.

After that, everyone continued to pay 30 blacksmiths for 3 days, and they all went out to fight during their free time.

There's no rush to recruit soldiers yet, since every extra day means one more mouth to feed.

During this time, Ye Qian led more than 50 Skeleton to fight a large pack of Gray Wolf in the No. 2 outpost territory. They lost half of their skeletons and even lost an elite Skeleton.

However, with the help of the little dragon, as many as 73 wolves were killed.

Such a large number directly boosted the strength of the ranged units.

In fact, if Amia hadn't made a sudden move in this battle, using her Dragon Might and terrifying breath to frighten the opponent, her side might have collapsed.

The main problem is that the other side flies kites.

Spread out, maintain your maximum shooting record, and grow larger while running.

He also used fireballs to attack Amia.

This also made Ye Tongqian realize that large-scale legion battles were far more complex than she had imagined. Facing a uniform array of extremely fast and cunning ranged magical units, a single misstep could have disastrous consequences.

Over the past two days, most of the creatures killed were processed by Ye Qian into Purification meat and hung on the shelves.

A total of 7,000 kilograms were sold for 1,260 silver coins.

In addition, Ye Qian also had the Intermediate Rank blacksmiths process the remaining wolf pelts, making nearly 300 wolf pelt coats, which were then put on the market for 1 silver coin each.

Although relatively few people buy this type of clothing, it is still quite good for some players in cold regions or for those who plan ahead, so the coat is selling at a rate of 50 pieces per day.

Adding in miscellaneous income, and deducting the costs of purchasing iron blocks and stones, as well as the daily wages paid to the blacksmith and forging materials, the final amount of extra silver coins was approximately 1,000.

Of course, the deducted amount also includes the newly built Auto-Guided Arrow Tower.

Instead of synthesizing slimes recently, they've been multiplying in large numbers.

Currently, the total number of slimes has reached more than 160. In order to save resources, Chen Ning, who is in charge of breeding, only provides a portion of the meat each day, and mainly supplies the slimes with mud to eat.

Since they're going to be synthesized anyway, their current mood is completely irrelevant.

By the seventh day, a wooden wall had been erected around the main base of the homestead. The wall was 2 meters high, forming a circle with a diameter of 500 meters.

A total of six wooden houses were built inside, and a farmland was also cultivated, where the various seeds that everyone had obtained during this period were sown.

Whether it will blossom and bear fruit depends on luck.

Just when everything was going well and they were preparing to recruit soldiers, a system notification suddenly appeared.

Bite!

Congratulations! Your homestead construction has reached the village level.

There are three players in the territory.

Please make a development decision within 24 hours.

[They can choose joint governance or elect a leader.]

If no decision is made within 24 hours, the system will decide to adopt co-governance as the development direction and provide a special group meeting interface.

If a leader is elected, the system will grant the leader additional privileges and add Resolution Points interface.

[Resolution Points allow leaders to issue orders to members; members must use the corresponding Merit Points to disobey the leader's orders.]

Please make your choice.

"Huh?" Ye Qian was stunned when she saw this thing.

"So it really happened? A village... Unless it's some bugged player, it would take an average team at least three months to develop to this level. Ye Qian, your ability is truly insane." Chen Ning, who was smoking a cigarette next to him, shook his head with a wry smile.

Of course, he was very excited. This speed of development was simply incredible and couldn't help but excite people.

"Do you know the specifics?" Lan Xinyu asked him curiously.

"I know. My previous territory was wiped out when it reached the village stage. As for the town stage, I'm still far from reaching it." Chen Ning put down the magic odorless and harmless smoke he bought from the store and said, "The system has a specific indicator to judge the development level of players. Once it reaches the level, it will be designated as a village, and at this time, you need to choose a development path."

"As you've probably seen, the more democratic path is somewhat similar to a parliamentary system, although in reality only a few players attend the meetings. The other path is the path of centralized power, which means that the elected leader has the decision-making power over the development of the entire territory, and anyone else who wants to interfere will have to spend Merit Points."

Chen Ning looked at Ye Qian as he said this, "Although I personally prefer a more democratic approach, many forces, once they develop to a certain size, will encounter problems if they become divided internally, such as inefficiency and infighting. Therefore, a centralized model may be better."

Lan Xinyu nodded thoughtfully. "So, do you want to be a leader?"

"Yes," Chen Ning replied decisively.

"However..." After a two-second silence, he continued, "If I were to become the leader, you would definitely disagree, and I could only offer so little. Therefore, I recommend Ye Qian as the leader, and everyone can assist her in her growth."

Ye Qian looked at the guy strangely.

It feels like this thing is playing a raising simulation game.

In my past life, when I played certain strategy games, I enjoyed raising female characters and even turning them into empire leaders, nurturing them little by little.

It's pleasing to the eye, isn't it?

"I agree with Ye Qian as the leader, hehe." Lan Xinyu agreed decisively, "Of course, I have no objection to Chen Ning either."

"Then let's decide on this, unanimous selection." Chen Ning clapped his hands.

Your two teammates have recommended you to be the leader.

Do you agree?

"All right."

Ye Qian wouldn't stand on ceremony, after all, her contributions were indeed significant, and as the leader, with more power, development would proceed even faster.

[Selection complete; you have become the leader.]

[Resolution system activated.]

Upon opening the newly escaped interface, Ye Qian saw the situation inside.

At the start, you have 200 Resolution Points, while your two companions each have 100 merit points.

As you can see, merit points must exceed the number of points consumed by a decision in order to have an effect.

To put it simply, Resolution Points are used by leaders to issue orders, while merits can be used to disobey orders or make opposing proposals.

If the proposer's merit points are higher than the leader's Resolution Points, the system will turn the proposal into a corresponding task and issue it to the leader. If completed, the leader will receive a reward; if failed, there will be a penalty, such as changes in food production or changes in the loyalty of subordinates.

Chapter 80 As expected of Lan Xinyu

"Phew, so I'm the leader now?" Ye Qian couldn't help but puff out her chest confidently. "Hmph."

"Don't get too cocky, or I'll use my Merit Points to make you bark like a dog on the ground." Lan Xinyu chuckled.

Ye Qian: "..."

Chen Ning picked up the water next to him, took a sip, and said speechlessly, "This undermines the leader's authority. Look how many points it costs."

Lan Xinyu glanced at it and said, "2000. Does that mean it only takes 2000 points to turn Ye Qian into a dog?"

Ye Qian: "?"

Damn, why are you thinking about this kind of thing?

"Damn it, I also want you to turn into a dog, squatting on the ground, jumping and barking." Ye Qian angrily opened the interface, "Let me see how much I want."

[Resolution: Squat down on the ground, jump around, and bark like a dog.]

[To Chen Ning:]

[1. An order from the beautiful girl Ye Qian, +10]

2. Disgraceful, -50

[3. Boring, -20]

4. Meaningless commands, -10