Gao Linzhi logged back in and summoned the elders to a meeting in the Elder Council Hall.
"The times have changed. Our village needs to grow. What is its foundation?" He looked at the three elders.
The Second Elder hurried to answer. "The foundation of a village isn't the number of its fields or the size of its population. It's the Demonic Creature Lairs!"
"The number of lairs is what determines a village's size and prosperity."
"The more lairs there are, the more Descenders they attract, and the more labor we have. Compared to the village's small population, the Descenders' world has an effectively endless number of people."
Gao Linzhi was very pleased. "Well said. I instructed you before to organize a team dedicated to scouting and fighting bosses. How is it going?"
The three elders exchanged glances. They were all technical-minded elders and weren't particularly skilled at managing people.
The Second Elder replied with some difficulty. "Thank you for your concern, Great Elder. We've posted a notice at the village entrance, and a few players have come to apply, but they're all from Xu Corporation."
"We also picked out some agile people from the Patrol Team and put together a five-man team. Their names are Zheng Huaihu, Zheng Huaibao, Zheng Huaixiong, Zheng Huailang, and Zheng Huaiying."
Gao Linzhi was still quite pleased. He'd only mentioned it in passing, but they had taken it seriously and gotten things done.
Still, this kind of show of force would only work at first. Given enough time, things would slacken again.
He continued, "We're still missing a Fourth Elder to manage military affairs and complete the five Great Elders. Choose someone."
At this, the three elders breathed a sigh of relief.
They knew Gao Linzhi must have developed a basic level of trust