Chapter 6 of Volume 1: Taxpayer

  On the 3rd day of Week 1, Lin Tian woke up to the system's alarm clock at 6:00 AM sharp and entered the construction list. Considering that he vaguely remembered that farmers in Heroes of Might and Magic could pay taxes, he decided to give it a try, anyway, it was something he would have to build eventually.

  "Construct 0-level peasant hut! -500"

  Recruit 100 farmers - 300

  Remaining 56,200 gold.

  The recruited 0th-order peasants are very weak, about 1.6 meters tall, wearing hemp clothes, carrying a grass load, and having a vegetable color. The biological shape is that of Heroes V, with a short and poor appearance. However, their characteristics are taxpayers and armed militia.

  Taxpayer: Farmer cultivates land, providing 1 gold coin in taxes every day, settled weekly.

  Armed Militia: Farmers can be equipped with some simple weapons to transform into armed militia, possessing a small amount of combat power, but don't expect too much.

  With the characteristic of taxpayers, a certain house immediately decided to treat them as masters and raise them up. They are the parents who provide food and clothing! Must be treated as a strategic reserve, these guys have no fighting power anyway, even if they are armed as militia, they are still trash, and will not be summoned to participate in the war unless absolutely necessary.

  With this living example of a farmer, does a certain mansion expect 0th-tier soldiers from the Spirit Tribe?

  "Constructing 0th-tier Elfwood Dwelling! -500"

  "Recruiting 100 Small Sprites - 300 remaining. 55,400 gold left."

  The biological shape of the little elf is similar to that of the little elf in Warcraft, a ball of elemental light spinning around. Not much combat power. However, the system is usually very powerful, and their characteristics are taxpayers and self-explosion.

  Taxpayer: Pixie by entwining trees, can provide 1 point of energy per day, which can be converted into 1 gold coin.

  Self-Destruction: Deals damage to enemies within a small range, reducing their blue meter by 50 points and dealing 100 damage to summoned creatures.

  Wow, there's also an area attack. It's quite powerful! But in reality, the taxpayer is still the most useful, and others are just icing on the cake. According to this calculation, after fusion, the system gives each tribe's 0th-level soldier the characteristic of a taxpayer, which is equivalent to an additional part of gold coin income, haha, more is better! At noon, Jones came to visit with excitement.

  "I hastily organized a small auction last night, mainly for mercenaries. Xiaohong and Xiaolan bid 250 gold per bottle, and the equipment was 2500 gold each. The total price of this batch of goods was 6500 gold. But I estimate that if the quantity increases later, the price of potions will stabilize at around 200 gold, and the equipment will stabilize at around 2000 gold!" He said, handing over 6500 gold.

  Received, remaining gold in treasury: 61900 gold.

  Lin Tian knew that Dead Fatty wasn't deceiving himself in this aspect. After all, anything that's scarce is precious, and it's only natural for the price to be high when there's a small quantity. But asking for every single item to sell at an auction price was very unrealistic. Each bottle of medicine was 200 gold, and each piece of equipment was 2,000 gold, which was actually consistent with his own estimates. Lin Tian furrowed his brow, thinking for a minute, while Dead Fatty's heart was racing with anxiety beside him.

  "Since you've shown enough sincerity, I won't beat around the bush either. From now on, this batch of goods will be handed over to your Chamber of Commerce for processing. Every week, supply 200 bottles of Little Red and Little Blue, each bottle at 200 gold, equipment 10 pieces, each piece at 2000 gold, whatever price you can sell it for is considered your profit. I'm a person who advocates for win-win, how about that?"

  I don't want to haggle with Jones on the price, so I directly stated my requirements. Although it will definitely give up some profit margin, can anyone help you without any benefit? Giving up a part of the profit properly can bring more profits to oneself. Besides, I don't have the energy to sell these things one by one, and handing them over to professionals is more efficient. Moreover, the main profit is in my own hands.

  Fatso hastily agreed! Lin Tian also told him to come find Old Butler John tomorrow afternoon to collect this week's share, and from now on John would be the contact person. Every week, just hand over the money to him... How would a big shot bother with such trivial matters? The certain mansion was filled with a sense of superiority.

  Seeing Jones off, Lin let out a sigh of relief. Tomorrow, the market must be set up at the first time, so for now, the problem of gold coins has been temporarily solved. Next, it's time to consider his own strength enhancement, no matter how many divine soldiers are recruited, if your hero is killed in seconds, what's the point? Don't forget that this is essentially still a real world, where there is no such thing as invincible heroes or undying troops.

  Yesterday I learned from John that every part of a demon is a treasure, so fighting like a mercenary would be pretty good too!

  After lunch, Otaku A ran to the gathering place of mercenaries in the city and strolled around, watching these mercenaries who made a living by boasting and bragging.

  The Mercenary Task Hall also posted some tasks, and after taking a look, they were all small tasks, such as collecting 3rd-level wolf blood, with a reward of 100 gold. For mercenaries, the income from these tasks was not bad, but for Lin Tian, these tasks that were not recognized by the system had rewards that were completely negligible, and he ignored them.

  "Hey, rookie! Over here! Want to join our Wolf Fire Mercenary Group? We're a B-level merc group!" A certain otaku was looking around the mercenary hall when a heavily armored and menacing warrior, sitting at a corner table, waved him over. Lin Tian knew they didn't have good intentions, but he reluctantly made his way over.

  "Newbie, what are you dawdling for? Come to our mercenary group, we have a specialized mentor to guide you, and I'll make sure you eat well and live comfortably!" The warrior's face was filled with impatience as he waved his sword, staring at him with a slightly intimidating gaze.

  Cut! At a glance, it's obvious that you want to deceive newcomers into joining the group and exploiting them. Do you think I'm a fool? A certain householder muttered in his heart, but he decided to keep a low profile for the time being and calmly explained: "No, I just came here to take a stroll, and I won't be joining any groups for the time being..." Before he could finish speaking, a snow-white sword was placed on Lin Tian's neck. The fear of losing his life at any moment stimulated him, causing goosebumps all over his body.

  "Isn't he just a low-level magic apprentice? How dare he not give me face? Does he think I won't kill him?" The warrior with the scarred and ugly face approached, his fierce eyes carrying an aura of death, this was definitely a ruthless killer. But his threat was really clumsy, in this mercenary hall he definitely wouldn't dare to make a move, hadn't he seen the high-level warriors guarding everywhere? It's only useful for newbies who haven't seen the world, someone with experience would calm down and not be afraid.

  Someone pursed his lips and restrained himself from summoning all the long gunners, poking this ugly ghost into a muddy mess, and bursting into chrysanthemums.

  It's not that others look down on me, but rather my own strength is too weak. In this cruel world where the law of the jungle prevails and only the strong survive, being incompetent is also a serious crime.

  He silently pulled out the family crest from his pocket...

  I won't let people easily point swords at my neck again!