When the three of them heard this, the smiles on their faces slowly faded, and their brows knitted together again.
"Well! We are indeed in big trouble!"
Luo Zhennan nodded and said with a wry smile: "It's a great thing that we got the station, but it also carries a big burden."
"Why?"
Luo Chen frowned and glanced between the three of them in confusion.
"Sit down and talk!"
Luo Zhennan waved his hand, turned around and walked towards the main seat.
After several people sat down, Luo Zhennan pointed at Shi Jing and said: "Shi Jing! Tell Chen'er what you found out!"
"Yes! Owner!"
Shi Jing straightened himself up, looked at Luo Chen and said seriously: "That's it, Young Villa Master! We have gained half of Maple Leaf City, and we must also fulfill corresponding obligations. The first one is to obey the orders of Kasyapa City and the second one is
It’s no problem to send people for military service, we already sent people to do military service yesterday, but Article 3 of the annual payment of 10,000 yuan in stone is a big trouble.”
"Maple Leaf City's biggest source of income is the market. Now our market has no income at all. Not only that, after we took over, we had to pay Yuanshi to manage the market. We simply can't afford the donation of 10,000 Yuanshi.
"
"how so?"
Luo Chen was puzzled. The source of income for Fangshi is naturally the management fees paid by those merchants. To put it bluntly, it is also called protection fees. As long as Fangshi is open there, will the management fees be less?
"Because of the Huang family in the south of the city!"
Shi Jing's eyes flashed fiercely, and he explained: "Maple Leaf City has two cities, one is the city in the north of our city, and the other is the Huangjiafang City in the south of the city! Since the family we took over left, the Huang family has been in charge of it.
Bei City, during this period they used various means to suppress the merchants in Bei City, pulling all the popularity of Bei City to their Nan City. Now there are not many people going to Bei City, and there are not many merchants left!"
"Is this so..."
Hearing this, Luo Chen was not angry. He just rubbed his chin and muttered. The two forces shared the same city. It was normal for such a thing to happen. Luo Chen was not surprised at all.
However, after this incident, Luo Chen also knew that their neighbors would not be easy to get along with, and they would inevitably have more fights in the future.
His eyes flashed, and Luo Chen immediately waved his hand: "Let's put it aside for now, wait until I go to Fangshi to see it!"
After saying that, Luo Chen glanced at Hu Biao and Shi Jing again, and finally looked at Luo Zhennan and said:
"Grandpa! What are you going to do next?"
"Well?"
Luo Zhennan came back to his senses from his silence, thought for a while, and said: "Our Ziwu Villa now has only thirty-eight people including you and me. I originally planned to recruit some people, but it takes more time to recruit people.
Yuan Stones, they also need Yuan Stones for cultivation, but we don’t have so many Yuan Stones now, so we can only find ways to earn Yuan Stones first.”
After saying that, Luo Zhennan smiled again:
"But fortunately, although we are facing difficulties now, there is still a way to earn Yuan Stone! It is adjacent to the Monster Mountain Range, and the guards can go into the mountain to hunt. Also, most of the people here are skilled in crafts and have alchemists.
, there are weapon refiners, puppet masters, and a kid who knows a little about formations. Although their skills are mediocre, as long as they have enough materials, it is not a problem to earn some yuan stones, but their development will be slower."
"this?"
Luo Chen's eyes narrowed. Alchemist, weapon refiner, puppet master, formation master, a small force of more than thirty people has so many talents?
"You brat!"
As if he saw Luo Chen's surprise, Luo Zhennan pointed at Luo Chen and cursed with a smile: "Have you forgotten what I told you before? The reason why these people survived in the hands of pirates is basically because of their skills, otherwise
Do you think pirates will keep a useless person? It’s just that these people are not good at craftsmanship, and they can still make things used by warriors the day after tomorrow.”
Hearing this, Luo Chen also remembered what Luo Zhennan had said to him before.
But after he figured it out, Luo Chen was secretly dumbfounded at Luo Zhennan. Luo Zhennan had brought out so many pirates, and he didn't know what kind of rage the pirates would get into!
Luo Chen was gloating in his heart, and was originally prepared to take it slow, but now he is more confident in the development of Ziwu Villa, because Luo Chen has the "True Solution to the Puppet" and "The Way of Formation" in his hands, and he is an alchemist himself.
It can help these people improve their skills and quickly develop Ziwu Villa.
He did what he said, Luo Chen glanced at the darkening sky outside, and then said to Hu Biao:
"Leader Tiger, everyone in the villa should be back by this time, right? Could you please call the alchemists, puppet masters and formation masters to come over and let me know them?"
"I don't want to be troublesome. I'll go right away!"
Flattered by Luo Chen's politeness, Hu Biao hurriedly stood up, bowed his hands to Luo Chen, and walked out of the lobby quickly.
Watching Hu Biao leave, Luo Zhennan turned to look at Luo Chen and said doubtfully:
"Chen'er, why did you see them? If they are alchemists, I also taught them something."
After speaking, Luo Zhennan winked at Luo Chen.
Seeing this, Luo Chen naturally understood what Luo Zhennan meant. Luo Zhennan had also read the previous elixir book, so he naturally knew the ratios of some elixirs in the elixir book. It was not surprising that he taught some to the alchemists.
Luo Chen nodded vaguely and said with a smile: "I just want to get to know them! In addition, I also got some puppets and formations to see if they can be useful to them!"
“So great!”
Luo Zhennan was overjoyed when he heard this. Now that Ziwu Villa is new, anything that can enhance the strength of Ziwu Villa will make Luo Zhennan happy.
"The subordinates and others have met the village master, the young master!"
While Luo Chen and Luo Chen were talking, Hu Biao walked in with six people and bowed to Luo Zhennan and Luo Chen.
Among the six people, four are men and two are women!
Four men, one lean middle-aged, two young men, and one skinny dark boy.
There are two women, one is a woman in her thirties and the other is a girl of eighteen or nineteen.
"Young Villa Master, these six people are currently engaged in refining medicine, puppets and formations in the Villa. The rest have their own affairs."
Hu Biao bowed his hand to Luo Chen, and then introduced the six people to Luo Chen one by one.
Among these six people, the lean middle-aged man is called Dong Zhong, the young girl is called Chu Yue, and both of them are alchemists.
The two young men, named Li Jin and Li Yu, are brothers. Together with the woman named Lin Wanzhen, the three of them are puppet masters.
As for the last young man, that is, the one who knows a little about formations, his name is Mu Yulou. Although this man is thin and dark, his eyes are deep and full of mist. Even Luo Chen can't help but look at it more.
glanced at him twice.
After listening to Hu Biao's introduction, Luo Chen asked a few more questions to get a preliminary understanding of their level.
But after understanding this, Luo Chen suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart. These people's skills were mediocre, they were simply unsightly.
Fortunately, the two alchemists were able to prepare some elixirs with Luo Zhennan's guidance.
But the three puppet masters are far behind. They can only be regarded as entry-level, and they can produce first-level puppets whose strength is equivalent to the third-rate realm.
And the so-called formation master is not even a beginner. He can't even arrange a complete formation, and he only knows a little knowledge about formations.
Shaking his head secretly, Luo Chen quickly adjusted. Although these people were a little worse, it was better than nothing.
After pondering for a moment, Luo Chen immediately ordered Hu Biao: "Chief Tiger, tomorrow we will vacate two courtyards from the mansion, one as the Alchemy Courtyard and the other as the Puppet Courtyard! From now on, the alchemist will live in the Alchemy Courtyard and make alchemy, and the Puppet Master will live there."
In the Puppet Yard!”
"Yes, Young Master!"
Hu Biao did not hesitate and accepted the order with clasped fists.
The alchemists and puppet masters nearby were also overjoyed, because this meant that the villa paid more attention to them.
Only the thin Mu Yulou next to him blinked his deep eyes and looked at Luo Chen innocently.
Luo Chen smiled at him and said slowly: "From now on, you will live in the same courtyard with me!"
"Thank you, Mr. Master!"
Mu Yulou suddenly became happy and bowed hastily, his deep eyes flashing with intelligence.
After arranging a few people, Luo Chen immediately waved his hand: "You guys go down first! I will give you some things after the hospital is sorted tomorrow!"
"Yes! I'm resigning!"
Several people took the order, turned around and walked out of the lobby.