Although ghosts are alien species, humans in this world are relatively accepting of ghosts.
Walking around the town, there are already some humans walking on the streets. The batch of Eyes of True Vision sent by Webster have been placed. Now even ordinary humans can vaguely see ghosts floating on the street, and they will greet people they used to know normally.
The sign of the Scholomance Academy has been hung up, and Caroline is temporarily in charge of everything there, so Mu Hua doesn't have to worry too much.
Thanks to Caroline's insistence, most of the teaching equipment in the college was not taken away by the former Springer College, including two teaching mechas and several exoskeleton machines.
The original Dusk Villa became the teaching department of the Scholomance Academy, and all the vampires in the villa were converted to teaching staff.
Teacher Vic, who probably had no chance of encountering vampires in this life, was given the position of Dean of Studies with Mu Hua's full approval, which put an end to his thoughts of committing suicide.
Well, necromancers may be reluctant to become liches, but they are usually more reluctant to accept becoming ghosts than ordinary people, because when they were alive, they generally did not regard ghosts as human beings. . .
Because the Blood Moon City might be behind the vampires in Dusk Villa, Mu Hua asked Caroline not to arrange them to participate in the core management. The main management of the academy should still be composed of the witch souls who finally stayed in the academy.
As far as the entire city of Cairns is concerned, Mu Hua still pays more attention to the small town. His focus is still on the small town, and Nick is arranging the renovation and promotion of the new urban area.
Among Nick's tasks, the momentum-building part is more important, because it is the key to reducing the negative interference of the outside world in the city of Cairns, and it is also the focus of asking all walks of life for "peace of mind" measures.
Who says that development can only be achieved after one becomes rich and powerful? Think about it carefully. Which prosperous area was not full of thieves and prostitutes at the beginning of its development? All kinds of low-class people, either cheating or selling their property miserably.
If the development is not good, then continue to beg for food and play the victim. If the development is good, haha...
Before everything in the town is in order, Mu Hua probably won't put any energy into the new urban area.
Walking on the streets of a small town.
The skeleton warriors on duty are covered in mercenary armor, including the masks covering their faces. The mercenary armor, which is designed based on the appearance of the Hell Suppression Armor, makes them look like warriors on the battlefield.
The real Prison-Suppressing Armor is a top-level equipment that requires very strict forging materials. Webster is also unable to provide Mu Hua with the Prison-Suppressing Armor.
This type of mercenary armor is mid-range equipment that focuses on energy protection. It has a very good short-term defensive effect and is usually used for defense in cities, mostly for show and to scare people.
Helmets, armor, arm guards, gauntlets, battle skirts, leggings, combat boots, and the long-handled swords of standard specifications made by Mu Hua. After they are fully armed, it is difficult to tell from their appearance whether they are skeletons or humans.
Webster was quite thoughtful in sending this kind of armor to Mu Hua. The armor was basically tailored according to the body shape of the skeleton warrior.
Nowadays, these heavily armed skeleton warriors no longer participate in patrols, but stand like sculptures in various places in the town, holding knives, as if they will swing their swords at any time to deal with evildoers.
People who come to the town without knowing the details would probably regard these skeleton warriors wearing mercenary armor as a decoration of the town.
"Click~Click~Click~" A team of patrolling skeleton undead passed by Mu Hua. When Mu Hua waved his hand, the black-armored skeleton general who was leading the team did not stop to salute.
A black-armored skeleton general with the Mark of Corpses engraved by Tricia, and the skeleton warriors following behind him are quite stylish.
He was wearing a tactical uniform filled with magazines, a rifle slung over his shoulder, and various security equipment hanging from his waist, including batons, handcuffs, single-shot net guns, and stun guns.
They are considered temporary patrol police before the security system of Caines City is restored. Perhaps after Mu Hua's Knights are formed, they will be assigned to guard some special areas.
After the Penelope incident, the town welcomed the return of some people who had been away, most of whom had relatives who had become ghosts.
A not-too-long period of time passed, and to be honest, the sad atmosphere in the town was not that strong. Under the influence of Mu Hua, the words and deeds of those ghosts were almost the same as when they were alive.
How to say it, after a brief period of discomfort, the people in the town felt more strange, even peculiar and fresh.
Perhaps only some young people who are asked by their own ghosts to clean the yard and mow the lawn will be full of complaints and a little irritable.
Many places on the streets of the town were damaged by vehicle collisions. Hobert was repairing them with the help of some ghosts possessed by skeleton warriors. Two skeleton warriors driving mixer trucks looked quite funny to Mu Hua.
Old Morey's son-in-law eventually became the mayor, but his political career probably has little development prospects.
When they see Mu Hua, most people, whether they are living or undead, will secretly observe him, and occasionally you can hear some murmurs about how expensive the clairvoyance potion is.
Through the deliberate propaganda of the ghosts who were favored by Mu Hua, Mu Hua already had a certain prestige in the town. Everyone knew that Mu Hua did not like to be disturbed, and generally did not dare to approach Mu Hua for jokes and chats.
Passing by old Barron's tavern, the original tavern had been burned down during the mosquito eradication campaign. At this time, old Barron was leading people to rebuild the tavern on the old site.
The restaurant in the town has reopened, but as there is not much business, through the window you can see several young waiters sitting around a table chatting.
I continued walking until I came to the fork of the third block. I looked up and saw that the third block was quite lively. Many ghosts from the new city were also hanging around here. The nightclub called "Degenerate" was still open. I heard that there were not only drinks for ghosts to drink, but also gambling and boxing matches.
The ghosts in the third block are mainly for the 'fallen', and you can't expect all the people who become ghosts to follow the rules.
These ghosts were not poor, and some of them had enough savings to live a dissolute life. Moreover, the Fallen actually sold Constructed Undead to the public.
It is said that the revenue here has been very good during this period. Mu Hua has no objection to this. He has to pay taxes here anyway, and he has a share of those taxes.
"Ask the fallen boss to see me in a couple of days." Looking at the flower beds on both sides of the road in the third block, where lush snapdragons from the demon world were planted, Mu Hua said to Melinda who was following him.
"Yes, sir, do you need to confirm the specific time?" Melinda asked seriously.
This follower, who did not need Mu Hua's salary, submitted his resignation reports to the Night Hunter several times but was not approved.
She has become much more obedient than before, and seems to be inclined to get closer to Mu Hua. Unfortunately, it is impossible for Mu Hua to use her in a big way and he only lets her do some chores occasionally.
"Four days later, confirm the time and tell me in advance. Have you got the hunting permit from the Warcraft Courtyard?" Mu Hua asked casually.
"The Principality of Omir only approves hunting permits for high-risk areas and prohibits the use of magic that would cause widespread damage to the environment," Melinda said.
"Can we hunt freely as long as we are in high-risk areas?" Mu Hua confirmed.
"It doesn't matter about other magical beasts, but you are not allowed to go deep into the dragon's nest, you are not allowed to destroy and steal dragon eggs, and the number of flying dragons hunted cannot exceed twenty per year. Unless the dragon actively attacks you, you are not allowed to hunt the dragon." Melinda replied.
The Principality of Omer has reached a coexistence agreement with the Lord of the Warcraft Courtyard. The fighting between humans and Warcraft is real, but the Lord of the Courtyard will not launch a magic tide, and humans cannot hunt and kill some of the Warcraft in the courtyard at will.
As for Mu Hua's ghostly style, if he wants to wreak havoc on the monsters in that courtyard, he must obtain official approval from the Principality of Omer.
Moreover, there are non-invasion areas between humans and monsters in that courtyard. You can't do anything wrong there, otherwise you may be resisted or even sanctioned by both humans and monsters.
"Haha, they protect the dragon beast very well." Mu Hua chuckled.
Twenty flying dragons are twenty flying dragons, and they are not allowed to do this or that. Isn’t it enough as long as they are not discovered?
Even if there are many restrictions on him there, he can just wait until the Dandelion team becomes stronger and let Taibetha lead the team to hunt monsters there.
Ghosts and gods are regarded as disasters by the outside world, but no one can restrict them from supporting and cultivating their own forces. It is hard to say about the Knights for now, but at least Dandelion can be regarded as an adventure team closely related to him.
As long as Dandelion is cultivated, any situation in the future that he is not convenient to deal with can be completely left to Dandelion to handle.
But... what if Tabitha and the others were turned into ghosts?
Thinking of this, Mu Hua's expression suddenly became strange. Well, forget it. To a certain extent, Taibesha and the others are also supporting themselves. If they really create a team of ghosts and gods, I guess no one will restrict him casually.
Away from the Third Street District, 'Degenerate' was doing good business, and Selma's magic material store was now rejuvenated.
When they got here, Mu Hua saw from afar many people coming in and out of the magic material store. The sales of clairvoyance potions in Caines City were basically monopolized by Selma, but Mu Hua did not make clairvoyance potions for her, but asked her to purchase them from outside.
Today, the city of Cairns lacks popularity in all aspects. The more channels for external communication the better. Some things cannot be done without a clean slate, at least not before the city of Cairns has its own characteristic industries.
The Eye of True Vision sent by Webster cannot cover the entire city of Cairns, not to mention that Mu Hua deliberately let the Eye of True Vision avoid some areas. As for why this is so, everyone has their own opinions.
Most people who come to the magic material store come here to buy clairvoyance potions, and there are also ghosts who come here to buy soul potions that have healing and restorative effects on ghosts.
Through the open door of the store, Mu Hua saw a woman with a tough temperament and sexy looks doing business in the store.
Athena, Selma's daughter who was quite famous in the town, was said to have obtained a place in the reserve of a noble knight order. As a result, Selma turned into a ghost and she returned to the town.
Although Mu Hua asked Selma and Old Morey to be responsible for the recruitment and formation of the Knights, because she was a ghost herself, Selma recommended Athena to take over her position as deputy leader, and she was ready to become the guardian spirit of her daughter.
Old Morey also made a similar decision, but there was no one alive in his family. I don't know if it was some hidden trick, but Old Morey actually recommended Clark to be the leader of the Knights, and he was going to be Clark's guardian spirit.
The Knights are different from adventurers in that they are more like soldiers. There is an essential difference between soldiers and warriors. Loyalty is the basic quality of a knight. Once they choose their object of loyalty, it doesn't matter whether it is good or evil, right or wrong. The will of the leader is above their ego to some extent.
They emphasize loyalty and execution. As for what exactly they are loyal to, there is no need to say more, no need to think about it, it cannot be expressed in words, and it is not appropriate to delve into it.
There is no element of devil's contract involved, it can be said to be a code of conduct, and this is a relatively retro and traditional profession.
The people of Loren are more self-respecting. In this regard, among the people that Mu Hua can recruit for the time being, Clark and Athena are more suitable candidates for command. Others do not even have enough military qualities, let alone knights. (End of this chapter)