Chapter 46: Scoundrels and Involution

[Blood Lamb]

[Type: Mutated Creature]

[Effect: After taking the flesh and blood, you can strengthen your physique for a certain period of time and gain a madness effect; madness +1 layer (99 layers stacked, losing reason)]

"My Lord, I think our territory should be updated."

In the morning, Linde, who had just finished breakfast, was patrolling the territory as usual.

After last night's battle, the undead were in high spirits and had a stronger sense of belonging to Star Dragon Outpost.

Specifically, it manifests itself in doing things more seriously.

What is even more exciting is their enthusiasm for work. Lin Degang took a look and saw that the blood lambs were almost being fed into blood piglets. These little monsters were not picky about food and were willing to eat anything as long as it was meat.

But the blood lamb is a Pixiu, it only eats and does not defecate, and it is visibly about to die of bloating.

Although Lind didn't care about the fate and future of this little bloody thing, there was no need to feed it to death, as it would be a waste of food.

"Update?" Lind looked at the undead who was standing in front of him and asking for an update.

He remembered the other person's name, "Silkless Beautiful Legs", which might allow him to fight with "Favorite White Silk".

"My Lord, don't you think it's a little confusing when we issue the missions now?" He pointed at the undead people who were chatting with a few women in the distance. They were arguing about the content of a mission.

Such is the disadvantage of oral tasks.

One party will always get confused or remember things incorrectly, making it impossible to coordinate and eventually leading to conflict.

Lind walked over, and the four undead players who were arguing and the female NPCs who were talking about something stopped instantly.

"what happened?"

The women, fearing that they would be hated by him, took the initiative to explain: "Sir, the spoils you brought back last night need to be dealt with. We would like to let the undead deal with them at the price of 2 gold coin for every 1 pieces."

Lind nodded.

It is indeed reasonable to let the undead do this, and two items for 1 gold coin may seem to be a high price, but it is not easy to deal with the blood stains, maintenance and repairs on the spoils, and this is also a hidden benefit for the undead.

You can learn the techniques of repairing armor and sharpening weapons.

"And then? Do they think the price is too low?" Lind looked at the four undead men. Although he did not speak, the lord's aura was undoubtedly revealed.

The four undead men quickly shook their heads, but fortunately they all knew that this was the NPCs' "plot", so they kept silent.

The "No" female NPC was very distressed: "When I first said this, an undead came and took over this task."

She pointed at one of the undead, then pointed at another one: "And this one came over and said he wanted to do it together."

Linde waited quietly for her to explain the whole story.

"But," the woman grabbed her hair, very distressed, "But, when the third person came, he said he could get three for only one gold coin."

"The fourth one then said that he could get 4 items for only 1 gold coin."

"Then a few of them started arguing."

The undead who had been silent the whole time spoke up: "My Lord, let me do it. Five pieces for one gold coin is fine!"

"My Lord, I don't want any money!"

"My Lord, I can give you 5 gold coin for every 1 items you process."

"I'll pay 2 gold coins!"

"I'm still paying for it..."

Lind was nearly choked. He now understood that this group of damn undead were not only fighting on Earth, but also fighting on this land.

A scab!
He could understand the undead's actions, as they wanted to steal the skills of repairing weapons and armor. "One gold coin for every two pieces, you did a great job." Lind didn't listen to the undead at all, and only nodded to the female NPC.

Is gold the key? Not at all. It is worthless without Star Dragon Outpost. What he wants is the labor of the undead.

If an already unstable system is messed up by scabs, it will become a hassle to decide who will work, who will not work, how to work, and how to manage it.

He turned around and looked at the undead: "Now, those who are willing to work for two pieces for 1 gold coin please come over..." Then he turned to the female NPC and asked: "How many people do you need?"

"Two at most, we don't have that much to do." She has already gotten used to the work pace here, and the results seem to be pretty good.

"Then two!"

The undeads obeyed obediently. The first two came to do the work, and the other two left.

The silk-less beautiful woman following behind Lind said, "Sir, that's it. This group of undead people only care about themselves and their own internal affairs. It seems that they can help, but in the end they will destroy the fragile economic system here."

Lind couldn't help but look at the other party twice. The other party had completely separated himself from the players.

"Indeed," Lind nodded. He knew this problem and already had a solution. That was to use unchangeable text to rigidly require each task instead of letting the undead actively communicate.

Because Lind knew very well that these NPCs were living people, who could think and be moved by language.

Coincidentally, shamelessness is one of the player's strengths.

Although there is a solution, he is too busy to implement it because the undead are developing so fast.

It seems... using the undead to govern the undead is a good idea. Otherwise, if only NPCs are used to manage, the manpower is a bit insufficient.

He looked at the silkless legs.

"Why not try parchment?" Silkless Legs made her own suggestion: "Write down the task content on parchment, and then give it to the undead to do, in duplicate, to ensure that no one will cheat. It can also ensure that the task content is absolutely correct and there will be no more disputes."

"Yes, but the territory has no parchment." Lind nodded, then shook his head: "Perhaps, you can find enough paper for the territory?"

Linde had wanted to make paper for a long time, but the weather did not allow it. The climate was too cold and the pulp turned into ice faster.

Making paper in winter requires more patience.

Since the undead has proposed it, let the undead do it.

The silk-less beautiful legs were very happy: "Yes, Lord! I will definitely complete your task!"

If my proposal is passed, does it mean that the player can also influence the NPC's decision?
Does it mean that in the future players can seek higher positions, or even... become the overlord of a region!
He plans to go back and post an analysis.

……

"My Lord, we have successfully developed cement!"

Good news comes one after another.

However, the weather was too cold and there were no mixers, so the living people had to be used as animals, constantly stirring the cement to prevent it from freezing.

"Very good," Lind was quite satisfied. "Since you have enough cement, I think you can help Star Dragon Outpost build a government hall."

Always complete tasks step by step, and never sit idle.

"Of course, sir! What style do you want? We have a lot of people, so we can build it for you in a day or two!"

The undead who were keen on building houses finally had the materials available.

The frame is made of wood and filled with stones and cement. The house built may not be very beautiful, but it will definitely be good at keeping out the cold.

The undead people were also very enthusiastic and asked Lind for an area to build a dormitory for eight women and children.

You really understand human nature.

(End of this chapter)