For Ellis and others, the overall environment of Hope Village is definitely not worth mentioning compared to the town of Soller where they are located. After all, the town of Soller where they are located is a territory with tens of thousands of residents. The economy is very prosperous.
When compared with the small town of Soller, Hope Village pales in comparison.
When they first entered, although they heard the residents of Yuxi Village mention the delicious food here, they didn't pay much attention to it.
How can a village's food compare to their small town?
The so-called commercial street is pitifully crude compared to their small town.
But after they followed Bayer and Zhou Bai around the commercial street and ate a food called hamburger, there was only one feeling left in their minds.
Everything I have eaten in the past twenty years has really been in vain.
So, after burgers opened the door to a new world, Ellis and others couldn't hold them any longer, so they started eating all the way from the burger shop.
"Tofu Pudding? It's so smooth. I've never tasted it before. Both sweet and salty ones are delicious."
"This is the first time I have eaten such delicious jerky. The honey flavor is really good."
"This meatloaf is also delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside."
"Potato pancakes are also good, you should try them quickly."
"Ciba? A little sticky, but... delicious."
"This pan-fried bun is also very good, I like it so much."
"..."
"God, my stomach can't hold it anymore."
"Me too."
"..."
As time went by, the mercenaries who were originally holding the food completely let themselves go, addicted to the ocean of food and unable to extricate themselves.
After a while, everyone unconsciously filled their stomachs.
"Hiccup!" Ellis couldn't help but let out a long burp.
"How's it going? Didn't I disappoint you?" Bayer looked at Ellis' appearance and couldn't help but ask with a smile.
No one can escape the temptation of delicious food in Hope Village.
Those of them who don’t need to eat can’t help but spend money on these foods, which is enough to prove the charm of these foods.
"If you take any of these foods back home, they will sell like crazy in Soller Town! There are so many kinds here!!!" Ellis couldn't help but exclaimed!
The other mercenaries on the side nodded fiercely in approval.
You don’t need all of them, you just need one of the delicacies. Once you learn how to do it, you can make a lot of money in any territory.
Zhou Bai heard their admiration for the food in Hope Village and said directly from the side, "Speaking of which, I am planning to move things to other territories."
She originally wanted to form a team to go to the town of Benguela and the surrounding native territories! This team of mercenaries is a ready candidate.
The most important thing is that this group of mercenaries are still local residents. They definitely know enough about the business transactions between the local territories, which can save them a lot of detours.
It's better to come early than to arrive late.
Zhou Bai's words instantly attracted the attention of Ellis and others.
"Where are you going?" Ellis asked subconsciously.
Obviously, he really thought this business could be done.
It's just that he knows better that behind these foods, there may be his own gourmet recipes. Even if he knows how to make them, without a recipe, he may not be able to reproduce such a perfect taste.
….
If you really want to do business, you can only move things, and they must be moved for short distances.
I glanced at the map and instantly located it on several nearby displayed maps, including the small town of Benguela.
Small towns will have a population of tens of thousands, and the market is definitely big enough.
This business can be done!
"The most important thing is the town of Benguela." Zhou Bai said, and the location he mentioned also caught Ellis's mind.
Ellis listened and said quickly: "Then I propose to
It mainly focuses on portable food, and the food in the convenience store is good. It will definitely be popular among professionals in the small town of Benguela. "
As a mercenary, Ellis really likes convenience store food, which is definitely the best for survival in the wild.
Of course, if you enjoy it, other foods are better.
But who told them to do business now!
"In addition to delicious food, we hope that the village has other good products." Zhou Bai said, leading the group of mercenaries directly to the carpentry workshop nearby.
Did she know that Meng Chengzhou had been hoarding a lot of wooden products recently.
Meng Chengzhou is forward-looking when it comes to doing business.
Ellis also doesn't care about wood workshops. In many territories, wood workshops are obsolete buildings. Most of the people who go into the wood workshops to consume are ordinary residents of the territory. There are even many territorial wood workshops. It has already disappeared into the territory.
So when they saw that there was a carpentry workshop here, even though they occupied the best location, they didn't think about going in and taking a look.
But after entering here, I found that many things here are quite interesting.
"This carpentry workshop is not a territorial building. It was opened by a craftsman from our territory." Zhou Bai said directly.
Ellis was a little surprised when he heard that it was still private?
Afterwards, Ellis stood in front of the display cabinet and looked at these wooden products.
After looking at it this way, I realized that the other party had quite a lot of varieties.
Kitchen supplies: chopsticks, forks, spoons, bowls, plates, wooden buckets, colanders, dinner plates...
Daily necessities: wooden basin, wash stand, sofa, bed, bunk bed, wardrobe, bedside table, dining table, desk, chair, bookshelf...
Weapons: Spear handle, wooden bow, whale tooth sword, bayonet...
Paper supplies: under development
Weapons are okay, no matter how special the wooden ones are, they are just scum compared to weapons made from other ores. No one will chase wooden weapons. They are suitable for ordinary people below level 10.
But other lifestyle products are different, as long as they can be used daily.
The tools used by the lower-class residents in other territories are mainly made of wood, but the tools in other territories are definitely not as refined and comfortable as here.
What surprised him even more was that the prices of these products were really very low.
"These products should be easy to sell among ordinary residents in other territories, right?" Zhou Bai looked at their expressions and said directly.
Bunk beds, in particular, are definitely a highlight among ordinary residents and can save them a lot of space!
"Yes, but it can be easily copied." Ellis said bluntly after coming back to his senses.
Some of the things here are indeed very creative, but the technical content is also very low. For example, bunk beds, you can basically buy one and learn it easily.
….
As soon as their front legs were selling well, similar products on the back legs were already flying all over the place.
It's really incomparable to gourmet recipes.
"Even if it's a copy, compared to this market, it's still a big deal, because they don't have that many craftsmen, so they won't have such favorable prices. Most of the wood workshops in other territories have been eliminated, haven't they?" Zhou Bai said bluntly. It goes without saying that the world looks down on life professionals too much. In addition, they are under too much pressure to survive and need to spend a lot of time and energy collecting supplies. Not everyone can earn this money.
And when no one is willing, they hope that the village will be willing.
Of course, if they are really willing to earn this hard-earned money, I can only say that they should earn it.
"Moreover, these are only the most basic patterns. We can also engrave and even color some of these products. They are as exquisite as iron products, but they feel better." Zhou Bai said directly.
Blue Star people lack everything, but they definitely don’t lack creativity in this world.
She asked Bayer and the others and learned that the most popular items in other territories were iron and leather furniture, which were expensive and popular among nobles. They also pursued bright colors.
under the same conditions
, if wooden furniture can be made equally exquisite, but the price is only half or even less, it will definitely become a new choice for many people.
Listening to Zhou Bai's words, Ellis's eyes lit up.
If the following points mentioned by Zhou Bai can be achieved, then this will indeed be a good business with small profits but quick turnover.
"If this is the case, the main thing is high quality and low price." Ellis said, his heart couldn't help but feel hot, and then he sighed, "It would be better if the territory could have a regular and cooperative mobile merchant, the elves I’m afraid they may like this kind of furniture, and if the price is higher, they may be willing to do it.”
Elves advocate nature and primitiveness, and these utensils are really primitive.
"Itinerant businessman? There seems to be such a profession?" Zhou Bai remembered that one of the professions included the development direction of businessman.
Even her grocery store currently sells goods automatically because there are no professionals in this profession.
"Yes, there are very few people who start this profession. It can be said that they are only one in a million. But if you can start this profession, you will definitely become a guest in all territories, not just human territories, but also the territories of other races."
"Why?" Zhou Bai asked curiously.
"Because the Mobile Merchant has the most complete map of Stanland, which is automatically opened when he starts his profession. Therefore, as long as the Mobile Merchant can master space magic, he can freely travel back and forth between all territories, which means that he has enough in his hands. There are enough commodities to possibly meet the needs of all territories, and those territories will naturally welcome him." Ellis said with envy in his eyes.
Itinerant merchants are also the idols of all their mercenaries.
After listening to Ellis's description, Zhou Bai was instantly envious.
This profession is so awesome!
If she had this profession, would Hope Village have to worry about the future?
Seemingly sensing Zhou Bai's intention, Bayer on the side reminded lightly, "Because of the power of the mobile merchant, this profession also comes with a restriction. He must be a permanent free man and cannot become a resident of a certain territory. , once it is branded, it will be ostracized by other territories and even hunted down."
….
Therefore, it is impossible for a lord to become an itinerant merchant.
The existence of the profession of mobile merchant is a bridge between various territories. It is destined that it cannot be owned by individuals.
Zhou Bai listened and instantly put down all his thoughts.
She prefers to stay in one place than to wander around.
If it weren't for the fact that she was now shouldering a territory, she thought she would rather lie down and wait to die.
"You can hire our entire mercenary team to do business for you, but how do you plan to cooperate? How will the benefits be distributed?" Ellis has already thought clearly about the benefits contained in this, which is better than what they did in Soller Town. The quests waiting in the quest lobby are far more valuable.
Although the town of Soller is more prosperous than here, the pressure of competition is also greater.
Now, they are the only ones in Hope Village!
And in a short period of time, it is enough for them to make a good profit.
They didn't want to swallow this business, and of course they couldn't. They could only represent one territory before they could successfully sell things in another territory and keep their wealth.
Although Hope Village is just a village, it is also a backing.
The Zhou Bai in front of him might be able to represent the territory.
"I do want to hire you, but I am not alone. I will organize several caravans to go to different territories. I will need you to lead the way. However, the distribution of benefits will be based on your rules. I believe that everyone will not let you Disappointed." Zhou Bai said seriously.
With the funds she has now, she can indeed swallow such a big deal, but there is no need.
It would be most appropriate for all capable and thoughtful people in the entire territory to join in.
As long as the residents of the territory are rich enough, she, the lord, will also be rich.
Furthermore, the purpose of her taking the lead is not to make money, but to enable the territory to integrate into the continent of Stan faster and develop better. This is better than making money.
Much more important.
"Okay." Ellis agreed immediately.
He didn't know Zhou Bai, and he didn't know what Zhou Bai's status was in this territory, but he believed in Captain Bayer. Since Captain Bayer didn't come forward and let Zhou Bai negotiate with them, it meant that Zhou Bai had this Abilities and Qualifications.
Ellis's nod was also within Zhou Bai's expectation.
However, after confirming, Zhou Bai once again considered what to do next. She originally planned to explore the surrounding territory in the form of missions, but now that this team of mercenaries has joined, she can do more. More comprehensive.
It was even a good opportunity for her.
A good opportunity for her to become the mayor of Hope Village.
Just do it. Zhou Bai was ready to go back and make a detailed plan at this time. Then he looked at Ellis and others and continued: "You can do whatever you want next! I'll go prepare it first. I'll come to you when I'm ready." .”
"Okay." Ellis nodded in agreement.
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Bai left.
After Zhou Bai left, Ellis looked at Bayer and said, "Captain, let's go to the pub to sit for a while!"
Have a good chat.
It was Captain Bayer who asked them to come to him.
But now it seems that this refuge is different from the refuge they thought.
But obviously, this is the right choice!
In this short period of time, he could almost foresee a bright future for his mercenary team in Hope Village.
However, he needs more things to measure how long this future can last.
"Yeah." Bayer listened, raised his eyebrows, and agreed.
Afterwards, the group of people walked towards the tavern.
As for Zhou Bai, after returning home, he immediately adjusted the successive changes in the plan and then re-conceived a plan.
After the plan was completed, Zhou Bai clicked on the lord panel and directly issued a task.
[Task: Formulate an external development plan for the territory]
[Nature: Trigger mission (triggered by Hope Village resident Zhou Bai)]
[Reward: Acting Village Chief Position, Contribution]
[Execution target: all residents]
The moment after the task is released.
Zhou Bai directly submitted the plan he had just written.
Is it okay to issue tasks to myself and admit myself when the time comes?
Zhou Bai smiled. Actually, this feeling of going through the back door seemed a bit refreshing?
The third update of two chapters in one is here!
(End of chapter)
Have a happy summer
