Chapter 57: Employee Benefits
Black-Eyed Rui Ge and Ye Li Meng took the stronger players away.
The other players stayed nearby to farm monsters or formed teams to explore unknown areas.
Indeed, although encouraging players to take part in high-risk missions to create casualties was very important, the territory’s resource inventory was currently running low, so it was necessary to encourage some players to hunt wild monsters to replenish supplies.
Now there was nothing that needed to be done.
Just lying flat and waiting for the income to roll in would suffice.
With nothing else to do, Hang Yu began wandering around.
Some players were coming and going to hand in tasks, and dozens of villagers were working and living here, making the territory look a bit more lively.
Among them, a new player with the ID "Great Wall" caught Hang Yu’s attention, because he was currently directing twenty or thirty migrant workers from Hexi Village to work.
Great Wall: "Greetings, my Lord!"
Hang Yu asked directly, "How is the progress of the work?"
Great Wall respectfully answered, "Reporting to my Lord, we are currently producing cement and constructing a brick kiln. It should not be long before construction can officially begin."
Hang Yu nodded, "Not bad. If you encounter any trouble, you can seek help from this Lord at any time."
This was one of the talents that Hang Yu had instructed Xiao Ba to select from among millions of people.
Great Wall’s real name was Wang Cheng, an almost eighty-year-old retired elder, who had just refreshed the highest age record among Twisted Three Kingdoms players.
Why did Hang Yu recruit such an old man?
Because he was not an ordinary elder; he was the former dean of the Xia Country Academy of Architecture, and was elected as an academician of the Academy of Engineering in the fields of civil, hydraulic, and architectural engineering in his fifties.
Throughout Wang Cheng’s career, he had presided over the design of at least a dozen landmark-level buildings, including Olympic stadiums, large international airports, provincial museums, and many commercial megaprojects worth billions, exactly the kind of talent needed for territory construction.
Precisely because of this.
As soon as Great Wall entered the game, he coincidentally triggered a personal exclusive quest.
He did not necessarily have to farm monsters and go on adventures like other players.
As long as he could complete various construction tasks assigned by the territory, he could also earn a lot of Contribution Points and Abyssal Essence as rewards.
Wang Cheng himself was very surprised.
He had never played games before.
It was only by overhearing his students discussing Twisted Three Kingdoms that he became interested and casually made a reservation.
He never expected that after a lifetime of building and designing, he could actually return to his old profession, using a young and strong body to throw himself into the work he loved once more.
Great Wall said, "The main difficulty at the moment is the shortage of manpower."
Hang Yu nodded, "Our territory is just starting out, so it’s inevitable that manpower is tight. I will solve this problem as soon as possible. In the meantime, I will send the personal guards to assist you."
"Thank you, my Lord!"
Zhang San, Li Si, and the other personal guards had nothing to do all day anyway.
Hang Yu simply sent them to the construction site.
With their strength, each one could match ten men.
"Work hard!"
After encouraging them, Hang Yu left.
Great Wall was extremely excited.
Logically speaking, with his age and experience, he should not have been so emotional over such a trivial matter... but this game was simply too realistic, and his body had returned to its youthful and strong prime!
He had been obsessed with construction and design his whole life.
Although he already had many masterpieces, he was never fully satisfied.
Now, he could start from nothing and build a grand city from scratch, something he had never even dared to dream of before.
He would never find retirement life boring again!
He believed that this project alone would make his life even more fulfilling!
Great Wall decided to gather a large number of his students and colleagues to form a design team as soon as he got back!
At this time, Hang Yu had already wandered over to the Forging Workshop.
During this period, Yan Ling’s work ability had been very impressive.
It was precisely because of this diligent and hardworking Forger that the strength of the territory's army had increased so rapidly.
"Ah, my Lord, why have you come?"
Yan Ling was lying limply on her bed like a salted fish.
Since coming to work in this territory, she had hardly had any proper rest.
Every day she worked like a frenzied machine.
Now, finally taking a rare break.
The Lord appeared.
She hurriedly got up to receive him.
Hang Yu asked, "How is the revenue situation at the Forging Workshop?"
Yan Ling quickly said, "Reporting to the Lord, in just one day we have earned over 30,000 Contribution Points. If we add the previous revenue from forging the Wild Bull Set and other sources, the workshop's cumulative turnover has reached about 100,000."
The so-called turnover was just the Contribution Points that were recycled.
Yan Ling's customers included not only players, but also the Lord standing before her.
Not to mention, Hang Yu had commissioned so many Wild Bull Sets and had Yan Ling upgrade his personal guards' gear to +6.
The consumption involved was not a small number, so it was not surprising that the turnover was so high.
According to the commission ratio.
Yan Ling had worked herself to death all this time.
Yet she had only earned a mere 1,000 Contribution Points.
Hang Yu hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should increase Yan Ling's commission rate.
But after thinking it through.
Although it was harder for NPCs to earn Contribution Points compared to players.
NPCs had the privilege of directly exchanging Contribution Points for Essence.
1,000 Contribution Points might not seem like much.
But Yan Ling had only been working at the territory for a few days.
For a Tier-One novice Forger, it was already quite good.
In the future, as her abilities grew and the number of players increased, even a 1% commission would amount to a significant figure.
"My Lord, I would like to apply to exchange for Essence. Would it be convenient for you?"
Yan Ling shyly made her request to exchange for Essence.
She felt rather embarrassed about it.
Although the Lord had allowed the use of Contribution Points to exchange for Abyssal Essence, Abyssal Essence was still the most important resource of a territory.
She had only been working here for a few days.
And already she was thinking about sharing the territory’s Essence.
It felt a bit improper and impolite.
Yan Ling explained, "My level is too low, and the territory's tasks are heavy. If I can reach Level 6, both my mana and stamina will improve, allowing me to complete even more forging tasks."
"No need to explain. You earned the Contribution Points. How you spend them is your freedom!"
Hang Yu said directly, "As for exchanging for Abyssal Essence, this Lord has already granted you the related permissions. From now on, there is no need to seek approval. You can directly exchange at the Lord Core. As long as there is Essence in reserve, you can exchange as much as you want."
"Thank you, my Lord!"
Yan Ling was overjoyed and felt all her hard work was worthwhile!
This was simply a divine job!
She even wished the workload could be heavier.
As long as she worked in this territory for a while, reaching those once-distant promotions and upgrades would no longer be just a dream!
"You have been working very diligently lately. This Lord has taken notice. All this is what you deserve."
At this point, Hang Yu’s eyes flashed, and he said, "I have decided to grant you a new benefit!"
Yan Ling: "Ah? A benefit?"
Hang Yu nodded and said, "This territory will periodically and in limited quantities allow employees to exchange Abyssal Magic Crystals for Contribution Points. Each Magic Crystal can be exchanged for 100 Contribution Points. If you urgently need Essence to level up, you can achieve it through Magic Crystals."
Being able to exchange Magic Crystals for Contribution Points?
When Yan Ling heard about this benefit, she was completely stunned!
Although Magic Crystals were very valuable and freely tradable hard currency with many acquisition channels, Essence could only be stored in the Lord Core.
It could circulate only within the territory and its population, with absolutely no possibility of being traded.
Otherwise, if Essence could be bought with money...
Wouldn't the juniors of all the major forces and noble families in the Stars easily become top-tier powerhouses without risk?
Even if it cost one Magic Crystal for one Essence, there would be countless forces rushing to buy.
This was something impossible to achieve, and the Will of the Stars surely would not allow it.
However.
Here at the Lord’s territory.
Magic Crystals could be directly exchanged for Essence.
One Magic Crystal for one hundred Contribution Points.
This was absolutely a massive employee benefit!
Yan Ling felt that even if she had to sell everything, break all pots, or borrow high-interest loans, it would still be worth it.
Because as long as she could become a mid-to-high level Forger, there would be countless ways to earn back her early investments.
When Hang Yu saw the excited and ecstatic expression on the fox-eared girl’s face.
He knew he had just secured another steady stream of income.
Not only would the employees work themselves to death...
They would even sell everything they had, borrow money just to keep working...
While bringing enormous revenue to the territory, they would still sing praises to the Lord with gratitude and tears.
At this moment.
Xiao Ba sent a notification.
"Master, the Alchemist you hired has arrived!"