The changes in the environment of the trade route naturally cannot escape the troops patrolling here every day, and the captain of each squad has a task, that is, to record what he sees on weekdays into a book, and hand it over to his superiors when he returns from patrol.

These things are sorted out by specialized NPCs, and then handed over to the person in charge of Runeterra, and finally handed over layer by layer, until they reach the hands of Medu or Mongo.

In reality, Lu Kuan had a good rest, lay on the tatami mat in the living room with Wu Xiaoxiao, took a lazy nap, and when the two woke up, they found that they had hugged each other at some point, blushing the girl's face and running back upstairs.

Lu Kuan slept contentedly, and at night, he entered the game refreshed.

"That's a good thing~"

After listening to Maedu's report, Lu Kuan smiled and said, "Actually, the monsters along the road have already been cleaned up by us, do you know why the situation has only changed now?" ”

"Those people can't hold it, hehe." Meadhu smiled wickedly with a grimaceous expression.

It is not the local forces that have been intruding on the trade routes, it is the foreign forces, the forces that are specifically hostile to Runeterra.

No matter who the other party is, after more than a month of wits and courage, these people finally can't hold on.

Can't beat Rune's City? The other side is indeed at a disadvantage, but to say that it is a rout, it is not enough.

Soft on Rune's City? It is also impossible, whether it is the Celestial Church in the south, or the nearby Rapidsport, the Church of Light, and even Isa City, it is impossible to reconcile with Runetera City in a short time.

You know, until now, Rune City has not even handed over a single silver coin to Isa City, and the land commerce of Rapids Harbor has been hit hard, not to mention that Rune City has now begun to draw money from the bottom of the kettle and build a port.

Then there is only one reason, that is, the other party feels that the cost performance is too low.

Harassment from a distance, or having the team teleport and run over in a step-by-step manner, or having a high-level mage teleport directly over it, either way, can be expensive.

According to detailed statistics in Rune City, from the construction of the trade route to last week, the number of suspected spies and hostile elements killed by the Runeterra army has exceeded 300.

There are bright gold coins on everyone's heads~

"Even if the other party is unwilling, it is estimated that there will only be small-scale harassment in the future,"

Thinking of the pain of these secretly murdered villains, Lu Kuan couldn't help but laugh happily: "When the number of wind elements is accumulated, send another 100 to patrol the air on the trade road." ”

Medu agreed, "Yes, my lord, when the teleportation array is built and the liquidity is abundant, the wind element will soon be able to increase. ”

Lu Kuan nodded, sat on the chair and pondered something, the small water element was released by Lu Kuan, turning into a water balloon and rolling around in the palm of his hand, and the cool feeling made Lu Kuan's thoughts clearer.

"Medou." Lu Kuan rarely did not call the old goblin, and his tone was very solemn.

The old goblin's expression also became solemn: "My lord." ”

"Now that the trade route has entered the right track, the tax at the fork in the road is ......"

Lu Kuan's words were halfway through, and the meaning was already obvious.

There was a hint of joy in Medu's eyes, and he immediately said: "Back to the Great Lord, I have been discussing this matter with Lord Menggo for a long time, and now that the trade routes are becoming more and more prosperous, the tax rate of one out of a hundred is too low." ”

The old goblin sighed as he spoke, as if Rune City had suffered a big loss, Lu Kuan couldn't help laughing: "Yes, what is the result of your discussion?" ”

Medu glanced at Lu Kuan's face, felt relieved, and said, "Lord Mongo and I both think that the 3% tax rate is very reasonable. ”

Lu Kuan smiled when he heard this, waved his hand and said, "Reasonable, but not suitable." ”

Hearing this, Meadhu looked puzzled, this number was calculated by him and Meng Ge carefully researched and gathered many of his subordinates together, which would not be too high and cause too much disgust, but also maximize the benefits of Runetera City.

Lu Kuan naturally understands, but Medhu and Mongo are considered from the perspective of NPCs, and Lu Kuan should be considered from the perspective of players: many people can't see others making money.

Rune City is still Lu Kuan's Rune City in the final analysis, and now Lu Kuan is already in the limelight enough, if the tax at the fork directly rises to 3%, I am afraid that many spooky guys will come out and try to make Rune City and Lu Kuan become the target of public criticism.

In addition, Lu Kuan has other things to consider together, one is the teleportation fee of Rune City, in addition to the construction cost, it is almost a zero-cost transaction, and many people's eyes are red and bleeding.

The second is the trade route itself, at the moment nearly a third of the southern section of the road is guarded by the army of the Golden King, in the early days, this greatly compensates for the lack of manpower in Runeworld, but later, it is a time bomb that can affect the stability of the trade route at any time.

The Golden City will not tear up the agreement, but the huge profits are there, and if the Grand Lord of the Royal City can't bear the pampering of his subordinates, they will set up their own tax station on the southern section of the trade route......

Lu Kuan didn't want to fight a war that was not necessary at all.

Therefore, Lu Kuan's established plan was to replace the army of the royal city by the way when the demons invaded, and before that, Lu Kuan felt that it was better to keep a low profile and not cause too many people to surge.

"It's set at 1.5 percent, and the notice will be issued, and it will be implemented from next Monday,"

Thinking of this, Lu Kuan said: "In addition, you make a plan to gradually increase this number to 2% by the end of this year, which is about the same." ”

"Vision." Meadhu bowed in response, and naturally slapped himself on the back.

Lu Kuan looked up at the window, the rising sun was a little dazzling, but there was a slight warmth on his body, which made the dead branches swaying in the cold wind outside the window look less gloomy.

……

Rune's City did not hesitate to use the gold coins in the treasure trove to build near the Mage Tower, which not only attracted the attention of many people, but also brought a large number of quest opportunities to the players of Hunting Hat Town, most of which were construction quests.

In a matter of days, the humble town became one of the most sought-after golden quests in the entire Northern Empire, with Rune's City spilling gold coins to give players advanced quests to collect building materials or use their life skills.

In this way, it is much cheaper than Rune City itself directly buying stones, wood, hiring workers, etc., and the difference in the price that players lose in the middle has become a rising skill proficiency and the prestige of Rune City.

Best of both worlds.

The two siblings, Blue Moon and Corpse Kun, helped Lu Kuan complete the task, and Lu Kuan also fulfilled his promise and directly gave the two of them the identity of the captain of the Rune City squad - the two of them did not have the qualifications to participate in the military activities of Rune City, but they could enjoy the corresponding benefits like everyone else.

However, the female warrior monk Corpse Kun's vision was very accurate, and she did not go back to Rune City, but persuaded her brother to stay and participate in this hot construction activity.

With the support of funds and players, it goes without saying that the construction progress is so fast, and with so many players recruited, and then a small group of enemies come to cause trouble, players will spontaneously form a team to fight back without being greeted by people from Rune City.

A group of second-class goods want to sabotage Lao Tzu's mission? There are no doors!