Chapter 7: The Market and the Dog

After arranging Zhao Dexian's work, Ouyang Shuo himself was not idle. He was going to take a stroll through the primary market to see if he could find any good things.

The primary market is located in the northwest corner of the village, near the entrance of the village. The market occupies a large area, and in addition to a small wooden building used for trading, there is also an open space on the west side of the small building that serves as an unloading area.

Walking into the small building, it was empty. On the left side of the hall stands a display screen, much like a real-life light brain screen. On the right is a teleportation array, emitting a faint magical light, unusually mysterious.

The market can be said to be a product of the times in the game, with the crystallization of technological civilization on the left and the crystallization of magical civilization on the right. Enabling long-distance platform trading would not be possible without these two things.

The trading scope of the primary market is the area around Dali City, and the teleportation array cannot transmit lifeforms, and all transactions are paid by the seller 20% of the transaction tax.

Ouyang Shuo walked to the display screen on the left and found that the entire trading platform was divided into four sections. They are the material trading platform, the special items trading platform, the limited-time auction platform and the negotiation and cooperation platform, the latter two platforms are gray and have not yet been opened.

Click on the material trading platform, there are all kinds of materials such as grain, wood, stone, ore, cloth, salt, etc., and the only thing that is not there is military materials such as weapons, armor, bows and crossbows, which are prohibited items and cannot be sold.

Looking at the price again, 10 copper coins for a unit of grain, 20 copper coins for a unit of wood, and 100 copper coins for a unit of iron ore are not cheap. The most scarce thing in the territory now is timber resources, and Ouyang Shuo directly purchased 500 units and spent 1 gold coin.

What he's really interested in is the special item trading platform. Click on the platform, and the special items are subdivided into four categories, namely architectural drawings, item manufacturing technical manuals, skill books, and other items.

Needless to say, there are all the architectural drawings of non-hidden buildings required for the construction of the territory, and they are also a complete set of primary, intermediate, advanced, and special grades.

In territory building, in addition to the buildings that must be upgraded, there is no restriction on the lord building additional buildings, as long as you meet the construction conditions.

For example, as long as you have the blueprints for the construction of the Qinglou, then you can build this building that belongs to the third-level county when you are a first-level village. As for whether you can make the Qinglou work normally, that's another matter.

Despite this, most players still build all kinds of basic buildings in a step-by-step manner, and rarely skip the level because the high-level building drawings are too expensive.

A green building building drawing 1000 gold coins, try to ask which village chief has such a tyrant. Even with this money, no one would be stupid enough to spend this unjust money.

Ouyang Shuo first bought the blueprints for the construction of the canteen, the toilet, the residential courtyard, the blacksmith shop, the grocery store and the barracks, each of which cost 2 gold coins, a total of 12 gold coins.

In fact, there are some losers in this way, and most players are reluctant to go directly to the market to buy blueprints. Architectural drawings are more commonly obtained by killing rogues or raiding bandit cottages. When these humanoid NPCs die, they all have a certain chance of dropping blueprints.

Ouyang Shuo did this completely to give full play to the value of the 100 gold coins, exchange money for the rapid development in the early stage, and be one step ahead.

In addition, he also spent 15 gold coins to buy three special blueprints, namely the ferry construction blueprints, the dock construction blueprints, and the shipyard construction blueprints.

These are all water-related buildings, which can only be built in territories close to water sources, so they are not included in the category of buildings necessary for territory upgrades, and are classified as special buildings.

After buying the drawings, Ouyang Shuo clicked to the column of the item manufacturing technology manual. The so-called item manufacturing technology is some special confidential manufacturing technology in the industry, which cannot be mastered by ordinary skilled personnel.

For example, a grandmaster-level winemaker can theoretically brew a variety of high-end liquors. But, in fact, he couldn't make "Hougongfang" liquor. Why? Because other people's recipes are secret, no matter how good your skills are, it is useless.

Ouyang Shuo chose the "Seawater Salt Drying Technology Manual" and the "Guide Car Manufacturing Technology Manual". Two technical manuals, the former for twenty gold coins and the latter for ten gold coins. In reality, in ancient times, salt was sold by the government. It's different in the game, you can trade everything except arms.

The lord who is on the seaside, if he does not master the technique of drying salt in seawater, it is simply a tyrannical thing. As for the guide car, it is a key item for a later mission. The rewards are as generous as those of the Gold Village Building Token.

The third type of skill book contains all the professional skills, as well as some special skills. The skill book can only be used by the player, and the only way for NPCs to learn skills is through mentoring and apprenticeship. Ouyang Shuo chose basic horsemanship, basic marksmanship, basic archery and primary reconnaissance, and the four skill books only cost 1 gold coin.

The fourth category of other items, then there are all kinds of strange items. It depends on whether you are lucky or not.

Ouyang Shuo's eyes were sour, and he couldn't find an item that was both practical and affordable. Just as he was about to give up, the inventory suddenly refreshed.

A new item comes into view, the Mazu Statue (remnant), priced at 20 gold coins. Looking at the attributes of the item, Ouyang Shuo bought it without hesitation.

[Name]: Mazu Statue (Remnant)

[Level]: Silver

[Evaluation]: This is a broken statue of Mazu with a faint trace of Mazu divine power. Long-term worship contributes to the restoration of the restoration of the statue.

[Attribute]: Blessing of the Sea God (Increases the fleet's ability to resist storms at sea by 40%)

In order to worship the statue of Mazu, Ouyang Shuo had to buy another drawing for the construction of the village temple. The village temple is a necessary building for a third-level village, and a drawing costs 10 gold coins.

After a big purchase, Ouyang Shuo only had 11 gold coins left, which was really like a flowing spending. After the purchase was completed, Ouyang Shuo walked to the teleportation array on the right.

I saw a flash of white light in the teleportation array, and the ten architectural drawings, two technical manuals, four skill books, and a god statue that I had just bought were teleported over.

As for the 500 units of wood, it appeared directly in the open space in front of the small building. Put these things in a storage bag and use the four skill books directly.

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for successfully mastering the basic riding skills."

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for successfully mastering the basic marksmanship."

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for successfully mastering the basic archery skills."

"System prompt: Congratulations to the player for successfully mastering the primary reconnaissance."

Walking out of the small building, Zhao Dexian and the seven of them were building a fence in full swing. There was nothing to do, Ouyang Shuo simply helped them work together. The area of the third-level village is 1 square kilometer, and the length and width are 1 kilometer. The entire fence is 4 kilometers long, which is a huge project.

According to Ouyang Shuo's plan, the fence opened a main gate in the middle of the north side. At the same time, for convenience, open a side door on the east and west sides. The lumber yards under construction, as well as the subsequent quarries and mining sites, will be located on the western side of the territory. Therefore, the west gate will serve as the main entrance and exit for the transportation of resources.

Similarly, subsequent docks and shipyards will be built on the east side of the territory by the river, and the east gate will be used to connect the village to the docks. The straight line formed by the east and west side gates, together with the central axis, divides the whole village into four major areas.

The central axis complex will be the most prosperous part of the village, while dividing the territory into two major areas, east and west. At the southernmost end of the central axis is the Lord's Palace, which has been built. An open space in front of the Lord's Mansion was reserved for the future square. Further north, there is the shopping street of the village. All the shops, inns, martial arts halls and other buildings in the village will be distributed on both sides of the commercial street.

The West End serves as a residential area. The southwest area is mainly home to the agricultural population, such as farmers, fruit farmers, vegetable farmers, lumberjacks, etc. The northwest area is mainly occupied by a commercial population, such as miners, blacksmiths, tailors, masons, merchants and other craftsmen. At the northernmost point of the northwest area is the primary market that has been built.

The Eastern Region is a military district and a science, educational, cultural and health district. The southeast area is a science, education, culture and health area, and future private schools, medical centers, ancestral halls, and village temples will be located here. As a military zone, the Northeast District will be located for subsequent weapons workshops, strategic granaries, and military camps to be built.

For an afternoon, Ouyang Shuo spent the afternoon building fences while thinking about the overall planning of the village. A quarter of the fence has been built, and by the time the displaced people are wiped out tomorrow, it should be possible to complete the fence in a day.

At dusk, Shi Wansui finally returned from his inspection. On one side of the yellow horse hangs pheasants, rabbits and other game, and on the other side hangs a cloth bag, in which there are still things moving.

Ouyang Shuo stopped what he was doing, greeted him, and said, "The general has worked hard, it seems that the harvest is not small?" ”

Shi Wansui hurriedly dismounted, clasped his hands into fists, "I only met a few little thieves, it's not worth anything." I found a plaything for adults, and I hope they can like it. ”

"Oh, I don't know what it is? I am naturally convinced by the general's vision. ”

Shi Wansui laughed, turned around and untied the cloth bag from the horse. Untied the cloth bag, and a pure black wolf appeared in front of Ouyang Shuo's eyes.

The little guy was obviously just born, and his big dark green eyes were half-squinted and half-open, which was very cute.

"This is a wolf cub?" Ouyang Shuo asked a little uncertainly.

Shi Wansui looked a little proud, "Haha, to be precise, it should be a black wolf dog cub." Looks like a wolf, but not really a wolf. ”

"Black wolfdog?! Yes, yes, the little one should be a good helper for hunting when he grows up. ”

Zhao Dexian and the others also came over one after another, looking curiously at the little cub in the cloth bag. Seeing everyone so rare, Shi Wansui looked even more complacent, this is a straight man who can't hide his heart on his face.

Ouyang Shuo didn't want to ruin his interest, and asked curiously: "I didn't expect that the general's trip would be like a harvest, there must be a story in it?" Why don't you take advantage of everyone's presence and tell you about it, so that we can see the world. As he spoke, he beckoned everyone to sit on the ground and form a circle.

Shi Wansui laughed, did not have stage fright, sat down directly, and began to tell about today's patrol experience.

"According to the orders of the lord, he set off from the entrance of the village at noon and began to inspect the territory. It was also calm all the way, but there were only some small animals such as pheasants and hares, and a certain shot them down. Occasionally, I encountered one or two wandering bandits, and the poor ones didn't even have mounts, and I shot them to death. On the way back, I encountered a group of wolfdogs rounding up wild goats. Without saying a word, he rushed forward and killed most of the wolf dogs. I tracked down the fleeing wolfdogs all the way, and I found their kennels. Naturally, they picked it together, and unexpectedly saw this little cub in the kennel. Thinking that the lord might be useful, he stayed. ”

Hearing Shi Wansui mention the wild goat, Ouyang Shuo silently remembered it in his heart, and he already had a plan. It's just that it's getting late now, and I'm going to plan for tomorrow.

It didn't take long for Zhao Youfang, who was out, to build a primary logging site and come back together. Starting tomorrow, the lumber yard will be officially operational. Taking this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo proposed that everyone have a meal tonight, which can be regarded as a celebration of the official establishment of Shanhai Village.

The fly in the ointment is that everyone is a group of big men, and none of them can cook. Fortunately, there is wild game from Shi Wansui to help the fun, otherwise a good meal will be a whole tiger and snake. Ouyang Shuo really hopes that there will be a chef among the homeless people who will be brushed out tomorrow.

After arranging for Shi Wansui to live in the east wing, and at the same time instructing him to arrange for night duty, Ouyang Shuo returned to his room in the main hall and prepared to rest.

Lying on a hard bed, his eyes closed, and his heart silently chanting "Log out of the game!" When I opened my eyes again, I was out of the game.