With the arrival of everyone, the fortress that was originally a little deserted immediately became much more lively, although it has not yet reached the point of overcrowding, but it is better than being as deserted as before. And for Rod, the trouble that caused him the most headache finally came.

In the days that followed, Rhodes had to be busy not only dealing with the affairs inside the fortress, but also finding time to meet with the church, chambers of commerce, and other powerful people to discuss the next development. Although the contract had been drafted in black and white before that, after coming to the fortress, these things would change according to the changes in the environment, and finally the two sides reached an agreement before they began to cooperate.

The first thing that bothers Rhodes the most is about the church, and Bubblegum agrees to teach them how to fight, but doesn't plan to use the PVP skills of his pig teammates. Lilia, on the other hand, hopes that little bubblegum will teach these spirits the skills and lessons of the "pig teammates" tactic. Friction soon arose between the two sides, and Little Bubblegum was reluctant to teach some regular spirit master general combat skills that didn't involve the core technique at first. However, Lilia was more than eager to receive some lessons on the "pig teammate" tactic. In the end, Little Bubblegum was furious, and even suspected that these church messengers had bad intentions to get their "secret skills", otherwise why would these guys only stare at their own housekeeping skills? What are these guys' intentions?

In the end, Rod stood up, first appeased the little bubble gum, and then talked to Lilia specifically, I have to say that although the little bubble gum was a little bit second, her suspicions were not unreasonable. Although it is said that "pig teammates" are a PK method of the spirit master, but there is more than this PK method, in addition to the "pig teammate", "obscene flow" and "blood replenishment flow" are also commonly used combat skills of spirit masters. These can also work on the battlefield, don't they?

And under Rod's inquiry. Lilia also gave an honest answer, little bubblegum was not at ease with her, but in fact Lilia herself was also worried. After all, for so many years, the church has not had any systematic understanding of the fighting skills of the spirit master, and the only understanding is after seeing Lijie's pig teammate flow technique at the midsummer festival, so in the eyes of the church, this is the most practical and effective spirit master. At the same time, it is also the combat skill they have seen with their own eyes, and they naturally have a bottom in their hearts. But what Little Bubblegum wants to teach them is something completely different from what Lilia learned from the church before, and Lilia, who is naturally a messenger of the church, doesn't know how to do it, and Lilia herself doesn't know anything about the fighting skills of the spirit master, and she doesn't know that the Dao Pig teammates were created by Little Bubblegum. The tactics that most involve the core combat skills of the spirit master. So to be on the safe side, she still hopes that little bubblegum can teach this style of fighting. I didn't expect this to set off the scale of the little bubble gum instead.

Eventually, under Rod's guidance, Little Bubblegum agreed to teach them some knowledge of the Pig Teammate Flow and the fighting methods of the Molty Flow, after all, the Pig Teammate Flow looks simple, but the requirements for skill and micro-manipulation are very high. Before the arrival of the Church Spirit Masters, there were also a few Spirit Masters in the Starlight Guild, but among these Spirit Masters, only Li Jie learned the tactics of the pig teammate flow. It can be seen how high the requirements of this skill are for micro-manipulation.

Of course, Rod didn't stupidly tell Lilia that Pig teammate Liushu was the core skill of a spirit master, instead, he asked Little Bubblegum to teach Lilia face-to-face, and then told her that this kind of combat skill requires a lot of personal combat literacy, and for most spirit masters, it is difficult to reach this level in a short time. It's a waste of time. And it's hard to produce results. Opposite. The lewd stream is relatively easy to get started with, and it is just as effective. Kind of a good alternative.

And after experiencing the difficulty of the skills of the pig teammate stream, Lilia finally gave up her idea and agreed to report the matter to the church, and finally the church also made a decision that as long as it was a skill that could be used in battle, the other party would learn whatever the other party was willing to teach. After all, he is a student, and little bubblegum is the teacher. After the church put on such a low profile, the negotiation between the two sides finally proceeded, and in the end, according to Little Bubblegum's opinion, these spirit masters will first conduct ordinary spirit master combat skills training, and then decide whether to carry out the next stage of skill teaching based on their performance.

After settling the troubles between the church and little bubblegum, Rhodes soon began to face a dispute between the Metz Chamber of Commerce and the Keller family, and as a native of Parfield, Mays certainly knew that the Land of Atonement was rich in minerals, so he also planned to get a piece of the pie. However, the Keller family is still responsible for the family, and the two sides have agreed to divide the seven-point agreement, which is a huge concession in the eyes of the Keller family's representatives, and because of this, they demand the exclusive right to mine minerals in the Land of Atonement. As for Mace's request, the Keller family didn't care, after all, the silver scale is a chamber of commerce, and the buying and selling of goods is numerous and complicated, and it stands to reason that they don't care about this bit of ore. But the Keller family is specialized in the ore business, and the profits were already very thin before, if they can't even get the exclusive mining rights, then the Keller family will lose money.

As for Metz, it is true that he does not have the manpower to mine ore at present, but as a businessman, Mace naturally has to focus on the future, if the Keller family obtains the exclusive mining rights, then what new mines will be found in this area in the future, and they will be given to them? How can this be? Although the Silver Scales Chamber of Commerce doesn't have this strength now, maybe it will have it in the future? At that time, will they let them watch a bunch of gold mountains drink the northwest wind? What's more, our Chamber of Commerce is a collaborator of the Starlight Guild, and you can't be so ruthless with your collaborators.

In the face of these frictions, after several days of headaches, Rhodes finally came up with a solution——— the Keller family has exclusive mining rights for the first two years of the Land of Atonement, but from the third year, the exclusive mining rights will be transferred to the priority mining rights, and after five years, the preferential treatment of the Keller family will be completely abolished, and the entire Land of Atonement will be opened. Of course, in order to prevent the Keller family from digging and exploring everywhere in the past two years, Rhodes also issued a warning that the Keller family would be engaged in destructive mining if it was discovered. The contract between the parties will be terminated immediately. At the same time, as the party who broke the contract, the Keller family will be completely expelled from the place of atonement.

Mace was very satisfied with this clause, because it ensured their future interests, although the representatives of the Keller family were a little dissatisfied with this, but Rhodes had already given them enough face, and although the Keller family was quite influential in Parfield, Rhodes did not particularly rely on them, if the other party toasted and did not eat and drink. Then Rhodes didn't mind letting them taste the penalty wine. In the end, it was the Keller patriarch who nodded himself, and the two sides took a step back, and Rhodes extended the Keller family's right of first refusal to three years, and as a constraint, the Keller family's number of mines would also be limited to two to one. If the Kellers own two mines in the Land of Atonement, then Rhodes can approve the mine plans of the other chamber of commerce. For mine approvals, a maximum of two approvals will be granted each year. In other words, even if the Kellers wanted to expand like crazy, they wouldn't be able to mine all the ore in the Land of Atonement. Not to mention that if they open two mines a year, they won't have their share of the third year's mine slot.

After finally sending off the representatives of the Mace and Keller families, Rhodes had to deal with the people from Deep Creek Village, most of whom according to Pooh wanted to come to the fortress to live. But there are also those who are reluctant to leave their places of residence. Because Pooh hopes that Rod can come up with a good solution to this matter.

In the face of the people of Shenxi Village, after discussing with Lijie, Marlene and others for several days behind closed doors, Rod finally gave a plan, the fortress is willing to accept those villagers of Shenxi Village who want to live inside the fortress, and give them some work, after all, the fortress is so big, not to mention anything else, cooking and laundry. Cleaning and other work also have to be done. There are these villagers. It's more or less convenient.

But at the same time, Rod also told Pooh. There is no need to abandon the village, as Rhodes has already planned to renovate the road, and after that, Deep Creek will become a fortress outpost in the Land of Atonement, which can be used to relay information to the fortress and conduct some patrols. Of course, Deep Creek Village will have to be rebuilt, but since it is outside of Rhodes' power system, Rhodes can't do anything about it, and can only do it by hand. In addition to these things, the duties and training time of the mercenaries of the Starlight Guild itself, as well as various formalization measures and methods, all need to be discussed and determined by Rhodes.

"Hoo ....................."

Putting down the quill in his hand, Rhodes leaned back in his chair and rubbed his forehead tiredly. The work he has been working for this time has made him feel that his head is too big, and even in the game, Rod has never had such a headache. After all, building and investing in the game is relatively simple, as long as you say it, the NPC will do it. But in reality, there is no such thing as a good thing, and he must not only consider balancing the various forces, but also make sure not to invite resentment and complaints. And at the same time, it is necessary to ensure the status and strength of one's master, which is a matter of great skill. Some of Rhodes can rely on his experience of leading guilds in the game to adjure player disputes, while others are ...............

"Knock knock."

There was a knock on the door, and Marlene pushed the door open and walked into the room, where she walked over to Rhodes and placed a report on the table.

"Rod, this is a plan for the internal supervision and security mechanism of the fortress, you see if there is anything that needs to be revised."

"I've got it, Marlene, put it there, I'll see it later."

Looking at the report in hand, Rod nodded slightly to Marlene. Thanks to Marlene's help, the originally chaotic affairs can be dealt with in the shortest possible time. Rod's governance experience is all self-taught in the game, and it can be said that he is completely wild. But Marlene is an aristocratic elite who has been cultivated and studied imperial science since she was a child as the heir of the Shania family, and perhaps her experience is not richer than that of Rhodes, but the detailed knowledge obtained from orthodox learning is incomparable to Rhodes. It's like this security plan, if it weren't for Marlene to do it, Rhodes would be in big trouble.

"You're tired, do you want to take a break?"

Looking at Rod's expression, Marlene asked in a somewhat uneasy whisper. After that incident, the relationship between the two has changed subtly, not only the name of each other has changed, but even the attitude towards each other has become much closer than before. Of course, since neither is the type of extrovert who is outgoing, their performance doesn't attract much attention. And after Marlene went crazy that night, she could be regarded as completely untying her heart knot, and when facing Rod, she became generous, steady and polite again, and was no longer in a daze like a while ago.

Of course, this change did not hide from Lijie's eyes, and she had also curiously asked Marlene what happened, of course, Marlene naturally did not tell Lijie the truth, but just said that she had some troubles in the early end, and then Rod helped her solve these troubles - although in a way, it is not wrong.

"Rest later."

Hearing Marlene's persuasion, Rhodes shook his head, and then he sat up straight again. Because of the delay in these things, when the fortress is back on track, it will be half a month later, and the time is getting less and less, and those mercenaries must start training as soon as possible to prepare for the crusade of the five-star mission. It's better to be tired now than to regret it later, isn't it?

Thinking of this, Rod sighed, and then he reached out and pushed the thing in front of him towards Marlene.

"What is this?"

Looking at the map that Rhodes pushed in front of her, Marlene picked it up with some confusion, only to see that the map in front of her was the map of the Land of Atonement, on this map, some places were marked, and they were distributed in all corners of the Land of Atonement, about four or five places.

"This is the warp point of the Land of Atonement, and I think you, as a mage, should be well aware that in a place like the Land of Atonement, which is close to the edge of the order, because of the weakness of the order, there will always be such a place, and in these places, there will be some danger. But it won't be too powerful, after I leave, I hope you arrange for these mercenaries to go to these warp points for actual combat training every once in a while, on the one hand, eliminating these warp points can make the order of the Land of Atonement more stable. On the other hand, through actual combat, the strength and tacit understanding of the mercenaries will also increase. Don't worry about the loss, I've already told the canary and the little bubblegum that they'll take care of the support. ”

"It's good."

Hearing Rod's answer, Marlene nodded and took the map into her arms, and at this time, a trace of blush suddenly flashed on the girl's face.

"That............ Rod, when are you going to go? ”

"When these things are stable in the fortress, I will set off immediately, judging from the current progress, it will probably take two or three days."

"So......... That ..............."

Saying this, Marlene lowered her head and was silent, her hands tightly pinching the corners of her clothes, rubbing them incessantly. Sensing Marlene's expression, Rhodes seemed to think of something, and he stood up, came to Marlene's face, and whispered in her ear.

"I guess you should lock the door."