Chapter 68

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Chapter 68: Development of the New Southern District Begins!

For Isabella, it was a night full of conspiracies and anxiety, but eventually it passed.

Even though she immediately tore up and threw the letters into the river, she knew deep down that the intelligence in her mind was the most important.

Without Lolth suddenly rushing in to extract the intelligence from her mind and leaving, without waking up to see Lolth smiling at her at the bedside, without realizing she had been unconscious for a whole month and Holy Alliance’s counterattack had failed due to her defeat…

When she woke up and opened her eyes, she found herself in that Ryman-style interrogation room.

However, breakfast with "magical" and "hypnotic" properties had already been set on the table.

To avoid raising Lolth’s suspicions about discovering the secret of the food, Isabella decided to eat breakfast as usual.

She believed she could resist, but the common people might not.

After Lolth’s actions yesterday, the residents of Hillenbrand Town were already blinded by the succubus.

Eating this soul-corroding food would surely brainwash them into puppets like the elf!

She must stop all of this from happening!

Thinking this, Isabella devoured the unfamiliar egg and ham sandwich.

Upon leaving the room, she came face to face with the despicable succubus and Tina, who as usual followed closely behind her.

Early in the morning, Lolth just came back from outside the torture tower, she had repaired the Space Magic Array.

"Today’s breakfast is not Ryman’s specialty, but a new style… um, how does it feel?"

Lolth greeted Isabella as if nothing had happened.

Obviously, she did not notice that a mercenary had come in and out of the magic array.

"It’s very delicious."

Isabella, bearing insult with patience, said stiffly.

"As long as you like it," Lolth was very optimistic, "Let’s go, today we will announce in the town, the demon lord’s funds have arrived, it’s time to recruit people!"

The efficient stone masons and sculptors from Hillenbrand received the final payment of a silver coin yesterday, and the lord personally prepared something very delicious for them. So, they enthusiastically got two carpenters and, together, helped Lolth set up the bulletin board.

So, Lolth had more than just using a big horn to call out for hiring, she could now post notices to announce the need for new recruits.

They found themselves in the familiar surroundings once again, standing in front of the central square where Lolth had put up recruitment notices.

A large piece of paper was pinned to the brand-new wooden bulletin board!

"Hiring Notice for the Hillenbrand Town Southern New Development Zone construction project:

Currently seeking several young residents with experience in construction, farming, and good physical strength;

The job includes building plantations, orchards, breeding grounds, and related facilities;

The project will last around three to four weeks, with a payment of three silver coins per week, including three meals a day. For any part of a week worked, payment will be settled on a weekly basis;

Those who work efficiently will receive an extra bonus of five silver coins and other mysterious rewards at the end of the project;

Interested individuals can apply at the Southern New Development Zone.

Note: Lord Lolth has cleared the monsters from the southern forests. In case of any monster attacks, the Lord promises to compensate the victim and their family with ten gold coins."

At the bottom of the notice, there is a map with a red border marking the location of the "Southern New Development Zone."

It’s the area in the southern part of the town that’s almost as big as Hillenbrand Town itself, but has been abandoned due to monster attacks. It even includes some forests and mountains.

Thinking that some residents might not be able to read, Lolth recorded a message in a common language using a horn, and hung it up to play on repeat.

The effect of this promotion was very significant.

Soon, many residents were once again drawn by Lolth’s voice and noticed the first notice on the bulletin board.

And then…

"Three silver coins a week… My goodness, the trusted followers of noble lords, senior servants of wealthy merchants in town, also receive similar wages, right!"

You see, with just ten silver coins, you could hire a professional adventurer to do a less risky task for you!

These ordinary residents of Hillenbrand Town, who have no extraordinary powers, had never imagined such a generous reward.

Yesterday, finding two silver coins was thought to be a stroke of great luck, but when they fell on those guys’ heads, some people felt a bit unfair.

Now it seems that following this generous and selfless lord will become a normal thing!

Even those who were worried about monsters were tempted by ten gold coins.

Even extreme individuals were hoping that Lolth had missed some monsters to fight for themselves.

Of course, that was only a few people’s idle thoughts, as three silver coins as payment was already very generous!

Although Hillenbrand Town had limited options for buying things and places to spend money.

However, the residents of Hillenbrand Town would often go shopping in the nearby cities of Qinma Principality and Lauren Duchy!

Three silver coins have allowed many of them to think about buying things they could only dream of before!

Of course, these residents were not aware that in the future, there will be many places in Hillenbrand Town where they could "spend" their money.

Soon, the residents of the cities in those kingdoms needed to come all the way to Hillenbrand Town to shop!

However, in the early days of development in the Southern New Development Zone, Lolth chose not to start new projects, but instead expanded and moved her favorite farming and ranching fields outdoors.

It’s too expensive to grow crops and raise animals in the tower!

The "interrogation room" doesn’t need to be moved, and the torture tower will continue to be used as her "living area" and "warehouse."

Because of this, the first projects she wanted to develop were these buildings related to farming, forestry, fishing, and animal husbandry.

These projects are relatively simple to build.

After posting the notice, Lolth left with Tina and Isabella to the edge of the Southern New Development Zone, where she set up a small table and three stools, waiting for the residents to arrive.

Just as everything was set up, before she could even sit comfortably, a strong man dashed out from the town.

His speed was so fast that Lolth almost suspected he had been teleported there.

"Master Lolth, I’m here to apply for the job!"

The person had just run out of town and could see Lolth from far away, shouting urgently.

Even though he was the first one to run out of town, he still seemed afraid of being late.

But then, Lolth understood why he was so anxious.

Because soon… a large group of people also rushed out of the town behind him.

About a hundred people, like a marathon starting, surged out of the town!

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