378. Chapter 376: 375 Old Huo’s Massive “Social Experiment”

Chapter 376: 375. Old Huo’s Massive “Social Experiment”

Honorable Knight Tepal stood on the threshing floor of village number three with his two lieutenants.

The collective farm’s 600 people had all arrived, they were in good spirits, but their clothes were still torn and tattered and they didn’t look very spirited, and their physical awe and averted eyes immediately made Tepal remember the old time farmers he had seen in some old documentaries, and they were lined up in sparse squares under the leadership of the militiamen who had been sent over from the Scarlet Fortress. The gesture made Tepal feel like the head of a pseudo army that had come to rob the village.

He hastily shook his mind to clear this unsupportable imagination out of his mind, and meditated on service to the people to keep his mind in order.

Tepal himself was now standing on a wooden stand that had been improvised to welcome the “village headman”, and he and his two lieutenants looked around at the place that he had ordered to be called the “novice village”.

Instead of low thatched houses with randomly stacked timber and captive livestock, what Teepal saw was a row of well-planned and identical three-story “silos”.

Those were the living quarters built for the collective farms by the work teams belonging to the “Brotherhood of Stonemasons” under the banner of the Chosen Graybatters in the past period of time, and the plans of the entire village were all drawn by the Honorary President of the Brotherhood of Stonemasons, Prof. Chen, himself, and were full of the neat aesthetics of a “new countryside”. The entire village was drawn by Prof. Chen, the Honorary President of the Brotherhood of Masons, and is full of the beauty of a “new countryside”.

Because the Transylvanian officials did not have enough manpower and resources to paint the buildings, the square houses that had been built maintained the original appearance of the stone-to-mud spell, which was the cold gray color that stone should have.

But on the contrary, because of this neat and tidy color, the architectural style of the entire village tended to be conservative and uniform.

As expected, Professor Chen was truly a rare talent in this line of work, not only was he able to do the best he could under the existing circumstances, but he was even able to take into account a unified architectural aesthetic.

What was even more awesome was that Old Chen Tou did not only plan the living area for the collective farm, even the area for storing livestock and the area for storing supplies were all planned out, since it was a collective farm, then such things as raising livestock must have been allocated collectively as well.

As far as Tepal’s “internship experience” in the past period of time is concerned, he knows that the current rule base model used by the Administration Division to manage the territories is based on the “labor points” proposed by the three old brothers, the dump truck, the shovel and the fully insured semi-trailer, at the very beginning of the game. He knew that the current model of rule used by the Administrative Office to manage the population was based on the “labor points” proposed by the three old guys from the beginning of the game.

Although this kind of work point system would breed many problems, Tebal had to admit that under the current situation in Transylvania, this kind of communalized collective management was absolutely the most suitable.

There wasn’t one.

It can not only maximize the efficiency of the concentration of manpower and material resources, but also extends the village chief’s management of the farm to the level of details, through the daily labor points summary will be able to understand the situation of the village today, this kind of system also allows everyone in the farm to be under the management of the same system, disobedience and want to secretly mess with the person is very difficult to turn over the flowers in this system.

Under the premise of the labor point system, the benefits of obedience are far greater than the side benefits that can be reaped from disobedience, and for the people of Transylvania, they are satisfied with their lives as they are now.

They won’t allow one or two “rat turds” to ruin the “grace” from Master Murphy and Lady Miriam. When they were still living in the forward camp outside of the city, there were more than a few instances where a citizen had moved to the administrative office to report a thief.

Obviously, the eyes of the local residents were discerning.

Although they could not sing their praises due to their culture and stupidity, they knew which was better, the life protected by the order now or the social memories of the previous chaotic vampire rule.

All of this made Tepal, the new village chief, grateful and respectful to the old-timers of the administrative players, and it was because of the foundation the three old dirt bike brothers had laid in the past that they, the ones who came after them, didn’t have to spend any effort on what to do to make the villagers know him and obey him.

“Reporting to the village chief! There are 657 men overall at Farmhouse Five, 630 in attendance, and 27 more have been sent to Scarlet Castle to enlist as apprentices in the Brotherhood of Stonemasons.

They will return in a week.”

The captain of the militia in the farmhouse, a somewhat slim but very good spirited young man wearing leather armor and a sword and shield stepped forward and reported loudly to Tepal.

Honorable Knight Tepal nodded as he asked again:

“When I departed from the administration office, Professor Malcolm instructed me that a group of Blood Servants will be discharged in a few days, and some of them will be assigned to our farms, is the house for them ready?”

“Of course, His Excellency the Mayor.”

The young militia captain smiled as he replied:
“The two ‘gray buildings’ at the very edge were previously unoccupied, the Blood Servants can live in them directly upon their return, and some of them have family members with us as well, so you don’t need to worry about that.

Most of them were locals before they left for war, and we can get along with them.

Introduce yourself, my name is Goldem Joan Portman, Mr. Mayor, and my 30 brothers and I will be under your authority from now on.”

“Oh, I know you!”

Tepal smiled.

He lowered his voice:

“You’re Commander Portman’s nephew, right? Before I left Scarlet Fortress, he specifically instructed me to take care of you, and I heard that Commander Portman has applied for the position of ‘Administrative Knight’ for you, and the test is coming up in two months, so are you ready?”

This question made the young Captain Goedem look embarrassed, and he whispered with some embarrassment:
“The practical combat course is definitely no problem, I have also killed jackals with you warriors, but the cultural course is a bit troublesome. But that’s okay, Professor Malcolm has assigned teachers to travel around the five farms to teach the classes, I think I can handle it!”

“Very well.”

Tepal nodded in satisfaction as he promised:
“If our village grows well, I’ll write you a letter of introduction.”

The words brightened the eyes of Captain Goedem.

He knew that these “Administrative Warriors” who had been assigned to the farm directly from the Administrative Office had the right to write letters of introduction to the Administrative Office to recommend talents, which was a commendation from Governor Murphy for the warriors.

“The villagers are waiting for your speech, Mr. Mayor.”

Captain Godem stepped aside while Tepal looked at the 600 or so villagers, young and old, in front of him, he was a bit nervous in a rare way, and after taking a few deep breaths, he stepped forward and said loudly:
“I am your village chief, my name is Tepal, from the Knights of the Riptide! My group will soon be building a new city in the Andromeda Hills, and you will be able to see it rise with your own eyes.

I have set up Farmhouse 3 as a supply supply for the Knights of the Riptide, which means that you will have no worries about selling anything you grow from the land!
But in addition to being the head of the Order, I am also your protector and leader!
My villagers, I did not come here to extract oil from you, I wish to lead you to a better life.

I know it’s not easy to do that in this part of Transylvania, but we’ve survived the toughest times, and I’m sure we won’t stop at this stage.

Food and clothing are just the beginning! Affluence is the goal.

I’m not a good talker, and I don’t intend to use words to make you trust me, but I believe you can see with your own eyes the growth and prosperity I’ve brought to Farm 3.

At that time, I believe that you will sincerely recognize me as the village chief.

Then, I will announce the first thing I will do after becoming the village chief, and that is to change my name!”

Tepal’s voice raised a few degrees as he said:

“Starting today! Our farmstead will be renamed ‘Novice Village’, no need to care about the connotations of the name, because sooner or later, the entire Transylvania and even the entire continent will know of our existence!”

“Pah-pah-pah.”

Arcane Master Marlene beside Tepal immediately applauded.

The crowd below froze for a moment, and then there was also sparse applause, which was not enthusiastic, and most of the villagers were still sizing up this “Heaven Sent Village Chief” with scrutinizing gazes.

There were also those who scoffed at Thapar.

Not only because he is too young, but also because this guy can’t even speak Transylvanian, and can only use that strange psychic device to let everyone understand his words.

Everyone knew that this guy was one of Lord Murphy’s “warriors”, the Governor’s warriors were brave and fearless, and everyone present had seen the ferocity with which they hunted down the jackals, and they had no doubt that Tepal was one of these brave men.

However, being a good fighter didn’t mean being a village chief was necessarily outstanding.

Just in case he screwed up.
Hey, Master Murphy wouldn’t let him off the hook.

After all, a benevolent vampire is still a vampire, right?
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While Tepal was impassionedly announcing his new plan to his villagers, the welcoming ceremony in Collective Farm #1 ended hastily.

As the head of the village, the living whole is quite good, just a rather perfunctory introduction of themselves to their own people, and then announced that each of the villagers who came today can get the new head of the village “gift”, on the threshing floor, each person to receive a piece of relief food to go back to as a meal. Simple and crude way, but the effect is very good!
The whole village to the naked eye visible speed joy up, get the benefit of the villagers on their generous new village chief is also praised.

Of course, the young men’s eyes would always rest on the four beautiful girls beside the new village head, but the “noble aura” emanating from those girls made them shy away.

They were not the kind of noble ladies that the grassroots could come into contact with.

After completing his initial meeting with his fellow villagers, Old Huo dove headfirst into his own village chief’s residence, which was actually a small courtyard, also designed by Prof. Chen for the administrative players, not a big place, but very nicely tidied up.

After all, the players also had to consider the comfort of living.

In his office, Old Huo received a “messenger” from Farm No. 2, a sixteen-year-old girl who was the secretary of the village head of “Pink Cat and Rabbit”.

She brought a handwritten letter for the Mayor of the Pink Pussy Bunny Village, and Huo nodded after reading it.

He said to the girl waiting for orders in front of him:

“You go back and tell the village chief of Cat Cat Rabbit that my side will soon start my plan, and he can wait and see before making a decision on whether or not he wants to join. The location of your No. 2 Farm is very crucial, right in the middle of Batasin City and Scarlet Fortress, if I have your assistance, my plan will proceed more smoothly.

As for the distribution of profits between the two farms this can be put off until later, I believe that the Cat Rabbit Village Chief will be able to understand my bitterness.”

“Alright, Old Huo Village Chief.”

The young NPC secretary nodded solemnly while reminding:
“The Cat Cat Rabbit Village Chief has already changed the name for the second farmstead, our village will be called ‘Lion King’s Pride’ from now on, and the Cat Cat Cat Rabbit Village Chief is in the process of setting up the logistics and postal routes for Count Cadman’s territory.

He would like you and your friends to be a part of it.”

“Ha, pulling in favors, right?”

Old Huo laughed and said:
“I knew that Cat Bunny dude was deep in the dark, this is his plan to enter the logistics industry and be the ‘Postmaster General’ of Transylvania, such a keen vision is really something to marvel at. Please go back and tell Cat Cat Rabbit that I will help him pull in sponsorship.

My good friend Brother Xiao Fu has money he has no place to spend and is burning through the day, so I can’t just stand by and watch him waste the resources at his disposal.

He may travel to your farm in the next few days to discuss the matter, so please ask Cat Rabbit to be prepared.

I mean, prepare the PPT to use to cheat money.”

The emissary of the pink cat-cat rabbit village chief obviously couldn’t understand what the old Huo village chief in front of her meant, but she knew that warriors had their own way of communicating, so she took the three words PPT to heart and then turned to leave with a very decent goodbye.

Live whole quite good to see this girl out of the door, he noticed that this little girl’s collar with a very unique brooch, that should be from the gift of Lumina.

It represented that this child was one of the children that Lumina Yang Scar personally rescued from the ruins of Cadman City back then.

She had clearly grown from an orphan to the talent that Transylvania needed in its current situation.

“This game shows the complete growth curve of NPCs in front of our eyes, so I can’t always tell if they’re a string of data or a real person?”

Live Whole Pretty Good sighed.

He was going to take a break and make a scenario out of it, but it wasn’t long before a knock on the door woke him up.

“Come in.”

Old Hawk said, and the next instant, Ms. Dorothy pushed her way through the door.

Seeing that she wrapped herself up like a dumpling it was clear that this Blood Rat Gang boss had flown all the way here against the sun, this trip which was not a comfortable one for a vampire made Dorothy furious and naturally nonchalant.

She crossed her arms in the live whole quite office and asked directly:

“You say you have business to discuss with us?
Honestly, I don’t think you have any good business for a freshly appointed village head, but my apprentice Tooth repeatedly assured me that it was a business that could make a lot of money, and I trust Tooth, and I know that the quiet little twerp wouldn’t lie to me about something like that.

But you.
I don’t know you well.

But I can smell something familiar in you the same way I smelled in those halfling factory owners and big businessmen in Port Chardonnay.”

Dorothy whispered:

“I don’t want to deal with you, you always throw us who don’t have enough brains a piece of spiced bait, and when we get bellied up we can’t get away from you.”

“You speak in jest, Lady Dorothy, you are now the absolute master of the gray area of the Scarlet Fortress in size.”

Old Haw mounted up.

He got up from his own chair and said with a big smile:

“I really only chose to cooperate with you based on a village chief’s duty of wanting to see his village develop rapidly, and what we’re going to carry out is just a bull’s-eye before the big operation of seizing wealth.

We’re going to issue a unique gaming tool, but I don’t have enough resources on hand, and I’d like to have the full support of the Blood Rat Gang.”

“What can I get?”

Dorothy asked rhetorically, while Old Haw shrugged and said:

“This product called ‘Scratch and Win’ is itself a gift from me to you, all the proceeds achieved after a successful attempt will be taken by you in full, I guarantee that as long as you operate it well and don’t be so stupid as to kill this egg-laying chicken to eat the meat, you and your brothers will be able to earn a lifetime of spending money with this. I’m sure that as long as you run it well and don’t be stupid enough to kill the chicken that lays eggs and eat the meat, you and your brothers will be able to make a lifetime of money with this.

All I need is your resources, that’s all.

It’s also a ‘pitch’.

After you realize the great benefits that I and my village can bring to you and all of Transylvania, I am confident that you and your subordinates will make a sensible and sound judgment.

After all, no matter what means we use to amass wealth, we ultimately serve the cause of all of Transylvania and Lord Murphy.

We are followers as well as servants, and there is no better loyalty we can offer to Transylvania than this.”

These words made Dorothy hesitate.

She finally stared into the eyes of the Living Whole quite well that were sincere to the point of overkill, and after several seconds of contemplation, she said:
“How many people do you need? How long will it take for this program to be effective? Please understand, Your Excellency the Village Chief, the Blood Rat Gang, as a subordinate organization of the Phantom Intelligence Bureau, we are tasked with the responsibility of raising funds for Lady Adele’s covert operations.

If this job doesn’t pay off, there’s really no point in us continuing to work together.

And if you choose to bully us gray-area rats with fraudulent tactics who don’t understand business, then you’ll be offending more than just a small Blood Rat Gang.

I believe you are all smart people, and I don’t need to remind you of the risks involved.

Therefore, I will give you five minutes to reorganize your words before deciding whether or not you want to invite us .”

“I’m sure!”

Live Whole Quite Well didn’t hesitate at all as he waved his hand and said in a deep voice:
“Let’s not waste any more time, let’s get down to business!”

(End of chapter)