"Then what if I do it but you can't fulfill it?" Jasmine asked sharply after hearing this.
Looking directly at Richard, Jasmine said: "Whether it is a development territory that satisfies me or an opportunity to regain the royal family's legitimacy in the Sika Kingdom, there are huge variables. I don't know what it will be like in ten years. How can you guarantee that I will not Will you suffer a loss?"
Richard pursed his lips, thought for a while and said: "If you are worried about this, you can add another condition: in ten years, you have done everything I asked you to do, but I cannot give you a satisfactory territory or allow you to own it. The chance of regaining the legitimacy of the Sika royal family is more than half, then Sarin is your territory. In this case, when you develop Sarin, you are developing your own territory, okay?"
After hearing this, Jasmine opened her mouth without making a sound, her eyebrows lowered in thought.
After thinking for a few minutes, Jasmine bit her lower lip, made a decision, looked at Richard and said seriously: "If you are serious, then I can agree to your request and cooperate with you - ten years of service in exchange for my His own territory and the opportunity to regain the legitimacy of the Sika royal family.
However, one thing must be stated: Just because I serve you does not mean that I am your subordinate. I will fulfill all your legitimate needs, but otherwise you cannot force me to do anything that makes no sense. And you can’t limit what I want to do. "
"Okay." Richard nodded, "On the other hand, I will not force you to do something meaningless, nor will I restrict you from doing what you want to do. You have great freedom in the development of Sarin. You can adjust it according to your own wishes. But the premise of all this is that you must meet my needs."
"Deal." Jasmine said solemnly.
With a wave of her hand, a parchment scroll flew out of her sleeve, with complex words written on it.
Richard glanced at it and found that the text was somewhat similar to the Balta text, allowing him to vaguely read its meaning: All the above mentioned, both parties to the contract must abide by it... If there is any violation, the soul will fall into hell...
Jasmine showed the scroll and rolled it up again. She held one end of the scroll and said, "This is a prophecy contract scroll that I obtained with difficulty from the ruins of an ancient wizard civilization. As long as you and I hold this scroll and say the promise again, A special binding force can be formed. Once either party fails to keep their promise, the soul will be tortured by mysterious power for the rest of his life."
After a pause, Jasmine raised her thin eyebrows and said to Richard: "Of course, if you don't believe me, you think this contract scroll is one-way to benefit me. I can cast another prophecy spell - Tosk Power Word. , verify that what I said is true or false.”
"No, I can sign this contract with you." Richard waved his hand and said, "But before signing, I feel obligated to remind you that even if I sign, this contract will not restrict me as much as you think. Because, right now, I have thought of no less than three ways to crack this contract. If I invest energy and time, I am very sure of success. Therefore, instead of believing in the contract, it is better to believe in my integrity - in other words, I have never I haven’t broken my promise to you, have I?”
After hearing this, Jasmine's expression changed slightly. Based on his understanding of Richard, now that Richard has said it, it is not a lie. Richard is indeed capable of violating the contract without being punished. But asking her to give up signing the contract and only rely on a verbal promise to serve Salin for ten years was not very comfortable.
After pondering for a while, Jasmine said: "You have indeed never broken your promise. But even so, I still want to sign this contract with you - it is always good to have an extra layer of insurance. Besides, you just said that you just have ideas, You need to invest energy and time to successfully break the contract. I think, for someone who cherishes time so much, if you really violate the contract and need to waste time to break it, it can be considered a punishment, right?"
"Okay, as you wish." Without further ado, Richard stretched out his hand to hold the other end of the scroll, said his promise, and successfully concluded a contract with magical effects with Jasmine.
Afterwards, Jasmine took back the contract scroll, looked at Richard, fluttered her long eyelashes, and asked, "Can you tell me your needs now, so that I can know what you want to do in the future?"
"Okay, then I'll tell you." Richard said, "It's just that I have a lot of needs, so you have to be prepared."
"I've already expected it, so tell me."
"Okay." Richard said without hesitation, and said seriously, "First of all, Sarin needs to develop, and development requires a healthy system. The Efficiency Department is the top level of this system, responsible for all administrative operations, but in addition to efficiency In addition to the establishment of the department, there must be other more detailed departments to cooperate and check and balance. Next, you have to establish a series of detailed departments under the efficiency department to enrich them. In my imagination, these departments are:
The Security Department is responsible for security, public security and other aspects of work;
The Ceremony Department is responsible for diplomacy and communication with surrounding territories, the Soma Alliance, and the Sika Kingdom;
The Department of Law is responsible for the promulgation of administrative decrees and the punishment of those who violate administrative laws;
Trade Department, responsible for business development and management;
Roads Department, responsible for road construction within the Sarin;
The Finance Department is responsible for tax collection, fund allocation and other money-related work;
The Review Department is responsible for the supervision of various sarin institutions...
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After speaking a long paragraph, he paused for a moment to allow Jasmine to remember and digest, and then Richard continued: "Second point. In addition to a healthy system, the development of sarin also requires a large number of people—a large number of high-quality people. , so we need to find ways to attract elite people. I have a list in my hand, which I will give to you later. You need to invite them to come and settle in Sarin. And outside of the list, you also need to work hard to dig out and invite other valuable people to come. Come.
You should understand that in the current world, wizards are very important beings and very powerful resource mobilizers, so the more wizards you attract to Sarin, the faster Sarin will develop. As for what attracts these wizards... You can tell them that Sarin does not have money, food, beauty and other enjoyments. What he does have is the most profound magical knowledge in the world. Even the lost knowledge of the ancient wizard civilization, Sarin also possesses. If they want to explore the world of magic and make progress, then they can come to Sarin, which has a suitable place for them.
Of course, the people we want to attract are not necessarily wizards. It can also be a craftsman with exquisite craftsmanship, a well-trained warrior, a smart and studious young man, or even an experienced farmer... In short, it is right to be an elite in each field... "
After talking about the second point and letting Jasmine digest it again, Richard talked about the third point.
"The third point. You have to understand..."
Then the fourth point, the fifth point...
Richard spoke for a long time before he finished speaking.
Jasmine reluctantly memorized everything, frowned deeply and nodded: "Okay, I will find a way to fulfill all your requests. But if there are any gaps, you'd better remind me, after all, you asked me to complete them. There are too many things, and I can’t guarantee that I won’t miss any of them.”
"Okay, I will." Richard said.
"That's fine. By the way." After talking about the business, Jasmine seemed to have thought of something. Finally, I had a chance to ask a small question, so I pointed to the buildings below me and asked Richard quickly, "By the way, what is this place used for? When we built the city, we invested so much, but after it was completed, it was still there. There should be an explanation for being vacant, right?”
"Explanation, there will be one." Richard said softly, "As long as you find a way to attract a large number of people from outside the sand forest, when they arrive, you will know what this place is for."
Jasmine: "..." In her opinion, there is no difference between what Richard said and whether he didn't say it.
But she also knew that since Richard didn't want to talk now, it would be useless to continue asking, so she had to say: "Okay, then I will find a way to attract people here first."
"Yes." Richard nodded with satisfaction.
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