The early sun rises in the desert to the east.
The temperature is slowly rising. Although it has not got rid of the coldness before dawn, it also brings some warmth with the morning light.
It's a new day.
Also, a new week at Sentry Oasis.
The sun shone on the wooden windows of the governing hall, and several unknown birds were yelling, fluttering their little wings amidst the chirping, as if cheering for the arrival of the morning.
A peaceful scene.
"Is it dawn?" Kant woke up.
He stretched out his hands and rubbed his face, gradually recovering from his groggy mind.
Lifting off the woolen blanket, he grabbed the clothes at the head of the bed and put them on, unable to continue sleeping.
Because the system prompt has appeared.
[Ding... With the rising sun, a new week begins.]
[Income: You collect a tax of 50 dinars in Dherim (village).]
[Expenditure: You pay 360 dinars to all members of the army.]
Drowsiness completely disappeared.
"A blow to the head." Kant was stunned.
The system is settled once a week. In the past, Kant had no villages and no regular troops, so there were no taxes to collect and no wages to pay.
So much so that he forgot about it.
Looking at the high figure of 360 dinars in the expenditure column, Kant frowned.
It's not that much spending...
But too much!
Kant had a troubled expression on his face, and couldn't help gritting his teeth: "It's a little uncomfortable."
But there is nothing to do.
According to the current troop size, it is indeed an important part of the weekly expenditure, and it even far exceeds the dinar consumed by building village buildings.
Swadian recruits, 1 dinar per week.
Swadian militia, 4 dinars per week.
and desert robbers, 12 dinars per week.
These are all single person weekly wages.
Convert it down.
30 recruits is 30 dinars.
35 militiamen is 140 dinars.
16 desert bandits is 192 dinars.
A total of 360 dinars.
The weekly salary expenditure of the troops made Kant feel his scalp tingling.
Almost scary!
"System." Kant sighed softly: "Show the balance."
[Fund: 20 dinars]
The system gives a separate data frame.
Regarding this, Kant could only nod and smile bitterly: "Sure enough."
A week ago today, Kant, who had just arrived at the sentry oasis, received a reward of 1,000 dinars.
Seven days passed in a blink of an eye.
The current balance is 20 dinars.
This amount of money was tantamount to bankruptcy in the game in the previous life, not to mention that Kant is in the real world now, without the dinar, the currency recognized by the system, it is simply impossible to move a single step.
Not to mention the development of villages, it is difficult to maintain troops.
He is not paying the 360 dinars for next week's troop maintenance.
Unless the troops are disbanded.
But this is tantamount to asking for a dead end.
The threat of the wolf man was like the sword of Damocles hanging above his head. If the troops were disbanded, it was estimated that the next time this group of ferocious primitive races attacked again, the sentry oasis would be razed to the ground.
"The oil is running out and the lamp is drying up."
Kant shook his head, suddenly feeling tired.
Get out of your room and go downstairs to the outside of the governing hall.
Many farmers are busy by the spring, digging the accumulated sand and silt in the pond with agricultural tools.
"My lord, good morning."
"Good morning, my lord sir."
"Good morning, my lord."
Seeing Kant coming out, they all saluted and said hello.
Kant nodded: "Morning."
Turning to look next to the governing hall, the 8-meter-high watchtower has been built.
This happened yesterday, and the construction workers from Su Nuo had already left the sentry oasis through the system.
However, their construction technology is really nothing to say.
The base made of stone, the main body nailed by wood, and the top of the tower like a hut seem to be synonymous with solidity and reliability, which is a bit more sophisticated than the workmanship of the watchtowers in ordinary villages.
Now stationed above is a Swadian militiaman, holding a hunting crossbow on guard.
On the stone base of the watchtower, there are also four Swadian recruits waiting with spears. They act as messengers, and any news will be conveyed to various points in the oasis in time.
The 8-meter-high watchtower has a good view.
Even if the Gnoll troops gather to attack again, as long as the weather permits, the militia with good eyes on the top of the watchtower can spot them from a long distance in advance.
At that time, there will be time to set up defenses, so that the incoming Jackals will suffer a lot.
"My lord, good morning."
The desert robbers rode back.
At present, they are acting as scout cavalry, scouting around the sentry oasis, and found no abnormalities.
This is undoubtedly good news.
However, the leader of the desert bandit looked at Kant and frowned and asked, "My lord, please forgive my presumptuousness, because I find that you seem a little unhappy?"
Not only was it unpleasant, people in the entire oasis found Kant's gloomy face.
from funding issues.
Kant nodded slightly, without denying it: "Yes, I'm in a bad mood."
And this problem, these desert robbers can't solve it.
Even in this world, there are few solutions.
At least Kant didn't know how to use the currency of this world to exchange the dinars needed by the system.
As for those big silver coins, gold coins and the like, the system didn't respond at all. When he was in the Lion Principality, Kant had tried it and asked the system if it could be exchanged.
The system has only two words to answer: "No."
If you want to get dinars, you can only go through system tasks.
"But." Kant sighed softly: "The system tasks are not available every day."
It seems to have heard Kant's heartfelt voice.
On Retina, the dialog box pops up instantly.
[Ding...main mission released]
[Main Mission: The Value of Dinars]
[Reward: Grocery Store × 1 seat]
[Introduction: Dinar is the only currency, but it is not inconvertible. Find an area, pay all your current Dinars, and you'll be rewarded with the only building that will help you solve this current puzzle.]
"Huh?" Kant couldn't help frowning as he looked at the information on his retina.
This main quest...
Something easy!
No, it's not easy, but it's almost free!
"Grocery store?"
Kant swallowed, and he suddenly remembered the 4 types of shops in the town market in the previous game.
And the grocery store is one of them.
His eyes swept across the executive hall.
The east side is a watchtower and a desert bandit stronghold, while the west side is empty with nothing.
"System, built there."
Kant's thoughts moved slightly.
The data flow appeared instantly, and as far as he could see, a typical Swadia building made of stone and wood appeared on the west side of the governing hall in just a few seconds.
(end of this chapter)