Chapter 33

Chapter 33 New Mission

After Lolan Hill returned this time, she first summoned the leaders of various rabbit-eared cities for inquiries, and then toured the Tixilan Mountains.

Currently, there were 9 cities, 25 towns, and 87 villages among the rabbit-eared tribe, which had expanded significantly compared to 7 years ago when most were just villages, with a hard life.

Moreover, under conditions of extreme food abundance in recent years, the rabbit-eared tribe had reproduced very quickly. From the initial 200,000, they had expanded to nearly 500,000 today. Although most were children, it was foreseeable that in a few years, once this generation came of age, labor would greatly increase.

More importantly, these young rabbits had received basic education, grew up well-nourished, and were extremely disciplined. Their abilities far surpassed those of their parents’ generation, and they would become the backbone and hope for the race’s resurgence.

After spending three months visiting each city one by one, Lolan Hill formulated the development guidelines for the Tixilan Mountains.

First was road construction and infrastructure development. There was a saying in her previous life: “To get rich, build roads.”

This saying was actually quite reasonable. Building roads could effectively integrate resources from different places, making social division of labor clearer and greatly increasing productivity. For example, some cities specialized in farming, others in metallurgy, and others in handicraft manufacturing, etc.

This could concentrate relevant talents, facilitate better communication, and accelerate technological development. Furthermore, focusing and concentrating would greatly enhance efficiency.

After completing the road construction, the next step was urban planning. The appearance of a city often depended on its early planning; it was difficult to change later. Broad streets, orderly houses, and unobstructed underground drainage systems could improve the overall efficiency and hygiene level of the city.

Lastly was cooperation with Extraordinary Demonic Beasts. Many tasks were hard to accomplish with human labor, and efficiency was extremely low. However, Demonic Beasts,凭借其天赋，会十分方便。(Note: This part seems to be missing in translation due to the source text being in Chinese and the translation provided stopping mid-sentence.)

After carefully preparing the plan document, Lolan Hill convened representatives from each city to discuss and finalize various matters before distributing the tasks.

And now, it was time for her to leave the forest and see the outside world.

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Western Wind Kingdom, Barberry City.

On the cobblestone streets, splashes of water rose as rain fell lightly from the sky. People could be seen walking quickly through the rain at times, while others simply let the rain soak their clothes, as it didn’t matter anymore since they were already wet.

A figure clad in a black hooded cloak quietly walked through the rain. The fine raindrops continuously slid off the robe without wetting it. Two strands of silver hair peeked out from under the hood, indicating that this should be a young lady.

She walked at a moderate pace, observing the exotic atmosphere.

The city of Spinebriar was located in the southern part of the kingdom, surrounded by low-lying wilderness. It was known for its abundant sea-buckthorn berries, which gave the city its name. After Vega separated from the south, it became an important transportation hub between the Westwind Kingdom and the Vega Trade Alliance, thus prospering with many travelers and caravans passing through.

Looking at the various inns and shops lining the streets, Lolan Hill felt quite excited. These stores sold all sorts of interesting items: alchemy tools from Rourna, wine from the Elves, furs from Kufia, and clothing and jewelry in the style of the Verdant Empire. The variety was impressive, truly a commercial hub in the southern part of the kingdom.

Recently, the system had issued another task with very attractive rewards, forcing her to consider the eternal challenge of making money.

Task: Without using any extraordinary power, earn 100,000 gold coins solely through your own abilities. (Any use of extraordinary power will reset the amount to zero, starting over.)

Reward: Manual for crafting the Chaos Ring (Crystal grade), which has excellent concealment capabilities and comes with storage space.

The reward was the method for crafting this spatial ring. While the concealment capability was not of much concern to Lolan Hill, she greatly desired the accompanying storage space. No matter what she did, having this would be incredibly convenient.

In reality, spatial equipment in this world was extremely rare. Even during the Mercury Dynasty, there were fewer than ten such items, all of which were irreplaceable; if they broke, they were gone.

Moreover, according to the description, the spatial equipment awarded by the system could store up to 3,000 cubic meters of items, which was quite enormous.

Thus, after leaving the forest, Lolan Hill’s primary goal was to come to this bustling commercial town to find a way to complete the task.

She planned to first gather some information before deciding on subsequent actions.

Based on the current prices in the Westwind Kingdom, three copper coins could buy one black bread. Two black breads were barely enough for one person’s daily consumption, but if they worked hard, they would need at least four to feel full.

If they wanted to live longer, they needed to find other food to supplement their nutrition.

Converted, one copper coin had about the same purchasing power as one yuan in her previous life. One hundred copper coins equaled one silver coin, and one hundred silver coins equaled one gold coin.

This meant that 100,000 gold coins were roughly equivalent to 1 billion yuan in her previous life. The gold coins in this world were crafted by extraordinary artisans with special engravings, making them difficult to counterfeit. Therefore, they held great value. In fact, generally speaking, it took 110 silver coins to exchange for one gold coin. Daily transactions mostly used silver coins, and gold coins were rarely used.

Much was collected by the nobility and wealthy merchants.

The summer rain came quickly and left just as fast; before long, pedestrians filled the streets again.

Ding-dong ding-dong—

A pleasant jingle of wind chimes sounded, and the young lady looked up to see an elf-themed cold drinks shop. The brown wooden signboard was painted with emerald green letters spelling “Blossom Summer Leaves” in elvish script, with elegant curves. The sign was surrounded by green vines, with a few small flowers blooming on them.

As summer approached, the weather gradually grew hotter. Through the glass window, she could see quite a few people inside. Lolan Hill was also curious—was there ice cream in this world too?

She pushed open the door, and a refreshing chill greeted her, dispelling the heat from her clothes.

“Welcome,” a maid in black and white smiled and came forward.

Her black skirt and knee-high stockings formed a perfect barrier, with the top part of the silk stockings slightly tightened, creating a small bulge that added a hint of allure to the maid’s outfit.

It seemed the owner of this shop was quite remarkable. The silver-haired girl thought, then found an empty table to sit at.

“May I take your order?” A chestnut-haired maid approached and handed the young lady a menu.

“I’ll have an ice milk cake, and another serving of iced raspberry juice.”

Lolan Hill hadn’t expected to find ice cream here after arriving in this world. Although the names on the menu were different, the items being enjoyed by the surrounding guests were clearly ice cream, some topped with strawberries and cherries.

“Very well, please wait a moment.”

Lolan Hill sat quietly at the table, waiting and observing the shop.

Green vines wound around the ceiling, with hanging baskets containing ice blocks that emitted a cool air, lowering the indoor temperature and making the environment more comfortable.

Just as Lolan Hill was observing, the shop door opened again, and a pair of elegantly dressed individuals entered.

Leading them was a middle-aged man wearing a silk coat imported from the House of Plantagenet, a round hat on his head, and some wrinkles on his face, though well-maintained. He was likely a wealthy merchant since nobles in the Kingdom of Westwind did not wear round hats—it was the style of Vegar merchants.

Behind him was a young girl in a blue silk dress. She had golden hair and a beautiful face, but her behavior was quite casual, not fitting the demeanor of a high-born miss.

This young lady surveyed the crowded shop, her face showing a hint of disdain as she used a fan to cover her nose and mouth.

“Father, can you get these people out? It’s so crowded.”

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(End of Chapter)