Just as Lin Mu was establishing the refugee and vagrant camps, another system notification arrived, but this time it was bad news:
"Ding!"
"—System Notification: Lord Lin Mu, due to your construction of refugee and vagrant camps, your territory's public sentiment has decreased by 60, and public order has decreased by 60. Please be aware, player, that if public order or sentiment remains at 0 for an extended period, irreversible special circumstances may occur. Please take note."
Lin Mu wasn't too surprised by the system notification. He already knew such a situation would arise. After all, refugee and vagrant camps were considered chaotic and disorderly places. If the vagrants or refugees that spawned there weren't properly dealt with in time, the people inside might cause damage to the village.
Moreover, at present, within the entire village, the only people Lin Mu could rely on were Chang Yin and Feng Zhong. Their management was temporarily handled only by Lin Mu, or by Chang Yin and Feng Zhong. With Chang Yin busy arranging matters for the vagrants, only Feng Zhong and Lin Mu were currently managing the order in the refugee camp.
Once the refugee and vagrant camps were built and upgraded, a number of refugees and vagrants immediately spawned within them. Amidst the previously quiet and spacious camps, a clamor arose. Lin Mu and Feng Zhong immediately entered a refugee camp each to appease these people. A newly established village desperately needed these individuals for its construction.
Since there was no chef available, they couldn't prepare meals in advance, so these hungry refugees couldn't have a hot meal. They could only be appeased with words.
As an experienced lord, the best way to handle newly spawned refugees and vagrants in a territory is to set up a row of dining tables in front of the camp. Once they spawn, a hot meal and hot water serve as the best appeasement.
The territory's public sentiment and public order would slowly improve. As Lin Mu, Feng Zhong, and Chang Yin managed the territory's affairs, the public sentiment and public order quickly changed to:
Public Sentiment 48, Public Order 30. This was quite low. The villagers' work efficiency also changed with public sentiment and public order. With public sentiment at 48, overall work efficiency was 48%. This was currently low efficiency; ideally, it should be above 90, but that was just an ideal.
Refugees emerging from refugee camps were generally sallow, emaciated, and dressed in rags, often being criminals or extremely destitute individuals, as well as some fleeing disaster. People from vagrant camps had a slightly better mental state than refugees, but not by much. Their clothing might be better, and some vagrants, after spawning, might even carry small bundles of valuables or even bring their families along.
Vagrants were generally homeless people from various trades—merchants, farmers, artisans, etc. The chance of special talents appearing among them was relatively high; it wasn't impossible for a fallen imperial noble to spawn within. In his previous life, Lin Mu knew of such cases, and that fallen noble even possessed a special skill. It was truly like finding gold in the dirt.
As soon as the camps were established, Lin Mu called upon Feng Zhong, who was patrolling idly, to help manage order. At the same time, he also distributed the system-gifted grain and food to the refugees and vagrants in the village's main hall, hoping they wouldn't starve to death as soon as they appeared in his territory, which could lead to unforeseen consequences.
The territory's grain supply wasn't abundant. After settling these 149 vagrants, plus the 11 people Chang Yin had already registered, the territory's population now exceeded 163. The grain wouldn't last long. Some people needed to be arranged to gather wild fruits, and Feng Zhong would lead some strong individuals to hunt and collect meat.
Speaking of meat, it's important to mention a crucial setting in "Mythical World": the unit of items.
In "Mythical World," all resources are generally referred to by the unit 'unit.' For example, 1 unit of grain, 1 unit of stone... This 'unit' is just a general term and doesn't represent a unified value; its meaning differs. 1 unit of grain generally represents 1 jin (approx. 0.5 kg), so 1 unit of rice is 1 jin of rice, 1 unit of stone is 1 cubic meter of stone, 1 unit of wood is 1 cubic meter of wood, 1 unit of iron ore is 1 jin of iron ore... Additionally, the copper, silver, and gold coins mentioned earlier are also unified: 1 gold coin = 100 silver coins = 10,000 copper coins... After a great deal of effort, the population that spawned today was properly settled. Some people were assigned to take tools for logging, some to gather wild fruits, Feng Zhong led people to hunt, and others were assigned to work in the primary shipyard and primary fishery that Lin Mu had built, hoping to produce fishing boats to catch fish in the river for food.
Lin Mu and Chang Yin handled the territory's hundred-odd population with ease and high efficiency. Lin Mu even found himself with nothing to do. With his newfound free time, he went to check the rewards obtained from the "World's Second Village" achievement, specifically the special ore vein rewarded by the system.
In his previous life, the honor of "World's Second Village" was achieved by players in the European region. Now that he had claimed it first, he could find out what good things it contained. Given the grand scale of the promotional announcement, this ore vein should be extraordinary.
Lin Mu was still very much looking forward to this, hoping it could play a crucial role in the territory.
This ore vein was an open-pit mine, meaning it could be mined without complex prerequisites like digging mine shafts. The dark ore vein was located northwest of the village. Lin Mu brought five villagers with him to the edge of the ore vein.
After being registered, all five villagers had the primary mining specialty. Their efficiency in mining ore was much higher than those without the specialty. The appearance of these skilled individuals, in player terms, was considered a significant "population critical hit" (the appearance of special NPCs is called a population critical hit).
Name: 【Black Tungsten Iron Ore Vein】
Tier: Grade 3
Characteristic: Metal Ore
Attributes: Open-pit high-quality ore vein, ore purity 83%, reserves 15,000,000 units
Description: A reward from the great god 【Nuwa】 to the warrior who established the World's Second Village. The ore vein's overall attributes have increased by 100% due to special territorial influence, undergoing a special transformation into a high-quality ore vein, making mining relatively easy.
Lin Mu checked the ore vein's attributes. It had a reserve of 15 million units, meaning 15 million jin of black tungsten iron. With such high purity, and being relatively special, it should have hidden weapon attribute bonuses. He wondered how many high-quality weapons and equipment could be forged. It seemed the territory's primary blacksmith shop would be busy.
This special ore vein was originally likely just a Grade 2 ordinary open-pit mine. With the addition of the territory's divine attributes, it transformed into its current state, and its reserves should have also doubled. With this special ore vein, it would play a crucial role in the territory's development.
This was also Lin Mu's urgent goal in establishing the World's Second Village.
The tiers of resources are divided into grades, from low to high, Grade 1 to Grade 9, with Grade 9 being the best.
Lin Mu thought of one of his planned methods for accumulating wealth: weapons and equipment.
Among the most profitable industries in the world, one is weapons and equipment. Look at America; they sell weapons, equipment, planes, and cannons all over the world. Not to mention anything else, the profits alone are immeasurable. It's not an exaggeration to say that weapons and equipment are one of their pillar industries.
The five villagers under Lin Mu began their work, mining. Once mined, the ore was transported to the primary blacksmith shop. The blacksmith shop now also had two primary blacksmiths who could craft basic common weapons like spears, swords, and knives, barely enough to arm the villagers so they wouldn't be empty-handed when hunting.
Lin Mu returned to the village, called three villagers without specialties, and had them transport ore to the blacksmith shop.
After making arrangements, Lin Mu said to the five primary miners, "You've worked hard. This open-pit black tungsten iron mine is now entrusted to you. Whoever mines the most and mines well, I will promote them to overseer, and there will be rewards. Everyone, work hard!" Lin Mu encouraged them.
The five responded in unison, "Yes, Lord! We will work hard, and we hope the Lord can just give us food to eat; that would be enough."
Lin Mu understood their situation and encouraged them, "No problem. When you finish your work, a hot meal will definitely be waiting for you. Even if I don't eat, I'll make sure you do. Rest assured! Also, be careful of your surroundings while you work; wild beasts might suddenly attack. However, I've already instructed the territory's guards to patrol and clear the area, but they haven't reached here yet, so please also pay attention."
"Thank you for your benevolence, Lord!" They bowed in gratitude. Having a lord who cared for his subordinates like this was good. The five then began to work.
The clanging sounds broke the original tranquility of the plains, symbolizing that Lin Mu's territory had officially begun its operations.
Speaking of ore veins, it's worth mentioning the setting for NPCs and players gathering resources in "Mythical Three Kingdoms."
In "Mythical Three Kingdoms" in the China region, NPCs and players can only work within their own territory. If it's not their own territory, efficiency will be low, output will be low, or even worse, desertion may occur. This is a protective measure for NPC and player resource gathering.
Therefore, the area of a territory is a very important attribute. However, Lin Mu's territory doesn't need to consider this issue.
However, Lin Mu knew that such a situation wouldn't occur because he clearly remembered that the territory's range was 'none.' Lin Mu guessed it meant unlimited. In other words, his territory could be said to be just the village's area, or it could be said to be the entire world. Both interpretations could explain that 'none.' Therefore, if Lin Mu's villagers were to work in the wilderness in the future, it wouldn't affect efficiency or cause desertion.
Lin Mu didn't supervise their work or help out. As the lord, he had many other things to do. These laborious tasks were better left to others.
Having received the system reward and understood its value, a joyful Lin Mu walked with light steps to check on other territorial buildings.
Lin Mu first walked south, heading to the primary shipyard and primary fishery established by the Yinglong River on the southern side of the territory.
The primary shipyard could build primary or intermediate fishing boats. The primary fishery had a higher chance of successful production, and intermediate fishing boats could also be made, but they took more time and wood. Lin Mu first instructed the seven NPCs in the shipyard to build several primary fishing boats so that the fishermen could catch fish to supplement the territory's food supply.
The shipyard currently had four primary shipbuilders, who were a "population critical hit" that spawned in the intermediate vagrant camp. Along with the five primary miners just mentioned, they were the biggest gain of the day.
After arranging the work at the shipyard, Lin Mu checked the situation at the primary fishery.
Due to a lack of resources and materials for making fishing nets, they could only use the 10 primary fishing nets rewarded by the system after the fishery was established.
The system was quite open about these matters, knowing that players lacked the relevant materials to make fishing nets, it directly rewarded 10 fishing nets, which served as a temporary solution.
Ten fishing nets would require 10 fishing boats and 20 fishermen. With the shipyard's efficiency boosted by the territory's attributes, fishing boats would be built quickly, and they should be able to enjoy seafood today.
After temporarily arranging a clever leader, Lin Mu felt a little relieved. Many of the people in the Han Dynasty were very simple and generally possessed one or two skills, whether as farmers, fishermen, or tailors. However, due to the severe land annexation by aristocratic gentry, many common people were displaced, lost their roots, and wandered aimlessly. This was a tragedy of the era and a social contradiction.
Afterward, Lin Mu inspected the territory's other primary buildings, arranged the affairs, and returned to the village's main hall.
Only Chang Yin was in the hall, processing the villagers' information. Lin Mu knew what Chang Yin was doing. In his previous life, after establishing his territory, when vagrants spawned and registered, a lot of information needed to be processed to prevent missing anything or making mistakes due to complex information, which would make future inquiries difficult.
He recalled that in his previous life, his territory was established using a Yellow-grade Village Creation Order, and the system-rewarded NPC civil officials only had a 5th-tier aptitude. Although they could handle basic problems, they were inflexible and inefficient. Now, Chang Yin in his territory was clearly extraordinary.
Chang Yin had personally and proactively applied to manage internal affairs, and Feng Zhong had proactively taken on military defense work. Both of them possessed outstanding intelligence and emotional intelligence. They were truly extraordinary individuals!
Oh right, he had actually forgotten to check their profiles and attributes. What a oversight.
Lin Mu opened the "Villager Attributes" section in the territory panel and found Feng Zhong and Chang Yin's attributes.