/Knock knock/

-Huh?

-Elder, it's morning. The people are waiting for your orders.

-Who?

-Elder…

-Richard?... I am getting up.

-I will be waiting for you down there.

-...

For a moment I thought this was all a dream…

But this is reality…

-Sigh, it's so hard to get up on time without an alarm clock.

-I need a shower and to brush my teeth…

Wait… There is no running water in this place!

-I was so occupied and overwhelmed by this situation that I even forgot to eat…

After dealing with the villagers I will eat something and take a shower.

At least this house has a toilet where I can take a dump.

(The old-style toilet where you take a dump and the shit falls in a hole)

Don't… Don't ask how I cleaned my ass… Please.

At least this village has a sewer system, but it needs maintenance.

…

Yesterday, the Food Station was constructed and the cook had already been deployed.

According to the description, the Food Station decreases food consumption by 10% and the Tier-1 Cook has a 10% efficiency when cooking.

So in total, I am using 20% fewer supplies for something that is incredibly easy to set up. Although I could say I was lucky since I need a Tier-1 Cook to take charge of the place.

If I didn't have one...

And by making the calculations… The values match.

They must have gotten the supplies from the warehouse since the rest is all in the secret basement. Its impossible for them to have gotten there since I locked that place yesterday…

[Territory: Guepas Village (Decaying) (Poor) (Old)

Tier-0 (5) Village

Number of Habitants: 30 (+)

Average happiness: 18

Reputation: 50

Wealth: 10 Gold pieces, 48 Silver pieces, 183 Bronze pieces, 150 Small Bronze pieces

Map (+)

Food supply: 2 months and 1 week

Materials: 42 wood, 3 rock, 11 cloth,...

Construct: Small hut; Normal house; Dirt road; ...

Inventory: 7 farming kits(Normal), 12 seed bags, Key to the basement...

]

It changed a lot…

The happiness increased a little and the reputation is much higher.

Our food supply actually doubled.

My wealth is monstrous now, and the material should be enough to fix most houses.

But the inventory is the most important, I got a lot of things.

The problem is giving the villagers these items… I can’t just “find these” every time.

/GROWL/

‘My stomach protested’

-I will talk with the villagers first.

This time, the number of villagers was less than last time, only a handful were here

-Oh? Why is there less than last time?

‘Richard stepped from the group and said:’

-It's like this Elder, we decided that bringing a lot of people every time would be troublesome so we choose representatives to talk with you.

Phew, thank God, the smell of 30 people in one room almost killed me.

Even more when you consider these people don't really take showers that often… I will need to impose the habit of hygiene later.

Otherwise, I might die from the smell alone... Thankfully we don't have animals around here to shit on the ground, and people normally use the community bathroom that is connected with the sewers.

I just hope they don't clog anytime soon due to the missing repairs...

-... It's a good idea. Let's start this meeting then.

-First things first, the Crop fields. They are our lifeline. So I would like it if some farmers stayed there to take care of things…

-That can be easily done. We already did that most of the time anyway.

‘The one who spoke was a middle aged man, his arms were strong and he had a small unkept beard’

I think he was... One of the Tier-0 farmers right? My memory is showing its prowess!

-I will later assign 5 farmers to keep the fields well maintained, that should be enough considering their size right Elder?

-... Yes it is. The others can clean other fields, the more seeds we have planted the better.

‘He nodded’

-For the houses…

-Leave that to me!

‘The one who said that was another Middle-aged man, this one had a large beard. His arms were big and strong’

-I took after my father and he took after him, although our Village might have fallen, my father was still the best woodmason in all of our history. I can easily take care of this!

-Good. All of our supplies should be in the warehouse, I checked and we should have enough.

-After you leave, pick 5 decently strong villagers and come back here, I will show you which houses you should start.

-Yes Elder!

He is direct and honest. I like that.

-Why don't we present ourselves? Since I am going to live here for a long time, I should know all of you better right?

‘They looked at each other and smiled’

-I will start since you know me already… My name is Richard, this humble village doctor.

‘After him, it was the one on his left’

-Haha! My name is Hurgus! The Carpenter! Leave everything related to wood to me!

-... My name is Vyio… I am this village Leatherworker… I am the one responsible for making clothes and patching old clothes as well.

He was rather skinny, and he was also rather shy. He had a pair of dark circles in his eyes. He was probably overworked.

-It's a pleasure to meet you Elder. My name is Kalios, I am this village's woodcutter… Although such a Title held much more meaning when I was younger.

-Don't be like that Kalios! We used to be pals in the past!

-That was a long time ago…

He looked depressed, his appearance was that of a classic woodcutter, long beard and strong, his hair was long. He looked like a viking.

-Hi Elder! x2

/Smack!/

-Be more respectful!

After Richard smacked the two young adult heads, he said:

-Sorry for this Elder, they are still quite young.

-Sorry… x2

-Its fine, no worries. Tell me your names.

-Of course! I am Troy!

-And I am Royt!

-If it wasn't obvious already, we are twins. As for what we do…

-We do pretty much anything. We help those in need. That's what we do best.

And lastly but not least…

-My name is Truba, I am just your average farmer.

Yes you are, you are just a Tier-0 Farmer

-Nice to meet you, everyone, my name is Jonathan Mi… Asmoste. I hope I can lead you all to success.

[Reputation +5]

-There was also Old Ria, but she is currently cooking for the others.

-No problem.

So in essence. It's all of the Tier-1’s.

This can't be a coincidence.

-I am sorry for rushing you all, but time is tight. Hurgus, can you go gather the tools and a few people?

-I am on it!

-Let us help! x2

‘Troy and Royt immediately voiced their requests’

Hum… I don't know how to upgrade a Tier, so if I could have these two upgraded to Tier-2, a lot of buildings would unlock for me.

(Since a Tier-2 villager can do the job of any Tier-1)

-It's fine for me, as long as Hurgus is fine with it.

-They helped me many times before!... It's rather sad, but they are currently the best builders in town after me.

-Hey! x2

How are they so in sync every time?

-I think this is all everyone. Richard, can you bring me a bowl of whatever Old Ria has cooked? I am starving here.

-Of course.

-Tell the others to continue with the search in the houses. We never know what we may find.

‘With this, they bowed and left the Elder’s house’

-Things are progressing a little too quickly. For now, I should stash the materials in the basement.

This way when they start to work they would have the materials on hand.

-Let me see…

[Old abandoned house

Unexplored]

-How much to fix it?...

[3 wood]

-3 wood per house? That would amount to… 42?

OH MY!

-Perfect. Looks like my luck is finally shining on me. For a moment I thought I would have to acquire more resources during the day.

(I swear that when I chose the value, it just perfectly fit into my other one… Lol)

-If I click to fix the house what is going to happen?

[Assign Workers]

-It's like this… How many can I assign?

[1 worker assigned]

[2 workers assigned]

…

[10 workers assigned]

‘I couldn't raise it anymore’

-So the limit is 10 people? But why?

Is it the same for the Warehouse?

[15 workers assigned]

-No… Is it because of the size? The warehouse being bigger means it can have more people to work on it?

-Let me just cancel it before I make a mistake.

…

-Elder, here is your food.

-Thank you Richard, sorry for the trouble.

-It's nothing… I will take my leave now, if you need me, I will be near the Warehouse helping Ria.

-See ya.

-... This soup…

Why it looks so…

Bland?

-I hope it tastes good at the very least…

/Chomp/

It's super bland… I can't spit it out…

/Gulp/

'The scene was rather sad, a young skinny man eating a very bland soup in a completely empty room with just a desk under the light of the sun'

-Sigh… This will be my life from now on?... No, I need to stay positive.

/Knock knock knock/

-Enter.

‘5 people entered the room, it was Hurgus and the twins plus two dudes’

-We are here elder, just give the orders.

Alright, its time.

[5 Workers assigned]

I selected all of the houses and waited.

-This should be easy, right boys?

-Yeah!

-Lets go!

And they left, most likely for the basement.

‘I kept looking at the Village tab to see how long it would take for the job to be completed.’

[DING]

[21 Hours… 20 Hours 59 minutes 59 seconds...]

-21 Hours?!

We will be cutting close!

I can't say if this is fast or slow...

Around one day to fix 14 houses? That's pretty fast!

Although it depends on the degree of the fix.

-I don't know… They will most likely stop to rest and eat… Or will they?

Or worse… They may keep working until they fall...

-I will keep watch, if they stop or if I actually need to stop them, I will do it.

The only requirement to fix the house is the need of a Tier-0 Woodmason in the team.

If we start to get tight on time I will assign a few more workers to speed time, if I assign 5 more workers, this should be almost half the time right?

-While I wait, I should go over my items in the backpack.

I almost forgot about it.

…