[Confirmed! Altera Village (Lv1) has been constructed. Please check the status of your territory in the territory panel.]
[Please set the entrance requirements and taxation standards (changeable):
Entry:
Visitor pass (1-day validity): 10 copper
Temporary Residency (1 month validity): 300 copper
Permanent Residency: 10 gold
Taxation: 10%]
Good guy, that bastard Bobby raised the prices by 10 times.
"Tsk, tsk."
She, on the other hand, knew that the prosperity of a place was in the quantity and quality of its people, so she decided to lower some requirements.
[Confirm:
Entry:
Visitor pass (1 day validity): 5 copper
Temporary Residency: 100 copper
Permanent Residency: 10 gold
Taxation: 10%
Yes | No]
She set the entrance/temporary residence fee to at least half the default.
This would not only increase her population but it would also allow the people to save more money to spend on more useful things—Things that, in the long run, would eventually strengthen themselves and, by extension, the territory.
However, she retained the default 10 gold for permanent residency simply because she had the confidence in the territory that she would build. If the population became saturated, she might even increase this.
Wise men said that the more difficult it was to obtain, the more it would be appreciated. She hoped that at least the permanent residents would be extremely loyal to the territory. The difficulty would also add prestige to the status.
And with prestige, its intangible value would increase.
Of course, she'd be adding alternative ways to earn this. This was something for later.
Lastly, investing so much would also make people reluctant to leave.
People's goal—even outsiders—would soon be to become permanent residents in her territory. She wanted the first thing people to think of when thinking of Altera was the good life it provided.
Althea was planning on building a great territory and she believed that her land would definitely live up to its name:
It would be so Proud that it would never be bullied, so Powerful that it could protect all that it should, and so Superb that it would lead the development and prosperity of those it sheltered.
This was her goal.
[Sheila Smith hopes to join your village as a permanent resident.]
She directly clicked Yes and she looked at the men. Sheila had money because they took away valuables and safety deposit boxes in the hotel. What about the others?
Harold and Eugene looked at her embarrassedly. "Well, we could only afford the temporary residency for now."
Althea chuckled, she wasn't planning on making them pay at all.
However, in retrospect, they probably wouldn't feel very comfortable with taking advantage of her like that.
In the end, she found a decent alternative for them.
"As the Lord's party, I can give you an exception and take the permanent residency as credit." She said and the others brightened.
A few pieces of gold appeared in her hand and handed to each one.
The men brightened at this, while Maya just sparkled at the sparkly gold in her hand.
"We will definitely pay you back!" Harold said, and Eugene nodded.
[Harold Lee hopes to join your village as a permanent resident.]
[Maya Lee hopes to join your village as a permanent resident.]
[Eugene Sparks hopes to join your village as a permanent resident.]
Eugene guided Theodore to do the same, which was a bit of a challenge.
[Theodore Pena hopes to join your village as a permanent resident.]
Althea smiled, seeing everyone now had permanent residency.
"Actually I have a job for each one of you, but I'll study the territory first." She turned her head to Sheila. "As the first permanent resident I will give you a house when I finally create one."
Thinking of the house she saw in Royal Territory she frowned in distaste. Surely there were other options?
Sheila almost hugged her and laughed. "Actually I hope to live with you! Just waive my rental." This made Althea smile at her fondly.
Sheila grinned happily, very different from her former timid self.
"Well, we'll prepare lunch while you study. Just tell us what you need us to do, boss!"
On their way here, in order to stop them from calling her Lord or her Highness, she finally agreed with them calling her Boss.
It was cringey, but it was the best alternative they could think of.
Althea nodded in dismissal and she turned her head to look at the now-colored logo of a castle on her bottom left.
Upon clicking the icon, five tabs would appear at the right side, namely: Territory, Buildings, People, Missions, and a greyed-out Tab indicating 'Other Territories'.
She opened the first tab.
[TERRITORY STATS
Name: Altera Village
Status: Village Level 1
Area: 3,142,000 square meters
Residents: 7
Total Population: 7
Base Resources:
Wood: 5000/5000
Stone: 3000/3000
Money: 9711 gold, 79267 silver, 15287 copper
Reputation: 0
Buildings: None
Building Slots: 0/5]
Hey, her money was the territory's money.
She looked curiously at the base resource and mused how Bobby was trying to collect as much wood and stone as he could. Just how much did the buildings cost?
Don't look at one unit of stone or wood, a single unit had a mass of about 1 cubic meter.
Fortunately, a territory seemed to have its own space, with the limit being the stone and wood resources cap that she could see in the stats.
Otherwise, she'd have to deal with where to place those massive cubes of resources.
That aside, she quickly went to the next tab. She looked at the residences tab and was grossly disappointed.
While the commoner houses Bobby chose were in the lower tier, the higher ones still weren't worth it.
The most expensive was the Lord's Castle at 1500 wood, 800 stone, and 300 gold.
No wonder the rest of the construction was so shabby.
To be honest, she could not stomach consuming a building slot for any of these.
She frowned, looking deeply at the panel.
She would definitely not settle for anything uncomfortable. This would be their future home, after all. What was the use of a Lord token if the Lord couldn't do what she wanted?
No, no. She refused to believe this was the only option!
So, she didn't choose a house in the end.
Instead, she studied the panel deeply and thoroughly trying to find a good alternative.
And, indeed, she would find a very good alternative shortly after.
It would still become one of the more innovative features of Altera—to be known throughout the entire Xeno continent.