Chapter 232: Town Restructuring (1/2)

After introducing the mattock to his population, Rino started to see small but significant changes in his subordinate's mindset. The hoe was no longer despised, and some farmers opted to remove the other tool heads, customising their mattocks to their specific needs.

This was exactly what he wanted. People started to understand that the hoe was simply a tool for those who needed it. Farmers were not any less important than seamstresses, miners or secretaries. Without them, there would be no offerings for the cat statue gods. Without farmers, there would be no taro beers or fried potatoes. Without them, there would be nothing for the cookhouse to work with, no wheat for the millers to grind and no festivals to look forward to.

Little by little, the mindset shifted, and everyone started taking pride in their assigned duties. Yet, the tool was still called a mattock even if more of those started looking like common axes, pickaxes, shovels and hoes.

Ping!

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Daily Quest #31

Objective: Build Pathways

Time Limit: 30 Days

Tutorial here.

Reward: Town Speed Buff

Claim your reward here.

Penalty: Deduct 24 hours of sleep upon failure and [Curse of Overtime] until quest is forcefully completed.

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Ok, the new quest was pretty dope. Rino had to admit, the gods knew what they were doing. Building a pathway wasn't difficult. In fact, Rino already had all the materials required for it. Pathways were built from stone bricks or any kind of brick, cement and maybe fences.

However, he had a feeling that the gods were starting to understand him better as an individual when they gave him such a generous timeline. This wasn't a simple transportation enhancement project. It was more than that, and the gods knew it.

Rino had most of the things he needed up and running in the operation sense. However, there were still things that were missing from the full picture of a prosperous town. The first was the lack of order in the town, and his subordinates often rested wherever they found cosy.

It was unacceptable. Even if the undead did not require sleep, Rino could not deny them a place to relax. The Nightless Underpass gave townsfolk a chance to visit Noir Province for short holidays, but it wasn't enough. Rino wanted them to have a way to unwind after a huge project. Ever since his discovery of that hot spring bath, Rino had an idea.

Noir Province had its own hot springs, and perhaps it was only fair that Rino built something for the hardworking subordinates in Town Zera. At the back of his mind, the concept of currency exchange returned as Rino sat down in his cosy stone cottage to plan.

Putting together a list of building projects for the town renovation and potential pathways, Rino noticed that a large part of what he aspired for this town was already accomplished thanks to the chain of daily quests.

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Town Zera's Building Project List:

Leather tannery (done)

Farm (partially done)

Mines renovation (done)

Living quarters for workers (not started)

Hot spring (not started)