CHAPTER 521: CHAPTER 251: 186 LONG-LEGGED MASTER

Caroline did not directly answer the question about the Explorer’s unsteady combat will.

Instead, she asked, "Lord, with your Wisdom Value, you surely remember Sunx Chen. Do you think he will leave the territory?"

"Sunx Chen?" Lin Rui glanced at Caroline, you’ve only been in the domain a few days! How come you’re already up to date with the local gossip.

"The Explorer who likes Audrey? He shouldn’t leave easily, right."

"Then let me tell you, he certainly won’t leave."

Lin Rui was surprised and asked, "Why?"

"Because he has already married and had children with a girl from the domain. He is a winemaker and has his own winery, filled with flowers in the brewery, a sweet, literary, and elegant girl. They got together after returning from the big battle against the Templar Order. As a result of an unexpected pregnancy, with the acceleration of the ’Historically Significant’ trait of the Territorial Essence, they had a lovely baby girl."

As expected!

As expected, the otaku’s love at first sight is all about being attracted to appearances!

Lin Rui was still stuck in the previous version, amazed by Audrey’s stunning beauty.

In just a few days, he was already married with kids.

This version iteration speed is simply overwhelming.

While Lin Rui was still sighing over the otaku’s happiness in marriage, with a lovely wife and daughter, Caroline suddenly became solemn and asked, "I suggest, Lord, that you conscript Sunx Chen into the army. He has already switched professions to become a Black Banner Guard. The five attendants he obtained in the wild monster nest also all switched to Black Banner Guards and are the best soldiers in the territory."

Lin Rui was caught off guard. He was feeling happy for the Explorer’s blissful marriage, with a loving wife and daughter, and suddenly was it cruelly suggested to enlist him into the army?

Caroline seriously said, "Those with permanent property have a steadfast heart. For his wife and daughter, for his estate, he definitely won’t leave the domain easily, nor dare to disobey military orders and flee on the battlefield. You can see this as the price he has to pay for marrying our domain’s pretty girl."

"So, I recommend recruiting the Explorers who have already settled down in the domain into the territorial army."

Lin Rui hesitated for a moment and asked, "What if they don’t want to join?"

"Then improve the army’s benefits," Caroline said without hesitation.

"But, I think your worries are actually completely unnecessary. Explorers are not more cowardly than the residents, quite the opposite. Many of them have a spirit of adventure. Why are residents willing to risk joining the army? First, because of the treatment in the territory, the army’s treatment itself is very high, and Civil Servant Soro designed very attractive salaries for soldiers of different tiers. Especially now that the territory is an imperial-type town, practicing privatization. The treatment of territorial soldiers is enough for them to live a good life in the territory. For example, Knight Lusen and Woodland Fairy Amos Wind Chime, because of their employment with the Government Hall, their income is definitely considered middle-class in the territory."

Lin Rui nodded, thanks to the unrivaled wealth strength of the domain, employees enjoying fiscal salaries do indeed earn quite abundant wages. They are considered the middle class in the territory, not comparable to those in high-tech positions or shopkeepers, but indeed much higher than grassroots workers or farming residents. Of course, comparing with other domains is out of the question.

In many territories now, getting enough to eat is already a big problem. And in the empire as well, due to corruption, many soldiers still rely on corpses’ starch to stave off hunger.

In terms of benefits, the army treatment in the Golden Pansy Domain is definitely top-tier on the Dragonbone Plain.

And Explorers here genuinely need to hustle for food and drink every day.

That’s not something that can be solved just by going out to hunt a few game animals. Not to mention the danger of death in battle, even the wealth acquisition similar to nomadic hunting also means it’s basically impossible to achieve a middle-class status. He can only remain at both extremes between sudden riches or suffocation.

And the risk in combat is undoubtedly much higher than serving in the territorial army. If an Explorer can accept fighting monsters outside safe zones in a doomsday environment, then he can surely accept joining the more formal and safer territorial army.

After finishing the first point, Caroline continued, "The second point is that joining the territorial army is the quickest way to gain strength within the territory or on the Dragonbone Plain. Enhancing strength, increasing one’s tier, and thereby gaining priority in mating rights is a human instinct."

Okay, that makes a lot of sense, but Lin Rui covered his face and asked, "Can’t you say it more tactfully? What do you mean by ’priority mating rights’!"

"It means the priority of associating with the opposite sex..."

"Stop! Stop!" Before she could finish, Lin Rui swiftly interrupted and said, "I understand! You don’t have to put it so primitively and directly. Isn’t it that after gaining strength, it’s easier to attract tall, beautiful young women?"

"Yes. Females are naturally attracted to strength, it’s even a romantic notion in their hearts. Finding a mate stronger than themselves or a more learned opposite sex brings them both security and love and joy. Just like how males hunt strong and large game."

"Of course, I think your idea might be somewhat one-sided, Lord. Females also have a very strong demand for priority mating rights. Campaigning is a male’s primitive impulse, while love, or being love-struck, occupies a large part of a female’s life. Without love, females can feel miserable to the point of death. And the strongest men in the territory are generally in the army, so they will also have a strong desire to join the army."