Chapter 168 Honestly, Jing suffers a big loss
When he saw Ray Wayne packing his things and following Lena out of the shack, looking like he couldn't wait to start, Goblin Hugo almost stared out of his eyes.
"No, he, he, you, you, you, how could he..."
Hugo has been crawling around in this refugee camp for so long, and he has some understanding of Ray Wayne's eccentric character.
Because before this, people from outside the refugee camp occasionally came to Wayne and wanted to entrust him to help design and build something, but Wayne rejected them without hesitation.
Hugo himself tried it.
He once had a business plan to cooperate with Wayne, but the other party didn't even pay attention to him.
It seemed that he would rather die in the refugee slum than return to his previous identity as a high-spirited young architect.
Hugo felt that Pet and the others would definitely fail like those who had tried in the past.
How come Ray Wayne was persuaded? !
For the first time, Hugo had doubts about his own "business" ability.
He went to great lengths to recruit Wayne.
After these people got here, it only took them a quarter of an hour to plan everything.
Why is Wayne's attitude toward them so enthusiastic now, as if he's been bewitched by an evil god!
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After Wayne joined the team, he pondered Lena's "recruitment" process, and Pete gradually came back to his senses.
Guys like Ray Wayne.
To put it bluntly.
You can't get along with him the same way you would treat "normal people".
He does not value money and material comfort, otherwise, he would not have stayed in the refugee camp for so long;
It is of little use to him to use emotions to understand things and rationalize them.
What he really focuses on is the craft he is good at, or in other words, his profession.
Lena understands this very well.
She directly mocked Wayne's skills and said he was not good at it!
To deal with people like Wayne, this trick is 100% effective, including breaking defenses!
First use a provocative method to rekindle Wayne's fighting spirit, and then bring it up accordingly, which can give him a chance to prove his level.
Pete guessed.
In Wayne's current state, let alone prepare corresponding rewards for recruiting him, even if he is asked to "pay" to help build the territory in the Misty Valley, this guy will most likely agree without hesitation!
This is not a matter of money.
This gives him a chance to prove himself again!
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Successfully finding the most urgently needed architect talents for territory construction gave Bate and his team a good start in their recruitment campaign for the refugee settlement.
Of course, the goal of this trip is not just to recruit an architect and be done with it.
The requirements in the series of tasks are clear.
The minimum requirement for a territory of the size of an "ordinary town" is to have a population of 100 people.
This means that Pett and the others have to recruit at least 70 more people.
Of course, Peter didn't plan to recruit all the people at once.
The Misty Valley is outside the border, and it would take nearly three days to get there from Ceylon’s No. 3 Defense Line through the forest.
The size of the first batch of 25 refugees was still manageable. With the protection of two level 3 mages, Peter and Gale, and Miranda providing treatment to the injured at any time, they all arrived at their destination. .
If we really had to pull up a huge team of 70 people, there would probably be casualties on the road.
It's better to continue to use the tactic of breaking things up into parts, and in the worst case, just do it a few more times.
Anyway, in Pat's impression, when he left the Misty Valley, except for the magnificent Altar of Creation, the rest of the place was completely desolate.
Bringing people there cannot immediately convert them into permanent residents of the territory. There is plenty of time left for them, so they are not in a hurry to complete the task of having a territory population of 100 at once.
This time, in addition to skilled craftsmen like Wayne, the other group of people recruited by Pett and the others were naturally the families of the 25 refugees! Before setting off, Old Bill and the others specifically asked Pet to help send a message to their families so that they would not continue to suffer in the refugee camp and live a difficult life of one meal after another.
Hurry across the border and come to Misty Valley to enjoy the new life of bread freedom!
Pate also approves of such recruitment candidates.
There is no other reason.
He went to find people he didn't know at all, and he had to find a way to persuade them to take the risk of stepping into the wilderness and not knowing whether they would come back.
Not only is it difficult to recruit, but you still don’t know what these people are thinking, and you may even recruit some potential dangers.
The same cannot be said for the families of the first refugees.
Send a message.
Your fathers and grandfathers have a suitable new home, come quickly!
Isn’t this the end of it!
If you know the basics, it will be easy to recruit.
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"Can you find the families of the people who signed the contract with you?"
Hearing Pat's question, Hugo nodded firmly and said: "Of course, Your Excellency, please rest assured that not one of the 70 silver coins that should be given to them will be missing!"
"Do you want to come with me and watch me hand over the money to them?"
Pete huffed.
He was a little helpless.
On the way here, he tried to explain to Hugo several times, saying that the 25 refugees did not die in the dark forest. They really went to open up and build an ownerless territory. They are still alive and kicking and can still Eat toast every time.
According to Hugo's employment remuneration mechanism, if the refugee "stand-ins" do not die, the stand-in can take 50% of the commission of 1 gold and 20 silver coins, which is 60 silver coins.
The remaining 60 silver is Hugo's cut.
The problem is that Hugo doesn’t believe it at all!
He insisted on providing the 70 silver coins as a pension to the substitutes' families, that is, the beneficiaries, leaving only 50 silver coins for himself.
Pat made one last effort and persuaded Hugo earnestly:
"Mr. Seavey, I really didn't lie to you."
"They are all still alive, you really don't need to pay pensions!"
"When you see them again next time, just give them the 60 silver that should be given to them according to your contract."
Hugo shook his head like a rattle and told him quite seriously:
"Your Excellency, you don't have to test me anymore!"
"Please rest assured, I am different from those cunning goblins in Greenport. I am an honest goblin doing serious business!"
“I won’t make any less of the money I should earn, and I won’t be greedy to take the money I shouldn’t earn!”
"Besides, this is the money they... exchanged for their lives."
Peter gave up.
Hugo is definitely a weirdo among goblins.
The goblin race has always been famous for being "fickle" on the mainland;
Well, this fickleness is also the abbreviation of "good at adapting".
They often take advantage of loopholes in contract terms and find various ways to evade stipulated requirements.
How could such an honest goblin appear here?
Peter was even curious as to what kind of education Hugo Seavey received that could make him what he is today!
In short, he really couldn’t persuade me.
"I hope you won't regret it later."
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(End of chapter)