The super lord of the island

Chapter 264. 263. Groot's surveillance, worrying about money

Woodland on the north side of the barracks, on the edge of the apple forest.

Where Groot took root.

The reason why Groot was chosen here was to monitor the movements of the spider jungle.

As for how far he can go, it's time for acceptance.

Jialan didn't take anyone with her, and didn't even go to the barracks. She went directly to the outskirts of the apple grove, went around, and finally found a short fir tree among the many tall trees.

"Groot? Is that you?"

He moved closer to the tree trunk and tentatively called out his name.

"..."

No response.

Bang Bang!

As a last resort, Jialan had to stretch out her hand and slap her hard twice, trying to wake her up.

This time it worked, the tree pattern changed, revealing a human face, and spoke a childish voice.

"My lord, are you looking for me?"

"Yes, Groot, you have been staying at the edge of the apple forest for a long time. Have you ever found out about the movements of those spiders?"

Jialan went straight to the point.

"Some adults, I connect the surrounding woods through the root system, and I can see many things. Except for the core green poison barrier area, I can observe the rest of the apple forest. There are many green haired spiders and purple toothed spiders."

Hearing this, Jialan felt happy.

"That's great, tell me what you saw, how many are there? Are there any large-scale breeding of young spiders?"

Groot's face became more and more clear, and his speech gradually became more agile.

"Returning to my lord, I haven't seen too many young spiders. The number of spider eggs is very small. The periphery of the apple grove is very safe. Only occasionally there will be young spiders coming and going to hunt."

"Well, what next?" Jialan continued to ask.

"Inwardly, there is the central area of ​​the spider jungle, where the green-haired spiders and purple-toothed spiders live, and there are about thirty of them in total."

"Thirty? So few!"

"Yes, I counted forty before winter, but recently there are only thirty. After careful observation, I found that every once in a while a green-haired spider or a purple-toothed spider enters the poisonous barrier , and then never see them again."

"How big is the poison zone?"

"A circle with a diameter of about one kilometer, above the ground and below the canopy, floats a thick green poisonous mist. The tree species in this area have mutated and are full of toxicity. I cannot touch them."

"In addition, there is a huge black-footed spider. Occasionally, one or two will leave the forest to catch monsters in other places and return to the poison barrier area. I guess it should be to feed the spider mother."

"I have seen no more than five black-footed giant spiders like this, and their strength seems to be level 7.8."

Groot revealed all the news he had seen and heard, and let Jialan judge for himself.

"The black-footed giant spiders you mentioned are the giant spider guards around the spider mother. There won't be many of them. Based on your observations, the total number should be around 8, and it's unlikely to exceed 10."

Jialan continued to analyze.

"You said that there are few spider eggs, which means that the spider mother has already become vigilant, and instead of laying a large number of eggs, she lays a small number of eggs while maintaining her own state;"

"Those disappeared green-haired spiders and purple-toothed spiders were probably selected by the spider mother to use some means to advance them into giant spider guards and increase their combat power at the elite level."

"But this method will definitely cause damage. It is impossible for every spider to be transformed successfully. If the spider mother is allowed to continue to transform, it is hard to say how many giant spider guards the remaining thirty green hair spiders and purple tooth spiders can turn into. .”

In this way, it seems that delaying time to save money to buy growth gift packs is not a good choice. Although he and everyone in the corps will be improved by then, the spider mother's power will also be improved. The two sides offset each other, which means that neither side has improved.

"Has the Spider Mother appeared?" "No, I have never seen her appear."

Groot shook his head.

"What a tolerant guy. Doesn't she know the threat that the rapidly growing Aurora Town poses to the Spider Jungle? Doesn't she know that the nearby military camp is to guard against them?"

No, of course the Bisilk Spider Mother knew that she was as intelligent as a human being. The curse last time almost caused him to die suddenly.

Therefore, Jialan has reason to believe that the Bisi spider mother is also quietly accumulating strength, waiting for the opportunity to eradicate Aurora Town in one fell swoop.

"Alright Groot, thank you very much. Please keep an eye on me and if there is any change, immediately send the message to the nearest barracks."

"Don't worry, my lord, I will closely monitor the spiders' every move!"

"Ah."

After finishing speaking, Jialan turned and left.

As far as the current situation is concerned, neither of the two solutions summarized above is the best solution, but Jialan is not discouraged, because there is an old saying in his hometown, Blue Star, that if you have the conditions, you must create conditions. superior!

The next thing he has to do is to create conditions to collect the money for the growth gift package in the shortest possible time.

After returning to the castle, Jialan immediately sent someone to summon Mag.

"Master, what happened to you in such a hurry to find me?"

In the study, Mag stood respectfully.

"McGonagall, you are in charge of municipal finances, so let me ask you, how much money is on the books of the city hall?"

"My lord, as of today, there are 635 gold, 45 silver and 7 copper on the books."

"so little?"

Jialan frowned, thinking that there was someone with a million dollars.

"My lord, you don't know, more than [-]% of the town's residents depend on the jobs provided by the city hall, and the monthly salary alone is a huge sum.

The reason why I can save so much is because the tavern and the Ministry of Tourism have made some profits after the Spring Festival. Last year, the book had only about [-] gold in working capital. "

"Ok."

Jialan nodded. In fact, he also knew that the city hall's income sources were limited, and it was not normal municipal income.

In the municipal system of the outer islands, the largest component of municipal revenue is taxation.

For example, harvest tax, business tax, transaction tax, wharf tax, poll tax... There are so many taxes and fees.

However, the development model of Wuguang Island was created by Jialan. Not only does it not have a dime of tax revenue, but it also pays a large amount of salary to workers in various positions every month.

Of course, based on the specific analysis of the specific situation, there is no distinction between good and bad systems, only suitable or unsuitable.

Under this special situation, Jialan naturally couldn't expect the city hall to come up with a large sum of money to help him collect the krypton gold expenses.

"That... my lord." Mag said hesitantly: "According to the current gradually favorable development trend, in the second half of the year, the two businesses of tavern and tourism can bring in a lot of income, and the farm and salt factory will also generate returns."

"It's okay. I understand. Mag, you can go down first. I feel more at ease with you in the city hall."

Jialan comforted her and asked Xiaoying to see him off.

despair…

despair…

The young man leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers on the table.

"Because the forest has been hunted too frequently recently, many monsters are hiding. For the sake of sustainable ecology, it is not good to do any more actions. It seems that we have to go to Diamond Island..."

(End of this chapter)