The base ran smoothly, there was no particular event that alerted the base. However, there was an issue, the food, particular ingredients such as meat started to run out.
Tang Shaoyang was generous enough to give everyone two to three slices of meat for lunch and dinner. But now they did not have enough stock for everyone to get for their meal.
Of course, the General Store was selling meat and other ingredients, but Tang Shaoyang was not going to use his Game Coin to indulge his people.
"Then don't use the meat on the menu for next week. Starting next week, there will be no longer free food for them. They have to pay for their own food," Tang Shaoyang told Elin.
Yes, in a month, Elinova managed to conquer the kitchen with her hard work. She was chosen to be the head kitchen after working with the staff for three weeks without telling the others she was Tang Shaoyang's wife.
Her bread was quite famous and quickly became a favorite for breakfast.
"Is that okay?" Wei Xi was quite concerned with the plan. He was afraid that paying for the food would cause the people to starve.
"It's been one and half months, that should be enough for them to get prepared for this. Moreover, we also open the recruitment to work with us. We have given them enough time to adapt to the new world," Tang Shaoyang shook his head.
"But from the date, only around forty percent of the people who are working with us. I don't think this is the right time," Kang Jiayi was also concerned with the issue.
"The Military Force is always open for recruitment, no gender limitation, women and men could register to be trained as long as they are 16 years old," Tang Shaoyang shrugged, "Moreover, we will get greenhouses for the winter crops, there are a lot of jobs available. But those people just look down on the farmer job that only a dozen people apply to be farmers. We have to apply the new system quickly, I don't accept lazy people in my territory, if they want to eat, then get a job."
"On top of that, we are giving them more time to think by giving a 100 coins subsidy for each. As for the orphan below 16, we will take care of them. We will nurture them to be our people," the plan was written on the paper, they just needed to execute it.
Our people meant, the empire would train them to serve the empire. The kids with a certain talent would be guided to their path, but the kids with no talent would enter the army.
Then Tang Shaoyang looked toward Cao Jingyi. Even though the girl failed to fulfill his expectation, he was not going to throw her away like that. The girl was now taking care of the administrative work for the empire.
"What about the blacksmith, have we found a suitable person for the class?" He asked Cao Jingyi who had been listening attentively. Wei Xi cast a worried glance at his wife.
"No, many people applied to get the class, but I haven't found one with the basic foundation of smithing. As for the Potion Maker, I think we need to find a trustworthy person for the class since it is something new," Cao Jingyi reported her work.
No people on Earth had the basic foundation for the Potion Maker class. So she thought that they only needed to get a trustworthy person to trust the class to that person.
"Trustworthy person?" Tang Shaoyang muttered in a low voice. At the same time, he scanned all his women. The eight women had their work and their responsibility, and all of them had their own class, including Delia. He could not choose them to be the Potion Maker.
—You indeed need a trustworthy person for this. I have the basic knowledge for the basic concoction and herbs, I can share my knowledge.
Zaneos also talked in Tang Shaoyang's mind. He remembered that Zaneos helped him to make a basic antidote in the portal of the Survival Game.
—I have a little more knowledge about the potion too since I am a Magus. You have to choose the people you can trust for the class.
Zowen also followed up with her thoughts.
"Actually…" Elinova opened his mouth and everyone looked toward her. She stopped midway as it was not her to speak in the weekly evaluation. However, she had someone in her mind.
"You can speak, do you have a name you can suggest?" Tang Shaoyang gestured to her to speak.
"Yes, do you remember another villager who followed your subordinate, Kina?" Elin spoke up. She was talking about Fan Rui's wife who was also the villager from the same village as her.
"Ah, yes, Fan Rui. She is Fan Rui's wife, do you remember her?" Tang Shaoyang paused for a moment before he nodded his head.
"Even though she does not have the foundation to make a potion, she knows a lot about herbs. She often followed me to the forest to look for the herbs. If you can trust Fan Rui, I think you can trust her for the job too."
On the side, Delia also nodded her head. Kina was now working in the kitchen with her.
"Fan Rui…" Tang Shaoyang muttered the name as he recalled the man called Fan Rui. The man was quite brave and loyal. Of course, he could not tell a person's nature within a short time. But he had a favorable impression of the man.
"Put Kina and Fan Rui under our watchlist. We will see their performance and behavior for the time being," Even though her women trusted the girl, he needed some consideration since this was a unique class.
He found something different between the basic class and the unique class. The Unique Class was not only a higher grade class, but it could also advance to a better class.
Different from the Unique Class, the Basic Class did not offer advancement even when they hit level 100. A warrior would still remain as a warrior, a mage would still remain as a mage.
Potion Maker was a class with big potential, he could not carelessly give the class to someone he could not trust. Even if his two women recommended him a name.
"Are there more things to report?" Tang Shaoyang then scanned the people in the room.
Cao Jingyi raised her hand, "We need more buildings. More survivors keep coming, we need more residence to accommodate the survivors. We now have 7291 people on our base," she reported while reading the paper in her hand.
"Origin, remind me later at night to get more buildings," Tang Shaoyang nodded as he spoke to Origin.
[Yes, My Lord.] The AI quickly gave his response.
"Alright, if we are done, then you can leave," Tang Shaoyang then dismissed their weekly evaluation of the base.
Everyone left the meeting room afterward, leaving Tang Shaoyang alone in the room. He did not immediately leave as he tapped the table, "Origin, I want you to watch Fan Rui and Kina. Give me your evaluation of the two next week!"
[Yes, My Lord.]
"What about my next schedule?"
[Your next schedule is the final interview for the financial team.]
Then he remembered today was the final interview for the financial team that would manage the treasury. Of course, he was not going to give the team full control over the treasury. They needed his approval to use the treasury.
Tang Shaoyang was about to get up from the seat, but then a notification rang in his head.
[Congratulations! Your faction has conquered all the games in the city.]
[Congratulations! The SH City is now under your faction's authority.]
[Congratulations! The Tang Empire is the first faction to rule a city! Your faction obtained an additional reward, Portal Gate.]
[Congratulations! You are the first ruler in the world. You gained a title, Ruler.]
[Ruler, the title is given to the first player to obtain a territory.]
[Ruler: Giving you a 10% bonus on all attributes when you are in faction's territory.]
[Congratulations! You have unlocked the SH City map.]
A series of notifications rang in his head, but there was one thing that caught his attention, Portal Gate.
"Origin, what's Portal Gate?" He quickly asked Origin. He hoped that this was something he thought of.
[Portal Gate is a portal that can form a connection from one world to another world at random.]
[Do you want to install the Portal Gate? Yes/No?]
[Warning: by installing the Portal Gate, the residents of the other world could also use the portal to enter your world.]