Starting Today, I’ll Work as a City Lord

Chapter 164: The Foxgirl’s Savings

The position of the money depository was in the middle of Commercial Street. It was a two-story building. Before construction, Liu Feng had already designed it to be used as a money depository, so its walls were reinforced and thicker than other buildings.

The blueprints were simplified versions obtained from Earth, and it excluded things like surveillance cameras and electronic locks.

Anri, Weya, and Tess arrived at the door of the money depository. Looking up, there was a sign on top of the door with four characters engraved on it: “West Sun Money Depository!”

“Is this the money depository? It seems quite deserted,” Weya said as she looked at the door of the West Sun Money Depository with hardly any people coming in and out.

“Yeah. After all, it hasn’t been open for long,” Anri nodded lightly. She knew why it was so deserted.- Liu Feng had told her that the merchants didn’t trust the credit or ability of the money depository.

“Is that so?” Weya was puzzled. Based on what she had seen in the castle these days, she thought that anything that Liu Feng did would usually be very popular. For example, the bun shop, salt shop, etc., were all very popular.

“Alright, let’s hurry up and go inside, or else the meat buns will be sold out later,” Anri didn’t explain much. Liu Feng had told her that this would have to be slowly proven over time. When everyone was willing to deposit their coins in the money depository, that would be the greatest sign of their trust in Liu Feng.

In fact, at the current stage of West Sun City’s development, the money depository didn’t play a significant role. For now, it could only serve as a place to exchange for steel coins. After all, the commoners didn’t have many spare copper coins. It was only when every commoner had hundreds or thousands of copper coins to spare would the money depository truly start to play a role.

“Eh? It’s Big Sis!” When the three arrived at the door, Anri heard a familiar voice. She turned her head to see Fuji wearing light armor and guarding the door.

“Idiot, I’ve told you to stop calling me Big Sis!” Anri shouted at Fuji. “You’re one of Young Master’s soldiers now, so don’t slack and fool around all the time. Otherwise, that Lan Er might not fancy you…”

“Stop, Big Sister Anri, please don’t say anything!” Fuji panicked, begging for mercy, “Lan Er is working inside now!”

“Hehe…” Anri smirked, “You big silly bull, have you still not won over Lan Er yet?”

“Not- not yet…” Fuji scratched his head, his face turning red. “For now, I’m satisfied with just talking to her.”

“Seriously…” Anri rolled her eyes. “You really are stupid!”

“Hehe…” Fuji just kept smiling foolishly.

“Why is it your turn to guard the money depository today again? Aren’t you supposed to be training?” Anri wondered. She had seen Fuji guarding the money depository when she had visited some time ago. The defense forces in West Sun City were still lacking a bit at the moment. Important places like the money depository were guarded by soldiers with a rotation system.

Liu Feng was already preparing for the second round of recruitment. Once the new recruits were in place, many security plans in West Sun City would be activated.

“Um…” Fuji scratched his cheek awkwardly, glanced at the counter of the money depository, and said in a low voice, “I used my points to exchange for a mission so I can guard here for many days.”

“Hah?” Anri was amused. This silly bull actually used his points to exchange for tasks. Could it be true that love makes people stupid? If this silly bull was like this just because of a crush, wouldn’t he become even dumber if he got into a relationship?

“You really are dumb!” Anri turned around and walked into the money depository. I hope that a certain a stupid person would get some stupid luck.

“You’re so short!” Tess looked at the horns on Fuji’s head. Among the bull beastkin she had seen, Fuji was the shortest among those of the same age group.

“Uh…” Fuji felt like he had been stabbed in the heart with an invisible knife, especially when he saw that Tess was also a cattle as he felt like he had been looked down on by his own kin.

After spending more than twenty days in the military camp, Fuji had grown taller by a bit, and barely reached 1.7 meters (~5 foot 7). Compared to the average height of 1.8 meters (~5 foot 11) for bull beastkins, he was indeed quite short.

Before Fuji could reply, Tess caught up with Anri. Weya nodded at him politely and also went to catch up with Anri.

Elisa poked her head in from outside the door. Fuji adjusted his mood and said, “Are you here to exchange for steel coins?”

“Ah? Yes yes!” Elisa didn’t know what steel coins were, but she thought that nodding was the only right thing to do in this situation.

“Please come in. You can get the matter of exchanging for steel coins handled at that counter,” Fuji used the unfamiliar terms that he had memorized.

“Oh!” Elisa scanned the surroundings warily, and upon finding that there was no danger, stepped into the money depository. She immediately saw Anri and the others sitting in front of a counter with iron bars. There were many chairs there, and several girls were sitting behind the window. Elisa walked toward the counter, sat on the chair behind Anri and the others, and listened carefully to the conversation in front of her.

“Lady Anri, you’re here.” The one at the counter was Lan Er, the girl who fed Fuji wheat porridge when he had previously fainted.

“Yeah! I’m here today to withdraw some copper coins.” Anri brought her small backpack to the front, unzipped it, and took out a notebook from inside.

Weya, who was quite tall, noticed that there were a bunch of lollipops and a notebook in the backpack. She knew that anything Anri brought with her was precious to her, such as the lollipops and the notebooks that Liu Feng had given her.

The notebook Anri currently took was her personal notebook, not the one that she usually used for work. She flipped it open, revealing an exquisite piece of paper inside.

“Here’s my money ticket!” Anri handed the paper to Lan Er. “I’d like to withdraw thirty copper coins.”

“Alright, please wait a moment.” Lan Er took the money ticket and started working.

“What’s this?” Weya stared with her light red eyes, surprised. “You get copper coins with just a piece of paper?”

“That’s called a money ticket- it’s for deposits. I put my copper coins and silver coins in this money depository, and then the money depository gives me this piece of paper, the money ticket. That’s the proof of deposit. In the future, if I want copper coins or anything else, I just need to bring this money ticket here to take out the copper coins I previously deposited here,” Anri explained.

“Ah? Does that work? Exchanging copper coins for a piece of paper?” Weya couldn’t believe it.

“Of course it’s okay. This money depository was opened by Young Master. I feel assured keeping my money here,” Anri said proudly.

“Lady Anri is the first person to deposit money into our money depository,” Lan Er said as she handed Anri a cylindrical package wrapped in paper. “These are your thirty copper coins, along with the money ticket.”

“Money ticket?” Weya noticed a string of numbers on the money ticket: 3 silver coins and 733 copper coins. So rich!