Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Dozens of sweet potato seedlings have been planted here.

Since [Advanced Fertile Farm] covers a large area, I think the farmland should be placed outside the fortress.

All this is to ensure that the sweet potato industry can be safe and sound.

Of course, the safest place in the entire territory is the Lord's Fortress.

"Salome, you did a great job!"

A smile appeared on Zong Shen's face.

For him, this is also great news.

"As a senior agronomist, cultivating crops is also part of my job."

“In fact, sweet potatoes are a very easy crop to grow.”

"The sweet potato vine you gave me had four buds in total, so I cut it into four sections and cultivated them at the same time."

"The Moon God Spring gives them enough nutrients, plus the growth blessing of fertile fields and fertile soil."

"Nurturing to survival is inevitable."

“Finally, natural magic takes over the ripening process.”

“Got four large tubers and two ramets of smaller tubers.”

"By cultivating these tubers, you get more buds."

Salome Linyu said with some pride.

"Then at this cultivation speed, wouldn't it be possible to plant it on a large scale soon?"

Zong Shen was delighted with his roasted sweet potatoes, roasted sweet potatoes, and sweet potato bombs...

It seems that everything is close at hand!

As soon as these words came out, Salome Lin Yu shook her head.

"No, my lord."

"Plants cultivated under continuous accelerating growth may degenerate."

“After degradation, yield and quality will be greatly affected.”

"So after one growth promotion and cultivation, it is best to breed a batch naturally and then promote the next batch."

"You don't have to worry. Even if you don't use natural magic, with fertile fields and Luna Spring as a guarantee, these sweet potatoes should all mature within 7 to 9 days, and more plants can be cultivated by then."

Salome said softly, as if comforting Zong Shen.

Zong Shen nodded, indicating that he understood.

Although the cycle of 7 to 9 days is not as mature as one day, it is still ridiculously fast.

At this rate and trend, it will only be a matter of time before we achieve sweet potato freedom.

What Zong Shen has to do now is to let Salome Lin Yu take care of these sweet potato vines.

"I still have things to take care of."

"You can still contact Mariel if you need anything later."

Zong Shen said hello briefly and walked towards the stairs of the fortress.

After opening the heavy fortress door, he always felt that a long time had passed.

At this moment, Intermediate Space Mage Reese Ulysses was sitting hunched in the living room, waiting for his arrival. There was half a barrel of [Magic Spring] on the round table in front of him.

This is what Zong Shen ordered before.

When he walked into the Lord's Fortress, Reese immediately stood up tremblingly.

She still looked as old as ever, moving slowly and breathing weakly.

However, in actual combat, as long as her teammates cooperate, the combat effectiveness she can exert is not weak at all.

In addition, because of the powerful characteristics of the space system, she has become a good partner in combat.

"You're quite fast."

"I need you, Rhys Ulysses."

Zong Shen said with a smile.

I saw Reese Ulysses standing there and nodding slightly, without saying anything else.

Zong Shen was used to her reaction.

Her reticence comes from the aging and decay of her body.

Unlike that guy Rasma, who just didn’t bother to talk.

Speaking of Rasma, she is still in the [Sealing Altar (Orange)].

At that time, she had already transformed into a shadow state and had the characteristics of a soul body, so she was suppressed by the [Sealing Spirit Altar]. It was a bit opportunistic, and it was nothing more than saying that one thing subdued another.

Zong Shen still hasn't figured out how to deal with Rasma.

If it is released, you must be prepared to fight her.

This guy is a sixth-level archmage, and a person favored by the undead god.

Once it shows off its power, it won't be much weaker than the rampaging little black dragon.

Especially in the territory, it is very likely to cause serious casualties to farmers and low-level warriors.

However, one thing makes Zong Shen very strange, that is, after Rasma was banned, her loyalty did not decline and remained the same.

There may be some hidden secrets worth exploring.

Unfortunately, Zong Shen was pressed for time and could not take care of dealing with Rasma for the time being, so he could only wait a little longer.

Pulling back the hair on his head, Zong Shen quickly walked towards Reese Ulysses.

He grabbed her wrist that was like a withered branch.

Compared with Zong Shen, who was full of blood and had a stable body temperature, Ruisi's body was simply too weak.

The temperature of the body is not obvious, at least it is colder than normal people.

It turns out that she is also a rare talent, a rare talent with space magic.

But in order to pursue the taboo, he integrated his body into the space, otherwise it would not be like this.

Zong Shen sighed in his heart.

These banned warriors from the recruitment roll actually had their own stories and personalities before the ban. Although the ban gave them a second life, it also seemed to kill part of their "humanity" and subjective desires.

Zong Shen actually discovered this very early.

The performance of the farmers is particularly obvious. Except for a few farmers who are relatively flexible, the other farmers are a bit sluggish, as if they lack the emotions and desires of normal people.

If you have food to eat every day, there will basically be no trouble.

Occasionally there are relatively lively farmers.

For example, the three fat men, the three foolish farmers who just came, and those farmers with high qualifications.

Zong Shen has no answer for the specific reason yet.

More active than the farmers were the soldiers.

However, in strict comparison, there is still a gap between soldiers and normal people.

This gap is also reflected in desire and human nature.

Finally, there are heroic talents. Their humanity and emotions are similar to ordinary people. Only a small amount of emotional factors are suppressed and they become more obedient.

But this is not absolute.

The amount of humanity and emotion seems to be related to aptitude, combat power, character, and the importance of the lord.

From Colby to Farvid, to the Ranger Girl and Mage Girl at the beginning of Advent, they are all more active than other warriors.

There are also warriors with good qualifications like Caniggia and Rasma who are also very active and can maintain their original personalities and some ideas.

Zong Shen also asked about the strategy module for this purpose.

The answer is that the time has not come yet.

This so-called "timing" is very intriguing.

Zong Shen couldn't help but think of the stage terms "Second Act" and "Third Act".

Obviously, territorial citizens who lack humanity and desires will become very easy to control when coupled with the restriction of loyalty.

Many trivial troubles will disappear, and you will feel more like a qualified tool man.

Zong Shen speculated that this situation was obviously caused by the lord system.

It should disappear completely at some point.

But exactly how long it will take at this time is unknown.

He doesn't know, and neither does the strategy module.

This means that the lord system itself does not know. Perhaps it is determined based on the average development progress of the lords. When that day comes, the people of the lords will also become more alive.

No longer like emotionless NPCs and tool people.

But after that, problems with governance will probably follow.

What Zong Shen has to do is to complete the reform of free citizens as soon as possible and give every citizen a normal life.

The thoughts in my mind are always like a storm.

He stood in front of Reese Ulysses and was slightly distracted for a while.

After about ten seconds of silence, he came back to his senses.

"Let's go, flash outside the fortress."

"My new riding beast is waiting for us."

He said softly, and Reese Ulysses's body trembled.

Blue light overflowed from her body.

Zong Shen only felt his eyes blur, and the next moment he appeared next to Xiao Heizi outside the lord's fortress.

"The evil black dragon..."

Reese couldn't help but whisper in surprise.

Although the voice was small, it still caught Xiao Heizi's attention.

It slowly raised its neck and pointed its head at Reese, its upper jaw trembled, and it bared its teeth.

If it hadn't been for Zong Shen, according to its past style, it might have eaten Reese Ulysses in one bite.

"You show your uncle's teeth!"

"You idiot, lie down a little bit."

"If you don't obey, I will kill you with my big sword!"

Zong Shen saw Xiao Heizi's reaction and kicked him with a curse.

After spending a few hours together, he finally figured out Xiao Heizi's temperament.

In addition to the typical greed for money and lust, this guy also has the attribute of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

If you are too gentle to it, this kid will think you are a weakling. When the wind stops and the rain stops, it will feel that it can do it again.

Instead, scold when you need to, and choke when you need to choke, which will be more effective.

Sure enough, after being kicked by Zong Shen, Xiao Heizi became honest again.

It turned its head away and let out a stubborn and arrogant snort.

But the body slowly lowered...

Zong Shen nodded with satisfaction and habitually picked up the collar of Ruisi's neck.

But looking at the aging look, I feel a little unbearable.

After thinking about it, he still carried her up, and then nimbly climbed onto the saddle on Xiao Heizi's back, placed her in a suitable position, and told her to hold on to the reins, and by the way, put the [Magic Spring] ] was put into the storage compartment.

Just let Reis hold it, and the flight would be bumpy and the bucket would be half full.

The task tonight was very heavy. When Zong Shen asked the strategy module to mark the unclaimed territory in the area.

In an instant, dense golden marks appeared in the field of vision.

As he turned his head, there were massive gold circles in almost every direction.

The total number is at least between 500 and 600.

Most of these unclaimed territories are the work of the little black dragon.

There are also a few lord casualties from other dangers in the area.

For example, encounter an attack from wild beasts or monsters.

Or death caused by danger encountered deep in the ruins.

There are also factors like the Little Balrog and the Goblin Tribe.

However, in a short period of time, a small part of the unclaimed territory was taken over by lords who accidentally discovered that the territory was ownerless or that the territory was nearby.

Overall, most of the unclaimed territory remained.

This time there is a Little Balrog incident, and the lords' response will not be as timely as before.

Zong Shen's goal is to pack up and bring back all the territories he can take over before noon tomorrow.

Considering the time factor and the fact that other lords will receive them one after another, such natural attrition is inevitable. Zong Shen’s small goal is to receive more than 350 unclaimed territories.

To this end, he is ready for a protracted war.

Because the number of unclaimed territories this time is exceptionally large.

Therefore, Zong Shen divided it into four districts according to the directions according to the old tradition.

He planned to go to the east first, because that direction had the least amount of unclaimed territory.

After selecting the nearest target, Zong Shen asked Xiao Heizi to set off.

He was destined to have no sleep tonight, and the temporary combat teams sent out were about to return to their territories.

While Xiao Heizi was flying, he took out two portions of scones and two portions of jerky.

One for Reese and one for himself.

After being busy for a long time, his hunger and fullness level had dropped below 65 points.

As for Xiao Heizi, he was still full of hunger and satiety.

When it went on a rampage before, the lord and accompanying warriors fed it until it was full...

According to this hunger and fullness standard, it won't be a big problem to fly until tomorrow. Zong Shen can skip one meal.

In this way, Zong Shen gave up on strangling the little Balrog, abandoned the people in the territory, and rushed alone on the road to take over the ownerless territory.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Regarding the matter of taking over the territory, he couldn't even ask his heroes to do it for him.

Firstly, it's because he is the only one with the strategy module to navigate.

Secondly, there is only one intermediate space mage in the territory who can open the [Shadow Wormhole].

Let the heroes under you do it for you. Without him to give you real-time directions, it won't work.

Instead of doing this, it would be more efficient for him to do it all by himself.

"The lord is suffering, the lord is tired, the lord has trouble sleeping every night..."

Zong Shen sighed while chewing the dried meat, shaking his head.

Rhys Ulysses ignored his garish words and chewed slowly off a piece of scone.

In this way, one dragon and two people rushed towards the unclaimed territory to the east!

…

After nightfall, moonlight becomes the world's only colorist.

The color of heaven and earth suddenly became monotonous.

Fires in territories on the ground are obvious sources of light.

Under such circumstances, the ground also became mottled.

It was already past eleven o'clock at night, and there was still about half an hour before dawn.

All temporary combat teams in and out of Zong Shen's territory have returned to the territory.

This is also true in the Poisonous Mist Swamp.

Favid and Howie both completed Zong Shen's instructions.

Now there are only a group of Lion Charge Knights, a group of Lion Guard Knights and those Lion Skeleton Knights patrolling outside the Poison Swamp.

After the little black dragon left, the red-scaled kobolds and iguanas in the Poison Swamp quickly returned to normal under the vicarious rule of Ulysses and Douglas Rudstone.

In addition, there is ample food in the Poison Mist Swamp, and those giant catfish with eight beards are the best source of food. All they have to do is quietly lick their wounds and gradually restore the reproduction of the population.

Looking down at the ground from the air, in addition to the fires in the territory, what can be seen are sparse little Balrogs. Their bodies are formed by the condensation of fire elements from the power of demons.

The lively fire element is always emitting orange-red light.

Like torches made of lava, they are extremely eye-catching in the night.

After half a day of hard work, the number of little Balrogs has been reduced a lot.

The distribution density is also significantly sparser.

Now the temporary combat team has all returned to the territory, according to Vereesa's report not long ago.

In this operation, a total of four wolf cavalry were killed, an Avalon light crossbowman, a thunder mage apprentice, and a water mage was injured.

Most of the casualties occurred while fighting the little Balrog.

In the absence of clear command and high-level combat capabilities, casualties are inevitable.

Although the Little Balrog is not very strong, it is still a special senior captain-level monster.

The combat mission of each temporary combat team is not just to fight a small Balrog.

Therefore, it is normal for casualties to occur.

Although Zong Shen felt a little distressed and sad, he could still accept it.

In addition, it needs to be emphasized that the [Rescue] skill is a passive skill of the team, and it must be led by a corresponding lord or a hero-level talent who has passed the [Rescue] skill to take effect.

So these casualties are basically irreversible.

After all, this time the warriors in the territory were scattered into dozens of teams.

There simply aren't that many heroic talents with [Rescue] who can go on expeditions with the team.

However, the temporary combat teams that suffered casualties all brought back the bodies of their comrades.

The [Warrior Soul Tower] in the territory successfully received the heroic souls of the fallen warriors.

When necessary, they will reappear in spirit form to protect the territory again.

As for the corpse, the Frost Raven will be frozen first. Zong Shen is planning to hold a mourning meeting tomorrow and choose a place near the territory as the final resting place of the heroic spirit.

Including the wolf cavalry Amato who died in the mine.

Commemorate fallen comrades and enhance team awareness in the territory.

And the casualties this time should be regarded as the largest since the arrival.

In the past, under his personal coordination, there were basically no or few injuries.

When danger arises, he usually takes action himself.

In addition to the casualties caused by the extermination of the little Balrog, the number of Balrog Keys harvested this time is still being counted. Each team will collect the Balrog Keys obtained by Luna.

From the changes in points, Zong Shen can basically get a rough data.

During these four or five hours, he himself was not idle.

All unclaimed territories in the east have been accepted, and the final total number accepted is 118.

At this time, he was collecting in the north and had just received less than 50.

The transferred resources can be said to be piled up like a mountain, and the storage box can no longer hold them at all.

At the back, the transferred resources were simply piled in the open space of the territory.

There are also hundreds of defensive arrow towers of various levels and types that have been moved back.

He also moved back a lot of buildings such as the [Market], [Second-level Technology Research Institute], [Third-level Technology Research Institute], low-level and intermediate-level workshops, and fertile fields.

Zong Shen would not let go of anything useful!