Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

After Doris saw Zong Shen's smile, her originally depressed mood suddenly eased a lot.

Favid held the equipment he gave him in both hands and knelt down on one knee to express his respect to Zong Shen.

"Okay, get up and return to your seat, there's no need to be so polite."

Zong Shen waved his hand. After soaking in the hot spring for three hours, his stomach was already growling with hunger.

Hearing what the lord said, Favid quickly stood up and returned to his original position.

At this time Zong Shen took out the [Hiking Merchant's Travel Bag (Purple)] again.

"Howie, this travel bag is for you."

"It gives you more storage compartments."

Zong Shen said to Haoyi, raised his hand and threw the travel bag over.

Howie raised his eyebrows, his face showed joy, he quickly took the travel bag and knelt down on one knee to salute Zong Shen.

"Thank you, sir, for the reward!"

In response, Zong Shen just smiled and nodded.

He stretched out his right hand and waved, signaling him to get up.

Next, he took out another thing, which was a brooch with an orange light on its surface.

Two green carvings support a jade stone in the middle.

It looks quite grand and elegant.

It is the legendary jewelry item that was previously opened from the platinum-level Balrog treasure chest, [Heart of the Tribune (Orange)]. Every other month, it can be selected to select three farmers. Be promoted to a hero-level talent with corresponding qualifications.

It can also greatly improve Mariel's control ability, directly increasing 12 points of charm and 500 points of control. It can also increase the attractiveness of the territory to refugees.

It can be paired with Mariel's previous [Ring of Tribune (Purple)], allowing Mariel to better fulfill the role of internal affairs officer.

One legendary item is worth many rare items.

The value and weight of this [Tribune's Heart (orange)] are enough to prove Mariel's status in the territory.

Mariel, who had already stepped back holding the notebook, covered her mouth in surprise.

After all, when Zong Shen returned the notebook to her, he signaled her to return to her place.

I didn’t expect there would be a surprise later!

"Hey, you didn't expect that, did you?"

Zong Shen chuckled and made a face at Mariel.

It's a rare occasion, so I'm going to give her a little surprise.

There are not many legendary equipment, and most of them are used by Zong Shen himself.

This is the first legendary piece of equipment he has given to his subordinates.

The meaning and importance it contained made Mariel very excited.

Even during this period, through handling the internal affairs of the territory every day, her mind had already matured, but she clenched her hands excitedly at this time.

Zong Shen waved to her and urged with a smile.

"Mariel, take it quickly."

"this is for you."

Hearing his call, Mariel walked over quickly.

Staring at [Tribune's Heart (Orange)] with eyes is like looking at a treasure.

Then he raised his head again and looked at Zong Shen with reverence and gratitude.

At this moment, she just felt extremely proud. This was not just a piece of jewelry equipment.

It was the Lord's recognition of her performance during this period.

As the territorial interior officer, she has regarded this place as her home.

Compared to Citano Village, the territory has grown step by step.

And she was honored to be a part of the territory, to personally participate in and witness its growth.

This gave Mariel a deep sense of identity and accomplishment with the territory.

Holding the [Heart of the Tribune (orange)], Mariel knelt down solemnly.

Put one hand on your chest, touching where your heart is.

"Sir, Mariel is willing to follow you forever."

"Whether it's glory or destruction, Mariel will always be watching over you!"

Mariel lowered her head and spoke softly, as if she was recounting an oath or chanting.

At the same time, a bold prompt appeared directly in front of Zong Shen.

Normal prompts would never be so overbearing. All such prompts must have something special.

【Because of your trust and affirmation】

[The loyalty of the subject Mariel to you has been super-improved, breaking through the max limit, and achieving life and death companionship]

【Life and death follow each other】

[Mariel will always follow you, life and death]

A [Heart of Tribune (Orange)] actually made Mariel's loyalty exceed the limit of max, and she became the only super-level citizen in the territory.

Even better than those who had skin-to-skin contact with Zong Shen!

After reaching 100 points of loyalty, a certain upper limit will be reached.

This upper limit is like a barrier and a barrier.

As long as loyalty is further accumulated, this barrier can be broken and they can become true life-or-death partners.

Rewarding items or suitable equipment has always been a way to quickly increase loyalty. The reason why Mariel can break through the boundaries of loyalty today is due to the role of [Heart of the Tribune (Orange)].

After he read the prompt, he dismissed it with a thought.

"Get up Mariel."

"I can feel your faith."

Zong Shen said with great certainty, and took the initiative to lean over and help Mariel up, who was kneeling on the ground.

Mariel was helped up by him, her eyes sparkling and the corners of her eyes turned red with excitement.

At this moment, she was the envy of everyone present.

Even Luna, who had always been favored by Zong Shen, showed emotion.

"That's right Mariel."

"There should be many buildable buildings in the [Build] list now."

"Remember to check it in the next few days."

Mariel grabbed the [Heart of the Tribune] and nodded repeatedly.

Zong Shen has nothing left to reward.

So he waved his hand.

"Let's go, let's have dinner tonight!"

"Go and call the two sisters Tasia, Aysia, and Marpel!"

"It happened that everyone was chatting while eating. I have a lot to explain about the future development of the territory."

"Including tomorrow's expedition plan..."

Having said this, Zong Shen gave up and led everyone towards the lord's fortress.

Colby and Luna divided their forces because they had mounts.

One went to the [Level 4 Warrior Training Ground] to look for the two Mapel sisters.

The other one went to the [Magic Hall], where Tasia and Aysia often practiced meditation, and had almost reached the upper limit of attribute improvement in the meditation room.

As for the others, they all followed Zong Shen into the lord's fortress.

The seventh-level lord's fortress is large enough, especially the long table in the hall, which is large enough to seat thirty or forty people. This time, those who came here were all veteran citizens and heroic talents from the territory.

They are also the head node for all aspects of the territory.

As for other heroic talents, they all have work to complete.

The heroic talents in the Unclaimed Territory have not been arranged yet and are currently resting in the living area.

Zong Shen just wanted to have a dinner with his old friends this time.

By the way, let me tell you about your future plans.

It is not considered a formal and comprehensive banquet.

Naturally, there is no shortage of ingredients, and there are also many people to cook.

Mariel, Doris, Luna, and Tasia are all willing to cook.

Others are responsible for laying the groundwork.

Howie and Favid helped get the needed ingredients.

Colby was promoted as a strong man. Because the wolf cavalry were all good at using scimitars, everyone decided that he would be responsible for cutting vegetables and meat...

It was so clearly arranged!

Although the population of the territory has greatly increased and the food consumption has increased a lot, it is impossible for the lord to be deprived of food. You must know that the two ice cellars are still in the small courtyard of the fortress.

There is a lot of frozen beef, mutton, chicken, and some delicious beast meat inside.

In addition, there are also many reserves in the territory such as eggs, milk, butter, bread, ham, and bacon. As long as they are cooked carefully, it can be a feast in minutes.

There are also a lot more various seasonings than before.

Salt, rosemary, black and white pepper, honey, fruit vinegar, and most of the seasonings commonly used by the indigenous people of the Endless Continent can be found in the territory.

It's a pity that there is no soy sauce and chicken essence.

However, the above seasonings are sufficient for making Western dishes.

Thinking of dishes, Zong Shen remembered his original "Chinese Cuisine" plan!

It’s a pity that we haven’t found the right chef talent yet!

Now Zong Shen is ready to change his thinking. It is not necessary to find talents from the aborigines!

He didn't believe that among the first billions of lords to come, there would be no chefs from all over the world!

As long as you put a little effort into it, you will definitely be able to find a few Chinese chefs with good skills!

You can also brew your own soy sauce at that time.

Therefore, the plan for Chinese cuisine was postponed by him, and was placed on the synchronized development rhythm of the [Legion of Guides], while looking for talents from the [Legion], and at the same time looking for talents from the aborigines.

As long as they are talented, they will always shine.

What about the lord?

Under Zong Shen's hands, he can still exert new value!

According to how busy the kitchen is, Zong Shen estimates that it will take at least an hour to finish.

The high-end lord's fortress has all the internal facilities.

There is a huge kitchen on the first floor of the fortress near the wall.

When fully operational, it is enough to handle a large banquet.

Compared with the bustling Lord's Fortress, the little Heizi lying in the courtyard of the fortress seemed very lonely.

Separated by a wall, there is a happy atmosphere on one side and a lonely night on the other.

It slowly raised its head, turned behind it, and silently felt the situation inside the lord's fortress.

Then he snorted softly, blew out two pillars of air from his nostrils, lay down on the ground again with some melancholy, stretched out his big tongue and spit out an irregular image crystal.

After speaking a dragon language character, the crystal lit up, projecting the image of the black-winged tyrant galloping in the sky, and the words he said when he drove it away.

"Mother."

"I will eventually return to your arms..."

Xiao Heizi's vertical pupils suddenly shrank, his tongue rolled again, and he hid the image crystal in his mouth again.

He pressed his thin head against the earth and slowly closed his eyes.

…

Inside the Lord's Fortress.

After everyone went to work, Zong Shen felt at ease.

He sat on the chair in the living room, tilted his head back and leaned on the back of the chair.

I opened the [Channel] and prepared to take a look, but there was nothing new.

The first thing he opened was the [World Channel] that he viewed the least.

After this period of time, the information refresh speed of [World Channel] is no longer as exaggerated as when it first arrived.

The lives and development of most lords are gradually getting back on track.

In other words, everyone basically understands the mission and "game play" of the lord.

As a result, there will naturally be fewer people on the water channel.

There are three main types of information in [World Channel].

The first type is bragging, bragging about today's exploration results. This type often speaks in long words, directly reaching the upper limit of the number of words in a single speech.

After all, [World Channel] can only publish once a day.

Only after the level reaches 30/50/70/90, more discoveries will be gradually unlocked. For example, Zong Shen's current level is lv31, and he is only a few steps away from reaching lv32.

He spoke 3 times, 2 times more than at the beginning.

If he hadn't been busy taking over the unclaimed territory yesterday and had no time to take the eggs to deal with the little Balrog, otherwise he would have been able to rise to lv34/35 at least.

Even now, level lv31 is still considered the top among the lords.

The higher the lord level, the more experience points are required.

Upgrading from lv31 to lv32 requires 186,000 experience points.

Taking the lord's upgrade experience as the standard, the upgrade experience of the subjects is also similar.

However, it will fluctuate slightly based on factors such as qualifications, military levels, overall strength, etc.

For example, when Mariel first joined the territory, the upgrade experience she needed to upgrade her was about a quarter less than Vereesa's upgrade experience of the same level.

With it being so difficult to level up, most lords still have a long way to go if they want to level up to level 30.

Therefore, the boastful lord directly fills up the word count every time.

The second category contains various transaction information.

This kind of thing is also full of words, and also adds a lot of gimmicky descriptions.

Although the area of ​​the Endless Continent is terrifyingly large, the [Market] is not constrained by distance.

No matter where it is in the world, as long as both lords have a [market], they can purchase their favorite items through search.

Therefore, the [Market] has become a good place for most lords to obtain development resources and exchange survival supplies. Many lords have even seized the business opportunities and sold regional specialties around their territories.

Or some consumables with high consumption and low threshold.

The most typical examples are arrows and crossbow bolts.

The threshold for forging whiteboard arrows and crossbow arrows is extremely low, and the materials required are not many.

All it takes is a junior blacksmith, a [First-Level Blacksmith Shop] and enough wood and iron to forge arrows in batches.

And this thing is a fast consumable.

Once a fight begins, arrows and crossbow bolts are consumed in bags.

There are thirty pieces in each bag.

Who doesn't have three or five crossbowmen or archer rangers?

Especially during the heat wave challenge of the Balrog Crusade a few days ago.

Don’t sell arrows and crossbows too easily!

There are many fast-moving consumer goods like this.

In short, [Market] has built an online trading network that ignores distance and area.

This makes the trade and circulation of items between lords extremely convenient.

Most of the lords promoted on [World Channel] are small experts in trade.

The group of people who can find enough business opportunities and products and make profits in the [market].

The world is a big place, and there are many people who have had adventures.

Spring water buildings like [Moon Spring] can be sold as commodities.

There are other similar methods, which can always take advantage of some opportunities.

Opportunity equals business opportunity.

Currently the most traded types of ores in Zong Shen’s territory.

For example, iron, mithril, fine gold, magic stone, magic crystal, elemental crystal, etc.

Most of them are produced in mines.

Every time the ore is brought back, a part of the precious associated ore will be left, and the rest will be put up for sale and replaced with the most consumed basic resources.

Realize the basic circulation and flow of materials.

Due to the large transaction volume, once Zong Shen's territory is shipped, it can even affect the price of the mineral in exchange for basic resources.

Since the last time I took over the unclaimed territory and brought back a lot of [markets].

Zong Shen's territory is no longer short of listings.

Now he has brought back a lot of [markets] and can form a trading matrix in minutes.

This type of trade-oriented lord will even purchase [World Channel] speech times from lords in the same region or private chat friends.

That is to say, let other people post promotional slogans in [World Channel], and then pay them certain basic resources as "advertising fees."

There is a vague prototype of capital propaganda.

But this kind of thing is just a trick to Zong Shen.

He never publicizes it, and the daily trade volume is still huge.

In addition to various associated minerals, the territory also sells various types of spring water and weapons and equipment.

As of today, although there are many [Moon Spring] and springs with similar effects in the [market], his [Moon Spring] is still the only one.

In addition, the lords also became more and more wealthy.

Basically, one copy is on sale and every second is gone.

Needless to say, the effect of [Moon God Spring] is also consumable.

Zong Shen himself distributed some to the main soldiers, and kept a certain amount in the territory every day.

The amount that can be traded is actually very limited.

After the defensive challenge is over, you have to find a way to ask the guide to see where you can get the souls of the demon hunters, let them rest in the [Moon Well], and at the same time upgrade some more [Moon Wells].

As for the third type of lords, they are those consulting the party.

They ask various development issues through [World Channel].

Even if they rarely get answers, there are still many novices sending out similar messages.

In fact, if you really want to ask, you might as well go to the [Regional Channel].

[World Channel], as the main channel of continental lords, not only has speech restrictions, but also has a huge base. Who will specifically answer novice questions on [World Channel]?

These three types of lords have become the main voice in the [World Channel].

Zong Shen had nothing to do anyway, so he found it quite interesting after playing for a while.

Especially the boastful lords.

Through those speeches, we can roughly see the situation in some other regions.

Although most of the content is bullshit.

After browsing the [World Channel] for more than ten minutes.

He opened the long-lost [Regional Channel] again. Jiang Yi and Medina both love the water channel, and they are also the "big guys" who often bubble up in the [Regional Channel].

Like Zong Shen, to other lords, he is the "big brother of the deep sea" who only hears his name but never sees his person!

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