Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard

Vereesa nodded respectfully.

Just as he was about to leave, Zong Shen suddenly waved to the empty crowd behind him.

"Come out, Jacques Picard!"

After he greeted him, the adventurer ghost: Jacques Picard was revealed.

It had been in the state of [Shadow Sneaking] just now. It was ordered to stay in the yard last night, and Zong Shen asked it to follow him today.

Adventurer's Ghost: After Jacques Picard appeared, he took off his hat to Vereesa and Zoe Babbitt and made a gentleman's salute.

"Nice to meet you two ladies."

Vereesa just glanced at it briefly and lost any interest.

This special ghost body is almost like a projection, and the material world has almost no influence on it, and vice versa.

Zoe Babbitt, on the other hand, was stunned in place. She seemed to remember something and turned her head slightly to look at Jacques Picard's face and outfit.

After pondering for a few seconds, she suddenly clapped her hands.

"I remembered that you are the great adventurer Jacques Picard!"

"I once read your "Adventures in the Endless Continent", and there was your mimeographed portrait on the title page!"

Zoe's face showed an excited expression, it seemed that Jacques Picard was quite famous.

These are not the point. The most important thing is that Zoe seems to recognize it.

Zong Shen interrupted at this time.

"From now on, it will be the consultant of your Breath of the Wild adventurer team!"

"You guys will follow me these days. In a few days, Zoe, you will choose a list of members for me."

"Ask Mariel to cooperate with you and announce the formation of the adventure team to the entire territory."

"Prioritize the principle of voluntariness, and then select soldiers who voluntarily participate."

"Also, is this guy very powerful?"

He turned to look at the ghost of Jacques Picard.

This guy always had a gentle smile on his face and didn't pay much attention to Zong Shen's words.

Hearing Zong Shen's question, Zoe nodded quickly, with a look of admiration on her face.

"Yes, Mr. Jacques Picard is one of the three great adventurers of the Endless Continent."

"Second only to the legendary adventurer Tim Ackerling in certain aspects of achievement!"

Speaking of the famous adventurers in the Endless Continent, Zoe suddenly became interested.

Zoe's admiration for adventurers is as fanatical as the fans on earth.

You can tell this girl really loves adventure!

Wouldn't she be happy if she took Jacques Picard with her?

Thinking of this, Zong Shen immediately ordered Jacques Picard.

“From now on, you should stay with Zoe and follow her orders.”

Jacques Piccard had no objection to this and nodded readily.

"Zoe, Jacques Picard will assist you in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, a favorability change prompt appeared in front of Zong Shen.

[Hero: Zoe Babbitt’s loyalty to you increases by 10 points, and her current loyalty is 85 points]

A simple command easily increased loyalty by 10 points, which illustrates the importance of doing what he wants. Zoe put one hand on her chest and solemnly expressed her stance to Zong Shen.

"Please rest assured, my lord, Zoe will be your eyes."

"Explore all ruins and dangerous places for you."

Zong Shen smiled and nodded, Zoe's statement made him feel good.

In fact, Zoe herself is a heroic talent with good qualifications, and she is also the precious daughter of Earl Marlon Babbitt. In the future, Zoe can take the lead in conducting trade between the territory and Wintrobon City.

"Okay, go get ready."

"We'll go out to war when I get back!"

Zong Shen waved his hand, indicating that the two of them could leave with Jacques Picard.

After they all left, Zong Shen took Reese Ulysses to the [Level 4 Comprehensive Training Ground].

This is a large training building in the territory, with a large internal area.

He found the two sisters Madeleine and Mapel in the internal shooting range.

My sister Madeline has advanced to the fourth level Strike Ranger before, and now it’s my sister Mapel’s turn.

Zong Shen took out the [Avalon Advancement Book (Purple)] and [Lingfeng Ranger Hat (Purple)] and gave them to Mapel.

The two sisters were so happy that they almost threw themselves on Zong Shen and kissed him.

At Zong Shen's request, he took the two sisters to an empty house and asked Mapel to take off his standard equipment before advancing.

In this way, a set of standard equipment for the third-level Dragonborn Ranger can be saved.

Although slightly worn, it can be kept as a spare for other Dragonborn Rangers.

After completing the advancement, Mapel put on the [Lingfeng Ranger Hat (Purple)] and looked heroic.

Both sisters have become fourth-level rangers, and the small gap between them has disappeared.

Strengthening step by step, Zong Shen still has six [Hero Crests (Orange)] on hand just for the people around him!

Currently, the two sisters are also the ranger leaders in the territory.

All rangers, crossbowmen, archers and other ranged warriors obey their commands.

There are currently 123 third-level dragon-born rangers in the territory.

Zong Shen asked the two sisters to mobilize five teams with a total of sixty dragonborn rangers.

After adding the two sisters, there are sixty-two ranger archers that should be explored.

The rangers of Avalon are all women, all beauties under the age of 25.

Therefore, the shooting range area within the comprehensive training ground has also become a place where a large number of male soldiers gather to watch.

After mobilizing the ranger archers, Zong Shen asked them to gather in the open space outside the lord's fortress.

Then she asked Reese Ulysses to take her to the [Blacksmith Shop] in a flash.

[Fourth level blacksmith shop] is under construction, and the dwarf uncle is still in the old blacksmith shop.

Zong Shen went over to take a look and found that the dwarf uncle was forging hard with dark circles under his eyes.

He placed the [Medium-sized Steel Smelting Furnace (Blue)] that he had previously taken from the treasure chest at the door of the blacksmith shop.

This thing is a semi-magical furnace that can be heated by magical energy.

It is more efficient than traditional wind furnaces and coke furnaces, which is very helpful in improving forging efficiency.

After finishing the work, Zong Shen chatted with the dwarf uncle for a few more words, and then went to the tailor shop in a flash.

The [Tailor Workshop (Purple)] opened yesterday is a complete blueprint, so it has been completed now.

[Tailor Workshop (Purple)] and [Third-Level Tailor Shop] are both in the central circle and are built side by side.

Alanna is busy in the workshop with the new apprentices, while the tailor apprentices and junior tailors who have already graduated are working independently in the [Third Level Tailor Shop].

Zong Shen came over to express condolences to everyone and left a bucket of [Energy Spring Water] as emergency protection.

This made everyone happy, including Alana.

She has gradually entered the role of chief seamstress.

Watching the tailor apprentices and junior tailors calling her Teacher Alana, Princess Jenny has a lot of sense of accomplishment.

After the condolences were completed, Zong Shen asked Reese Ulysses to send her back to the outside of the fortress.

By this time, Vereesa and Zoe had already brought everyone with them.

Vereesa was lining up in front, and Zoe was chattering to Jacques Picard.

The two sisters Madeline and Mapel also brought the dragonborn rangers.

This made the open space outside the fort extremely lively.

Just as Zong Shen was about to review, a rare visitor suddenly appeared beside him.

It was Clarissa Theresa, a senior pharmacist who did her job poorly.

I saw her holding a glass bottle filled with water in her hand and walking over calmly.

During this period of time, her loyalty has only increased by a few points, and it has not yet reached 80 points.

Loyalty also affects attitude, so this guy always has a cold face.

She came to Zong Shen and knelt down on one knee, presented the glass bottle in her hands with both hands and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, you asked me to study the special potion."

"This is the original version."

"After several tests, it is non-toxic and harmless, and can effectively restore energy and mental state."

The glass bottle in the hand of senior pharmacist Clarissa Theresa is the "Magic Coke" that Zong has longed for. It uses energy spring water as the main ingredient, supplemented by flavored sparkling drinks.

Zong Shen swayed the glass bottle in the sun for a while, looking thoughtfully at the bubbles rising inside.

Its color is almost transparent, with a slight lemon yellow color, and it looks a bit like Sprite.

As Zong Shen stared, the attribute information of this thing also appeared on the side.

[Unnamed flavored energy potion (purple)]

After confirming that it was non-toxic, he uncorked the bottle and took a sip.

"Bah..."

Smash it, smash it, Zong Shen tasted it carefully.

How do you describe the taste of this thing?

I can’t say it doesn’t taste good, but I can’t say it tastes good either.

About 30% of the taste is close to Sprite with lemon slices added.

The sweetness is tempered with refined sugar and is not as sweet as carbonated drinks.

The bubble feeling is just right, but the taste is still different.

If we really want to compare, this energy spring water is like a half-sugar version of "A Certain Qi Forest".

Clarissa Theresa stood up and looked at Zong Shen expectantly.

He savored it for a while, then shook his head slightly and returned the bottle of energy potion.

“Not sweet enough!”

"Not enough lemon flavor."

“I need a refreshing sweet and sour taste!”

The taste of Coke is so hard to describe, Zong Shen thought for a while, it would be nice to make a Fanta.

The sour and sweet orange soda is also very refreshing!

Now it’s just a matter of asking Clarissa Theresa to make a few more versions.

As a senior pharmacist, she was originally dissatisfied with the task assigned by Zong Shen.

Seeing her expression, Zong Shen thought for a while and realized that he really couldn't let her do this.

So he reached out and took back the glass bottle.

"Forget it, I'll study this myself."

"You start taking care of the apprentices from today."

"Make some primary and intermediate recovery potions and combat auxiliary potions."

"If you need people or materials and herbs, let Mariel arrange it for you!"

Zong Shen decided to mix it himself when the time came.

Only he knows the flavors of Coke, Fanta, and Sprite.

The Aboriginal people are not easy to understand at all.

As a senior pharmacist, Clarissa Theresa has mastered many basic to advanced potion making aspects.

There are also [intermediate pharmacy] and [primary pharmacy] in the territory.

It is enough to produce primary and intermediate potions. As for the materials, Mariel can go to the [market] to purchase them.

Many lords will collect special herbs in their area and sell them in the [Market].

With a little care, raw materials aren't a problem.

The manpower is selected from farmers. Those farmers with excellent and rare qualifications have good learning ability.

Selling medicinal herbs and selling potions is the difference between primary products and processed products.

Potions are also one of the immediate needs of the lords, so it’s better to let Clarissa Theresa return to her old profession.

It can also cultivate more talents for the territory and increase an income item.

From herbs to potions, there is at least three to five times the profit margin!

This order can be said to be a happy one.

Clarissa Theresa's expression also relaxed a lot.

Zong Shen put away the experimental version of the energy potion and prepared to keep it for himself.

Anyway, he always keeps a lot of spring water and potions with him for drinking during battle.

Someone Zong reviewed the team and recalled that when they first explored the ruins, there were only a dozen or twenty soldiers following them at most.

But now, there are two to three hundred soldiers gathered at random, and I can't help but sigh in my heart.

After the team was organized, Zong Shen took out [Pascal Covenant's Big Bag (gold)] and put all the soldiers in it.

Only the leaders and heroic talents of each department were left to ride the flying tiger and set off towards the Poison Swamp.

He himself asked Rhys Ulysses to use flash step!

…

In the poisonous swamp, Xiao Heizi was lying in the emptied dragon's nest, eating a plump sour catfish.

The red-scaled kobold steward and the war lizardman chief were waiting on the side.

After the battle in Poison Swamp, Xiao Heizi's family members were really in heavy trouble, and their number increased from five or six hundred to sixty or seventy.

This few family members are barely enough to support its daily life.

It has been back for two days, and the poisonous swamp is still comfortable. The environment here is warm and humid, and the poisonous gas is permeated, which is very suitable for black dragons to sleep and reproduce at this moment.

When you're hungry, you can also eat the delicious sour curd catfish.

It was different in Zong Shen's territory. Not only was it beaten and scolded, but it also had to be used as a mount and fight.

The black dragon is inherently lazy, and it really can't stand this kind of life.

But Xiao Heizi didn't dare to rebel. Firstly, he was afraid of being beaten to death by Zong Shen. Secondly, Zong Shen still had something he desired in his hand, which made him very confused.

Take advantage of it and take it one day at a time.

Just as Heizi was feasting, a blue light flashed in front of him.

Rhys Ulysses and Zong Shen appeared in a flash of light.

The two of them had already taken [Poison Avoidance Pills] in advance.

Xiao Heizi shivered in fear when he saw Zong Shen, and the half-eaten sour catfish fell to the ground.

"You...why are you here?"

Zong Shen frowned. He hadn't seen this bitch for two days and didn't even bark at the adults.

He stretched out his right hand and took out the repaired version of [Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword (Gold)] from the storage compartment.

It comes with the intimidation of a dragon slayer, especially this young dragon.

As soon as he took it out, all the dragon scales on Xiao Heizi's body stood up and his body trembled a little.

From this heavy sword, it felt the death cry of its kind.

"How dare you not call me "Sir", you are so courageous!"

Zong Shen shouted!