Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Territory Rankings—Turns Out I’m the High-level Player Myself
If these Grassland Wolves could speak,
they would probably have long since howled to the sky and cursed loudly!
Was this terrifying territory something that a mere ten little wolves could conquer?
With great difficulty, they advanced within a fifty-meter range, but almost all the grassland wolves were injured.
Some had one or two arrows stuck in them, while others had taken a fireball and a necromancy arrow.
And that’s not even all—as the wolf pack approached the twenty-meter range of the territory.
The Sharp Claw Druid, Lensa Shattered Claw, let out a huge roar.
An orange-red bear claw mark appeared above all allies within fifty meters.
Instantly, attack speed and attack power improved significantly.
The Wolf Cavalry, Female Hunter, and Sharp Claw Druid all charged fiercely under the roar’s enhancement.
Magic and arrows whooshed above them, creating a momentarily inspiring scene.
Luna’s Moon Blade kept bouncing among the wolves.
The sabres of the three Wolf Cavalry swung continuously, tracing silver sword auras in the air.
The Sharp Claw Druid was like a Violent Bear, using both claws to madly strike the Grassland Wolves in front of him.
The wolf pack, risking their lives to break through, collided as if against a copper wall and iron bastion, unable to advance.
Zong Shen, standing in the rear, nodded in satisfaction.
Behind him, farmers hiding in the courtyard stared with wide eyes.
The Lord is so powerful!
[Due to the strength of the territory’s military power]
[Farmer Er Gou’s loyalty to you increased by 10 points, current loyalty 93]
[Farmer Gou Dan’s loyalty to you increased by 10 points, current loyalty 93]
[Farmer San Pang’s loyalty to you increased by 10 points, current loyalty 80]
[Farmer Xiaozhuang’s loyalty to you increased by 10 points, current loyalty 78]
...
All the farmers’ affinities increased by ten points equally.
It was also a nice unexpected reward.
Faced with such a strong lineup, the wolf pack was quickly wiped out.
[Your subordinate Wolf Cavalry killed a Grassland Wolf lv10, you will receive half of the experience value]
[Your subordinate Dark Night Female Hunter killed a Grassland Wolf lv10, you will receive half of the experience value]
[Your subordinate Dragon-kin Ranger killed the Grassland Wolf Leader lv10, you will receive half of the experience value]
...
[Acquired experience value (170×½)=85]
[Acquired experience value (170×½)=85]
[Acquired experience value (360×½)=180]
Zong Shen did not make a move throughout, not even bothering to finish off wounded enemies.
Even though they are both elite monsters, the experience gap between level ten and level twenty is significant, and now he could not care less about this bit of experience.
All the Grassland Wolves were eliminated.
On Zong Shen’s side, only the Wolf Cavalry and Sharp Claw Druid suffered some minor injuries.
One could say it was a complete victory.
The sky grew darker.
The sun had set, becoming increasingly red and vivid.
It cast a faint red glow over the entire land.
Zong Shen quickly cleaned up the battlefield and disassembled the wolf corpses.
The ten Grassland Wolves brought him loot.
[Rugged Wolf Hide Armor ×3]
[Complete Prairie Wolf Hide ×10]
[Tough Grassland Wolf Skull ×10]
[Fresh Wolf Blood ×5000ml]
[Rugged Wolf Hide Armor ×3]
[Fresh Wolf Meat ×87]
[Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scroll ×3]
Among them, the most valuable was the Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scroll.
The least useful was the fresh Wolf Blood...
This thing could neither be eaten nor used as water, making it a pity to discard.
Luckily, the storage grid was user-friendly; 6000ml of wolf blood only required one grid, otherwise, Zong Shen might just use it to water the fields.
At the same time, a prompt appeared before Zong Shen.
[Territory Expansion Mission Completed]
[Territory: Level 1]
[Lord’s Mansion: Level 1]
[Current Expansion Range Available: 2000 meters radius, complete land expansion task to expand successfully]
[Click to start expanding]
[New function [Ranking Board] unlocked, details in [Territory Level Ranking], please check]
Upon leveling up from 0 to 1, the [Ranking Board] function became available.
Zong Shen flipped his hand and took out the [Second-Level City Lord’s Mansion Upgrade Certificate], directly choosing to use it.
[Please confirm that within a 20-meter × 20-meter range centered on the Lord’s Mansion, no life forms exist]
[After clearing, click to upgrade]
Zong Shen waved his hand, telling all the farmers to leave the courtyard.
He also led by example and stepped back.
After everyone left the designated range, the upgrade certificate in Zong Shen’s hand turned into a ball of light and entered the courtyard.
The entire courtyard transformed into a massive glow simultaneously.
The glow soon began to contract.
The entire Lord’s Courtyard expanded one circle.
Occupying a 20-meter × 20-meter range, the buildings originally outside the courtyard also shifted in position accordingly.
The Lord’s hut disappeared, replaced by a two-story round-top mansion.
The walls were all made of marble, appearing much more upscale than before.
The bluestone walls also became higher and thicker.
Compared to the dilapidated courtyard upon landing, the current Lord’s Mansion finally had some presence.
"Not bad, tonight I can have a good sleep."
This small building felt much more stable than a small hut.
[Level 2 Lord’s Mansion]
[Durability Value: 3000]
[Area: 400 square meters]
[Capacity: 12 people]
[Beginner’s protection period: 41h58m36s]
Zong Shen nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the Lord’s Mansion.
From the shabby hut upon landing to the current two-story mansion, for Zong Shen, it was a feeling of complete accomplishment.
"Alright, alright, everyone disperse now."
"Go find a place to rest."
"Why hasn’t Tiezhu returned yet?"
Zong Shen waved his hand.
The territory currently had 5 [Tier One Grass Huts], accommodating 10 people.
[Tier Two Houses] had 3, accommodating 18 people.
With 15 farmers, it was more than enough.
The remainder allowed the Wolf Cavalry, Druid, Favide, and Tasuya to stay in the houses.
As for the two Dragon-kin Rangers and Tiezhu, Zong Shen planned to let them reside in the Lord’s Courtyard.
Just to let the two Ranger Sisters feel the warmth of home.
As for Tiezhu, serving as a Shadow Scout and staying close as an Inner Guard was also fitting.
Zong Shen stroked his chin and made up his mind.
The sky was getting darker.
Zong Shen was a bit worried about Tiezhu.
Tiezhu was not like Wolf Cavalry; with thin blood and low defense, any danger could be troublesome.
He sat at the courtyard entrance, opening the [Ranking Board] function.
Inside, it was all question marks❓.
Only one ranking board was displayed.
That was the [Territory Level Ranking].
Zong Shen opened it, and a dense amount of ranking data refreshed in front of him.
The number one rank was a Huaxia Lord.
[Chen Rui 1994613 Territory: lv3]
Below were all lv2.
As for Zong Shen, being lv1, he ranked eighteen thousand seven hundred and ninety-third.
Moreover, the number at the bottom of the ranking board was still increasing.
As for the level 0 territory lords, they did not even qualify to be listed.
"I didn’t expect that the high-level player is actually myself..."
Zong Shen muttered to himself.
Among the billions of lords who first crossed over, Zong Shen’s territory level ranked over ten thousand.
In terms of ratio, it surely made him a high-level player!