“Four days is enough to gather a team of advanced troops.”
“Don’t disappoint me!”
Long Tao personally arranged the villagers’ class change sequence, and only after confirming it was correct did he turn and leave.
To upgrade the territory to level 3,
there must be a sufficiently intelligent team capable of hunting magical beasts.
Most lords get stuck at this stage for a long time, or even get stuck until they ‘die’!
Hunting magical beasts!
Only then can one obtain the core fuel for territory operation, ‘Magic Cores’!
A territory unable to stably acquire Magic Cores is strong on the outside but weak on the inside, like water without a source, liable to be dragged down by hostile forces at any time.
Next step...
“Liu Yi, use your greatest network of connections to find three talented individuals within three days!”
Long Tao looked at the villager he had recruited for a hundred gold coins, speaking earnestly.
“My Lord, I will do my best to complete the mission!” Liu Yi nodded solemnly.
“Go then....”
Long Tao took a deep breath.
As long as he recruits three named villagers and lets them each lead a ‘bot’ army,
it will be enough to sweep through any ferocious beast pack!
They would even have the strength to fight against a level ten magical beast.
If conditions allowed, he would build a few more barracks and convert some ordinary militiamen.
As for him!
He only needed to quietly wait for the troop class changes to be completed and let the army slaughter and collect food.
As for letting Liu Yi change his class to a troop...
For goodness sake!
What kind of good person uses a named villager to change class to a troop!
The nine-year lord compulsory education clearly stated it.
Not to mention villagers recruited with gold coins, even ordinary villagers with surnames who change class to rare troops are a loss.
They must be assigned independent class change scrolls!
Any named villager is a cultivable management talent, he is not foolish!
Although in his previous life, he had heard of certain gods having troop legions composed of ‘named’ retainers.
Such legions, whether in execution, mobility, deployment, combat, and many other aspects, were existences that ordinary legions could only dream of reaching.
When two legions of the same level clashed, ordinary legions would be overwhelmingly crushed by the former.
But... others were high-level gods after all.
Their civilization levels were countless tiers higher than Blue Star!
How could that be the same!
Suddenly—
A system notification popped up, causing Long Tao’s pupils to contract sharply, and he suddenly stood up, muttering, “This... what is the reason, why is the world line different!”
However!
Thinking of the blueprint he had just acquired, he immediately burst into wild laughter, “Hahaha! Heaven helps me! This way, once the legion is formed, the reputation I can gain will also rise with the tide!”
“Lin Yi, oh Lin Yi! You have rare troops, but you can only eat my leftovers. I wonder how you feel!”
<Affected by the aura of the void, ordinary wild beasts are dying in large numbers, except in some areas. Since this phenomenon has a decisive impact on the Lord’s Hegemony.>
<The Gods are merciful, hereby notifying all Lords!>
<Find a way to survive the anomaly!>
Whoosh—
The announcement from the mysterious will immediately caused a fierce wave in the chat channel!
“No, buddy! Farmland blueprints will take at least a month to produce crops again! Ordinary wild beasts are our important source of food in the early stages!”
“It’s over, it’s over. I remember historical records mentioning a similar situation in a previous Lord’s Hegemony, and the result was that nearly eighty percent of the lords died!”
“Our commoner lords’ basic barracks can’t even deal with ferocious beasts, let alone magical beasts. We also have no way to imitate the rich players and use quantity to create a qualitative change. What should we do now? I don’t want to die…”
“The most important thing is that even if you have powerful troops, they still need meat to supplement their food! Otherwise, they can’t maintain their combat power! Ferocious beasts are not that easy to find…”
“Is the brother who just sold venison still there? How much do you have left? I’ll take it all, name your price!”
“......”
.
However, Lin Yi, who received the announcement, stood on the low hill, looking at the herds of beasts in the distance, remaining silent for a long time.
Having read the chat channel extensively, he could still distinguish between ferocious beasts and wild beasts.
Beasts above level five and below level ten, possessing a certain amount of magic, falling between wild beasts and magical beasts, and being lethal to ordinary people, were classified as ferocious beasts.
The classification was quite clear.
However... he wondered why those ordinary wild beasts hadn’t died.
Could it be that all of them were magical beasts and ferocious beasts?
Could it be that his location was considered a ‘partial area’?
“Damn, I’m rich, I’m rich!”
Repeatedly observing the chat channel, news of high-priced food acquisitions accounted for more than eighty percent.
Lin Yi’s smile was irrepressible, “Old man, hurry up and recruit people, enlist them!”
He glanced at the Scarlet Tassel Spearmen, who were neatly arranged before him, exuding a murderous aura.
He still felt that the number was too small.
It was still unknown whether there were any high-level magical beasts in the vast plain.
To be safe, he would accumulate troop numbers for another three days.
It was still the same saying.
He was just bad, but not stupid.
He had high expectations for his Scarlet Tassel Spearmen once they were fully formed.
In a blink of an eye, as the busy figures of the villagers moved about, night fell again.
Our Lord, before going to sleep, once again received Qiu’er’s “lullaby” service.
“Day after day.”
In an instant, it was the fifth day of the trial.
Lin Yi’s territory had also taken on a completely new look.
Not only had the number of resident thatched huts increased to fifty, but the fully stocked warehouses scattered around the territory were enough to drive other lords mad.
Of course.
The most significant change, however, was the seventy Scarlet Tassel Spearmen, neatly and orderly assembled in the central plaza!
“Warriors!”
Wang Tiezhu, the muscular Barbie in light beast hide armor, held a spear and shouted, “After many days of rest and recuperation, today, it’s time for the Lord to see your strength!”
“Do you have confidence in this hunt!”
All the spearmen, their faces flushed, roared, “Yes!!!”
“Can you submit a perfect report to the Lord!”
“Yes!!!”
“....”
Lin Yi stood on the wooden platform, nodding with satisfaction after observing the morale of his subordinates.
A troop of less than a hundred people.
Their shouts pierced gold and shattered stone, soaring into the sky.
With such spirit before battle, what was there to fear from a mere beast pack!
“My Lord, the army is prepared, awaiting your next instruction!” Wang Tiezhu saluted respectfully.
Lin Yi waved his hand and ordered, “Then, all troops attack!”
“Yes!” Wang Tiezhu nodded, about to lead the spearman troop south.
“Wait a moment!”
Suddenly, the old black-haired man appeared from nowhere, leaped high, and smacked Wang Tiezhu’s forehead, scolding, “The Lord sent all troops out fearing you might suffer losses!”
“Are you really so foolish as to want to take everyone out?”
“At the very least, one troop of spearmen must remain to protect the Lord personally!”
“I...” Wang Tiezhu immediately understood, and his sturdy little face instantly showed a hint of panic. He knelt on the ground and hurriedly said, “I’m sorry, My Lord, I was too eager for a moment. Please punish me!”
“It’s alright, it’s alright... You’re also eager to perform meritorious deeds. Just leave a few spearmen and go on the expedition.”
Lin Yi’s forehead showed a few black lines; he really hadn’t considered that much.
“Understood!”
Wang Tiezhu’s face was flushed. He picked up his spear and quickly left the territory with fifty spearmen.
But then again.
If Wang Tiezhu had led all the spearmen out, and the territory was attacked, it was very possible they would suffer an unexpected defeat.
“This is the subconscious blind spot of someone who hasn’t read much...”
“I need to pay more attention to similar matters in the future.”
While thinking, Lin Yi casually opened the territory management interface.
It was better not to open it.
After opening it, the red dot notifications appearing in various windows startled him!
“Holy crap!”
【Government Affairs Management】 Messages 99+.
【Intelligence Statistics】 Messages 58+.
【Diplomacy and Personnel】 Messages 3+.
【Financial Statistics】 Messages 4+.
“It’s only been three days since I last checked, and it’s already this exaggerated...”
“It seems I’ve been a bit unrestrained, indulging in female beauty...”
Thinking about what he had done these past few days, Lin Yi suddenly felt a chill down his spine, “Damn it, emperors who act like this in TV shows are called incompetent rulers...”
“That old man Wang Fugui, he wouldn’t secretly be planning a rebellion, would he?”
Thinking of this,
he cautiously clicked on Government Affairs Management.
【Your villagers have extreme inconvenience in using water resources. It is recommended to build a well. Blueprint acquisition methods: 【Open Treasure Chest】, 【Destroy Alien Outpost】, 【Gods’ Quest】. You can send villagers to explore west, possibly acquiring clues to the method.】
【Your territory’s road facilities are incomplete, and villagers’ movement speed is reduced. It is recommended to repair the roads. Blueprint acquisition methods... You can explore from the east...】
【You have not yet collected taxes from your villagers. You can appropriately increase the tax rate according to the situation, and the villagers will be very happy to provide you with tax money.】
【Your training facilities are incomplete, and the army’s training effectiveness cannot reach its optimal level...】
【Your villager ‘Li Dachui’ wants more iron ore to improve his forging skills.】
【Your villager ‘Cai Tushen’ has created a certain dance, which increases the inner happiness of other villagers.】
【Your warrior ‘Awei’s’ secret has been exposed—Awei was caught peeking at a comrade’s buttocks while bathing in the wild by a passerby. After being exposed, Awei is feeling a bit dejected.】
【When your warrior was hunting, he brought back a low-quality iron treasure chest for you, which was empty! You can investigate this matter thoroughly.】
【.........】
“Phew...”
After reading all the messages, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
There was nothing alarming; most were actual problems in the territory and special events involving individual villagers.
However,
Government Affairs Management had compiled all the points he usually found difficult to notice.
This undoubtedly greatly reduced the difficulty of management for the lord.
“Are these ‘otherworld’ people all paramecia?” Lin Yi pondered, stroking his chin.
The management template clearly marked the causes of problems and even provided recommended solutions, so why would anyone find being a lord difficult...?
His thoughts yielded no results.
Lin Yi continued to check other templates.
The intelligence template mostly contained information about villagers discovering certain material points, resource points, beast group locations, and so on.
However,
Among them, there was a new intelligence report discovered by Wang Qianqian that made him raise an eyebrow slightly!
【Your retainer ‘Wang Qianqian’ has discovered a large number of human activity traces thirty kilometers to the west!】
Keywords!
Humans, large number!
Combining the two, Lin Yi naturally thought of other lords.