“Only three chances!”
“Seize them!”
“This is the day Long Tao rises again!”
“……”
Inside the tent made of straw leaves.
Long Tao finished mending the last hole, confirmed that the straw hut wouldn't be blown down by the wind again, and then shifted his gaze to the square table.
After all, it wasn't the best initial small stone house.
If he didn't mend it well and it was truly blown down by a strong wind, he would have nowhere to cry.
“World Information, Regional Information, General Exchange, Friends List—yes, it’s still these few functional panels.”
“More important templates like government and diplomacy need to be unlocked later by obtaining cores from special treasure chests…”
“Let’s draw the trait first!”
He tried to calm himself, preventing his plump body from trembling, while silently counting in his heart.
Click—
Buzz—
Dozens of white and blue stars floated in mid-air.
Immediately after.
A pale white soft light slowly descended onto the square table after several rotations.
“Holy crap… Common! No, that’s not right…”
Having lost one chance for error, cold sweat streamed down Long Tao's back.
According to the method he obtained in his previous life, after opening the trait interface, he should have gotten a trait of Rare or higher within a fixed time period!
In the early stages, a Superior trait would be enough; once he left the trial, he had many ways to improve trait levels stored in his mind.
“It must have been because I was nervous just now… Let’s try again.”
Long Tao took a deep breath, abandoned the previous trait, and reopened the drawing page.
Silently counting…
Consuming ten gold coins.
Draw!
Buzz—
The same scene reappeared, but this time, a purple glow was added to the starlight.
Long Tao didn't even dare to breathe, his gaze fixed on the light spot in the air.
Finally!
When that purple light spot twisted and squeezed its way out, he almost jumped up!
Until the light spot sank into the square table, and the dust settled!
Long Tao then let out a burst of excited madness, roaring, “Hahaha! Epic! Epic!”
“In the last life, Lin Yi became one of the top fifty lords in the Great Xia Empire with an Epic trait.”
“This time.”
“With my memories from my previous life, combined with an Epic trait at the start! I will surely ignite the divine flame and forge a divine position!”
“Lin Yi! Just you wait! The 'humiliation' you gave me, I will repay a hundredfold!”
While fantasizing about a beautiful future in his heart.
Long Tao, with uncontrollable joy, glanced at his territory trait, then bent his obese body and pulled out two moldy, worn-out tools from under the territory’s square table.
“To save startup funds, I didn’t bring tools in.”
“I’ll make do with the initial low-quality axe!”
Carrying the broken axe, he walked out of the tent.
Long Tao pondered, “The highest racial territory trait on Blue Star is Legendary, which is far from the ultimate limit of top civilizations.”
“However… with my current Epic trait… I can contact those few big spenders in the White Maple region in advance. With their sponsorship, early development will be smoother. I’ll strive to upgrade my territory to Level 2 and raise my own level to 1 today.”
Moreover.
If he remembered correctly, there was a hidden quest in this area that no one had completed in his previous life.
According to the quest information leaker, all it took was a Light-element class change scroll to subdue a hero with a Saint Spirit-level talent!
If he had the chance, he absolutely had to seize that quest first!
Thinking of this, Long Tao looked at the thick giant tree in front of him and grumbled, “What a crappy setting! Why make upgrading the territory to Level 2 so complicated? Dozens of units of materials should be enough, it’s purely disgusting! Damn it!”
………
“Eighty!”
“Eighty!”
“Eighty!”
“……”
Lin Yi, bare-chested, swung the gleaming iron axe, his well-proportioned muscles possessing a unique beauty under the flowing light.
He wiped the sweat streaming down his forehead.
“Damn it, starting as a lone commander, chopping trees is so tiring.”
“This should be the last tree…”
He glanced at the empty space next to the territory hall.
In one morning.
With a Rare-grade iron axe, combined with the Pure Land’s 300% efficiency boost, he had only just finished collecting thirty units of wood.
According to the channel messages, collecting stones was twice as difficult as wood; it was a long and arduous journey…
Lin Yi dragged the fallen wood to the center of his territory, broke it down, and then sat on a log to rest briefly.
“The enhancement effect is still very obvious.”
“Aside from feeling a bit hungry, I don’t feel too tired.”
Closing his eyes and carefully sensing his physical state, Lin Yi gained a new understanding of the Pure Land trait.
Fifty years added to his lifespan.
It wasn't just about letting someone live longer.
It almost comprehensively strengthened his physique.
With dual recovery boosts for stamina and spirit, his fatigue quickly dissipated.
“Oh, right… I can also check my personal information panel.”
Lin Yi suddenly remembered and quickly operated according to the information he had gathered from the channel.
Soon.
A translucent panel, visible only to him, appeared in his field of vision.
………
【Lin Yi】
Race: Human
Level: 6
Main Profession: Lord
Sub Profession: Not yet unlocked
Constitution: 3, Strength: 3, Agility: 2.8, Spirit: 3
Skills: None
………
“Eh?”
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.
Level 6!
“Indeed, all attributes have been strengthened by the territory trait!”
He remembered clearly.
All lords were Level 0 at this time!
Barracks buildings hadn't even appeared yet; everyone was busy gathering resources, and gaining experience was nowhere near as fast as leveling up through hunting.
“Heh heh~ Time to work!”
His rest over, Lin Yi, full of vigor, shouldered his eighty-pickaxe and headed towards the distant low hill.
“What if they are big spenders? If they have bad luck and spawn in a desert-like place, they won’t even be able to gather dozens of units of wood or dozens of units of stone!”
“My geographical environment is just too good…”
Glancing at the chat channel where various big spenders were scrambling for material resources on the market, the smile on Lin Yi's face grew even brighter.
Such was the current situation; it didn't matter if he didn't know the system's effects.
He casually picked a handful of berries from a bush and quickly ate them.
Once again, he swung the iron pickaxe in his hand, beginning his great mining endeavor.
“Eighty!”
“……”
Clang, clang, clang—
Sharp chiseling sounds echoed incessantly.
Piece after piece of broken stone rolled down to the bottom of the slope under Lin Yi’s blows, saving him a lot of carrying effort.
As large beads of sweat continuously fell.
Until dusk was approaching.
The last piece of stone was finally dug out!
“Phew…”
“I have enough resources! Time to upgrade!”
Lin Yi let out a heavy breath, a flicker of excitement in his eyes.
Heh heh!
If he remembered correctly.
Someone in the chat channel had said that those who upgraded their territory first would receive extra rewards.
“Roar—”
“Woof—”
Suddenly—
Bursts of muffled roars came from the other side of the low hill.
Accompanying them was an intense sound of hooves.
“Hiss, monsters?”
Lin Yi's heart tightened.
In the early stages, he had no soldiers, no generals, and no walls!
If he encountered a monster siege, even with his Ultimate trait, he would be done for.
Thinking of this.
He quickly stealthily lay on the hilltop and peered out.
It was already dusk, the light was dim, and visibility wasn't very clear.
However.
He could generally make out.
It was a herd of about thirty-plus strange cows moving rapidly in groups within the basin.
The previous calls were precisely the roars of the leading bulls.
“Herbivores, then it’s fine.”
Seeing the herd calm down and quietly graze after a bout of agitation, the stone in Lin Yi's heart finally fell.
“I wonder what level these wild beasts are…”
“It should be a good idea to train soldiers to capture them before they leave.”
Lin Yi picked up stones one by one and walked towards his territory, constantly calculating in his mind.
Outside the low hill was a grassland, where he could vaguely see many more groups of three to five wild beasts, a large number of them.
In the future, whether for hunting or grazing, it would be a very good place.
“But… before that, I need to upgrade my territory first!”
After moving the last piece of stone.
Lin Yi looked at the silver coins in his hand with shining eyes and opened the territory information interface.