Chapter 564: Level 7 City Lord’s Mansion, Lively Territory Night

Suppose these ruins are compared to "copies".

Then the other lords are still a long way from reaching the level of "lower dungeon"

"Luna."

"Then tomorrow you will lead the Night Huntress team to the Goblin tribe to investigate the situation."

"To make sure nothing goes wrong."

"I will let Tasia lead the Lion Skeleton Knights to accompany you."

"The nineteen lion and skeleton knights are also a considerable fighting force."

"And they are undead and are not easily disturbed by external factors."

"The passing ability of high-level skeleton horses is also more powerful than ordinary war horses."

"They don't completely lose their ability to attack even in the mountains."

Zong Shen thought for a while and made a decision.

"As for the time of action, let's set it in the early morning of tomorrow night."

"The passive effect of Night Huntress will then be activated."

"Can enter stealth state while stationary."

After Luna received the order from Zong Shen, a smile appeared on her face.

"Okay sir."

"Mother Luna will witness your rise!"

She touched her breast with one hand and performed a very formal courtesy.

It seems that Luna is indeed eager to develop the Azshara ruins in her territory.

"You don't need to participate in tomorrow's crusade."

"Just stay in the territory and rest."

"If you have anything to add, please tell me."

Zong Shen also smiled when he saw Luna's appearance.

Luna naturally had no objection to this and nodded respectfully.

"Please don't worry, sir!"

"I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by you successfully."

Luna was still as well-behaved to Zong Shen as ever.

She never refuses any order given by Zong Shen.

In fact, there was a reason why Zong Shen took the initiative to explore the goblin tribe.

First of all, in the past few days, the Goblin tribe seemed to have fallen into a state of silence.

Ever since their scouting and surveillance wizardry was completely wiped out.

These guys seemed to have forgotten Zong Shen's territory.

No more scout teams were sent out to spy on the territory.

There are currently a large number of [Magic Patrol Dogs] in the territory responsible for dynamic patrols.

There is also a high-level detection tower located in the defense matrix in the north of the territory.

In the past few days, there was indeed no sign of the Goblin invasion.

Have these guys really given up completely?

Zong Shen felt something was wrong.

He asked about the strategy module.

It was discovered that Goblins still rob and invade humans in their daily routine.

It is impossible to analyze any conspiracy from these circumstances.

The strategy module also predicts the future.

Either those goblins have really given up on coveting the territory.

Either those guys have other plans.

That's why Zong Shen decided to take the initiative.

Send Luna to lead a team of Night Huntresses to investigate.

In order to ensure Luna's safety, those lion and skeleton knights will provide support.

Each of them is an overlord-level undead creature.

It has a crushing advantage against Goblins.

Bringing them along is more useful than bringing along a mighty third-level team.

The lake next to the Lion Knight ruins.

These skeleton knights can actually beat the murlocs of the Riptide tribe to death.

From this point we can see their true strength.

You must know that the number of murlocs in the Riptide tribe is two to three times greater than that of the Goblin tribe.

The nineteen lion skeleton knights are absolutely sure to kill every one in and out of the Goblin tribe.

Of course, this is not too safe.

Zong Shen will give Luna more means to save her life.

Including fifth-level spell scrolls and powerful goblin bombs.

At the same time, he also considered sending flying tigers or hawks to provide support in the air.

When in danger, Luna only needs to activate the fifth-level spell scroll.

The powerful group attack magic can sweep the entire Goblin tribe instantly.

Unless the other party can create a forbidden magic field.

However, this possibility is still very small.

Zong Shen himself also got a prop with the effect of banning magic.

That is [Magic Jammer (Orange)].

This was obtained by spending 2,000 points during the Winter Challenge.

And there are quite a few restrictions on use.

Next, Zong Shen and Luna discussed the matter of detecting the goblin tribe.

After a while Vereesa also walked in.

She was done with the patrol.

According to Zong Shen's instructions, I came here to report on the wear and tear of the territorial warriors' equipment after this crusade.

There was also the expenditure on purchasing supplies before and during the war.

The most serious losses in this crusade were equipment.

In particular, crossbows and matching arrows consume a lot of money.

This is the price of maintaining high-intensity output.

Therefore, the points Zong Shen received were not completely costless.

And it was these costs that held other lords back.

Preventing them from launching an offensive as much as they want.

Zong Shen listened carefully to Vereesa's report.

The problem of equipment loss is an unavoidable link.

Especially since the equipment within the territory cannot be self-consistent.

There is no large-scale forging workshop used to mass produce fixed-grade equipment.

Although the dwarf uncle is a high-level blacksmith, without a supporting workshop, he relies on himself to make equipment by hand, and his output is very limited.

Even if it is excellent level equipment, he can't forge much in one day.

If you want to achieve self-produced standardized equipment, you still have to work hard on the manufacturing industry in the territory.

These are problems that cannot be solved in a short time.

From now on, Zong Shen will have to consider the attack strength of the crossbow shooter.

The easiest way right now is to go shopping in the giant city.

The crossbows of the long-range archers in the territory can last for a while longer.

And crossbows are only one aspect of the problem.

Those armors, leg armors, battle helmets, combat boots and other armors are even more of a big problem.

Including shields used by heavy shield infantry.

So far, the four Rodok sergeants who followed him to explore the ruins of the Knights of the Lion were there.

The damaged equipment has still not been equipped.

These are all exposing the current potential problems in the territory.

Zong Shen also had to pay attention to it.

Just as he had planned before.

What he has to do is not only actively explore the ruins, but also establish a manufacturing system in the territory as soon as possible.

In earth terms, it is the light and heavy industrial system.

He nodded frequently to show that he understood.

Then Vereesa was asked to gather the soldiers immediately.

He will go to the living area himself in a moment.

He wanted to see what the actual situation was.

Take a look at those farmers too.

With the expansion of the territory, he has not paid attention to the situation of the people under his command for a long time.

I still remember that when he first landed, every citizen in his territory was treated as a treasure by him.

I wish I could hold it in my hand.

As the population of the territory increased, he no longer cared about getting to know every citizen.

Just let Mariel and Howie do the screening.

Individually select those with good qualifications.

Now he felt it was time for him to go there too.

After Vereesa finished her report, she left the Lord's Fortress simply.

Her eyes were deep and she glanced at Zong Shen inadvertently.

There were some intriguing thoughts in his eyes.

At this time, Luna walked over quickly, put her arm around Vereesa's shoulders, and left with her.

The relationship between Luna and Vereesa has always been good.

Zong Shen saw it when Vereesa was recruited.

So he wasn't surprised that the two were so close.

With the departure of the two girls, Zong Shen was left alone in the living room of the Lord's Fortress.

It's about nine o'clock in the evening.

There are still more than two hours until midnight.

After losing the strategy module, Zong Shen had no intention of checking the loot for the time being.

He sat quietly for a while longer in the lord's fortress.

The fortified lord's fortress resembles a prison when it's quiet.

Zong Shen felt a little depressed.

Soon, he got up and left the Lord's Fortress and walked outside.

Because of the clear weather, the moon is extremely bright tonight.

The temperature in the area is maintained at 25°C.

This is because he successfully completed the quick kill of the Balrog Boss today.

Under such circumstances, the impact of heat wave challenges on temperatures has been reduced to a very low level.

At night, a breeze blew outside, blowing from south to north.

The grass swayed and made a small "rustling" sound.

The wind also brought a faint smell of green grass, which made Zong Shen feel relaxed.

The quiet night sky is like a black curtain, dotted with shining stars.

Ever since farmers and warriors moved into the living area.

The central area becomes quieter.

Zong Shen raised his head and looked up at the stars with a calm expression.

Only when you see the vastness of the starry sky can you deeply understand your own insignificance.

Even those worries were reduced together.

He had already reserved the scope for separation of military and political affairs.

The internal military zone outside the central circle was established for this purpose.

But at present, soldiers and farmers alike live in the living area.

Just living in different two-story stone houses.

Wait until the freedmen reforms are completed.

He was ready to truly implement the policy of separation of soldiers and farmers.

Zong Shen stood in the open space with some emotion in his heart.

Looking at the starry sky and his moon, I suddenly felt a little sad.

"The sea welcomes the bright moon, and we share this moment from the end of the world."

He was filled with emotion and couldn't help but read out a poem.

The moon can always bring back longing easily.

At this moment, Zong Shen suddenly thought of his parents.

I also remembered my life on earth.

Looking back, it all seems like it happened yesterday.

But now he is really living in this different world.

With a new life trajectory, there is no going back.

After feeling a little emotional in my heart.

Zong Shen directly took out the [Seventh Level City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Voucher].

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the lord's fortress, he decided to upgrade the city lord's mansion.

He was already familiar with upgrade certificates, so there was nothing to hesitate about.

Directly choose to activate and use.

The certificate in his hand suddenly turned into a ball of white light and flew out, throwing it into the city lord's fortress.

The entire city lord's palace turned into a huge ball of light.

Based on past experience, the upgrade of the City Lord's Mansion takes about three to five minutes.

Zong Shen waited outside silently.

As time passed, the light dissipated.

The area occupied by the Lord's Fortress has been expanded again.

The length of the towers on all four sides is 70 meters.

Still a square.

The internal area is only 4,900 square meters.

Those towers also became taller and thicker.

At first glance, it feels like a small city.

With a unique charm.

Correspondingly, the surrounding gates and lord fortresses also became taller.

The number of towers on the fortress was increased from four to five.

The height has increased, and there are more shooting ports reserved on it.

This will be the last line of defense in the territory.

In addition to the towers at the four corners of the fort, the new tower stands in the middle of the fort.

The total height is at least thirty-five meters.

Not to mention the changes in appearance, the sturdiness of various parts has also been greatly improved.

Including the special defense effects they come with have also been improved a lot.

This is the change of the seventh-level lord's fortress.

According to this situation, the Lord's Fortress will definitely become a magnificent castle in the future.

Zong Shen has no doubt about this.

It would be very difficult for anyone to capture the city lord's palace in his territory.

He stood outside and took a cursory look, but did not carefully observe the specific changes in the City Lord's Mansion.

As the area of ​​the city lord's mansion continues to expand.

It turned out that the joints of the four wooden walls in the inner city had long been torn out with huge gaps.

It looks like it's gone.

Speaking of which, these wooden walls were originally built during the Crypt Challenge.

Now it has long been unable to keep up with the development situation.

We can only wait for the territory to build outer city walls in the future, and then move these walls there.

At the very least, it can save some resources.

After the Lord's Fortress was upgraded, Zong Shen took out a loader mecha.

This is his common means of transportation in the territory.

Now Zong Shen has become a very skilled loader mecha pilot.

Affected by this, he also became more proficient in driving other magic mechas or magic machines.

Zong Shen activated the loader and directly pulled the power push rod to the end.

Heading towards the living area at full speed.

The top speed of 30 kilometers per hour is not even comparable to electric vehicles on earth.

But it’s already a good travel choice in this different world.

At least it's more comfortable than riding a horse.

No stone roads have yet been built in the territory.

But land that has been compacted repeatedly is just as good.

The tracks of the loader mecha pressed against the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.

It only takes six or seven minutes for the loader mecha to rush from the central area to the living area.

Compared with the slightly deserted central area, the living area, where the territory's population gathers, is obviously much more lively.

Several large campfires were raised in the surrounding open space.

This is also the main lighting method in the territory at night.

There are even several dedicated campfire spots.

Not only will an open space be cleared without any weeds.

A fire trench was also dug around the campfire.

Avoid sparks from igniting pasture.

Zong Shen was driving the loader mecha, and he could hear the roar of people and discussions from a long distance away.

Howie and Mariel are leading more than a thousand farmers in the territory to hold a training meeting in the open space next to the living area.

So many farmers were sitting together in a noisy manner.

It actually looks a bit spectacular.

In the middle of the crowd, a tall bonfire was lit.

Unknowingly, the territory began to become more populated.

The population in the territory has increased rapidly recently.

Including the group of refugees from Bosbon and the unclaimed territory received.

In addition, according to Mariel, there are also a group of refugees in Citano Village.

Mr. Mars is discussing with the village chief Spike and wants to hand over these refugees to Zong Shen.

But Mayor Spike seemed to have other plans.

The two sides are still discussing.

Refugees are a general direction for gathering the population in the future.

Especially when the city next door is in turmoil.

The second is to plot the surrounding villages.

Zong Shen also has a plan in this regard.

He was ready to take Dinan Village into his own hands.

Integrate it into the territory little by little.

It is foreseeable that the territory will further achieve a population leap in the future.

In fact, farmers more or less master some basic planting techniques.

It's just that the farming skills they master are very crude.

All are small-scale field cultivation.

How much the land can produce depends entirely on God's blessings.

Not to mention studying farming technology, it is just a level that can barely support oneself.

In addition, the policies of each state are different.

The poorer and weaker the area, the more exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes it imposes.

Farmers were displaced, either fleeing the area or turning into bandits.

There is only a thin line between refugees and bandits.

Under such circumstances, the living environment will only become increasingly chaotic.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the current situation of most of the lower-class indigenous people in this world.

Otherwise, Zong Shen wouldn't have said that the aboriginal forces had a powder keg.

He slowed down the speed of the loader mecha, took a silent look at the periphery, and then left here directly.

Looking at this situation, tonight's farming training conference will have to last for at least a while.

Zong Shen doesn't care how many effects there are.

This move is just to keep farmers from being idle.

By the way, it can also be regarded as paving the way for the great farming business that is about to begin in the territory in the near future.

And in the open space in the other direction of the living area.

Vereesa and Luna have summoned all the warriors.

Including the long-range crossbow shooters and mages of various departments who were responsible for the main output in the Balrog crusade.

Even the mages who were meditating and practicing in the [Magic Hall] were summoned.

The soldiers are now somewhat tired after the day's battle.

However, they will naturally not slack off when summoned by the lord.

Everyone gathered in the usual queue.

Four square formations were arranged.

The first phalanx is a cavalry phalanx composed of wolf cavalry and other heavy cavalry.

The second square is all the melee infantry.

Among them are the Avalon swordsmen, Nordic ax warriors, Rodok sergeants, and dragon-shaped spear and shield warriors.

The third phalanx is composed of all the crossbow shooters.

The fourth square formation is the team of masters. Masters of all levels and departments are arranged in small teams to form a uneven team.

All square formations are divided into teams of various types of troops of the same level.

Make a simple arrangement.

The largest single unit in the territory is the Wolf Cavalry.