He reached out and pressed his hand on a piece of stone, and a "plus sign" instantly appeared behind it.
Click the plus sign.
[Enhancement Direction ①]: Fine Stone, consumes 1 Spirit Stone.
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"Goodness!"
In an instant, thousands of enhancement options popped up, ranging from Fine Quality Stone to Legendary Heaven-Ascending Stone, dazzling to behold.
Of course.
He currently only needed Fine Quality Stone.
"Consume 1 Spirit Stone to enhance Fine Quality Stone!"
Ten minutes later.
After consuming 150 Spirit Stones, he finally met the conditions to upgrade the Lord's Manor.
Jiang Chen didn't hesitate:
"Upgrade the Lord's Manor!"
Rumble—
Accompanied by a loud noise, the Lord's Manor was enveloped in light.
A green countdown appeared above.
Countdown: 00:09:59 - Complete Immediately (Consumes 100 Spirit Stones).
"Complete Immediately" is also known as "Instant Building," a privilege for those second-generation lords who spend lavishly.
But Jiang Chen was a pauper.
Moreover, he was absolutely confident in being the first to upgrade, so he could afford to wait ten minutes.
...
At this moment.
A communication request came from the bottom right of his vision.
Jiang Chen glanced at the avatar and name of the other party, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
After connecting, an image of a young girl appeared in front of Jiang Chen.
The girl was naturally beautiful, with a Human Race female hero standing behind her, along with a squad of Human Race Marksmen and a squad of Heavy Armored Wolf Riders.
This made Jiang Chen sigh at the unreasonable nature of spendthrifts.
Upon seeing Jiang Chen, the girl immediately beamed with joy, revealing two adorable dimples.
"Jiang Chen, I didn't expect us to be assigned to the same novice zone. Could this be fate?"
Although the location of territories and the regions of the main world have a certain normal distribution relationship, they are at least based on provinces.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh at this.
"Chuxia, it really is a coincidence."
An Chuxia was his classmate for three years in high school.
Logically speaking.
An Chuxia's looks, personality, and family background were all top-notch, making her one of the most dazzling second-generation lords in Donghai City.
But Jiang Chen always kept a respectful distance from her.
After all, he was just a commoner, with nothing but an incredibly handsome appearance and top student grades.
A beauty is a source of trouble.
At this moment.
An Chuxia, like a little girl showing off her favorite toy, pointed behind her:
"My mom got me a rare hero and unit at an auction. If any other lords bully you, let me know, and I'll stand up for you!"
Jiang Chen couldn't possibly say that he was about to recruit a Legendary Hero, so he just nodded and said:
"Certainly, certainly!"
An Chuxia didn't mind Jiang Chen's perfunctory response at all and smiled, reminding him:
"The top hundred lords to upgrade to Tier 1 in the town will receive rewards from the Heavenly Dao!"
"Based on past experience, upgrading to Tier 1 within a day gives you a chance to enter the top hundred!"
"Jiang Chen, keep it up!!"
"I'm off to explore and find resources too, hehe, aiming to upgrade to Tier 1 within two hours and take first place!"
Seeing An Chuxia's confident look, Jiang Chen opened his mouth.
He wanted to say that he would be at Tier 1 in a few more minutes.
But An Chuxia was impatient and hung up the communication before he could speak.
Jiang Chen glanced at the countdown and said helplessly:
"Forget it, the Heavenly Dao will announce it in the regional bulletin soon, and she'll know soon enough!"
With less than ten minutes left.
Jiang Chen didn't busy himself with anything else but opened the Town Regional Channel.
The lords in the same novice town would be competitors in the future "Town Mayor Contest."
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.
Now, Jiang Chen was full of confidence; the position of town mayor was naturally his for the taking.
At this moment.
The town channel was already bustling.
"Hello everyone, I'm Mu Qingshuang, a lieutenant in the Jiangnan Military Region! The Dragon Nation is in urgent need of personnel in the Seventh Heaven, and the military is currently recruiting. We welcome all new lords to apply!"
"I'm Lin Mo from Shenhe City! The Lin Family is recruiting vassal lords in large numbers, whether you're a Farming Lord or a War Lord, the benefits are generous, at least better than the military's. Oh, and no Entertainment Lords."
"Hello everyone, I'm An Chuxia from Donghai No. 3 High School!"
"Chuxia!! It's me, Muze, I didn't expect us to be assigned to the same town, what a coincidence!"
"Li Muze, please call me An Chuxia, to avoid misunderstandings, thank you!"
"Wow! A military officer, the Lin Family's prince, the An Family's little princess, all big shots!"
"Is everyone from Jiangnan Province? I'm Ying Yinman from Longzhou Province, new here, please take care of me!"
"Hiss... Longzhou, with the surname Ying, could it be a descendant of the Ying Family of Immortal Qin?"
"I'm Tushan Yueyue of the Celestial Fox Race. By the way, why was I randomly assigned to the Human Race region? Does anyone have a Relocation Token? An Advanced Relocation Token would be even better, I'm buying at a high price."
(Advanced Relocation Token: Allows you to move your territory to a specified area.)
"It's a girl from the Fox Race! Don't rush off, let's add each other as friends..."
"Is the girl a Celestial Fox Star expatriate on our Blue Star? I'm Wei Ming, pleased to meet you!"
"How old is Miss Yueyue?"
Tushan Yueyue: "I'm 10 years old!"
Ten years old is already adulthood for the Celestial Fox Race.
And seeing the fox girl looking so naive and easy to deceive, many gentlemen were ecstatic.
"......"
Many people introduced themselves.
Most of them were from Jiangnan Province.
Someone brought up a topic:
"With so many big shots competing, I wonder who will become the mayor of our novice zone!"
Lin Mo said:
"You need to upgrade to Tier 3 to qualify for the mayor's position, it's too early to say now!"
"I suggest everyone focus on gathering resources and upgrading to Tier 1 as soon as possible to receive the Heavenly Dao rewards."
Lin Mo seemed to naturally carry a leadership aura, and his words immediately drew many people to agree.
"Lin Mo is right!"
"I wonder what the reward will be for the first to upgrade to Tier 1 this time."
"Let's wait, the Heavenly Dao should give a hint!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone received an announcement.
[Announcement: Announcing the next phase's ranking reward system.]
[The lord who upgrades to Tier 1 first will receive a Rare Treasure Chest.]
[Lords ranked 2nd to 10th who upgrade to Tier 1 will receive a Fine Treasure Chest.]
[Lords ranked 11th to 100th who upgrade to Tier 1 will receive a Common Treasure Chest.]
[Rewards will be issued immediately upon meeting the requirements.]
Seeing the Heavenly Dao's prompt, Jiang Chen was also stunned.
"It's actually a Rare Treasure Chest reward? In previous years, the first place was mostly a Fine Treasure Chest!"
The quality of items, heroes, and units is divided from low to high into Common, Fine, Rare, Exceptional, Epic, and Legendary.
Above that, Mythic Quality has not appeared for thousands of years since the Third Heaven's Immortal Qin.
According to the "People's Education Edition: Lord Fundamentals Explained":
Every time you upgrade to a new tier, the Heavenly Dao will issue rewards to the top-ranking lords.
In addition.
To accommodate the development of various talented lords like Entertainment Lords, Farming Lords, and War Lords, the Heavenly Dao will also periodically trigger various leaderboard rewards, prestige rewards, record rewards, etc.
It was just unexpected.
This time, the new zone's Heavenly Dao was so generous, starting off with a Rare Treasure Chest.
Jiang Chen looked at the countdown to upgrading to Tier 1.
Countdown: 00:05:32 - Complete Immediately (Consumes 53 Spirit Stones).
Five minutes left!