White and gray buildings were neatly and orderly arranged.
Straight streets were paved with uniformly sized stone slabs.
From afar, this territory exuded a sense of meticulousness.
Even on the walls of the buildings, the gaps between each layer of bricks and tiles were on the same horizontal line.
If Chen Ping saw it, he would only think this Lord was a severe perfectionist.
And in the very core of the territory, within a square Lord's Hall.
The Glasses Man, Lu Fei, sat silently behind his desk, his face grim.
Before him were two rows of six Heroic Souls, each possessing different abilities.
These six Heroic Souls were each responsible for different sectors of territory affairs.
By the standards of a beginner territory, this number and configuration of Heroic Souls were explosive.
However, Lu Fei was a descendant of Wang, so it seemed quite normal.
“Once the patrol train arrives, find me information on a Lord named Chen Ping.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Once you find it, devise a plan to strike against him.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
“Before the first assessment arrives, the territory must be upgraded to Level Five.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
The Heroic Souls respectfully complied with Lu Fei's orders.
As a descendant of Wang, Lu Fei had a grand display and an even grander demeanor.
His territory was structured like a future Wang territory.
With ample resources, initial development was no problem for him at all.
And Lu Fei's focus was never on merely passing the Lord Trial.
His goal was to dominate the Lord Trial, to gather subordinates for his future rise, and to lay a solid foundation.
The excellent Lords in this Lord Trial were all his predetermined future subjects.
However, this did not include Chen Ping.
After returning to his territory, Lu Fei spent two days in seclusion, integrating the knowledge he had mastered into his territory to strengthen its power.
He only reappeared today.
But no matter what, his mood could no longer be as calm as before.
Because as soon as he closed his eyes, the golden-flashing name and Chen Ping's indifferent gaze would appear.
“I hope when my army sets foot on your territory, you can still maintain that arrogance.”
“In this trial, no matter who it is, they can only submit at my feet.”
Being utterly crushed by Chen Ping in the Hall of Knowledge assessment caused a shift in Lu Fei's mindset.
He could not accept this outcome, especially since Chen Ping passed the eighth stage, which had utterly blocked him, in just one minute.
This was simply an insult!
Being suppressed by Chen Ping in the field he considered himself most proficient in, Lu Fei urgently wanted to take Chen Ping down and thoroughly humiliate him.
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Chaotic Sea.
Within a lush green forest, the elven girl Natasha also emerged from her Lord's Hall.
Her little elf butler, Mifar, appeared before her with a smile.
“Lord, you are amazing! Your knowledge has made upgrading the territory so much easier.”
“Hehe, Mifar, I'm not that amazing.”
As Natasha spoke, Chen Ping's image involuntarily appeared in her mind.
That handsome and calm young man had effortlessly passed all the trials.
Compared to him, both Natasha and Lu Fei seemed ordinary.
“Someone like him will surely be one of the shining stars of this trial.”
“Mifar, prepare a generous gift for me; once territory trading opens, I need to send it to someone.”
“Yes, Lord.”
Watching the little elf leave, Natasha went to the top of a tree canopy.
Standing there, she could overlook the entire territory.
Natasha decided to trade for Chen Ping's information once Max appeared.
The Lord Trial, besides testing a Lord's strength, also tests a Lord's ability to form alliances.
Sometimes, the crises that arise cannot be resolved by a single Wang.
Chen Ping, for Natasha, was a good potential ally.
"I wonder what kind of person you are in reality," Natasha murmured to herself, lost in thought.
Similar to her situation, in another Wang, the bearded young man, Chen Ya, was shirtless, roasting meat over a fire.
As he ate, he was still thinking about the Hall of Knowledge.
"I didn't expect there to be such a powerful person in this trial."
"With him around, Lu Fei won't be able to put on that arrogant face anymore, hahaha."
Despite being a young man, he insisted on keeping a full beard, which looked very strange.
But Chen Ya enjoyed it.
He came from one of the Ten King Territories, the son of an affiliated family loyal to a Duke Lord.
His family was known for its bravery, and participating in this trial was actually an order from his father.
His father, who was all brawn and no brains, felt that their family should at least produce a civilized Lord.
The Duke Lord also strongly agreed, providing considerable assistance.
The clues for the Hall of Knowledge were given by the Duke Lord.
However, Chen Ya was eliminated in the second round, unable to even enter the Knowledge Tower, thus he was bound to default on his agreement with Max.
Yet, he didn't seem very worried.
"Sigh, Dad is really something; doesn't he know the level of our family's intelligence?!"
"I think this Chen Ping is very good; why don't I just follow him?"
"Then I can help him teach that kid Lu Fei a lesson, hehehe..."
As Chen Ya thought, he suddenly laughed.
Below the small hill where he was, lay a huge bear-like demon beast, evidently slain by him alone...