When this announcement spread throughout the novice zone of the Blue Star Domain, everyone was shocked.
The chat channels of Huaxia and Dongying each erupted.
“Damn, the newcomer protection period only ended twenty minutes ago, and the first blood has already been drawn?”
“Hahaha, first blood belongs to Huaxia! Break out the champagne, brothers!”
“Does anyone know this good brother named Yang Ming?”
“Amazing. I haven’t even finished exploring the area within three kilometers, and someone else has already taken down a territory.”
“I was commanding the militia to clear farmland when I suddenly heard the news. I got so fired up that I kicked the ox aside and plowed ten mu of land myself.”
“...”
The chat channel was bustling, but Yang Ming had no time to browse it, because he was busy clearing the battlefield.
Although Meichuan Kuzi’s territory had only been developed for three days, its supplies were quite abundant.
Yang Ming ordered all the warriors to search for spoils of war.
“Reporting, lord, we scavenged 300 jin of rice from the granary.”
“We found 103 pieces of silver ore, 508 jin of pig iron, and 50 pieces of obsidian in the wooden house to the east...”
“We found twenty iron broadswords, all of common grade quality tier.”
“Reporting, ...”
The warriors carefully counted and reported all the supplies they had scavenged to Yang Ming.
“It’s actually this abundant?” Yang Ming was slightly surprised.
Aside from these basic supplies, Yang Ming also found two treasures in the lord’s Manor that could be called unexpected delights.
【Name】: spring water.
【Quality tier】: fine grade.
【Description】: A resource treasure. Once placed, it forms an inexhaustible spring at the location, producing up to 100 tons of spring water per day.
【Trait】: spring water imbued with a trace of transcendent power. Drinking it consistently for more than twenty days increases combat power by 1 point.
【Name】: Guardian Thorn.
【Quality tier】: fine grade.
【Description】: When planted around your territory, it can reinforce your fences and drive away exotic beasts.
【Trait】: Eats only meat and can breathe fire.
“Mm, very good.” After putting the two items away, Yang Ming revealed a satisfied smile.
With the spring water and Guardian Thorn, Yang Ming could speed up the development of his territory.
“Chen Jian!” Yang Ming suddenly shouted.
Chen Jian immediately stepped forward, came before Yang Ming, and cupped his fists. “I’m here.”
“How were our casualties in the battle just now?” Yang Ming asked.
Chen Jian thought carefully for a moment before replying:
“1,071 dead and more than 2,000 wounded.”
Yang Ming’s heart sank. The army’s casualties were somewhat beyond his expectations.
Moreover, the warriors Summoned by Yang Ming were not a string of cold data codes, but living, breathing people!
“Chen Jian, send people to transport the scavenged supplies back to the territory. Also, bring back the wounded and do your best to heal them.”
Chen Jian froze for a moment. Then a glimmer of hope flashed through his eyes, and he said with a smile:
“As you command, lord!”
And so, the mighty procession began its return journey, carrying the spoils of war.
Half an hour later.
When Yang Ming returned to the vicinity of his territory, he unexpectedly found more than a hundred ragged refugees gathered at the gate.
“Are these people natives of the Myriad Races Battlefield?” Yang Ming muttered to himself.
Before Yang Ming could think further, the more than one hundred people uniformly knelt before him and said respectfully:
“Honored lord, we are a group of homeless refugees. We happened to see your territory today. Please take us in; we will become your most loyal servants.”
The group knelt on the ground without daring to raise their heads, breathing rapidly for fear of displeasing Yang Ming.
“Rise,” Yang Ming said in a deep voice.
Then Yang Ming turned his head and said to Chen Jian:
“Chen Jian, give them some food and settle them in. Also, remember to register their information and give it to me.”
“Yes.” Chen Jian accepted the order.
“Thank you, lord! Thank you, lord!” Seeing that Yang Ming was willing to take them in, the refugees were so moved that they burst into tears.
“Go inside. From now on, you are part of this place,” Yang Ming said to the group of refugees.
The refugees expressed their gratitude again, then entered the territory under Chen Jian’s leadership.
Yang Ming took them in for the sake of future development.
From now on, one of the requirements for upgrading the territory would be population, requiring the number of natives to reach a certain scale.
The system’s voice suddenly rang out:
【Ding!】
【Your territory’s population has surpassed 100. You have been rewarded with 10 national fortune points.】
Yang Ming was not surprised, because he had already learned in the real world that population could affect a territory’s development.
“As things stand, the warriors I summon do not belong to the natives of the Myriad Races Battlefield. Therefore, no matter how many warriors I summon, the territory’s population will not increase.”
Yang Ming pondered this. It seemed that he would have to find a way to recruit more natives in the future.
Of course, the prerequisite was getting the infrastructure up and running, so that more natives would be attracted to join.
“The most important thing now is to solve the problems of clothing, food, housing, and transportation,” Yang Ming thought.
Thus, Yang Ming took out the 「spring water」 item and prepared to place it.
There were no sufficient water resources near the territory, so solving the drinking-water problem was of paramount importance.
“Where should I place it?”
After careful consideration, Yang Ming decided to place the spring water near the residential district.
After entering the residential district, Yang Ming placed the 「spring water」 on an empty patch of land.
【Place it?】
“Yes.” Yang Ming nodded.
As soon as he spoke, the item in Yang Ming’s hand began to glow.
“Splash, splash!”
The next second, a spring suddenly appeared on the empty ground, and crystal-clear water gushed forth.
The gushing spring water even soared five meters high.
This miraculous scene left the surrounding natives utterly stunned.
“What’s going on?”
“Could it be that lord is a transcendent?”
“I heard that transcendents can soar through the heavens and dive into the earth, summon wind and rain, turn stone into gold, and do anything. Today, I’ve finally seen one.”
“Heavens, we’re so lucky! We’ve actually gained the protection of a transcendent lord!”
The group of natives began cheering.
Yang Ming reached out and caught some spring water, then tasted it. It was incomparably sweet, far higher in quality tier than ordinary water.
“As expected of a fine grade resource treasure.” Yang Ming was extremely satisfied.
With this, the territory’s drinking-water problem could be temporarily solved.
The spring water contained a trace of spiritual energy, and when the warriors drank it, it could also heal their injuries.
Then Yang Ming clapped his hands and said to the system:
“System, I want to view the detailed population information.”
【Ding~】
【Your subordinate Chen Jian has finished registering all the population information. Please review it.】
Yang Ming’s eyes lit up. A futuristic screen appeared across his retinas, visible only to him.
The data showed that the current population was 125.
The detailed breakdown was—
【Blacksmith】: 3 people.
【Doctor】: 2 people.
【Carpenter】: 4 people.
【Recovery Practitioner】: 1 person.
【Ordinary People】: 115.
In addition, there were a total of 8,550 warriors, but their information had not been recorded.
This was because the summoned warriors were not natives of the Myriad Races Battlefield. They were restricted to combat and physical labor, and could not take up specific professions such as blacksmith or Doctor.
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