Zong Shen took the lead and led the team towards the east of the territory.
It was now around three o'clock in the afternoon, and they were planning to start from the east and circle around the territory to the front line of the cave. They were still going to hunt the surrounding cave monsters with the territory as the center.
From the first day of the crypt challenge, Zong Shen attached great importance to cleaning up the surrounding monsters. He always cleaned them up once or twice a day, firstly to gain points and experience points, and secondly to relieve the pressure on the surrounding areas.
Zong Shen doesn't want his territory to be overwhelmed by the crypt monster group. Based on the number of crypts, the frequency of refreshing, and the number of lords, as long as he keeps cleaning up and killing the surrounding monster groups every day, the monster density in the surrounding area will be
will become very low.
Therefore, the security factor of the territory will become very high. This is a strategy that Zong Shen has firmly implemented from the beginning.
The pasture after the rain was muddy and difficult to walk on. Raven Saint Safuri led the group of heretical giant knights away towards the north, leaving a row of horseshoe tracks heading north on the ground.
Every step of the heavy war horse could leave a deep footprint, which made Zong Shen jealous.
There are currently no serious heavy armored cavalry in the territory.
The Wolf Cavalry can only be regarded as a highly mobile light-armored ranger. The giant wolf is agile in movement, has super endurance, and has certain combat capabilities, so it can be regarded as a very practical unit.
However, Zong Shen still longs for a group of heavy armored cavalry wearing heavy armor and holding lances or heavy swords. For example, the heretical giant knights of the Calamity Raven Church are very good.
Of course, there is also the saint Safuri, who is full of an exotic psychedelic style. She seems to be a heroic talent. Wouldn't it be wonderful if she could take them all under her command?
But there is no need to worry. Once the crypt challenge is over and the crusade from the giant city of Lentatus arrives, it will be the best time for Zong Shen to fish in troubled waters.
The future is long, and as long as we develop well, there will be many opportunities to make money among these big forces in the future.
Zong Shen looked at the gradually disappearing horse hoof prints, retracted his target, and led the soldiers to kill the nearest group of cave monsters in the east.
Because of the low refresh rate of the Ghost Banshee, the Banshee was not seen in this group of cave monsters.
"Everyone, please pay attention. Let me and Favid take the last hit first."
Zong Shen shouted loudly and told everyone to pay attention, and it was up to the two of them to finish the attack.
In this way, kill points and extraction values can be collected with the fastest efficiency.
After Zong Shen gave the order, everyone was cautious and only beat the monster to a near-death state, leaving the rest to Zong Shen and Favid.
With this intentional last-ditch attack, they killed five groups of more than a hundred crypt monsters within an hour.
Zong Shen finally collected 1,500 extraction points and gained 1 point of strength attribute bonus. Fully armed, Zong Shen's strength value reached an astonishing 69 points, but many of the attribute points came from those fancy jewelry.
The power fed back by the extraction value is a permanent gain, unlike the equipment whose corresponding attributes will diminish once it is taken off.
Favid's killing value has also increased, with another two to three hundred killing points. According to this trend, he will be able to summon a two-headed hell dog again in two to three hours at the latest.
During this period, they also encountered ghost banshees two or three times. Even without the two-headed hell dog, they could easily be eliminated with Zong Shen's demonic deterrence and long-range focused fire.
It's a pity that these banshees can't last any damage. Favid deals magic damage and the banshees are immune to it.
Zong Shen’s [Hunting Crossbow] was given to Mariel again. Although he had a bow in his storage compartment, his strong bow level was not high enough. The standard longbows replaced by the Dragonborn Ranger sisters all required level 3 [Strong Bow]
】Require.
This made him regret in his heart, thinking that after upgrading during this period, he would have to add some [Strong Bows]. The lack of long-range means was currently one of his shortcomings, and this aspect needed to be slightly strengthened.
Zong Shen secretly reflected in his heart that a banshee represents 125 points and 125 extraction points.
Waste is shameful! To collect 1500 extraction points, in fact, it is enough to kill 12 ghost banshees. Thinking of this, Zong Shen couldn't stay any longer. He asked the team to continue hunting with Favid, what the hell?
He ran back to the territory in a jittery manner.
[Running] plus the agility bonus made him very fast. As soon as he returned to the territory, he immediately came to the [Market], but Mariel seemed to be searching for something here.
Zong Shen greeted her, opened the [Market] in a hurry, and began to search for a suitable crossbow in the weapons and equipment section. In the end, he spent 300 iron to buy an excellent hand crossbow with medium attributes.
Because [Crossbow] weapons only have attribute requirements and no additional skill requirements.
[Bow] weapons have requirements for [Strong Bow] level.
Except for a few repeating crossbows, the difference between most single-shot [crossbows] and [bows] is the rate of fire. The time it takes for a lightly armed crossbowman to shoot two arrows would take the two Mapel sisters.
I'm afraid five or six arrows have been shot.
This is the gap between the two, but Zong Shen doesn't care. He doesn't require a fast attack speed, as long as he can last a few hits. Anyway, the soldiers will save their lives and give up their heads.
According to the market ratio, the crossbow he purchased cost almost 750 basic resources. This price is basically in line with the current market price of excellent equipment.
[Swift hand crossbow (blue)]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Piercing damage: 49]
[Durability: 180]
[Strength required: 12]
[Requires agility: 10]
[Skill: Quick reloading lv5 (accelerates reloading speed by 15%, lasts for 3 minutes, cooling time is 1 hour)]
(Light hand crossbow, moderately powerful, suitable as a backup weapon)
This hand crossbow is enough for Zong Shen. Its piercing damage is 19 points higher than the original [Hunting Crossbow]. It also has a quick reloading skill.
Now that the new crossbow is ready, he still has a lot of crossbow arrows in his storage compartment, all of which were redeemed with previous points. Among them, there are many sophisticated and excellent crossbow arrows, which come with considerable piercing damage.
Zong Shen grabbed the newly purchased hand crossbow and ran non-stop towards the outside of the territory. The anxious look made Mariel a little stunned.
Zong Shen's mood now, borrowing a goblin's signature saying, is "time is money! My friend!"
With a crossbow in hand, it can not only last-hit the Ghost Banshee, but also pose a threat to flying units such as gargoyles. A gargoyle can also contribute 25 points and an equivalent extraction value.
Ten minutes later, Zong Shen rushed back to the team. They had fought all the way from the east to the north, and were gradually clearing away near the front line.
After getting the hand crossbow, Zong Shen now specifically targets the banshee. This sword makes up for it very well.
Both he and Farvid were so excited that they couldn't stop.
Of course, Zong Shen's exploration team was not without losses when dealing with the group of cave monsters.
The damage is not serious, and can be easily restored by using Luna Spring Water.
With the strength of the entire team, as long as the number of monster groups does not exceed a thousand, they can basically deal with them easily.
We hunted like this for another five or six hours, until the sky was completely dark, and the moon spread its silvery-white moonlight, shining on the earth and reflecting the sparkling silver light. In the blink of an eye, it was already past 9 o'clock in the evening.
Most of the warriors were tired and hungry, so Zong Shen decided to end today's hunting.
At this time, his crypt points had reached 43,729 points, which was an increase of about 16,000 points compared to the previous night, thanks to the appearance of the Welfare Banshee.
One of them has more than 100 points and extraction value, which makes Zong Shen like it from the bottom of his heart.
Ever since she bought a special hand crossbow for last-hitting, the Ghost Banshee was called the Welfare Banshee by Zong Shen.
After hunting so far, Zong Shen has increased his strength value by 3 points, and the total strength attribute has reached 72 points. Because most of the banshees have been replenished by him, his extraction value has increased very quickly.
Favid also made up a lot of kills. The banshee was not able to make last hits because he was resistant to elemental magic, but he had a great last-hit advantage on the gargoyles.
Therefore, after these few hours of hunting, there were two more two-headed hellhounds beside him.
Now there are three two-headed hellhounds in the territory, and Zong Shen is getting closer and closer to his goal of establishing a gate-opening dog barking team.
Today is four days and one night since the start of the Crypt Challenge. Tomorrow at noon will be the fifth day of the Crypt Challenge, and it is also the time when the sixth level of intensity will be activated.
Taking advantage of these last two days, you must seize the time to hunt more crypt monsters and enjoy the crypt bonus. Yes, it is a bonus.
The crypt challenge that was so stressful for other lords has become a crypt bonus for Zong Shen.
Just like he changed the name of the Ghost Banshee to the Welfare Banshee.
The challenge of the weak is actually the feast of the strong.
After returning to the territory, Zong Shen asked the three fat men to prepare food for the soldiers.
As for Zong Shen himself, he still has things to do.
Now the territory has been expanded to level 8 territory, and he also has a [Level 3 City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Voucher] in his hand, which can be used now.
After using the City Lord's Mansion upgrade voucher, you can automatically upgrade the Lord's Courtyard.
The small dilapidated courtyard when it first landed was a battle-damaged version of the first-level city lord's mansion. It was small in area and had only one small dilapidated room.
The second-level city lord's mansion is the small lord's building like Zong Shen's now, occupying an area of 20 meters x 20 meters.
No matter the area or shape, whether it is the small building or the courtyard wall, they are all more exquisite and stronger than the first level.
Zong Shen first cleared the lord's small building, and then exited the small courtyard himself.
Then I started using the upgrade credentials directly.
The upgrade certificate in his hand turned into a ball of light and disappeared into the small courtyard.
At the same time, the entire courtyard turned into a huge ball of light, which was very eye-catching under the moonlight.
It attracted the attention of almost everyone in the entire territory.
After just one breath, the light began to shrink. When all the light dissipated, the entire lord's courtyard expanded by a large circle.
The total floor area became 30 meters x 30 meters, from 400 square meters to 900 square meters.
The courtyard wall has become thicker and taller, with a solidity value of 2000 and a height of 3 meters.
The Lord's Building has also been completely upgraded, from a two-story dome-shaped western-style building to a three-story building. There are two large terraces on the second and third floors, and an additional side terrace is extended on the side of the second floor.
This makes the whole small building more three-dimensional. The straight walls are all made of gray marble, which looks like a small castle.
Like the previous upgrade, after the courtyard area was expanded, the buildings around the courtyard were extended at equal distances towards the periphery.
It has almost no impact on the surrounding buildings, but looking at this, I am afraid that the inner city will need to be expanded later, and the inner city area of 200 meters x 200 meters is still not enough.
When this point reaches a certain scale, Mariel must pay attention to it, directly reserve enough inner city areas, and deploy all buildings at a designated distance and direction away from the inner city.
Of course, those defensive buildings also need to be relocated and adjusted. It is best to deploy them in a balanced manner in the four directions, and then leave some internal defense buildings in the inner city to guard the center.
The third-level city lord's mansion is beautiful and generous, and finally has a hint of the style of a fallen lord.
Such a big house is enough for Zong Shen to take in many weak and pitiful female warriors.
Zong Shen walked around the small courtyard and was very satisfied with the third-level city lord's mansion.
Although I don't sleep too much every day, looking at the increasingly luxurious City Lord's Mansion, I still feel a sense of belonging in my heart.
Slowly, I began to feel at home in this strange world.
Zong Shen walked into the small courtyard, and the entire courtyard became more spacious. He stepped into it, and because the changes were so big and sudden, he still felt unreal.
Walking through the small courtyard, Zong Shen walked into the new lord's small building, which was also much more spacious.
In addition to the original four rooms and the living room with a long sand table, the small building also has a hall and an exclusive kitchen.
This kitchen looks much more reliable than a first-class stove.
When Zong Shen brings back a chef, he can make this kitchen work.
Now that the territory has the Frost Raven version of the cold storage, most of the ingredients can be frozen and preserved.
Zong Shen went up to the second floor again, and the original four rooms became six.
In addition, there is a front terrace and a side terrace, and the area of each room is slightly larger.
The overall layout has also been significantly improved.
Zong Shen went up to the third floor. There were four new rooms on the entire third floor. He came to the terrace on the third floor. Because of the increase in floor height, the entire view was obviously different.
You can almost see the entire territory in front of you, and you can also see places far beyond the city wall.
Based on this upgrade progress and changes, Zong Shen has no doubt that if he upgrades the City Lord's Mansion to level eight or ten in the future, the entire City Lord's Mansion will definitely be transformed into a luxurious version of the castle manor.
However, the lord's mansion upgrade certificate is different from the territory expansion. It is a prop that can be encountered but cannot be obtained.
Generally speaking, it depends on appearance. At present, it is easier to get upgrade certificates by opening treasure chests, and the level issued is related to the current level of your lord's mansion.
This chapter has been completed!