Generally speaking, Zong Shen's current third-level city lord's mansion is considered relatively high-end among the lords.
For example, Jiang Yi reached level 2 territory very early, but the City Lord's Mansion is still a level 1 courtyard to this day.
However, in addition to directly upgrading the Lord's Mansion using the Lord's Mansion upgrade voucher, the Lord's Mansion can also be upgraded by consuming a specified amount of materials and spending a certain amount of construction time.
There are a lot of materials required to upgrade the Lord's Mansion, and the basic construction time takes more than three days, and the shape and interior are also different from those upgraded with the Lord's Mansion upgrade certificate.
The Lord's Mansion upgrade certificate is more like a blueprint that covers a complete building, saving trouble and effort.
After Zong Shen inspected the brand new lord's small building, he went straight downstairs and left the small courtyard.
Standing at the door of the small courtyard, he took out a portion of the dried beef seized today, stuffed it into his mouth and started chewing it.
The dignified lord, he does not have any special privileges in food. This is also because of the limited conditions. Everyone performs their own duties and no one cooks for him.
When he thought about dinner, he remembered the dinner he had at Mr. Mars's house. He was a serious landowner, with cattle, land, a house, and a cook dedicated to serving him.
This is the life a great man should live!
Speaking of cooks, Zong Shen thought of the dishes that Tie Zhu brought back from Dinan Village when he went to explore the south.
Not only is it delicious, but it also has attribute gains. Looking back now, that cook is quite a talent.
Regarding Dinan Village, he never had time to check out the situation, so Dinan Village became an aboriginal force that Zong Shen had not yet touched.
Dinan Village is located in the south of Zong Shen's territory, closer to Jiang Yi.
According to what Jiang Yi said before, Medina from the Light Chaser Corps has a good relationship with the aboriginal people in Dinan Village, and he should have established good relations with the aboriginal people in the village very early.
Zong Shen now has other more important tasks and cannot be distracted from running Dinan Village, but it is inappropriate to just let it go.
Zong Shen stood at the door of the small courtyard, chewing air-dried beef and thinking.
Just when he was most absorbed in thinking, a black shadow suddenly flashed from the side and came to him. Zong Shen raised his eyebrows and instinctively took a step back.
He didn't feel relieved until he saw the face of the visitor clearly.
"grown ups……"
The visitor is Tiezhu. Since the team has grown, Tiezhu's presence has become very low.
His position in the territory is also rather awkward. As a scout warrior, he is not suitable for direct confrontation, but there are not many territories for reconnaissance missions.
As the first citizen in the territory with full favorability, Zong Shen has actually always wanted to cultivate him. In the recent soldier grouping, Zong Shen assigned all assassin-type warriors to Tiezhu.
A scout team was formed.
The scout team has not had any tasks in the past two days. It only assists the patrol team in the territorial defense. Therefore, currently, the status of the scout team in the territory is very embarrassing.
As embarrassing as Tiezhu's current situation, large-scale battles are of no use, and small-scale assassinations have no chance. After all, Zong Shen is not like Hideki Mitani, who only relies on assassinating lords to make a fortune.
Fortunately, since the start of the crypt challenge, all the soldiers will not be idle, and the levels of the soldiers have also improved rapidly.
The soldiers under Zong Shen's command are on average between level 12 and 14. Senior soldiers like Luna and Colby have even reached levels 15 and 6. Even Tiezhu's level has been improved a lot. Before, he was still
Level 7 has become level 12 in the past two days.
At the very least, if you return your territory every day, you can also replenish your defense, kill those cave monsters, and gain level improvements, so that you won't fall behind once and for all.
So Zong Shen was also curious about what was going on when Tiezhu came to visit him today.
He chewed the beef jerky and took out another one and handed it to Tie Zhu.
"Eat, why did you come to see me today?"
"Did something happen to the scout team?"
Zong Shen asked with a smile. Tie Zhu raised his head, took the beef jerky, and then saluted again.
After a moment of silence, he seemed to organize his words in his mind, and then he spoke seriously.
"Sir, the scout team applies to be merged into the exploration team!"
"We want to fight with you!"
"The scout team will defend your honor with daggers and lives!"
Tiezhu came to Zong Shen this time to apply for a fight.
After listening to Tie Zhu's words, Zong Shen did not reply immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and began to think carefully about Tie Zhu's request.
It is a fact that the scout team is not suitable for frontal attacks. Scouts are good at concealment and fatal assassinations, but their own defense and health are not high. Their assassinations are often pale and feeble in the face of powerful monsters. They are far inferior to gun and shield warriors.
Hoplites are great.
In terms of comprehensive combat capability alone, it is not even comparable to the Wolf Cavalry. However, the territory does not currently have such needs for tasks such as assassination and reconnaissance that are suitable for the scout team.
But now that Tiezhu has taken the initiative, Zong Shen really needs to arrange some meaningful tasks for the scout team.
Of course, they still cannot be allowed to join the main battle sequence.
Now Zong Shen has a mission that suits them well and can be given to the scout team.
After thinking about it, Zong Shen ended his thinking and raised his head to look at Tiezhu.
"I can't give you the main battle mission."
As soon as his words came out of his mouth, Tie Zhu showed a disappointed expression.
"but…"
"I now have a very important task for your scout team to carry out."
"This task is also very critical. If it is completed, it will be of great benefit to the development of the territory."
Zong Shen's change of subject raised Tie Zhu's hopes again.
He immediately knelt down on one knee and lowered his head to show his loyalty.
"My lord, please feel free to tell me!"
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Zong Shen saw that Tiezhu had regained his energy and then continued.
"I need you to take the scout team to Dinan Village in the south of the territory."
"That's the village you once scouted."
"I will provide you with 10,000 continental dinars."
"Your task is very simple. Disguise yourself and enter the village, pretending to be businessmen and settle in the village."
"Use this money to start buying property. If necessary, I allow you to use assassination methods to clear the obstacles. The task requirements are also very simple, that is, to establish the property, and at the same time, collect information in the village and report it to me, and communicate with the village chief and the landowners in the village.
Focus on building a good relationship and I will inform you of the follow-up tasks."
"Secondly, you must pay attention to the situation of other lords when you are in the village, and understand the relationship network of those lords in the village."
"If you discover heroic talents or special talents, try your best to build a good relationship, such as the chef you discovered that time who has cooking expertise."
"In case of any emergency, you can use the communication crystal to contact me. If you don't have enough funds, you can send someone back and ask Mariel for it."
Zong Shen's final thinking was to send Tiezhu to lead a scout team to Dinan Village for development and management, laying a solid foundation for Zong Shen's future plans for Dinan Village.
There are three advantages to doing this:
First, the scout team can find valuable things to do.
Secondly, this time will not be completely wasted.
The third time is to take precautions and prepare in advance.
As Zong Shen spoke, he took out 10,000 mainland dinars, placed them in the small wooden barrel that had previously contained the dried meat, and handed them to Tiezhu's hand.
After understanding the details of the task and the importance of this task to the future development of the territory, Tie Zhu swept away his previous dejection and showed an eagerness to try.
He solemnly took the small wooden bucket containing the funds for this mission and saluted Zong Shen respectfully.
"Don't worry, sir, we will definitely gain a firm foothold in Dinan Village."
"If there is any obstruction..."
As he spoke, his voice became deeper and he stretched out his hand to make a gesture on his neck.
Zong Shen nodded with a smile on his face. This kid has mastered the essence and has a bright future!
"Okay, since you are so eager, let's set off tonight."
He waved his hand and said to Tie Zhu who looked excited.
Tie Zhu paid tribute again, and quickly ran to the small courtyard to summon the members of the scout team. These assassins all had their own stealth methods, and their ability to save lives was still very strong.
Moreover, Tie Zhu also has a communication crystal numbered 4 on his body, which can make timely contact, so Zong Shen is not worried about this task.
Ten thousand dinars is just a small amount of money to him, and the scout team has always been on the edge in the territory.
It is better to spend a little money, which can not only mobilize the enthusiasm of the scout team, but also arrange some means. This is a multi-purpose thing.
As of now, his balance of mainland general dinars is 86,657.
The storage of money is a kind of metaphysics. Whether it is a territory storage box or a portable storage compartment, money can be withdrawn, regardless of whether Zong Shen is in the territory or not.
This is entirely because the lord system has its own set of rules for storing money.
But that's okay, because it's obviously a very convenient feature.
Just after sending Tiezhu away, Zong Shen stretched himself and held in a yawn that had not yet come out.
Mariel came again, holding a book on her waist, as if she wanted to report something to Zong Shen.
"Sir, I would like to report to you today's situation."
After these two days of training, the greenness on her face has faded a lot, and she is still quite experienced and diligent in her work, but she still has a long way to go before she becomes a mature logistics officer.
Zong Shen nodded and dropped the last half of the dried beef in his hand into his mouth.
"Sir, today I sold four rounds of iron ore in the market. I consumed a total of 9,600 iron ores and received 12,000 pieces of wood, 7,000 pieces of hemp, and 5,000 pieces of stone."
"In addition, I consumed 100 ml of Luna Spring, 1,300 pieces of wood, and 130 pieces of air-dried beef in exchange for 10 primary water runes, 6 primary fire runes, an intermediate canteen blueprint, and a strange item..."
Marier reported to Zong Shen about her gains in the trading market today.
However, at the end of the report, she began to hesitate and seemed a little worried.
"What a strange item, take it out and let me see it."
Zong Shen didn't say much, but showed a curious expression.
Mariel turned her hand and took out a strange object.
This thing is larger than an ordinary fist, and its surface is wrapped in a layer of sticky black substance, which looks a bit disgusting.
The black matter on the surface is still slowly squirming, almost like a living thing.
At first glance, Zong Shen was almost shocked.
What did Mariel buy back?
He was even more confused and stared directly at it, checking its properties.
【Dirty Heart(Unknown)】
[Quality: unknown]
[The ancient mysterious heart reveals the contradictory atmosphere of sacredness and evil. Its surface is contaminated and wrapped by evil substances, and no one knows what is going on inside]
(It contains a powerful heart of Holy Light Spirit, but it is not easy to remove this layer of evil dirt, unless you can get the epic holy water prayed by the Holy Light Archbishop in the Holy Kingdom Temple, or
Other epic purification items, after removing the evil stain, you can gain the power to transform into the spirit of holy light through this heart)
After reading the prompt, Zong Shen already knew what this thing was.
This is similar to the devil's heart. It belongs to the heart of an ancient holy light spirit, but this heart is sealed and polluted by a substance called evil dirt.
Zong Shen reached out to take the dirty heart and asked Mariel with a slight smile.
"Why did you buy this thing for no reason?"
"I'm afraid no one pays attention to this kind of thing in the market."
He asked curiously, even though Mariel knew that she had fused with the devil's heart.
But for this kind of thing, unless you have a strategy like Zong Shen, you can know the hidden secrets.
Others won't buy it at all. In the system information, this thing is an unknown item whose specific function is unknown.
Buying such unknown items requires taking risks. Zong Shen has seen some unknown items in the market before. Ninety-nine percent of them are basically garbage, some of which are fragments of other dimensions from the war ten thousand years ago.
All items will be marked as unknown, which is actually of no use at all.
Only those who can see the details like Zong Shen can tell whether unknown items have any effect.
When ordinary lords get this dirty heart, they can't remove the evil stain on the surface, and they can't learn anything useful from it, so they will choose to put it up for sale.
In fact, there are a lot of unknown items for sale in the market, and they are basically put up for sale for this reason. It is a pity to throw away things that are tasteless, so it is better to hang them in the market and see if there is anyone who can take them.
Hearing Zong Shen's question, Marier thought seriously for a while, and then shook her head honestly.
"This was a very impulsive purchase."
"I just think this dirty heart might be useful to you."
“But it’s actually not very expensive.”
Mariel said with a serious expression.
This chapter has been completed!