With excitement, Lei Xiao strode out of the banquet hall and quickly arrived at the right side of the hall.
I saw that the number of rooms here has been expanded to eight. Not only has the number doubled, but the area has also increased.
Not to mention the lifelike wall sculptures and exquisite textures, in addition to the luxuriously decorated reception room and warm and elegant lounge, a pantry, a storage room, and a bathroom were also added.
"Good guy, this is already the configuration of a top noble. I wonder who besides the subordinates would be lucky enough to come to my castle?"
After looking at the reception area on the right side of the hall, Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and walked towards the stairs.
Arriving at the stairwell behind the throne, Lei Xiao was delighted to discover.
The two small stairwells originally distributed on the left and right sides have been merged into one in the center.
The spiral staircase laid to save space has been transformed into a more atmospheric single-running staircase, which connects to both sides of the building.
Moreover, there is also a spacious downward passage!
"A new underground space was added to the mansion?"
Looking at the special stairwell that extended all the way to the ground, Lei Xiao walked straight in in surprise.
Following the radiance of the mansion's own magic wall lamp, Lei Xiao went all the way down. After passing through a metal gate, he soon arrived at the spacious underground of the castle.
Although there are no windows here, the magic wall lamps neatly arranged on the walls will still make the place brightly lit.
Looking around, Lei Xiao noticed.
Compared with the elaborate craftsmanship of the upper floors, this large and empty underground space is obviously much simpler, revealing depth and mystery everywhere.
But it was empty, just like a large underground square that had just been built, without any items or rooms.
"Does this mean I'm allowed to make my own arrangements?"
Looking at the extremely empty scene around him, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
"Such a vast space is a good choice whether it is used as an equipment display warehouse, a dungeon, or even a shelter."
After wandering around the underground space for a while, another hint of curiosity appeared on Lei Xiao's face.
"Before this, there has never been such a DIY area inside the lord's mansion. Could it be that there are other uses here, but it has not been revealed yet because of the limited scale of the mansion?"
"That's all, let's get the subordinates to come down and study it later. In any case, there are always pros and cons in having a brand new area. Who doesn't like their house to have more space?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows, thinking as he walked towards the first floor.
Returning to the magnificent stairwell, Lei Xiao walked up the spacious new staircase and went straight to the second floor of the mansion.
The first thing that caught Lei Xiao's eyes was a spacious and bright castle corridor.
After walking around the corridor, Lei Xiao noticed further.
The original linear corridor has been transformed into a circular structure. On the side near the window, there are twelve clean and tidy bedrooms evenly distributed, and there is a bathroom, or washroom, in each corner.
Not to mention the bedrooms where the daily necessities of the main force and subordinates are placed, each one is extremely spacious and bright.
The bathrooms distributed in the four corners are still equipped with large water reservoirs and a row of faucets in the shape of animal heads. There are even fully enclosed small bathrooms corresponding to the number of rooms, which look clean and tidy.
Next to each bathroom, there is a heavy metal door that leads to the outside arrow tower to facilitate defense and daily patrols.
In addition, on the other side of the corridor, there is a large activity room and a large indoor training ground, which can be said to have extremely comprehensive functions.
"It's very good. It allows the main subordinates to have better rest and relaxation, which is also an important part of improving combat effectiveness."
After turning around in a circle, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
Just when Lei Xiao was about to go to the third floor, he was quite surprised to find out.
Next to the stairs, in the room with the word "Red Night" hanging on the door, the originally extremely monotonous environment has become much more fulfilling.
Not only was there an extra set of fiery red bedding and pillows, but there was also a... red dragon doll with snarling teeth and claws on the bedside table. It looked fierce and fierce, very cute and cute.
"I once saw this cute giant dragon doll in Lin's trade fair study. It should have been given to Hong Ye by her, right? It seems that Hong Ye has begun to become more and more familiar with human life."
Lei Xiao smiled lightly and started walking towards the third floor.
After some inspection, Lei Xiao noticed.
The environment and layout on the third floor are exactly the same as those on the second floor.
There are also twelve bedrooms, four bathrooms, a large activity room and a large indoor training room.
The only difference is that there are no traces of the subordinates' lives on the third floor, everything is brand new.
"Yes, yes. So, one of the most important changes in the mansion upgrade this time is the addition of a whole floor of living space?"
"This is indeed very timely for me as my subordinates are getting stronger. After all, the previous ten rooms are no longer enough."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and turned towards the top floor of the castle.
Pushing open the metal door of the top stairwell, Lei Xiao stood in the corridor illuminated by the magic wall lamp and looked around.
The layout here is also the same as the first two floors, it has been changed into a ring structure, and it looks obviously much more spacious.
"This entire floor is my private space."
Lei Xiao thought as he couldn't wait to take his steps.
After some inspection, Lei Xiao found that the number of rooms on the third floor had not changed in any way.
There are still the lord's office, trophy display room, large study room, personal equipment warehouse combined with the function of a cloakroom, a large indoor training ground, and a super large lord suite with complete supporting facilities such as a bathroom, living room, and bedroom.
But just from the distance between the doors, we can see that correspondingly, the area of each room has been greatly increased.
"Good guy, this can be called a small library."
After walking out of the study, Lei Xiao smiled helplessly and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"And the trophy display room next to it can be called a large exhibition hall of a museum. Why does it feel like I am still working part-time as a librarian and museum worker?"
"Fortunately, the old butler Ward and others are taking care of it, otherwise this place would be full of dust in a few days."
Lei Xiao shrugged and walked into his lord's suite again.
The area here has also been greatly increased, and a small conference room has even been added at the other end of the living room.
The bathroom is even more exaggerated, with a huge bathtub... No, maybe it's more appropriate to call it a private bath.
"Is this hinting at something?"
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows and opened the overview interface of the lord's mansion.
[Lord's Mansion Lv: 9 (You can receive 10 "Second Level Recruitment Orders" every day, or 60 "First Level Recruitment Orders", and you can receive 1 "City Return Crystal" every day)]
[Owner: Lei Xiao "Physics: Level 4, One Star" "Magic: Level 4, One Star"]
【ID:0013076067】
【Population: 1858/4000】
[Number of buildings: 64] (Lord's Mansion lv9, Guardian Defense Mechanism lv7, Light Healing Station lv3, Tower of Vision lv3, Half-elf Arched Longhouse x10, Werewolf Moisture-proof Warehouse x50)]
[Lots: 35 "Cold Flame: 33" "Others: 2 (Mountain Crystal City lv6) (Kingdom of Thorns lv7)"]
[Storage space: omitted]
"Did the number of recruitment orders that can be received every day be doubled? It's not in vain that it took me so long to upgrade the mansion to another level."
Looking at the text on the territory overview interface, Lei Xiao nodded with satisfaction.
"As expected, the population has reached 4,000 people. This undoubtedly means that in addition to replenishing the members of the Great Swordsman Squadron and the Logistics Squadron, I can also summon two full second-level elite brigades!"
While overjoyed, Lei Xiao continued to think.
"Wait a minute, since I can still receive 60 first-level recruitment orders every day, according to my current talent level, wouldn't it take less than three days to summon a ready-made third-level elite squadron? In a country with a limited population
Under the circumstances, this is obviously the best choice!”
"In addition, with the addition of Xue Ya and Faxia, who produce third-level potions every two days, as time goes by, I can cultivate more third-level squadrons!"
"Then, since war and crisis may come at any time, let's summon a brigade and eight squadrons of second-level elite subordinates for the time being."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao began to check the number of his recruitment orders.
Currently, he has a total of 2656 first-level recruitment orders, 1518 second-level recruitment orders, 5 third-level recruitment orders, and 1 fourth-level recruitment order.
In addition, there are 15 unupgraded second-level recruitment orders accumulated in the past few days.
"Let's all upgrade these 15 second-level recruitment orders in the direction of qualitative change."
"In this way, the number I expected can be achieved, and the rest can be used to supplement the third-level recruitment order to prepare for the collective summoning of third-level subordinates on a squadron scale."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao started upgrading directly.
[Congratulations, your "Second Level Recruitment Order" has been upgraded to "Third Level Recruitment Order"! ]
[Congratulations, your "Second Level Recruitment Order" has been upgraded to 105 "Second Level Recruitment Orders"! 】
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After some upgrades, Lei Xiao finally obtained 525 second-level recruitment orders, 9 third-level recruitment orders, and 1 fourth-level recruitment order.
"I achieved my expected goal perfectly! I wonder what kind of elite subordinates of this profession will be summoned this time?"
With great anticipation, Lei Xiao casually received today's recruitment order that he has kept until now, that is, 60 brand-new first-level recruitment orders to prepare for the next summons.
Just as Lei Xiao finished all this, a sudden pleasant sound of prompts came to his ears.
[Dear Lord, congratulations! You have become the first lord in the world to be promoted to level 9 mansion. The world broadcast will be conducted soon. Would you like to make your name public? 】
"This is a long-awaited first in the world."
Lei Xiao slowly took a deep breath, filled with emotions in his heart.
With a better understanding of this world, Lei Xiao has learned.
Including the foreign lords who descended from other human nations, the foreign lords who descended on the continent where I was located were all from Daxia, and there were no lords from other countries.
This means that the lords of other countries must have collectively come to other continents to survive and develop.
In other words, at this stage, I cannot interfere with the development of other countries' lords, and the other countries' lords cannot interfere with myself either.
But just as I guessed, the confrontation between lords and lords will definitely happen in the future, and it is very likely to develop into a full-scale confrontation between continental plates!
At that time, what I represent is not just myself, the shadow lord who is the guest of the princess, but the dignity of the entire Great Xia!
"According to the common settings in novels, if I am the son of luck in this continent and awaken the golden finger talent, then there must be children of luck with unique skills in other continents, and the talent will not be the same.
How bad will it be?"
"In this case, even if a considerable number of the Children of Destiny have died, there will always be those who stand out. After all, the number of alien lords who have descended is one billion, and the base is too huge."
Lei Xiao's brows furrowed and his gaze began to become deeper and deeper.
"Similarly, since I have thought of this level, the children of destiny in other continents must have also thought of this level, and are even preparing for a future all-out war."
"Of course, I will not give in too much. It is impossible for the lords of other countries to be ahead of me. At least judging from the current situation, no lord of any country can be above my head."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's frown immediately relaxed.
"Forget it, don't think so much, let's solve the current trouble first. As long as I become stronger, I will be unstoppable."
"Whether it is the many unsolved mysteries in this world, the mysterious catastrophe, the reason why a billion lords collectively traveled across the world, or the all-out tectonic war that will start in the future, I will try my best to witness them all.
And find the ultimate truth!”
Lei Xiao thought of this with bright eyes, took a deep breath again, and immediately responded: "Reveal my name."
The next second, a mediocre sound, but enough to shock the ears of all the lords of Blue Star, sounded without warning.
[Congratulations to Lord No. 0013076067 Lei Xiao, who is the first lord in the world to upgrade his mansion to level 9! Reward two fourth-level random skill scrolls and two fourth-level random magic scrolls! 】
Upon hearing this sudden reminder, for a moment, in every corner of every continent, the faces of the global lords suddenly turned into a state of uncontrollable sluggishness.
Then, this sudden dullness quickly transformed into faces full of different expressions such as jealousy, unwillingness, gloom, resentment, admiration, excitement, etc. It was extremely wonderful and did not dissipate for a long time.
