Chapter 564 Seventh-level City Lords Mansion, Lively Night in the Territory [5K]
Suppose these ruins are compared to "copies".
Then the other lords are still a long way from reaching the level of "lower dungeon"
"Luna."
"Then tomorrow you will lead the Night Huntress team to the Goblin tribe to investigate the situation."
"To make sure nothing goes wrong."
"I will let Tasia lead the Lion Skeleton Knights to accompany you."
"The nineteen lion and skeleton knights are also a considerable fighting force."
"And they are undead and are not easily disturbed by external factors."
"The passing ability of high-level skeleton horses is also more powerful than ordinary war horses."
"They will not completely lose their ability to attack even in the mountains."
Zong Shen thought for a while and made a decision.
"As for the time of action, let's set it in the early morning of tomorrow night."
"The passive effect of Night Huntress will then be activated."
"Can enter stealth state while stationary."
After Luna received the order from Zong Shen, a smile appeared on her face.
"Okay, sir."
"Mother Luna will witness your rise!"
She touched her breast with one hand and performed a very formal courtesy.
It seems that Luna is indeed eager to develop the ruins of Azshara in her territory.
"You don't need to participate in tomorrow's crusade."
"Just stay in the territory and rest peacefully."
"If you have anything to add, please tell me."
Zong Shen also smiled when he saw Luna's appearance.
Luna naturally had no objection to this and nodded respectfully.
"Please don't worry, sir!"
"I will definitely complete the tasks assigned by you successfully."
Luna is still as well-behaved to Zong Shen as ever.
She never refuses any order given by Zong Shen.
In fact, there was a reason why Zong Shen took the initiative to explore the Goblin tribe.
First of all, in the past few days, the Goblin tribe seemed to have fallen into a state of silence.
Ever since their scouting and monitoring witchcraft was completely eradicated.
These guys seemed to have forgotten Zong Shen's territory.
No more scout teams were sent to spy on the territory.
There are currently a large number of [Magic Patrol Dogs] in the territory responsible for dynamic patrols.
There is also a high-level detection tower located in the defense matrix in the north of the territory.
In the past few days, there was indeed no sign of the Goblin invasion.
Have these guys really given up completely?
Zong Shen felt something was wrong.
He asked about the strategy module.
It was discovered that Goblins still rob and invade humans in their daily routine.
It is difficult to analyze any conspiracy from these circumstances.
The strategy module cannot predict the future either.
Either those goblins have really given up their pursuit of the territory.
Either those guys have other plans.
That's why Zong Shen decided to take the initiative.
Send Luna to lead the Night Huntress team to investigate.
In order to ensure Luna's safety, those lion and skeleton knights will provide support.
Each of them is an overlord-level undead creature.
It has a crushing advantage against Goblins.
Bringing them along is more useful than bringing along a mighty Tier 3 team.
Lake next to the Lion Knight ruins.
These skeleton knights can actually beat the murlocs of the Riptide Tribe half to death.
From this point we can see their true strength.
You must know that the number of murlocs in the Riptide tribe is two to three times greater than that of the Goblin tribe.
The nineteen lion skeleton knights are absolutely sure to kill every one in and out of the Goblin tribe.
Of course, this is not too safe.
Zong Shen will give Luna more ways to save her life.
Including fifth-level spell scrolls and powerful goblin bombs.
At the same time, he also considered sending flying tigers or hawks to provide support in the air.
When in danger, Luna only needs to activate the fifth-level spell scroll.
The powerful group attack magic can sweep the entire Goblin tribe in an instant.
Unless the other party can create a magic-forbidden realm.
However, this possibility is still very small.
Zong Shen himself also got a prop with the effect of banning magic.
That is [Magic Jammer (Orange)].
This was obtained by spending 2,000 points during the Winter Challenge.
And there are quite a few restrictions on its use.
Next, Zong Shen and Luna discussed the matter of detecting the goblin tribe.
After a while Vereesa also came in.
She has completed her patrol arrangements.
According to Zong Shen's instructions, I came here to report on the wear and tear of the territorial warriors' equipment after this crusade.
There is also the cost of purchasing supplies before and during the war.
The most serious losses in this crusade were equipment.
In particular, crossbows and matching arrows consume a lot of money.
This is the price of maintaining high-intensity output.
Therefore, the points Zong Shen received were not completely costless.
And it is these costs that hinder other lords.
Preventing them from launching an offensive to their heart's content.
Zong Shen listened carefully to Veresa's report.
The problem of equipment loss is an unavoidable link.
Especially since the equipment within the territory cannot be self-consistent.
There is no large-scale forging workshop used to mass-produce equipment of a fixed level.
Although the dwarf uncle is a high-level blacksmith, without a supporting workshop, he relies on himself to make equipment by hand, and his output is very limited.
Even if it's excellent equipment, he can't forge much in one day.
If you want to achieve self-produced standardized equipment, you still have to work hard on the manufacturing industry in the territory.
These are problems that cannot be solved in a short time.
From now on, Zong Shen will have to consider the attack strength of the crossbow shooter.
The easiest way right now is to go to the giant city to purchase.
The crossbows of the long-range archers in the territory can last for a while longer.
And crossbows are only one aspect of the problem.
Those armors, leg armors, battle helmets, combat boots and other armors are even more of a big problem.
Including shields used by heavy shield infantry.
So far, the four Rodok sergeants who followed him to explore the ruins of the Knights of the Lion.
The damaged equipment has still not been replaced.
These are all exposing the current potential problems in the territory.
It also made Zong Shen have to pay attention to it.
Just as he planned before.
What he has to do is not only actively explore the ruins, but also establish a manufacturing system in the territory as soon as possible.
In earth terms, it is the light and heavy industrial system.
He nodded frequently to show that he understood.
Then Vereesa was asked to gather the soldiers immediately.
He will go to the living area in person soon.
He wanted to see what the actual situation was.
Take a look at those farmers too.
With the expansion of the territory, he has not paid attention to the situation of the people under his command for a long time.
I still remember that when he first landed, every citizen in his territory was treated as a treasure by him.
I wish I could hold it in my hand.
As the population of the territory increases, he no longer cares about getting to know every citizen.
Just let Mariel and Howie do the screening.
Individually select those with good qualifications.
Now he felt it was time for him to go there.
After Vereesa finished her report, she left the Lord's Fortress simply.
Her eyes were deep and she glanced at Zong Shen inadvertently.
There were some intriguing thoughts in his eyes.
At this time, Luna walked over quickly, put her arm around Vereesa's shoulders, and left with her.
The relationship between Luna and Vereesa has always been good.
Zong Shen saw it when Vereesa was recruited.
So he wasn't surprised that the two were so close.
With the two girls leaving, Zong Shen was left alone in the living room of the Lord's Fortress.
It's now around nine o'clock in the evening.
There are still more than two hours until midnight.
After losing the strategy module, Zong Shen had no intention of checking the loot for the time being.
He sat quietly in the lord's fortress for a while.
The fortified Lord's Fortress resembles a prison when it's quiet.
Zong Shen felt a little depressed.
Soon, he also got up and left the Lord's Fortress and walked outside.
Because of the clear weather, the moon is extremely bright tonight.
The temperature in the area is maintained at 25°C.
This is because he successfully completed the quick kill of the Balrog Boss today.
Under such circumstances, the impact of heat wave challenges on temperatures has been reduced to a very low level.
At night, a breeze blew outside, blowing from south to north.
The grass swayed and made a fine "rustling" sound.
The wind also brought a faint smell of green grass, which made Zong Shen feel relaxed.
The quiet night sky is like a black curtain, dotted with shining stars.
Ever since farmers and soldiers moved into the living area.
The central area becomes relatively quiet.
Zong Shen raised his head and looked up at the stars with a calm expression.
Only when you see the vastness of the starry sky can you deeply understand your own insignificance.
Even those worries were reduced together.
He had already reserved the scope for separation of military and political affairs.
The internal military zone outside the central circle was established for this purpose.
But currently both soldiers and farmers live in the living area.
Just live in different two-story stone houses.
Wait until the freedman reforms are completed.
He was ready to truly implement the policy of separation of soldiers and farmers.
Zong Shen stood in the open space, feeling somewhat emotional in his heart.
Looking at the starry sky and the moon, I suddenly felt a little sad.
"The sea welcomes the bright moon, and the world is together at this moment."
He was filled with emotion and couldn't help but read out a poem.
The moon can always bring back longing easily.
At this moment, Zong Shen suddenly thought of his parents.
I also remembered my life on earth.
Looking back, everything seems to have happened yesterday.
But now he is really living in this different world.
With a new life trajectory, there is no going back.
After feeling a little emotional in my heart.
Zong Shen directly took out the [Seventh Level City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificate].
Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the lord's fortress, he decided to upgrade the city lord's mansion.
He has seen enough about upgrading certificates, so there is nothing to hesitate about.
Directly choose to activate and use.
The voucher in his hand suddenly turned into a ball of white light and flew out, throwing it into the city lord's fortress.
The entire city lord's palace turned into a huge ball of light.
Based on past experience, the upgrade of the City Lord's Mansion takes about three to five minutes.
Zong Shen waited outside silently.
As time passed, the light dissipated.
The area occupied by the Lord's Fortress has been expanded again.
The length of the towers on all four sides is 70 meters.
It's still a square.
The internal area is only 4,900 square meters.
Those towers also became taller and thicker.
At first glance, it feels like a small city.
With a unique charm.
Correspondingly, the surrounding gates and lord fortresses also became taller.
The number of towers on the fortress was increased from four to five.
The height has increased, and there are more shooting ports reserved on it.
This will be the last line of defense in the territory.
In addition to the towers at the four corners of the fortress, the newly added tower stands in the middle of the fortress.
The total height is at least thirty-five meters.
Not to mention the changes in appearance, the sturdiness of various parts has also been greatly improved.
Including the special defense effects they come with have also been improved a lot.
This is the change of the seventh-level lord's fortress.
According to this situation, the Lord's Fortress will definitely become a magnificent castle in the future.
Zong Shen had no doubt about this.
It will be very difficult for anyone to capture the city lord's palace in his territory.
He stood outside and took a cursory look, but did not carefully observe the specific changes in the city lord's mansion.
As the area of the city lord's palace continues to expand.
It turns out that the joints of the four wooden walls in the inner city had long been torn out with huge gaps.
It no longer looks like it is.
Speaking of which, these wooden walls were originally built during the Crypt Challenge period.
Now it has long been unable to keep up with the development situation.
We can only wait for the territory to build outer city walls in the future, and then move these walls there.
At the very least it can save some resources.
After the Lord's Fortress was upgraded, Zong Shen took out a loader mecha.
This is his common means of transportation in the territory.
Now Zong Shen has become a very skilled loader mecha pilot.
Affected by this, he also became more proficient in driving other magic mechas or magic machines.
Zong Shen started the loader and directly pulled the power push rod to the bottom.
Heading towards the living area at full speed.
The top speed of 30 kilometers per hour is not even comparable to electric vehicles on earth.
But it’s already a good travel choice in this different world.
At least it's more comfortable than riding a horse.
There are no stone roads yet built in the territory.
But land that has been compacted repeatedly is just as good.
The tracks of the loader mecha pressed against the ground, causing the earth to tremble slightly.
It only takes six or seven minutes for the loader mecha to rush from the central area to the living area.
Compared with the slightly deserted central area, the living area, where the territorial population gathers, is obviously much more lively.
Several large campfires were raised in the surrounding open space.
This is also the main lighting method in the territory at night.
There are even several dedicated campfire spots.
Not only did it clear an open space without any weeds.
A fire trench was also dug around the campfire site.
Avoid sparks from igniting pastures.
Zong Shen was driving the loader mecha, and he could hear the roar of people and discussions from a long distance away.
Howie and Mariel are leading more than a thousand farmers in the territory to hold a training meeting in the open space next to the living area.
So many farmers were sitting together in a noisy manner.
It actually looks a bit spectacular.
In the middle of the crowd, a tall bonfire was lit.
Unknowingly, the territory began to become more prosperous.
The population in the territory has increased rapidly recently.
Including the group of refugees from Bosbon and the unclaimed territory received.
In addition, according to Mariel, there are also a group of refugees in Citano Village.
Mr. Mars is discussing with the village chief Spike and wants to hand over these refugees to Zong Shen.
However, Mayor Spike seems to have other plans.
The two sides are still discussing.
Refugees are a general direction for gathering the population in the future.
Especially when the city next door is in turmoil.
The second is to plot the surrounding villages.
Zong Shen also has a plan in this regard.
He was ready to take Dinan Village into his own hands.
Integrate it into the territory little by little.
It is foreseeable that in the future, the territory will further achieve a leap in population.
In fact, farmers more or less have mastered some basic planting techniques.
It's just that the farming skills they master are very crude.
All are small-scale field cultivation.
How much the land can produce depends entirely on God’s blessings.
Not to mention studying farming technology, it is just a level that can barely support oneself.
In addition, the policies of each state and city are different.
The poorer and weaker the area, the more exorbitant and miscellaneous taxes it imposes.
Farmers were displaced and either fled the area or became rogues.
There is only a thin line between refugees and bandits.
Under such circumstances, the living environment will only become increasingly chaotic.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the current situation of most of the lower-class aborigines in this world.
Otherwise, Zong Shen wouldn't have said that the aboriginal forces had a powder keg.
He slowed down the speed of the loader mecha, took a silent look around the perimeter, and left directly.
Looking at this situation, tonight's farming training conference will have to last for a while at least.
Zong Shen doesn't care how many effects there are.
This move is just to prevent farmers from being idle.
By the way, it can also be regarded as paving the way for the great farming business that is about to begin in the territory in the near future.
And in the open space in the other direction of the living area.
Vereesa and Luna have summoned all the warriors.
Including the long-range crossbow shooters and mages of various departments who were responsible for the main output in the Balrog crusade.
Even the mages who were meditating and practicing in the [Magic Palace] were summoned.
The soldiers are now somewhat tired after experiencing the day's battle.
However, they will naturally not slack off when summoning the Lord.
Everyone gathered in the usual queue.
Four square formations were arranged.
The first phalanx is a cavalry phalanx composed of wolf cavalry and other heavy cavalry.
The second square is all melee infantry.
These include the Avalon Swordsmen, Nord Mad Axe Warriors, Rodok Sergeants, and Dragon-Transformed Spear and Shield Warriors who are all in this square formation.
The third phalanx is composed of all the crossbow archers.
The fourth square formation is the team of masters. Masters of all levels and departments are arranged in small teams to form a uneven team.
All square formations are composed of various types of troops of the same level.
Make a simple arrangement.
The largest single unit in the territory is the Wolf Cavalry.