Chapter 345: The Freakish Map Hack, Lord's Mansion Upgrades to LV4
The first wave of trading garnered a substantial amount of ore, enough for Zi Liyuan to upgrade the Lord's Mansion by two levels.
After the trade was completed, Zi Liyuan called over the White Jade Skeleton specialized in construction that he had brought along. Outside the Gnoll Camp, he had a fence built to add a bit of defensive capability for them.
There was no helping it, these Gnolls were too frail, only a touch stronger than the Little Skeletons.
If those Earth Elemental Creatures emerging from deeper within the mountains were to harm them, where would he find such good laborers again?
While the construction of the camp was ongoing, Zi Liyuan sat in a sedan chair carried by four Skeleton Warriors, wandering around the nearby mountains.
The map marked some monster tracks, though they were over four thousand meters away.
Just yesterday, he had cleared everything within a five-thousand-meter radius, never expecting new foreign monsters to appear so soon.
Fortunately, there weren't many of them, just a dozen or so, making them very easy to clear out.
At the same time, Zi Liyuan was also seriously studying the situation in the more distant areas.
With the map hung up, the sky and the earth were laid bare, revealing where there were minerals and what resources were available at a glance.
Of course, there were also plenty of monsters. On the edge of the area five kilometers away from the iron mine, he spotted a huge monster tribe.
What exactly the monsters were, he would need to get closer to know. The number of monsters was around two thousand, but this group was considerably strong.
Apart from a few dozen that only had First Order strength, the rest were uniformly Second Order beings, with the number of Third Order around a hundred, and even one Fourth Order life source!
According to Lord Zi's guess, the few dozen with First Order strength were probably the younglings; this monster tribe could be considered a Second Order monster tribe. The presence of a Fourth Order guardian indicated that these monsters had good potential.
This group of monsters, in a straight line, was nine kilometers away from the iron mine, and it took various detours to get through the mountainous area.
It was estimated that this group of monsters wouldn't threaten the iron mine here.
Zi Liyuan didn't plan to provoke them for the time being but noted this threat. Once the strength restrictions were lifted, if they couldn't be subjugated, they would definitely have to be eradicated.
The Gnolls' mining and prospecting abilities were quite good indeed, worth his protection.
After sweeping the area, he immediately led the Skeleton squad back.
Upon returning to his territory, the first thing he did was send the ore into the smelter for melting.
At this moment, Shen Yurou had already sent him quite a few messages because Mo Yi had contacted her.
Xiao Yurou had sent him a contact code, telling him to add Mo Yi.
However, looking at the number 66110, he was momentarily at a loss for words.
[Ding, Lord Zi Liyuan has approved the friend request from Lord 66110. The two can now chat with each other!]
He approved the request almost instantly after adding it.
In Zi Liyuan's friend list, the second friend appeared.
Zi Liyuan: Number Two, what's going on? Why did it take so long to upgrade to a Level 1 Lord's Mansion?
Mo Yi: Don't mention it, I was thrown in the middle of a desert, surrounded by nothing but sand and stone, not even a dead tree in sight.
Mo Yi: To gather the resources needed for the upgrade, I swept a ten-thousand-meter radius, took down more than twenty monster nests, and barely managed to scrape together the wood resources. Even then, part of it was obtained through the trade market.
Mo Yi: (╥╯^╰╥)~~ Hubby~~ I need comforting~~ (Ĭ^Ĭ)~~
Zi Liyuan: (⊙o⊙)…
Zi Liyuan: No worries, if the territory isn't good, just use the [Heart of the Lord] to locate my coordinates, and develop alongside me.
Mo Yi: No! We should develop separately, so that when we compete for the position of the Great Lord, I can better assist you. Plus, we'll have an extra resource area for mutual resource supplementation.
Despite wanting to be taken care of by her man, Mo Yi knew this was the Sea of Realms, where the law of the jungle prevailed.
She couldn't be the one holding him back!
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Zi Liyuan: Alright then, as long as you're happy. Tell me what resources you need now, and I'll prepare them for you.
As he spoke, Lord Zi took a screenshot of the resource column from the Lord interface and sent it over.
Of course, he didn't just send it to Number Two, he also sent it to Xiao Yurou.
Mo Yi: Hubby is invincible! You gave Xiao Yurou so many resources yesterday, and I didn't expect you to have gathered so much more in just one morning.
Mo Yi: Hubby, have you upgraded to a Level 4 Lord's Mansion yet?
Zi Liyuan: Not yet, but I've already collected enough resources, even enough for upgrading to Level 5. However, the ores are still melting, so I guess I have to wait a few more hours before I can upgrade.
Mo Yi: As expected of my hubby, I have rare crystal resources on my side. Once extracted, I will send them to you, wishing you a quick upgrade to a Level 10 Lord's Mansion, breaking the seals!
Zi Liyuan: Great, I'll send you a portion of the resources first so you can upgrade your territory quickly.
The Little Skeleton laborers, working non-stop for twenty-four hours, continuously brought basic material resources into the territory. At this moment, the quantity of ordinary quality wood and stone had already surpassed the 20k mark.
Lord Zi immediately packaged it, along with ordinary iron and Copper Ingots, divided it into two parts, and listed them on the trade market, specifying that the transaction should be done with the [Heart of the Lord].
Later on, he could use the Lord's Heart to repurchase the items, replenishing their stocks with adequate amounts.
Almost immediately after being listed on the market, they were snatched up in less than a second by the two of them.
Shen Yurou: Great, with these resources, I can directly upgrade to a Level 3 Lord's Mansion.