All the Lords who saw the prompts sent by Will were numb.
"Lin Yi bought a house in the server-wide announcement, right? He's been living there and hasn't left."
"Rare hidden quest, never seen before, another new term! So awesome, this hero must be extraordinary."
"Whether it's extraordinary or not, just the fact that she's a nun makes it hard to control oneself!"
"Another 500 reputation points to the account. Lin Yi now has a Mythical-grade tavern; he can recruit a small squad just by recruiting heroes!"
"So envious!"
"Boss, please take care of me!"
...
...
"Nun..."
Long Tao looked at the prompt and suddenly felt a strange absurdity.
No need to say more, it must be that hidden quest that required the use of a Light-type profession scroll.
He had calculated everything, but in the end, he hadn't expected Lin Yi to complete the quest before him.
"That shouldn't be... Light-type profession scrolls aren't common goods."
"Such good luck..."
Long Tao took a deep breath.
Lin Yi's development speed in this life far exceeded his expectations, even making him feel fear.
"Once I subdue that Jackalweres tribe, I can use other alien forces to deal with him!"
"It's just an early-game hidden quest hero, at most Epic-grade, harmless."
Thinking of this.
He slowly furrowed his brows and opened the territory interface.
The main limitation for early-game Lords expanding their power, in the end, was population.
Before the territory reached Level 4, a maximum of twenty villagers could be recruited daily.
Among these, at most 20% would have the enthusiasm to participate in battle.
"Unless I can get a slave order...."
"Damn it."
Long Tao spat, his heart growing even more jealous.
He had clearly been reborn.
Why couldn't he defeat Lin Yi anywhere!
"If this situation continues to develop, given him more time, even my reborn memories might be useless....."
"Sigh...."
He muttered to himself, a cold light suddenly flashing in his eyes.
Wait a minute.....
If he remembered correctly, the location of the hidden quest.
Then Lin Yi's territory was also very close to his!
"Haha, Heaven helps me!"
Having made this judgment, Long Tao suddenly felt relieved.
The closer the distance, the more unexpected the attack.
"I alone are certainly not enough; I must contact other nearby Lords."
However.
Just then, a new Will announcement followed closely.
When Long Tao read the content and opened the new interface with a flushed face.
He saw the text displayed on it.
The smile on his face instantly froze.
Large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
"How is that possible...?"
...
“The hero from the hidden quest.”
Xia Jie's mouth curved into a cold smile, “Yes, just like that, develop even faster!”
The deeper the opponent's foundation, the more his fruits would naturally rise when he harvested them.
Thinking of this.
He turned his gaze to the front.
He saw.
In front of the strange dragon head statue in the center of the territory, three bloody human heads were placed.
As the statue flickered slightly.
Layers of blood mist rose from the heads and were then sucked into the statue's mouth.
Compared to a few days ago.
The statue's color became increasingly crimson, as if it had been pulled out of a blood vat.
At this moment.
A private message popped up for Xia Jie.
"Your Highness, another target has been found... However, this time he has too many Lords around him, I'm afraid..."
The sender of the message clearly had some concerns.
After all.
Harming fellow humans on the Myriad Races Battlefield was a grave taboo.
If discovered, they would be judged upon their return.
Even more so for an imperial prince.
However.
The next second, Xia Jie's reply completely chilled him to the bone.
"Clear out all eyewitnesses."
"The search for targets is too slow."
Xia Jie unhurriedly took a sip of water, then turned to examine the human youth beside him, who was clad in a magic robe and holding a magic staff.
Extraordinary times called for extraordinary measures.
He had fallen a bit behind at the start.
Fortunately, he had utilized his territory's unique features to recruit a hero of exceptional aptitude.
Setting aside his royal status, by relying on the powerful characteristics of his bloodline inheritance, he would ultimately be able to reach the forefront of the Blue Star Lords.
However.
As the Will announcement sounded.
His already increasingly crazed heart completely lost control!
"Damn it!"
...
On the other side.
A territory hidden within a forest.
In the center, within a somewhat dilapidated tavern made of wooden planks.
Liu Hao looked at the burly human man in front of him with great excitement, "Welcome to my territory! Don't worry, as long as this Lord eats meat, you'll always have a share of the soup!"
"I will give you the best treatment!"
Who understands, my family!
My ancestral grave is smoking green; the most ordinary tavern, built at the start, actually came with an Extraordinary-grade hero!
And he was the most common warrior affinity.
This reputation was well spent!
From today onwards.
Liu Hao was going to turn things around!
Just then.
Another system prompt sounded again!
【Total number of recruited heroes has reached 100!】
【Hero Ranking activated!】
"Hehe, the ranking is open."
Liu Hao's mouth curved into a proud smile.
He secretly thought, "With my Extraordinary hero, at this stage, it's no problem to get into the top five, not to mention the top three."
He casually clicked open the newly added Hero Ranking interface.
It was fine until he looked, but once he did, he was stunned!
【Hero Ranking】
1. Xiang Yi - Human (???) Affiliation: Lin Yi
2. Ailina - Half-Angel (???) Affiliation: Lin Yi
3. Hogg - Jackalweres (Epic) Affiliation: Long Tao
4. Figo - Half-Orc (Epic) Affiliation: Zhou Yi
5. Roer - Human (Epic) Affiliation: Xia Jie
6. Navis - Earth Elf (Extraordinary) Affiliation: Wang Sha
7. Babbit - Minotaur (Extraordinary) Affiliation: Li Xue
8. Du Xiaodao - Human (Extraordinary) Affiliation: Zhou Fan
9. Shadiao - Human (Extraordinary) Affiliation: Liu Hao
10. Puro - Goblin (Extraordinary) Affiliation: Zhou Yi
....
"No..."
"I can understand not making it into the top three."
"After all, there are many big shots in this session, and there are always lucky ones."
Liu Hao looked at the top 5 with a flushed face.
"Is Epic-grade also common as dirt now?"
Not just him.
The chat channel was even livelier at the moment.
"It's only the 7th day! Can anyone tell me if I'm hallucinating?"
"Even the Prince only ranks 5th... Is the strength of this batch of Lords so terrifying? Is this still the Blue Star human I know?"
"What happened to everyone having rare heroes...?"
"Zhou Yi aside, he's a descendant of an imperial warlord family, and his strength isn't weak. But what the hell are the top three?"
"Why are Lin Yi's heroes question marks? Even Epic-grade can only rank below him; if they were Legendary-grade, they should also show up!"
"It must be Mythical-grade! Haven't you forgotten that Lin Yi just obtained the tavern blueprint!"
"Two Mythical-grades? No, what is that Ailina Half-Angel race? Angel? What kind of race is that?"
"As a top student, I've recently felt like I'm being knowledge-raped... New terms are inexplicably pouring into my head, and I don't even know what they are."
"I can't even imagine what kind of stir the content of this Myriad Races Battlefield will cause after we leave."
...
The flood of information in the chat channel surged.
Lin Yi, however, had no time to join in the clamor with others.
His attention.
Was entirely focused on the brand new panel in front of him.
【Nun · Ailina】
Affiliation: Lin Yi
Race: Half-Angel
Aptitude: Immortal-grade (Growable)
Level: 40
Profession: Divine King's Emissary
Constitution: 149, Strength: 142, Agility: 150, Spirit: 150
Skills: Holy Light's Fury (Immortal Superior), Light Spear (Immortal Superior), Hammer of Sanction (Immortal Superior), Divine Blessing (Immortal Supreme - Applies permanent buff to target, recharge remaining time 23h58m.)
Hero Exclusive · Domination: (Exclusive) Spellcaster (180% affinity), Archer, Air Force (160% affinity), Others (120% affinity)
Hero Exclusive · Military Soul: When legion integrity > 80%, combat power increases by 20%; when legion integrity < 20%, for every 1% decrease, self-combat power decreases by 1%.
Hero Exclusive · Benediction: 【Light Refining Pool (Unique)】 - Angelic race building.
"Oh my goodness..."
After reading the information, Lin Yi couldn't stop smiling, "Is this the true value of a Half-Angel!"
"She's on par with Xiang Yi!"
"I love it! I love it!"
Looking at the nun, who exuded a holy aura and had a pure face.
Lin Yi couldn't help but swallow.
After the other party approached.
That outer garment, already as thin as a cicada's wing, seemed to vanish at such close proximity.
At a glance…
His uncooperative little brother had something to say again.
“So alluring and so strong!”
“And I can only look at it myself!”
“How can I endure this long-term?”
Lin Yi closed his eyes, averted his gaze, and commanded, “Everyone, collect light crystals on the spot!”
This pure white land, after being cleansed by Ailina’s light energy, had become incredibly hard.
After digging a portion, it was confirmed to be light crystal.
Lin Yi estimated that the quantity of crystals in this area was no less than a thousand units.
The materials for building the Guang Long Nest were definitely sufficient; the only thing missing was a territory core.
“Qianqian, scout the surroundings for any traces of alien race.”
“Understood, Lord!”
After sending Wang Qianqian out to explore, Lin Yi sat down to rest, feeling a bit bored.
His feet ached terribly; if not absolutely necessary, he didn't want to walk such a long distance again.
He looked around.
The Scarlet Tassel Spearman warriors, having put down their weapons, worked exceptionally hard.
The newly joined Ailina stood beside him, very gentle, even a little shy.
Only…
“My Lord, if these crystals are sold for money, will it be enough to repay this subordinate?”
Xiang Yi sat down next to Lin Yi, pressing close.
A hint of expectation appeared on her incredibly beautiful oval face.
“These crystals cannot be sold…”
Lin Yi smelled the faint fragrance from his nose and immediately felt a headache coming on.
He didn't know if it was an illusion.
He always felt that the longer Xiang Yi spent with him, the stronger her ulterior motives became!
For example.
“My Lord, if you truly cannot repay, your humble servant can indeed consider a physical repayment…”
Saying this, Xiang Yi extended her long, fair index finger and slowly traced Lin Yi's chiseled face.
Then she chuckled, “My Lord is so handsome; your humble servant would be taking a huge advantage.”
Hiss…
Lin Yi took a deep breath, cursing inwardly, *A femme fatale, disturbing my peace of mind!*
“Your humble servant is not a femme fatale…”
Xiang Yi seemed to have guessed his thoughts, giggling.
In less than a minute.
Her self-address in front of Lin Yi had changed several times.
“Stop messing around.”
Lin Yi's expression suddenly turned serious.
“Oh? What’s wrong?” Xiang Yi also reined herself in slightly, her expression serious.
“Ailina.” Lin Yi looked up and called softly.
“Lord.”
The nun, whose upper body was enveloped by pure white wings, seemed to know the question he wanted to ask, and bowed slightly, “I am unaware of the prophecy that the Archangel just conveyed.”
“I have been trapped here for over three years, with no way to escape, until 7 days ago when the Archangel’s soul descended and merged with me, and I awaited my Lord.”
“I only know that the Angel God King seems to have fallen in some incident, leaving the entire Angel race without a leader.”
Lin Yi frowned slightly after listening.
That mysterious angel’s soul had now completely dissipated, making it impossible to decipher those cryptic sentences.
It probably wouldn’t be possible in the short term.
“Is it possible that it’s related to that history in our memories…?”
Xiang Yi suddenly spoke.
“History?” Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.
Xiang Yi nodded, “After my divine soul was reborn in this world, I could vaguely sense a familiar feeling originating from the darkness.”
“It was the same as my perception of the world when I was young.”
“Furthermore, currently, I have only heard about that history from my Lord.”
Speaking of which.
Xiang Yi spread her hands, “Other than that, I can’t think of any connection between the two.”
“It can’t be such a coincidence.”
“That my Lord, who comes from… is precisely the so-called prophesied person, right?”
Lin Yi pondered over what the former had said.
If he remembered correctly.
When the system was activated before descending to the Myriad Races Battlefield, a bloodline authentication message popped up.
Now.
He could recruit Xiang Yi from the Chu-Han period from the Mythical-grade tavern, but the people of this world knew nothing about Huaxia history.
Perhaps there truly was some great secret hidden.
“Let’s not worry about that for now.”
Lin Yi watched as the warriors gradually finished collecting the light crystals, stood up, and patted his backside, “The top priority is to build the Guang Long Nest.”
Once his territory possessed a Dragon Nest.
His strength would experience exponential growth.
He was very much looking forward to the effect of the Angelic racial building 【Light Purification Pool】 that Ailina brought with her.
“I wonder how Qianqian’s reconnaissance is coming along.”
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.
Those Jackalweres.
They had driven all the demonic beasts out of the western basin of his territory.
It made it very troublesome for him to collect demon cores.
The tavern was built, but the Institute hadn't started yet.
“Lord!”
Suddenly.
Qianqian’s voice preceded her arrival.
The little girl darted out of the dense forest like a ghost, leaping in front of Lin Yi in a few bounds.
“I found the Jackalweres’ outpost.”
“They’re actually not far from our territory.”
“There are about 200 of them, and the defenses are quite strict.”
“It’s very difficult for ordinary scouts to get close!”
The little girl tilted her head back, saying proudly, “But then again, I’m certainly not an ordinary person.”
“Qianqian is the best.” Lin Yi affectionately stroked her head and continued to ask, “What about their individual strength?”
Wang Qianqian stood on her tiptoes slightly, enjoying the moment with her eyes closed for a while, before replying, “Their average strength is close to that of our Scarlet Tassel Spearman warriors; they’re still quite formidable.”
“Oh, is that so…”
Lin Yi stroked his chin, looked around and saw that the warriors had already packed the collected crystals, then spoke, “Let’s return to the territory first.”
As long as their average combat power didn't exceed the Scarlet Tassel Spearman.
A Jackalwere tribe of only 200 members was no match for Xiang Yi's commanded legion.
However, to be safe, it was more prudent to return home and bring more warriors for the crusade.
The three great mysteries of travel—the way home is faster!
By nightfall.
Lin Yi had already led everyone back to the territory.
He had just instructed everyone to put the crystals in the warehouse when a private message popped up.
Currently, he only had two friends.
It wasn’t from Long Tao.
“Lin Yi!”
“Do you need a Training Ground blueprint?”
A kind person.
Lin Yi raised an eyebrow.
He directly opened the link the other party sent.
After reading the content, he exclaimed, “Good heavens!”
【Universal Training Ground】
Type: Special Building
Effect: Trains troops, increases the experience of training targets.
Area: 500 * 500
Race: Unlimited
Requirements: Level 3 Territory, Adamantite x500, Iron Ingot x100, Gold Coin x500
Note: Can be built outside the territory's covered area. Upon completion, the building's covered area becomes part of the territory.
…
Good heavens.
Lin Yi almost drooled from looking at it.
This was a good item.
Currently, his territory's characteristics included doubled cultivation speed, and he also had the Wang family's little transparent—Dazhuang (yes, the one who boosts target efficiency by 800%!).
It was hard to imagine.
How fast his army would level up when combining the two.
More importantly.
The territory area no longer increased with level.
Building this training ground would be equivalent to expanding the territory’s scope out of thin air!
Needless to say, even a novice like him knew the value of such a blueprint.
“Yes, yes, yes, definitely yes.”
Lin Yi wasn't polite, fearing he might go back on his word, “Tell me, how much?”
He was prepared for the other party to ask for an exorbitant price.
However.
The kind person’s reply was beyond his expectation.
“Lin Yi, if you need it, this blueprint is yours!”
Kind Person: “Hehe.jpg, no other meaning, just want to be friends with Lin Yi. I don’t ask for direct support from Lin Yi, as long as you remember your little brother.”
Oh!
Lin Yi smiled after reading it; this little brother was sensible.
I’ve decided to be your friend.
“Alright, then I won’t be polite.”
Lin Yi smiled as he completed the transaction with the other party and got the blueprint in his hand.
Only then did he realize.
He sent another message asking, “By the way, little brother, is there anything else I forgot to give you?”
The kind person, far away, couldn't help but shed tears upon seeing this.
Big brother, you finally remembered.
If you don't send some meat soon, I'll starve to death.