“Lord…”
Ailina was slightly stunned.
In her opinion, Lin Yi himself was the embodiment of Divine Blessing, so he shouldn't need her to bestow it.
This…
This feeling was very strange.
After only a slight hesitation, Ailina finally extended her hands, crossing them over her chest, “Please wait patiently.”
As she spoke, the wings on her back slowly spread open, and a feather suddenly glowed faintly.
Then, two, three… more and more.
Until the light emanating from her wings enveloped Ailina, her sacred and pure face filled with piety, making one reluctant to profane her.
“In the name of my great Lord, Lin Yi, I bestow upon you…”
Ailina’s solemn prayer had not yet finished.
Suddenly!
A stream of light shot out from inside the mansion!
Swish! Swish!
That light resembled an indestructible arrow, effortlessly piercing through the hard stone walls of the Lord’s Mansion.
Almost instantly, it flew to the outskirts of the territory.
“My Lord!”
Xiang Yi, hearing the commotion, kicked open her bedroom door, her face pale as she looked towards where the light had flown.
Even Ailina, who was in the midst of casting a skill, widened her eyes at the same moment.
Swish—
The light directly entered Lin Yi’s glabella.
Almost simultaneously, an invisible energy diffused from his body, and the Divine Blessing Ailina had been preparing dissipated into nothingness under the influence of this energy.
“My Lord.” Xiang Yi rushed to Lin Yi’s side, and before she could do anything, she saw him open his eyes, looking at her in a daze.
“Are you… alright…?”
Seeing that Lin Yi was fine, Xiang Yi and Ailina both breathed a sigh of relief.
It had been truly dangerous just now.
So much so that even the two Fourth-Order individuals were unable to stop the light.
Fortunately, nothing went wrong, otherwise, they would live in guilt for the rest of their lives.
“What happened? Is it over?”
Lin Yi hadn’t seen the previous scene.
“It should have… failed.”
Ailina recounted what had just happened.
“It ran into my brain?”
Lin Yi was startled. What kind of thing just went in directly? Is it polite? Did it ask him?
Will he get a brain tumor if it’s not taken out?
He closed his eyes again and felt it.
Hmm?
Suddenly, Lin Yi trembled all over, seeing the internal view of his mind from a perspective he had never experienced before.
In a space filled with black mist, a small fragment floated, emitting a soft glow.
“Isn’t that the Territory Fragment that came out of the box?”
Lin Yi came back to his senses, his face filled with surprise and uncertainty. He quickly opened his panel.
【Lin Yi】
Race: Human
Level: 9
Main Profession: Lord
Sub-Profession: Disabled
Spiritual Energy: 4.5
Skills: None
Evaluation: A slightly stronger ordinary person, in actual combat, he’s like a roadside dog.
...
Lin Yi ignored the outrageous evaluation below, repeatedly opening the panel to confirm he hadn’t misread!
Damn it!
His Sub-Profession was disabled!
His four-dimensional attributes had also disappeared, replaced by a value called “Spiritual Energy.”
“What happened?”
Lin Yi clenched his fist, not noticing any difference from before.
The only thing he could confirm was that all of his attributes were now referenced to “Spiritual Energy.”
His “Agility,” which was originally the lowest in growth, seemed to have increased after the recent situation; his speed and reaction time were slightly faster.
“It shouldn’t be a bad thing.”
“Isn’t this a textbook-style fortuitous encounter?!”
“Is it the kind of spiritual energy from fantasy novels?”
Thinking of this, Lin Yi tried to imitate the method of those protagonists in novels, using their aura to circulate the Great Heavenly Cycle to improve their strength.
A few minutes later.
Besides letting out a fart, he didn’t sense any aura.
“Never mind for now, as long as my body isn’t broken.”
Lin Yi recalled carefully; that mysterious fragment had an extraordinary origin.
There must be a reason why the Sub-Profession was disabled by the fragment.
“Can you still cast blessings?”
Lin Yi saw that Ailina’s skill was not on cooldown. After a moment of thought, he said, “Then bestow the blessing on Wang Tiezhu. Xiang Yi, bring her over.”
“Yes.” Xiang Yi nodded.
Soon.
Wang Tiezhu was brought over and received the Divine Blessing under the gaze of the three.
This time, no accidents occurred.
As all the soft light from Ailina’s body merged into Wang Tiezhu’s sturdy physique, the blessing process concluded.
“This is… such powerful strength!”
Wang Tiezhu suddenly opened her eyes, a dazzling white light flashing across them.
Her personal panel underwent earth-shattering changes.
【Wang Tiezhu】
Affiliation: Lin Yi
Race: Human
Aptitude: Immortal (Personal Limit)
Level: 20
Profession: Dawn Guard
Constitution: 15, Strength: 15, Agility: 15, Spirit: 13
Skills: Mastery of All Weapons (Passive: Slightly proficient in any weapon.), Light and Shadow Charge (Immortal Mid-grade), Sacrificial Holy Fist (Immortal High-grade), Light-blessed Healing (Passive: Greatly increases wound recovery speed, doubles effect in combat state.)
God-chosen Talent: Innate Divine Strength (All attributes increase by 10 points, an additional 50%-100% strength increase when emotionally agitated.)
...
Previously, Wang Tiezhu’s personal panel only contained basic information such as level and name.
Now, after acquiring a profession, everything was displayed.
It’s worth mentioning.
Wang Tiezhu’s professional skills would change accordingly depending on the weapon she used.
Since she wasn’t carrying a weapon at the moment, they were converted into fist-fighting skills.
She possessed a strong adaptability to combat environments.
“Innate Divine Strength…”
Lin Yi’s eyes narrowed slightly.
A maximum of 100% strength increase, that’s no small number.
Assuming Wang Tiezhu and Xiang Yi were to duel at the same level.
Undoubtedly, Wang Tiezhu would have an overwhelming advantage.
However, on the other hand.
Their roles were different; Xiang Yi, as a commander, provided an unparalleled buff to the entire army.
Wang Tiezhu, on the other hand, could serve as an unrivaled, peerless general, charging into battle within the army!
“Lord, I… I…”
Wang Tiezhu was naturally overjoyed at acquiring a profession. Suppressing her excitement, she scratched her head, wanting to say something.
“No worries.”
Lin Yi smiled, “Go and practice your skills. You’ll be needed in many places in the future. Keep it up.”
“Yes, my Lord!”
Wang Tiezhu’s cheeks flushed. After bowing respectfully, she strode off towards the territory, as happy as a child.
“Things are pretty much taken care of.”
“I’m a bit hungry. What should I eat today?”
Lin Yi glanced at his treasury balance again, pursing his lips.
Forget it.
He was dirt poor, so he might as well lower his living standards a bit and just eat something to fill his stomach.
He returned to the territory to inspect the progress of the cultivated fields.
After several hours.
Wang Fugui had already cleared 20 mu of land in the western part of the forest, right next to the wall, which perfectly matched the consumption of demonic soil and demonic cores.
The fertile land was as Lin Yi had guessed, exceptionally rich.
After fusing the two materials, the original soil looked as if it had been dyed with ink.
This was probably also due to the territory’s unique characteristics.
“What economic crops can be planted in the early stage?”
Lin Yi opened the territory interface, ready to ask Hao Xingren.
With a ready-made brain right here, it saved him the trouble of gathering information from the chat channel.
“What is this?”
Suddenly, Lin Yi noticed that the intelligence module was light red and marked with the word “Urgent.”
Upon clicking it, a pinned message immediately appeared.
【Death Notification: Your resident ID: #4068, died after encountering a monster attack 30 kilometers east of the territory. The following information was collected…】
【Discovery: Blood Qi Wheat Field.】
【Discovery: Bloodthirsty Multi-Eyed Spider Swarm.】
【Government Affairs Content Updated!】
【You have cultivated fertile land. To the east, there is a type of wheat rich in various elemental energies, far surpassing the flesh and blood of fierce beasts. You can send a team to explore it first.】
...
“Are you sure the message is correct?”
“My Lord, I absolutely did not misread it. This is intelligence we exchanged for the lives of seven people.”
“…”
Liu Hao sat in his chair, frowning, his gaze fixed on the simple map in front of him, lost in thought.
His territory was located in a forest.
Now.
His exploring residents told him that 50 kilometers to the east was a continuous Monster Mountain Range.
To the southeast, there was also an open basin where traces of many beast groups were found.
This message was undoubtedly extremely valuable in this trial environment!
“In another week, all Lords’ demand for demonic cores will greatly increase… it will be difficult to snatch them in the exchange.”
Liu Hao glanced at Shadiao next to him. After weighing the pros and cons, he gritted his teeth, “Reduce gathering labor, and increase recruitment ratio.”
If he didn’t make an effort in the trial, his future achievements would be too limited.
As long as he could hunt low-level monsters on the outer side of the mountain range and have a large reserve of demonic cores, he could achieve a very good ranking in this trial.
“However, there seems to be a territory on the necessary path.”
The villager reporting the news added, “Although we didn’t see it, the large-scale gathering traces cannot be faked.”
“If we detour, the journey is long and not conducive to transporting supplies, and the danger will also greatly increase. Our people were bitten to death by poisonous insects while detouring.”
“Why detour?”
Liu Hao grinned, pulled out a gold coin, and threw it to the only villager with a name in the territory in front of him, “Good job, you can go now.”
An entire Monster Mountain Range, such a huge cake, he would definitely be stuffed to death if he ate it alone.
There were still many Lords around. He would contact a few of the more powerful ones to develop it together.
As the leader, he could take the lion’s share, and the profits generated would far exceed fighting alone, and safety would also significantly improve.
As for the Lord blocking the way in the middle.
If he was sensible, joining his team would even come with a meager reward.
If he dared to obstruct…
“Although a Level 2 territory cannot gain territorial benefits by waging war, the crime value will not increase either…”
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PS: Thanks to Xuanfan Wang for the urging talisman, thank you, thank you.
Thanks to Ao who likes Yu Zhui for generating power with love.
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