"Hello, Lord!"
The chaotic, deafening wave of greetings almost tore through the sky.
Lin Yi rubbed his numb ears and loudly instructed, "Everyone, go outside the city first to collect stones for building houses. Later, someone will arrange specific work for you."
"Yes, My Lord!"
The villagers responded with a roar and dispersed. Lin Yi raised his hand and clicked open the virtual territory panel, his gaze sweeping over the various data on it, his brows gradually furrowing as he fell into contemplation.
It wasn't that he didn't want to recruit more people.
But on one hand, prestige points were difficult to obtain. The currently known methods, apart from actively initiating war and declaring war on other territories, had no other stable way to acquire them.
There were also various buildings, technology development, and other plans, so he needed to conserve his accumulated prestige points.
Furthermore, military buildings were too scarce.
Even though the Scarlet Tassel Spearman barracks could produce ten slots per hour, villagers in the territory who wanted to change professions had to rely on a lottery for luck.
Not to mention, the territory's mere 2.7 square kilometers was inherently destined to be unable to accommodate more people.
Sigh...
Given the circumstances, there was no other way.
Under the general trend, he could only "reluctantly" borrow land from other Lords to plant some crops.
"It's Master~"
"Liha, let's go play with Master~"
In the sky, two little elves aimlessly wandering around spotted Lin Yi on the ground. Their eyes immediately lit up with golden light, and dragging long trails of light, they flew like two streaks of light, landing in front of him.
"Wow, Master is so amazing! His strength has increased so much in one night~"
Liye's face was flushed, her small hands clasped over her chest, her eyes full of undisguised admiration.
"Oh! You're right! How did Master do it?" Liha was bolder, directly sitting on Lin Yi's shoulder, tilting her head and curiously observing him.
Lin Yi showed a gentle smile and explained to the two palm-sized little elves in front of him, "A Lord's increase in strength is inseparable from everyone's hard work and combat! My rapid progress shows that everyone is working very hard for the territory!"
"Really?" Liha suddenly left his shoulder, hovering less than ten centimeters from his nose, and said excitedly, "Liye and I also worked hard! Today, we even evolved the Blood Wheat, and eating it can increase attributes! Does Master want to go see it?"
Blood Wheat evolution? Increase attributes?
Lin Yi's spirits lifted.
Light Elves' innate abilities did indeed possess such miraculous effects.
But....
According to what he knew, for crops to produce edible benefits, didn't they need to listen to the elves' songs for a long time to be slowly cultivated?
It had been less than a full day since the little elves joined the territory.
Isn't that too fast!
"Let's go, let's see." Lin Yi became interested.
"Okay~ Let's go! Let Master have a good look!"
"Master, follow us, don't get lost~"
The two little elves flapped their beautiful butterfly wings, leading Lin Yi towards the edge of the cultivated fields outside the west gate.
Not long after.
A field of crimson wheat came into Lin Yi's view.
"Master, look! This is the fruit of our labor!"
Liye floated above a Blood Wheat stalk, her small hands on her hips, her face filled with pride.
Lin Yi followed the direction and immediately spotted a Blood Wheat stalk that stood out from the rest.
That Blood Wheat stalk was a full half taller than its counterparts, bearing bountiful ears of wheat. Upon closer inspection, one could even see the ears of wheat seemingly alive, swaying continuously even without wind.
Especially when the Light Elves approached, the swaying became even more pronounced.
【Mutated Blood Wheat】
Grade: Epic
Description: Wheat imbued with magic, capable of partially replacing magical beast flesh to a certain extent.
Beneficial Effect: Consuming one jin grants Strength +1, Constitution +1 (effective only once within 30 days).
Evaluation: Excited wheat. It wants to hear songs! It urgently wants to hear songs! Very, very urgently!
...
It really can directly increase attributes!
Lin Yi was shocked after reading the information on the panel.
It was his first time seeing a crop that could directly boost attributes.
Or rather, that plant encyclopedia he had never recorded similar crops.
A stable increase of two attribute points, with no other restrictions besides time. With this effect, it would definitely be in short supply on the market.
Realizing the value of this mutated Blood Wheat, Lin Yi immediately asked, "How did you do it? Can you increase the yield of the benefits?"
"We just sang~"
"That's right, that's right, it's just like this~"
When talking about their specialty, the two little elves immediately became energetic!
They held hands and floated into the air, the sacred radiance emanating from their bodies surging with energy, transforming into a soft spotlight that enveloped them.
Perhaps it was because they were singing in front of their Master, one could clearly see their beautiful eyelashes trembling slightly with excitement.
Lin Yi held his breath, waiting quietly, wanting to hear what beautiful song the little elves would sing.
Then, the spotlight began to flicker, and a background music with a mysterious rhythm slowly began to play.
The little elves' eyes showed visible excitement.
Liye opened her small mouth, and a string of passionate lyrics, completely different from their cute style, poured out:
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!"
"Ha!"
"Dang dang dang dang, dang dang dang!" (Background music!)
Lin Yi: ????
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!"
"Ha!"
"Wonderful~ Look at the sea of people!"
"Friends who love to sing, let's all come together, ah ha~"
"Cheers..."
"..."
The familiar and catchy slow-rock rhythm, like a bolt of lightning, struck Lin Yi's mind, making him freeze in place, completely stunned.
Looking at the surrounding wheat fields again.
Under the influence of the song, those Blood Wheat seemed to have transformed into a group of loyal and enthusiastic fans, swaying passionately with the rhythm.
That evolved Mutated Blood Wheat was even more frantically nodding its ears with the rhythm, making one wonder if it had taken too much.
"Radiant charm, surging emotions, right here!"
"Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah!"
"Ah ha~"
As the last note fell, the little elves flew in front of the stunned Lin Yi, asking with a hint of anticipation, "Master, was it good?"
Lin Yi subconsciously nodded, "Very... very catchy."
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and a monstrous wave surged in his heart, "No... is this really a question of whether it's good or not?"
"Liye, Liha, where did you learn this song?"
The historical development trend of this world was completely different from the world he was in before his "transmigration."
It couldn't be... could there really be such a coincidence?
The two little elves exchanged glances, somewhat puzzled, and said, "We found the lyrics under a statue in a temple ruin~"
"That's right, that's right." Liha raised an index finger, earnestly adding, "That statue looks exactly like the angel statue in our home!"
The angel statue at home...
Lin Yi suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of the Holy Light Cleansing Pool.
Hiss...
Masaka!
The Angel God-King is from his hometown?
Lin Yi's mind was filled with thoughts, and he secretly thought, "After leaving the Trial Land, I'll see if this song is circulating on Blue Star. If it's really as I suspect..."
Having made his decision.
Lin Yi's face once again showed a smile as he said to the two little elves, "You really did work hard! Well done, keep it up!"
"Yeah!!"
The little elves, praised, danced excitedly in the air.
"We will definitely make Master even stronger~"
Lin Yi nodded with satisfaction at the words, then thoughtfully looked at the Blood Wheat field, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
If he remembered correctly, even when the previously planted Blood Wheat matured, there were still many gaps in the field.
But now...
The almost ripe ears of wheat were tightly packed together, exceptionally plump and full. The yield had increased by more than several times!
"Planting has also been enhanced..."
A wave of joy surged in Lin Yi's heart.
With the Eternal Light Elves assisting in cultivation, the territory would undoubtedly produce a large amount of stable mutated crops in the future.
This would undoubtedly play a crucial role in the development of the territory!
"Oh, right... The tavern should be completed. Maybe I can recruit a Supreme Hero now!"
Lin Yi's mind stirred, and he was about to head to the Immortal-grade tavern.
However.
A private message caught his attention.
"Lin Yi, can I trade this item with you?"
"Omni Gem (Effect: Can be used on buildings of Immortal grade (inclusive) or lower, with a certain probability of increasing the building's grade by one level.)"
Increase building grade??
Seeing the item's effect, a bold idea spontaneously arose in Lin Yi's mind!
.......
Ah! Damn it, I worked overtime last night and only got off work after lunch to write. I'm very sorry, it's late today.... One more chapter to go!