Your territory has recruited a human prodigy of superior potential (Silver), Fortune +750!
Your territory has recruited a Human Elite (Green), Fortune +10.
Your territory has recruited a Common Human (White), Fortune +5.
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Standing atop the Golden Platform, Xia Tian, also clad in Mingguang armor, watched under the sunlight as Hua Rong and his party disappeared into the jungle before shifting his attention to the Earth Will's notifications.
"Not bad. Recruiting forty-one people in total increased my Fortune by 1330 points!"
"Compared to killing alien race , recruiting humans is indeed more effective for increasing Fortune. After all, killing foreign races is a one-time deal, but after recruiting humans, there will be continuous benefits when they level up."
Due to the frantic preparations and "rapid manufacturing" of a large number of military weapons, the territory's Fortune balance had dropped to less than 500 points.
However, through battle victories and recruiting new residents, it almost instantly returned to 3000 points!
If it weren't for Hua Rong mentioning that Qingfeng Stronghold was quite far from his territory, and defeating this group of centaurs happened to temporarily deter other foreign races attracted by the "Flame of Fortune," making it the best time to expand his territory, Xia Tian would have truly wanted to make a trip to Qingfeng Stronghold.
He would then subtly display some "immortal techniques" like "Cloud Soaring and Fog Riding (Fog Concealment Pearl), Reversing Heaven and Returning Sun (Sun Gold Bottle), and Indestructible Vajra (Stone of Protection)," which would undoubtedly allow him to recruit even more people.
He could also use his "Eye of Insight" to pick out the green elites and even blue talents among them.
Of course, Xia Tian was only hoping for "talents" to appear.
After all, it was just a small stronghold of less than a thousand people. He was already very satisfied that a silver-tier prodigy of superior potential like Hua Rong had appeared!
Furthermore, with his "Extensive Knowledge" trait, he clearly remembered reading in the original work that Qingfeng Stronghold didn't really have any other notable talents.
Although, last night, Hua Rong mentioned that the stronghold had some outsiders in recent days, presumably fallen from other worlds.
However, the possibility of a silver-tier prodigy existing among them was simply too low.
At least, after Xia Tian asked for a few names, he found them all very unfamiliar.
For example, he had never heard of the scholar named "Lu Ru."
Xia Tian also hadn't inquired about the soldier who had once asked "Lu Ru" about "Minister Dong."
Otherwise, he should have realized that the "Lu" in "Lu Ru" might be another character with a similar pronunciation.
"Speaking of which, both Hua Rong and Wu Song are quite popular and famous, but they are still only silver-tier names!"
"Moreover, I've never seen any lord recruit a 'Golden Hero' in the chat channel. Could it be that golden-tier prodigies require some special conditions?"
And just as Xia Tian was pondering this question,
Suddenly, a series of messages from the Earth Will appeared in his mind.
"Half of the seven-day full protection period has passed. Some silver-tier prodigies and golden-tier heroes who are renowned in history are 'vying for challenges' and will begin tomorrow!"
"When a territory possesses a person or object that has a 'bond' with a certain historical prodigy, it can gain access to a 'secret realm' for the 'vying challenge' related to that prodigy. Completing the challenge within will significantly increase the chance of that historical prodigy descending into the vicinity of one's territory."
"Note: The real-time territory ranking will affect the grade and potential limit of the prodigies (heroes) that a territory can vie for. Lords, please try your best to improve your territories."
This time, the amount of information was quite substantial.
It took Xia Tian a while to fully understand its meaning.
"So that's how it is. In the initial stage of the formation of the 'Eternal Land,' the highest-tier prodigies that descended were only silver. Moreover, these prodigies all came from the 'Sea of Illusions,' or their names were primarily known due to fictional works."
"And those truly important historical figures who once appeared in Earth's human civilization will only descend in a few days."
"Furthermore, their descent method is not 'random' like the first batch, but can be actively 'vied for' by each territory!"
Xia Tian's eyes sparkled repeatedly.
"Moreover, unlike the prodigies who descended from the 'Sea of Illusions,' these historical figures who once truly lived on Earth will come with a unique item upon their descent. Some special prodigies even come with 'unique buildings.'"
Xia Tian's face showed joy.
This alone gave them a significant advantage compared to the prodigies from the "Sea of Illusions."
Of course, this was completely understandable.
After all, the entire human civilization of Earth was built by these historical figures step by step. Their names not only left their mark in historical records but also appeared in many "Sea of Illusions" worlds.
Not to mention anything else, the widespread popularity of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Honor of Kings" alone could instantly surpass almost all other "Sea of Illusions" worlds.
Therefore, it was only natural for historical figures to receive preferential treatment from the "Earth Will."
However, the fact that these historical figures did not descend "randomly" into the Eternal Land but through "vying challenges" immediately added a tense atmosphere to the previously "harmonious" relationship among the lords!
"Holy cow, did you hear that? The Prodigy Scramble!"
"I knew it! That's why I couldn't recruit any prodigies in my territory. It turns out many of them haven't descended yet!"
The regional channel in the bottom left corner was flooded with discussions from various lords in just a few seconds.
"Historical figures! If the great Tesla joined my territory, wouldn't my territory just take off immediately?"
"Hmm, who is this Tesla you're talking about? Is he as powerful as Admiral Yi Sun-sin of our Samsung Nation? Yi Sun-sin is one of the three greatest generals in the world! If he could join my territory, I would definitely lead him to sweep through all the foreign races!"
"Holy cow, you really dare to say that. Don't tell me you think Tesla makes electric cars? Then Nobel must just be a firecracker maker."
"Haha, do the people of Samsung Nation really believe their own boasts? If you ask me, when it comes to historical figures, our Indu-Vedic Nation, as an 'ancient civilization,' definitely has the most. Thousands of years of history, and prodigies are as countless as the waters of the Ganges!"
"Give it a rest. Your Indu-Vedic Nation and ancient India are not the same civilization at all. What else have you inherited besides the caste system?"
"As the oldest country on Earth, the ancient Egyptians smile without speaking, expressing 'Heh heh'..."
Because the atmosphere was very "lively," many lords tried to display the "heritage" of their respective home countries to prove that their country's prodigies could descend the most into the Eternal Land.
"Five thousand years ago, we faced floods just like the Egyptians. Four thousand years ago, we played with bronzeware just like the ancient Babylonians. Three thousand years ago, we pondered philosophy just like the Greeks. Two thousand years ago, we conquered everywhere just like the Romans. One thousand years ago, we were incredibly wealthy just like the Arabs."
"And before the Earth shattered, we were competing with the Americans."
"For five thousand years, we have always been at the world's card table, while our opponents have changed several times!"
At this moment, a speech from a Huaxia lord caught Xia Tian's attention.
"And don't forget the rules of the 'Eternal Land.' The potential of prodigies is mainly influenced by 'popularity' and 'fame.'"
"Although there are numerous historical figures throughout Earth's history, the deeds of the vast majority of them have actually long been buried in barren dust, with not a single piece of paper remaining!"
"As a result, many countries can only engrave 'folk legends' in history books and beautify them as 'epics'!"
"Only our Huaxia civilization, in terms of legends, had Cangjie creating characters to record civilizational development during the Yellow Emperor's era; in terms of archaeological facts, during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, there were already historians carving the deeds of every prodigy onto bone fragments and bamboo slips, succeeding one another, diligently and continuously recording for three thousand years..."
"I just want to ask, what confidence do you have to compete with our vast Huaxia in terms of the quantity and quality of ancient prodigies!"
"Good!"
Even Xia Tian.
At this moment, he couldn't help but clench his fist, which felt heavy and substantial even with the Mingguang armor on, and shouted, "Good!"