Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Regional Chat and Bear Meat Soup
As for the casualties caused by external exploration, it’s actually quite normal. High risk often accompanies high rewards, which is an eternal law.
This is also one of the factors that truly allows many Lords to open the gap between them.
Because true strong individuals have always risen from one life-threatening danger after another!
Currently, Zong Shen is considered well-armed and possessing a Guide Module, making it very easy to take down those Elite Level and even more powerful monsters.
This is his innate advantage and his astounding trait.
However, even with the Guide Module, he still needs to develop and build steadily.
We can only say that his development speed is many times faster than other Lords at the same stage.
But stretching out over time, from a long-term perspective, other Lords will eventually grow as well.
As for the other Lords in the current stage.
Ninety-nine percent of Lords absolutely cannot possess such a luxurious team of hitters like he currently has!
Of course, there are also some lucky ones who have received help from Native Forces early on or discovered certain ruins.
These Lords will have a gap with the vast majority of Ordinary Lords.
Because, no matter in what kind of world, there are always lucky ones and outstanding individuals, these people are at the top of the pyramid.
After the novice protection period ends, if there are no changes, the general development trend will be like this.
Of course, Zong Shen feels that the Lord System certainly won’t let everyone be so comfortable.
If things remain so comfortable, it won’t be survival anymore, but a collective farming retirement life.
Once the novice protection period is over, something troublesome might occur!
Zong Shen calmly speculates about the situation.
Overall, the most core mainline remains the same, which is to continuously develop and strengthen oneself.
As he pondered, the Regional Channel refreshed with a lot of messages.
"Jiang Yi19961015: Did anyone set a fire this afternoon? I saw smoke in a forest not far from my territory and heard the Roar of a bear?"
"Adrian1987717: Friends from Huaxia, how many soldiers do you all have? We should unite, form an Alliance, explore the region together, and survive together."
"Li Chen1994822: Miss Jiang Yi, you chatter on this channel the most. I didn’t see any smoke, but a Traveling Merchant passed outside my territory this morning. I used the initial Money given to buy some weapons from them, and in the afternoon, I finally discovered a Black Iron Treasure Chest at the edge of a swamp and acquired a Wolf Cavalry."
"Raj Vasani1999312: I discovered a Native village, but they seem to be plagued by bandits. Those bandits are over a hundred in number and are raiding the Native village!"
"Benjamin19951113: Don’t go near that forest, there’s a damned group of Green-skinned Goblins there. I originally had three soldiers, but we encountered a group of Green-skins while exploring the forest. They were very strong, and I had to sacrifice a soldier to escape!"
"Yuan Ze Wen19971026: The person above is right, those Green-skinned Goblins are very aggressive. I’ve seen those dagger-wielding Green-skinned Scouts wandering outside more than once."
"Zhao Lin1992430: I’ve allied with two nearby Lords. The three of us each have two soldiers, combining to three Lords and six soldiers, enough to explore some ruins and kill some wild monsters together."
"Wang Ming1996818: Okay, stop chatting, it’s time again for the inexplicable boiling of beasts. Just stay put in your courtyards."
"Jiang Yi19961015: You guys go ahead and hide. I’ll have the farmers hide in the courtyard tonight. I’m planning to take my soldiers and kill these Wild Beasts that suddenly appear at night; it’s a rare opportunity..."
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Zong Shen slowly narrowed his eyes.
He chose not to speak and directly closed the Regional Channel.
By now, it was already past eight o’clock.
The wilderness outside once again erupted in a cacophony of ghostly cries and wolf howls.
The density of Wild Beasts during the day was nowhere near this high, suggesting that this timed, sudden boiling of beasts at night was also orchestrated by the Lord System.
This time, Zong Shen’s Subjects were no longer panicked.
They firmly believed that the territory of their Lord was the safest in this wilderness.
With so many powerful soldiers, they were enough to protect the territory’s safety.
Zong Shen propped his head with his hand, contemplating the information he had gleaned from the Regional Channel.
In this region that spanned 40,000 square kilometers, there were still 8863 Lords surviving.
On average, there was one Lord for every 4.5 square kilometers; encounters and interactions were inevitable.
However, there was an inherent competitive relationship between Lords, and organizing cooperation or managing relationships between Lords is a troublesome task.
Instead of indulging in such leisure, he’d rather go out and explore more, striving to expand and strengthen his Territory.
He pondered for a moment.
The outside beasts grew increasingly feverish.
The Arrow Tower in the small yard would occasionally flash its alert light, firing a long arrow into the dark wilderness, followed by the pained cry and fleeing of a Wild Beast.
So far, no beast dared to intrude upon Zong Shen’s Territory!
[Bear Meat Soup Acquired]
A notification appeared, and Zong Shen shook his head, clearing away the notification subtitles and the distracting thoughts in his mind.
He got up and approached the stove.
A fragrant aroma wafted through the air.
This Bear Monster Meat was not as dry as Zong Shen imagined.
Instead, it was somewhat like very tender venison.
With simple cooking and seasonings, a pot of soup emanated a rich aroma.
"Truly not bad!"
Zong Shen looked at the pot full of Bear Meat Soup.
Next, he needed to solve the problem of everyone’s tableware.
Previously, they could make do, but now with more people, tableware had become a necessity.
The quality of life must gradually improve.
There are simple tableware formulas in Manufacturing.
[Wooden Bowl: Wood×1]
[Manufacturing Time: 10s]
[Large Wooden Spoon: Wood×1]
[Manufacturing Time: 5s]
[Small Wooden Spoon×10: Wood×1]
[Manufacturing Time: 5s]
Zong Shen spent five to six minutes making twenty-eight wooden bowls, one large wooden spoon, and twenty-eight small wooden spoons.
The large spoon would be reserved for serving the soup, and each person would be given a wooden bowl and a small wooden spoon.
Once he finished the tableware, Zong Shen turned to shout to the farmers and soldiers who were resting behind him.
"Dinner time! Everyone, come and line up!"
All the farmers’ eyes lit up.
They ran over in high spirits.
The soldiers, however, were more reserved, and they were not as eager for dinner.
Silently, they lined up at the latter half of the line.
Zong Shen, holding a wooden bowl in one hand and a large spoon in the other, began serving each of them meat soup and Bear Monster Meat.
This bowl of meat soup was much more flavorful than the bland roasted meat they usually ate.
Every farmer who received the meat soup had a sincere smile on their face.
They took the bowls of soup and respectfully saluted Zong Shen!