[Primary Life Manual]
[Increases health by 20 points upon use]
Zong Shen did not hesitate and chose to use it.
Combined with the strength and health bonuses from the [Ghoul Ring], Zong Shen’s health reached 273 points.
This health value was already comparable to that of a Wolf Rider.
Next, Zong Shen flipped his hand and took out a circular badge engraved with a roaring giant bear.
[Wild Mark]
[Summons 3 level 20 giant bears upon use, lasting 5 minutes; can only be used once]
A one-time summoning item.
It was also a very good item.
It could be used at a critical moment!
Zong Shen put the [Wild Mark] away.
Then, he took out a pale green orb of light and a slightly smaller pale blue orb of light, and began to examine them one by one.
[Complete Green Soul]
[100% chance to upgrade a soldier or farmer’s talent from White/Common to Green/Good upon use]
[Flawed Blue Soul]
[40% chance to upgrade a soldier or farmer’s talent from Green/Good to Blue/Excellent upon use]
To think these were items that could upgrade talents.
These were all items dropped by the powerful monsters Zong Shen had killed.
Among them, there were two [Complete Green Souls] and only one [Flawed Blue Soul].
Zong Shen decided to wait until he returned to the territory before considering who to use them on.
The Wolf Riders and Tie Zhu were all of common aptitude and could all be upgraded.
In addition, there were several [Soldier Enhancement Orbs] that could be bestowed upon them to turn them into combat power as quickly as possible.
Zong Shen thought about how to arrange and use these items while riding his horse.
It was quite leisurely.
Combat exploration was indeed an excellent way to increase one's strength.
He put all these souls away.
He took out the last few items.
[Azshara Standard Shortsword]
[One-handed]
[Quality: Common]
[Slashing Damage: 21]
[Piercing Damage: 15]
[Attack Range: 60]
[Attack Speed: +12%]
[Durability: 100]
[Strength Requirement: 6]
(Azshara Standard Shortsword, sealed in dust for many years, slightly decayed)
Four white-tier shortswords from the dungeon living area; Zong Shen prepared to keep them as backups.
Once the population increased in the future, he would inevitably need to train his own soldiers, and these white-tier armaments would be perfect to keep in the territory as ordnance.
[Primary Fire Rune]
[Contains fire magic; a common magic material used in construction and forging]
[Primary Wood Rune]
[Contains wood magic; a common magic material used in construction and forging]
Runes were similar to elemental crystals; they were both types of magic materials.
They could exert different effects based on their corresponding attributes.
[Simple Leather Armor Blueprint]
[Can be used to craft simple leather armor]
[Simple Leather Armor]
[Quality: Common]
[Body Protection: 16]
[Durability: 120]
[Crafting Requirements: Complete Fur ×1, Hemp Rope ×3]
[Crafting Time: 12m]
The stats were decent, better than Zong Shen’s original tattered leather short-sleeve.
Zong Shen had already learned the blueprint.
Added to the previous [Simple Wooden Shield] blueprint, he was now able to craft basic white-tier protective gear.
The last item was a book.
A very thick book.
The surface had a brown cowhide cover.
On it was written a large four-character title: "Military Strategy"!
[Book: Military Strategy]
[Intelligence Requirement: 8]
[Reading Time: 120h (cumulative)]
[Reading Effect: Intelligence +4, Charisma +2, Agility +1]
[Each person can only enjoy the attribute bonus from fully reading it once]
Zong Shen was stunned when he saw the effect.
True knowledge is power.
And this book could be read by anyone.
As long as they read for a full 120 hours, they could gain attribute bonuses.
Although it mainly increased Intelligence and Charisma, it was still quite remarkable.
In the future, if conditions allowed, it would be nice to build a library.
Thinking and moving forward like this, an hour passed before he knew it.
The dwarf uncle and Tie Zhu both had good stamina.
Even with the old travel horse jogging the whole way, they were able to keep up.
They didn't fall behind at all, nor did they complain of fatigue.
Now, Zong Shen could see his territory courtyard from afar through the open pasture.
The farmers were sitting and resting in the shed outside the courtyard.
Each of them held a piece of roasted meat in their hands.
Luna was riding her black panther, meticulously patrolling the surroundings.
At this moment, she also saw Zong Shen’s group and waved at him.
Zong Shen waved back in greeting.
Although he had only been out for half a day, he had the illusion that he had been away for a long time.
Ten minutes later.
The three of them arrived outside the territory.
The Wolf Riders, along with the two mages and five farmers, could only slow down; they still had several hours of walking left to cover the hundred-plus miles.
Seeing Zong Shen return, the farmers stood up one after another.
They bowed in salute.
"Lord, you’ve worked hard!"
Zong Shen nodded with a smile.
He dismounted from his horse.
He tied the old travel horse to the entrance.
He walked quickly into the courtyard.
He prepared to hand over the supplies.
After two days of gathering and exploration, the forty slots of the [Level 1 Territory Storage Box] were becoming stretched thin.
However, upgrading the territory storage box did not require a blueprint.
Zong Shen spent some resources and directly upgraded it to a [Level 2 Territory Storage Box].
The capacity became 80 slots.
Zong Shen organized the supplies.
[Money: 1380]
[Wood ×421]
[Stone ×242]
[Iron ×157]
[Hemp ×194]
[Mithril ×32]
[Copper ×30]
[Primary Elemental Crystal ×12]
[Advanced Magic Pattern Stone ×187]
[Primary Fire Rune ×1]
[Refined Alloy ×2]
[Primary Wood Rune ×2]
[Fine Wheat Bread ×14]
[Fine Brewed Rum ×10]
[Refined Camel Jerky ×15]
[Fresh Wolf Meat ×10]
[Coarse Roasted Wolf Meat ×3]
[Coarse Roasted Boar Meat ×6]
This supply reserve could be called extremely abundant.
And this was just the basic material supplies.
Not counting various forging raw materials like bones and furs, or various items with different utilities.
Zong Shen looked at the full warehouse of supplies and felt a sense of security in his heart.
He walked out of the courtyard.
He prepared to build everything he had blueprints for.
At this moment, Luna walked over.
When she saw the dwarf uncle, her brows furrowed first, then her expression changed, before returning to normal.
Her reaction was seen by Zong Shen.
Legend had it that the Elven race and the Dwarven race did not get along.
It seemed that was true.
Copperbeard Winefire, the dwarf uncle, hugged his wine jar and found a quiet corner by the courtyard wall, where he began to drink happily.
He didn't even need side dishes.
Drinking like he was drinking water, a proper old drunkard.
Luna stopped paying attention to the dwarf uncle, dismounted from her black panther, and walked in front of Zong Shen.