Zong Shen had already fully met the learning requirements for this skill book, so there were no additional attribute requirement prompts.
What he lacked most right now were combat skills.
He had not yet met the attribute requirements for the two skills [Heavy Cleave] and [Demon Transformation].
Therefore, Zong Shen learned [Shield Charge] without hesitation.
This skill was both a displacement skill and a crowd-control skill; it was quite useful and practically a must-have for someone like Zong Shen who played with a shield-and-sword combination.
He chose to learn it directly.
The skill book instantly turned into a beam of white light and merged into his body.
Suppressing the urge to try it out on the spot, Zong Shen began to continue checking his items.
Aside from the recruitment scrolls, the thing that interested him most was the Communication Crystal Tower.
This item was of the same tier as the [Moon Well] he had obtained earlier, and it would allow the territory to possess a certain degree of communication capability.
Communication meant the flow of information, which was the key to accelerating the development of the territory.
If information is blocked, development will be blocked as well.
From a long-term perspective, this had profound significance.
【Special Building: Communication Crystal Tower】
【Quality: Rare (Purple) Special Human Building】
【Requirement: Communication Crystal Tower Construction Blueprint ×1】
【Complete building, can be built without spending materials; please select an area to place it】
【Construction Time: 8m (Reduced by 20% due to Engineering)】
【Footprint: 18 square meters】
【Height: 30 meters】
【Durability: 3500】
【Building Armor: 30】
【An ancient human building, a product of magitech. After construction, it can cover a radius of 1000 kilometers. By spending certain materials, it can produce communication crystals with unique serial numbers.】
【Effect: Communication (Within the effective range, holding a communication crystal allows for mutual communication), Node (Multiple crystal communication towers can be deployed to perform node linking within a specified distance, expanding the communication range)】
(The information age is walking toward you)
A complete building that requires no materials to build—it was simply perfect!
Zong Shen happily put away the Communication Crystal Tower blueprint. He now had two more construction blueprints in his hands.
【Vitality Totem Construction Blueprint】
【Quality: Excellent (Special Tribal Building)】
【Requirement: Primary Magic Rune Stone ×20, Primary Elemental Crystal ×10, Primary Wood Rune ×3, Mithril ×5, Stone ×120, Fresh Beast Blood ×1000ml】
【Footprint: 6 square meters】
【Durability: 1000】
【Building Armor: 10】
【Effect: Source of Vitality (Can cover friendly units within a radius of 1000 meters, enhancing stamina recovery. At the same time, it increases movement speed by 5%, labor efficiency by 5%, and provides a 5% chance for a critical effect during gathering, yielding 2.0 times the gathered resources)】
【Construction Time: 3h 12m】
(Eat well and sleep well, work without fatigue; is there anything more wonderful than this?)
【Tier 2 Blacksmith Shop Construction Blueprint】
【Quality: Common Human Building】
【Requirement: Wood ×50, Stone ×30, Iron ×20, Hemp Rope ×8, Primary Fire Rune ×1】
【Footprint: 25 square meters】
【Durability: 900】
【Building Armor: 10】
【A basic blacksmith shop, a crucial building in the early stages. You can forge basic equipment up to green quality inside.】
【Construction Time: 2h 24m】
(Let the little flame of forging burn fiercely in the territory)
Zong Shen clapped his hands and learned both blueprints first.
It was already past three in the morning.
Zong Shen yawned, and drowsiness washed over him like a tide.
Even with his daily schedule packed so tightly, he still felt like he couldn't be in two places at once; he had to explore, fight, and oversee the construction and development of the entire territory.
He wished he could split one day into two.
Zong Shen soon fell asleep with fatigue. His last thought before drifting off was to get heroes as soon as possible to help him share some of the tasks.
……
The next day, 9:00 AM.
Zong Shen opened his eyes leisurely.
The room had no curtains, and the sun was bright outside, filling the entire room with radiance.
Zong Shen rubbed his eyes and rolled out of bed.
"A new day begins!"
He got up and began to re-equip his armor and protective gear, then walked slowly to the balcony.
In the territory, the farmers, led by San Pang, had already started working.
Colby led the wolf cavalry in a jog around the territory, while the twelve giant wolves lay lazily on the grass.
Luna had gone to tend to the [Ancient Guardian] sapling.
The two mages were sitting cross-legged with their eyes closed, meditating.
The Mapeil sisters were standing on the wall of the small courtyard, gazing into the distance.
Lensa Brokenclaw gently reached out to touch the earth, seemingly sensing something as well.
The dwarf uncle remained lazy, dozing off outside the blacksmith shop.
The entire territory was harmonious and peaceful.
Zong Shen took out a wooden bucket, washed his face simply with clear water, and rinsed his mouth.
He scratched his neck, reached up, and grabbed his collar to take a sniff.
A pungent, sour smell rushed straight to his brain.
Zong Shen shook his head and sniffed.
"Ugh..."
This smell... it had fermented...
"I must take a bath tonight; if I don't, I'm not human!"
Zong Shen thought silently.
He immediately turned away from the balcony, went downstairs, and walked straight out of the lord's villa.
He arrived next to the [Moon Well], which had produced another 400 milliliters of Moon Spring Water.
Zong Shen extracted it directly into a wooden bucket for unified storage.
Next, he went to the [Market] to check the listings he had posted before going to sleep last night.
All three portions had been sold.
He gained twenty Primary Elemental Crystals and ten Primary Wood Runes.
He then listed three more portions.
One was exchanged for twenty Primary Elemental Crystals, one for five Primary Wood Runes, and for the third, Zong Shen chose to exchange it for 200 Wood, 80 Iron, 50 Stone, and 50 Hemp.
After finishing all this, Zong Shen called for San Pang.
"San Pang, call over a few of the sharper farmers!"
San Pang, who was not far away gripping a pickaxe and working hard at mining stone, heard his call and quickly shouted to a few farmers working nearby, then trotted over to Zong Shen.
Zong Shen moved his mind, opened [Buildings], selected [Communication Crystal Tower], and placed it in the courtyard, against the wall.
A farmer stepped forward to build it.
Then Zong Shen took out a High-level Magic Rune Stone and decomposed it into 100 Primary Magic Rune Stones.
He selected the [Vitality Totem] and placed it in the courtyard as well, letting a farmer start building it.
That wasn't all; he also upgraded the blacksmith shop to Tier 2, and another farmer stepped forward to hammer away.
A new wave of construction had begun.
In addition, Zong Shen also planned to build a stable, as he had obtained a stable construction blueprint earlier.
【Stable Construction Blueprint】
【Quality: Common Human Building】
【Requirement: Wood ×120, Stone ×50, Iron ×30, Hemp Rope ×10】
【Footprint: 160 square meters】
【Slots: 20】
【Durability: 900】
【Building Armor: 10】
【A basic stable, capable of slowly restoring 3 HP/h for horses.】
(Give the horses a home that shelters them from the wind and rain)
The hard work began quickly.
(End of this chapter)