Chapter 3: To Get Rich, First Chop Trees [Please Favorite and Recommend]

When Zong Shen arrived at the large wooden crate,

Two messages of different colors appeared in sequence.

【Level 1 Territory Storage Box】

(Level 1 storage box, can store 40 slots of supplies. Among the same type of supplies, resources and food can be stacked up to 1000 units/slot. For weapons, except for throwing weapons, bows, crossbows, arrows, and identical standard-issue equipment, others do not stack.)

Zong Shen checked the prompts and the guide, and immediately had a clear understanding.

Then, with a thought, he opened the storage box.

A grid of storage slots immediately appeared before him.

The total number was exactly 40 slots.

There were twelve types of basic supplies in total.

Eight of them came from the equipment and supplies included with his background choice.

Zong Shen took them out one by one.

【Dented Simple Kite Shield】

【Quality: Damaged】

【Shield Defense: 50】

(A damaged kite shield; it will provide you with protection.)

【Tattered Leather Short-Sleeved Shirt】

【Quality: Damaged】

【Body Protection: 13】

【Durability: 50】

【Strength Required: 1】

(Tattered leather clothing; it can provide you with basic body protection.)

【Ragged Leather Boots】

【Quality: Damaged】

【Leg Protection: 10】

【Durability: 50】

【Strength Required: 1】

(Ragged leather shoes; they can provide you with basic leg protection.)

【Rusted Sword】

【One-handed】

【Quality: Damaged】

【Slashing Damage: 21】

【Piercing Damage: 14】

【Attack Range: 75】

【Attack Speed: +4%】

【Durability: 50】

【Strength Required: 3】

(A ragged one-handed sword; it can provide you with basic damage capability.)

【Hunting Crossbow】

【Quality: Common】

【Piercing Damage: 33】

【Durability: 50】

【Strength Required: 8】

(A hunting crossbow with somewhat rough craftsmanship; used properly, it will be your early-game ranged weapon.)

【Bent Crossbow Bolts】

【Quality: Common】

【Piercing Damage: 8】

【Quantity: 30】

(Bent crossbow bolts with numerous signs of repair; who knows which poor soul's corpse they were scavenged from? Just make do with them.)

【Old Travel Horse】

【Quality: Common】

【Collision: 3】

【Speed: 4】

【Armor: 25】

【Health: 120/120】

【Hunger: 68】

【Riding Skill Level 1 Required】

(An old travel horse; please treat this old guy well, it could save your life in a critical moment.)

【Smoked Fish】

【Quality: Common】

【Morale Increase: 4】

(Your initial food.)

The above were Zong Shen's personal basic supplies.

"The preparation was fierce as a tiger, but looking at the quality, everything is broken..."

Zong Shen looked at the pile of junk before him.

The ideal is plump, but reality is skeletal.

However, these were starting equipment and free supplies, so why complain?

At this moment, he was only wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and white boxer briefs, looking pitifully shabby.

He hurriedly began to put them on.

These pieces of equipment not only carried a strange odor but also had a layer of grime-like black substance on them.

"As expected of an heirloom..."

Zong Shen sighed helplessly, gritted his teeth, and put on the leather shirt and boots.

He hung the bolt quiver at his waist and slung the hunting crossbow over his back.

Then, he picked up the kite shield and the rusted one-handed sword.

All this equipment together weighed about ten to twenty pounds, but Zong Shen felt it was quite light.

Clearly, his physique had been enhanced according to his attributes.

Zong Shen was now fully armed; the only thing missing was a pair of leg armor.

He only had white shorts under his tunic, which felt very insecure.

However, this set of equipment still made the three silly farmers somewhat envious.

After the equipment was inventoried, the top priority was to collect supplies.

He cast his gaze toward the small courtyard.

With a thought, the attributes and guide appeared immediately.

【Novice Protection Period: 71 hours, 48 minutes, 56 seconds】

(During the protection period, your courtyard will not be attacked.)

【Damaged Lord's Manor (Repairable)】

【Sturdiness: 1000】

【Area: 230 square meters】

【Damaged Bluestone Wall (Repairable)】

【Sturdiness: 1300】

【Damaged Courtyard Gate (Repairable)】

【Sturdiness: 800】

(Your initial home; it is recommended to repair it as soon as possible. It will provide you with a safe haven and is the key to building a city.)

Zong Shen opened the repair options.

【Repair Damaged Lord's Manor: Wood ×28, Stone ×30, Hemp ×14 (Materials can be submitted gradually for partial repairs)】

【Repair Damaged Bluestone Wall: Wood ×10, Stone ×50, Hemp ×10】

【Repair Damaged Courtyard Gate: Wood ×35】

The initial repair of the courtyard required a large amount of wood, stone, and hemp, especially wood, which had the highest consumption.

As the saying goes, to get rich, start by chopping wood.

The ancients did not deceive me!

Perhaps because it was the novice starting phase, Zong Shen did not see any other additional conditions.

It seemed that as long as the materials were gathered, repairs could be made.

In the storage box, besides Zong Shen's background supplies, there were also 【Iron Axe ×4】, 【Iron Pickaxe ×4】, 【Clay Pot ×4】, and 【Net Bag ×4】.

These were all basic tools for the early stage.

Zong Shen decided to let the farmers take action immediately.

"Tiezhu, Goudan, Ergou, you are organized into a squad with Tiezhu as the captain. Take the tools and go out to collect resources."

"Wood, stone, hemp, and any food you can get, but don't go too far."

The three silly farmers immediately stood at attention.

"Yes, respected Lord!"

Then, led by Tiezhu, who looked slightly smarter, they each took their tools.

They left the courtyard and headed out to explore the surroundings.

As far as the eye could see, the area was covered in large patches of green grass, along with some thin trees and shrubs.

In the grass, there were deep green hemp plants from time to time.

Collecting basic supplies would not be a problem.

As for danger, Zong Shen had not discovered any for the time being, but he dared not let his guard down.

After all, the protection period only covered the courtyard, not the farmers who went outside.

If these three farmers encountered danger, he would truly become a commander with no troops.

Zong Shen watched the three silly farmers, each with an axe and a pickaxe, plus an extra net bag and a clay pot, start the work of logging, mining, and harvesting hemp within a hundred meters of the courtyard.

He returned to the courtyard.

He placed the shield on the ground and sat down on it.

It wasn't that he wanted to be lazy, but he still had many functions and attributes to familiarize himself with.

He hadn't even had time to get to know some of the basic functions.

Again, with a thought, several basic options immediately appeared before his eyes.

【Territory】, 【Build】, 【Craft】, 【Channel】, 【Inventory】, 【Personal】, 【Legion】.

There were seven categories in total.

The last one, 【Legion】, was grayed out and inaccessible.

The others could all be clicked to open.

He casually opened 【Inventory】 first; it had 20 slots, but unfortunately, it was empty and contained nothing.