Chapter 4: [Yellow Dragon Order]

Every Village Creation Token has different base attributes, and every player knows that the higher the grade, the more and better the bonus attributes will be.

"I can't believe I'm the one who got this token! I must seize this opportunity. Shenzhou, wait for me!!"

Lin Mu was absolutely certain that this was the legendary God-grade Village Creation Token.

However, the token was surrounded by shimmering, dragon-like rays of light, appearing as if it were encased in an impenetrable barrier.

"Why is there a barrier?" Lin Mu’s expression darkened slightly.

Nevertheless, he placed his hand on the barrier, intending to check its attributes.

To his surprise, his hand passed straight through the barrier, and he grabbed the floating token!

At the same time, a familiar system notification rang in his ears

"—Ding"

"—System Notification: Player Lin Mu, congratulations on obtaining the [Yellow Dragon Token]!"

Although there was only this one notification, a monstrous wave surged in Lin Mu’s heart.

It wasn't a Village Creation Token!

A massive sense of disappointment filled his heart, leaving him bitter; he had guessed wrong.

But judging by the name, it had to be extraordinary. [Yellow Dragon Token]—could it be for summoning a divine dragon?

He gripped the token in his hand as if it were a divine dragon soaring and surging with spirit. His hands trembled slightly, and Lin Mu felt a continuous sense of shock.

"Being able to summon a divine dragon should be pretty awesome, don't be ungrateful..." Lin Mu thought to himself.

However, when Lin Mu checked the attributes, he realized he was wrong again. It was indeed a Village Creation Token; the name was just different, and it was simply his own ignorance.

Name: [Yellow Dragon Token]

Grade: God-grade

Characteristics: Heart of the City, Unique Special Item

Special Attribute 1: [Auspice of Earth Virtue] (Inactive): The Yellow Dragon belongs to the Earth, symbolizing auspiciousness. It flourishes based on dragon veins and requires a dragon vein to be born. A land with a dragon vein will be blessed with prosperity and can become a Primary Spirit Land. The territory occupied must contain a dragon vein to receive the blessing.

Special Attribute 2: [Humanistic Glory] (Inactive): Bestowing grace upon Heaven, cultivating virtue, practicing benevolence, and bringing peace to the world.

Special Attribute 3: [Humanitarian Blessing] (Inactive): Benefiting all living beings, making everyone like a dragon. The aptitude of all registered residents increases by one grade.

Special Attribute 4: [Nüwa’s Mercy] (Inactive): The Great Goddess Nüwa hopes that those who obtain this will transform into a dragon of the nine heavens, traversing the world and gathering the fortune of heaven and earth. The overall attributes of resources occupied by the territory increase by 100%.

The item his previous life’s boss had spent countless costs trying to obtain was truly this miraculous.

It was infinitely more extraordinary than any territory attribute tokens Lin Mu had seen before.

The secrets within the [Yellow Dragon Token] were still unclear to him; he would need to uncover them slowly.

Lin Mu was currently experiencing a huge surprise, like riding a roller coaster—up and down, truly agonizing—but fortunately, it ended on a high note.

He wanted to put the token into his backpack, but unfortunately, the system prompted that it could not be stored there. With no other choice, he tucked it close to his body, finally letting out a slight sigh of relief.

A player's backpack has 36 slots (6*6), with a maximum stack of 99 per slot. This means that if one were carrying grain, each slot could hold 99 units.

Patting the [Yellow Dragon Token] that lay against his chest, shining with countless dazzling rays of light, Lin Mu was ecstatic.

However, Lin Mu immediately suppressed his excitement; he was not completely safe yet.

He looked around at the countless treasures, equipment, and supplies, but he dared not take any more, nor could he, because those strange items were protected by yellow, bubble-like light barriers.

These barriers looked incredibly tough and could not be broken quickly.

As for the situation with the Yellow Dragon Token, Lin Mu didn't understand why it was different.

"Hiss!" Lin Mu’s pupils constricted sharply. Just then, a sharp, murderous aura locked onto him, making him feel as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!

Run, he had to run!

Escaping this place immediately was the only right path! If the Yinglong returned and killed him, causing the [Yellow Dragon Token] in his embrace to drop, that would be a tragedy beyond tears.

And there was another important point: he hoped there wouldn't be any accidents during the village creation later!

After checking the attributes of the [Yellow Dragon Token], Lin Mu immediately turned and sprinted away. Although the description took a while, he had read it at a glance, and the time elapsed was only a dozen seconds or so.

Lin Mu had to get down the mountain, immediately.

According to the surrounding path map he obtained in his previous life, there were many paths up the high peak, but to avoid the Yinglong and reach the [Yinglong Valley]—the perfect place he had in mind to establish his territory—there was only one path to take.

Following the small, winding mountain path, Lin Mu ran and leaped without a moment's pause, running at his maximum speed, using every ounce of strength he had, his feet kicking up a wind.

The Yinglong’s return to its nest was fast. Dozens of seconds had already passed, and Lin Mu wasn't sure if the Yinglong returned on a strict schedule or not, so it was better to be cautious.

He sprinted along the familiar small path toward the direction of Yinglong Valley...

The Yinglong was currently massive, blocking out the sky and sun, soaring for thousands of miles. He didn't know why, but later, when Lin Mu led a campaign against it, that Yinglong seemed different from the one before; its size had become very small, as if it were a different dragon entirely. Lin Mu didn't know the reason for that.

But even that weaker Yinglong had required countless manpower and resources to conquer.

The current Yinglong was like a god, its pressure weighing down on Shenzhou, incredibly formidable.

If it knew that a mortal thief had snuck into its nest and stolen its belongings, he didn't know if it would swallow Lin Mu in one gulp or tear him to pieces.

Thinking of this, Lin Mu’s pace seemed to quicken, his steps swift as the wind.

As Lin Mu ran, he didn't know why, but he felt as if someone were watching him, his back prickling as if by needles. He didn't know if it was an illusion.

However, the sprinting Lin Mu chose to ignore it.

He had to seize this precious opportunity; even if he were killed by the Yinglong returning to its nest, he wouldn't regret it.

In his previous life, he had heard of many players sneaking up, wanting to be thieves, but unfortunately, they all met their doom.

After running for nearly an hour, Lin Mu looked at the surrounding scenery; it was still the same—jungle, shrubs, and swirling clouds, as if nothing had changed. There was plenty of such scenery on the massive Yinglong Peak. Lin Mu knew he had run quite far, but he was still a very, very long way from his destination.

Suddenly, a huge shadow shrouded the mountain peak, and Lin Mu’s body was covered as well.

He knew the Yinglong had returned to its nest. He immediately held his breath and gently hid his figure in the weeds, not daring to move a muscle, lest he be noticed by the massive figure.

His tiny figure was like an ant in the eyes of the Yinglong.

*I hope it doesn't discover this ant,* Lin Mu kept comforting himself in his heart.

He didn't know how long he prayed in his heart, but the black shadow had already passed. It seemed it hadn't discovered Lin Mu.

If it had discovered him, a single breath could have blown Lin Mu away; this was no joke, it was entirely possible.

Composing himself and confirming that the [Yellow Dragon Token] was still in his embrace, Lin Mu set off again, his speed seemingly even faster.

Although the map in "Mythical Three Kingdoms" had increased many times over (40 (length) * 40 (width) * 100 (height)), the characters' corresponding speeds had also been changed and increased to adapt to the larger map.

At Lin Mu’s current speed of 11, it would take about 2 days of game time to leave this 10,000-meter-high, rugged, and dangerous giant peak.

Lin Mu had only just left the area where the huge nest was no longer visible. The road was long, and he was alone on the journey...

After sprinting for the better part of a day, as dusk approached, a shocking system world announcement rang in Lin Mu’s ears

"—Ding!"

"—World Announcement: Congratulations to player Sarid Rockefeller of the American region for establishing the world's first village, [City of Angels]. Awarded the title "World's First Village" and a special reward: one Tier 4 Special Barracks! Sarid Rockefeller’s personal level +3, Origin Attributes +3, Reputation +300. We hope players will continue to work hard, achieve great things, and compete for dominance in the world!"

(The announcement repeated three times.)

The three familiar, grand world announcements appeared, causing a stir among players globally. Some sighed, some regretted, and some worked harder; the game’s battle-net forum was surely in an uproar.

Lin Mu didn't know how the player from the American region had obtained a Village Creation Token, but it must have been a stroke of luck. Now, he had his own stroke of luck too!

In his previous life, this same player had established the first village and received countless player reputation points and system rewards.

Special reward: one Tier 4 Special Barracks. This was a barracks that could recruit residents and promote them into special troop types, which would definitely be very helpful for a player's early development.

Having military power at the forefront was a must. Lin Mu couldn't afford to rest now, and he quickened his pace.

On the road, Lin Mu kept running, eating the food provided by the system as he went, not even stopping to eat, as he had to race against time.

Eating food could restore a player's stamina. Running consumed stamina, but if not in combat, it didn't consume much. As long as he ate something to recover, sustaining a run for three days was no problem.

Lin Mu didn't have any complaints or opinions about the announcement. His biggest goal now was to reach Yinglong Valley, establish his own village, and try his best to be the second in the world to establish a village so he could obtain special rewards.

The Tier 4 Special Barracks in the announcement was very attractive to Lin Mu, but since someone had already obtained it, it couldn't be changed. It wasn't a pity; as long as he worked hard, it would be fine.

He still had about 2 days of travel ahead of him. *Come on,* Lin Mu kept cheering himself on in his heart.

He hadn't encountered a single player on the road. No one had come to explore the deep wilderness yet. New players basically spawned randomly in counties and towns. Except for players like Lin Mu who had fixed teleportation talismans, the number of players who could choose their spawn was very small, and they also hoped to see if they could find any fortuitous encounters through adventure.

Lin Mu knew that many players had fortuitous encounters. Compared to the massive player base, there were still many who chose random spawns, and various encounters were constant.

In his previous life, he had seen on the battle-net forum that some players had fallen into beast nests and swept everything inside, making a fortune.

However, players could not randomly spawn in some special regions!

Currently, players were basically active around counties and towns, where they could buy various weapons and resources from system buildings, and go kill monsters to sell resources to the system for money. This way, early development wouldn't be too slow. He still missed the early rookie days—those miserable days of hitting wild bulls with wooden sticks were hard to look back on!

Due to the laws of the Han Dynasty, one could not privately mine iron ore or forge weapons. Many players didn't have the money to buy weapons either. If they relied on the pitiful drop rates from killing monsters, they shouldn't even think about getting decent weapons.

Only by establishing a village and occupying resources could players have the conditions to produce weapons and equipment. For now, they could only fight small monsters.

If players went to work as miners in the government-run iron mines, they might get weapons as a reward. Lin Mu knew of such tasks, but since he had chosen to establish a territory in the wilderness, he couldn't enjoy the various conveniences of the system and had to be self-reliant. However, he had confidence and ambition.

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