Chapter 5: A Dragon Rises from the Abyss, God-Tier Village

After days of non-stop travel, eating wild fruits when hungry and drinking from clear springs when thirsty, the exhausted Lin Mu finally descended from Yinglong Peak and arrived at its base.

At the foot of Yinglong Peak lay a massive valley surrounded by high mountain ranges on three sides. The terrain resembled a giant bowl, though this bowl was missing one side—the side facing the sea.

He had finally arrived. This was the place Lin Mu had planned to build his village: Yinglong Valley.

Yinglong Valley was a valley facing the sea to the east. A massive river flowed down from the ravines of the Qilian Mountain Range, passing through the valley plains before emptying into the vast ocean.

To the north of Yinglong Valley was Yinglong Peak; to the east was the vast ocean; to the west lay a continuous, endless mountain range. One could not know how many dangers lurked within, nor if immortals resided there. This was the Qilian Mountain Range, the very place where the Yinglong River flowed.

To the south of Yinglong Valley was another continuous mountain range. However, in his past life, Lin Mu knew that many alien races and mountain tribes resided there, with complex and intricate power dynamics. That area would become one of the key targets for Lin Mu’s future conquests.

The terrain of Yinglong Valley was very flat, essentially a vast grassland. While many wild beasts existed within, none of this could shake Lin Mu’s determination to establish his village here.

In Lin Mu’s heart, this was the best place in Yangzhou to build a village power. Surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one, the mountains were teeming with beasts, and the sea was rich with fish—the resources were abundant.

Lin Mu ran for half a day until he reached the central region of Yinglong Valley, closer to the Yinglong River, where there was both water and land.

He took the [Yellow Dragon Token] from his bosom. Its seven-colored flowing light was incomparably miraculous; he could never tire of looking at it. The best village-building token Lin Mu had possessed in his past life was only of Earth-grade, and the best he had ever seen was Heaven-grade, which shimmered with five colors, whereas the Earth-grade only had two colors—cyan and blue intertwined, as if two dragons were floating within.

The seven-colored token in his hand seemed to be a seamless whole. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a golden giant dragon, its roar echoing through the air—truly profound.

He placed the token in mid-air, bit his finger, and dripped his blood onto it. The blood slowly seeped into the token, and at the same time, a pleasant system notification rang in his ears

"Ding!"

"—System Prompt: Player Lin Mu, do you wish to use the God-grade City Heart [Yellow Dragon Token] to establish a village?"

"Yes!!" Lin Mu confirmed with immense excitement.

The flowing light on the token immediately burst forth and flew into the sky. A seven-colored radiance descended from the heavens, illuminating the surroundings—it was truly extraordinary.

As Lin Mu used the token to establish the village and the light shot into the sky, the ground seemed to rumble with a deep vibration... like a dragon roaring to the heavens!

Lin Mu discovered that the ground was shaking as if there were an earthquake. What was going on? Could there be an earthquake here? Don't screw me over!!

In his past life, he hadn't experienced anything like this when he built a village in this valley. Could this be a heaven-and-earth mutation caused by using the [Yellow Dragon Token]?

Echoing the dragon-shaped light soaring in the sky, the tremors from the ground continued.

After Lin Mu waited anxiously for a moment, the dancing light transformed into an illusion resembling a majestic true dragon and merged into the ground ahead.

A notification of relief and joy reached Lin Mu’s ears

"—System Prompt: The regional conditions meet the requirements for using the [Yellow Dragon Token]. Village established successfully."

"—System Prompt: Village established successfully. Please name your village. Note: You only have one chance to name the village."

Lin Mu seemed not to hear the warning in the system prompt and calmly entered the two characters: 'Zhenlong' (True Dragon).

"—System Prompt: [Zhenlong Village] established! Player Lin Mu can view its attributes in the attribute panel within the territory's council hall."

Just as Lin Mu was about to check the attributes in his excitement, countless other system notifications rang in his ears

"—System Prompt: Congratulations on successfully establishing the world's second village, [Zhenlong Village]. You are granted the title "World's Second Village" and receive special rewards: one special mineral vein! Personal level +2, Origin attributes +2, Reputation +200! We hope the player continues to work hard, achieve great things, and compete for dominance over the world!"

"Do you wish to hide your name for the world announcement?"

Of course, hide it. Keeping a low profile is the way to go; one doesn't fear a thief stealing, but rather a thief coveting.

Moreover, he was using his real name. If some financial groups or malicious forces found out, his current foundation would not be enough to withstand their unscrupulous methods.

At the same time, three announcements that all players in the world could hear echoed across the heavens and earth

"Ding!"

"—World Announcement: Congratulations to a player in the China region for establishing the world's second village, [Zhenlong Village]. They are granted the title "World's Second Village" and receive special rewards: one special mineral vein! Personal level +2, Origin attributes +2, Reputation +200. We hope the player continues to work hard, achieve great things, and compete for dominance over the world!"

"……!"

"……!"

Three consecutive announcements stirred countless players. The world's second village had appeared!

In the American region, much like the "Mythical Three Kingdoms" civilization of the China region, the world background was "God Civilization."

The world's first village, [City of Angels].

Salid, the player who established the first village, also sighed: "To think that someone from the East could establish a territory so early. It seems they also had a stroke of luck. I must speed up my construction, or I'll be caught up to! My own village-building token was obtained through an agreement between the nation and [Nuwa]. Now that the China region has one too, could it be that they also compromised?"

The China region had the largest population and the most players. Although the overall average level wasn't high, there were many hidden talents. To stand firm, one could not be slack. Salid buried himself in handling territory affairs while looking at the barracks from the special reward, the corners of his mouth curling up.

The Great America was still number one in the world.

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In the Dongying region, the background was the "Mythical Warring States" civilization, a chaotic period of warring states and competing heroes.

At a wild monster spawn point, Honda Taro, the guild leader of the Empire Guild.

"Eh, how did the Chinese establish a territory so quickly? It's actually earlier than our Great Japanese Empire. Could it be that they already signed an agreement?..."

"Takeda Hattori-kun, you must speed up the completion of the system's village-building token quests. Do not fall behind those Chinese. Once our Great Japanese Empire develops successfully, the vast land opposite us, that Divine Land of theirs filled with treasures, will be the big cake for our expeditionary army!"

"Hai!"

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In the India region, the "Mythical Buddhist Kingdom" civilization, a background based on the origin period of Buddhism.

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In the Europe region, "Gods Civilization"……

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In the Egypt region, "Pharaoh Civilization"……

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In the China region, "Mythical Three Kingdoms" civilization, Yanzhou, outside a forest, Xuanyuan Changying, the legitimate son and young master of the Xuanyuan family, the most outstanding disciple of the Xuanyuan clan.

Xuanyuan Changying was wandering around, fighting a humanoid monster—a Tier 1 thief, level 13. He was attacking with ease. Although he was shocked by the world announcement, it didn't make him lose his composure; he only paused slightly. The wooden spear in his hand flicked out a spear flower, striking the thief's throat. Blood sprayed out, the thief fell to the ground dead, and a small white cloth bag rose from the deceased thief—that was what dropped when killing monsters or people.

At the same time, a notification for gaining experience points reached his ears.

In "Mythical World," drops appeared in this way. If a player killed wild monsters in the field and there were extra drops, they would appear in the form of a small white cloth bag. If multiple items dropped, there would be multiple items inside the small bag.

Xuanyuan Changying killed the Tier 1 thief, and a small cloth bag dropped, indicating that this kill had extra item drops.

Killing monsters didn't guarantee extra item drops; there was a probability. Speaking of this probability, it truly drove players crazy—legend had it that it was one in ten thousand, one in a thousand, etc. In any case, the probability was slim.

A subordinate player immediately stepped forward, picked up the small cloth bag, and handed it to Xuanyuan Changying.

The small white cloth bag was palm-sized, the workmanship not exquisite, even somewhat rough.

Xuanyuan Changying took a quick look and put it into his backpack. He said to the old man beside him: "Order the people of the Shadow Legion to investigate who established the village and see if we can find other ways to obtain a village-building token! Also, if that player is a solo player and not from a noble family, see if we can recruit them."

"Yes, Young Master! This subordinate will go handle it immediately," the elderly man beside him said.

"Alright, Uncle Tian, how many times have I told you, you don't need to call me Young Master," Xuanyuan Changying said helplessly, as if he had already admonished him many times.

"This is etiquette; etiquette cannot be discarded! Young Master need not be annoyed, and you are worthy of me calling you Young Master!" the old man replied with a smile.

"Sigh, you really are..." Xuanyuan Changying smiled slightly.

The conversation between the two was very plain. Unlike the enthusiasm and boldness of other players, it was as if Lin Mu’s world second village was just a passing cloud in their eyes and did not warrant serious treatment.

If Lin Mu were here, he would also be very surprised, after all, this Xuanyuan Changying was very formidable in his past life……

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"Wahahaha, to think it was our Great China region that established the world's second village, truly bringing glory to the country! A warrior of the nation indeed!"

"Quick, quick, kill this boss and see if a village-building token drops. If it does, we'll make a fortune! Haha, come on brothers!..." Players currently fighting an elite monster were attacking the monster even more fiercely.

"Investigate, investigate for me. Someone actually established a village before me. Once found, destroy his village, wipe his level, and make him regret it. How dare he surpass me, humph..." a spoiled young master.

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Countless players were envious, jealous, or hateful, but Lin Mu couldn't hear any of it. However, after the world announcement sounded, the regional announcement followed, though it was very simple

"—China Region Announcement: Congratulations to a player in the China region for establishing the first village in this region. We hope the player continues to work hard, achieve great things, and compete for dominance over the world!"

This was also the common announcement after players established territories in the region. Regardless of the order, as long as a player established a village, there would be a regional announcement like

"—China Region Announcement: Congratulations to a player in the China region for establishing a village in this region. We hope the player continues to work hard, achieve great things, and compete for dominance over the world!"

However, now that the game world had just opened, there was actually a system announcement. Compared to the countless announcements later, the current announcement was a good opportunity to advertise.

Although such a prompt had its significance, it wasn't great. There were simply too many players establishing village territories later on; perhaps there were even times with over a hundred prompts, and people got used to it.

Moreover, with development, some villages were destroyed, some started over, and countless situations occurred. This was also the diversity and playability of the game that attracted people.

The territory establishment announcement reward was a treatment only available to the top three in the world; others did not have it. Lin Mu had already received the world announcement reward, so he wouldn't get the regional announcement reward.

Lin Mu’s world announcement truly brought glory to the country and also boosted the enthusiasm of many players.

With reputation, a special mineral vein, levels, and Origin attribute points, it was truly very rich. No wonder those people in his past life fought crazily for first or the top three.

Now, the game had been open for less than 10 game days, and the real world had only passed half a day.

The time ratio between the game world and the real world was 10:1, meaning one day in reality was equivalent to ten days in the game.

Lin Mu received the system's special reward and was now level 2 (0%), having gained 10 Origin attribute points. 2 points were from the system reward, and the other eight points were from leveling up twice, with each level automatically granting 4 Origin attribute points.

Adding all the Origin attributes to Strength, Lin Mu’s Strength reached 14 points. Like other derivative attributes, one basic attribute point increased combat power by one hundred, so his combat power reached 1410.