Chapter 36: The Territory's First Specialty Product

With the high-level general Xiao Hu at his disposal, Lin Mu could clear high-level camps every day. Even without Feng Zhong, he could take down that general and should reap greater rewards.

With five high-level camps available daily, Lin Mu and Xiao Hu were responsible for clearing three, while Feng Zhong handled the other two and the King-level Xiaoyue Wolf camp. For the time being, they had not yet moved against the Xiaoyue Silver Wolf King.

Unfortunately, during today's clearing, no cultivation techniques dropped from the high-level camps, and no new generals were added to the territory, leaving Lin Mu feeling quite depressed.

Being in the middle of the wilderness without the convenience of the government system, he could not purchase universal cultivation techniques or change a general's profession. Currently, players should be able to change their general professions, but since the system had not made an announcement, he simply didn't know.

In the cities of the Han Dynasty, various levels of basic blueprints, skills, and cultivation techniques were sold in limited quantities. Generally, junior blueprints or skills cost 1,000 copper coins, intermediate ones cost 10,000 copper coins, and high-level ones cost 1,000 silver coins. Expert-level items would refresh occasionally, but they were extremely expensive, reaching 1,000 gold coins. Shops did not sell Master-level or higher items; those could only be obtained by players through other means and could not be purchased directly from the system mall. However, Lin Mu knew that in [Divine Capital Luoyang], one could purchase Master-level or higher blueprints and skills.

Cultivation techniques included the three universal techniques: [Great Strength Ox Demon Art], [Great Strength Tiger Demon Art], and [Great Strength Dragon Demon Art]. Both players and NPC soldiers could learn them, and there were essentially no prerequisites for learning.

The [Great Strength Ox Demon Art], [Great Strength Tiger Demon Art], and [Great Strength Dragon Demon Art] were essential techniques for Han Dynasty soldiers and were the most widely circulated techniques in the world.

The levels of cultivation techniques, from low to high, were: Basic, Yellow, Black, Earth, Heaven, and God.

The [Great Strength Ox Demon Art] was a Basic technique. However, even with a basic technique, if one studied it deeply and achieved outstanding merit, they could be promoted to a general, thereby escaping the category of ordinary soldiers to become a commander and embark on the glorious path to fame.

The advanced technique for the [Great Strength Ox Demon Art], the [Great Strength Tiger Demon Art], was a Yellow-tier technique. This technique required a general with established merit to learn. Similarly, the [Great Strength Dragon Demon Art] also required merit to learn, and the required amount of merit was enormous—Lin Mu hadn't even managed to accumulate enough in his previous life.

Of course, while these three were the official techniques of the Han Dynasty, there were many others, such as the [Innate Art], [Pure Spirit Decree], [Ghost God Codex], and so on. The methods of obtaining techniques were as numerous as the hairs on an ox; it all depended on one's luck.

In fact, the reason the Han Dynasty could widely promote these three techniques, rather than requiring inheritance or specific opportunities like other techniques, was that the Han Dynasty possessed three Technique Stele. These allowed for the infinite copying of techniques, enabling soldiers nationwide to learn and practice them, thereby strengthening the government's military foundation and power to guard against troublemakers.

Additionally, other items were sold in the cities of the Han Dynasty. One of the relatively rare items was the Heaven-tier Village Building Order. Yes, the system mall sold this, but it required prestige; only those who met the prestige requirement had the authority to purchase it. The prestige requirement was approximately 100,000, and the price was extremely expensive, reaching one million gold coins. Furthermore, it did not appear frequently and refreshed randomly.

This resulted in players from large factions often camping at the system mall. As soon as rare items appeared, they would report to their superiors or those with the authority to purchase them directly. Thus, the system mall was essentially the domain of the wealthy, much like the "pay-to-win" players in previous virtual games—an unavoidable reality.

One million gold coins, based on the 1:1 exchange rate after the system opened the real-money conversion channel, was equivalent to ten billion RMB. This figure was enough to make countless players struggle for countless lifetimes; only certain financial conglomerates possessed such wealth.

Real-world mega-conglomerates held monopolies and their wealth was practically unquantifiable. Lin Mu had heard of a company in China that integrated the manufacturing, production, and sales of aerospace transport ships, with a market value reaching a staggering hundreds of billions or even trillions of RMB, employing hundreds of thousands of people. If a single company could possess such wealth, let alone conglomerates that owned countless companies—it was truly a case of 20% of the people owning 80% of the world's wealth.

However, earning one million gold coins in *Mythical Three Kingdoms* was possible; in his previous life, the top ten guilds in China possessed such economic strength.

Lin Mu's current goal was not those top ten or top hundred guilds. He needed to stand at the pinnacle and compete with the heroes of the age, such as Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Jian. Of course, this was a dream and a goal; it was fine to be a bit ambitious, haha...

After many days of leveling, Lin Mu's level had increased significantly. With Feng Zhong's 10-fold training bonus, Lin Mu had now reached level 29, the peak of Tier 2 soldiers. The next step would be Tier 3.

For Xiao Hu, who had transitioned into a high-level general, the rate of leveling had dropped significantly, and he was currently only level 31. However, his strength was such that it could be said that even 1,000 Tier 3 soldiers attacking him together would be powerless to do anything, returning empty-handed. This showed just how strong Xiao Hu was.

Another noteworthy person was Feng Zhong, an existence that disrupted balance. Lin Mu had always treated him as a "stabilizing pillar," though currently, this pillar was only being used as a needle for sewing clothes, which was a massive waste.

However, his level increased very quickly, and he was already level 36. His increase in strength was even more abnormal. Since he currently had no title, his specific combat effectiveness was determined by the size of his morale. Currently, his morale was 280 points, meaning his strength was exerted at 280%. If his morale increased, his strength would increase further.

Morale was a very important setting in *Mythical Three Kingdoms*, as it related to the combat effectiveness of soldiers and generals. If morale was at 60 points, a soldier or general's true strength would be exerted at 60%; if morale reached 100 points, that was the value at which they exerted their full strength.

Of course, if morale exceeded 100 points—for example, reaching 150 points—the morale would be soaring, the soldiers' strength would explode, and their combat effectiveness would surge to 150%. An army at such a state was terrifying.

Thus, morale was extremely important for marching and warfare, and there were many factors that influenced it, such as dueling generals. If one side won a duel, their morale would increase and their combat power would soar, while the losing side's morale and combat power would decrease.

Additionally, some high-level generals possessed skills to boost morale; Feng Zhong had such skills, though skills were, after all, time-limited.

The winds and clouds of the battlefield changed infinitely; only those who grasped its mysteries could achieve victory.

Heavenly timing, geographical advantage, and human harmony were not just empty phrases.

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The development of the territory proceeded as usual, but what brought Lin Mu wild joy was that the territory's Expert Beast Tamer had finally succeeded in domesticating that group of Green Oxen and Five-Colored Chickens, and had even successfully constructed a livestock pen to house them.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, Lin Mu handed the task of leading the soldiers over to Xiao Hu and rushed back to the village alone. The specialty Green Oxen were of great importance.

The livestock pen, located to the southeast, covered an area of 1,000 acres. There were currently only two pens, one of which was very large, consisting of plains with flat terrain and lush grass—a perfect place for raising cattle. This was the pen for the Green Oxen.

Lin Mu entered the pen and saw Jiang Yuan, an expert talent as rare as a panda, busy at work, constantly soothing and feeding the herd. Beside him, more than 20 apprentice beast tamers were helping to herd the cattle.

The current number of Green Oxen was 4,689, of which 3,708 were cows. Jiang Yuan had reported this number to Lin Mu after the domestication.

Now, the herd was being driven into the pen. Once the herd entered, this domestication operation would be considered a complete success.

The Green Oxen were a relatively special type of beast that could be domesticated as livestock or oxen. Their endurance was significantly higher than that of ordinary yellow oxen or water buffalo. There were also some common oxen like yellow oxen and water buffalo around the territory; both were very docile and easy to domesticate as ordinary plow oxen. With an expert like Jiang Yuan, domesticating the Green Oxen as plow oxen would also be very easy.

Lin Mu also stepped forward to help drive the Green Oxen into the pen.

"Thank you for your help, Lord! Finally, the time for harvest has arrived!" Jiang Yuan said with a smile, wiping away sweat.

"It is I who should thank you, Xian De. With you, the domestication of beasts in our territory has progressed by leaps and bounds. The results are gratifying!"

"I should bow to you!" Lin Mu said gratefully. Indeed, having a master beast tamer like Jiang Yuan in the early stages was a massive boon to the territory's development. If it had been an ordinary beast tamer, there was no telling how long it would have taken to domesticate these 5,000 Green Oxen.

"You are too kind, Lord! This is what we ought to do. We are all part of Dragon Village; contributing to the territory is our duty!" Jiang Yuan said happily.

"Haha... yes, we are all one family, so let's not speak of formalities!" Lin Mu said.

"Good. Now that the herd has been fully settled, Lord, you may come to the livestock pen hall to check the pen's attributes and the status of the herd!" Jiang Yuan invited.

"Very well!" Under Jiang Yuan's guidance, Lin Mu walked to the livestock management hall located just to the right of the main entrance.

Entering the hall, Lin Mu mentally summoned the livestock pen's attribute panel to check the information

Name: [Green Ox Livestock Pen]

Tier: Junior

Trait: Specialty Livestock Pen

Attributes: Cows: 3,708; Bulls: 901; Calves: 80

Description: A special livestock pen established under the careful guidance of an Expert Beast Tamer. Very precious. Can domesticate the special livestock [Green Ox]. Currently, due to special bonuses from the system, territory attributes, and talent attributes, the current breeding cycle of the pen has become one month; that is, a cow can give birth once per month.

As Lin Mu was checking the attributes, a pleasant system notification rang out

"Ding!"

"—System Notification: Lord Lin Mu, congratulations! Your territory has produced the world's first Specialty-grade Livestock Pen. System Reward: The [Green Ox Livestock Pen] is upgraded to a High-level Livestock Pen. The pen will possess a special attribute for one year: [Blessing of the Beast God]: A special livestock pen buff. A pen with this attribute will receive double the number of calves during each growth cycle."

He was ecstatic. He hadn't expected that the first player to establish a livestock pen would receive such a system reward. Lin Mu had truly gained new knowledge. In his previous life, he had always felt envy and resentment toward "specialties" because he never had the luck to obtain them. Now, obtaining such a specialty in the early stages meant the territory's development would accelerate even further; he was truly on a meteoric rise.

Before he could recover from the surprise of the system reward, another system notification rang out

"—System Notification: Congratulations, Lord Lin Mu! Due to the appearance of a specialty in your territory, Territory Popularity increases by 10 points (Maximum 100 points)."

Haha, looking at the current popularity value: 96 points. This incredibly high popularity value could be described as "the people being of one heart"!

Another system notification followed

"Ding!"

"—System Notification: Lord Lin Mu, because your territory's popularity has broken 95 points, the territory has obtained a special territory buff: [Hearts of the Masses]. [Hearts of the Masses]: A special territory attribute. A territory with this attribute will see a 100% increase in the efficiency of activities such as craftsmanship and military training. To possess this attribute, territory popularity must exceed 95 points. If popularity drops, the attribute disappears and will only take effect again once popularity exceeds 95 points once more."

The territory's first specialty had appeared! And the popularity had actually risen above 95 points, triggering a special territory-wide buff. Haha... how amazing...

Although the [Green Ox] specialty did not directly show an immediate increase in territory wealth, once the number of Green Oxen increased, the territory's agricultural development would become more advanced, producing more grain, which could then be sold for massive profits.

With the one-year [Blessing of the Beast God] effect, the number of Green Oxen would increase exponentially every month. In an ideal situation, without other bonuses, 3,708 cows could add 3,708 calves every month, totaling 44,496 oxen in a year. With the territory's attribute bonuses, the [Blessing of the Beast God], and the expert beast tamer's bonus, they could add approximately 150,000 oxen this year, which would be enough to meet the territory's plowing needs.

With these oxen, the farmers would be able to complete the clearing and planting of all the arable land within the Dragon Valley this year.

Lin Mu's worries regarding agricultural development were completely gone. A massive weight had been lifted from his heart.

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