With a swoosh, a white light flashed, and Ouyang Shuo finally appeared in the wilderness of the Main Plane. Before he could take a good look at his surroundings, a series of system announcements exploded in his ears.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Di Chen for successfully building the first Level 1 Village in the China server — Handan Village. Special reward: 1100 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Battle Wolf for successfully building the second Level 1 Village in the China server — Red Blood Village. Special reward: 1000 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Feng Qingyang for successfully building the third Level 1 Village in the China server — Swordsman Village. Special reward: 900 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Seeking Phoenix for successfully building the fourth Level 1 Village in the China server — Luofeng Village. Special reward: 800 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Chun Shin-jun for successfully building the fifth Level 1 Village in the China server — Dan Yang Village. Special reward: 700 Merit Points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Military Killer for successfully building the sixth Level 1 Village in the China server — Asura Village. Special reward: 600 Merit Points!"
Unsurprisingly, when Ouyang Shuo was doing the Village Building Mission, there were already six lords in the China server who had successfully built Level 1 Villages.
These six people were all overlords in his previous life. They were the six most powerful lords in the China server and were known as the Six Lords of Handan. They were the representatives of the major forces in the China server and used the Federation's custom-made gaming pods. They did not have to do any missions and could directly obtain a Silver-Grade Village Building Order.
The continuous system announcements caused a huge uproar. If it was just one or two lucky people, it would be understandable for them to build a village as soon as the server started. However, it was obviously abnormal for six people to build a village at the same time.
The players were protesting, but the officials remained silent and did not say anything.
Ouyang Shuo, who knew the truth, naturally would not join in the commotion. He started to look at his surroundings.
Looking up, he could see weeds growing everywhere, and he could not see the end of it. Withered weeds, dry monsoon winds, gloomy skies, and a somber atmosphere. The wilderness had never been some utopia. Death was the eternal theme here.
The mountains in the distance towered into the clouds, and the undulating mountain range looked like a sleeping dragon. At the foot of the mountain, the trees were scattered all over the place, their trunks bare and lifeless.
"System Notification: Congratulations to player Not Wearing for discovering a new map — Lianzhou Basin, exploration experience + 100."
The main characteristic of a basin was that it was high on all sides and low in the middle. It got its name because of its basin shape. As one of the five basic terrains in the world, it was widely distributed in the real world.
After the game map was expanded ten times, the hills were raised ten times, and the rivers were widened ten times. The small basins that were originally spread all over the country would become large basins like the Sichuan Basin in reality.
This kind of terrain was easy to defend and difficult to attack. The edge of the basin was rich in mineral resources, so it was very popular with Lord-class players. Most of the major forces in the game were built on such terrain.
The Lianzhou Basin covered an area of nearly 240,000 square kilometers, which was equivalent to the size of the entire Guangxi Province in reality. To the west of the basin was the border between China and Vietnam. It was modified by the system into a huge rocky mountain range, which was impossible to cross.
To the north, there was a pass called the Southern Guard Pass. It was currently occupied by a group of powerful bandits. Further north of the Southern Guard Pass was the hinterland of Guangxi.
To the east was the boundary between Guangxi and Lingnan. It was filled with towering mountains and dense forests. Just like the north, there was also an exit in the south. Further south was the Beibu Bay of the South Sea. The monsoon wind from the sea passed through the canyon and blew into the Lianzhou Basin, bringing with it a vibrant vitality.
In his previous life, the Lianzhou Basin was covered with nearly a hundred territories of players. After mergers and reorganizations in the later stages, three large territories were born. These three lords fought each other, but none could completely eliminate the other. They always maintained a tripartite balance.
Until Ouyang Shuo's rebirth, in the fifth year of the game, the Lianzhou Basin did not have an overlord who unified the Lianzhou Basin. In this life, Ouyang Shuo's mid-term goal was to dominate the Lianzhou Basin and establish the foundation for his hegemony.
When Ouyang Shuo chose his spawn location, he purposely chose the side near the sea. As long as he kept walking south, he would be able to find the southern exit of the Lianzhou Basin.
Before leaving, he first checked the items on his body. Every new player that was born was automatically given a set of coarse hemp clothes and a pair of cloth shoes.
The storage bag that was given by the system was attached to his waist. It had an initial capacity of one cubic meter and could be upgraded. The items in the storage bag did not take up any weight.
Other than the Village Creation Order, Summoning Amulet, and the 100 gold coins, there was not even a single weapon in the storage bag. The Resource Pouch was a special storage equipment. It could not be put into the storage bag, so it was also attached to his waist.
Ouyang Shuo prepared to use the Summoning Amulet to find a helper first. Otherwise, before he could find a suitable location to build the village, he would be killed by roving bandits on the road. That would be too unjust.
After tearing the Summoning Amulet, a white light flashed and a valiant middle-aged general riding on a yellow buckskin horse appeared.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing successfully subdued the historical character Long Live Shi. Special reward: 100 points of reputation."
When the middle-aged general saw Ouyang Shuo, he immediately dismounted and knelt on one knee. He said solemnly, "General Long Live Shi pays respect to the lord!"
Ouyang Shuo hurriedly walked forward and helped him up with both hands. He patted the general's shoulder with his right hand and said with a smile, "General Shi, please get up. Having the general's help is like adding wings to a tiger. "
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing. Because of your courtesy, the historical character Long Live Shi's loyalty has increased by 5 points."
While greeting the general, Ouyang Shuo checked Shi's attributes.
[Name]: Long Live Shi (Emperor-level)
[Title]: One of the ten great historical generals
[Dynasty]: Sui Dynasty
[Identity]: None
[Occupation]: Special-class general
[Loyalty]: 85 points
[Commander]: 80 points [Force]: 95 points [Intelligence]: 60 points [Politics]: 30 points
[Specialties]: Leading the way: Increases troop morale by 40 points; Fighting in the South and North: Increases troop movement by 30 points; Insight into the finest details: Increases troop attack power by 20 points.
[Technique]: Blazing Sun Spear Technique (24 moves)
[Equipment]: Yellow buckskin horse, Tiger Fish Scale Armor, Wrought Iron Spear, Fine Steel Sword, White Birch Bow
[Evaluation]: The founding general of the Sui Dynasty, brave and brave, good at riding and archery. He has an upright temperament and is not good at politics. He is good at comforting the soldiers, but not good at managing the army.
With a fierce general like Shi as his bodyguard, Ouyang Shuo no longer had to worry about being bullied by the roving bandits. The two of them and one horse hurriedly headed south.
In less than an hour, they had reached the southernmost part of the basin. Between the towering mountains, there was a 50-meter-wide canyon that stretched straight into the distance.
Below the canyon was a river of the same width. The river forked 500 meters in front of the canyon, dividing into two tributaries, the east and the west. To be more precise, the two tributaries converged here.
The one on the west was called the Friendship River, and the one on the east was called the Qiushui River. The Friendship River was slightly wider, being 35 meters wide, while the Qiushui River was slightly narrower, being 30 meters wide. If there were no surprises, the source of the two rivers should be lakes formed by rainwater gathering in the mountains on the east and west side.
After careful consideration, Ouyang Shuo planned to build a village on the west side of the canyon, at the foot of the mountain on the side of the national border. The village was backed by the rocky mountain range that separated the national border. To the west was a forest, to the north was the flowing Friendship River, and to the east was the canyon. This way, it would be easy to defend the territory and also take care of collecting resources. At the same time, it would guard the mouth of the canyon, which was a strategic location.
The problem now was how the two of them were going to cross the 35-meter-wide Friendship River and build a village on the other side of the river. Oh, there was also a warhorse.
He had no choice but to follow the spirit of doing it himself and getting enough food and clothing. Ouyang Shuo took out 10 units of wood from his Resource Bag. With Shi Wansui's help, he tied it up with rattan and made a simple raft.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Not Wearing Anything for successfully making a raft and mastering Beginner Shipbuilding."
[Raft]: Simple water transportation tool.
[Evaluation]: It's too simple and crude. A gust of wind could flip it over. Please use caution.
Earth ON1E was a game with a high degree of freedom. Even if Ouyang Shuo hadn't mastered Beginner Shipbuilding, as long as he had the right materials, tools, and knew the principles, he could still make a raft in the game. The same principle applied to gunpowder, glass, wine making, and other technologies.
The two of them rode the raft across the Friendship River. They placed the raft on the shore and covered it with weeds. They walked south until they reached the foot of the mountain.
Choosing the location of the village was very important. This was because once the Village Creation Order was used, it couldn't be moved. Lord-class players had to reserve space for future development.
In ancient times, there was a limit to the size of a city. It wasn't always better to be bigger. Generally speaking, a city's limit was around 100 square kilometers. If it was any bigger, with ancient technology, the difficulty of managing the city would increase exponentially. Transportation, drainage, sanitation, and so on would all be a huge challenge.
A city of 100 square kilometers was equivalent to a square with a side of 10 kilometers. The City Lord's Mansion was located in the middle of the city, and it was as far back as possible.
According to this plan, Ouyang Shuo chose the location of the village to be 382 kilometers away from the southern mountain range. It was 10 kilometers away from the east side of the canyon, and there was a 5 kilometer buffer zone.
He took out the Village Creation Order from his storage bag and inserted it into the soil. He then bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on the token. Immediately, the Village Creation Order turned into a ball of gentle golden light.
The golden light shot into the sky and exploded in the air, turning into a golden halo that spread in all directions. The halo spread all the way to the edge of the territory before disappearing.
At the same time, a golden stone tablet slowly rose from the ground where Ouyang Shuo was standing. The stone tablet was 9 feet tall and 3 feet wide. The front of the stone tablet was blank, and the back was engraved with four ancient words: "Blessed by the heavens, live forever." Ouyang Shuo pressed his palm on the stone tablet, and the system's notification sounded.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully built a village. Please name your village!"
This place was backed by mountains and connected directly to the sea. Let's call it Shanhai Village!
"Shanhai Village."
As soon as he finished speaking, the words "Shanhai Village" appeared on the front of the stone tablet.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully built the seventh Level 1 Village in the China server — Shanhai Village. Special reward: 500 Achievement Points!"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully built the seventh Level 1 Village in the China server — Shanhai Village. Special reward: 500 Achievement Points!"
"System notification: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully built the seventh Level 1 Village in the China server — Shanhai Village. Special reward: 500 Achievement Points!"
This time, the system notification did not attract much attention. After all, when Ouyang Shuo was still working on the Village Creation Quest, the China server had already heard the same system notification six times in a row. Everyone was already numb to it.
Others might not care, but the Six Lords of Handan immediately noticed this Lord Level player called Who Says That Has Nothing. They knew very well that in the entire China server, there were only six special people who could directly obtain a Silver-Grade Village Creation Order.
Now that the seventh person had appeared, he could actually be considered as the first player to build a village in the China server. No amount of attention could be paid to him. Unfortunately, with the conditions in the wilderness, they would not be able to obtain any information about Shanhai Village in a short period of time.
The reward for the first person to build a village was 100 Achievement Points. Every time one's rank dropped, it would decrease by 100 Achievement Points. After the tenth place, everyone would be rewarded with 100 Achievement Points.
For Lord-class players, Achievement Points were more important than Level and Reputation. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the most important attribute. This was because Achievement Points were directly linked to one's Noble rank. A player's Noble rank was bestowed by heaven. As long as their Achievement Points reached the requirements, they would automatically be promoted.
The Noble ranks in < Earth on1e > were divided into five ranks: Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke. Apart from Duke, each rank was further divided into three ranks, for a total of five ranks and 13 ranks.
A Third Rank Baron's merit points were 100 points. Every increase in rank would require double the amount of merit points. In total, the First-Rank Marquis required 24,800 Achievement Points. The highest rank, Duke, required 100,000 Achievement Points.
Achievement Points were very difficult to obtain. They could only be obtained by contributing to the country. Usually, there were only a few limited methods, such as establishing a territory in the wilderness to expand the country's territory, fighting against bandits and roving bandits, protecting the border and pacifying the people, participating in military campaigns, and making contributions.
The most important thing was that the Noble rank was directly linked to the level of the territory. The territory was also divided into five ranks: Village, Town, County, County City, Capital City, and so on. If the Lord's Noble rank did not meet the requirements of the next rank, the territory would not be able to be promoted.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has built Shanhai Village. In the village building, the Lord's Mansion will automatically give you this item. In addition, three basic village buildings will be randomly selected. Player can also choose one of them. "
"System Notice: Three buildings will be randomly selected. They are the fence wall, the Basic Blacksmith Shop, and the Basic Market. Please choose!"
"I choose the Basic Market."
"System Update: Basic building selection complete. Starting automatic generation!"
"Whoosh ~ ~" A white light flashed. A wooden courtyard house appeared where Ouyang Shuo was standing. The two of them stood in the living room of the courtyard house. At the same time, a small wooden building appeared in the northwest corner of the courtyard. This should be the Basic Market that the system gifted.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Who Says That Has Nothing has successfully built a village. Rewarding 10 Farmers, please head to the village entrance to receive them! All rewards have been distributed. Please check them yourself! "
The golden stone tablet slowly sank into the ground. In the future, the stone tablet would only rise again when the territory was leveled up or when the territory was attacked.
"System Notice: Historical character Long Live Shi has witnessed the birth of the village. Loyalty has increased by 5 points!"
"System Notice: Historical character Long Live Shi's loyalty has increased to 90 points. Derived characteristic: Loyalty (Increases military morale by 10 points)."
He did not expect there to be such a pleasant surprise. After Loyalty had increased to 90 points, Long Live Shi's gaze towards Ouyang Shuo became more respectful.
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