The Trial Mission for the Village Upgrade Is This!

"Level 17!"

Ning Qiu was overjoyed.

By recruiting villagers who could obey his commands, his level had risen by a full minor rank.

"Ding dong!"

"System reminder: The host's village is currently Level 1. The villager limit is 1,000. The number of villagers affiliated with the host and able to obey the host's commands has reached the limit. To increase the number of villagers affiliated with the host and eligible to receive system-issued identification, the host must raise the village's level."

To raise the village's level, he first had to increase its prosperity. Only when the village's prosperity reached 1,000 points could he unlock the village's trial mission. Once the trial mission was completed, the village could be upgraded.

From the personal information interface, Ning Qiu learned that the village's current prosperity was 732 points. He was still 268 points short of unlocking the village's trial mission.

Ning Qiu's personal information interface had originally shown 601 prosperity points. After these villagers swore their oaths, their houses had also become collective property under the village's name. As a result, the prosperity value increased by 130 points.

He was still 269 prosperity points short, but that was no challenge for Ning Qiu. Didn't he still have 399 Level 1 Red Soil Transformation Cards? Each time he used one, he could gain 1 prosperity point.

"Alright, the first batch of one thousand registration slots is full. Villagers who have not yet registered can only wait for the next round. Now, I'll begin transforming the land under the registered villagers' names," Ning Qiu said.

"Is that it?"

"I haven't registered yet!"

"Exactly! My family has lived in Holy Soul Village since my great-grandfather's great-grandfather's great-grandfather's time. Am I not qualified to register?"

Holy Soul Village had a total of 1,311 people. There were still 312 people who had not registered. At first, they had questioned Ning Qiu's decision. Now, every one of them was anxious. Watching others lie back and count money, with the hope of becoming an honored Soul Master as well, how could they not be anxious?

Perhaps, in their anxiety, they had completely forgotten that they had questioned and mocked Ning Qiu not long ago!

"Everyone, don't worry. I promise I'll open the second round of registration as soon as possible." Ning Qiu looked at someone and said, "Alright, Uncle Skinny Monkey, you were the fifth villager to register. Take me to your land, and I'll transform it into red soil."

"Mm." Skinny Monkey nodded.

Following Skinny Monkey, Ning Qiu arrived at Skinny Monkey's land. With a crack, the Level 1 Red Soil Transformation Card in his hand shattered into red dust. In just a few seconds, the land became a patch of red soil with miraculous properties.

At the same time, the system's voice rang out.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, you have completed the mission of using a Land Transformation Card to transform a plot of land. Soul Power gained: 300 points. Contribution Points gained: 10 points. Prosperity gained: 1 point."

With Ning Qiu's actions, his Soul Power increased by 300 points and his Contribution Points increased by 10 points. At the same time, the village's prosperity increased by 1 point, becoming 733 points.

It was worth mentioning that Ning Qiu still had 398 such Red Soil Transformation Cards!

When the number of plots Ning Qiu had transformed increased by another 54, the system's voice rang out.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, your Soul Power has filled up and you have leveled up. Current level: 18 (210/19890)."

When the number of plots Ning Qiu had transformed increased by another 66, the system's voice rang out again.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, your Soul Power has filled up and you have leveled up. Current level: 19 (120/22325)."

When the number of plots Ning Qiu had transformed increased by another 75, the system's voice rang out yet again.

"Ding dong!"

"Congratulations, your Soul Power has filled up and you have leveled up. Current level: 20 (295/25000)."

When the number of plots Ning Qiu had transformed increased by another 74, the system's voice rang out once more.

This time, however, it was not the system notification telling Ning Qiu that he had leveled up, but a different kind of system notification.

"Ding dong!"

"System reminder: Your village's current prosperity is 1000/1000. Continuing to construct new buildings and upgrade existing buildings can still increase prosperity."

"Ding dong!"

"The system has detected that the host village's prosperity has reached 1,000. The village upgrade trial mission can now be activated. Would you like to activate the trial mission? Once the trial mission is completed, not only can the village level up, but all villagers can also receive certain benefits."

"Activate it!" Ning Qiu ordered.

"Ding dong!"

"Village Upgrade Trial Mission One: Participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Soul Master Tournament and win the championship."

"Village Upgrade Trial Mission Two: Go to the Star Dou Great Forest and negotiate with soul beasts that are over one hundred thousand years old. Convince at least three soul beasts to become registered villagers of the host's village."

Holy shit, these are the trial missions for upgrading the village? Is this for real? Neither of them is easy! Ning Qiu was utterly stunned. Only stunned, though. These two missions were indeed highly difficult, but they were not impossible for Ning Qiu to complete.

"Ding dong!"

"System reminder: The host's village is currently Level 1. Only two missions will be available for selection. Please choose the village upgrade trial mission!"

Mission One: Participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Soul Master Tournament and win the championship.

Spirit Hall operated by the principle that those who obeyed prospered while those who defied perished. Moreover, given Holy Soul Village's current situation, winning the tournament was nothing more than a fool's dream.

Mission Two: Go to the Star Dou Great Forest and negotiate with soul beasts that were over one hundred thousand years old. Convince at least three soul beasts to become registered villagers of the host's village.

Was that even human language?

What kind of place was the Star Dou Great Forest? Entering it meant nine chances of death and one chance of survival! And he was supposed to negotiate with those soul beasts! Considering how hostile soul beasts were toward humans, wouldn't that be walking straight into death?

"System, can I give up all of them?" Ning Qiu asked.

"You may give them up. After giving up, when you reopen the village upgrade trial mission, the mission content will have a certain chance of changing. The first village trial mission is free. After giving it up, reopening the village upgrade trial mission will require the host to spend a certain amount of Contribution Points."

"Oh, how many Contribution Points will it cost?" Ning Qiu asked curiously.

"After abandoning the mission, the first time the host actively reopens the village upgrade trial mission, it will cost 10,000 Contribution Points. As the number of times you abandon it increases, the Contribution Points required each time will be double that of the previous time," the system answered.

"The first time is 20,000 points, the second is 40,000, and the third is 80,000. By the fourth time, it'll be 160,000 points, right?" Ning Qiu asked.

Ten thousand Contribution Points were worth a ten-thousand-year soul ring. As for 160,000 Contribution Points, they were worth a 160,000-year soul ring. The cost of refreshing the mission each time was no small sum!

"Yes, Host. Does the host wish to abandon this village upgrade trial mission and spend Contribution Points to refresh the trial mission?" the system asked.

"No need. I was just asking." Ning Qiu smiled inwardly. Although the mission was extremely difficult, it was not impossible for him to complete. After weighing the two missions, Ning Qiu finally answered, "System, I choose Mission Two!"

"Ding-dong!"

"Congratulations, you have accepted the village upgrade trial mission. Please proceed to the Star Dou Great Forest and negotiate with soul beasts that are over a hundred thousand years old. Ensure that at least three soul beasts become registered residents of the host's village."

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