The First Grand Conscription!

[Name]:Mercenary Hall

[Level]:One

[Quality]:Orange

[Usage]:Opens mercenary access. Currently, you can register as a mercenary and accept mercenary missions in the hall. A Tier 1 Mercenary Hall can only accept Tier 1 missions.

[Remarks]:Upgrading your mercenary level allows you to accept more missions. Upgrading the Mercenary Hall increases the maximum level. To upgrade your mercenary level, you need to complete mercenary missions and use the corresponding mercenary points.

Fang Yuan constructed the Mercenary Hall within the Main City.

By examining the Mercenary Hall's attribute panel, he learned it was a mission-based building.

However, it differed from missions unlocked by tokens.

The primary issuer of missions in the Mercenary Hall was various Lords.

Likewise, Lords were also the primary recipients of missions.

Missions accepted within the Mercenary Hall were protected by contractual rules.

As long as the mission objectives were met, all rewards would be automatically credited.

There was no possibility of default.

Furthermore, the Mercenary Hall itself was an Orange Building.

This also served as a filter for the Lords who joined.

Essentially, any Lord who could register as a mercenary was not weak.

Because of this, when Lords encountered particularly tricky situations, they would choose to hire other Lords through the Mercenary Hall for assistance.

After studying it for a while, Fang Yuan quickly found the entrance to the Mercenary Hall.

Once these functional buildings were constructed, they could be accessed through the Lord's Mark.

As Fang Yuan, a newly registered mercenary, entered, he discovered that the missions he could accept were very few.

Missions with good rewards required a mercenary level of Tier 5 or higher.

To upgrade mercenary levels, besides upgrading the Mercenary Hall, one also needed to continuously complete missions to earn mercenary points.

It took 20 points to advance from a Tier 1 mercenary to a Tier 2 mercenary.

And a single Tier 1 mission only awarded one point.

This meant he had to complete 20 missions!

The critical issue was that there were very few Tier 1 missions available in the Mercenary Hall.

"It seems useless for now, but if I have time and energy later, I can grind in the Mercenary Mission Hall."

"I'll strive to quickly raise my mercenary level."

"After all, looking at the advanced war missions later, the reward for one mission is at least a million gold coins, and there are even missions settled with Orange Equipment."

"It's just a pity the requirements are too high."

With that thought, Fang Yuan was about to exit and continue upgrading his buildings.

But then he suddenly remembered someone had told him before.

That there was a Lord who had posted a bounty on him in the Mercenary Hall.

Someone wanted to hire an assassin to kill him.

Fang Yuan secretly thought, "I wonder if I can find this mission."

Fang Yuan used the search function of his Lord's Mark.

To his surprise, he quickly found the bounty mission.

[Bounty Target]:Fang Yuan

[Strength]:Tier 2 Lord

[Region]:Suspected Northern Territory

[Bounty Poster]:Gandor Branch Alliance Wei Xu

[Credit Rating]:Five Stars

[Bounty Reward]:500,000 gold coins, 300 complete Source Crystals of Red quality

[Mission Requirements]:Breach the target's territory and kill the target.

[Mission Status]:Accepted

[Accepted By]:Brother Ming

[Mission Progress]:Currently searching the Gloomy Forest in the Northern Territory, target not found.

Seeing the specific details of this mission, a hint of ruthlessness flickered in Fang Yuan's eyes.

"The Artisan Alliance!"

"It really was them."

"I never expected the remains of a mere Shadow Demon Wolf to bring about my own demise."

"I also didn't expect them to be so ruthless, aiming directly for my life!"

"After all, I'm just a low-level Lord, while they!"

"Are clearly veterans of the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield."

"No wonder they always said on Earth that Lords in the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield are often more dangerous than monsters in the wild."

"Sometimes you don't even know why you've provoked a fatal threat."

And!

Fang Yuan looked at the mission progress.

The Gloomy Forest in the Northern Territory was exactly where he was located.

Although he was in the northeastern part of the Gloomy Forest, deep within its interior.

The enemy hadn't found him yet.

But clearly, since they dared to accept this mission, they must have been prepared.

The Gloomy Forest was vast and dangerous, but if the enemy had high-tier troops.

Finding him was only a matter of time.

Thinking of this, Fang Yuan suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

"Danger is rapidly approaching."

"But my Main City has only just reached Level 4."

"I've only just shed the identity of a novice Lord."

"Once discovered by these high-tier Lords."

"Even with a Golden Hero, when a fight breaks out,"

"The losses would likely be significant, and most importantly, it would expose Lilith."

"You must know that in the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield, killing a hero allows one to obtain the corresponding Curio."

"Lilith is a Golden Hero, and once discovered, other Lords will know that a Golden Curio is on her."

"The value of a Golden Curio is enough to provoke an alliance into launching a war of annexation."

"If I'm exposed, the danger will increase exponentially."

"And a mere Level 4 Main City cannot possibly protect Lilith."

"As the saying goes, possessing treasures brings guilt, and wealth stirs the heart."

"A weak person holding a rare treasure is simply seeking their own death."

"Therefore!"

"The only way to save myself is to continuously become stronger."

"Strong enough to deter all Lords with ill intentions."

With that thought, Fang Yuan decisively exited the entrance to the Mercenary Hall.

"Before the enemy appears,"

"I need to quickly upgrade my Main City buildings."

Upgrading a Purple Building from Level 3 to Level 4 requires the consumption of 30,000 Gold Coins and resources.

Currently, Fang Yuan's Purple Buildings in his Main City mainly consist of the Wolf Hunter Camp, Flame Mage Camp, Glimmering Magic Tower, and Barbarian Axe Thrower Camp.

These would consume 120,000 Gold Coins and resources.

Additionally, upgrading Orange Buildings to Level 4 requires 90,000 Gold Coins and resources.

And the resource nodes in Stone Spring Village require 150,000 Gold Coins and resources to upgrade from Level 3 to Level 4.

These are the major expenses, totaling a hefty 360,000 in resources and Gold Coins.

Seeing this number, Fang Yuan gasped.

"With so many resources and Gold Coins, if I hadn't swindled other Lords,"

"It would be truly difficult to gather them in such a short time."

"High-tier buildings are useful, but their consumption is truly immense."

Although Fang Yuan felt a pang of heartache, he thought of the combat power boost provided by the Purple Buildings.

He gritted his teeth and upgraded them all to Level 4 in one go.

"Ding, consumed 30,000 Gold Coins and resources, Wolf Hunter Camp upgraded to Level 4, Attack Power +10, Skill Level +1, Prosperity +500."

"Ding, consumed 30,000 Gold Coins and resources, Flame Mage Camp upgraded to Level 4, Spell Power +10, Skill Level +1, Prosperity +500."

"Ding, consumed 150,000 gold coins and resources. Stone Spring Village's resource point has been upgraded by four levels. Prosperity +1000, Gold output +50,000, Resource output +50,000, Purple Tier 1 Mobilization Order output +10."

"Ding, consumed 40,000 gold coins and resources. The Mercenary Hall's level has been upgraded to four. Mercenary maximum level +1, Mercenary mission permission level +1, Prosperity +1000."

This upgrade, along with the 200 Prosperity points from upgrading the Hero Altar and Hunter Camp.

Total Prosperity increased by 8200 points.

However, it was still a bit short of the 30,000 points needed for the upgrade.

Fang Yuan calculated inwardly.

"To quickly reach 30,000 Prosperity, I'll need at least a few more Orange Buildings."

"But I can't get Orange Buildings right now."

"First, I'll take down the Garrison in front of me."

"Garrisons are Military Territories, especially considering the strength of the Beastmen."

"The quality of this Garrison won't be low; it's very likely to be an Orange Military Territory."

"The Prosperity it provides will be outrageous."

"Once I capture the Garrison, the Prosperity for the upgrade should be almost enough."

Fang Yuan thought to himself.

"However, before the attack, I need to recruit troops."

"I didn't have money before, but now I do. This time, when attacking the Garrison, I must ensure complete annihilation."

"Absolutely no loose ends!"

"My city is currently Level 4, with a population of 6,000."

"This recruitment will require at least 5,000 population."

"That means 1,000 units of Purple Soldiers."

"Calculating at 500 gold coins and food per Purple Soldier."

"It will cost 500,000 gold coins and food."

Seeing this number, Fang Yuan's heart trembled slightly.

"That's a lot!"

But compared to the gains after capturing the Garrison.

It was all worth it!

Immediately, Fang Yuan opened his three Barracks.

And began the first large-scale recruitment!