There's a mission, will the reward be far behind?

Was the entire plan too rushed?

Of course not. In fact, the moment Landen heard the Minotaur Butler report that Vivian had sent someone, the entire plan had already formed in his mind. However, a complete plan was divided into three steps, each interlocking with the next. Only after completing one step could the next be carried out, and it also provided a safety guarantee for the next step. Of course, throughout the entire plan, the Lord System also played a significant role in assisting him.

The first step of the entire plan was to turn the person Vivian sent into a corpse. Poor Miss Janie, before she even met Landen, he had already defined her as a dead person.

The reason for killing her was not because she was sent by Vivian. Quite the opposite, if Janie had truly been sent by Vivian solely to deliver that message to Landen, Landen would never have laid a hand on her. After all, Janie was Vivian's right-hand person. If he eliminated her, Landen couldn't be entirely sure that Vivian wouldn't disregard Matriarch Isis's existence out of anger and attack him.

The reason he acted was because Landen had already guessed Vivian's surveillance of him, her connection to the previous Landen's death, and even that if he didn't act quickly to eliminate Janie, she would definitely make another move before Vivian arrived. If he died at this time, Vivian's suspicion would be the least, and that was indeed the case. In the mission Vivian gave Janie, it was clearly stated that if Landen didn't die from "accidentally drinking Corona Ginger Juice," then she should "find some other accident to help Landen die peacefully" before she headed to the Yumaas Region.

Guessing these things wasn't difficult. The main reason, of course, was that everything was too coincidental. It wasn't the coincidence that he didn't die but woke up from his coma not long before Janie appeared, but rather that he had just interrogated Aila, who was being held captive, when Janie showed up. This was truly too coincidental.

Another reason was that the Lord System had told Landen – that guy with a loyalty of - was definitely not good. He certainly wasn't sent by Matriarch Isis. The most likely possibility, of course, was that he was an infiltrator planted by Landen's three older sisters. Among them, Vivian, who was most at odds with Landen and extremely hateful towards him, was naturally the most suspicious. And the envoy who appeared at this time happened to be Vivian's person. All the coincidences coming together meant it was no longer a coincidence.

Therefore, after learning of Janie's arrival, Landen didn't meet her immediately. Instead, he spent a whole day refining Corona Ginger Juice. During this process, the entire plan truly became complete.

The subsequent two steps of the plan, namely capturing the young Mind Flayer and finally persuading the Mind Flayer family, were also inextricably linked to the Lord System.

The Mind Flayer family, ranked among the top three in strength on this territory, had always been under a certain degree of surveillance by Landen's Dark Elves. However, such surveillance could only roughly determine their hunting times and some simple living habits. But once this information was imported into the Lord System, it was immediately expanded upon. For example, the young Mind Flayer's habitual hunting route was automatically generated by the Lord System after integrating the various pieces of information reported by the Dark Elves. With this, Landen was able to accurately place Janie's corpse, laced with a mental poison, directly on the young Mind Flayer's hunting route.

And the final step, which seemed smooth sailing, actually contained the only risk point in the entire plan.

In the Lord System, there was a description of the two adult Mind Flayers:

"Moa, Mosen, adult, conservative personality, Black Iron Peak strength, proficient in Mind Blast (casting range meters), Mind Storm (casting range meters), Mind Control (casting range meters)."

With the materials Landen had, he could only refine a one-time amulet specifically for defending against Mind Blast. It was precisely the data above that ultimately led Landen to decide to proceed with this plan.

From the moment Moa and Mosen appeared, Landen had been paying close attention to the distance between them, maintaining a distance of about meters from them. This ensured that even if they wanted to attack him, they could only use Mind Blast and not any other skills. Coupled with appropriate verbal guidance, he successfully bluffed them, causing them to release one Mind Blast and then not unleash any other skills.

This was the only risky part of the entire plan. If Moa or Mosen had a more volatile temper and unleashed a Mind Storm on Landen in the earlier stages, Landen would now be like Miss Janie, a corpse with an empty skull...

Of course, there are no so many "ifs" in this world. Landen had successfully completed the mission, gaining the territory's first batch of subservient residents while also successfully activating the Lord System's quest function. The data in the Lord System had also changed significantly.

[Lord: Philip Isis Landon]
[Territory: Underworld, Blackwater River, Youweimas Area, S-Class Territory]
[Territory Creatures: Mind Flayer, Family*; Lizardfolk, Tribe*; Hobgoblin, Tribe*; Rock Lizard, Tribe*n;]
[Territory Products: Deep Fire Magma Rock, Firefly Mushroom, Stalactite Frozen Slurry, Necroflower]
[Companions: None]
[Followers: None]
[Soldiers: 0 people, Loyalty - 0 people; 0 people, Loyalty - 0 people, Loyalty - 0 people]
[Territory Citizens: 3 Mind Flayers (Contracted)]
[Territory Morale Value: 0]
[Lord's Special Skill: None]
[Territory Quest: (First Batch of Permanent Residents) Obtain the first batch of permanent residents for this territory within 7 days, requiring over 10 people. (Quest Reward) 1 Green-grade Territory Talent]
[Other: Not yet unlocked]

"Contracted citizens? So, once the contract becomes invalid, these guys could betray me at any time? They're truly terrifyingly opportunistic. It's a shame I don't have time to deal with this now. Later... Hmph!"

Having achieved his goal, Landen felt refreshed both physically and mentally. He was leisurely leaning back in his swivel chair, his feet propped on the desk, while looking at the Lord System.

"This quest function opened at such a perfect time. I was just worrying about not having enough subordinates, and now they've been delivered right to my doorstep. However, getting over 10 permanent citizens in 7 days... who should I find to complete this quest..."

While looking at the newly appeared quest, Landen once again fell into deep thought.

And at the door, the Minotaur Butler was just about to knock to ask Landen if he wanted to start preparing dinner when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine and shivered involuntarily. He paused, then thought carefully, and decisively abandoned his original intention, turning around to start cooking instead...

However, it was a pity that such an action did not save him.

"Hmm, if I had Old Niu, this plan would seem foolproof, hehehehe..."

In the room, Landen's sinister laughter echoed incessantly.