Test Subject

After Linsey gave him a brief instruction, his people began to gather timber from the surrounding area.

With the help of Resource Conversion tools, efficiency is not a concern.

"However, the banyan tree..."

"I remember Teacher Finn taught me that this is a plant that can be propagated by cuttings."

Linsey was originally planning to stop and go back to studying the construction system, but then he remembered the knowledge he had learned.

He had a sudden inspiration and walked alone to the edge of the Banyan Grove.

Click—

Linsey casually broke off a tree branch and stuck it into the ground at the edge of her territory.

Logically speaking, plant propagation by cuttings also requires some work, such as pruning the stems or providing water retention.

But this kind of banyan tree doesn't need so much work.

Although it doesn't grow as rapidly as a brand-new, Miraculous Seed, this branch still inherited the mother plant's strong Life Force and quickly remained alive.

"..."

Linsey sensed this through the Life Source Material.

He crouched down and touched the ground around him.

Although extremely slight, the area of soil and water improvement that was originally located where he planted the branch expanded slightly.

When this branch grows up, it will blend into the Great Banyan Grove.

The original scope of water and soil improvement will inevitably expand.

Linsey made her decision and stood up:

"That's right, the scope of influence is not static."

"As long as we persevere, we can continue to expand the effects of soil and water conservation."

Linsey inexplicably thought of the Garden Enclosure in the Courtyard in the Forest.

Is what he's doing now a degraded version of that Garden Enclosure system?

"In short, the work of Great Banyan Grove must also be assigned. Small changes that accumulate over time can benefit the whole world and should not be ignored."

With these thoughts in mind, Linsey returned to the Town Hall.

Of all the buildings, he plans to prioritize building the [Village Square].

The Village Square serves two purposes: it allows farmers to be trained and resources to be stored, thus contributing to the development of the entire camp.

"200 timber, 100 stone."

After the logging just now, including what Linsey already had, the amount of timber was sufficient.

As for the stone...

"Heh, I have plenty of this stuff."

Not to mention the stone Linsey used to count the days.

Even the materials used to build fortress defenses during adventures fully meet this number.

So Linsey clicked to build.

A virtual frame of a [Village Square] immediately appeared at the location he specified.

Buildings cannot be generated automatically.

As Linsey walked into the frame, a subtle prompting appeared in her mind.

He places the corresponding materials in the designated positions, and then no further processing is required to directly produce the corresponding building entity.

Linsey tried to move the materials.

Sure enough, the virtual framework was gradually filled in.

Linsey followed the construction system's rhythm.

After all the materials were filled in halfway, the ground of the [Village Square] was leveled, and the foundation was extended.

"..."

Just then, Linsey stopped.

He remembered the mechanics of certain Real-Time Strategy games, so he turned to the side and called out:

"Tie Yu, come here for a second!"

"Once you're within the area of this building's shadow, you should be able to sense a working state, piling up these materials with me."

"Yes, Lord Linsey!" Tie Yu rushed over immediately.

With the two of them working together within the building's framework, the construction speed increased to some extent, just as Linsey had anticipated.

To further refine this efficiency increase, Linsey recruited other people to join the team.

Finally, let's make a rough estimate.

A single person can complete a construction project at 100% of the standard time.

Each subsequent addition to the construction team increases efficiency by 10%. This figure continues until 11 people work together, reaching a maximum efficiency of 200%, effectively halving the construction time.

"The details are quite detailed."

"Therefore, when arranging construction teams, we can set a maximum of 11 people."

In just half an hour.

A complete Village Square was then built.

The once chaotic and complex land has been orderly and leveled into a spacious and flat area. In the very center stands a podium, next to which hangs a huge bell that can summon the people of the territory.

And some materials that have just been collected.

Under the control of the rules, the items were transported and piled up on an open space next to the square, and everything appeared orderly, clean and tidy.

"How... how did they manage to do that in this plaza?"

"Didn't you see? It was the Lord who led everyone in building it!"

"The Awakened One's skills are amazing."

"Me too... I've never seen anything like this before."

Linsey initially intended to ignore the praise.

But realizing his current status Lord, he forced a humble smile and waved to the crowd.

"From now on, when the bells here ring, it will be me gathering everyone together."

"The collected materials can also be stored here."

After dealing with the astonishment of the people, problems immediately arose.

The system panel says that the Village Square can train the people to become farmers, but Linsey has reservations.

If it were like the shop assistant in the [Simulation Management] module.

The effect of the [Real-Time Strategy] module is also to train these living people into machines without self-awareness.

"If that's the case, then we're better off not using this effect."

Then, Linsey's eyes swept around.

To determine the impact of this effect, a test target is definitely needed.

He unfolded the map.

Those who originally harbored ulterior motives at the Yarrow Camp, seeing that everything had turned into ruins and that there was no profit to be made, all left.

Even among the remaining people, those who didn't genuinely pledge allegiance to Linsey were still neutral to friendly, belonging to the yellow hue.

"So, who should we use as the test subject?"

Tie Yu, who was standing nearby, immediately asked:

"Lord Linsey, is there anything you need to do?"

"If you don't mind, I'd be happy to do it for you! I'm willing to take any risk!"

After the previous trek and the many wonders witnessed during the construction of the territory.

This simple young man from the Wasteland had an unparalleled admiration for Linsey.

Linsey waved her hand:

"Don't worry, we don't need you to handle dangerous matters for now."

"I happen to have a very suitable partner... hehe."

Then, Linsey found another open space.

He set up his Plant Hut, and amidst the cheers of his bewildered and impressed citizens, he dragged out Hilude, who had become a shop assistant.

The young writer emerges from chaos and develops self-awareness.

His wine-red eyes locked onto Linsey, instantly lighting up:

"My hero, you... you actually defeated fate!"

"I can feel it! I can feel it!!! Some indescribable shackles on you have been completely destroyed, that's right..."

Linsey interrupted Hilude directly:

"Alright, that's enough."

"I asked you to come out today to do me a favor. Come with me."