Territory Under Attack

Blue Mountain Workshop: You obtained an Expert Level Blacksmith!

Another apprentice had actually advanced to become an Expert Level Blacksmith!

Huang Yu was lying on a chaise longue, dozing.

Upon hearing the notification, he immediately opened his eyes.

He waved for the maid massaging his legs to leave.

Huang Yu put on his clothes and went to the Blue Mountain Workshop.

The Blue Mountain Workshop was a two-story building.

The first floor was where raw materials were processed.

By now, it had been completely filled with all kinds of materials.

Ten Apprentice Level Blacksmiths were working there.

Seeing the busy apprentices and the large amount of unprocessed materials,

Huang Yu felt that he needed to consider recruiting another batch of blacksmiths.

He bypassed the sorted raw materials and headed straight for the second floor.

"Lord, you're here!"

As soon as Huang Yu reached the second floor, sharp-eyed Baili spotted him.

Baili brought a blacksmith with an honest-looking face before Huang Yu and said:

"Congratulations, Lord, on gaining another Expert Level Blacksmith!"

"Yes, that's why I came."

Huang Yu looked at the man.

Perhaps because it was his first time facing Huang Yu directly, the man seemed somewhat restrained, but he still seriously introduced himself to Huang Yu.

"Greetings, Lord. My name is Mou Ping, and I'm skilled at forging bow and crossbow weapons."

Huang Yu nodded and brought up Mou Ping's information panel.

Blacksmith: Mou Ping

Level: Expert Level

Field of Expertise: Bow and Crossbow Weapons

Potential: 2.5% probability of advancing to become a Saint Blacksmith.

Mou Ping's potential was between Cang Yun's and Baili's.

There was also a certain possibility that he could become a Saint Blacksmith!

"Lord, when Cang Yun and I developed the Iron-Tire Bow yesterday, Mou Ping was assisting us. He was the one who solved several technical problems."

"Oh!"

Huang Yu smiled and patted Mou Ping's shoulder, saying amiably:

"Mou Ping, that Iron-Tire Bow played a major role. What reward would you like?"

"I wouldn't dare. It was simply my duty."

Mou Ping hurriedly waved his hands, looking somewhat nervous. He seemed to be an introverted person.

"Hahaha, as a lord, how could I fail to reward merit?"

Huang Yu chuckled twice. His consciousness searched through the Chaos Mall and immediately found a Rare Grade material.

"Now that you've become an Expert Level Blacksmith, your treatment will be the same as Baili's and Cang Yun's. From now on, you may use whatever materials you need from the warehouse. If you have any other requirements, you can come directly to me."

"Thank you, Lord!"

Mou Ping hurriedly bowed, looking extremely pleased.

"There's no need to be so restrained."

Huang Yu helped Mou Ping up and said with a smile, "By the way, to celebrate your advancement to Expert Level Blacksmith, I've prepared a gift for you."

Taking out the material he had purchased, Huang Yu handed it to Mou Ping.

"This is..." Mou Ping looked at what Huang Yu had handed him, his face full of delight.

"Thousand Silk Wood, a Rare Grade material!"

Huang Yu said with a smile.

Thousand Silk Wood was an excellent material for bowstaves. It possessed remarkable flexibility and was worth 700 Soul Crystals.

As an Expert Level Blacksmith and an expert in bows and crossbows, Mou Ping naturally knew what Thousand Silk Wood was.

He simply hadn't expected Huang Yu to give him such a precious material right away.

"Thank you, Lord!"

Mou Ping excitedly tried to bow again.

For a blacksmith, fine materials were the driving force behind their work.

Huang Yu stopped Mou Ping from being overly deferential.

A lord did indeed need to maintain the necessary dignity before his subordinates.

But there had to be limits.

Wooo—

Wooo!

Just as Huang Yu was about to further strengthen his relationship with Mou Ping,

a long and a short horn blast suddenly rang out across the territory.

"Lord, it's the Warning Horn!"

The sound had come from the Warning Horn Huang Yu had ordered the Blue Mountain Workshop to forge.

This Fine Grade equipment possessed no offensive capabilities.

Its sole function was to carry sound far enough.

Huang Yu's original intention had been to use it to contact the Spartan Warriors fighting in the forest.

Later, he had devised various signals, such as one long and one short, or one long and two short.

They served as the most basic means of long-distance communication.

The sound of one long and one short horn blast meant that enemies had appeared near the territory!

"Most of the wild monsters near the territory have been completely cleared out. Where did the enemies come from?"

This was the first time Huanyu Territory had faced a proactive enemy attack.

Huang Yu didn't dare delay and hurried out of the Blue Mountain Workshop.

At that moment, the village chief brought a robust-looking farmer before Huang Yu.

The farmer was holding the Warning Horn.

He appeared to be the one who had blown it.

"Lord, this is bad!"

"There are enemies!"

"Enemies have appeared near the territory!"

The village chief hurried over to Huang Yu in a panic.

His face was deathly pale, and his speech was incoherent. Clearly, the enemies outside the territory had terrified him.

"What are you panicking for?"

Huang Yu barked.

The territory's seven-day protection period had not yet ended.

During this period, no enemy could enter Huanyu Territory.

Although there wasn't a single Spartan Warrior inside the territory,

there was absolutely no need to panic.

The village chief's actions were only disturbing the people's morale.

At a time like this, if some accident affected the residents' confidence in him and their loyalty,

Huang Yu would absolutely not let this fool off!

Seeing Huang Yu's dark expression, the village chief's heart lurched.

He immediately realized that he had lost his composure and caused trouble for the Lord, and he felt deeply regretful.

"My lord, it's just that... those monsters looked too frightening!"

The village chief lowered his head and muttered. When no one responded to him, he looked up and discovered that Huang Yu had already left with the others. His face instantly turned deathly pale.

Your village chief's loyalty to you decreased by 10 points due to fear!

Huang Yu was heading toward the direction where the enemies had appeared. After seeing the system notification, a trace of coldness flashed through his eyes.

It seemed the position of village chief would have to be given to someone else!

Upon reaching the northeastern direction of the territory,

Huang Yu couldn't help frowning after seeing the enemies' appearance.

The blue-gray-skinned humanoid creatures before him were all over two meters tall and extremely ugly.

With their green faces, protruding fangs, and bell-sized eyes, they looked like a group of evil spirits.

Huang Yu brought up the information panel for the enemies.

Orcs

Race Level: High-level

Note: Race levels are divided into Low-level, Ordinary, High-level, and Super. The human race is Ordinary-level.

Lord's Authority: Totem Pole

Introduction: Regardless of gender or age, every orc is destined to become a powerful warrior from birth. Once they reach adulthood, they generally possess strength no weaker than that of wild monsters. Their endurance, magic resistance, recovery ability, and other attributes are also extremely powerful. In particular, orcs who inherit a Totem Pole are not only powerful warriors but usually formidable Spellcasters as well...

A High-level Race?

Huang Yu's expression turned solemn.

He roughly knew where the other party had come from.

As expected, that faction on the grassland was most likely this group of orcs before him!