Zong Shen stowed all twelve [Hero Emblems (Gold)] in his Storage Grid.
He planned to hand them over all at once after returning to the territory.
He kept two on himself as spares.
The next item was the long-awaited [City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificate].
And it happened to connect with the certificates he had obtained previously.
The City Lord's Mansion in the current territory was at Tier 8, so all these certificates would come in handy.
After the Defense Challenge, Zong Shen had obtained [Level 9 City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificate ×1] and [Universal City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificate for Levels 12–16 ×2].
Together with the certificates granted by these two platinum banners, they were enough to raise the City Lord's Mansion straight to Level 11 in one go.
As for the two universal City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificates, it would be best to use them after reaching Level 14.
Using them to directly jump through Levels 15 and 16 would maximize the benefits.
Of course, before upgrading the City Lord's Mansion, he still had to undergo an Expansion Challenge.
That posed no pressure whatsoever for Zong Shen.
So there was nothing much to say about it; he had already arranged everything perfectly.
He estimated that once the Lord's Fortress reached the teens in level, its scale would be no less than Bosbang's baronial Castle.
Combined with the fortressification bonus, his City Lord's Mansion would only be far sturdier than those of other lords.
Not to mention that every building in the territory would undergo exterior beautification through the [Rococo Style].
It could maintain astonishing defensive power while also being luxurious.
One could imagine just how beautiful a city Zong Shen's territory would become once it was fully developed.
Or rather, it would be a war fortress draped in magnificent