Construction Begins, Making Wooden Barrels [Seeking Favorites and Recommendations]

Zong Shen held the reins in one hand and rested his chin on the other.

He let the horse trot slowly in the direction of the territory.

He began to calm his mind and think about some future plans.

The expansion of the territory's borders was imminent.

With Colby and Luna holding down the fort, dealing with ten hostile targets within a five-kilometer radius should be no problem.

Unless his luck was terrible and some powerful monster happened to pass by during the expansion.

And then it got drawn in by the territory expansion quest, wiping them out in one fell swoop.

Surely, he couldn't be that unlucky...

As for other issues.

In the short term, the focus would mainly be on construction.

Additionally, daily treasure hunting must absolutely not stop.

Treasure hunting yielded much greater returns than simple, conservative gathering.

In the process of treasure hunting, he could also kill some wild monsters to level up.

Time flew by while he was lost in thought.

Twenty-some minutes later, Zong Shen caught up with the farmers who were following Luna.

At their walking pace, it would take at least another hour to reach the territory.

"Luna, I'll leave them to you; I'll head ahead first."

Zong Shen spurred his horse into a gallop, passing by them and waving a greeting to Luna.

Luna smiled and acknowledged him in return.

As a soldier summoned by Zong Shen, she possessed her own thoughts while also holding basic loyalty toward him.

"Everyone, let's pick up the pace!"

Luna gave a light shout.

She pointed forward toward the Lord's Courtyard, which was now vaguely visible.

At the same time, she watched Zong Shen depart.

With a flick of the whip and a gallop, Zong Shen soon returned to the territory.

Seeing the three silly farmers were not slacking off and were diligently gathering resources outside, he nodded in satisfaction.

He tied the Old Travel Horse at the entrance and let it graze on its own.

The significance of a mount was beyond doubt.

It could save a massive amount of travel time.

Take that Bandit Camp for example; if traveling on foot, it would take at least two and a half to three hours of effort.

However, riding a horse was much faster, requiring only half an hour.

It was no wonder that in the second-to-last background options, almost every choice included a reward of a horse.

This was practically standard equipment for every lord.

Zong Shen walked into the small courtyard.

When he opened the Territory Storage Box, he discovered that the supplies inside had increased quite a bit.

Clearly, the three farmers had been working conscientiously over these past two hours.

Zong Shen transferred the supplies from his backpack and personal storage slots into the Territory Storage Box.

At this moment, the three farmers had also returned, carrying the gathered resources.

"You three, don't head out yet; stay here."

The quantity of supplies in the storage box refreshed once more.

[Coins: 880]

[Wood ×65]

[Stone ×42]

[Iron ×38]

[Hemp ×49]

[Mithril ×9]

[Copper ×3]

[Primary Elemental Crystal ×1]

[Unknown Dried Meat ×15]

[Hemp Rope ×5]

[Iron Axe ×6]

[Iron Pickaxe ×6]

[Smoked Fish ×1]

[Fresh Wolf Meat ×10]

[Refined Wheat Bread ×10]

[Crafted Rum ×10]

[Fresh Wolf Blood ×500ml]

[Hardened Grassland Wolf Skull ×1]

[Grassland Wolf Skeleton ×15]

[Sharp Fangs ×2]

[Complete Grassland Wolf Pelt ×1]

Compared to before he left, there was a significant increase in both quantity and quality.

His pockets had suddenly become quite full.

Zong Shen also felt his back straighten, gaining quite a bit of confidence.

"Tie Zhu!"

"Er Gou!"

"Gou Dan!"

Zong Shen stood beside the storage box and called out.

"What are your orders, Lord?"

The three simple-minded farmers dared not move recklessly, bowing as they asked Zong Shen for instructions.

"Follow me!"

Zong Shen led the three simple-minded farmers outside the courtyard.

There wasn't much usable space left inside the courtyard, and since he had decided to expand the territory soon, he might as well build the structure outside.

He first opened the [Build] menu and selected the [Level 1 Simple Stove].

Immediately, a phantom image of the stove appeared.

Zong Shen placed it outside the courtyard.

"Tie Zhu, you are responsible for building the stove."

Tie Zhu received the order, nodded, and walked over to the phantom of the stove. A hammer appeared in his hand, and he began to hammer away.

[1h36m59s] A countdown appeared to the side, indicating the progress; this was the time after being reduced by [Engineering].

As time gradually ticked down, the phantom also gradually became solid.

At the same time, the materials in the Territory Storage Box were automatically deducted.

Next, Zong Shen placed the phantom of the market for Er Gou to build.

The time was also 1h36m.

After arranging the stove and the market, Zong Shen gave some pointers and placed a [Tier 1 Thatched Shed]. After the reduction, the time required was only 48 minutes.

Gou Dan was responsible for the construction.

Every construction project required a basic population.

Whether it was a farmer, a lord, or a soldier, anyone could be assigned to carry out construction.

Watching the three farmers using their tool hammers to build with a "clanging" sound.

His territory had officially entered a period of bustling, large-scale construction.

A sense of pride welled up in Zong Shen's heart, even as his resources were rapidly dwindling.

Next, he placed the phantoms of 2 more Tier 1 Thatched Sheds and took out six Iron Axes and six Iron Pickaxes.

After some construction.

The quantity of resources had decreased significantly.

The main construction resources remaining were only these.

[Wood × 10]

[Stone × 32]

[Iron × 30]

[Hemp × 40]

[Hemp Rope × 2]

It seems that the consumption of wood in the early stages far exceeds other resources.

All basic buildings require a large amount of wood, so perhaps he should focus on targeted gathering in the near future.

Thinking of this, he set down the six sets of axes and pickaxes and gave instructions to Tie Zhu.

"When Luna returns, tell her to have the two new farmers participate in construction, and have the remaining six farmers go out to gather, focusing primarily on wood!"

Tie Zhu's hands did not stop, still working away with a "clanging" sound, but he turned his face to look at Zong Shen.

"Lord, what about you?"

Zong Shen spoke as he walked toward the courtyard.

"I'm going to get water!"

He arrived in the courtyard.

He sat directly down on the storage box.

He opened the [Crafting] function.

In the list, he found an item.

[Simple Wooden Bucket: Wood ×3, Hemp ×1]

[Capacity: 10L]

[Crafting Time: 3m]

Currently, the wood inventory had 10 units left, and there was still plenty of hemp, so he could calculate that he was able to craft three Simple Wooden Buckets.

Zong Shen began crafting.

Suddenly, a tool hammer and the phantom image of a wooden bucket appeared in his hands, and he began to hammer away with a "clanging" sound.

It was a very magical experience.

After hammering for 9 minutes.

Three wooden buckets appeared at his feet.

Zong Shen beckoned with his hand, storing the buckets into his inventory slots.

He then stood up, went outside the courtyard, and led the Old Travel Horse over.

After 9 minutes of construction, the phantom images of the three buildings had solidified quite a bit.

Especially the Tier 1 Thatched Shed.

Almost one-third of it had already taken shape.

Zong Shen mounted the horse and headed north, directly opposite the courtyard gate, to search for a water source!