Hard Currency, March North! [Seeking Favorites and Recommendations]

Zong Shen was already very satisfied with the output of the Moon Well.

In addition, the Moon Well also possessed a skill called "Spring of the Moon Well."

After activation, it could last for five hours, increasing the Moon Well's production by 520% and raising its maximum capacity.

This meant it could produce a maximum of 260ml of Moon Spring Water per hour.

Seeing how highly sought after the Moon Spring Water was now, Zong Shen immediately activated "Spring of the Moon Well," causing the production of the Moon Well to increase rapidly.

After finishing all this, Zong Shen returned to the side of the [Market].

He began to continue negotiating prices.

The next item was a special quest item.

[Swadian Knight Trial Badge]

[Use to initiate the Swadian Trial]

[Upon successful completion of the trial, you can obtain a knighthood from the Swadian Empire]

"A knighthood?"

Zong Shen looked at the information for this badge provided by the other party.

It seemed that this item was related to some indigenous faction.

However, its specific utility was currently unknown, and how many benefits could be gained from it was also unknown.

Furthermore, it required passing a trial.

This was an item that relied on gambling on future expectations.

After some haggling, Zong Shen successfully secured the badge for 80ml of [Tears of the Moon Goddess].

After extracting it through the [Market].

Zong Shen toyed with the badge in his hand.

The emblem on it was a mighty prairie lion, with a giant stone embedded with a lance beneath its feet.

Zong Shen stared intently at this trial badge.

The Strategy Guide information appeared immediately.

(The Swadian Empire is a powerful empire located in the continental plains. The value of this badge is very high, but the difficulty of the trial is equally high. Wait until you possess sufficient strength before attempting the trial.)

(As long as you pass the trial, you can become a Swadian Knight and gain the qualification to recruit a certain number of Swadian Heavy Cavalry at regular intervals.)

"It's a good item, but I probably won't need it in the short term, so I'll store it away for now."

Zong Shen instantly understood the value of this badge.

This was a key to opening doors with the indigenous factions.

If one wanted to gradually develop on this continent, besides the constant construction by the lord themselves, indigenous factions were also a very important link.

Zong Shen put the badge into his personal storage grid, keeping it properly secured.

Now, there was one last item that interested Zong Shen.

It was a building blueprint.

[Tier 1 Elemental Arrow Tower Construction Blueprint]

[Quality: Excellent (Green)]

[Requirements: Stone ×65, Iron ×30, Wood ×80, Hemp Rope ×12, Primary Elemental Crystal ×8]

[Construction Time: 6h 24m]

[Footprint: 10 square meters]

[Height: 12 meters]

[Range: 500 meters]

[Piercing Damage: 60~69]

[Attack Speed: 3s]

[Each attack has a 10% chance to deal 10 points of random elemental damage]

[Durability: 1500]

[Armor: 20]

This was a rare defensive building.

Once built, it could guard the territory and attack all enemies within its range.

However, it required 8 Primary Elemental Crystals.

Zong Shen currently only had two on hand.

After some bargaining.

Zong Shen spent 60ml of Tears of the Moon Goddess to acquire this blueprint.

Everyone was happy!

At this moment, Zong Shen opened the [Market] again, preparing to list three more portions of [Tears of the Moon Goddess], only to be surprised by what he found.

There were several more people listing [Tears of the Moon Goddess] on the market...

Taking a closer look at the listings, the leader was none other than the Arab who had previously traded a [Primary Heart of Strength] for 200ml of [Tears of the Moon Goddess]...

He had divided the [Tears of the Moon Goddess] into 20ml portions, each trading for 100 units of resources!

The other listings for [Tears of the Moon Goddess] on the market were the same.

Good grief, Zong Shen couldn't help but exclaim.

So these people had bought them just to resell them?

And with a single flip, the profit had actually doubled!

Zong Shen's Moon Spring Water had suddenly taken on the characteristics of a precious market equivalent.

It had turned into a "financial product."

This maneuver left Zong Shen dumbfounded.

Zong Shen shook his head.

He listed three more portions.

For one of them, he set the trade price at 999,999 wood.

At this stage, no one could afford that price.

This listing was used purely by Zong Shen as an advertisement.

In the notes below, he wrote: Seeking all kinds of blueprints, special items, and materials. Send private messages with pictures; idle chatter will be ignored.

Next, he listed two more 40ml portions of [Tears of the Moon Goddess].

The required trade price was 10 Primary Elemental Crystals.

Judging by the drop rate, Primary Elemental Crystals were much rarer than general resources.

In the notes below, he wrote: Partial purchases allowed, private message for details!

His territory's resources were currently abundant, so there was no need to trade Moon Spring Water for them for the time being.

The Moon Well was a special Elven building that had long gone extinct; unless someone else had also unearthed Elven ruins, it was impossible for any competitors to appear.

Not everyone was like Zong Shen, capable of discovering hidden opportunities through the Strategy Module.

After Zong Shen had been busy for a while.

The time reached 6:00 AM.

Outside the territory, birds chirped incessantly.

The sky had already begun to brighten.

Luna had woken up early.

Riding her Black Panther, she came to Zong Shen's side.

Zong Shen turned his head, a faint smile on his face.

Having survived the first night since landing, he had become more accustomed to the rhythm of this world.

No need to go to work, no need to earn money.

He only needed to focus on constant exploration and construction.

Of course, both had one thing in common.

That was, they were both for the sake of survival!

"Don't you want to sleep a bit more?"

Zong Shen asked with concern.

Luna shook her head.

"As a warrior of the Moon Goddess, I do not need much sleep to restore my energy."

"My Lord, do you have any plans for today?"

Zong Shen's gaze turned toward the north of the territory, where a stretch of low, rolling mountains lay beyond a hundred miles of sprawling grasslands.

Hearing Luna's question, he looked on with deep eyes and slowly uttered two words.

"Advance north."

"Today's goal is to explore the north of the territory, especially that mountain forest."

Zong Shen drew his sword and pointed.

Luna seemed to sense Zong Shen's determination.

Then, Zong Shen added.

"Luna, your task for today is to guard the territory. I am taking Tie Zhu north to rendezvous with Colby first."

"You are responsible for supervising these farmers in gathering resources; today's strategy is to collect all basic resources."

"At the same time, help me keep an eye on the [Market] and protect the farmers and the Moon Spring Water."

Zong Shen gave his instructions.

He left behind ten pieces of fresh wolf meat.

He summoned Tie Zhu, who was now a Nord Shadow Assassin.

Mounting the Old Travel Horse, each of them holding a piece of Refined Wheat Bread, they headed toward the north of the territory.

The large and small silhouettes were stretched long and thin under the slanting rays of the morning sun.

I'm getting featured tomorrow, so starting tomorrow and continuing for a week, there will be three updates every day, with the update times following the standard mentioned in the comment section.

I want to be an author who updates on time and doesn't give readers anything to worry about.

It's been raining and getting colder these past two days, so I caught a cold today; seasonal changes are no joke.

Enough chatter, everyone please make sure to stay warm.