To Get Rich, Start by Chopping Trees [Seeking Favorites and Recommendations]

When Zong Shen arrived beside the large wooden chest.

Two messages of different colors appeared in succession.

[Level 1 Territory Storage Box]

(Level 1 storage box, can store 40 slots of supplies. For items of the same type, resource and food categories can be stacked up to 1000 units/slot. Weapon categories do not stack, except for throwing weapons, bows, crossbows, arrows, and identical standard-issue equipment.)

Zong Shen examined the prompts and the strategy guide, immediately having a clear understanding in his mind.

Then, with a thought, he opened the storage box.

Grid after grid of storage slots immediately appeared before him.

The total number was exactly 40 slots.

There were twelve types of basic supplies in total.

Eight of them came from the attached equipment and supplies provided by his background selection.

Zong Shen took them out one by one.

[Dented Simple Kite Shield]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Shield Defense: 50]

(A damaged kite shield, it will provide you with protection.)

[Disheveled Leather Short-Sleeved Shirt]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Body Protection: 13]

[Durability: 50]

[Strength Requirement: 1]

(Tattered leather clothing, capable of providing you with basic body protection.)

[Tattered Leather Boots]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Leg Protection: 10]

[Durability: 50]

[Strength Required: 1]

(Tattered leather shoes, capable of providing basic leg protection.)

[Rusted Sword]

[One-Handed]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Slashing Damage: 21]

[Piercing Damage: 14]

[Attack Range: 75]

[Attack Speed: +4%]

[Durability: 50]

[Strength Required: 3]

(A ragged one-handed sword, capable of providing basic damage capabilities.)

[Hunting Crossbow]

[Quality: Common]

[Piercing Damage: 33]

[Durability: 50]

[Strength Required: 8]

(A somewhat crudely crafted hunting crossbow; use it well, and it will be your primary ranged weapon in the early stages.)

[Bent Crossbow Bolts]

[Quality: Common]

[Piercing Damage: 8]

[Quantity: 30]

(Bent crossbow bolts with numerous signs of repair; who knows which poor soul's corpse these were scavenged from? Just make do with them.)

[Old Travel Horse]

[Quality: Common]

[Charge: 3]

[Speed: 4]

[Armor: 25]

[Health: 120/120]

[Satiety: 68]

[Requires Riding Level 1]

(An aged travel horse. Please treat this old guy well; it might save your life at a critical moment.)

[Smoked Fish]

[Quality: Common]

[Morale Increase: 4]

(Your initial food supply.)

That was all of Zong Shen's basic personal supplies.

"All that effort for nothing, and when I look at the quality, it's all dilapidated..."

Zong Shen looked at the pile of junk before him.

The ideal is plump, but reality is skeletal.

However, this was just starting equipment—free supplies, so what more could he ask for!

At this moment, he was only wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and white boxer briefs, looking ridiculously shabby.

He hurriedly began to put them on.

These pieces of equipment not only carried a strange, foul odor, but were also covered in a layer of black, grime-like residue.

"Truly worthy of being an heirloom..."

Zong Shen sighed helplessly, gritted his teeth, and pulled on the leather short-sleeved shirt and leather boots.

He hung the bolt pouch at his waist and slung the hunting crossbow over his back.

Next, he picked up the kite shield and the rusted one-handed sword.

All this equipment combined weighed about ten to twenty pounds, yet Zong Shen felt completely unburdened.

Clearly, his physique had been enhanced in accordance with his attributes.

Zong Shen was now fully armed, the only thing lacking being a pair of leg armor.

He only had a pair of white shorts on, which left him feeling quite insecure.

However, this set of equipment still made the three foolish farmers feel a bit envious.

After the equipment inventory was finished.

The most urgent task now was to collect resources.

He cast his gaze toward the small courtyard.

With a thought, the attributes and strategy guide appeared immediately.

[Newbie Protection Period: 71 hours 48 minutes 56 seconds]

(During the protection period, your courtyard will not be attacked)

[Damaged Lord's Manor (Repairable)]

[Durability: 1000]

[Area: 230 square meters]

[Damaged Bluestone Wall (Repairable)]

[Durability: 1300]

[Damaged Courtyard Gate (Repairable)]

[Durability: 800]

(Your initial home, it is recommended to repair it as soon as possible; it will be able to provide you with a secure place to live and is also the key to establishing a city)

Zong Shen opened the repairable options.

[Repair Damaged Lord's Manor: Wood ×28, Stone ×30, Hemp ×14 (Materials can be submitted gradually for partial repairs)]

[Repair Damaged Bluestone Wall: Wood ×10, Stone ×50, Hemp ×10]

[Repair Damaged Courtyard Gate: Wood ×35]

A preliminary repair of the courtyard required a large amount of wood, stone, and hemp, with wood being the most consumed resource.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, start by chopping trees.

The ancients never lied to me!

Perhaps due to the newbie starting conditions, Zong Shen did not see any other additional requirements.

It seemed that as long as the materials were gathered, it could be repaired.

Inside the storage box, besides Zong Shen's personal supplies.

There were also [Iron Axe ×4], [Iron Pickaxe ×4], [Earthen Pot ×4], and [Net Bag ×4].

These were all basic tools for the early stages.

Zong Shen decided to have the farmers take action immediately.

"Tie Zhu, Gou Dan, Er Gou, you three are to form a squad with Tie Zhu as the captain. Take the tools and head out to gather resources."

"Wood, stone, hemp, and any food you can find—I want it all, but don't go too far."

The three simple-minded farmers stood at attention immediately.

"Yes, respected lord!"

Then, led by Tie Zhu, who looked slightly more intelligent than the others, they each took their tools.

They left the small courtyard and headed out to explore the surroundings.

As far as the eye could see, the area was covered in vast stretches of green grass, along with some thin trees and shrubs.

Deep green hemp plants could be seen scattered throughout the grassland from time to time.

Gathering basic resources would not be a problem.

As for danger, Zong Shen had not discovered any yet, but he dared not let his guard down.

After all, the protection period only covered the small courtyard, not the farmers working outside.

If these three farmers encountered danger, he would truly become a commander with no troops.

Zong Shen watched the three simple-minded farmers, each equipped with an axe and a pickaxe.

They also carried an extra net bag and an earthen pot as they began chopping wood, mining stone, and harvesting hemp within a hundred-meter radius of the courtyard.

He returned to the courtyard.

He placed his shield on the ground and sat down on it.

It wasn't that he wanted to slack off, but he still had many functions and attributes to familiarize himself with.

There were even some basic functions he hadn't had the time to look into yet.

With a thought.

Several basic options immediately appeared before his eyes.

[Territory], [Build], [Craft], [Channel], [Inventory], [Personal], [Legion].

There were seven categories in total.

Among them, the last category, [Legion], appeared grayed out and could not be opened.

The rest could all be clicked to open.

He casually opened [Inventory] first; it contained 20 slots, but unfortunately, it was completely empty, with nothing inside.