Returning to the Territory, Abundant Resources [Seeking Favorites and Recommendations]

[Primary Life Manual]

[Increases maximum health by 20 points upon use]

Zong Shen did not hesitate and chose to use it.

Combined with the strength and health bonuses from the [Ring of the Ghoul], Zong Shen's health reached 273 points.

This health value was now comparable to that of a Wolf Cavalry.

Next, Zong Shen flipped his hand and took out a circular badge engraved with a roaring giant bear.

[Wild Mark]

[Summons 3 level 20 giant bears for 5 minutes upon use; single-use only]

A one-time summoning item.

It was also a very decent item.

It could be used at a critical moment!

Zong Shen put the [Wild Mark] away.

Then, he took out a pale green orb of light and a slightly smaller pale blue orb of light, beginning to examine them one by one.

[Complete Green Soul]

[100% chance to upgrade the talent of a soldier or farmer from white (Common) to green (Good) upon use]

[Fragmented Blue Soul]

[40% chance to upgrade the talent of a soldier or farmer from green (Good) to blue (Excellent) upon use]

To think they were items capable of upgrading talents.

These were all items dropped by the powerful monsters Zong Shen had killed.

Among them, there were two [Complete Green Soul] orbs and only one [Fragmented Blue Soul] orb.

Zong Shen decided to return to the territory before considering who to use them on.

The Wolf Cavalry and Tie Zhu were all of common aptitude and could all be upgraded.

In addition, there were several [Soldier Strengthening Bead] items that could be bestowed upon them to turn them into combat power as quickly as possible.

Zong Shen pondered how to arrange and utilize these items while riding his horse.

It was quite a leisurely time.

Combat exploration is indeed an excellent way to enhance one's strength.

He gathered up these few souls and put them away.

He took out the final few items.

[Azshara Standard Shortsword]

[One-handed]

[Quality: Common]

[Slashing Damage: 21]

[Piercing Damage: 15]

[Attack Range: 60]

[Attack Speed: +12%]

[Durability: 100]

[Strength Requirement: 6]

(Azshara Standard Shortsword, sealed away for many years, slightly decayed)

Four white-tier shortswords, salvaged from the dungeon living quarters; Zong Shen planned to keep them in reserve.

Once the population grows in the future, he will inevitably need to train his own soldiers, and these white-tier armaments will serve perfectly as equipment for the territory.

[Basic Fire Rune]

[Contains fire magic, a common magical material used in construction and forging]

[Basic Wood Rune]

[Contains wood magic, a common magical material used in construction and forging]

Runes are similar to elemental crystals; both are types of magical materials.

They can be used to exert various effects corresponding to their attributes.

[Simple Leather Armor Blueprint]

[Can be used to craft Simple Leather Armor]

[Simple Leather Armor]

[Quality: Common]

[Physical Defense: 16]

[Durability: 120]

[Crafting Requirements: Complete Fur ×1, Hemp Rope ×3]

[Crafting Time: 12m]

The stats were decent, better than the tattered leather short-sleeve shirt Zong Shen had been wearing.

Zong Shen had already learned the blueprint.

Adding this to the previous Simple Wooden Shield blueprint.

He was now capable of crafting basic white-tier protective gear.

The final item was a book.

It was a very thick, heavy book.

The cover was made of brown kraft paper.

Emblazoned on it was a large, four-character title: Marching Strategy!

[Book: Marching Strategy]

[Intelligence Required: 8]

[Reading Time: 120h (cumulative)]

[Reading Effect: Intelligence +4, Charisma +2, Agility +1]

[Each person can only receive the attribute bonus from fully reading it once]

Zong Shen was stunned when he saw these effects.

Truly, knowledge is power.

Moreover, this book could be read by anyone.

As long as they read for a full one hundred and twenty hours, they could gain the attribute bonuses.

Although it primarily increased Intelligence and Charisma, it was still quite remarkable.

In the future, if the conditions allowed, building a library would be a good idea.

Thinking and moving forward like this, an hour passed by without him even noticing.

Both the dwarf uncle and Tie Zhu had a good pace.

Even if the Old Travel Horse trotted the entire way.

They were all able to keep up.

They did not fall behind at any point, nor did they complain of fatigue.

Now, Zong Shen could already see his territory courtyard from afar across the open grassland.

Those farmers were sitting and resting in the thatched shed outside the courtyard.

Each person held a piece of roasted meat in their hand.

Luna was riding the Black Panther, meticulously patrolling the surroundings.

At this moment, she also saw Zong Shen and his party and waved at him.

Zong Shen waved back in greeting.

Although he had only been out for half a day, he had the illusion that he had been gone for a long time.

Ten-plus minutes later.

The three of them arrived outside the territory.

The Wolf Cavalry and the others were bringing two mages and five farmers, so they could only slow down their pace; they still had at least several more hours to travel for the hundred-plus miles.

Upon seeing Zong Shen return, those farmers stood up one after another.

They bowed in salute.

"Lord, you have worked hard!"

Zong Shen nodded with a smile.

He dismounted from his horse.

He tied the Old Travel Horse to the entrance.

He walked quickly into the courtyard.

He prepared to hand over the supplies.

After these two days of gathering and exploration.

The forty storage slots of the [Level 1 Territory Storage Box] were beginning to feel inadequate.

However, upgrading the Territory Storage Box did not require a blueprint.

Zong Shen spent some resources and directly upgraded it to a [Level 2 Territory Storage Box].

The capacity had increased to 80 slots.

Zong Shen organized his supplies.

[Coins: 1380]

[Wood × 421]

[Stone × 242]

[Iron × 157]

[Hemp × 194]

[Mithril × 32]

[Copper × 30]

[Primary Elemental Crystal × 12]

[Advanced Magic Rune Stone × 187]

[Primary Fire Rune × 1]

[Refined Alloy × 2]

[Basic Wood Rune × 2]

[Refined Wheat Bread × 14]

[Crafted Rum × 10]

[Refined Camel Jerky × 15]

[Fresh Wolf Meat × 10]

[Crude Roasted Wolf Meat × 3]

[Crude Roasted Boar Meat × 6]

This stockpile of supplies could be described as extremely abundant.

And this was merely the basic material inventory.

It did not even account for the various forging raw materials like bones and furs, nor the various items with different utility effects.

Looking at his full inventory, Zong Shen felt a deep sense of security welling up within him.

He walked out of the small courtyard.

He prepared to build all the blueprints he had on hand.

At this moment, Luna walked over.

When she saw the Dwarf uncle, her brows furrowed first, then her expression shifted, before she immediately returned to her normal appearance.

Her reaction was all seen by Zong Shen.

Legend had it that the Elf Race had always been at odds with the Dwarf Race.

It seemed that was likely true.

Bronzebeard Ironfire, that Dwarf uncle, hugged his wine jar and found a quiet corner by the courtyard wall, where he began to drink happily.

He didn't even need any side dishes.

He drank wine as if it were water, a genuine old drunkard.

Luna stopped paying attention to the Dwarf uncle, instead dismounting from the Black Panther and walking up to Zong Shen.