As the buildings appeared one by one, five figures gradually materialized as well. At the front stood two young men, one with a cold, stern face and the other refined and scholarly.
Behind them were two men and one woman. One of the men had a powerfully built body and looked like a blacksmith; the other wore a physician's robes and looked like a pharmacist. The last woman was beautiful and was presumably the owner of the Tailor Shop.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
After the five materialized, their eyes were initially somewhat vacant before gradually clearing. They dropped to one knee and shouted in unison.
Now that Zhao Fu had obtained Great Qin's legacy, he was naturally the master of Great Qin. He said calmly, "All of you, rise."
The five respectfully stood up.
Zhao Fu began inspecting the five people's attributes. He started with the stern young man among the two standing in front.
Name: Bai Qi Aptitude: SSS Title: [God of Killing] Title Effect: All attributes +10%, causes enemies to feel fear, lowers combat power, and raises the morale of allied troops. Class: [General] Class Effect: Can hold 2 troop classes simultaneously. Battle Merit: Civilian (0/200) Race: Human Lifespan: 24 (100) Loyalty: 100 Attributes: Strength: 10 Intelligence: 10 Constitution: 10 Agility: 10 Cultivation: Zero Stage Cultivation Technique: None Skills: None Equipment: Coarse Cloth Shirt, Cloth Shoes, Coarse Cloth Pants
Although he had long known that Great Qin's civil officials and generals from that era would appear, Zhao Fu was still rather surprised to see Bai Qi. Historically, Bai Qi had been foremost among the Four Great Generals of the Warring States period. He had fought countless battles in his life and had been nearly undefeated, slaughtering over a million people, which was why he was also called the God of Killing.
However, his ending had not been a good one. In the end, he had been granted death.
After looking over Bai Qi's attributes, Zhao Fu turned to the other refined young man.
Name: Li Si Aptitude: SS Title: [Prime Minister] Title Effect: Raises public support, population attraction rate +5%, high-aptitude attraction +5%. Class: [Civil Official] Class Effect: Can choose one troop class, Intelligence +2%, Constitution +2%. Battle Merit: Civilian (0/200) Race: Human Lifespan: 23 (100) Attributes: Strength: 6 Intelligence: 10 Constitution: 5 Agility: 4 Cultivation: Zero Stage Cultivation Technique: None Skills: None Equipment: Coarse Cloth Shirt, Cloth Shoes, Coarse Cloth Pants
After looking over Li Si's attributes, Zhao Fu was not especially surprised. Historically, Li Si had been the famed Prime Minister of Qin State, and he had made great contributions to Qin Shi Huang's unification.
Yet his ending had also been poor; he had been cut in half at the marketplace.
After that!
Zhao Fu turned his gaze to the other three. There was no need to go into their specific attributes, only their names and classes. Wang Dawu was a blacksmith and possessed the Forging skill, allowing him to craft weapons. Zhang Baishu was a pharmacist and possessed the Healing skill, allowing him to treat illnesses. He Yun was a Tailor and possessed the Tailoring skill, allowing her to make defensive equipment.
All three had S-rank aptitude. As for the rest, there was no need to mention it. Regarding aptitude, it was the most important factor in Apocalypse World. Aptitude was divided into nine ranks: SSS, SS, S, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
The higher the aptitude rank, the faster one's cultivation and comprehension speed. For example, E-rank was twice as fast as F-rank, D-rank was four times as fast as F-rank, C-rank was eight times as fast, and B-rank was sixteen times as fast, and so on.
Furthermore, high-tier troop classes generally required top-tier aptitude. Troop classes were likewise divided into nine ranks from F to SSS, but each rank had three grades, such as F-, F, and F+.
After examining their attributes, Zhao Fu told them to wait, then entered a room within the Village Chief Hall. A purple cube quietly floated in midair.
He inspected the village's attributes.
Village Name: Great Qin Village (Legendary) Level: Elementary (0/5000) Village Area: 1 square kilometer Village Territory: 46 square kilometers Residents: 6/1100 Soldiers: 0/440 (Every village has population and soldier limits. An ordinary elementary village generally has a limit of 300 people, a blue-quality village has a limit of 400, a silver-quality village has a limit of 600, a gold-quality village has a limit of 800, and a purple-quality village has a limit of 1,000.)
The current limit was 1,100 because the village's special attributes provided an additional 100. The soldier limit was the total number of people who could undergo Class Transfer into troop classes.
Public Support: 100 (Public support refers to the loyalty of all residents. If public support reaches 80, it increases population attraction. If public support reaches 0, residents will begin to defect. If public support is negative, it will attract criminals to join. Of course, these people will not be loyal to you, and you must remain vigilant at all times, as your life may be in danger.)
There were only five villagers at present, and they had all been granted by the system. Their loyalty was all 100, and they would basically never betray him, so public support was currently 100.
Special Attributes: Territory crop yield +30%, territory crop growth time -30%, population and troop limit +10%, residents' attributes randomly +1, soldiers' attributes +1%, population attraction rate +20%, high-aptitude attraction rate +20%. Available Subordinate Villages: 4 (Subordinate villages can receive one-tenth of the main village's special attributes. Ordinary villages have no subordinate villages and must be upgraded to intermediate villages to gain them. Blue villages can have 1 subordinate village, silver villages can have 2, and gold villages can have 3.)
After examining the village's attributes, Zhao Fu found them truly powerful. Unfortunately, this was not unique. Huaxia had thousands of years of history, and Qin State was far from its only nation.
For example, there were the Three Ancient Dynasties—Xia, Shang, and Zhou—the Seven Warring States—Qi State, Chu State, Qin State, Yan State, Zhao State, Wei State, and Han State—the Chu-Han Contention—Chu State and Han—the Three Kingdoms—Wei State, Shu, and Wu—then the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song Dynasty, Liao Dynasty, Western Xia, Jin Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, and Qing Dynasty.
There were simply too many states, large and small, to count. Although only dynasties that had achieved complete unification could obtain Legendary villages, there would still be quite a few who possessed them. And this was only Huaxia; other nations had not even been counted.
At the same time, old grudges and hatreds ingrained to the bone would also be inherited along with those legacies. For example, Zhou, Qi State, Chu State, Yan State, Zhao State, Wei State, and Han State.
These seven states had all been destroyed by Qin State in history. They would certainly swear to destroy Great Qin. Such hatred born from the destruction of a state was nearly impossible to reconcile; it was a fight to the death, and it could end only when one side was destroyed.
Great Qin also had mortal enemies, such as Great Han and Great Chu, which had destroyed Great Qin.
One could imagine that those chaotic eras of endless wars throughout history would all appear together in this world.
Moreover, ordinary people could now develop their own cities as long as they obtained a City Heart or occupied a village. Coupled with the countless foreign races in this world, it was easy to imagine just how cruel, bloody, and dark the future would be.
Zhao Fu let out a breath and stopped thinking about it. He walked out of the Village Chief Hall with the five people and brought them to the Land of Origin, the stone-brick platform where population was refreshed.
An ordinary elementary village could generally refresh 1 to 4 people per day; a blue-quality village could refresh 3 to 6, a silver-quality village 5 to 8, a gold-quality village 7 to 10, and a Legendary village 9 to 12. However, with the village's special attributes and Li Si's title bonus, Great Qin Village had a total population attraction rate of 25%, allowing it to refresh 11 to 15 people per day.
Zhao Fu casually waved a hand at the Land of Origin, and the population began to refresh. Thirteen figures slowly appeared on the Land of Origin—eight men and five women, including both elderly people and children.
These people's loyalty was not high, only 60. Thus, the moment they refreshed, the village's overall public support dropped from 100 to 70.
As for their aptitude...
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