At first, he could only obtain water by digging wells.
Zhao Chi first tried clicking to see whether Transplant Flowers, Connect Jade would still work.
Sure enough, it worked again!
Even these values could be transferred.
In that case, he would make full use of it.
He currently needed three things.
Food, trees, and rivers.
Of those, food and timber could both be purchased.
He could buy them from other lords.
He could also buy them from the wider world, then teleport them in.
But buying things required money.
Zhao Chi had no money.
Besides, relying on purchases never felt as secure as having his own supplies.
He did not need too much food.
Just enough to eat.
And animals would be the best main source.
After all, hunting animals provided meat to eat, as well as hides for making equipment.
Their fat could also be used to make torches, giving him several benefits at once.
He needed more timber.
After all, construction, weapons, and furniture all required timber.
Timber was also an important fuel.
He would not choose a large river for now.
He had no use for one at this early stage.
There was also the risk of flooding and invasions by other fleets.
He could add a large river later.
He did not need a lake, either.
But he did need one small river.
After much deliberation.
Zhao Chi finally made his changes:
He moved the allocation cost for "wild fruit" to "small river."
He moved the allocation cost for "wild vegetables" to "animals."
He moved the allocation cost for "wild grass" to "woodland."
This way, a small river cost only 3 allocation points, animals cost only 2, and woodland cost only 1.
A moment later, Zhao Chi finished choosing:
[Your selections are as follows:] [Animals ×10: 20 points] [Woodland ×77: 77 points] [Small river ×1: 3 points] [Confirm?]
Zhao Chi checked once more, then clicked confirm after making sure everything was correct.
He had not chosen medicinal herbs. Although they were essential, he could purchase them.
Medicinal herbs were light, so teleporting them into his territory after buying them would be easy.
As for wild vegetables and wild fruit, he could grow them in his territory or buy them directly.
Besides, the territory came with a small amount.
Not much, but enough for the early stages.
[Initial configuration complete] [Your territory is being generated] [Generation complete! Your territory is a small village-level territory. You may enter after naming it]
He had to name it before entering.
Zhao Chi had already given some thought to its name.
He really wanted to name his territory [Zhonghua], [Huaxia], [Yanhuang], [Shenzhou], or something similar.
But after thinking it over, he still felt he was not worthy.
To him, those names were memories that were gradually growing distant.
They were becoming ever more sacred in his heart.
Zhao Chi had another choice.
When he was in school, he had studied an essay.
It was the Record of the Peach Blossom Spring, written by an ancient author.
It told of a fisherman who accidentally entered a secluded paradise, explored it, and eventually returned home.
He felt that the peach blossom spring perfectly captured his feelings.
To him, this world was a peach blossom spring.
He hoped that one day, like the fisherman in the Record of the Peach Blossom Spring, he could return to his own world.
So he entered the two characters for [Peach Spring] in the name field.
The system prompted him:
[Your territory will be named "Peach Spring Village." Confirm?]
Confirm.
[Naming successful. You may view your territory information or enter your territory]
Zhao Chi did not enter yet.
Instead, he clicked on the territory information first.
[Territory information:] [Name] Peach Spring Village [Affiliation] Snowfield Lord Academy [Owner] Zhao Chi [Village chief] Zhao Chi [Level] Small village [Population] 1 [Area] 10 square kilometers [Race] Not set [Public loyalty] None yet [Public order] None yet [Specialties] None yet [Agriculture] 0 [Industry] 0 [Commerce] 0 [Wealth] 0 [Military] 0 [Buildings] Wooden cabin (lord's residence) ×1
A beginner village had nothing.
That was only natural.
Moreover, the entire territory world covered just 10 square kilometers.
It was tiny.
But it would gradually expand later.
For now, he was the only person there.
The female hero he had selected earlier had not yet been configured.
She would appear once that was done.
Although the territory belonged to him, he himself was a student at the Lord Academy in Snowfield City.
Naturally, his territory's supervising institution was also the Lord Academy in Snowfield City.
The race had not been set yet.
Earlier, Zhao Chi had spent a long time agonizing over the starting race.
Personally, he still hoped to start primarily with humans.
But human attributes were too evenly balanced.
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