Chapter Summaries

Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan encountered three Goblins, and Zhao Chi prepared Tang Ruan to draw their attention while he attacked from the side. He used Inspire to steady her before the first battle began.

• Zhao Chi spotted three Goblins prowling nearby and checked that his stats remained at 5.
• Zhao Chi told Tang Ruan to prepare for battle, explaining that the Goblins might summon reinforcements if they escaped.
• Zhao Chi instructed Tang Ruan to draw the Goblins' attention with the wooden basin and fishing spear while he circled around to attack.
• Zhao Chi used Inspire on Tang Ruan, stopping her trembling and filling her with eagerness to fight.

Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan used her as bait to ambush three goblins, killing two and capturing the third. They began questioning the wounded goblin about its tribe.

• Zhao Chi boosted Tang Ruan's morale and told her to lure the goblins while he circled behind them.
• Tang Ruan pretended to cry, drawing the three goblins toward her as Zhao Chi hid in the grass.
• Zhao Chi ambushed and killed the first two goblins with his machete.
• The last goblin fled, but Tang Ruan struck it in the lower back with her fishing spear, allowing Zhao Chi to pin it down.
• Zhao Chi questioned the wounded goblin about its tribe, and Tang Ruan pulled out her spear and stabbed its foot.

After Zhao Chi killed the last goblin, the battle ended with Tang Ruan unharmed and more loyal to him. The system awarded Zhao Chi a level and an enhancement point, which he planned to use to strengthen himself.

• Zhao Chi questioned the captured goblin about its tribe, learned that thirty-five warriors lived about three kilometers away, then killed it.
• Tang Ruan said she was no longer afraid and promised to keep learning; her loyalty to Zhao Chi rose to five.
• Zhao Chi reviewed the battle results: his side had defeated three goblins in a perfect victory and received 375 team experience.
• Zhao Chi gained enough experience to reach level one and received one enhancement point; Tang Ruan gained experience but did not level up.

Zhao Chi enhanced his Health and decided to focus on staying alive before preparing to attack the Goblins. He and Tang Ruan returned to the territory with water, where Gu Qing had organized firewood so they could cook for everyone.

• Zhao Chi enhanced his Health by 5% and decided to bury the three Goblin corpses rather than use them for food or fertilizer.
• Zhao Chi told Tang Ruan they would eat first and then wipe out the Goblins, dismissing their claim that they had thirty-five warriors as likely boasting.
• Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan gathered water and returned safely to the territory.
• Gu Qing showed Zhao Chi the firewood she had prepared, explaining that three other girls had helped her.

Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan buried the three goblins while Gu Qing prepared porridge and cared for the household. Zhao Chi accepted Yang Xiong’s friend request and learned that Yang Xiong’s Orc Hero had already defeated a bandit.

• Gu Qing noticed goblin blood on Zhao Chi, then reassured herself when he explained he was unharmed.
• Zhao Chi assigned Tang Ruan to cook porridge and took her to bury the three goblins while Gu Qing stayed behind to defend the territory.
• Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan dug a grave and buried the goblins before returning to the Lord's House.
• Gu Qing gave Tang Ruan shorts, brought Zhao Chi and Tang Ruan hot water in bamboo cups, and said the porridge would soon be ready.
• Zhao Chi accepted Yang Xiong’s friend request, and Yang Xiong told him his Orc Hero had flattened a bandit with one swing of his club.

Zhao Chi rejected Yang Xiong’s offer to visit so he could keep his new race secret, then checked the class group chat and watched his classmates discuss their territories. The chat showed Cao Feng offering to help Lu Yi fight two trolls, while Zhao Chi learned more about Cao Feng’s costly Shadow Leopards.

• Yang Xiong offered to visit and help Zhao Chi clear monsters, but Zhao Chi rejected the request to avoid revealing his new race and disturbing the women working in his territory.
• Zhao Chi and Yang Xiong discussed the seven-day test, and Yang Xiong ended the call after Zhao Chi assured him he could manage alone.
• Zhao Chi opened the private class chat and watched Lu Yi ask whether her five Elves and Elf hero could defeat two trolls without casualties.
• Cao Feng offered to draw the trolls’ attention with his five Shadow Leopards, and Lu Yi praised his starting race.
• Zhao Chi reflected that Shadow Leopards were capable combatants but poor value for their high price.

Zhao Chi warned Lu Yi that Cao Feng’s Shadow Leopards could be disadvantaged against the Trolls and recommended using poison, but Cao Feng mocked his advice and publicly ridiculed him. Zhao Chi ignored the insults and reflected on how hard he had worked to catch up in his studies.

• Zhao Chi privately advised Lu Yi that the two Trolls were young agility types and urged her to warn Cao Feng to use poison and avoid a direct clash.
• Lu Yi relayed Zhao Chi’s advice without naming him, but Cao Feng guessed who had offered it and challenged Zhao Chi’s assessment.
• Cao Feng sent Zhao Chi insulting voice messages and posted their exchange in the class group chat, where his lackeys joined in mocking Zhao Chi.
• Lu Yi objected to Cao Feng’s insults, and he agreed to keep helping her fight the Trolls after she told him to stop picking fights.
• Zhao Chi felt unmoved by the mockery and recalled how he had studied for two years to catch up on the coursework he had missed.

Zhao Chi warned Lu Yi that the Trolls were agility types and told her to focus her attacks on them, while Cao Feng dismissed his advice and insulted him. Cao Feng’s battle video showed his Shadow Leopards struggling against the Trolls, and one was struck by a stone axe as the fight continued.

• Zhao Chi told Lu Yi to target the Trolls’ legs and warned Cao Feng that his Shadow Leopards could die if he underestimated them.
• Cao Feng cursed Zhao Chi in the class chat and received a system warning along with his lackeys.
• Gu Qing brought Zhao Chi rice porridge, and he urged her, Tang Ruan, and the other women to eat and recover their strength.
• Cao Feng posted a video of the battle, where Lu Yi’s Elves fired arrows while the Shadow Leopards tried to draw the Trolls away.
• Cao Feng ignored Lu Yi’s orders to retreat, and a Troll’s stone axe struck one Shadow Leopard and broke its hind leg.

After Lu Yi reported that he and Cao Feng had killed both Trolls, Zhao Chi mocked Cao Feng and his lackeys, who were eventually silenced by the system. At home, Zhao Chi shared porridge with Gu Qing and the women, then discovered Tang Ruan’s exceptional Constitution made her a promising tank.

• Lu Yi told the students that he and Cao Feng had survived the battle and killed both Trolls, though Cao Feng lost two Shadow Leopards and Lu Yi lost an Elf.
• Zhao Chi taunted Cao Feng and recommended Master Lord Xiang Long’s Common Races Experience Compendium, prompting Cao Feng to send angry messages until the system muted him.
• Zhao Chi, Gu Qing, Tang Ruan, and the other women ate two large pots of rice porridge together.
• Zhao Chi checked the women’s attributes and found that Tang Ruan had 8 Constitution and 7 Strength.
• Zhao Chi decided that Tang Ruan’s high Constitution made her suited to serve as a frontliner who could absorb damage.

Zhao Chi prepared Tang Ruan to become a tank and led his recovered villagers to attack the nearby goblin camp. The women set out armed and eager to fight, leaving the territory ready to launch its assault.

• Zhao Chi asked Tang Ruan to train as a tank, and she agreed to take injuries to protect him.
• Gu Qing promised to help heal Tang Ruan and keep the women working happily together.
• Tang Ruan handed out the finished camisoles, and everyone put on their temporary clothes and cloth shoes.
• Zhao Chi explained that the goblin camp held useful supplies and ordered the women to prepare for a raid.
• The women chose hammers, fishing spears, logging axes, and machetes, then enthusiastically followed Zhao Chi as he ordered them to move out.

Zhao Chi led the women toward the Goblin camp near the edge of his territory, struggling to keep pace with their superior stamina. The group reached the camp and prepared to attack, with Zhao Chi warning them to capture fleeing Goblins and the tethered mongrels.

• Zhao Chi told the women to slow down so they could conserve stamina before the battle.
• The group approached the Fog Wall cautiously, watching for traps as they neared the territory’s edge.
• Tang Ruan spotted the Goblin camp in a clearing, where more than a dozen Goblins were roasting meat.
• Zhao Chi counted seventeen Goblins, warned that more might be inside the tents, and told the women to capture fleeing Goblins and the tethered mongrels.

Zhao Chi led the women to attack a Goblin village, but they quickly overtook him and killed eight Goblins. Gu Qing caught and wounded the Goblin Chieftain, but the other Goblins fled, so she pursued them.

• Zhao Chi charged toward the Goblin village with the women following behind him.
• Gu Qing and the women rushed ahead and killed eight Goblins in moments.
• Tang Ruan pinned a fleeing Goblin and asked whether he surrendered.
• Gu Qing broke the Goblin Chieftain's leg and threatened the fleeing Goblins with his life.
• The Goblins ignored Gu Qing and continued running, so she caught up with them.

Zhao Chi arrived as Gu Qing and the women finished defeating and capturing the Goblins, leaving him no chance to fight or gain battle experience. The group captured all the Goblins, including their injured chief, and prepared to return so Zhao Chi could buy the women bathing supplies.

• Gu Qing and the women surrounded the Goblins, killing eight and forcing the rest to surrender while Zhao Chi arrived after the battle was nearly over.
• Tang Ruan and three other women captured twelve Goblins in the tents as two tethered mongrels barked nearby.
• Zhao Chi helped tie up the prisoners and regretted missing out on battle experience, then planned to train with Gu Qing after returning.
• Gu Qing returned with nine more Goblins and their injured chief, having slapped the prisoners into obedience.
• The women tied up the captured Goblins, and Zhao Chi promised to buy body wash, shampoo, soap, and towels when they got back.

Zhao Chi spared the Goblin Chieftain and prepared the captured Goblins for work, then finished searching their camp. Gu Qing’s loyalty rose after Zhao Chi reassured her, and Tang Ruan approached him.

• Zhao Chi spared the Goblin Chieftain on the condition that he work obediently, and Gu Qing healed his leg.
• Zhao Chi ordered the Goblin Chieftain tied up and searched the camp, finding supplies and two treasure chests.
• Zhao Chi’s group finished the battle with eight Goblins killed, twenty-one captured, and no injuries.
• Gu Qing disciplined the two mongrels, then told Zhao Chi she had only been trying to scare them.
• Zhao Chi said Gu Qing could relax and be herself, raising her loyalty to 6.
• Tang Ruan walked over to Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi arranged for the goblins to help transport supplies and left Gu Qing in charge of the fallen camp before returning to the Great World. He learned how Snowfield City's magical formation protected its people and how lords and displaced territory owners made a living, leaving confident about the test in seven days.

• Zhao Chi ordered the goblins untied and tethered in pairs so they could carry supplies, then assigned Gu Qing to oversee the camp and its transport work.
• Zhao Chi returned to the Great World and felt confident about his territory and the test seven days later.
• Zhao Chi observed Snowfield City's walls and learned that their magical formation divided incoming magical beasts among lords according to their strength.
• Zhao Chi learned that the city's taxes funded the formation and that production-oriented lords could earn a living without fighting.
• Zhao Chi learned that people who had lost access to their territory worlds worked as craftsmen, mercenaries, artists, instructors, or service workers.

Zhao Chi returned from town with supplies and found Gu Qing and the villagers hauling logs and goods into his territory. After they went to fetch the remaining loads, he rested beside the Lord's House and opened one of the treasure chests he had captured.

• Zhao Chi bought household supplies and seven bags of rice at a general store, then paid the exchange tax on the goods.
• Zhao Chi arrived at his territory and narrowly avoided colliding with Gu Qing, who was carrying a thick log.
• Zhao Chi saw Gu Qing, three female villagers, and the twenty-one goblins hauling logs and supplies toward the Lord's House.
• Gu Qing wiped Zhao Chi's forehead, and he tried to return the gesture before she led everyone away to fetch the remaining goods.
• Zhao Chi sat down to rest beside the Lord's House and opened the Initial Wooden Treasure Chest.

Zhao Chi opened two starter treasure chests and stored healing, construction, and combat items in his System Space. He obtained a Body Driving Technique skill book but could not learn it because he was not yet a Junior Lord.

• Zhao Chi opened the first chest and received five Lesser Health Potions, five Lesser Health Pills, five Rapid Construction Talismans, and one Flame Curse Talisman.
• Zhao Chi examined the items, noted that Gu Qing's healing skill did not cause drug resistance, and stored everything in his System Space.
• Zhao Chi opened the second chest and obtained a Body Driving Technique skill book.
• Zhao Chi considered using the skill to control Gu Qing or Tang Ruan in battle, reasoning that they seemed to trust him despite their low loyalty.
• Zhao Chi tried to learn the skill, but the System said he needed to be a Junior Lord.

After Zhao Chi reviewed the battle rewards, his territory expanded slightly from the Goblin camp’s defeat. Gu Qing and the others returned with the supplies, and Zhao Chi gave Gu Qing responsibility for the provisions and seasonings.

• Zhao Chi checked the battle results and learned he had gained 37 experience while Gu Qing and the others received most of the team experience.
• Zhao Chi considered how to use the Goblin captives, village dogs, corpses, and recovered weapons and supplies.
• Zhao Chi saw a system message confirming that defeating the Goblin camp had expanded his territory by 100 square meters.
• Gu Qing and the others returned with the supplies, and Zhao Chi thanked them and put Gu Qing in charge of the purchased goods.
• Gu Qing and the others gathered around the supplies, and Zhao Chi gave Gu Qing the seasonings to practice cooking with.

Zhao Chi used construction items to build a carpentry shop, blacksmith shop, and tailor shop around the Lord's House, while the group prepared roast venison. The area became crowded, so Zhao Chi planned to clear more land the next day, and Gu Qing stood up as the meat roasted.

• Tang Ruan washed the venison while the women built a bonfire and prepared skewers for roasting.
• Zhao Chi used a Rapid Construction Talisman, selected the carpentry shop, and watched it assemble from white light.
• Zhao Chi used a Rapid Construction Token to build the blacksmith shop and tailor shop, astonishing the women.
• Zhao Chi decided they would clear trees and rocks the next day to make room for more buildings.
• Gu Qing stood up beside the bonfire as the aroma of roasting venison spread through the air.

Zhao Chi shared the roasted venison with the women, village dogs, and goblin captives while praising Gu Qing for her work. Gu Qing then asked whether her independent actions had overshadowed Zhao Chi or challenged his authority, leaving him to consider how she had overstepped while still achieving excellent results.

• Zhao Chi ate roasted venison with the women, who said their appetites had returned to normal after their earlier negative status wore off.
• Zhao Chi fed the leftover meat to the two village dogs and told them they would need to guard the settlement, hunt, and track.
• Gu Qing rationed the spoiled skewers among the goblin captives and warned that their food would depend on their work.
• Zhao Chi praised Gu Qing for handling the day’s tasks, and she asked whether she had stolen his spotlight or challenged his authority.
• Zhao Chi recalled that Gu Qing had acted beyond his instructions but judged that she had handled each task better than he expected.