The Era of Teams

The defensive building bonus for a Lord's Castle was 20%, while a Lord's Abode only had 10%. All other bonuses were only half as effective.

Han Xing's heart stirred. "It seems a Novice Castle is a higher-tier building than a Lord's Abode!"

At least the materials he had spent building the castle had not gone to waste.

Then, Han Xing continued reading the remaining ranking rewards.

"Ranks 10 to 4: Spirit Energy Shield Obelisk Blueprint (Basic) ×1, Silver Armor Puppet ×1, Basic Lord's Cabin Blueprint ×1, Basic Teleportation Array Blueprint ×1, Purple Selectable Weapon ×1, Spirit Core ×3,000."

"Third place: Spirit Energy Shield Obelisk Blueprint (Basic) ×1, Silver Armor Puppet ×3, Basic Lord's Cabin Blueprint ×1, Basic Teleportation Array Blueprint ×1, Purple Selectable Weapon ×1, Spirit Core ×5,000."

"Second place: Spirit Energy Shield Obelisk Blueprint (Basic) ×1, Silver Armor Puppet ×5, Basic Lord's Cabin Blueprint ×1, Purple Selectable Weapon ×1, Golden Treasure Chest ×1, Basic Teleportation Array Blueprint ×1, Spirit Core ×8,000."

"First place: Spirit Energy Shield Obelisk Blueprint (Basic) ×1, Gold Armor Puppet ×1, Basic Lord's Cabin Blueprint ×1, Basic Teleportation Array Blueprint ×1, Golden Selectable Weapon Blueprint ×1, Golden Treasure Chest ×1, Spirit Core ×10,000."

Basic Teleportation Array Blueprint: A territory-type building that can be constructed within the territory.

Function: Allows travel through a Teleportation Array to Teleportation Arrays in other survivors' territories. Before teleporting, the survivor's Teleportation Array number must be recorded. Other survivors may only teleport with the other lord's permission.

Silver Armor Puppet lv10 (Elite Grade): An enhanced defensive puppet that may only operate within the territory.

Attributes: Strength 74, Agility 53, Spirit 46, Constitution 71.

Skills: Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Flame Breath, Serrated Slash, Heavy Hammer Impact

Gold Armor Puppet (Boss Grade): A specially enhanced puppet that may only operate within the territory.

Attributes: Strength 108, Agility 74, Spirit 86, Constitution 109.

Skills: Steel Bones, Flame Jet, Blood Slash, Heavy Hammer Smash, Metal Blast.

The Chat Channel suddenly fell silent, followed by a flood of messages.

"Holy crap, Lord's Cabins, Teleportation Arrays, and all those insanely powerful puppets! You'd make a fortune with any ranking at all!"

"A Silver Armor Puppet is equivalent to a level 10 elite monster. That Gold Armor Puppet is even more terrifying—it's Boss Grade! At this stage, one Gold Armor Puppet could probably sweep everyone else!"

"And there are Golden Treasure Chests and Gold Weapons too. My god!"

The rewards were so generous that the survivors could hardly believe them.

They even wished they could immediately reach level 10 and claim the first-place reward!

At the same time, several established teams in District 107 began rallying their members again.

Whisperer was the first to speak in the Whispers of the Gods Discussion Group. "Everyone, the regional protection mechanism has been lifted. The days of us humans fighting alone are about to end. Next comes the era of teams!"

"We can quickly unite. Not only will our safety be guaranteed, but more importantly, we'll be able to fight in teams from now on. We'll level up faster and gain far more resources!"

"It doesn't matter that we lost the previous leaderboard competition. This time, Whispers of the Gods must secure a ranking!"

The other members of the Discussion Group shouted, "Good!"

The team members were fired up.

Papaya Star Spirit also spoke in the Airplane Boy Band Discussion Group.

"The leaderboard rewards are extremely generous, and I imagine quite a few people will be tempted. From the last leaderboard competition, I could already tell there are many experts in District 107."

"Now that the game version has changed, only by joining forces can we achieve greater results."

"Those people should be able to see that too. They should already be considering joining a team, so now is the perfect time for us to recruit."

"Take this opportunity to recruit people through the Chat Channel and make the Airplane Boy Band bigger and stronger!"

The members readily accepted their orders.

Papaya Star Spirit was right. Many survivors in the Chat Channel were now looking for teams to join.

"What teams in our district are recruiting? Level 5 Cleric, mostly Green Gear, looking to join!"

"Level 4 Warrior, 20 Strength. Does any team want me?"

"Level 5 Mage..."

Han Xing also received many messages inviting him to join teams, but he rejected them all outright.

It was true that the game version had changed.

But the system had also warned that gathering too many people could attract attacks from powerful monsters.

At a time like this, the most important thing was to quickly improve his own strength.

At the same time, Han Xing began preparing to level up.

He looked at the Wolf Cub lazily sleeping beside him and called out, "Meiqiu, time to get to work!"

Meiqiu instantly raised his head from the sofa and happily jumped down.

Han Xing noticed that after several days of feeding, Meiqiu had visibly grown larger. From a puppy only two palms long, he had become a Wolf Cub nearly the length of an arm.

At his current size, he could no longer sit on Han Xing's shoulder.

Hearing that Han Xing was finally taking him out, Meiqiu excitedly raced around the territory.

More than ten minutes later.

A cloud island over forty square meters in size appeared before them, and a System Prompt appeared.

A group of jungle creatures is active inside. Enter?

Han Xing selected yes without hesitation.

Once inside, he found a group of level 4 and 5 wild boars.

With his current attributes, plus Meiqiu's powerful melee capabilities, this group of level 4 and 5 monsters posed no threat to him.

A few minutes later, a System Prompt appeared.

You have killed Jungle Wild Boar lv5 ×8. Gained 400 Experience Points. Pet Meiqiu gained 320 Experience Points.

His territory area had expanded.

After dealing with the wild boars, Han Xing did not stop and immediately continued exploring other floating islands.

You have killed Bomb-Throwing Squirrel lv5 ×6. Gained 300 Experience Points. Pet Meiqiu gained 240 Experience Points.

You have killed Steel Needle Hedgehog lv5 ×4. Gained 200 Experience Points. Pet Meiqiu gained 160 Experience Points.

You have killed...

As System Prompts appeared one after another, after an entire morning of exploration—

A white light rose from both Han Xing and Meiqiu in succession.

"Finally level 6!" Han Xing said excitedly.

Level 6 was an important threshold.

Because it meant he could equip the Ferocious Beast Leather Armor and Warrior's Ring, the two pieces of Blue Equipment.

More importantly, there was the purple weapon blueprint he had received for claiming first place on the territory points leaderboard!

A purple weapon could raise his attack by several tiers.

Together with the bonuses from those pieces of Blue Equipment, Han Xing's overall strength would undergo a transformation!