Chapter 150
"Pride! Look... look at the leaderboard!" the woman said, her voice trembling. "He seems to have surpassed you!"
The blue-haired man frowned and opened the leaderboard.
When he saw the rankings displayed above, the indifference on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by an unprecedented coldness.
Chapter 116: Reaching the Top, Global Attention!
[First Place: Shen Xing, Total Points: 13527]
[Second Place: Lachlan Dalton, Total Points: 13282]
[Third Place: Dolores Jones, Total Points: 12197]
[4th Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Points: 11748]
[Fifth place...]
As the rankings were about to end on the sixth day, Shen Xing forcefully climbed to the top of the global rankings!
At this moment, a huge uproar was stirred up in both the Land of Mist and various forums.
Forums in every country are buzzing with discussion about this ranking, as it is truly astonishing.
They couldn't remember the last time they saw the name of the lord of Heavenly Star Nation at the top of the list.
On some international websites, there has also been a flood of discussions.
"My God! Lachlan and Dolores have been surpassed?! They have an entire conglomerate backing them, and the support of the nation!"
"How did Shen Xing manage to do that? I've never heard of him before. Could he also be a seed secretly cultivated by some super conglomerate?"
"I bet he won't even live to see the end of the rankings! Just watch, a guy from Heavenly Star Nation dares to dream of reaching number one? He's utterly arrogant!"
"That's right. There's an old saying in Heavenly Star Nation: 'The nail that sticks out gets hammered down.' He'll be shot down soon."
"A bunch of idiots, that's all the tricks you've got. You can't win, so you resort to these despicable methods."
"That's right!"
The debate raged on various forums, with some saying he wouldn't survive the night, and others saying he would soon be ousted.
Shen Xing did not pay attention to the information on the forum.
He has returned to the village and is admiring his newly transformed territory.
At this moment, looking down from high above, one can have a panoramic view of the entire territory.
A three-meter-tall Bonfire stands in the center of the territory, creating a 600-meter radius space in the mist, providing light and heat to this small world.
Around the Bonfire, four cobblestone paths stretched towards the four city gates.
The Bonfire is surrounded by many magical buildings: Moon Well, a blacksmith shop, Hero Tavern, a food processing plant, and so on.
One hundred meters from the Bonfire, the first ring of city walls stood majestically, with rows of level 2 and 3 arrow towers that looked incredibly lethal.
Further out lies a large, semi-developed area with fertile fields, hot springs, windmills, and more.
At the edge of the flames, 250 meters from the center, a second ring of brand-new city walls, 500 meters in diameter, has also been built.
Dozens of arrow towers surrounded the city walls, and the searchlights of eight lighthouses swept back and forth through the fog.
"Excellent! This layout is so pleasing to the eye."
Shen Xing circled the territory once, then had the Fried Chicken land in the open area on the west side of the territory.
Ahead, two wooden houses stand some distance apart, steaming from them; inside is a recently constructed [volcanic hot spring].
Even from a great distance, you could hear the orcs' loud laughter coming from inside.
After a day of fighting, these soldiers were exhausted.
Soaking in warm hot spring water quickly relieves muscle soreness and fatigue.
Plus, you can absorb Soul Stone while taking a bath—what a wonderful thing!
Even the skeletons jumped into the hot spring, their white skeletons appearing and disappearing in the steam, looking quite eerie.
However, the hot spring water here is flowing, so you don't have to worry about your pool smelling like bones the next day.
Shen Xing had two more wells built next to the hot spring, and a canal dug to connect to the adjacent farmland for daily irrigation.
The main point is to ensure that not a single bit is wasted.
Seeing how much they enjoyed themselves, Shen Xing felt a little itchy to jump in and soak in the tub.
But looking at the increasingly murky pool water and the faintly visible, stark white bones, he abandoned the idea.
"Forget it, I'll build my own private hot spring later and enjoy it slowly."
"Let's take stock of today's battle losses."
Shen Xing opened the territory's troop interface and glanced at the details.
After a day of fierce fighting, thirteen orc soldiers in the territory died heroically, and sixteen skeleton archers were hit by fireballs from the Dretch and fell apart on the spot.
Five werewolves were tripped by hellish imps and, losing their footing, were dragged into the lava.
Even the Black Moon Knights lost one member in battle.
Today, a Tier Two- tier Boss Rank demon appeared in the Hell Portal, which is equivalent to a peak junior high school student, a being halfway to high school.
This guy also has the [Mind Domination] skill, which allows him to control the actions of enemy units.
The Black Moon Knight was controlled by the opponent and, before he could be interrupted, jumped into the lava.
Shen Xing was immediately enraged and activated Hellscream's [Half-Demon Transformation] ability, dragging it into the lava and killing it.
After all, that was the Rare Black Moon Knights in his territory!
This guy actually killed one person; his crime is absolutely unforgivable!
Fortunately, this Transcendent Rank demon dropped a breakthrough material, which somewhat mitigated the loss.
Moreover, although there have been daily casualties in the past few days, the daily gains have far exceeded the losses, so the number of troops has increased rather than decreased.
Now, the number of skeleton archers in the territory has increased to 150, the number of orcs remains at around 130, and the number of werewolves has reached 50.
In addition, the number of another type of soldier has increased significantly.
That is Dretch.
After several days of recruitment and the consumption of a large amount of resources, the number of Dretch in the territory has officially exceeded sixty!
More importantly, these Dretch absorb Soul Stone in their territory every day, constantly increasing their level.
Currently, all of them have reached level 6 or above, and their potential is generally between Elite One Star and Boss One Star.
This is his true ace squad; excluding Xiao Hei, they are even several times stronger than the Black Moon Knights.
"The territory now has over four hundred troops, which is quite a considerable number."
"However... we still have a serious shortage of Soul Stone and food."
"We've run out of food scavenged from Gideon's territory; we're surviving on Moonlight Bread now."
"And the Soul Stone, which is an enormous hole."
After all, with the increase in the number of troops in the territory, upgrading alone requires 500 to 800 Soul Stone every day.
Furthermore, upgrading buildings, crafting equipment, and using arrow towers all require Soul Stone.
Shen Xing deeply understood what it meant to be poorer the stronger you are.
The territory continues to expand, and the resources earned are steadily increasing.
But daily consumption also increased accordingly, and it was impossible to fill this hole.
"Tomorrow is the last day of the rankings. If all goes well, I should have no problem getting into the top three."
"A large amount of resources will come in then, enough to replenish our supplies significantly."
Shen Xing thought with anticipation, then took off her glasses and logged off.
"Buzz..."
Our gaze shifts back to the villa's ceiling.
He immediately opened his phone and checked the matchmaking progress for [Advanced Material - Demon Bone Blade], which showed 'Matchmaking in progress'.
"It's been two days, and it still hasn't matched?"
Shen Xing was somewhat surprised, since the previous matchmaking sessions had been quite quick.
Is it because everyone's been focused on ranking up lately, and not many people are paying attention to the trading interface?
"Fine, let's wait a bit longer then."
He continued clicking the consignment button, registered the [Advanced Material - Demon Severed Hand] that had appeared today, and selected to have it picked up in person.
However, it's already late at night, and the delivery driver has long since gone off duty, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow...
Although these couriers who deliver items to players are strictly selected and trained by the official team, it's impossible for them to be on duty 24/7.
After all, even cattle and horses have lives.
Next, Shen Xing opened the Green Bubble software, and several messages popped up on it.
Since he set his phone to reject calls from unknown numbers and block strangers from adding him as a friend, it has become much quieter.
Only the Jiangcheng Heavenly Pride Discussion Group I joined last time, and the three-person group with Xu Jiayi, show many 'unread messages'.
Shen Xing first opened the Jiangcheng Heavenly Pride Discussion Group and took a look.
Sure enough, they were talking about the current rankings.
Huaqiang Buys Melons: "This is absolutely outrageous! Who would have thought that our Jiangcheng would produce a world number one?"
The Give Birth to a Xenomorph, You Two, "Yeah, I've heard of this Shen Xing. He took first place in the Mist Void Realm last time. I thought he was just a lucky newcomer. Who the hell knew he'd suddenly rise so high!?"
Lightning Shaman Yang Yongxin: "Our Jiangcheng is famous now! Shen Xing has really made us proud!"
The CEO Took Off My Floral Padded Jacket: "Does anyone have Shen Xing's contact information? I have a two-hundred-million-dollar business deal I'd like to discuss with him!"
Jiangcheng Must-Eat List: "+1, I also want to talk to him and take him to try Jiangcheng's unique delicacies."
Can Fly Nationwide: "Take me with you, I'll be blunt, I want to date him."
Many people in the group chat were asking for Shen Xing's contact information.
At this moment, an ID called "I am the Peak at the End of the Immortal Path" said, "Hehe, you'd never guess, the real culprit is right here in our group."
These words immediately ignited a discussion group of over two hundred people.
"Holy crap! Shen Xing is in our group? Who is that?"
"Really? I don't believe it!"
"Brother Shen Xing, come out and say a few words, let me admire the world's number one's style up close."