Lord Authority: Source Fire Resurrection

Lin Xu shook his head. "What we're doing is a long-term endeavor, and I hope to have a more rigorous form of religious organization."

He paused, then explained, "For example, the unified training of pastors to guide believers."

"We can cooperate with existing Buddhist and Daoist sects to establish a specialized priesthood system, with the aim of attracting more and purer worshippers." He noticed the doubt in Li Yingqiu's eyes. "Initially, there may be few believers, but with gradual cultivation, the number will eventually increase."

Furthermore, there are benefits. There are only two ways to enter the Spirit Realm through my portal: either sign a contract to contribute to the development of the territory, or meet the required level of faith by providing sufficient incense offerings.

"My lord, we should also give these devout pilgrims more benefits, such as the right to purchase some resources in the territory, and different levels of pilgrims having discounts or even free quotas, etc." Li Yingqiu's eyes lit up immediately.

"Good!" Lin Xu nodded approvingly. "Get ready, the territory will be receiving a batch of adventurers from Meng City soon, and you will be responsible for managing them well."

"Yes, sir!" She hesitated for a moment, "By the way, sir, while you were away, Meng Yunxu led his men into the territory, only to run into a newly spawned lynx spirit, suffering heavy losses and being captured by the patrolling demon soldiers..."

"I already knew that," Lin Xu said casually, his gaze falling on the group of adventurers imprisoned in the cave.

Within his territory, he could imprison these people until they die of old age, never to return to reality, if he so desired.

A spiritual sense swept over their souls, and hypnosis stirred their consciousness.

A moment later, Lin Xu withdrew his spiritual sense. "Have you heard of the Cloud Ridge Zhang Lineage?"

"The Cloud Ridge Zhang Lineage —sir, this Lineage is very powerful in Cloud Ridge City. It is said that the director of the Night Watchers City Bureau is from the Zhang Lineage." Upon hearing this, Li Yingqiu's expression changed.

"They thought a weapon refiner had emerged from Cloud Ridge." Lin Xu shook his head. "To find them, we need more trade channels."

"Yes, sir." She then asked, "What about Meng Yunxu and the others?"

"Keep it locked up for now," Lin Xu said nonchalantly. The spirit lamp in his hand flickered, and hundreds of illusory souls quietly passed through the Spirit Realm Passage.

"A-Xu, what is that...?" Jiang Wanqing's heart tightened upon seeing it.

"The victims of tonight," he answered calmly, his gaze fixed on the souls that had drifted across the territory.

There were Night Watchers and ordinary citizens; they all died in tonight's invasion.

With a thought, hundreds of dim souls fell into the village.

Lin Xu opened the territory management interface and was surprised to see more than three hundred names added to the recruitment section, "Villager (Li Mingyi), Villager (Wang Xuan), Villager (Mou Yueling)... Recruit?"

"Recruit!" He selected "Confirm".

More than 300 Source Fire were consumed, and three to four hundred villagers quietly appeared in the village.

"Huh? Wasn't I dead?" A middle-aged man stared at his hands in shock. He glanced around instinctively, his eyes suddenly welling up with tears. "A-Ming, Dad's here..."

"Daddy~"

The scene instantly turned into a family reunion.

Lin Xu glanced at it, a triumphant smile spreading across his face, "Finally, my territory is starting to get on track."

How can you develop a territory if it's entirely populated by NPCs?

As a lord, he couldn't possibly do everything himself. These citizens, with their real-life experience and knowledge, were far more capable than the rigid NP.

C is more proactive.

With them as grassroots managers, the territory's development will soon be on the right track.

For those humans who have already died in reality, this is the best ending.

Although birth, aging, sickness, and death still exist in the Spirit Realm, after their bodies were reshaped by the Source Fire, these humans, despite their varying ages, are actually all newborns and, barring any unforeseen circumstances, can live healthily for a hundred years.

Lin Xu glanced at it briefly, then focused his gaze on the brighter souls.

Compared to the souls of ordinary people, the souls of the rigorously trained Night Watchers shine brighter and they possess combat skills from their previous lives.

These battle spirits are more valuable, and the NPCs they can reincarnate into are of a higher level.

"Consider yourselves lucky, then transform them into Daoist disciples of the Xuanwei Monastery." With a thought, he used dozens of points of Source Fire to reshape more than eighty Night Watchers.

Don't assume that the Daoist acolytes in Daoist temples are of low status; in fact, for ordinary villagers, this is already a leap in social class.

Daoist temples do not employ idle people; even the lowest-ranking servants surpass ordinary people in basic attributes.

Lin Xu examined the Night Watchers transformed by the Source Fire. As expected of the elite among ordinary people, these well-trained warriors had base attributes that were far superior to the handymen originally produced by the Daoist temple.

This is the advantage of territory rebirth; as long as the transformation requirements are met, the advantages can be combined.

For example, if the convert's mental attribute is lower than the lower limit of the NPC template, it will automatically obtain the initial mental value of the corresponding template. However, if the convert's attribute is higher than the upper limit of the NPC template, it will retain its original attributes.

These Night Watchers warriors all underwent nine years of compulsory education before their deaths. In addition to academic subjects, they also learned physical skills and meditation. After participating in frontline combat, these skills became the core of their survival.

Therefore, in terms of the distribution of basic attribute points, these people far surpass ordinary servants.

"Perhaps, after a period of training, some of them will be able to meet the requirements for becoming Dao soldiers..." Lin Xu looked at the Night Watchers were gradually calming down from their euphoria of survival and nodded in satisfaction.

These natural beings generally possess higher intelligence and talent than NPCs, and as long as they are willing to work hard, their growth potential far exceeds that of ordinary NPCs.

Next are the shining souls, the elite of the Night Watchers. Some are spellcasters, while others are seasoned professionals of level 3 or higher, possessing considerable combat prowess.

Compared to others, these souls are of a higher quality and can be put to immediate use.

"Transform!" With Lin Xu's thought, more than 30 points of Source Fire were consumed, and 5 former elite Night Watchers were reborn in the flames.

In the square in front of the main hall of Xuanwei Monastery Temple, five figures dressed in Daoist robes or wearing armor with spiritual patterns appeared, looking around blankly.

They still vividly remembered the fierce battle before their deaths, but now, the information left behind by the Source Fire made them clearly understand their situation.

"The Source Fire Resurrection... We've been recruited by the lord?"

Lin Xu looked at the five resurrected people and nodded in satisfaction. "Two outer disciples and three Dao soldiers, a good harvest."

The former Night Watchers becomes a Daoist priest is slightly inferior in class level, but undoubtedly has higher potential; the Daoist Soldier, on the other hand, directly possesses 4...

With professional skills at that level, they would be renowned figures in the real-world city of Meng City.

He finally looked at the soul that had been deliberately left behind; its shimmering light was like a dazzling gem.