After the light dissipated, a blueprint appeared and landed in his hand.
[Blueprint Effect: An architect can master the construction method of a Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade residential building after learning it.]
[Construction Materials: 100 units of wood, 50 units of fine sand, 50 units of metal, 50 units of stone]
[Learning Requirement: Only architects can learn it]
When Zhou Zhou saw the final learning requirement, he put it away regretfully.
There was no architect in his territory yet, so even though the blueprint was very practical, he could not use it.
He looked at the white light barrier above his head. Its coverage had also expanded many times.
He nodded in satisfaction. The scope of their safety has expanded a little.
Then, he looked at the upgrade requirements for the next level.
[Construction Upgrade: 500 units of wood, 500 units of fine sand, 500 units of metal, 500 units of stone, 500 units of Black Iron-Tier Mist Core, 1 Black Iron-Tier Territory Token]
Zhou Zhou frowned slightly.
He had enough basic materials but he only had 196 Black Iron-Tier Mist Core left. He was still 304 units away from the 500 units required.
As for Black Iron-Tier Territory Tokens, they could only be obtained by conquering the territories of other Lords. He naturally did not have any on hand.
He shook his head and went to the Gate of Summoning to upgrade it.
[Congratulations, your Gate of Summoning has been upgraded to a Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade Building]
[You can now summon 8 subjects everyday]
[You are guaranteed a Professional everyday through your summoning quota]
The upgrade did not make many changes to the Gate of Summoning.
It only lit up slightly before calming down.
However, Zhou Zhou was very satisfied with its upgrade.
"This improvement is not so bad! I can summon 8 subjects a day and there will definitely be 1 professional."
"Let's hope I get an architect tomorrow, otherwise, my subjects will have to continue living in makeshift tents."
He muttered to himself in anticipation.
He looked at the upgrade requirements for the Gate of Summoning to upgrade to Advance Grade.
[Construction Upgrade: 1,500 basic materials (wood, sand, metal, stone), 300 units of Black Iron-Tier Mist Core, Territory level upgrade to Black Iron-Tier Advance Grade]
It has become so much harder to upgrade the Lord's wooden house and the Gate of Summoning."
Zhou Zhou was deep in thought.
In an hour time, Bai Yung returned in front of the Lord's wooden house.
"My Lord," he greeted Zhou Zhou who was waiting for him.
"Let's begin," Zhou Zhou said with a spear in his hand as he prepared for his training.
The spear was gotten from the Lord's Marketplace at the cost of 5 units of fog lizard meat.
Focusing on the basics of how to wield a spear, strike and defend, Bai Yung was a bit surprised at the speed at which Zhou Zhou's caught on.
"You're naturally at this, my Lord," he praised after spending 20 minutes with Zhou Zhou.
'The reason for my speed might be due to my potential, which as a Lord, doesn't exist yet,' Zhou Zhou thought to himself as he thrust, swipe and swerve the spear as easily as moving his limbs.
At that moment, a notification appeared.
[Lord Hint: Your subject, Bai Yung, wishes to share his entire knowledge and experience with you.]
[Requirement: A loyalty of 95 (Requirement Met)]
[Do you want to accept?]
"Yes!" Zhou Zhou said immediately.
"The lord status is incredible! What might take years can now be achieved in seconds."
He muttered as experiences he had no knowledge about began entering and residing in his brain, becoming a part of him.
"Thank you, Bai Yung," after seeing how easily he now controlled the spear, he thanked the spearman.
"It's my duty to serve my Lord," Bai Yung said with a smile as he bowed.
ROAR!!
BANG!!
HISS HISS!!
Familiar sounds of the Desert Fog Lizards echoed around the territory, drawing Zhou Zhou and Bai Yung's attention.
The both of them walked towards the sounds and arrived at the source in no time. A total of 8 Desert Fog Lizards were hitting the Novice Lord Protection Barrier in the scarlet fog as if their lives depended on it.
They were totally different from the day time. Not only were these Desert Fog Lizards' eyes filled with scarlet fog, their bodies were also wrapped in it.
Moreover, their bodies had grown larger under the stimulation of the scarlet fog. This made them look like monster that had crawled out of hell.
Zhou Zhou glanced at these monsters - 7 Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade and 1 Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade.
However, the drop rate of the loots did not change.
"No wonder the Supreme Will reminded us not to leave the Novice Lord's Protection Barrier at night. The combat strength of these monsters has increased with the scarlet fog, but the drop rate hasn't increased at all."
"For most Lord, fighting them now would be completely strenuous and unrewarding. However, it's different for me. The night is a time where I can obtain a large number of monster corpses and their loots."
"Greetings, my Lord!" Man Nao and Hui Teng greeted after they arrived.
"Hold on first, I want try something," Zhou Zhou said to Man Nao who was about to go deal with desert fog lizards.
Directing his gaze to the Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade desert fog lizard, he willed his thoughts.
The spiritual power between his glabella immediately shot out and instantly entered the brain of the Desert Fog Lizard.
[Mental Manipulation]
The desert fog lizard froze on the spot.
A moment later, it growled and turned to attack the other desert fog lizards.
The scene instantly stunned both the soldiers and the fog monsters.
'I still have the capacity to add an Elementary Grade desert fog lizard,' he thought as he released the Intermediate Grade desert fog lizard.
Testing his mental manipulation only on the Elementary Grade desert fog lizards, he figured he could only control a maximum of 4 fog monster.
"Rather than use it to fight other monsters, I would use it as a stun skill. With the monsters defenseless, a thrust from my spear would do the rest."
Zhou Zhou muttered as he closed in on the 4 fog monsters under his control, hoping to bring his imagination to reality.
Rapidly thrusting his spear in and out of the monsters, he only took 2 seconds to bring down the defenseless monsters and bring up his Promotion Energy to 224.
"I've finally advanced!" moving faster and striking more ruthlessly after attaining the Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade, the excited lord immediately used his racial talent to stun the remaining 3 fog monsters, flexing the upgrade of his mental manipulation.
Eliminating the monsters, Zhou Zhou laughed out loud as blood dripped down his spear and his Promotion Energy rose of 264.
"The lord's method is really incredible," Man Nao said as he stared at the laughing young man.
"The stronger the lord is, the more relieved I will be concerning his safety," Hui Teng said, a smile on his face.
"That's right. Let's also get stronger so the lord won't be worried," Bai Yung said as Man Nao and Hui Teng agreed with him.
"Let's continue. We'll clear out the fog monsters gathering around the territory and go even further to raise our strength," eager for battle, Zhou Zhou ordered as he, Bai Yung, Hui Teng and Man Nao stepped out of the protective barrier.
Still keen to keep his Legendary-Tier Talent a secret, he waited until he was out of their range before retrieving the loots of the desert fog lizard.
Quickly catching up with the 3 soldiers, he was shocked with the number of fog monsters around.
Repeating the cycle of killing, returning back to the territory and looting, Zhou Zhou and his soldiers felt themselves getting consumed by the scarlet fog around them after 4 hours of hunting.
"Immediately retreat back to the protective barrier!" Zhou Zhou ordered.
Arriving beside Zhou Zhou, Hui Teng, who was now one of the strongest at the Green Bronze-Tier Intermediate Grade, carried him on his back as they all dashed quickly to the territory.
Bai Yung and Man Nao dragged a huge blanket filled with the corpses of desert fog lizards as they retreated back to the territory.
"I never knew the scarlet fog held things more terrifying than enhanced monsters," Zhou Zhou muttered as they finally arrived inside the protective barrier of his territory.
"You should all take a rest and let the scarlet fog completely leave your body," he said to the 3 soldiers as an eerie fog slowly emerged from their bodies, his included.
"Yes, my Lord," the soldiers responded before heading to their makeshift tents.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
As the first ray of sunlight appeared, the scarlet fog dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye. Most of the monsters born in the fog also disappeared with the fog.
Only a portion of the fog monsters remained permanently on the High Continent.
"The fog has finally dissipated," Zhou Zhou stretched lazily after stepping out of his wooden house.
At this moment, Bai Yung, Hui Teng and Man Nao came in front of Zhou Zhou.
"My lord! There are no desert fog lizards around the territory," Bai Yung said respectfully.
Zhou Zhou nodded.
He looked at the soldiers and smiled.
The strength of his soldiers has drastically increased after the hunt in the scarlet fog.
Same could be said about his.
Man Nao finally reached the limit of his potential by attaining the Green Bronze-Tier Intermediate Grade.
And with him out of the way, Hui Teng took charge of eliminating the summoned soldiers, which brought his strength to the same grade as Man Nao.
As for Zhou Zhou and Bai Yung, they were both at Green Bronze-Tier Elementary Grade.
"Everyone, go eat and rest for 6 hours. Gather here again after that!"
"Then you will follow my lead in invading the territory of the Lord of the foreign race," Zhou Zhou said with a smile.
"Yes, my Lord," the 3 soldiers said, excited about a new adventure.
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