3: Chapter 3 Summoning Heroes, Jiang Yao

An Ordinary Rank treasure chest could open into an Ordinary Rank item one hundred percent of the time.

Lin Xiao opened it casually and obtained an Ordinary Rank longsword.

He certainly wouldn't care about equipment of this Rank; what he cared about was the meaning it represented.

"Since there is a first-kill reward, there must definitely be other benefits."

"Furthermore, with no competitors, I can exclusively enjoy the best rewards."

Lin Xiao's breathing couldn't help but quicken.

Other benefits aside, among the exclusive benefits for a First-Generation Lord, the most critical ones were the Seven-Day Assessment rewards, the first-month ranking rewards, and the year-end final rewards, which were extremely generous.

The better the performance, the better the rewards obtained.

Lin Xiao was able to know these things thanks to a certain Blue Star Lord.

To this day, the few remaining Blue Star Lords were all top-tier lords of the Human Race. They basically did not appear in the Main World, but there was once a very unconventional one who, compared to other Blue Star Lords, had been active for a period.

Lin Xiao knew this person. Back on Blue Star, this person was a top-tier international superstar, and in the Main World, they still enjoyed the feeling of being surrounded by stars.

Given Lin Xiao's status and position, he naturally lacked the qualifications to interact with that person, but he had watched many film and television works created by that Blue Star Lord.

For example, "Rebirth: The Day Everyone Descended, I Awakened a Divine-Grade Talent," "Starting with a Dog, I Slaughtered Through the Chaos Source Sea," "Picking Up a World Wonder Upon Stepping Out, I Became the Calamity of Ten Thousand Races," and so on.

Because of that person's status, these works were widely circulated and had been adapted or remade countless times.

Lin Xiao was also very familiar with them and had obtained quite a bit of information from them. He originally thought they were just entertainment, but he hadn't expected them to come in handy at this moment.

"World Wonders!"

"Mythical Items!"

These supreme treasures that only existed in legends all had a chance to be obtained in the Seven-Day Assessment rewards, first-month ranking rewards, and year-end final rewards, provided you performed well enough.

There might even be miracle treasures that could only be obtained during these assessments.

The film and television works were just fantasies, but he truly had a chance to obtain them.

Lin Xiao's gaze was fiery. Given his situation, it was originally impossible for him to obtain these legendary treasures. Even with a top-tier talent like Infinite, it would have taken countless years before he had a chance to obtain them.

Now was the best opportunity.

"I will exhaust all my abilities to obtain the best rewards and create a perfect start that others cannot imagine."

Lin Xiao made a firm decision.

First, it was the Seven-Day Assessment; he had to push his performance to the limit.

Just as Lin Xiao was deep in thought, in the gray mist ahead, one Void Hound after another heard the commotion and came sprinting out from the depths of the gray mist, interrupting his train of thought.

"Court death."

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. Lin Xiao did not hesitate to draw the wind feather bow. A sky-blue arrow was instantly generated. As Lin Xiao released his fingers, the sky-blue arrow shot out immediately. The Void Hound rushing at the very front had no time to dodge at all; it was as if it were made of paper, easily pierced by the sky-blue arrow.

That wasn't all; a powerful force erupted inside that Void Hound, instantly blowing it to pieces.

Terrifyingly powerful.

A Rare Rank weapon—even though Lin Xiao could only unleash a tiny fraction of its power right now, it could easily shoot and explode these Void Hounds.

For this day, he had also prepared for many years; he possessed decent combat ability, and his archery was very precise.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

As the bowstring vibrated, sky-blue arrows shot out one after another, blowing up all the Void Hounds that pounced over.

After easily wiping out the Void Hounds within his field of vision, Lin Xiao did not continue to act.

He pondered in his heart that whether it was the Seven-Day Assessment or the subsequent ranking rewards, the size of the territory, the territory Rank, and the overall strength of the entire territory were the most heavily weighted evaluation criteria. To get the best results, relying on himself alone would certainly not be enough.

A lord does not fight alone.

"Open the novice gift pack."

Lin Xiao spoke.

[Congratulations on obtaining 3000 Origin Crystals, 200 units of food, 150 units of wood, 150 units of stone, Random Hero Token (Ordinary) × 1, Random Troop Token (Ordinary) × 1]

"Truly novice enough."

Seeing this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but shake his head. Not to mention the basic resources, the Hero Token and Troop Token given were also the lowest Rank. However, since it was a novice gift pack, there was nothing to be disappointed about.

Next were the hero and troops.

He now had two random Hero Tokens and random Troop Tokens in his hand.

However, a Rank 0 territory could only have one hero, so he definitely had to use the best one.

Selecting the Rare Rank Hero Token that emitted a faint blue light from his inventory, Lin Xiao chose to use it without hesitation.

In the Void Realm, a phantom river slowly emerged, with countless fragments of time flashing within it. Soon, a figure rapidly took shape, walked out of the phantom river, and appeared before Lin Xiao.

This was a tall, heroic woman holding a long spear and wearing fire-red light armor. A biting chill of murderous intent rushed toward him, making Lin Xiao's breath hitch.

"Jiang Yao pays respects to the Lord."

"If you have any commands, please instruct me."

The heroic woman knelt on one knee, swearing allegiance to Lin Xiao.

"This is a Rank 0 hero?"

Lin Xiao was shocked. The pressure Jiang Yao brought him was too great; it was simply not something a Rank 0 creature could compare to, especially since his own stats were at the Rank 0 limit.

"Rise."

While telling Jiang Yao to rise, Lin Xiao opened her attribute panel.

[Jiang Yao]

[Quality: Rare Rank]

[Rank: Rank 0]

[Physique: 60]

[Spirit: 50]

[Cultivation Technique: Azure Sky Technique (B Rank)]

[Skills: Exceptional Talent (B Rank), Mastery of Spear and Arrow (B Rank), Prairie Fire Spear Technique (B Rank)]

"Damn..."

Seeing this, Lin Xiao gasped.

The Rank and Cultivation Technique were no problem, but Jiang Yao's Physique and Spirit were too monstrous.

60 Physique and 50 Spirit—this wasn't Rank 0; it should be a Rank 1 hero.

"It's my talent." Lin Xiao quickly realized. His Infinite talent allowed the hero's strength not to be restricted by the territory Rank. Although the Rank could not be crossed, the strength was unrestricted, revealing Jiang Yao's true power.

If it were any other lord, Jiang Yao's Physique and Spirit would be suppressed to 10. Therefore, the best time to summon her would actually be after the territory upgraded to Rank 1.

"If it were a perfect-Rank Hero Token, I'm afraid she would have Rank 2 strength the moment she was summoned."

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up.

The First Source Sea could only accommodate up to Rare Rank, but that didn't mean higher-Rank equipment and items couldn't be brought in; it was just that the latter could not unleash their true power within the First Source Sea and were in a Sealed state.

The situation with heroes and troops was quite special. Unlike equipment and items, it was generally accepted that the higher the quality, the better.

It was just that the perfect-Rank Hero Token was too high-level; Lin Xiao's parents couldn't provide it.

However, among the same batch of new lords, there should be someone who had it.

Those major forces in the Main World, the Prodigy children of great Families, had resources in their hands that far exceeded his imagination.

Higher-Rank heroes and troops wouldn't necessarily have stronger stats, but the Cultivation Techniques and skills they possessed were undoubtedly more powerful. Under equal stats, they would possess greater strength.

"I must find a way to get a perfect-Rank Hero Token and Troop Token."

Lin Xiao thought to himself.

Time was extremely precious to him; he didn't have time to wait for his hero and troops to grow slowly. Therefore, using higher-Rank Hero Tokens and Troop Tokens from the very beginning was the Righteous Path.

As his thoughts raced, countless ideas flashed through Lin Xiao's mind. Jiang Yao stood quietly to the side, neither impatient nor restless.

"Jiang Yao, heed my command."

Lin Xiao said in a deep voice, "I order you to immediately clear out the Void Land in the west, south, and north directions. Do not fail."

"As you command."

Jiang Yao did not hesitate at all. Her powerful Physique granted her astonishing speed and strength. Like a streak of red lightning, she instantly charged into the Void Land on the west side and began a massacre.