6: Chapter 6 Level 1 Territory

"Three people are far from enough."

Lin Xiao was not satisfied with his results.

His goal was to push for a Rank 2 Territory within the Seven-Day Assessment.

Among the First-Generation Lords, those who could reach a Rank 2 Territory in just seven days were undoubtedly rare; if he could achieve it, it would undoubtedly greatly improve his evaluation.

However, wanting to push for a Rank 2 Territory required more resources, stronger heroes, and troops.

"Let's upgrade to a Rank 1 Territory first."

Lin Xiao muttered.

To gain more temporary subordinates and collect more protection fees, relying solely on empty words was unrealistic; he had to demonstrate his powerful strength.

Without sufficient strength, saying more was useless.

He was not a Prodigy from those major factions or big Families, so rashly recruiting subordinates on the regional channel would only invite mockery and skepticism.

Closing the regional channel, Lin Xiao looked around.

At this moment, Void Land had reappeared around the territory.

Jiang Yao was leading the Black Armor Soldierss, clearing out the Void Monsters inside.

Lin Xiao also found a spot of Void Land to contribute his own strength.

In the second layer of Void Land, the Void Monsters inside were still Rank 0, but they were much stronger than the Void Hounds, with an average Physique and spirit around 4-5.

"Swish, swish, swish~"

Cyan arrows flew from the wind feather bow, blasting the lunging Void Monsters to pieces.

It was still a massacre with damage far exceeding what was necessary.

In the blink of an eye, the second layer of Void Land, which had just generated not long ago, was also cleared out by Lin Xiao, Jiang Yao, and the others.

[You opened a regional treasure chest and obtained the following items: 9500 Source Crystals, 1000 units of food, 900 units of wood, 900 units of stone, and Mountaineering Boots (Common).]

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[You opened a regional treasure chest and obtained the following items: 10000 Source Crystals, 1000 units of food...]

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Opening all four regional treasure chests in one go caused the territory's resources to surge significantly.

The resources obtained from the regional treasure chests in the second layer of Void Land were much more than those from the first layer.

Lin Xiao immediately used the equipment and items that could be utilized to arm Jiang Yao and the Black Armor Soldierss, and threw the ones that couldn't be used into the trading market to exchange for Source Crystals and other resources.

"The territory size has reached 37,000 square meters."

Lin Xiao's face showed joy.

The further the Void Land, the larger the territory.

"Once the third layer of Void Land is converted, all conditions for upgrading to a Rank 1 Territory will be met."

Lin Xiao felt even more motivated.

It took longer for the third layer of Void Land to border the territory.

While waiting, he also checked on the territory.

As a Lord, he naturally needed to be clear about the situation within his own territory.

A territory map appeared before Lin Xiao.

Every time the territory expanded, he would check it to see if there were any new resource points in the newly converted territory.

37,000 square meters was actually just an area about a hundred meters long and wide; it was actually very small.

"There's an extra small forest where I can cut down trees to get some wood."

"Better than nothing."

Lin Xiao felt a bit helpless; he was clearly not some lucky person. Whether it was opening regional treasure chests or territory resources, he hadn't obtained any high-quality items.

If it were those lucky ones, even in their initial territory, they might have a micro-deposit buried deep underground.

Time passed quickly, and finally, the third layer of Void Land appeared at the edge of the territory.

Following Lin Xiao's order, Jiang Yao, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately led the Black Armor Soldierss into the nearest Void Land on the east side.

Lin Xiao followed them in.

Compared to the previous Void Land, this one was clearly much larger. Amidst the surging gray fog, a large number of Void Monsters rushed over from the depths.

Charging in the front were a large number of black wild horses with two tails, numbering in the hundreds, and behind them were giant beasts.

Their sturdy bodies were over three meters tall, resembling walking buildings, and their pair of scarlet eyes revealed madness.

"Two-Tailed Horses."

"Berserk Bulls."

Lin Xiao immediately recognized them; they were all common Void Monsters.

Among them, the Two-Tailed Horses were Rank 0 monsters, but their strength was very powerful among Rank 0 monsters, with Physique and spirit basically above 7.

As for the Berserk Bulls, they were Rank 1 monsters.

Their attributes were not high, generally not exceeding 30, but for a Rank 0 territory, they were still a huge threat.

This was only the third layer of Void Land, and Rank 1 monsters had already appeared.

Facing the hundreds of Void Monsters rushing over crazily, Jiang Yao and the others were fearless; they brazenly charged into the monster group and began the slaughter.

The three-meter-long spear held by Jiang Yao was named Qianxue, which Lin Xiao had opened from a regional treasure chest in the second layer of Void Land on the west side; it was also the only Excellent-grade item in his possession.

The spear body of Qianxue constantly swung, and every vibration contained incomparably violent power, either piercing through the Two-Tailed Horses in front or smashing them into pieces in one go.

Wang Wu and the Black Armor Soldierss were like immovable mountain ranges; the violent force of the Two-Tailed Horses' charge was easily blocked by their shields, and then, with a slight exertion of their arms, they flipped the Two-Tailed Horses to the ground, harvesting their lives at will.

Under their harvesting, the crazily rushing Two-Tailed Horses fell like harvested wheat.

Lin Xiao drew the wind feather bow and aimed at the Berserk Bulls behind.

Once these mad bulls entered a berserk state, they posed a slight threat, so it was best to eliminate them first.

"Shoo~"

The cyan arrow broke through the air and fiercely pierced into the body of a Berserk Bull.

With Lin Xiao's strength, he could only exert a tiny fraction of the wind feather bow's power; he couldn't do it like he did with the Void Hounds, where he could blast Rank 1 monsters to pieces instantly.

However, this astonishingly powerful strike still pierced through the Berserk Bull's body, opening a large hole in it, causing it to scream and fall to the ground heavily injured. He fired another arrow, killing it completely.

[Congratulations on being the first to kill a Rank 1 Void Monster; reward: 100,000 Source Crystals and one Excellent-grade treasure chest.]

"An Excellent-grade treasure chest."

Lin Xiao's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately chose to open it.

[Congratulations on obtaining the Red Feather Blade (Excellent).]

A second Excellent-grade weapon.

Jiang Yao was not good at blade techniques, so Lin Xiao prepared to hand this Red Feather Blade to the Black Armor Soldiers, Wang Wu, to use.

He continued to attack.

The number of Berserk Bulls was not large, only about a dozen.

Before they could enter a berserk state and threaten everyone's safety, they fell to the ground under Lin Xiao's shooting.

The team continued to advance, and new monsters kept appearing.

With a larger territory, the Void Monsters were scattered everywhere, making it difficult to kill them all in one wave; it would require more time to clear them out.

After killing all the Void Monsters inside, Lin Xiao opened the regional treasure chest that appeared.

[You opened a regional treasure chest and obtained the following items: 25,000 Source Crystals, 2000 units of food, 2000 units of wood, 1900 units of stone, and Black Iron Armor (Common).]

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The higher the monster strength, the higher the rewards from the regional treasure chests, and new basic resources appeared as well.

The Void Land in the other three directions was also being steadily cleared.

The third layer of Void Land still posed no threat to Lin Xiao's territory.

"If it were other First-Generation Lords, unless they had awakened a powerful combat talent, or were lucky enough to open higher-quality items from the regional treasure chests, it would be impossible to clear the third layer of Void Land during the Seven-Day Assessment."

Lin Xiao sighed inwardly.

Besides that, First-Generation Lords also had a huge disadvantage in terms of intelligence.

Like Lin Xiao, he knew the monster strength of the third layer of Void Land, so he knew what to expect before the battle began.

First-Generation Lords had no sources of information; they could only conclude that each layer of Void Land was stronger than the last, but they didn't know how much stronger. Under such circumstances, how many people would dare to rashly open the subsequent Void Land? That was gambling with their lives.

"The territory size is enough."

After converting the third layer of Void Land, Lin Xiao's territory size had reached 160,000 square meters, meeting all the requirements for territory upgrade.

Without any hesitation, Lin Xiao returned to the Lords Mansion as fast as possible, and immediately opened the territory panel; at this moment, an upgrade button appeared after the territory Rank.

"Upgrade territory."

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