7: Chapter 7 Territorial Adjustment

As Lin Xiao chose to upgrade his territory, a golden light immediately descended from the heavens, enveloping the Lords Mansion.

Within the golden light, the Lords Mansion began to undergo astonishing changes; in the blink of an eye, it transformed from a small wooden cabin into a two-story brick and tile house, and its footprint also became much larger.

The Rank of the Lords Mansion is synchronized with the territory Rank, and at this moment, it also upgraded to Rank 1.

That was not all; the golden light spread like water, covering the entire territory in an instant.

Lin Xiao could feel that the space within his territory was becoming more stable and complete, and the concentration of Spiritual Qi had risen significantly, reaching the standard of ordinary regions in the Main World.

The Spiritual Qi concentration in a Rank 0 territory is too low and cannot be compared to the Main World.

"Congratulations, your territory has upgraded to Rank 1. You are the first Lord to complete a territory upgrade. Reward: 100,000 Source Crystals, one Elite-grade Treasure Chest."

The System notification sound quickly rang in Lin Xiao's ears.

Just like the First Kill reward, the first Lord to upgrade their territory also receives corresponding rewards.

"You have obtained one opportunity for Territory Adjustment. Do you wish to use it?"

Hearing this System notification, Lin Xiao was not surprised. Every time the territory upgrades, one obtains an opportunity for Territory Adjustment, whether one is a First-Generation Lord or a Second-Generation Lord.

This is a time-limited privilege; it will not wait if you miss it.

Naturally, Lin Xiao would not waste it.

"Use."

A map of the territory appeared before him, listing all the buildings, resources, and terrain within the territory.

The terrain within the territory converted from the Void Land is random.

It could be a plain or a lake, which makes the entire territory seem like a hodgepodge, filled with a sense of dissonance.

Performing a Territory Adjustment can solve this problem, making the territory become more realistic.

Do not underestimate this point. A realistic territory is undoubtedly more complete and stable than those randomly pieced-together territories. The latter is like a drafty house; even if the Spiritual Qi concentration within the territory increases, it will constantly leak away.

This results in it having only the Spiritual Qi concentration of a Rank 0 territory, despite clearly being a Rank 1 territory.

Territory Adjustment can be considered a compulsory course for Lords.

There are relevant courses taught in school, and Lin Xiao's parents also taught him quite a few experiences and insights.

"There is actually an additional miniature stone mine."

Lin Xiao was somewhat pleasantly surprised; at this moment, the resources within the territory had an extra miniature stone mine.

This was not something that came with the newly converted territory; it must have been generated when the territory upgraded.

When a territory upgrades, there is a certain probability of generating new resources within it.

Lin Xiao's luck was clearly not too bad.

Soon, he completed the Territory Adjustment. The current territory was still too small, and the terrain was not very complex, so there were not many places that needed adjustment.

Lin Xiao opened the territory panel to take a look.

"Territory: Unnamed"

"Territory Rank: Rank 1"

"Territory Size: 160,000 square meters"

"Population: 100/1000"

"Heroes: 1/2"

"Buildings: Lords Mansion (Rank 1), Residential House (Rank 0), tavern (Rank 0)"

Compared to a Rank 0 territory, the population of a Rank 1 territory has increased tenfold, and there is one more hero.

Lin Xiao still had a Rare-grade Hero Token and Troop Token in his hand, but he did not use them immediately.

If Rare-grade heroes and troops are summoned while the territory is Rank 1, their strength will not be suppressed. Consequently, Lin Xiao's talent advantage would not be reflected in the short term, so the best choice is Perfect-grade or even higher-quality heroes and troops.

Unless he absolutely cannot obtain higher-quality Hero Tokens and Troop Tokens, he would not be in a rush to use them.

His current strength is still sufficient.

"Lord." Jiang Yao and the others returned.

"You did well." Lin Xiao wore an expression of approval and instructed, "Hurry and Cultivate; wait for the new Void Land to connect."

"Yes."

Jiang Yao nodded, and the Black Armor Soldierss remained silent.

They were all born with their own Cultivation Technique, and it was the type most suitable for them, so there was no need for Lin Xiao to expend effort finding Cultivation Techniques for them.

Lin Xiao opened Jiang Yao's attribute panel and saw that her Rank had become Rank 1; nothing else had changed. Wang Wu and the other Black Armor Soldierss were the same.

They originally had Rank 1 strength, so after the territory Rank increased, their Ranks also automatically upgraded.

Lin Xiao, on the other hand, was still Rank 0.

The fourth layer of the Void Land would take longer to connect to the territory. With nothing to do during this time, Lin Xiao did not waste time and began to Cultivate. The Cultivation Technique he practiced was the Main World's Evergreen Art; it was not an Advanced Cultivation Technique, but it had the advantage of being easy to start with, balanced and peaceful, with few prerequisites.

Previously, practicing until reaching the Rank 0 limit had no further effect, but now, with the territory Rank increase, Lin Xiao immediately felt a difference.

His body seemed to become a vortex, absorbing the wandering Spiritual Qi in the surroundings, turning it into streams of warmth that flowed through his body along the path of the Cultivation Technique.

He did not know how much time had passed.

Lin Xiao trembled violently, and a wonderful feeling of life transformation spread throughout his entire body.

"Breakthrough."

Breathing out a long sigh, Lin Xiao hurriedly opened his own attribute panel.

"Lord: Lin Xiao"

"Rank: Rank 1"

"Physique: 11"

"Spirit: 11"

"Talent: Infinite"

"Cultivation Technique: Evergreen Art"

"Skill: None"

The Rank had become Rank 1, and his Physique and Spirit had also broken through the Rank 0 limit, becoming 11.

In terms of strength, it was not much stronger than before, but Lin Xiao knew very clearly that this was a transformation of his life level.

Not only did his upper limit become higher and his Cultivation Aptitude become stronger, but his Lifespan also increased correspondingly.

Rank 0 living beings have a Lifespan of no more than a hundred years; after breaking through to Rank 1, it immediately doubles, and they can live up to two hundred years.

Now, the territory was filled with Rank 1 living beings.

"Congratulations, your Rank has increased to Rank 1. You are the first Lord to promote to Rank 1. Reward: 100,000 Source Crystals, one Elite-grade Treasure Chest."

The first Lord to promote in Rank also receives System rewards.

Lin Xiao was not in a hurry to open the treasure chest; instead, he first checked the time.

"I just practiced for six hours."

He opened Jiang Yao and the others' attribute panels to take a look.

During these six hours, Jiang Yao and the others who entered the Cultivation state also had a certain increase in strength. Jiang Yao's Physique and Spirit both increased by 3 points, and the Black Armor Soldierss basically all increased by 2 points.

"Too slow."

Lin Xiao could not help but shake his head.

Killing Void Monsters provides no experience. Whether it is a Lord, hero, or troop, if they want to improve their strength, they must either rely on self-Cultivation, consume Heaven And Earth Treasure, Medicinal Pills, and other items, or use other special means.

Relying solely on Cultivation, the four elements of resources, technique, companions, and location are all indispensable.

Although Jiang Yao is Rare-grade with strong Aptitude and fast Cultivation speed, to Cultivate to the Rank 1 limit would still take at least three days, and Wang Wu and the others would need even longer.

As for the Rank 2 level, it goes without saying.

What Lin Xiao lacked most was time.

He opened the territory panel and looked. To upgrade from a Rank 1 territory to a Rank 2 territory, the following conditions must be met: 1,000,000 Source Crystals, 100,000 units of food, 100,000 units of wood, 100,000 units of stone, 10,000 units of iron ore; Territory Size: 1 square kilometer; Population: 1000; Heroes: 2; Buildings: 3 Rank 1 buildings, 5 total buildings.

Lin Xiao did not meet a single condition right now.

"After finishing the fourth layer of the Void Land, I must stop and properly strengthen my strength for a while." Lin Xiao quickly made a decision.

He was still confident in clearing the fourth layer of the Void Land.