18: Chapter 18 Global Death Toll

Two ballistas appeared before Xu Xuan; he was still slightly shaken by the sudden emergence of these contraptions that clearly did not belong to the Stone Age.

However, judging by this reward, the system was encouraging the Lords to engage in combat.

Only through frenzied aggression could one obtain more rewards and stay ahead of other Lords.

Looking at these two ballistas, Xu Xuan fell into deep thought.

Currently, there were two main strategies; one was like his, involving constant aggression and expansion.

The 'farming' players, on the other hand, could unite to climb the technology tree together and share their advancements.

However, there was no chance for Xu Xuan to farm. He was surrounded by Japanese Lords, and with a hundred million of them, he could never kill them all—simply never finish killing them.

Returning his gaze to the two ballistas, he realized these could be installed along the edges of the Floating Island. Having ballistas in this era was practically a dimensional strike.

However, the system hadn't provided bolts; he would have to craft the ballista bolts himself.

But it wasn't a big problem. Currently, with a god-tier character like Chi You joining him, Chi You had already led people to start mining copper and tin. They would be able to smelt bronze soon.

With an expert in the field present, he could save himself a lot of trouble.

When he was in school, Xu Xuan had read about the production of bronze, which involved adding a small amount of tin to copper.

Adding tin could harden the originally soft copper.

However, the exact amount of tin to add required an experienced master to control.

If too much tin was added, the bronze became too hard and brittle, snapping easily.

If too little tin was added, the bronze remained soft and bent easily.

The controlled amount is approximately 95% copper plus 5% tin; bronze smelted within this range is the best.

Under Chi You's command, those savages began mining, while another group started building a kiln for smelting bronze according to Chi You's instructions.

Everything began to develop with bustling construction. Xu Xuan sat on the grass watching them work, gradually feeling drowsy.

Today's high-intensity combat had kept his nerves taut at all times; now that he had finally driven away all the Japanese Lords in this area, he slowly began to relax.

Just then, the time reached Lord Continent Standard Time—midnight.

The system's voice suddenly echoed in everyone's minds.

[Congratulations to all Lords for surviving your first day on the Lord Continent without incident.]

[We can see a Lord from Xia Country who has already occupied 25 Japanese tribal territories in succession and has begun to develop rapidly.]

[The following is the statistical report segment.]

[According to statistics, approximately 160 million Lords worldwide led their tribes to invent the bow and arrow on the first day.]

[Approximately 730 million Lords worldwide led their tribes to master fire.]

[Approximately 38,547 Lords worldwide have begun researching and producing bronze.]

[And today, 2 Lords died in war.]

[834 Lords were bitten on the buttocks by venomous snakes while using the toilet and died of poisoning.]

[284 Lords were killed by wild beasts such as mammoths and saber-toothed tigers.]

[A special mention goes to 1 Lord from Japan, Hikawa Okasaka, who died from excessive indulgence with savages.]

Pfft!

Seeing how the last one died, Xu Xuan really couldn't hold it in.

How embarrassing. Not only was the death peculiar, but the system even called him out for a global naming and shaming, essentially whipping the corpse.

It was truly a double death of both body and reputation. What kind of social death scene was this?

He wondered what his relatives, family, classmates, or colleagues would think when they saw he died under those circumstances.

He really did go to the 'Land of Ultimate Bliss,' dying from endless debauchery, huh?

While everyone was finding the last person's death hilarious, the system issued a new prompt.

[That concludes today's Lord statistics. For those who survived, please note: after 8:00 AM, a portion of wild monsters will appear on the Lord Continent. Goblin nests will refresh in your surroundings. Lords, please proceed with caution!]

Goblins refreshing?

If it were in ancient or modern times, humans could easily slaughter Goblins at will.

However, this was the Primeval Era. Many human Lords' civilizations were still using wooden sticks and throwing stones.

The technological level of most Lords was no different from those Goblins.

For many people, the appearance of wild monsters tomorrow meant their hopes for peaceful farming were dashed.

But for Xu Xuan, Goblins? He was on a Floating Island; could Goblins even threaten him?

Even though his impression of Goblins was that they were weak, Xu Xuan decided to treat the matter with caution first.

Xu Xuan stood up and walked over to the bustling construction site.

He saw Chi You holding a leather whip and carrying an axe, staring at the savages with a fierce expression.

The savages, who were used to being lazy and disorganized, all shrunk their necks and sped up their work upon seeing this malevolent god, Chi You.

Truth be told, Chi You wasn't just a God of War and a God of Weaponry; he was also a proper foreman.

With him on the scene, not a single savage dared to slack off.

Watching him take his role as foreman so seriously and responsibly, Xu Xuan spoke up.

"Chi You, let the tribal warriors who fought today rest first. The rest of the people will work through the night to produce bronze."

Chi You nodded: "Understood, My Lord. Did you all hear that? Today's combatants, go back and rest!"

Hearing this, many savages breathed a sigh of relief and put down their work one after another to go rest.

After all, they had fought for a whole day; if they had to work overtime through the night to forge bronze, even beasts of burden wouldn't be used that hard.

Leaving the savages who hadn't gone to battle to stay and work, the rest of the savages lay down on the ground and began snoring immediately, exhausted like dogs.

Xu Xuan also felt sleepy. He had previously ordered Gong Clan to set up a hammock for him with rope between two trees, and it was indeed time to rest.

After a busy day, seeing the War God Chi You keeping watch with his axe as a foreman, Xu Xuan could finally close his eyes with peace of mind.

Furthermore, the surrounding japanese people had been driven away by him, so he could finally sleep soundly.

Lying in the hammock and looking up at the starry sky, he didn't know how his family was doing or how his classmates' territories were developing.

Being alone in the Japanese region, he could only rely on himself.

In a daze, Xu Xuan slowly closed his eyes and fell into a peaceful sleep amidst the sound of Chi You's supervision.

He didn't know how much time had passed when he felt something pressing against his side, as if someone was squeezed in with him.

By now, sunlight was already spilling onto his face. His eyelashes fluttered slightly, and his eyes looked around in a daze.

Where is this?

Am I not at home?

Oh... The sleep-befuddled Xu Xuan realized that the whole world had entered the Lord Era.

Waking up naturally from this sleep felt truly great, but his left shoulder felt a bit heavy, as if something was pressing against him.

Looking closely, that silly Hu Zi Mei was clinging to his side like an octopus, squeezed into the hammock with him.

This tiger girl...

Well, having a wild beauty as a companion is also a pleasant thing.

He raised his hand and summoned the virtual screen to check the time.

[Lord Continent Standard Time: 7:49 AM.]

In 11 minutes, the Goblin monsters will make their appearance!