24: Chapter 24: World's First Kill, Five Times the Population Reward!

As the Goblin Chieftain charged out, the system's voice echoed in Xu Xuan's mind.

[Global Announcement: Summer Country Lord Xu Xuan has discovered a new monster—Goblin Chieftain, a Lord-tier monster.]

[Note: The combat power of a Goblin Chieftain allows it to defeat 100 Stone Age savages without taking damage. Lords, please proceed with caution.]

At this moment, all the Lords heard the news and were instantly dumbfounded.

A Goblin Chieftain is equivalent to the combat power of a hundred savages? And it can defeat them without taking any damage?

This is a bit...

Consider that it's only the second day since the Lord War began, and most Lords' technology levels are still very low.

If someone provoked this Goblin Chieftain, wouldn't they be counter-killed by the monster and have their entire tribe slaughtered?

[Global Chat Channel]

[Zhou Wu (Summer Country): Holy cow! A Goblin Chieftain, a Lord-tier monster. It's so fierce, how can anyone win?]

[Jack (USA): Good God! In the Stone Age, no one should be able to defeat this thing. These stats are too exaggerated—it can kill 100 savages without a scratch.]

[Hawk (Australia): Thank goodness. Let this Goblin Chieftain severely punish Xu Xuan and wipe out this world-ranked number one Lord.]

Many foreign Lords began to gloat. Xu Xuan had encountered such a plague right at the start—what a reason to celebrate!

The world's number one lone wolf Lord, facing this Lord-tier monster; even if he doesn't die today, he'll lose a layer of skin.

Now, not only the global community but also the nearby Japanese Lords began to clap and cheer.

[Nearby Chat Channel]

[Tokugawa Ieyasu: Good death! Beautifully died!]

[Takeshita Asuka: I must have a grand feast today. This demon is finally being punished.]

[Nagai Katsuya: Good, good, good! He provoked the monster himself. Karma! It's karma!]

Just as the crowd was clapping and cheering, beaming with joy over Xu Xuan's crisis...

[Global Announcement: Summer Country Lord Xu Xuan has single-handedly slain the Lord-tier monster, the Goblin Chieftain.]

While everyone was still cheering, wondering whether to have roasted wild beef or wild beef sashimi tonight, the system's second notification caught them completely off guard.

Huh?

What Xu Xuan liked most was the phrase other Lords often had on their lips: 'Huh?'

Just a moment ago, everyone was dying to know how many lives Xu Xuan would have to sacrifice to defeat the Goblin Chieftain.

A Lord-tier monster should require at least dozens, if not a hundred, savage lives to overcome, right?

Taking down a Lord-tier monster like the Goblin Chieftain should have cost Xu Xuan a heavy price.

But just now, the system announced globally that Xu Xuan had killed the Goblin Lord by his own strength.

How is this possible?

Countless people worldwide were astonished. They thought that if a Goblin Chieftain could take on 100 savages barehanded, and Xu Xuan could kill it alone, then was Xu Xuan some kind of cyborg? The kind of freak who could rip enemies apart with his bare hands?

But what was the reality?

Shifting the focus back to Xu Xuan: when he saw the Goblin Chieftain charge out, unable to bear the smoke any longer,

Xu Xuan acted decisively and loaded the ballista with a bronze-tipped bolt.

On the entire sky island, there were only two bolts with such bronze tips.

Copper ore was scarce, and most of it had to be used for weapons. Being stingy with his resources, Xu Xuan had only crafted two giant bolts.

As the Goblin Chieftain burst from the cave, he loaded the bolt and sent it straight to its soul!

It must be said that in this era, no one can tank a ballista shot with their bare flesh. If they can, then take two!

The bronze-cast bolt tore through the air with a terrifying whistle. Just as the Goblin Chieftain tried to steady itself, the arm-thick bolt pierced through its heart and pinned it to the ground.

The Goblin Chieftain, which had rushed out roaring, didn't even get to display its combat prowess before being taken out by a single arrow. After a few struggles, it breathed its last, its corpse gradually growing cold.

Just like that, the world's first Lord-tier monster was easily finished off by a ballista blast; its body was already stone cold.

After killing the Lord-tier monster, a reward prompt appeared before Xu Xuan's eyes.

[You have single-handedly killed the Goblin Chieftain, achieving the Global First Kill. You have obtained: Purple Quality—Hide Battle Armor (Set), and the Bronze Sword, sword of goujian!]

[You have completely annihilated the Goblin Nest, becoming the first Lord in the world to destroy a Goblin Nest. You receive a 5x population reward.]

[Reward for annihilating the Goblin Nest is 500 population. First kill multiplier 5x! You have obtained 2,500 population.]

[Reward for annihilating the Goblin Nest is a 10-meter diameter expansion of your sky island territory. First kill multiplier 5x! Sky island scale expanded by 50 meters in diameter.]

Xu Xuan's 350-meter island expanded into a 400-meter diameter sky island.

The population reward didn't appear out of thin air; instead, a group of savages appeared from all directions, gradually gathering before Xu Xuan.

[Because you eliminated the Goblin Lord of this region, many wild tribes heard of your prestige and have voluntarily joined your rule.]

Looking at the dazzling array of rewards, Xu Xuan truly realized the importance of first kills.

As long as you get the global first kill, the rewards are endless.

While other Lords hadn't developed yet, he had made a massive profit this time.

It also made Xu Xuan realize that annihilating Goblin Nests could expand his sky island, which was quite nice.

Looking at the Hide Battle Armor and the sword of goujian from the rewards, Xu Xuan gently stroked the blade. He could feel the sharp sword's low hum, as if it were responding to its new master.

The bronze sword could be used for self-defense, but more importantly, it symbolized his status as a king, noble beyond compare.

This sword of goujian represented the peak of craftsmanship in the Bronze Age; it was the number one bronze sword!

Of course, treasures like the Xuanyuan Sword belonged to the mythological level; the two could not be compared.

But in the mortal era, the sword of goujian was the highest level of bronze weaponry.

Having tasted the sweetness of success, Xu Xuan looked at the 2,500 savages who had joined his ranks. However, so many people joining also brought a new problem.

Although these people brought their own food when they came to join him,

What would happen once that food was finished?

How would he solve the rations for these two thousand plus people—nearly three thousand in total?

Xu Xuan's answer was only one word—plunder!

Don't forget, although Tokugawa Ieyasu had been driven away, the other surrounding Japanese Lords would become even more alert.

With a hundred million Japanese Lords in the vicinity, now was not the time to relax.

Watching the 2,500 people join, Xu Xuan also felt the impending food crisis.

Their food would only last for a week. If over two thousand people relied solely on hunting and gathering wild fruit, it wouldn't be enough at all; a food crisis was about to erupt.

Thinking of this, Xu Xuan stood on the sky island and shouted, "Chi You, lead the tribesmen to prospect for ore. We must arm these 2,500 people immediately!"