45: Chapter 45 The Correct Way to Unleash the Power of the Soul

After taking a few deep breaths, Loren finally regained his composure and shifted his gaze to the old man in front of him.

Eye of Truth.

Tommy

Level: Bronze Low-rank

Bloodline: Human Bloodline (Not Awakened)

Loyalty: 67 (Ordinary Loyalty)

Description: An ordinary human, but he has memorized knowledge regarding Papermaking. Although he has never practiced it, he might have a chance to become a Papermaker.

Loren's gaze narrowed.

He dared to assert that when he previously examined the residents' attributes, that latter part was definitely not there; otherwise, he would not have had zero impression of it.

It seems the system's description updates in real-time.

"Tommy, is what you said true?"

Loren's sharp gaze made the white-haired Tommy tremble instantly, and he hurriedly said.

"I swear on my soul, great Lord, every word I say is true! If I deceive you, may my soul be devoured by demons!"

Looking at this wrinkled old man, Loren was speechless. I am not interested in your soul...

"I will give you ten people as subordinates. Can you develop it within a week!?"

Tommy nodded vigorously.

"My ancestors' inheritance will not deceive me, Lord. I only need five days!"

"Good, I will give you five days. Whatever you need, if it is available within Bright Moon City, you may have priority access to it. As long as you can produce paper, I will exempt you and your granddaughter from slave status. Furthermore, I will promote you to First-class Residents of Bright Moon City, enjoying all the rights that free citizens are entitled to."

The white-haired Tommy was instantly overjoyed and shouted aloud.

"Thank you for your mercy! The Goddess's light shall eternally shine upon you!!"

After Tommy was taken away by two guards to select his subordinates, the slave residents who had not yet dispersed immediately erupted into an uproar.

Tommy actually succeeded!

This was too incredible.

The Lord actually agreed to his request!!

For a moment, the crowd surged.

"Goddess above, why is my heart trembling..."

"This is the most merciful Lord I have ever seen. Goddess above, praise you!"

"I, I can raise swine!! My Lord, I can raise swine for you!!"

"Pah, what's raising swine? I can even slaughter pigs. My Lord, I can help the Lord slaughter livestock..."

Hearing the discussions around him, Loren's heart stirred.

Since there could be one resident with a hidden skill, there might be a second or third.

Moreover, some residents might not care about certain skills, or even feel they aren't worth mentioning, but they might be of great use to the territory, who knows?

He immediately looked at Bearded Deen and gave instructions.

Dean nodded respectfully after hearing this, then immediately brought a few soldiers to the front of the crowd and shouted.

"Do you see Tommy and those few who became City Hall employees? The great Lord has just announced an unprecedentedly merciful policy to recruit residents with special abilities. As long as you can gain the Lord's approval, you can be granted the status of Third-class Resident and be hired by the City Hall."

"Perhaps some of you have questions, what is a Third-class Resident? Let me tell you, by becoming a Third-class Resident, you will shed your slave status and have the right to receive payment. Becoming a Second-class Resident, you will enjoy the right to marry and have children. Becoming a First-class Resident, you will enjoy the rights of a free citizen. Becoming the highest level, a Bright Moon City Resident, you will enjoy all the rights that any resident in Bright Moon City can enjoy, and be eligible to be nominated as an honorary noble! In the future, as long as you contribute to Bright Moon City, you can obtain these precious rewards! Cheer, cheer for your future! Bright Moon City's future will be full of light!!"

Bearded Deen was indeed a talent; his words were full of incitement, directly stirring up the emotions of the surrounding crowd.

The crowd became even more boisterous.

"Long live the Lord!!"

"Praise you!!"

"Goddess above, I have actually encountered such a merciful Lord!!"

They immediately hurried to the location where the population census had just taken place, shouting out the skills they hadn't reported during the census.

A woman in her forties said excitedly,

"My Lord, I can embroider with one hand!!"

The recruiter: "..."

"Next."

The woman left in disappointment. A second man, missing a front tooth, said excitedly.

"My Lord, I can deliver puppies. All the dogs in our family were delivered by me!!"

The recruiter: "..."

"Next."

"My Lord, I can smell feces to determine if a cow has mated recently..."

"Next..."

"My Lord, I know how to make sedatives to make beasts lose..."

"..."

What followed was a showcase of all sorts of bizarre skills, and the soldiers nearby couldn't help but want to laugh.

There were pig raisers, puppy deliverers, chicken hatchers, people specializing in cattle breeding... all sorts of strange things.

Someone even demonstrated their unique secret technique on the spot—being able to suck blood from a blade. The young man held the iron blade in his mouth, and the next second, blood appeared on the back of the blade.

It stunned a large group of people at the time, but later the soldiers discovered that this guy had severe gingivitis. This little vampire was eliminated on the spot...

This farce lasted for a full two hours before coming to an end.

However, hard work pays off. Digging for gold in the mud, Loren actually found a few decent talents.

Physician Apprentices.

This was a family of three. Their ancestors were once physicians with high medical skills, even reaching the level of being able to create simple magic potions.

Although most of the precious prescriptions were lost by their generation, they could still handle simple treatments for colds, fevers, and ordinary external wounds.

For Bright Moon City, which was lacking in all kinds of resources, these were considered rare talents.

Loren immediately hired them to the City Hall and allocated a few unoccupied houses to establish Bright Moon City's first potion shop.

However, because the population base was too small, only these few people were unearthed; the rest were just a bunch of useless skills.

The population census came to an end here, and at least a few talents were found.

After the crowd dispersed, Loren immediately asked Ariel to arrange for the Construction Department to inspect the arrow tower and design a reconstruction plan.

The reward of Papermaking pleasantly surprised him; the construction blueprints for the elemental tower would likely be even more valuable.

Bright Moon City had a total of two arrow towers, but one of them had completely collapsed, leaving only a pile of debris; repairing it was no different from rebuilding it.

The other arrow tower, although drafty everywhere and with rotten wooden planks on the outer walls, still had its foundation and could still be considered an arrow tower.

That is why the system displayed an arrow tower count of 1; the other one could no longer be counted as an arrow tower.

This arrow tower, built by the previous Lord, was about 6 meters high, with a foundation made of bluestone.

The main framework above was built with hardwood, divided into three levels. The top two levels were covered with shooting holes for attack purposes.

The bottom level was used to store supplies like arrows and crossbows.

The outer walls of the arrow tower were nailed tight with thick wooden planks to serve as defense against enemy attacks.

However, most of the arrow tower was now rotten, the wooden planks were covered in moss, and sharp-eyed people could even see insects crawling on them.

If not for the solid foundation, it might have followed in the footsteps of the other arrow tower.

After observing for a moment, as if remembering something, Loren directly opened the attribute panel.

Grey Eagle Territory

Bright Moon City (Main City)

Level: Village/Town Level

Lord: Loren Grant (Can view detailed attributes)

Special Attributes: Upgrade, Bright Moon Eternal

Defensive Buildings: 1 Black Iron-tier arrow tower (Can be upgraded to bronze-tier arrow tower)

1 Wooden City Wall (Can be upgraded to Grey Earth City Wall)

Soul Power: 1157

Others (Omitted)

After glancing at the territory panel, his attention focused on the defensive buildings section.

The (Can be upgraded to bronze-tier arrow tower) in the description made his heart stir. He focused his attention and silently thought "Upgrade."

The next second, the system notification sound rang out.

"Ding~ Do you wish to consume 1000 points of Soul Power to upgrade the arrow tower?"

"Ding~ Upgrade failed. The arrow tower has not been rebuilt yet. Please upgrade after rebuilding the arrow tower."

Loren's eyes lit up.

So this was the use of Soul Power!?

Upgrading a Black Iron-tier arrow tower to a bronze-tier arrow tower requires consuming 1000 points of Soul Power. With such a large consumption, will there be any special effects after the upgrade??

His requirements were not high. A few Dragon-hunting Crossbows would be enough; if there really weren't any, having a few powerful Transcendent-tier guards would also do...