A person named [I Have A Lollipop] contacted him through the talkative [King of All Heavens], saying he had thousands of three-star wood and wanted to befriend him.
Zhou Yan pondered and asked, "You said this guy is your friend?"
[King of All Heavens] replied, "Brother, we are friends and brothers in the real world. I just knew you needed three-star materials, so I told him about you. When this guy heard it was you, he immediately asked me to contact you, saying he wanted to be your friend..."
Zhou Yan asked, "This guy isn't as unreliable as you, is he?"
[King of All Heavens]: "(╯﹏╰)..... "
[King of All Heavens] felt deeply hurt and sadly replied, "Brother, I've given my all for you, why do you treat me like this? I'm so sad, so heartbroken. (t＿t)"
"I hope your friend is not like you. I'll add him as a friend myself."
Zhou Yan ignored [King of All Heavens]. This guy was a joker. Give him a spark, and he'd set the whole forest on fire.
You could only believe half of what he said...
He searched for the lord's name [I Have A Lollipop] and clicked to add.
Territory prompt: "Successfully added [I Have A Lollipop] as a friend."
"Big shot [Heavenly Court], hello. I didn't expect that Liu Jiantao's words were true. I almost thought he was tricking me again..."
As soon as [I Have A Lollipop] added him as a friend, he betrayed [King of All Heavens], even revealing the other person's real name and rambling on. Just like [King of All Heavens], he was full of nonsense.
[King of All Heavens] was indeed an unreliable fellow. Looking at the way his friend spoke, it was obvious.
He didn't waste time and got straight to the point, "I heard you have three-star wood, is that true?"
He had quite a bit of three-star ore, but not enough wood. As long as he had enough wood, his [White Robe Ghost Soldier] barracks could be upgraded to summon more soldiers.
"Big shot, how could I lie to you? Just name your price," [I Have A Lollipop] replied.
It seemed to be true. [King of All Heavens] had finally earned a little respect.
So, Zhou Yan replied, "Then let's start with ten thousand to twenty thousand."
[I Have A Lollipop]: "(°ー°〃)......"
"Big shot, I'm kneeling. ┐(‘～`；)┌" [I Have A Lollipop] sent a helpless emoji and replied, "I only have a little over fifteen hundred right now."
[I Have A Lollipop] was ashamed. This was a big shot, asking for ten to twenty thousand at once. How could he have so much at this stage?
"So little? That's fine too, take it all."
Although it was a far cry from the quantity [King of All Heavens] mentioned, he still had some, which was a small help.
"Big shot, can we trade using items? I don't lack spirit coins," [I Have A Lollipop] said.
"What do you want? Tell me," Zhou Yan replied.
"Equipment above Bronze, preferably Silver if you have it. Spirit fruits and spirit springs are also good," [I Have A Lollipop] quickly added.
"Alright."
Next, the two began to negotiate the exchange price. The other party was quite generous, accepting anything within reason, as long as he wanted to befriend him. Da Feng Novel Network.
Zhou Yan wouldn't let the other party suffer too much. After trading items of equivalent value, they ended the transaction.
"Big shot, you need a lot of wood. I'll have my subordinates chop more from now on," [I Have A Lollipop] replied.
"Thank you," Zhou Yan replied.
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
...
So, everyone has their own fortune. The fact that he could gather three-star wood was his fortune.
He was quite lucky, but in the entire newcomer trial, he was definitely not the only lucky one.
"Finally, I have all the materials," Zhou Yan sighed.
It was truly not easy to gather the materials to upgrade buildings in the newcomer trial. He had been asking for so long and only managed to collect this much, and that was also due to his relationship with [King of All Heavens].
In the lord's world, although high-level materials were also scarce, as long as the price was right, people were willing to sell them.
The newcomer trial was different. Sometimes, even if you could afford it, the other party might not sell it to you.
Just like how others wanted to buy his spirit fruits and spring water; it depended on whether he was willing to sell.
Most people who wanted to do business with him were out of luck because they weren't his friends.
He went to the [White Robe Ghost Soldier] barracks and began the building upgrade.
Territory prompt: "Consumed 100,000 spirit coins, 100 three-star wood, 100 three-star stone. [White Robe Ghost Soldier] level increased to 21."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 110,000 spirit coins, 200 three-star wood, 200 three-star stone. [White Robe Ghost Soldier] level increased to 22."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 120,000 spirit coins, 300 three-star wood, 300 three-star stone. [White Robe Ghost Soldier] level increased to 23."
...
Due to the scarcity of wood, the [White Robe Ghost Soldier] barracks could only be upgraded to level 25. However, the number of soldiers that could be summoned increased from two hundred to seven hundred, which was enough for him at the moment.
Moreover, the [White Robe Ghost Soldier] barracks gained a new attribute.
[Special Attribute Two: Combat Power +10%]
This undoubtedly increased the strength of the soldiers again, enhancing their safety.
The barracks not only became much larger and more intricately designed but also included more housing for the soldiers.
Next, he naturally had to summon soldiers. The number of monsters in the territory was increasing, and the pressure on other soldiers would gradually increase. He didn't want to see any casualties among his soldiers.
[White Robe Ghost Soldier] prompt: "Consumed 1000 soul coins, summoned one regular soldier."
[White Robe Ghost Soldier] prompt: "Consumed 1000 soul coins, summoned one corporal."
...
[White Robe Ghost Soldier] prompt: "Consumed 1000 soul coins, summoned one captain."
Huh!
He had actually summoned a captain, a soldier more advanced than a centurion. He looked at the captain's attributes and indeed, he was much more powerful than a centurion.
He summoned two hundred soldiers at once and raised their levels to ten, costing a total of 1.2 million soul coins.
Among the two hundred soldiers, there were forty corporals, twenty sergeants, two centurions, and one captain.
The number of soldiers increased by two hundred, which would significantly reduce the pressure on the other soldiers.
He specifically raised the levels of those above corporal to level 20. As for the rest, he planned to upgrade them slowly.
No matter how many soul coins he had, it wouldn't be enough to raise everyone's level to 20.
Besides, he still had to try his luck at [Bronze Sparrow Platform].
He used ten chances for draws every day. In the past few days, he had also drawn quite a few maids and palace maids, increasing the female population of the territory.
Moreover, some of them had special skills, such as tailoring, laundry, cooking, and even one with medical skills and another with spirit grass cultivation talent.
He assigned the maid with spirit grass cultivation talent to the [Spirit Field]. The maid with medical talent did not yet have a corresponding building.
He handed over all these people to the steward Liu Shuang to handle, so he didn't have to worry about their placement.
(Author: There will be another chapter later. I don't have any saved drafts; I publish them as soon as I finish writing them every day.)