Territory Notification: "Ding! Constructed [Stone Wall], [Stone Wall] evolved into [Great Wall]."
"Great Wall..."
Zhou Yan was shocked. Although "Ten Thousand Li" was missing, it was probably because his territory was too small.
He saw that outside the perimeter wall, a new stone wall had appeared again, encircling the entire territory. This was the [Great Wall] building. Although it was still very short, it could be raised in height as it was upgraded.
A ten-meter-wide blank area was left between the [Great Wall] and the [Thorn Fence], resembling a barbican.
With two layers of walls protecting the territory, the safety of the territory had been elevated to a new level.
[Building: Great Wall]
[Level: Level 1]
[Upgrade Required: 1000 Spirit Coins]
[Quality: rrr]
[Defense: 1000/1000]
[Special Attribute 1: Defense +10%]
[Introduction: When the territory reaches ten thousand li, it can become the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Li.]
The Level 1 [Great Wall] required 1000 Spirit Coins to upgrade. It was hard to imagine how many more Spirit Coins would be needed for later upgrades.
He upgraded the [Great Wall] to the maximum level it could be.
[Building: Great Wall]
[Level: Level 20]
[Upgrade Required: 150,000 Spirit Coins]
[Quality: rrr]
[Defense: 100,000/100,000]
[Special Attribute 1: Defense +20%]
[Special Attribute 2: Territory Morale +20%]
[Introduction: When the territory reaches ten thousand li, it can become the Great Wall of Ten Thousand Li.]
The name of this building could even change. However, to reach the size of ten thousand li, he still had a lot to do.
"The defense of this [Great Wall] is truly powerful. At Level 20, it already possesses 100,000 defense. Coupled with various attribute bonuses, it's simply invincible."
Zhou Yan was very happy. The stronger the buildings in his territory, the safer he would be.
Returning to the [Spirit Qi Bamboo House], Zhen Mi began to open nearly 100,000 treasure chests below Bronze quality with one click. He obtained over 200,000 Soul Coins, nearly 100,000 Spirit Coins, thousands of equipment pieces below Silver, various material blueprints, and even skill books.
However, the quality of these skill books was too low, so he bestowed them upon subordinates who could use them.
On this day alone, he had earned 500,000 Soul Coins. Moreover, he had already instructed Zhen Mi and the others to prepare again. While there was still time, they could go out and hunt monsters.
Even if time was limited and they couldn't kill too many, every one more they killed counted.
He estimated that he could earn at least another 100,000 Soul Coins.
After making arrangements, Zhen Mi and the others all went out to hunt monsters. Even Nie Xiaoqian and Yan Chixia accompanied them.
They also wanted to contribute to the territory, and Zhou Yan naturally wouldn't stop them.
He himself stayed in the territory.
He glanced at the [Inheritance Temple]. Diao Chan had not yet emerged. He wondered when Diao Chan would come out.
He missed her dearly.
He went to the [Artifact Forging Workshop] and checked the repair progress of Jerry and the others. He was very satisfied. The dwarves could now keep up with the pace of recycling old equipment. It would only be a matter of time before they had spare hands to forge other equipment.
"Lord, the materials have piled up recently. Should we stop repairing for now?" Jerry asked.
"No need. I will continue to acquire and purchase materials. For now, you should still focus on repairing equipment," Zhou Yan replied.
Jerry nodded and continued his work.
Such diligent dwarves.
He put all the repaired equipment on the shelves. Within minutes, they were sold out again. He also traded materials, equipment, and supplies with several friends.
Finally, he sold some Spirit Spring Water again. However, he was selling very little now, as he needed to use it himself.
Then he returned to the [Mysterious Shop] and found five new equipment pieces. One of them was a [Bright Silver Belt], which matched the set he was wearing.
However, the other four pieces were for female wear. He bought them all, intending to give them to Diao Chan.
He spent the next few days in this manner.
On the eleventh day of the newcomer trial, the combat settlement was SSS, earning 200,000 Soul Coins, 200,000 Spirit Coins, and a Silver Boots forging blueprint. The evaluation extra reward was 400,000 Soul Coins, 400,000 Spirit Coins, and the building [Arrow Tower].
On the same day, he constructed the [Arrow Tower] and evolved it into the [Storm Tower]. This way, he now had two Storm Towers.
On the same day, he summoned the maximum number of [White Robe Ghost Soldiers] that could be summoned and upgraded their level to 10.
To summon more [White Robe Ghost Soldiers], he needed to upgrade the building level of this barracks. Unfortunately, he didn't have many materials yet and didn't want to upgrade for now. 200 White Robe Ghost Soldiers were enough for the time being.
As for the soldiers and heroes summoned at the beginning, he began to upgrade their levels, raising them all to Level 20.
His Soul Coins were still far from enough to upgrade all soldiers to Level 20. He still lacked Soul Coins.
The shortage was not small, but considerable.
At this stage, upgrading ordinary soldiers to Level 20 was sufficient.
The levels of heroes could be raised further, but there was no need for now. It wouldn't be too late to upgrade them after the newcomer trial ended and they reached the Lord Continent.
On the twelfth day of the newcomer trial.
...
It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the newcomer trial that he obtained a new [Arrow Tower] and evolved it into the [Blade Tower].
In these days, his daily gains were immense, with plenty of both equipment and various materials.
He bought everything he could afford from the [Mysterious Shop]. If he couldn't afford it, there was nothing he could do.
His Soul Coins increased day by day, all used to upgrade the soldiers' levels.
On the twelfth day of the trial, the extra rewards no longer included buildings. Therefore, in the following days, he received skill books, equipment, and similar items.
Since they were not suitable for him, he didn't use them.
During these days, he arranged for many people to go to the [Inheritance Temple] to receive their inheritance, including Nie Xiaoqian, Si Teng, and others.
Most importantly, in the afternoon, Diao Chan finally emerged from the [Inheritance Temple].
Territory Notification: "Congratulations to Hero Diao Chan for successfully completing the trial and being promoted to the unique profession - Flower Fairy."
"Flower Fairy?" This profession sounded very powerful at first glance.
"Chan'er!"
Diao Chan, whom he had missed day and night, finally appeared. He hadn't expected Diao Chan to spend so long in the [Inheritance Temple].
[Inheritance Temple: One person successfully transferred professions, activating the Inheritor profession trait, all attributes +5.]
Zhou Yan was stunned. He felt a surge of power within his body, greatly surprised. He had never expected that someone successfully completing an inheritance in the [Inheritance Temple] would bring him extra rewards.
His all-around attributes increased by five points again, and even his Charm and Luck increased by five points. He was truly taken aback.
"If thousands or tens of thousands of people successfully transferred professions, wouldn't I become invincible in minutes!"
Zhou Yan thought happily. However, he noticed that the people who entered the [Inheritance Temple] with Diao Chan did not hear the sound of successful inheritance when they emerged.
They were indeed a bit disheartened, but Zhou Yan also comforted them, saying they had one chance each month and should not give up.
"It seems this [Inheritance Temple] is not that easy to pass."
"Zhou Yan!"
After successfully transferring her profession, Diao Chan's entire demeanor changed, becoming even more sacred, like a celestial maiden. Coupled with her peerless beauty, Zhou Yan couldn't help but embrace her.
"So fragrant."
Zhou Yan took a deep breath and found that the fragrance emanated from Diao Chan, even more intoxicating than before.
"I..."
Diao Chan was still as shy as ever. Her ears and neck were flushed, and her head was buried in Zhou Yan's embrace, daring not to look at anyone.
"Let's go inside to talk."
Zhou Yan took Diao Chan's soft, boneless hand and walked into the [Spirit Qi Bamboo House].
He had many things to say to Diao Chan.
Diao Chan also had many things to say to Zhou Yan.