They returned to the territory late due to collecting spoils of war.
They encountered quite a few monsters on the road at night, but with Diao Chan and the others present, there were no major problems.
However, being outside at night was truly dangerous. Some monsters were incredibly fast at night, and if it weren't for Zhen Mi's abilities counteracting them, it would have been difficult to handle.
They finally returned to the territory safely.
Everyone had been tired all day and needed a good rest that night.
Zhou Yan first led the dwarf race to the [Divine Weapon Workshop]. Upon seeing such a high-quality forging environment, the dwarves' eyes lit up.
"Is this place truly going to be our forging room from now on?"
"It's so beautiful here. Those defense towers look so powerful."
"Dwarf gods above, those are Elemental Towers, they look incredibly powerful... Good heavens, the quality of these defense towers is so high."
"Look, look, the quality of these buildings, the lowest are S-class or above. This is too amazing."
"This place is incredibly strong, not a single building is ordinary."
"Our forging room is also SS quality. We are so fortunate. This place will belong to us from now on!"
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Zhou Yan simply gave them a brief tour, and the dwarves were already overjoyed and jumping for joy.
Dwarves are born with a love for forging, and upon seeing such a high-quality forging room, they wouldn't leave even if Zhou Yan tried to drive them away.
Indeed, their loyalty immediately increased, with the highest reaching 98 points. With just a little more effort, they would no longer betray him.
"Respected Lord, can we start forging now?"
Jerry looked at Zhou Yan excitedly.
"Start forging now?" Zhou Yan was truly impressed by these dwarves; they were even more eager than he was.
"Aren't you tired? I hope you rest up and recover before forging, as you all have some injuries."
Zhou Yan was genuinely concerned for them. He was not a capitalist who only knew how to exploit.
He was a lord who cared for his subordinates.
"Lord, seeing such a good forging room, how can we possibly sleep? If we don't forge something, we probably won't be able to sleep all night."
"As for our injuries, please don't worry. Nothing heals me faster than forging."
Jerry replied quickly.
Zhou Yan was resigned. Seeing the pleading eyes of these dwarves, he could only agree. "Alright, but I hope you don't forge too late into the night. After all, this place will be yours forever."
Zhou Yan said.
"Thank you, Lord!" a group of dwarves said happily.
Zhou Yan took out all the ores from the [Treasure Room] and also placed a considerable amount of wood, as there would be no fire for forging equipment without firewood.
As the wood and ores appeared.
These dwarves immediately began forging equipment with great enthusiasm.
Even Zhou Yan, the lord, felt as if he had become invisible.
"A bunch of forging fanatics."
Zhou Yan smiled and left.
He could only hope that these dwarves wouldn't stay up too late forging.
"Lord, Diao Chan has already gone to the [Spirit Field]. Shall we go together!"
Zhen Mi saw Zhou Yan and quickly approached him.
"Right, the fruits and vegetables in the [Spirit Field] should be quite ripe by now."
He and Zhen Mi went to the [Spirit Field] and found Diao Chan, Si Teng, and the others already there.
Only Zhang San had returned to the barracks.
Before them lay a spirit field filled with all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Who would have thought that these things were only planted yesterday morning?
As they entered the vicinity of the spirit field, they were greeted by a fragrant aroma, a medley of fruit and vegetable scents that invigorated their spirits.
"Lord!"
A group of people greeted Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan nodded in response, casually plucked a cucumber, and began to eat.
"Tastes good." As soon as Zhou Yan took a bite, he felt much of his fatigue disappear, and his body was filled with energy.
The produce from the [Spirit Field] indeed had remarkable effects.
"So delicious!" Zhen Mi also picked a fruit and ate it, immediately praising it.
"Zhou Yan, try this. This one tastes really good."
Diao Chan brought some strawberries and offered them to Zhou Yan and Zhen Mi.
Zhou Yan tasted one and found it to be excellent, far superior to ordinary strawberries.
He had never eaten anything so delicious before. Now, he could have it every day.
Therefore, he had to protect this territory well.
He had to protect these people even more.
They were all indispensable parts of the territory.
"I feel my whole body filled with strength!"
After eating some strawberries, Zhou Yan opened his status panel and found that his attribute points had increased slightly.
Both Strength and Constitution had increased by 0.1. The effects of these fruits were truly potent.
Of course, these fruits wouldn't continue to increase attributes this quickly. The reason he could gain attributes now was entirely due to consuming them for the first time.
As he consumed more in the future, the rate of increase would slow down.
"No wonder such fruits from the [Spirit Field] are never seen for sale on the Canglan Continent. Such fruits are hard for ordinary people to obtain, and even if they could, the price would be exorbitant."
These were grown from ordinary seeds, yet they had such significant effects.
If they were to cultivate true spirit herbs, how valuable would they be, and how potent would their medicinal effects be?
He couldn't imagine.
He didn't have any spirit herb seeds at the moment, so he couldn't try.
Zhou Yan thought of someone and opened his friend list.
He noticed that Qin Yao had sent him dozens of messages again today.
After reading through them all, he replied, "I just finished my tasks and only now saw your messages. Are you busy?"
A moment later, the other party responded, "You really are a busy person. It's already dark, are you still going out at night to hunt monsters?"
Zhou Yan didn't answer directly. He opened the trading interface and placed a strawberry on it.
Qin Yao, curious, took a look.
[Item: Spirit Strawberry]
[Quality: E]
[Description: A strawberry full of spiritual energy. Consuming more may yield unexpected gains.]
Qin Yao was astonished and quickly asked, "Whoa! Where did you get this?"
If this were on the Canglan Continent, she wouldn't be this surprised. While these items were precious, she could occasionally afford to eat them.
"How much is this thing worth?" Zhou Yan asked.
"What? You want to sell it?" Qin Yao was speechless. She had spent a lot of money on meat, and he didn't seem like someone who lacked money.
However, Qin Yao still said, "The price of each spirit fruit varies. In the real world, strawberries without spiritual energy are only a few dozen yuan per jin."
"But spirit strawberries are definitely not sold by weight. They are sold individually. An E-quality spirit strawberry on the Canglan Continent is currently around 300 spirit coins each, right?"
"But let me tell you, if you want to sell it, you have to sell it to me, not to anyone else!"
Qin Yao replied with great excitement.
Although this was the market price, these things were hard to come by, especially without a reliable channel.
They were usually either acquired by the state or controlled by large corporations. Ordinary people couldn't buy them even with money.