After the matter of recycling equipment was resolved, he listed the spiritual spring water again, causing a wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred towards him in the chat room.
These benefits alone made countless people covetous.
Unfortunately, unless Zhou Yan exposed his identity himself, they wouldn't be able to find any information about him.
What's more, he had two territory identities. The name of the [Heavenly Court] territory was publicly announced, while the [Diao Chan] territory was hidden.
After selling out one batch of spiritual spring water, he sold another batch of spiritual fruits.
Among the new lords in the entire country, there were few who didn't pay attention to him.
Who could blame them, seeing as he possessed so many good things? As soon as they were listed, everyone had to rely on their speed to snatch them.
Many people didn't even bother to see what Zhou Yan was selling; as long as they heard he had put something up for sale, they would race to buy it.
Thus, the items he listed in the trading hall were always empty.
This was the advantage of being famous.
"Lord, it's time to eat."
Si Teng found Zhou Yan and called him to eat.
"Okay."
Lunch was very rich, prepared by Diao Chan together with Si Teng and Hua Yuerong.
The meals for the [White Robe Ghost Soldiers] and the dwarves were delivered by Si Wu and his companions, and they did not eat in the bamboo house.
The spiritual rice paired with spiritual vegetables was delicious.
After eating, he began to talk to them about the matter of the [Inheritance Temple].
Diao Chan would not go hunting monsters with him today; instead, she would go to accept her inheritance first.
After accepting the inheritance, they would become even more powerful.
As the monster trials would become increasingly difficult, Zhou Yan only chose to let a portion of the people go to accept their inheritance first.
Not many people were going to accept their inheritance this time, only Diao Chan and Si Teng and her siblings.
As for Hua Yuerong sisters and Zhen Mi, they were arranged for the next batch, so as to ensure that they could obtain the highest evaluation smoothly in the upcoming trials.
After sending Diao Chan and the others to the outside of the [Inheritance Temple], Zhou Yan smiled at Diao Chan and said, "I've said all that needs to be said. Don't worry about accepting the inheritance. You'll be out in a few days at most. Don't rush inside; just choose the inheritance that suits you best."
"I know."
Diao Chan nodded, but she kept looking back at Zhou Yan, like a wife about to embark on a long journey looking at her husband, which was very endearing.
"Goodbye, Lord!"
Diao Chan and the others waved goodbye to Qin Chuan and entered the [Inheritance Temple] together, disappearing from sight.
Zhen Mi came to Qin Chuan, her big watery eyes looking at Zhou Yan, and then said, "Lord, I want something."
"Uh, well, it's probably not good during the day. Let's talk about anything that needs to be discussed tonight."
Seeing the look in Zhen Mi's eyes, Zhou Yan quickly said.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Mi's pretty face flushed red, and she quickly explained, "Lord, what are you thinking? I just want a skill book."
"Er... a skill book?"
Zhou Yan felt a bit awkward, but he didn't show it, acting as if nothing had happened.
"What kind of skill book?" Zhou Yan asked.
"I've opened all the treasure chests in the territory, and a skill book appeared inside. I want it," Zhen Mi explained.
"Is that so? Let me see."
He hadn't paid attention at the time, as he was entirely focused on the thrill of making money.
He opened the [Treasury] and searched, and sure enough, he found a skill book.
[Item: Ice Thorn]
[Quality: C]
[Description: Unleashes an ice thorn to attack the enemy. Can only be learned if mental power is above 30.]
"It's a C-quality skill book." Zhou Yan took it out and gave it to Zhen Mi, saying, "This skill really suits you."
Zhen Mi's mental power was as high as 80 points, so she could naturally learn it.
"Thank you, Lord." Zhen Mi happily clicked to learn.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but sigh, as skill books were truly rare at this stage.
He didn't know how many monsters he had killed to get one C-quality skill book. For other lords, they might not even see a shadow of a skill book.
Skill books were still considered good; cultivation techniques were even harder to drop than skill books.
Moreover, each skill book and cultivation technique could only be used by the person who obtained it.
Unless it was something like his "Yin-Yang Creation Technique," which was something he comprehended himself, others could also cultivate it.
The same applied to skills. Unless they were created by oneself, skills learned through skill books could not be passed on to others.
Therefore, every skill book and cultivation technique outside was extremely precious.
After Zhen Mi finished learning the skill, she made a gesture with one hand, and a cold aura quickly condensed, forming an ice thorn that hovered in her hand.
"It's quite pretty."
Zhen Mi was a little curious, then she waved her hand.
"Go!"
The ice thorn flew rapidly towards the distance with Zhen Mi's movement, turning into a beam of light and embedding itself in the ground tens of meters away.
"Not bad, a C-quality skill already possesses such power," Zhou Yan was very satisfied.
Of course, this also had to do with the user.
Zhen Mi's quality was RRR-level, combined with her powerful magic enhancement and high mental attributes, even the weakest F-grade skill could unleash tremendous power.
"I really hope more skill books appear."
Zhou Yan smiled, knowing this was completely wishful thinking.
"To the [White Robe Ghost Soldier] camp!"
Zhou Yan led everyone to the [White Robe Ghost Soldier] camp, ascended the high platform, and began to summon soldiers.
The more than 16,000 chests had yielded quite a few soul coins and equipment. He was currently short of manpower, so he naturally had to summon soldiers.
Territory prompt: "Spend 1000 soul coins to summon one [White Robe Ghost Soldier]."
Territory prompt: "Spend 1000 soul coins to summon one [White Robe Ghost Soldier]."
Territory prompt: "Spend 1000 soul coins to summon one [White Robe Ghost Soldier Sergeant]."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan was surprised.
He had actually summoned an advanced [White Robe Ghost Soldier].
He checked and found that the sergeant's attributes were slightly higher than the corporal's, and his skills were also stronger.
The remaining seven were normal soldiers, with no special soldiers among them.
Zhou Yan leveled up these newly summoned soldiers to level 10.
This increased the number of [White Robe Ghost Soldiers] to 62, making them the backbone of the territory.
This sergeant became the captain of this squad. Under Zhou Yan's leadership, ten people were left to guard the territory, while the rest followed him to explore the unexplored misty area near the territory.
Upon entering this area, they still encountered low-level monsters. It was not until they ventured deeper that they encountered an elite monster.
[Monster: Water Ball Beast]
[Quality: Elite]
[Level: 10]
[Special: Water Ball Wave]
[Description: A monster formed from water elements, possessing pure elemental constitution.]
There was a river in the distance. The river was not large, and these water ball beasts emerged from it.
"Kill!"
Zhou Yan commanded everyone to kill the monsters. After killing the first water ball beast, he discovered that in addition to dropping a treasure chest, the water ball beast also dropped a blue item.
[Item: Water Element Crystal Core]
[Quality: One Star]
[Description: A crystal core containing water elements, with great utility.]
"These water ball beasts actually drop Water Element Crystal Cores!"
This was an unexpected surprise. Although it was only a one-star crystal core, it was still a good harvest.
Thus, they went on a killing spree, eliminating these water ball beasts.
Not every water ball beast dropped a crystal core, but the probability was quite high.