Chapter 205

Those harpies glanced fearfully at Gu Qing and found that Gu Qing completely ignored them.

Only then did they whisper: "Anything works, ga."

Tang Ruan carried over half a wild deer.

The harpies swallowed their saliva, yet did not dare step forward.

Tang Ruan said gently: "Go ahead and eat, this is for you. As long as you serve the Lord well from now on, there'll always be food for you."

"Thank you, my lord, ga."

"Thank you for the meat, ga."

Zhao Chi said: "No need to thank me, but when you talk from now on, could you not add that 'ga' at the end? It sounds a bit off to me."

"Okay, ga."

"No problem, ga."

Zhao Chi said helplessly: "Forget it, just eat. Once you're done, you can patrol around the territory and tell me if you find anything."

"Yes, my lord, ga."

"We'll do as you say, ga."

Tang Ruan covered her mouth and laughed: "Looks like they won't be able to drop it for a while, ga."

"Why are you adding 'ga' too?"

"Haha, I think it's pretty fun. I'll go get you a few more skewers of meat."

"Get some for Gu Qing too."

"Got it."

Tang Ruan ran off lightly.

Gu Qing was still cracking her whip beside the naga.

The main targets were those naga with low obedience.

A round of whipping proved very effective; even the lowest obedience was now at 3 points.

"Alright, Gu Qing, you should rest too. Eat first. Their obedience can't all be raised in a single day."

Gu Qing smiled at Zhao Chi.

"Mm, I get it. What do we do with those 10 goblins?"

"I'll sell them right now."

Zhao Chi immediately contacted Wang Lie and had the 10 goblins sent away.

Wang Lie agreed that before noon the day after tomorrow, he would pay Zhao Chi 50 silver coins.

When Zhao Chi returned, Tang Ruan had also brought freshly roasted meat.

Along with Gu Qing, the three of them sat down in front of the naga and started eating.

The aroma drifted out.

"Mm… smells so good, si."

"I want some too, si."

Tang Ruan looked at Gu Qing.

Gu Qing looked at Zhao Chi again.

Zhao Chi shook his head: "Since their obedience isn't high, they can't eat today. Let them go hungry until tomorrow, then we'll see how they behave."

Gu Qing grinned: "Hehe, I was thinking the same thing."

Tang Ruan didn't, but she deliberately started smacking her lips, making noises as she ate, which made the naga even more ravenous.

Letting disobedient slaves go hungry is a must.

It increases their obedience and also reduces their ability to resist.

Zhao Chi opened the system while eating.

The moment he had entered the territory, he had received a flood of information from the system.

Only now did he have time to look through it carefully.

Most of the information was about new permissions unlocked after the lord's advancement.

For example, he could now "pay taxes remotely."

No need to make a special trip to the exchange or the tax bureau to pay.

However, purchasing items still required going in person.

A "Quest Interface" had also been unlocked.

It listed quests issued by the academy, quests issued by the town, and even quests from Snowfield City.

Every quest was marked with a difficulty rating.

The harder the quest, the greater the reward, of course.

Most rewards were money, though some offered items or slaves.

In the next couple of days he could take a look and pick up some quests that suited him.

He could now also launch an "Expedition Beyond the Domain."

If activated, it would open a passage through the Wall of Mist, connecting to an unknown region.

Some regions had already had their difficulty scouted by senior lords; students could launch expeditions based on the difficulty and obtain loot and other supplies.

Most importantly, victory would expand the territory's borders.

There were also entirely unknown regions.

These regions were highly variable; they could be a rich resource zone, or they could be filled with high-level magical beasts.

Ordinary lords wouldn't touch them at all.

Now he can also carry out "City Defense."

Like the exam just now, the magical beasts attacking the city are split into streams; based on one's registered tier, preferences, and so on, different magical beasts will come in.

But in this mode, one truly has to rely on oneself.

Without an instructor holding the line, if danger appears, it's genuinely dangerous.

Several other functions have also all been unlocked, but the first thing Zhao Chi needs to do now is advance in tier.

【You have been promoted to Junior Lord. Hero attributes have been activated. Please set your initial information.】

【Name】 Zhao Chi

【Identity】 Lord

【Class】 Hero

【Rank】 Junior

【Attributes】 Enhancement Points +5

【Skills】 Free Points +50

【Command】 Unset

【Martial Arts】 Unset

【Spiritual Pressure】 Unset

【Administration】 Unset

Lord is the identity.

Hero is the class.

Lords are Heroes by default.

It's just a little more complex than ordinary classes like blacksmith or carpenter.

But like other classes, the Enhancement Points also add 5.

Zhao Chi once again put all of them into Vitality.

The 5 Enhancement Points from the class, plus the 5 Enhancement Points gained from reaching level 5, give Zhao Chi a total of 10 Enhancement Points, all put into Vitality.

His Vitality has already increased by an extra 50%, making him much safer than before.

Next, he needs to set the Hero's class skills.

Other craftsmen's class skills only have 1 — for example, a carpenter has "Woodworking," a blacksmith has "Forging," a hunter has "Hunting."

The Hero's class skills have 4: "Command," "Martial Arts," "Spiritual Pressure," "Administration."

【Command】

Affects the number of troops one can lead.

Zhao Chi's Inspire can currently only be used on 1 person.