Chapter 18

Command 129 (100 soul converted to 10 points of command)

Compared to Milan's individual attributes, Chen Ping's attributes were not worth mentioning.

But Milan was an S-rank Hero, a special existence that was priceless on the market, while Chen Ping was just an Apprentice Lord.

Life and Physique could ensure that Chen Ping's health would not be affected.

And the Soul affected his special attributes; as his level grew and with future development, it would become increasingly important.

After all, special attributes would continue to be added as he mastered more knowledge.

Energy 40, equivalent to being able to work for four days without sleep, and there would be no feeling of fatigue.

Command involved the upper limit of the territory's population, as well as control over high-stage Heroes or high-stage professionals.

Milan was a special Hero, so she was not affected; otherwise, Chen Ping would need at least one thousand Command to control an S-rank Hero.

If the Command value is insufficient, the autonomy of the Hero will be higher.

If the temperament is good, it naturally doesn't matter; if the temperament is bad, they would abandon the Lord and leave in a heartbeat.

Clenching his fists, Chen Ping felt the surging power transmitted through his body.

"This is the feeling of power."

The skills Chen Ping chose were all targeted, intended to deal with the upcoming trials.

As for other skills, he only needed to rely on his Heaven Rewards Diligence talent to learn and activate them autonomously, without extra consumption.

This was the most terrifying thing about Chen Ping.

As long as he continued to invest in this state of learning and giving, he could continuously receive returns.

As long as he was given time, he could keep growing stronger like a snowball.

And this strength included the simultaneous growth of both himself and the territory.

It was also the source of his confidence to compete with other geniuses in the Lord's trial.

"Pity, if only I had awakened 'Lying Down Rewards Diligence' instead."

Smacking his lips, Chen Ping said jokingly.

Afterward, he threw this nonsensical thought out of his mind and threw himself back into the planning and design of the territory.

Because of his leveling up, the efficiency of the territory had improved by a large margin.

The magic brick refinery hosted by Alchemist Mai Er was soon completed and put into production.

Chen Ping specifically assigned him a team of ten workers, all of whom were skilled hands.

Working in three shifts day and night, batches of magic bricks of different specifications appeared in the territory one after another.

The Population Management Hall was also constantly recruiting people.

Before his own territory could form a self-circulating population, this was the main source of population increase.

Chen Ping did not need to recruit people who came with their own skills; he chose only pure newcomers who were blank slates.

Anyway, with the Heaven Rewards Diligence talent, working for a day would allow them to comprehend corresponding work skills.

The entire territory was constantly being perfected at an incredible speed.

When Milan returned, a three-meter-high city wall had already been erected three miles away from the Lizardmen's territory.

The city wall extended all the way out, almost encompassing half of the territory.

An excited smile appeared on Milan's face.

Very good, let the battle begin!

22: Talented individuals among the residents

Milan, who returned to the territory, reported to Chen Ping and then set off again with the cavalry squad.

To lure the main force of the Lizardmen to attack, the cavalry squad was the best choice.

Chen Ping's territory only had a dozen horses, and they were all pack horses.

However, the cavalrymen's self-learning well compensated for the lack of warhorses.

After mastering the "Knight Charge" skill, they also mastered the passive "Riding Training."

Now, as they headed toward the Lizardmen's habitat with Milan, everyone was hot-blooded and fearless.

Soldiers who haven't seen blood aren't good soldiers.

The Lord treats us so well, and everyone has comprehended so many skills.

Just lifting weights every day could no longer satisfy the restless hearts of these men.

In less than half a day, they rushed into the Lizardmen's territory.

With a wave of Milan's hand, the cavalrymen charged with spears; the wooden fences built by the Lizardmen couldn't stop them at all.

After being kicked away by the warhorses, the cavalrymen stabbed several Lizardmen to death one after another.

The Lizardmen who were attacked fled in panic back into their burrows.

Shortly after, a horn sounded.

A large number of Lizardmen soldiers holding crude weapons rushed out.

The large Lizardman leader made his grand entrance, seeing Milan and the cavalry squad waiting there at ease at a glance.

Upon seeing Milan for the first time, the Lizardman leader's eyes lit up.

"Waga!!"

The Lizardman leader pointed at Milan, and the Lizardman legion immediately rushed out with ghostly wails and wolf howls.

Milan saw the Lizardman leader's aggressive gaze and gestures, and disdain appeared on her iceberg-like face.

The Lizardman leader was angered by Milan's attitude and immediately picked up his large axe and rushed over.

Seeing this scene, Milan turned around and led the cavalry squad to retreat.

Lizardmen are said to have dragon blood; not to mention their strength, they have inherited a real one in terms of lust.

The Lizardman leader was bent on catching Milan to do the deed, wishing he could grow a few more legs.

Almost all the Lizardmen soldiers in the camp pursued them, and a rough count showed there were nearly two hundred.

Lizardmen have strong reproductive capabilities; if it dragged on, their numbers could double.

Under the territory's city wall, Chen Ping stood at the gate with his hands behind his back.

Because of materials and time, he didn't build the kind of large city wall that could run horses.

But the base of the wall beside him was at least one meter thick, tapering upward to form a conical surface; intercepting mere Lizardmen was no problem at all.

In front of him, the territory's soldiers were also rubbing their hands, each with an excited expression.

Even the laborers passing by while working looked over here from time to time, looking like they were watching the fun.

Which made Chen Ping somewhat unable to laugh or cry.

After thinking about it, Chen Ping had all laborers and workers stop their work and gather at the city wall gate.

He wanted these laborers to see the upcoming battle as well.

In his view, just knowing how to work was not enough; one had to be steady enough to face battle without changing expression to be considered a qualified resident.

With the growth of the territory, battle would be inevitable in the future.

In the worst case, they might even be attacked to the core of the territory.

If the residents could maintain a normal state of mind under such an environment and pressure, then the development of the territory would not be greatly affected.

Alchemist Mai Er also stood on the side with his hands tucked in his sleeves.

He was a mage apprentice, and his knowledge was much higher than that of other residents.

With Milan there, and looking at those soldiers, he didn't think the Lizardmen could threaten the territory at all.

Especially a young man among the infantry who was holding a large sword with both hands, which was very intimidating.

Chen Ping also noticed this guy.

He immediately used his Lord's authority to open the other party's information.

【Li Xu, Warrior profession, 20 years old, LV3】

Talent: Giant Strength (increases Physique and Strength by an additional 50% each time leveling up)

Life 45+10, Physique 65+10, Attack 65+10, Defense 30+10 (training twice can increase one attribute point).

Specialty: Basic Combat Arts LV4 (perform combat arts training one hundred times to upgrade).

"He's actually a young man with talent."

Chen Ping confirmed that this kid was one of the population rewarded by the Supreme Dimensional Power when he first promoted to a Level 1 territory.

He didn't expect that among a pile of blank slates, there would actually be one with talent.

The Giant Strength talent was a pretty good warrior talent.