Chapter 15: 15 The Third Day's Reward

Luoning did not expect that after a busy day, he would return to the bedroom from last night to sleep.

Once midnight passed, familiar text appeared in his field of vision.

【Check-in successful, Attribute Point +1】

Combined with the 【King of Slaughter】 achievement completed during the day, Luoning already had 11 Attribute Points; without exception, he added them all to his Knight Rank.

Now his Knight Rank progress was 33/100, and compared to last night, his physical fitness had improved by a significant margin.

"The third day's login reward can be claimed."

Luoning looked at the Seven-Day Login interface:

【Day 3: Reward a Space Ring with 10 cubic meters of storage space】

This time it was not a character card, nor was it Attribute Points or Energy Essence, but an item.

As the reward was claimed, a ray of light flashed in the air before Luoning's eyes, and then a ring interwoven with cyan and blue colors hovered in the air.

"Very exquisite!"

Luoning took the ring in his hand to fiddle with it.

He did not know what material it was made of; it felt light yet extremely cold to the touch, just like holding an ice cube in the summer.

How does one use it?

Luoning looked at it several times, unable to find a way, and thought of the common plot in novels: "Could it be that I need to drip blood to claim ownership?"

However, as he stared at it, a line of text appeared beside the ring:

【Inject Battle Qi or Mental Power to bind】

"So it's not dripping blood..."

Luoning put down the sword in his hand.

He was currently only a Primary Knight, and his Battle Qi had not yet broken out of the Battle Qi Seed, so he could not release Battle Qi;

therefore, to bind the Space Ring, he could only do so by injecting Mental Power.

But there was no Magician around, and he had never come into contact with knowledge related to Magic; he had no idea how to use Magic or how to use Mental Power.

"Treat a dead horse as a living horse, I'll just try it myself."

Luoning put the ring on the ring finger of his right hand, then closed his eyes and focused his mind on visualizing the ring.

At first, no strange phenomenon occurred, but gradually, he felt as if a tentacle extended from his mind, passing through his body to his finger.

"Is this Mental Power?"

This feeling was very wondrous; at this moment, Luoning entered a state of introspection, able to see the situation inside his body, much clearer than when he perceived the Battle Qi Seed.

"Found it, the ring!"

In Luoning's perception, the shape of the ring appeared; his heart stirred, and his Mental Power seemed to find a gap, drilling directly into the ring on his finger.

In an instant, a mysterious black Magic Array appeared on the ring, and the light it emitted connected Luoning to the ring.

"Whoosh~"

Like the sound of an aircraft quickly passing through the air, the space Luoning perceived suddenly opened up.

"This should be the world inside the ring, a 10-cubic-meter storage space."

The gray space was quite spacious, and at this moment, it was empty, without anything in it.

Luoning opened his eyes and found that the exquisite, small ring on his finger had disappeared; only when he used his Mental Power to observe would he discover that the ring had merged with his finger, hidden between the skin and the finger bone, which was very magical.

Next, he began to try how to store items into the Space Ring.

He quickly mastered the method: as long as he brought an external item into contact with the location of the ring, and then let his Mental Power radiate through the ring to touch the item, he could take it into the Space Ring.

Repeatedly storing and retrieving things would also consume a certain amount of Mental Power, especially with large-volume objects, which consumed more.

"Although there is some consumption, it is much more convenient with this thing."

Luoning did not know the value of a Space Ring, but if it were really taken out to be sold, it would definitely be priceless.

If he wanted to get rich overnight, selling the ring would suffice.

It was just that who would think of selling this thing? Moreover, selling it would bring trouble.

After fiddling with it for a while, Luoning looked at the Seven-Day Login interface twice more, very much looking forward to the next four items.

He closed the interface and excitedly lay on the bed with his hands behind his head.

"I made a huge profit coming back this time!"

He was very glad that he chose to return to Wushan City instead of going to Muma City to buy Slaves.

"30 Guards, 100 gold coins, plus so many supplies..."

Luoning's current family fortune could be described as quite substantial.

If he did not invest in other areas, these supplies and money would be enough for him to spend several years without a care.

The only pity was that the population of Shanlin Town was too small; according to what Lulansi said, it was less than a thousand people.

This made Luoning feel that he was not like a town lord, but more like a mountain king.

"If I want to grow big and strong, it seems I will have to consider the population issue for Along time to come."

It had already been the third day since he transmigrated to this world; while becoming familiar with this world, Luoning also had a gradually clearer understanding of his future.

Originally, he wanted to rely on his cheat to hide in a remote corner and develop, but after learning that Shanlin Town was not a peaceful place, he knew that blindly hiding would not work.

As a Baron, a member of the noble class, there were some things he wanted to avoid, but the enemy's spearhead was already pointed at him; this was the same principle as the higher the position, the greater the responsibility.

Therefore, he needed to improve his own strength while building his own team.

The cheat gave him a shortcut and a direction.

"Make money, develop, expand the population..."

Information about Shanlin Town flashed through Luoning's mind; in the forest north of the town lived a tribe of savages.

"Lulansi said that Shanlin Town has less than a thousand people; if this population can resist the savage tribe, it means the savage tribe has nothing to be afraid of. Perhaps I can consider absorbing the savage tribe first."

Buying slaves costs money, and recruiting workers also costs money, but as long as he conquers the savage tribes, he can obtain some population without spending a cent.

The only thing to consider is the losses brought about by conquest; only by minimizing his own side's losses will the gains be greater.

"Improving the combat effectiveness of the guards is the key."

Luoning thought of Knight Jiaman Situote, with whom he had a brief exchange in the afternoon; if he had a Knight Squad like that, wouldn't conquering the savage tribes be a sure thing?

"When will I be able to form such a Knight Squad~"

For a standard-configured Knight Squad, Luoning needs at least 12 Primary Knights, 36 Attendant Knights, 10 Archers, and 60 Infantry, totaling 118 men, plus at least 48 horses.

He is still quite far from this goal.

"Being a lord is much more complicated than being a student."

Luoning yawned; having rushed about and acted, he felt a bit of fatigue after a busy day and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, the manservant Chahaer was still waiting outside the door early in the morning, and after a simple breakfast, Luoning brought Maiken and Chahaer to the outside of Wushan Castle.

At this time, the thirty guards who had been selected were already standing outside Wushan Castle, waiting for Luoning's arrival.

In the distance, many commoners could be seen watching; those must have been their families, but due to the intervention of the castle guards, they were not allowed to approach.

In addition to the personnel, eleven carriages and two fine horses were lined up in a row, looking very impressive.

Luoning looked at the guards preparing to set off and scanned the supplies on the carriages, unable to help but reveal a joyful smile.

Compared to yesterday, his assets had almost doubled.

"Chahaer, go arrange for a few people to redistribute the supplies on the carriages, trying to keep the weight of the cargo on each carriage roughly the same."

"Very well, Master."

Luoning came to the side of the second warhorse newly gifted to him and reached out to pat the horse's head; the black horse blinked its eyes in cooperation and showed no signs of resistance.

"Wishing Baron a safe arrival at Shanlin Town!" This time, the ones seeing him off were still the two stewards, the new and the old.

"Thank you for your blessings."

Luoning laughed heartily, looked at the team that was already prepared, and shouted in high spirits: "Set off!"

At this time, outside Wushan Fortress, Earl Wiggins, who had nothing to do, looked down from the high terrain at Luoning's team and couldn't help but spit.

"This guy has finally left; he better not come back!"

Thanks to Master "Heaven's Intent" for the votes~

(End of this chapter)