Chapter 23: 023 Settlement

His figure flashed, dodging the attacks of the two lions.

The long sword in his hand slashed lightly, and he turned to thrust down again.

Instantly, the two lions fell to the ground,

and at this moment, his wristwatch also made a sound.

【Congratulations to player Zhang Bei for completing the mission: Hunter.】

At the same time, the system in his brain also made a sound.

【Please choose a critical hit option】

Zhang Bei's consciousness sank into the system, and he looked at his popularity balance.

A full three thousand plus!

But the option for ten thousand popularity was still a long way off.

He reached out and chose to invest one thousand, and the roulette began to spin rapidly.

Soon, it stopped on a number.

【Thirty-five!】

The system's roulette faded, and the sound of the wristwatch followed.

【Congratulations to player Zhang Bei for obtaining Settlement Construction Order ×35.】

White light condensed in mid-air, and black tokens fell from the sky one after another.

Zhang Bei reached out and took the tokens into his hand.

The wristwatch instantly transmitted information regarding the tokens.

【Settlement Construction Order, allows for the construction of a settlement with a radius of ten kilometers.

Each use increases the level by one, and the range increases by ten kilometers.】

Zhang Bei's eyes were serious, and he continued to look down.

【Level 1 Settlement Attribute: Obtain ten kilograms of grain and ten kilograms of fresh water daily.】

Looking at the tokens in front of him, Zhang Bei was somewhat silent.

I'm afraid those three settlements had no idea about the tokens at all.

Otherwise, they would absolutely not be facing a food shortage situation.

Zhang Bei looked at the lion hanging in the net, the long sword in his hand slashed across, ending its life.

He casually placed the corpse in the Trading Center to serve as meat and walked back toward the wooden cabin.

Li Qinqin: 【Holy crap, is Brother Bei preparing to start a faction war?】

Lu Zhong: 【The kind where one person takes on three settlements alone?】

Wu Yingcai: 【Uh, isn't there still A Su?】

Ye Fan: 【To the person above, are you sure A Su also has combat power?】

Zhang Bei soon returned to the settlement; Su Xiao Xiao was cooking porridge.

"The porridge will be ready soon. Did you finish the mission?"

Zhang Bei nodded lightly: "I'm preparing to establish a settlement."

Su Xiao Xiao's body shook, and she nearly dropped the spoon in her hand.

"What did you say?"

"I'm preparing to establish a settlement."

Hearing Zhang Bei's words, Su Xiao Xiao's face was full of worry.

"But if those three settlements find out, they definitely won't let you off easily."

Zhang Bei didn't speak; he reached out and handed a token over.

Su Xiao Xiao took it suspiciously and looked at the prompt on her wristwatch.

Her eyes were full of surprise.

"Is this a mission reward?"

Zhang Bei nodded lightly: "Eat first; after we eat, we'll try it."

After breakfast, Zhang Bei stood in an open space and chose to use the token.

A semi-transparent light screen appeared in front of his eyes, and on it was the map of the surrounding area.

Zhang Bei stood in front of the map and began to plan.

The choice of the first settlement point was very important; every expansion in the future would be built outside this ten-kilometer range.

Soon, Zhang Bei finished the plan and selected the range on the light screen.

The moment he confirmed the click, the token in his hand instantly turned into countless black fragments.

The fragments scattered within a radius of ten kilometers,

and rays of black light emerged, forming a cover that capped the ground.

A full half-hour passed before the black light finally dissipated.

And appearing before Zhang Bei was a small village surrounded by black city walls.

Inside, there were only three wooden houses; at the very center was a small warehouse.

And as the black light dissipated, everyone in the Ice Age received the message.

【Congratulations to player Langzi for successfully establishing the first settlement.】

And at this moment, Zhang Bei's wristwatch also transmitted a prompt.

【Congratulations to player Zhang Bei for receiving a Level 10 weapon as a reward for establishing the first settlement.】

Feeling the vibration deep in his consciousness, Zhang Bei quickly invested one thousand popularity.

Soon, the critical hit value was displayed.

【Seventy!】

Countless white light condensed in the sky; Zhang Bei's expression changed, and he hurriedly flashed to the side.

Just as he stood steady, countless glowing long swords fell from the sky.

For a full five minutes, seventy identical long swords were stuck in the ground.

Su Xiao Xiao stood behind Zhang Bei, her eyes somewhat dull.

"Is, is the reward this, generous?"

Zhang Bei coughed dryly: "Maybe it's the reward for establishing the first settlement."

As he spoke, he took out another token and chose to use it.

Black fragments flew, and the familiar light cover appeared once again.

Only this time, there was no reward.

For the entire next day, Zhang Bei mechanically repeated one action.

Use token, wait for expansion.

The waiting time for each expansion would extend a bit.

The sky gradually darkened.

The black protective cover disappeared, and appearing before the two of them was a massive city with a radius of a full one hundred kilometers.

This was a Level 10 settlement!

It wasn't that Zhang Bei couldn't continue to upgrade; starting from Level 5, each upgrade required two tokens.

By Level 10, it even required five!

But a city with a radius of a full one hundred kilometers was absolutely enough to use.

The semi-transparent screen in front of him also displayed information regarding the city.

【Settlement Name: Unnamed

Current Level: LV10

Settlement Population: 2

Daily Grain Generation: 50,000 kg

Daily Fresh Water Generation: 50,000 kg

...】

Qiu Xingwen: 【This???】

Li Qinqin: 【Holy crap, I still wanted to see how he develops, and he's already fully equipped right from the start?】

Qiu Xingwen: 【Truly absurd, I just didn't come during the day, what the hell is this big city?】

Zhang Bei turned back to look at Su Xiao Xiao, who was already stunned behind him, and smiled softly: "Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

Su Xiao Xiao nodded mechanically and followed Zhang Bei into the city.

The entire city had only two city gates, and inside, it was divided into a living area, a trading area, and an entertainment area.

The three areas were built around the three-story building at the very center.

Not far from the small building was a massive warehouse.

The supplies distributed every day would appear in this warehouse.

Zhang Bei took a rough tour; the living area was already enough for over thirty thousand people to live in.

And the entire city's capacity should be around one hundred thousand.

Looking at Su Xiao Xiao, whose brain had crashed nearby: "We'll live in that small building from now on."

"Huh?"

Zhang Bei knocked on Su Xiao Xiao's head: "Don't just stand there, prepare to eat!"

Su Xiao Xiao then came back to her senses: "What's the settlement's name?"

Zhang Bei was stunned and rubbed his chin, beginning to think.

He really wasn't good at naming things.

He looked up at the city gate not far away.

"How about we call it Nantian?"

Su Xiao Xiao was stunned and then nodded: "This name is really not bad!"

Li Qinqin: 【Holy crap, is Brother Bei's ambition this big?】

Wu Yingcai: 【Damn, Nantian Gate, then Brother Bei is the Heavenly Emperor?】

Qiu Xingwen: 【Holy crap, the more I think about it, the more terrifying it is!】 ===== CHAPTER 24 =====