BXBX NOVEL Chapter 144 - 144, Merit Training Ground_l
The compulsory tasks are more like a funnel.
Continually and relentlessly filtering out those unfit for this world.
Once the number of people being filtered out is sufficient, the compulsory
tasks are cancelled.
Of course, this is just Fang Hao’s feeling, whether it is the same for everyone is
yet to be determined.
He continued to look at today’s rewards.
This time, he received two building blueprints.
The first one is a blueprint for the camp building, the Tower of the Fallen
(purple).
Not bad, it’s a purple blueprint.
[Tower of the Fallen (Purple)]
[Type: Building Blueprint]
[Ability: Increases the range of God’s Presence control.]
(Description: A special Undead camp building that can be built within the territory of a city/village, can increase the range of God’s Presence control.)
[Materials needed for Construction: Durable Wood 3350, Stone Bricks 4500,
Iron 1200, Death Trace 120, Shadowstone 30.]
Is this it?
Fang Hao was somewhat dissatisfied with this reward.
What’s this thing? There’s no feeling of surprise at all.
He could at least have been given a blueprint for a special troops building for
him to recruit some powerful troops.
Or a powerful weapon that could wipe out the Skullcrusher Tribe in one go.
But instead, he got something that increases the range of God’s Presence.
Although it’s something he needs, he’s still not very satisfied with it. Even though he complained in his heart, he couldn’t change the reward. The purpose of the Tower of the Fallen is easy to understand. It is like a signal tower in modern society.
Fang Hao’s God’s Presence ability is quite useful.
A big part of his survival up to now is thanks to God’s Presence, he can use it to possess his troops without having to take any risks himself.
However, God’s Presence has a significant restriction; its effectiveness is affected by distance and compatibility.
Fang Hao can use God’s Presence to descend upon the Pigmen Village, but he can’t control the skeletons to go to the Tomb of the Dragon beyond the village.
He needs to physically go to the Pigmen Village and then use God’s Presence to shorten the controlling distance.
The Tower of the Fallen can solve this problem.
Although it’s a beneficial ability, the quantity requirement for shadowstone is too high. What he lacks the most is shadowstone, even with the blueprint, he can’t construct it.
He continued to check the second blueprint.
Seeing this blueprint, Fang Hao’s blood surged instantly.
An orange blueprint.
[Merit Training Ground (Orange)]
[Type: Special Building]
[Ability: 1. Hero Assessment, 2. Hero Advancement.]
[Hero Assessment]: Any troop that has reached the tenth level or are special-type can undergo an assessment. If successful, they can be promoted to a hero. If not, they are demoted by 1-3 levels, but may continue to undergo assessments after reaching the tenth level again. (Conversion, production, summoning, etc., types of troops cannot be assessed.)
[Hero Advancement]: Heroes can go through trials here. By passing trial levels, their levels can be increased. Failed trials will not result in any penalties.
[Hero Assessment: Hero Heart 1, Warfire Coin 100.]
[Hero Advancement: Hero Certificate 1 (the corresponding template), Warfire
Coin 500.]
(Description: Growth and breakthrough are the unchanging rules of survival in this world. Sometimes, all you need is a little push to make a leap forward.)
[Materials required for Construction: Durable Wood 2200, Stone Brick 3000,
Iron 1200, Battle Trace 200, Perfect Essence 30.]
After looking at the abilities of the building, Fang Hao’s expression became serious.
The symbolism of this building was self-evident.
Whether a territory has a way to improve or not can directly impact a hero’s
sense of belonging there.
No one wants to live their entire life in a village with no development.
A territory that can foster and support their growth is more likely to be accepted by the heroes.
At the same time, the troops that reach the tenth level can undergo a hero trial, and if successful, they could become heroes.
This signifies that he could now form an army composed of heroes. However, only the Bone Dragon within his territory has reached the tenth level. He wasn’t sure whether it was considered a converted troop unit.
Even if it’s not, he currently doesn’t have the Hero Heart and the Hero Certificate.
Above all, the fees for this were too much. It costs more than applying for a master’s degree and there’s no guarantee you’ll pass.
Exorbitant, it’s really exorbitant.
While complaining about the exorbitant prices in his heart, Fang Hao chose a vacant spot near the statue area for construction.
An orange glow lit up the territory, attracting the attention of many people. After a good twenty minutes, a building resembling an altar appeared in front of Fang Hao.
[Ding!]
[The loyalty of the Corpse Witch – Nelson towards you has increased by 5, the current loyalty is 85.]
[The loyalty of Fighting Tooth – Anjia towards you has increased by 10, the current loyalty is 87.]
When the building was completed, the affection of the two heroes in the territory towards Fang Hao once again increased.
It seems, this building has a substantial influence on the heroes. The loyalty increased just by constructing a building.
The more cultured and worldly a person is, the more formidable they are to win over.
Nelson, as his first hero, only had a loyalty of 85, which was just slightly higher than the Bronze Bull, who was forced to join yesterday.
Sigh!
He could only think of slow ways to increase their loyalty.
“Master, it’s mealtime.” Eira jogged over, shot a glance at the altar, then turned
to look at Fang Hao with big round eyes.
“Oh, let’s go. I just finished up too.” The two of them then headed towards the Lord’s Stone Tower.
To celebrate today’s victory, the dinner Eira prepared was more lavish than usual.
Though it was not in large amounts, it included all the dishes that Fang Hao
and Anjia liked.
After the meal was served, the trio began to eat.
Anjia and Eira were having a conversation.
Fang Hao opened the Book of Lords to see what everyone was talking about in the channel.
Now that the system rewards had been distributed, those who were alive could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
“I survived, fuck.”
“Without the compulsory tasks from now on, everyone can take their time to develop. There’ll be no need to prepare for a 7-day test every moment.” “Yeah, every time it got to the sixth day, I didn’t even dare to poop. I was afraid that if I died, they would say I was a hungry ghost in the underworld. But now, I don’t need to be scared.”
“It’s clear from the above that he knows how to live.”
“I’m going to treat myself to a good meal today to celebrate the end of future compulsory tasks. Now that I have soldiers and food, to be honest, life is finally like how a Lord should live.”
“I think some of you are oversimplifying things. The system did state that after the compulsory tasks end, random event tasks will begin. Essentially there is no difference.”
“That’s not it! Random event tasks will be harder. Compulsory tasks give you a set time and arrange for a task to challenge your territory, but random events can be scarier. Do you all remember the ‘Battle of Lords’ the day before yesterday? That was the first random event task. When your territory is exposed to other lords, it won’t be any simpler than a siege task, right?
-I get what you’re saying. It’s like in a game, previously we were playing solo against the computer, although it was tough, there was at least a strategy to follow. But now we’re not only playing against the computer, we’re also playing against other players. Everyone could potentially be your enemy. Is that what you mean?”
“More or less.”
The duo explained their thoughts on the random events.
Those in the channel who were previously celebrating their victories instantly deflated, and the whole channel quietened down.
The cancellation of compulsory tasks is not an end, but just a new beginning. There are many more difficulties waiting for them. These lords in this novel world are experiencing a wide variety of new gameplay methods, designed to entertain unknown individuals.
“Oh dear, I almost forgot. I’m here to buy Rejuvenation Spring from Boss Fang.”
“Oh yes, I need to buy some too.”
Following that, several people private messaged Fang Hao to buy the Rejuvenation Spring to recover from their injuries..