Thanks to the mysterious "Lord's Law," the five villagers successfully built the Woodcutter's Hut in just over ten minutes.
Qin Feng immediately pulled up its information panel.
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[Building Name: Woodcutter's Hut]
[Level: 1]
[Blood Volume: 2000/2000]
[Building Use: Villagers can be trained into Woodcutters, greatly increasing their woodcutting efficiency. They can also identify some rare trees and preserve these rare wood materials using special methods.]
[Training Price: 10 units of Food / 1 villager / 2 units of Food consumed daily]
[Current Building Capacity (Woodcutters): 0/2]
[Woodcutter Efficiency: 10 units of wood/day]
[Upgrade Requirements: 100 units of wood, 100 units of Stone]
[Note: Villagers trained as Woodcutters cannot gather other resources, nor can they be changed back into villagers or trained into other types of subjects.]
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The Woodcutter's Hut, one of the most basic production buildings in the Lord Game, was dedicated to gathering wood resources. There was nothing much to analyze.
So, Qin Feng followed the system prompt and ordered two villagers to enter the Woodcutter's Hut.
A short ten minutes later, they walked out of the building in an orderly fashion, now dressed in green, belted linen tunics and holding brand-new iron axes, with the "Woodcutter" title floating above their heads.
The process was the same for the Farmhouse, the Mine Cottage, and the Residential Buildings that followed.
However,
their purposes were all different.
The Farmhouse was responsible for producing wheat Food. At level 1, it could accommodate up to two farmers. Its training cost and daily consumption were the same as for Woodcutters: an initial expenditure of 10 units of Food, and a daily consumption of 2 units of Food.
The miners trained at the Mine Cottage were mainly responsible for digging Stone, iron, ore, crystals, and so on. Its other settings were identical to the two buildings above, with nothing special to note.
Residential Buildings were mainly for each subject to live, eat, rest, and sleep in.
Each level 1 Residential Building could accommodate six subjects.
The equivalent of a large, six-person dormitory.
If a subject was not assigned to a Residential Building, there would be no effect in the short term.
However, if this continued for a long time, their daily work efficiency would decrease, and they would suffer from negative statuses like getting sick, losing Attributes, losing health, and being unable to work.
The Militia Camp could train villagers into a group of peasant soldiers equipped with simple gear. Their various Attributes and combat effectiveness were considerably higher than those of a starting villager.
Although there was no limit to their number, their daily Food consumption was much larger, requiring a full 3 units of Food each.
Furthermore, their expensive recruitment cost, in addition to the basic 10 units of Food, also required an extra 10 units of wood and Stone.
It would definitely be impossible to mass-produce troops in a short amount of time...
Fortunately,
Qin Feng's territory was now initially established.
Within his territory, there were currently five villagers, plus two Woodcutters, two farmers, and two miners.
The daily Food consumption was 17 units.
Production was 20 units of wood, Stone, and wheat Food each, plus 5 units of a resource of the villagers' choice.
The corresponding buildings included two Residential Buildings, one Woodcutter's Hut, one Farmhouse, one Mine Cottage, one Militia Camp, and the core hub of the territory—the Lord's Hall.
Furthermore,
the final novice guidance quest had appeared.
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[Novice Guidance Quest (Final)]
[Quest Requirement: Please train a certain number of Militia, or lead your existing production-type subjects to defeat any single red-named beast wandering around your territory.]
[Completion Reward: Select your Lord's Destiny, unlock the Lord Zone system, unlock the permission to return to reality.]
[Note: Injured production-type subjects will have their production efficiency affected; the more severe the injury, the greater the effect. Combat-type Subjects are protected by the Divine Chosen Lord's Shelter; even if they enter a critically injured state, their combat effectiveness will not be affected in any way. Neither type can naturally recover from injuries or restore Blood Volume, and injured villagers cannot be trained into any advanced units.]
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A classic, textbook combat quest.
The information provided was also very detailed.
If production-type subjects were sent into battle and happened to get injured, their production efficiency would be directly affected.
But if Combat-type Subjects were sent into battle, they could maintain their peak combat power and completely crush the enemy, even if they lost limbs or entered a critically injured state.
This set of rules was clearly encouraging Lord Players to proactively expand their combat forces.
This would, in turn, protect their production-type subjects from harm.
Normally, Qin Feng should have waited a few days, stockpiled enough resources, trained a few villagers into level 1 Militia, and only then considered doing this quest.
That way, he wouldn't affect the overall work efficiency of his villagers and production-type subjects.
Or the daily operations of the entire territory.
But.
He keenly noticed that the quest rewards included the "Lord's Destiny."
'This thing should be the same concept as an Awakened Talent.'
'The sooner I get it, the better.'
Besides, considering he was a Divine Chosen Lord who could be revived immediately after death with a mere 12-hour Resurrection time—a period that wouldn't even affect the production of the workers in his territory—he decided to go for a quick resolution.
He would act as a meat shield himself and have the five villagers serve as the main damage dealers to find and eliminate a red-named beast as quickly as possible.
'The worst that can happen is I die again!'
'It's not like I haven't died before!'
'Right?'
Having weighed the pros and cons, Qin Feng immediately ordered the five villagers to stop their work and set off with him into the depths of the gloomy forest.
Morning light filtered through the gaps in the canopy, weaving a dappled tapestry of light and shadow on the dirt ground.
The group moved through shoulder-high ferns, the damp air thick with the mixed scent of pine resin and decaying leaves.
Qin Feng, leading the way, deliberately slowed his pace. His ears twitched, catching every sound, while his peripheral vision occasionally swept over a tangle of branches in the bushes to his left, from which came a faint rustling, as if some creature was pawing at the fallen leaves.
Suddenly, a farmer at the rear let out a soft cry, pointing to a clearing around an oak tree thirty meters away.
Next to an old oak tree so large it would take three people to encircle it, a blood-red information panel floated in mid-air.
[Beast Name: Fire Fox (Red-Named)]
[Life Value: 10/10]
[Power Assessment: Zero-star (Gray)]
[Description: A small carnivorous animal that roams the Northern Forest. Its strength is extremely low. Any adult who isn't a coward could easily solo-kill one with a simple stick.]
It was a variant Fire Fox, about the size of a normal fox. Its fur was as bright as a burning crimson flame. A low growl rumbled in its throat, and undried beads of blood clung to its sharp canines as it pawed at the carcass of half a rabbit.
"Get ready..."
Qin Feng held his breath, turning sideways to give the villagers the signal to attack.
The five villagers understood instantly. They fanned out, moving softly to circle around behind the beast, attempting to cut off its escape route.
Sensing an unfamiliar presence, the Fire Fox's ears shot up. Its scarlet pupils contracted abruptly, and its bushy tail whipped the ground like a steel lash, sending fallen leaves fluttering into the air.
Seeing this, Qin Feng hesitated no longer. He snatched up the Stone Axe he had swiped from a villager earlier and charged toward the Fire Fox like an arrow loosed from a bow. The white axe blade cut through the air, cleaving down viciously toward the center of the creature's crimson forehead.
BOOM!
Headshot!
Instant kill!
[You have killed a Fire Fox (Zero-star, Gray)!]
[Congratulations! You have completed all novice guidance quests and obtained the final reward: "Select Your Lord's Destiny"! The Lord Zone system will now be unlocked! Permission to return to reality will now be unlocked!]
[The "Bloodthirsty" effect has been triggered!]
[Your Life Value has been permanently increased by 1 point!]
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