ctnovel 015 Establish [Immortal Abode]
015 Establish [Immortal Abode]
As the maidservant brought in and took away bamboo slips carrying a delicate fragrance, Li Yu's [Intelligence Experience] increased rapidly.
After the [Echoing Insect] was lent out, the steward brought in a sumptuous meal.
After that, the little maid never appeared again.
From their brief encounter and the few words spoken by the young maid, Li Yu made some guesses.
The owner of those delicate handwriting should be Wang Rong, Wang Zhang's youngest daughter—the sixteen-year-old girl whom Li Yu "offended" on the day of his time travel.
Li Yu experienced many ups and downs because of her, but he never held a grudge against her. Because, in the end, the girl was innocent.
Li Yu was still thinking that he would definitely apologize to her for the "disturbance" when he had the chance, and today he received a letter from her to answer his questions.
Li Yu was somewhat moved.
After lunch, Li Yu continued reading. However, without the "incense tablets" to answer his questions, he found reading very difficult. The speed at which he gained [intellectual] experience decreased significantly.
As dusk fell, the housekeeper entered the house.
It is said that Wang Zhang's personal servant came to report, "The master is drinking and singing merrily and wants to stay overnight at a friend's house." Then he asked Li Yu whether he would stay overnight at Wang's residence.
Today, at the Wang family mansion, Wang Zhang has gone to the countryside to drink and celebrate with his friends, and Wang Bin has gone out to find his "Brother Pan" to relieve his boredom, leaving only Wang Rong's young wife behind.
Li Yu felt embarrassed to stay overnight, so he got up and took his leave.
「人物面板」上，「智力19[335/380]」。只差区区45点[智力经验]，他就能晋升20智力。
It's so tempting!
So Li Yu asked his minister, "Could you lend me two scrolls of bamboo slips?" He wanted to read them by candlelight that night, striving to make a breakthrough and establish his territory.
Jia Xiang smiled and nodded.
Before leaving, Wang Zhang had told him to make sure to treat Li Langjun with the utmost hospitality. His family considered that it wouldn't be convenient for him to stay overnight, but they would certainly agree to lend him books.
Li Yu took two volumes of "Commentary on the Analects" and left the Wang family residence with the respectful escort of the family minister.
Halfway there, he happened to run into Xiong Ba on night patrol. The man smiled and told him about today's acquisition results—one [Moonlight Scroll] and twenty-three [Fragments], all of which were unknown.
[Reputation] 130
【Fate】3/3
[Vitality] Stamina 210/210, Energy 230/230
[Level] Strength 36 [867/1500], Intelligence 20 [1/400].
[Attributes] Strength 16, Constitution 21, Agility 15, Spirit 23
【附加】仙缘+10、文事+21、武事+13、魅力+22、意志+15。
[Title] [Deng Tu Zi]
[Art of Magic] Secret Technique of the Resurrected (Mysterious Grade)
【Items】[Immortal Item - Fragmented Pot], [Construction Blueprint - Jade Maiden Mountain Temple], [Village Construction Blueprint - Zhou's Bookstore], [Unknown Fragment] ×53, [Unknown Animal Hide], [Moonlight Scroll - An Snake's Foot], [Moonlight Scroll - Lu Sheng], [Corpse-Devouring Python's Eye] ×2.
[Spirit Seed] [Echoing Insect]
[Equipment] None
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After killing the [Corpse-Eating Python], [Reputation] increased to 60. Due to Li Yu's outstanding performance at yesterday's banquet, the aftereffects of killing the python, and his curing of Wang Zhang's "ventriloquism," a total of 70 points were added.
However, Li Yu's focus was not on this.
He opened the Territory Rankings.
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Territory Ranking
First Place: [Crusader] (Lord: Martin Ferrari)
Second place: [Kyoto Alliance] (Lord: Chu Tiankuo)
Third place: [Mount Taebaek] (Lord: Jin Zhengzheng)
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Sixth place: [Uganda] (Lord: Mike Alex)
Seventh place: [Black Dolphin] (Lord: Victor Vladimir)
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The list on the Territory Ranking changes very quickly.
Gambia, the "world's strongest nation," which was hovering in the top ten the day before yesterday and yesterday, and even once held the number one spot, has now fallen out of the top fifty.
Every day, new territories enter the leaderboard, and many others disappear from the top 100.
The competition among the top fifty is even fiercer, especially for the first place, which changes almost every moment.
You encounter a skeleton, and the number one ranked member is [Kyoto Alliance]; you get punched by the skeleton, and the number one ranked member is [Mount Taibai]; you ride on the skeleton, and the number one ranked member becomes [Hall of Eight Gods]; you do something indescribable to the skeleton, and [Black Dolphin] swims up.
Only a handful of teams, such as [Kyoto Alliance], [Mount Taihaku], [Yagami Temple], [Fuxin Hall], [Uganda], [Crusaders], and [Black Dolphin], can consistently maintain a position in the top 50.
The territory supposedly established by the US—[Bison Nickel]—only hovered around 73rd place before being squeezed out of the top 100 by [Dagon's Favor], [Six Desires], and [Azrael's Wings].
It is truly an era of great contention, a time of great strife.
Li Yu suppressed his excitement and looked at the fingertips of his left hand. With a thought, he entered the [Fine Fragmented Pot].
The sea breeze blows, and the stream murmurs.
Between the coast and the pond, Li Yu opened [Village Construction Blueprint - Zhou Zhishu Bookstore].
"[System]: The player meets the requirements of 'Defender (Strength ≥ 20, Intelligence ≥ 20, Charisma ≥ 20)'. Would you like to use [Village Building Blueprint - Zhou's Library]?"
use!
There seemed to be an invisible force pushing aside the sea breeze, brushing over the hills, and rippling the pond.
Then, a three-foot-tall stone tablet appeared not far from the foot of the mountain.
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[Street Bomb Monument]
[Belongs to] Li Yu
[Status] Unnamed
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This is to ask Li Yu to name his territory.
After some thought, Li Yu decided on the name "Immortal Abode".
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[Immortal Abode Stele]
[Belongs to] Li Yu
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Li Yu looked around; apart from the stele, there were no other buildings. There were no houses, no walls; everything was waiting for him to build.
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for building their territory in a blessed land, activating the [Blessed Land of Immortals] trait."
"[System]: Congratulations to the player for building their territory in the Blessed Land, activating the hidden feature of the [Village Building Blueprint - Zhou's Library] - [Escapee's Den]."
Li Yu was overjoyed.
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[Territory] Immortal Abode
[Belongs to] Li Yu
[Level] Village
【Attributes】Literary Style 50, Martial Style 50, Public Security 100, Military Preparedness 0, Public Sentiment 0, Transportation 10.
【Characteristics】A blessed land of immortals, a haven for fugitives
[Specialty Products] None
[Field Property] [Fairy Garden] one mu, [Spiritual Field] ten mu, [Fertile Soil] one hundred mu.
[Architecture] None
[Residents] None
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"A blessed land of immortals"
[Rank] Immortal Grade - Corpse Dissolution.
[Attribute] The maximum number of residents' [Lifespan] increases by 1. Those who reside here for 100 days will have their [Lifespan] increased by 1.
[Description] This is the abode of immortals; please enter the pot.
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"The Bulkheads"
[Rank] Heavenly Rank.
[Attributes] Attracts creatures to reside in the territory or region based on its rank, once per month.
[Description] King Zhou of Shang was tyrannical and cruel to the people. All living beings in the world rebelled and fled, and Zhou became their refuge.
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