With a sound of swiping and a flash of white light, Ouyang Shuo finally appeared in the wilderness of the main plane. Before he could see his surroundings clearly, bursts of system announcements rang in his ears.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Dichen for successfully establishing the first first-level village in China—Handan Village. The special reward is 1100 points of merit!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Warrior Wolf for successfully establishing the second first-level village in China—Chixue Village. Special rewards include 1,000 points of merit!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Feng Qingyang for successfully establishing the third first-level village in China—Swordsman Village, with a special reward of 900 merit points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to player Feng Qiuhuang for successfully establishing the fourth first-level village in China—Luofeng Village. The special reward is 800 points of merit!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Chunshenjun for successfully establishing the fifth first-level village in China—Danyang Village. Special rewards include 700 points of merit!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Shapojun for successfully establishing the sixth first-level village in China—Sura Village. The special reward is 600 points of merit!"
Not surprisingly, as early as when Ouyang Shuo was doing the task of building a village, six lords in China had already successfully established a first-level village.
These six people were all overlords in their previous lives, and they were the six most powerful princes and lords in China. They were called the "Six Hegemons of Handan" by the players. They are representatives of the major forces in China, and they all use the federally customized version of the game cabin. They can directly obtain silver-level village building orders without doing tasks.
The continuous sound of system announcements caused an uproar. If there are only one or two lucky ones who build a village as soon as the server is launched, then it is understandable. However, it is obviously abnormal for six people to build villages one after another like this.
Players protested one after another, but the official remained silent and said nothing.
Knowing the truth, Ouyang Shuo naturally didn't want to join in the fun and started to look around.
Looking up, weeds are overgrown, and you can't see the edge at a glance. Withered and yellow weeds, dry monsoon, gloomy sky, the world is full of chills. The wilderness has never been a paradise, and death is the eternal theme here.
The mountains in the distance towered into the clouds, and the rolling mountains looked like a sleeping dragon. At the foot of the mountain, there are patches of woods scattered high and low, with bare and lifeless tree trunks.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for discovering a new map—Lianzhou Basin, +100 exploration experience."
The main feature of the basin is that it is high around and low in the middle, so it gets its name because of its basin shape. As one of the five basic land terrains in the world, it is widely distributed in reality.
After the game map is expanded ten times, the hills are ten times higher and the rivers are ten times wider. The small basins that were originally spread all over the country will become large basins like the Sichuan Basin in reality.
This kind of terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the edge of the basin is rich in mineral resources, which is deeply loved by lord players. The big forces in the game are basically built on such terrain.
The Lianzhou Basin covers an area of nearly 240,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the size of the entire Guangxi Province in reality. To the west of the basin is the national border between China and Vietnam, which has been systematically modified into rolling huge rocky mountains that cannot be crossed at all.
There is a pass in the north, called Zhennan Pass, which is now occupied by a group of powerful bandits. Going further north from Zhennan Pass, it enters the hinterland of Guangxi.
To the east is the dividing line between Guangxi and Lingnan, with high mountains and dense forests. The south is the same as the north, and there is also an exit, and further south is the Beibu Gulf of the South China Sea. The monsoon from the sea passes through the canyon and blows into the Lianzhou Basin, bringing vitality.
In the previous life, the entire Lianzhou Basin was spread over nearly a hundred player territories. After mergers and reorganizations in the middle and late stages, three large territories were born. The three lords conquered each other, and none of them could completely eliminate the other, and they always maintained a three-legged situation.
Until Ouyang Shuo's rebirth, in the fifth year of the game, the Lianzhou Basin did not have a single overlord to rule Lianzhou. In this life, Ouyang Shuo's medium-term goal is to dominate Lianzhou and lay the foundation for dominance.
When Ouyang Shuo chose the place of birth, he deliberately chose the side near the sea. As long as you keep going south, you can find the south exit of the Lianzhou Basin.
Before leaving, he checked his belongings. For every newly born newcomer, the system automatically presents a set of rough linen clothes and a pair of cloth shoes.
The storage bag provided by the system is attached to the waist. The initial capacity is one cubic meter, which can be upgraded. Items in the storage pouch do not count towards the load.
In the storage bag, apart from the village building order, summoning talisman and the 100 gold coins rewarded by the village building task, there is not even a weapon. The resource bag is a specific storage equipment, which cannot be put into the storage bag, and it is also attached to the waist.
Ouyang Shuo was about to use the summoning talisman, so he had to find a helper first. Otherwise, before he found a suitable place to build the village, he would be hanged by the rogues on the road first, and he would be wronged.
Tore apart the summoning talisman, a white light flashed, and a heroic middle-aged general riding a yellow puma appeared.
"System prompt: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully subduing the imperial historical figure Shi Wansui, and a special reward of 100 reputation points."
When the middle-aged general saw Ouyang Shuo, he immediately got off his horse, knelt down on one knee, and solemnly said: "Long live the last general Shi, pay homage to the lord!"
Ouyang Shuo hurried forward and helped him up with both hands. He patted his shoulder vigorously with his right hand, and said with a smile: "General Shi, please get up quickly. With the help of the general, it's like adding wings to a tiger."
"System prompt: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi, because your loyalty corporal and historical figure Shi Wansui has increased by 5 points."
While saying hello, Ouyang Shuo checked Shi Wansui's attributes.
[Name]: Shi Wansui (imperial class)
[Title]: One of the top ten generals in history
[Dynasty]: Sui Dynasty
[identity]: no
[Occupation]: Super General
[Loyalty]: 85 points
[Commander]: 80 [Force]: 95 [Intelligence]: 60 [Politics]: 30
[Speciality]: Take the lead: Increase the morale of the troops by 40%; Conquer the North and the South: Increase the movement speed of the troops by 30%; Insight into the details: Increase the attack power of the troops by 20%.
[Cultivation method]: Lieyang spear method (a total of 24 styles)
[Equipment]: Huang Puma, Tiger Fish Scale Armor, Iron Spear, Steel Sword, Birch Bow
[Comment]: The famous founder of the Sui Dynasty, heroic and brave, good at riding and shooting. Straightforward, not good at politics. He is good at caring soldiers, but not good at managing camps.
With Shi Wansui as his guard, Ouyang Shuo no longer has to worry about being bullied by bandits. The two rode together and headed south quickly.
In less than half an hour, they reached the southernmost tip of the basin. I saw a 50-meter-wide grand canyon leading straight into the distance among the thousands of mountains standing on the wall.
Below the canyon is a river of the same width. The river forks fifteen kilometers in front of the canyon and divides into two tributaries, east and west. To be more precise, the east and west rivers meet here.
There are two rivers, the one in the west is called the Friendship River, and the one in the east is called the Swimming River. The Friendship River is a little wider, thirty-five meters wide; the Swimming River is narrower, thirty-five meters wide. If there is no accident, the source of the two rivers should be the lakes formed by the collection of rainwater from the mountains on the east and west sides.
After careful consideration, Ouyang Shuo planned to build a village on the west side of the canyon, at the foot of the mountain on the side of the national border. The village is backed by the rocky mountains that separate the national border, with a forest on the west side, the flowing Friendship River on the north side, and a canyon on the east side. In this way, it is not only convenient for territorial defense, but also takes into account resource collection. At the same time, guard the strategic location of the mouth of the canyon.
The problem now is how to cross the 35-wide Friendship River and build a village on the other side of the river. Oh, and a war horse.
No matter what, in the spirit of doing it yourself and having enough food and clothing. Ouyang Shuo took out 10 units of wood from the resource bag, and with Shi Wansui's help, tied them with rattan to form a simple raft.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully building a raft and mastering basic shipbuilding skills."
[Raft]: Simple water transportation.
[Evaluation]: It is too crude, it can be overturned by a gust of wind and waves, please drive carefully.
"Earth Online" is a game with a high degree of freedom. Just like Ouyang Shuo, even if he doesn't have basic shipbuilding skills, as long as he has the right materials and tools, and knows the principle of the method, he can build a raft in the game. The same principle, gunpowder, glass, brewing and other technologies can all be realized in the game.
The two crossed the Friendship River on a raft, put the raft on the bank, and covered it with weeds. Go further south until you reach the foot of the mountain.
Choosing the location of the village is very important, because once the village building order is used, it cannot be moved, and the lord players must reserve space for future development in advance.
The area of ancient cities was limited, and the bigger the better. Generally speaking, the limit area of a city is about 100 square kilometers. No matter how big it is, with the ancient technology level, the difficulty of urban management will increase exponentially, and traffic, drainage, urban sanitation, etc. will all face huge challenges.
A city of one hundred square kilometers is equivalent to a square with a side length of ten kilometers. The City Lord's Mansion is located on the central axis of the city and is as far back as possible.
According to this plan, Ouyang Shuo chose to build the village at the foot of the mountains to the south. Ten kilometers away from the canyon on the east side, a strategic buffer zone of five kilometers is reserved.
Take out the village building token from the storage bag and insert it into the soil at the village building point. Then he bit his finger and dripped a drop of blood on the token. Immediately, the Jiancun Ling turned into a soft golden light.
The golden light shot up into the sky, exploded in the sky, turned into a golden halo, and spread towards the surroundings. The halo extended to the edge of the territory before disappearing.
At the same time, where Ouyang Shuo stood, a golden stone tablet slowly rose from the ground. The stele is nine feet high and three feet wide. The front of the stele is blank, and the back is engraved with eight simple characters, "Being ordered by the sky, you will live forever." Ouyang Shuo pressed his palm on the stele, and the system upgrade sounded immediately.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully establishing a village, please name your village!"
Backed by mountains and directly connected to the sea, it is called Shanhai Village!
"Shanhai Village."
As soon as the words were finished, three seal characters of "Shanhai Village" appeared on the front of the stele.
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully establishing the seventh first-level village in China—Shanhai Village. A special reward of 500 merit points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully establishing the seventh first-level village in China—Shanhai Village. A special reward of 500 merit points!"
"System Announcement: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully establishing the seventh first-level village in China—Shanhai Village. A special reward of 500 merit points!"
This system announcement did not attract too many people's attention. After all, when Ouyang Shuo was still working on the task of building a village, the China District had already rang the system announcement six times in a row, and everyone was already numb.
Others may not care about it, but the Six Hegemons of Handan noticed this lord player named Qiyue Wuyi at the first time. They are very clear that there are only six special places in the entire China region, and they can directly obtain silver-level village building orders.
The seventh player who emerged now can actually be regarded as the real first player to build a village in China, and it cannot be overemphasized. Unfortunately, given the conditions in the wilderness, they were unable to obtain any news about Shanhai Village in a short period of time.
The first place to establish a village will be rewarded with 1100 points of meritorious service, and 100 points will be decremented for every one down, and 100 points will be awarded for all after the tenth place.
For lord players, meritorious service is a more important attribute than level and reputation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the core attribute. Because the merit value is directly linked to the title, the player's title is granted by heaven, and as long as the merit value meets the requirements, he will be automatically promoted.
The titles of "Earth Online" are divided into five ranks: Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke. Except for the Duke, each rank is divided into three ranks, with a total of five ranks and thirteen ranks.
The meritorious value of a third-class baron is 100 points, and the meritorious value is doubled for each rank. Accumulated, the meritorious value of the first-class marquis is 204,800 points, and the highest duke directly needs 1 million points.
Merit points are very difficult to obtain and can only be obtained by making contributions to the country. Usually there are only a few limited ways, such as establishing territory in the wilderness, opening up territory for the country; fighting bandits and rogues, protecting the environment and the people; participating in battles, making contributions and so on.
The most important thing is that the title is directly linked to the level of the territory. Territory levels are also divided into villages, towns, counties, counties, and capitals. If the title of lord does not meet the requirements for the lower level of the territory, the territory will not be promoted.
"System prompt: Congratulations to the player Qiyue Wuyi for establishing Shanhai Village. Among the village buildings, the village-level lord's mansion will be given as a gift automatically. In addition, three village-level basic buildings will be randomly selected, and the player can choose one of them."
"System prompt: Randomly select three buildings to complete, namely the fence wall, the primary blacksmith shop and the primary market, please choose!"
"Choose the primary market."
"System Improvement: The basic building selection is complete, and the automatic generation begins!"
"Brush~~" A burst of white light flashed. A wooden courtyard appeared where Ouyang Shuo was standing, and the two of them stood in the living room of the courtyard. At the same time, a small wooden building was painted in the northwest corner of the yard, which should be the primary market presented by the system.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully establishing a village and rewarding 10 farmers. Please go to the entrance of the village to receive the rewards! All rewards have been distributed, please check them yourself!"
I saw the golden stele slowly sinking into the ground. In the future, the stele will rise again only when the territory is upgraded or the territory is attacked.
"System prompt: The historical figure Shi Wansui witnessed the birth of the village, and his loyalty increased by 5 points!"
"System prompt: The loyalty of the historical figure Shi Wansui has increased to 90 points, and the derived characteristic: Loyalty and bravery (increases the morale of the army by 10%)."
I didn't expect such a surprise. After his loyalty increased to 90 points, Shi Wansui looked at Ouyang Shuo with more respect.