NOVEL NEXT Chapter 15: Factions and Claims
[Faction system enabled]
"[Dunedan] Faction reputation +50."
"Current [Dunedan] Faction reputation: Friendly."
[World map enabled]
[Territory claim enabled]
Just when he was having a headache, several prompts suddenly sounded, interrupting Levi's troubles.
Faction, map?
Another new mod unlocked?
Without caring about anything else, Levi quickly opened the newly added function interface and glanced at the instructions.
First is the faction reputation system. When you do something beneficial to a certain faction, the corresponding faction will increase its reputation.
However, it is not that reputation will increase as long as you do something. If Levi is too far away from the activity range of the corresponding faction, then that faction will not be able to know what Levi did, and there is no way to increase his reputation.
For example, Levi is now in the activity range of the Dunedain, and there is a witness beside him.
Farodan watched Levi defeat a cavalry squad alone, and directly provided Levi with a full reputation bonus, raising the Dunedain reputation to "friendly".
But if Levi went to a remote corner of Mordor to attack the orcs alone, no matter how many attacks he made, as long as the incident was not spread and no one knew about it, he would not be able to increase his reputation.
He would only lose reputation in the Mordor camp.
The camp reputation value is not just an indicator, it also has some practical functions.
Just like now, Levi's reputation in the Dunedain camp has reached "friendly", so the initial reputation of all Dunedain he meets in the future is friendly, and they will treat him as one of their own.
After a preliminary understanding of the camp system, Levi turned his attention to the second function: [World Map].
The world map can record the places Levi has been through and mark which camps are active in the area, which is absolutely accurate.
However, Levi has not been to many places at this moment. The map only shows the area from the Shire to Bree, and then to Levi's castle. The rest of the place is a fog.
"After this battle, your deeds will be spread in this wilderness, Levi."
The voice beside him pulled Levi back to his thoughts.
Farodan continued, "You have solved a difficult problem for us. It will take more than one night to solve this group of people."
"I want to thank you on behalf of the free people of this land."
The wanderer was polite and paid tribute to Levi.
"Your help is indispensable. If it weren't for your timely information, I might have been caught off guard and had to flee the castle in disgrace."
Levi nodded.
"I have to thank you too, Farodan."
This sentence is not flattery, but a fact. If he faced this group directly without prior preparation, he might have overturned. After all, the jumping power of the wolf might really cross the wall that was built casually before.
"My honor."
"From today, Farodan, you or your people do not need permission to enter my castle. You can enter and exit at will and use the supplies inside. This is my little reward."
"Thank you very much. I will remember this friendship." Farodan did not shirk.
Such a solid fortress, even if it can only be used occasionally to rest, is a great help.
[Dunedan camp reputation +10]
A line of prompts popped up.
This brother is an honest man, he really adds reputation.
But speaking of it...
Levi suddenly thought of the elite half-orc with 40 health.
On a whim, he looked directly at the top of Farodin's head.
A line of health bars popped up.
[25/25]
Twenty-five drops of blood.
The average lifespan of the Dunedain is hundreds, and their vitality is naturally stronger than that of humans. It is expected that the upper limit of blood volume is higher.
If you think about it this way, the elite half-orc who emerged from the pile of orcs with an average of more than ten points of blood should have some ogre blood, otherwise it would not be possible to have such a thick skin.
Shaking his head, he dispersed his thoughts.
It was late at night.
After a night of tense battles (sneak attacks), Levi also felt a little tired. He said hello and went to rest.
When he woke up the next morning, he found that Farodan had disappeared.
Only a set of armor left in the guest room showed that he had indeed been there.
He did not take the armor Levi gave him.
This guy...
Levi shook his head and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have opened another system yesterday, but he was interrupted by Farodan before he had time to look at it, and he forgot it all of a sudden.
[Territory Claim]
"You can claim an unclaimed building area as your territory."
"You can get a territory claim quota for every ten levels you upgrade. The current number of territories that can be claimed: 0/3."
This territory claim reminded Levi of a module called "Utilities", which can also claim a certain amount of territory, which is very convenient.
Without saying anything, Levi claimed the castle he built under his feet as his first territory on the spot.
"Please confirm the name of the territory:"
Levi thought about it. His castle was located in a wilderness area not too far from the main road, so...
"Let's call it [Roadside Fort]."
[The territory "Roadside Fort" was created successfully]
After creating the territory, I always felt that something was missing. After thinking about it, Levi made a sign and hung it at the gate of the city.
Carve the three words "Roadside Fort" on it.
Yeah, perfect.
From now on, the area within the walls of the roadside fort is considered Levi's "territory".
According to the instructions, in one's own territory, storage blocks such as boxes are protected. Without one's permission, others cannot open or destroy them, let alone move them away.
This is just the most basic property protection for permanent territories.
In addition, Levi can also summon iron golems and snow golems in the territory.
Yes, Levi is now sure that he can only summon golems in his own territory, and the golems cannot leave the territory.
Levi sighed.
Alas -
The plan to summon an army of iron golems to sweep across Mordor in his mind was declared bankrupt before it even started.
But it's good this way, at least when I leave the base, I don't have to worry about it being occupied by orcs or bandits.
In this way, it can be regarded as solving a big problem, and I can go out and wander without worries.
After understanding the newly unlocked module functions, Levi immediately wanted to summon a few iron golems to see what this powerful helper with 100 HP looks like. Is it square or is it more realistic with the same pattern as iron armor?
However, after searching through all the boxes, Levi couldn't find an important material-pumpkin.
Yes, Levi only planted one crop during this period, which is wheat. There are only wheat seeds, which Levi can get directly by knocking the weeds outside.
Others still need to be found.
After making up his mind, Levi opened the world map and spread out the paper map he asked from Bilbo to compare them.
To the west of the roadside castle is Bree, which is a return to the original route for Levi, and the road is more familiar.
To the east is Rivendell, and further east is the Misty Mountains.
According to the map, Levi is about the same distance from Bree and Rivendell.
Looking at the Rivendell in the east, Levi is a little tempted.
He hasn't seen an elf yet.
Moreover, if I remember correctly, Aragorn was living in Rivendell at that time. If you calculate the time, he should be a child under ten years old now.