System: Build My Own Territory

In the Karedi Empire in October, the night temperature was slightly cool.

Except for the chefs busy cooking dinner, the other guards gathered around the campfire.

Leisurely conversations continually emerged from their mouths.

They talked about the taste of red deer meat to be eaten later, the chill of the primordial forest under the night sky, and matters between men and women.

They were originally villagers, and what they could chat about was just these topics.

Soon.

An entire red deer was roasted to a golden brown, being carved by the chef.

A plate of deer meat bubbling with hot oil, a bowl of meat porridge, and a large mug of beer were placed in front of Lynn.

Lynn picked up the fork and began to eat heartily.

An intense burnt aroma instantly filled his mouth.

The fresh meat flavor and the charred aroma mixed together, forming a unique compound taste.

Compared with the wild boar and rabbit meat Lynn had eaten before, deer meat was richer and fuller!

Besides, deer meat was less fatty, rich but not greasy!

After gulpingly finishing all the food on the plate, Lynn drank a bowl of meat porridge and took a big swig of beer.

Lynn contentedly burped.

The guards who went out with Lynn for the first time saw Master Lynn in such a manner, their affection for him increased, and their nervousness gradually faded.

In the eyes of the guards, Master Lynn was like a god to them!

He provided them with meals with meat at every turn, comfortable red brick houses, and stable jobs.

Now they understood that Master Lynn was not a god.

Just like them, he needed to eat, and was satisfied with food and drink and even burped.

But it was such an ordinary person like them who accomplished things only gods could achieve.

The person who could ensure they were well-fed and clothed, without risking their lives, was as great as a god!

The night was getting deeper.

The temperature in the forest was getting lower and lower.

But with the guards constantly adding dry firewood, the temperature of the camp did not drop.

Instead, it became more and more warm.

The gazes of the guards on night duty occasionally scanned the linen tent not far away.

They were particularly attentive.

Because inside that linen tent, their Master Lynn was resting.

The continuous addition of dry firewood was to let Master Lynn sleep more comfortably.

Nothing happened that night.

...

Time swiftly passed by.

In the blink of an eye, Lynn and his group had been in the forest for three days.

Though numbering over fifty people, they had hunted only a dozen or so large prey.

Twelve red deer, five wild boars, five pheasants, and two foxes.

As for the harvested purple fir wood logs, there were forty to fifty of them.

Back in the village, after secondary processing, at least five hundred Purple Shirt Bows could be produced.

Just as Lynn shot the arrow between his fingers.

The arrow accurately hit a pheasant, and a text panel appeared before Lynn's eyes.

[Hunting Experience +1]

[Your Hunting has leveled up to Level 2, unlocking: Resident Information Column]

[Reward received: Skill Duplication Book ×1]

Looking at the text prompt in front of him, Lynn's eyebrows slightly raised.

Resident Information Column?

Lynn opened the [Heavenly Artifacts] panel.

In the bottom right corner of the interface, there was a symbol of three overlapping human silhouettes.

With a thought, he entered the [Resident Information Column].

In the next second.

One by one, detailed resident information appeared before Lynn's eyes.

[Kuisi Harper]: Planting Level 2, Cooking Level 2, Collection Level 2 (View Details)

[Red Harper]: Hunting Level 3, Planting Level 2, Construction Level 2 (View Details)

[Erello Pier]: Forging Level 3, Production Level 2, Collection Level 2 (View Details)

...

After glancing through it briefly, Lynn understood the function of this feature.

Now, even without meeting the villagers, he could precisely know the detailed information of each resident.

Name, age, skills, talents, and even full-body photographs.

Moreover.

Lynn could filter based on the categories he needed.

No longer did he need to gather everyone together to search for villagers with [Production], sifting through them one by one.

This significantly improved Lynn's efficiency.

Lynn looked at it with satisfaction for a few moments before closing it.

His gaze turned to Red and others, telling them they could return to the village.

The Hunting skill had been upgraded to Level 2, the required quality wood was sufficient, and thousands of pounds of meat had been hunted. A few dozen sinews could be gathered to use as bowstrings.

Mounting his horse, Lynn rode towards the village.

It was not until dusk.

Lynn and his group finally returned to the village.

Lynn had just dismounted, sitting on the bench in front of the Red Brick House, when George approached with steps.

"Master Lynn, you've returned."

Lynn looked at George and nodded, "Anything matter?"

The [Disaster Warning] feature hadn't shown any alerts.

Evidently, there wouldn't be any major events.

George spoke, "A stranger merchant came to your territory, he says he was introduced by Mr. Grayson..."

Lynn questioned with curiosity, "Introduced by Grayson?"

George nodded, "He claims his name is... Zod Brown."

Just as George finished speaking, the sound of dress shoes stepping on the red brick ground echoed.

The pace was neither fast nor slow, yet followed an inexplicable rhythm and steadiness.

Lynn turned to look and saw a young man with a tall and thin figure, fair skin, slowly walking over.

Under the gazes of Lynn, Red, and others, the young man bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, his right hand bent and placed on his chest.