Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Hero Promotion
All 14 Harpies were released.
Tang Ruan asked curiously, "Do you eat raw meat or cooked meat?"
The Harpies glanced fearfully at Gu Qing, only to find that she was completely ignoring them.
Only then did they whisper, "Either is fine, caw."
Tang Ruan brought over half a wild deer.
The Harpies gulped, but didn’t dare to step forward.
Tang Ruan said gently, "Go on, eat. It’s for you. If you serve the Lord well in the future, you’ll never go hungry."
"Thank you, Lord, caw."
"Thank you for the meat, caw."
Zhao Chi said, "You’re welcome. But when you speak from now on, could you please drop the ’caw’ at the end? It sounds a little awkward to me."
"Okay, caw."
"No problem, caw."
Zhao Chi said helplessly, "Never mind. Just eat. After you’re done, you can patrol the territory. If you find anything, report it to me."
"As you command, caw."
"We’ll get right on it, caw."
Tang Ruan covered her mouth and laughed. "Looks like they won’t be able to drop the habit anytime soon, caw."
"Why are you cawing now?"
"Haha, I think it’s fun. I’ll go get a few more skewers of meat for you."
"Get some for Gu Qing, too."
"Got it."
Tang Ruan skipped away cheerfully.
Gu Qing was still cracking her whip near the Naga.
Her main targets were the Naga with low Obedience Levels.
A round of whipping was very effective. The lowest Obedience Level rose to 3 points.
"Alright, Gu Qing. You should take a break. Eat first. It’s impossible to raise all of their Obedience Levels in a single day."
Gu Qing smiled at Zhao Chi.
"Mm, I understand. What should we do with the 10 Goblins?"
"I’ll sell them right now."
Zhao Chi immediately contacted Wang Lie to get rid of the 10 Goblins.
Wang Lie promised to pay Zhao Chi 50 Silver Coins by noon the day after tomorrow.
When Zhao Chi returned, Tang Ruan had also brought freshly roasted meat.
Including Gu Qing, the three of them sat down and began to eat in front of the Naga.
The aroma wafted out.
"Mmm... it smells so good, hsss."
"I want to eat too, hsss."
Tang Ruan looked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing, in turn, looked at Zhao Chi.
Zhao Chi shook his head. "Since their Obedience Levels are low, they don’t get to eat today. We’ll let them starve until tomorrow and see how they behave then."
Gu Qing grinned. "Hehe, that’s what I was thinking too."
Tang Ruan didn’t say anything, but she started deliberately smacking her lips, making noises as she ate, which only made the Naga even more ravenous.
Starving disobedient slaves was a necessary measure.
It could increase their Obedience Level and reduce their ability to resist.
Zhao Chi opened the system interface while he ate.
He had received a flood of system messages the moment he entered the territory.
Only now did he have time to look at them closely.
Most of the messages were about new permissions granted after his promotion to Lord.
For example, he could now use "Remote Tax Payment."
There was no need to make a special trip to the Exchange or the tax office to pay.
However, he still needed to go in person to purchase items.
The "Mission Interface" was also unlocked now.
It listed missions from the academy, the town, and even from Snowfield City.
All missions were marked with a difficulty rating.
Naturally, the harder the mission, the greater the reward.
Most rewards were monetary, but some offered items or slaves.
’I can take a look over the next couple of days and accept some suitable missions.’
He could also now undertake "Extradimensional Conquests."
Activating this would break through the Wall of Fog and connect to an unknown region.
Some of these were regions whose difficulty had already been scouted by senior Lords, allowing students to choose conquests based on difficulty to acquire loot and other Supplies.
Most importantly, victory would expand the territory’s borders.
There were also completely unexplored regions.
These areas were highly unpredictable. They could be rich resource zones or regions teeming with High Level Magical Beasts.
Ordinary Lords wouldn’t dare touch them.
He could also now participate in "City Defense."
Similar to the recent exam, it involved diverting Magical Beasts attacking the city into his territory. Different Magical Beasts would be sent based on his registered Level, preferences, and so on.
However, in this mode, he would truly be on his own.
There would be no instructor to back him up. If danger arose, it would be real danger.
Several other functions were also unlocked, but the first thing Zhao Chi wanted to do was check his promotion stats.
[You have been promoted to Junior Lord. Your Hero Attributes have been activated. Please configure your initial information.]
[Name] Zhao Chi
[Identity] Lord
[Profession] Hero
[Level] Basic
[Attributes] Enhancement Points +5
[Skills] Free Points +50
[Commander] Unset
[Martial Arts] Unset
[Spiritual Pressure] Unset
[Government Affairs] Unset
Lord is his Identity.
Hero is his Profession.
By default, all Lords are Heroes.
It was just a more complex Profession than ordinary ones like Blacksmith or Carpenter.
However, like other Professions, it gave 5 Enhancement Points.
Zhao Chi once again put all of them into Life.
With the 5 Enhancement Points from his Profession, plus the 5 Enhancement Points from reaching Level 5, Zhao Chi now had a total of 10 Enhancement Points, all of which he allocated to Life.
His Life was now increased by an additional 50%, making him much safer than before.
Next, it was time to set the Hero’s Professional Skills.
Other Craftsman Professions only had one Professional Skill. For example, Carpenters had "Woodworker," Blacksmiths had "Forging," and hunters had "Hunting."
The Hero Profession, however, had four: "Commander," "Martial Arts," "Spiritual Pressure," and "Government Affairs."
[Commander]
Affects the number of soldiers one can lead.
Currently, Zhao Chi’s Encourage could only be used on 1 person.
If his Commander skill was 5 points, he could lead 5 subordinates, and his Encourage would simultaneously affect all 5 of them.
If his Commander was 20 points, he could lead 20 subordinates, and Encourage would affect all 20 of them at once.
It was equivalent to turning a single-target skill into a Range Skill.
[Martial Arts]
Affects final damage dealt and Damage Immunity.
It also affects the power of Martial Arts techniques.
Similarly, if he had 5 points in Martial Arts, Zhao Chi’s Attack would deal 5% more Damage, and Damage taken would be reduced by 5%. If he had 20 points, he would deal 20% more Damage, and Damage taken would be reduced by 20%.
This didn’t mean 100 points in Martial Arts would make him invincible. After all, enemies also had Martial Arts skills, and the mutual extra bonuses would offset each other.
And Martial Arts didn’t just affect the Lord himself.
Martial Arts could affect his subordinates.
A Lord with high Martial Arts would lead soldiers with high Attack and Defense.
But the number of soldiers was determined by Commander.
[Spiritual Pressure]
Affects the power and defense of Spiritual Techniques.
If Zhao Chi had 20 points in Spiritual Pressure, the Effect of his Encouragement Skill would increase by 20%, raising the Morale boost from 10% to 12%.
It would also increase Spiritual Technique defense by 20%. If he encountered Earth Puppets again, the power of Stone Spikes hitting the Female Soldiers would be reduced by 20%.
If he ran into a Succubus again, the effects of Charm would also be reduced by 20%.
Similarly, Spiritual Pressure could also affect subordinates.
It could make their Spiritual Techniques more powerful and their Spiritual Technique defense stronger.
If his subordinates were all from Races like Thunder Element or Earth Puppet, then Spiritual Pressure would be a must-have Professional Skill.
[Government Affairs]
Affects Equipment Attributes.
Affects work Efficiency.
If Zhao Chi had 20 points in Government Affairs, an Iron Spear that originally had 200 Durability and 34 Attack would have its stats boosted to 240 Durability and 41 Attack.
Similarly, if Zhao Chi had 50 points in Government Affairs, a Wooden Shield with 150 Durability and 9 Defense would become 225 Durability and 12.5 Defense.
The higher a Lord’s Government Affairs, the stronger their Equipment.
Additionally, it would affect work Efficiency.
With 40 points in Government Affairs, a subordinate’s work Efficiency would increase by 40%.
So...
Every single one of the Lord’s Attributes was useful.
Unfortunately, he only had 50 Skill Points right now.
And his Transplantation Talent couldn’t transfer these stats either.
’Looks like I’ll just have to allocate them normally.’
