Chapter 2

The slope of Luofeng Hill is relatively gentle, and the road passes right below it. On the other side of the road, there is a small river.

Chengyang remembered very clearly that about a kilometer downstream from this small river, there was a town called Huimin Town, with a population of nearly ten thousand people, making it one of the larger towns in Xiangcheng City.

After the driver left, Chengyang roughly estimated the direction and began to climb up Luofeng Hill.

No one lived on Luofeng Hill, and apart from a narrow path leading to the top, there were no other access routes.

Combining his memories from his previous life, Chengyang directly reached the top of the hill, which was a flat area about one to two hundred meters in diameter. Chengyang started searching inch by inch. He estimated that the territory altar should be at the top of the hill.

Ten minutes later, Chengyang's eyes lit up. He discovered a relatively regular stone about ten meters ahead, with a color identical to the territory altar he had seen in news photos. The exposed part was curved and about a foot high.

Chengyang quickly ran to the stone, gently touching its surface. The sensation in his hand confirmed that this was what he was looking for.

The territory altar!

Chengyang's excitement was indescribable. If he could successfully occupy the altar, his fate would be completely different.

After a long while, Chengyang calmed down, recalling the process of occupying the altar. He then gently placed his right palm on the surface of the altar.

"In the name of Chengyang! Occupy the altar!" Chengyang focused and recited these words.

A faint white light shot out from the stone, instantly merging into Chengyang's body. He felt a deep connection with the stone from the bottom of his heart.

Huge changes also occurred around the stone. Four faint lights appeared on the ground, each about thirty meters away from the altar in different directions. After these light curtains solidified, four statues stood before Chengyang.

Of course, these could only be considered incomplete statues, as they only exposed their heads. However, based on the proportions, the height of these four statues should be no less than three meters.

"I succeeded!" Chengyang murmured.

Looking at these familiar statues, Chengyang felt as if he were in a dream.

He clearly knew that after the apocalypse, in the city center of Xiangcheng City, there were also four such statues, and they were even taller than the ones before him.

The four statues had different appearances: one was tall and mighty, holding a shield and sword, wearing heavy armor, with a gaze that seemed to look down upon the world; another was slender, holding a bow in one hand and an arrow in the other, with sharp eyes; a third was thin, holding a wooden staff with a gemstone at the top that emitted a strange light; the last one had an ordinary appearance, but a large, colorful tiger stood in front of it, adding immense authority.

Without much contemplation, Chengyang went directly to the statue that resembled a mage with a magic hat, and placed his right hand on the statue. A familiar voice echoed in Chengyang's mind: "Would you like to become a mage?"

"Confirm." Chengyang issued the command without hesitation.

At that moment, a colorful light curtain suddenly appeared around Chengyang, tightly enveloping him.

After a few moments, the light dissipated, and a wooden staff, resembling a firewood stick, appeared in Chengyang's hand, with no other changes.

Chengyang then focused his mind, and a transparent panel appeared before his eyes. Reborn in this life, Chengyang knew that this panel was his personal attribute panel, which others could not see.

Name: Chengyang (Owner of Luofeng Village, will automatically become the Lord of Luofeng Village in one hour.)

Profession: Mage Level: Beginner Mage (0%)

Age: 19 Lifespan: 110

Health: 20 Magic Power: 30

Physical Attack: 1 Magic Attack: 5

Physical Defense: 1 Magic Defense: 1

Attack Speed: 1 Movement Speed: 1.1

Talent: 1. Increase magic attack by 3% for each minor level upgrade.

2. Increase the training effect of residents in the territory by 3% for each minor level upgrade.

Skill: Meditation Level 1 (Basic skill for mages, gradually improves strength through meditation. Skill level increases with profession level.)

Magic Missile Level 1 (Concentrate inner magic power to attack distant targets, causing 100% magic damage, attack range 30 meters, no special effects. Casting cost: 5 magic points. Proficiency: 0%)

Equipment: Wooden Staff: Symbol of a mage's identity, no attribute bonus.

This was a very simple attribute panel. Chengyang could recite the data inside with his eyes closed. Apart from the talent, the other parts were the most basic and only attribute template for any human who chose to become a mage, with no special attributes. To have richer and more powerful data, one could only rely on subsequent efforts.

What shocked Chengyang was that the talent, which differed from others, had changed from his previous life.

His memory was absolutely correct. In his previous life, his magic attack talent was only 1%, but in this life, it had tripled. Chengyang thought for a long time but could not figure out why, and finally concluded that his rebirth had changed his talent.

An S-grade talent was undoubtedly a huge advantage.

Another unexpected thing for Chengyang was the sentence after his name, indicating that he was not yet the Lord of Luofeng Village?

In his memory from his previous life, the Luofeng Village territory was discovered two months after the disaster. However, at that time, Luofeng Village was infested with monsters, including a late-stage first-tier elite monster. Since people did not know the function of the altar at that time, they did not provoke the monster. A month later, when humans learned the function of the altar, the monster had already reached the peak of the first tier.

To reclaim this territory altar, humans spent nearly twenty days and paid a huge price to succeed.

These events were what Chengyang heard later. When he arrived at Luofeng Village, it was already under human control. Therefore, he did not know that there was a one-hour trial period to become the official Lord of Luofeng Village.

Actually, in the surrounding area of Xiangcheng City, there were not only the Luofeng Village territory. Chengyang chose this place for two reasons: one, it was the only territory altar he knew about; and two, he knew that a very precious item would appear nearby, which was an important step in his plan.

In his previous life, Shen Yun chose to become a mage in the city center of Xiangcheng City, where there were also four huge statues, even larger than those in the Luofeng Village territory. At that time, Luofeng Village was just a small village, while Xiangcheng City was like a main city. However, main cities like Xiangcheng City could not be occupied by humans and were managed by the rules of the world.

Some might think that being in a main city was much better than in a small village territory, but that was not the case.

According to the rules of the world, the main city's role was to provide humans with the most basic survival guarantees, including profession changes and level-ups. However, the main city's profession changes and level-ups only had the most basic attributes, while the territory in the wild had its own attribute bonuses, which directly reflected in strength.

Additionally, the statues in the wild territories had many upgradable indicators, which would improve as the territory level increased. These advantages were not available in the main city, which was why Chengyang decided to come and occupy this territory as soon as possible.

Of course, there was another point: the owner of the territory, the Lord, had additional advantages. For every level increase in the territory, the profession level could directly increase by one minor level. This advantage might not be significant in the early stages, but in the later stages, it would be an unparalleled difference.

However, the main city was not without its merits. For example, the main city had a safe zone where no monsters appeared; the profession change statues in the main city had no limit on the number of people, while the wild territories did. Therefore, to own a territory, one first needed to ensure they had strong power.

Although Chengyang did not have a powerful force now, he believed that with his extra experience, he could firmly establish himself in Luofeng Village and gradually develop it into Luofeng Town, and even Luofeng City.

The advantage of the Luofeng Village territory was to increase the movement speed of registered warriors in the village by 10%, so Chengyang's current movement speed was 1.1. This advantage would further increase as the territory level of Luofeng Village improved, but Chengyang could not say how high it would eventually go.

Undoubtedly, if Liu Hao chose to become a mage in Luofeng Village, his advantage would be unparalleled. With the two speed bonuses combined, there would be few people in the world who could surpass him in speed.

Chengyang did not pay attention to the other three profession statues. He had chosen to become a mage after careful consideration. Although the professions of warrior, archer, and summoner each had their own advantages, they were not within Chengyang's consideration.

Chengyang then tried to open the attribute panel of the Luofeng Village altar but failed. It seemed he could only check the territory's attributes after becoming the official Lord.

Why did he have to wait for an hour? Was there some kind of test?

Suddenly, Chengyang remembered a detail he had heard before. After the military occupied Luofeng Village in his previous life, a large-scale attack by mutated beasts occurred around the village. However, at that time, humans were already relatively strong and eventually killed all the attacking beasts.

Would a similar attack happen this time? Chengyang instantly felt a bit frustrated.

During Chengyang's anxious wait, no mutated beast attack occurred. An hour later, he smoothly became the Lord of Luofeng Village.

Actually, this was quite normal. The gods' transformation of the world into a game was done in stages. At this point, no mutated beasts had been sent to the world, so there would be no attack.

In a sense, Chengyang had a huge advantage. If he had waited until the apocalypse to occupy Luofeng Village, it would have been uncertain whether he could repel the attack of the mutated beasts.

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