Chapter 3

Cheng Yang composed himself. He was now the official lord of Luofeng Village and could check the altar's attributes.

He walked up to the altar and smoothly brought up the attribute panel of Luofeng Village.

Village Name: Luofeng Village

Level: Level 1 Village

Buildings Owned: Warrior Statue (Level 1): A statue for warriors to change and advance their professions, with a maximum capacity of 20 people.

Mage Statue (Level 1): A statue for mages to change and advance their professions, with a maximum capacity of 20 people.

Archer Statue (Level 1): A statue for archers to change and advance their professions, with a maximum capacity of 20 people.

Summoner Statue (Level 1): A statue for summoners to change and advance their professions, with a maximum capacity of 20 people.

Buildings to Construct: Wall (Level 1): Protects the territory and its people, with durability of 1000 and defense of 5. Covers an area of 1 square kilometer. Requires resources: 100 cubic meters of wood.

Residence (Level 1): A place for villagers to rest and train, increasing the training efficiency of warriors by 10%. Each residence can accommodate up to 5 people. Durability 500, defense 3. Requires resources: 10 cubic meters of wood.

Territory Attribute: Swift (Level 1): Warriors who change professions under the statues in this territory have their movement speed increased by 10%. This level increases with the territory's level.

Territory Spirit Energy: 0

Upgrade Conditions: 100 people must change professions, the four main profession statues must be upgraded to Level 2, and the territory must have 1000 spirit energy points.

This was a simple village attribute, just a brief introduction to the four statues. Level 1 villages do not have many buildings, and the four main statues naturally formed after the territory appeared.

The only things that needed to be constructed now were the wall and residences. The importance of these two types of buildings was self-evident, and they needed to be built as soon as possible.

As for the territory's spirit energy, this was a very important value, as it related to the advancement of all profession statues and the territory's level. Even the villagers' profession changes or advancements required the consumption of spirit energy. Normally, these costs were borne by the villagers themselves. However, if a villager had no spirit energy, with the lord's permission, they could use the territory's spirit energy.

This was also the case in the main city, where people initially had no spirit energy. To change professions, they had to borrow from the lord of the main city—the deity. Normally, changing professions required the consumption of 10 spirit energy points, but after changing professions, once the villager obtained spirit energy, 20 points would be automatically deducted. If the debt was not paid for a long time, the amount would increase.

The lord of a wilderness territory had significant autonomy in this regard. They could allow others to use the territory's spirit energy for free or set repayment amounts and deadlines, all decided by the lord.

There were two ways to obtain territory spirit energy. One was to kill monsters within a 1000-meter radius of the territory, where the spirit energy gained by the warriors would also be added to the territory. The other was through donations from villagers, but since Luofeng Village was only a Level 1 village, the donation feature had not yet been activated.

The current attributes of Luofeng Village were undoubtedly very simple. However, Cheng Yang knew that the attributes of a territory could not be so simple, and as the territory's level increased, its attributes would change significantly.

After the territory attributes page, there were two more pages. One was for villager management, which currently only had Cheng Yang's name, with the title of Lord. On this page, the lord could set the management personnel and their corresponding permissions.

The other page was for the lord's exclusive abilities, which currently only had one: Divine Favor.

This exclusive ability sounded grand, but in reality, it was a reward for the lord upgrading the territory. Each time the territory was upgraded, the lord would receive a reward to enhance their strength by a small level. Since Cheng Yang had taken over the territory from scratch, he could use Divine Favor once.

Additionally, Divine Favor had usage restrictions. For a Level 1 village, the Divine Favor level was 1, and it would only be effective if the lord's strength was below the peak of the Apprentice level.

Without hesitation, Cheng Yang claimed this benefit.

Under his mental control, a mysterious energy overflowed from the altar and quickly entered his body.

After a few breaths, Cheng Yang felt himself become stronger than before.

Name: Cheng Yang (Lord of Luofeng Village)

Profession: Mage, Level: Intermediate Magic Apprentice (0%)

Age: 19, Lifespan: 150 years

Health: 40, Magic Power: 60

Physical Attack: 2, Magic Attack: 10

Physical Defense: 2, Magic Defense: 2

Attack Speed: 2, Movement Speed: 2.2

Talents: 1. Each time a small level is advanced, magic attack increases by 3%.

2. Each time a small level is advanced, the training effect of the residences in the territory increases by 3%.

Skills: Meditation (Level 2) (A basic skill for mages, gradually enhancing strength through meditation. The skill level increases with the profession level.)

Magic Missile (Level 1) (Concentrates internal 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: A symbol of a mage's identity, with no attribute bonuses.

The doubling of attribute values was the most significant sign of increased strength. In his previous life, it took him nearly two months to reach this point.

Under normal circumstances, it was not easy for any profession to advance a small level, and fighting across levels in the early stages was even more absurd. In his previous life, the human side paid a huge price to seize the Luofeng Village territory, mainly due to a peak Level 1 magic beast, which was equivalent to a peak human magic apprentice. At that time, most humans were still at the beginner level, with a small number reaching the intermediate level.

Now, he had easily reached the intermediate magic apprentice level, saving at least a month of effort. As the saying goes, a small lead can turn into a big lead over time, and this advantage would continue to grow.

It was only noon, and Cheng Yang was considering what to do next.

He had two options. One was to return to Xiangcheng City to buy wood. If he waited until the end of the world, getting wood would require cutting it himself, which would take a lot of time. However, this was not urgent as long as he could get a batch of wood to the area before the end of the world.

The second option was to search for a place based on his memory. If successful, it would greatly benefit his future development.

Apart from other benefits, finding that place would allow him to obtain some spirit energy, which he could use to help Liu Hao and the other two roommates change professions.

He had been able to change professions directly because of the lord's advantage, as the lord did not need to consume spirit energy to change or advance professions in their territory. However, to help Liu Hao and the others change professions, he needed spirit energy.

However, Cheng Yang was not very confident about this. He could not be sure if the place had been transported to this world, and even if it had, the chances of finding it were slim. The earthquake that occurred when the end of the world arrived had completely altered the world's terrain. His ability to find the territory altar smoothly was thanks to the rumors from his previous life and the road and river.

After some thought, Cheng Yang decided to try his luck.

Walking a few kilometers up the hill without a path, Cheng Yang found nothing and had to give up. It seemed that place was not something he could obtain now.

He decided to return to the school and deal with the wood first. He then found some branches to cover the four statues' heads, ensuring there were no flaws, and walked down the hill.

On the way, Cheng Yang considered whether he should announce the news of the end of the world, but ultimately decided against it. If he just spoke without proof, no one would believe him, and he might even be accused of spreading rumors. If he revealed his mage abilities, the consequences would be disastrous, at least for him.

Since he would not announce the news, he only needed to save those close to him. As for others, it was up to fate.

Cheng Yang's parents had died early, leaving him alone. He did not need to consider his family. The only ones he cared about were his three roommates, who, despite only being together for less than a year, were true friends.

In the post-disaster world, just like in peacetime, it was impossible to survive alone. For Cheng Yang to achieve his goals, he needed help. If possible, he would want thousands of people to join him. However, he knew he did not have the influence to do so.

Therefore, he decided to save his roommates not only to help them but also to help himself.

After much thought, Cheng Yang finally made up his mind.

When he returned to the dormitory building, he met Liu Hao, who had just come back from playing basketball. They chatted as they walked back to the dormitory.

The other two roommates were not in the same class. When they returned to the dormitory, the two were playing games on the computer.

"Haizi, Lao Niu, Lao Yu, how much money do you have?" Cheng Yang asked as soon as he walked in.

Liu Hao and the other two were taken aback. Liu Hao said, "Yangzi, what's going on? I noticed something was off this morning, but I didn't want to ask in class. Tell us what's up."

Niu Bing and Yu Kai stopped playing games and turned to look at Cheng Yang.

Cheng Yang said calmly, "It's hard to explain, but I need money, as much as possible. I hope you can lend it to me."

"Brothers share everything, you can take the money," Yu Kai said sincerely. "But we're worried about you. You don't want us to be anxious, do you?"

Cheng Yang replied, "I really can't say now. You'll know by tomorrow afternoon. Can you wait that long?"