Chapter 59

Cheng Yang immediately offered the construction plans for the Guardian Hall on the altar, and then the territory attributes gained an additional buildable structure: the Guardian Hall.

**Guardian Hall:** A special building where the lord can recruit territory guards. The strength of the guards is related to the lord's strength, and the number of guards is related to the territory's level. Construction requirement: 500 units of wood.

Without a doubt, the Guardian Hall is one of the special buildings with the lowest construction requirements, something Cheng Yang already knew.

Now, Luofeng Village already had over 500 units of wood. If used to build those few shops, it would immediately complete all the required buildings for a Level 2 village. However, due to the limitation of spirit energy points, even if Cheng Yang built the shops, Luofeng Village could not immediately upgrade. Therefore, Cheng Yang decided to build the Guardian Hall first.

Cheng Yang hesitated for a moment and immediately chose to build the Guardian Hall.

Instantly, a beam of colorful light emerged from the ground near the职业雕像 (occupational statue) and quickly formed a virtual ancient palace-style building. In no time, the light disappeared, and a grand and imposing building stood there, resembling a temple hall.

The residents of Luofeng Village were no longer surprised by this scene, as just yesterday, they had witnessed an even more spectacular event.

Cheng Yang quickly entered the hall, which only he, the lord, had the authority to enter. In his previous life, no information about the interior of the Guardian Hall had been released, and Cheng Yang was filled with curiosity.

The moment he stepped through the door, Cheng Yang was slightly disappointed, as the hall was completely empty except for five people with peculiar attire standing around the perimeter.

Their attire was considered peculiar compared to modern clothing. The current warriors were evolving towards more peculiar styles. The five people in front of him were clearly more imposing than Cheng Yang and his group.

"Lord, welcome to the Guardian Hall. Is there anything we can assist you with?" the person closest to Cheng Yang, dressed in heavy armor, said respectfully. From his attire, he was clearly a warrior.

Cheng Yang put aside his curiosity and said, "Respected warrior, hello. May I ask your name?"

The warrior replied, "I am Long Zhan, a Master-level warrior."

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "I am here to hire territory guards. May I ask what I need to do?"

Long Zhan smiled calmly and said, "Lord, it's very simple. You just need to pay a certain amount of spirit energy points to hire the corresponding territory guards. I can hire warrior guards, and there are other guides for hiring mage, archer, summoner, and priest guards. If you want to hire more types of mercenaries in the future, you will need to build the corresponding occupational statues in your territory."

Cheng Yang immediately understood. The types of guards he could hire were related to the occupational statues in his territory.

Suddenly, Cheng Yang thought of a question and immediately asked, "Is there a limit to the number of guards I can hire for each occupation?"

Long Zhan immediately said, "Yes, there is. The number of guards you can hire for each occupation cannot exceed one-tenth of the number of people who have already advanced to that occupation."

Cheng Yang was somewhat disappointed. One-tenth was indeed a small number. If he obtained a statue of a special occupation in the future, it would be impossible to hire more guards.

Well, being able to hire one-tenth is already quite good, Cheng Yang consoled himself and then asked, "What else do I need to do after hiring the territory guards?"

Long Zhan was patient and said, "The territory guards are similar to you warriors. The only difference is that the strength of the guards you recruit for the first time depends on your strength. In the future, the strength of these guards will increase as your strength increases, but to master the corresponding skills, they will need to come here to learn, which will also consume spirit energy points, similar to the amounts required by the occupational statues. Similarly, the guards will need equipment, which you will need to provide."

Cheng Yang was startled and said, "The spirit energy points for learning skills also need to be provided by me? This..."

"Lord, don't worry! I haven't finished yet," Long Zhan said calmly, "It's true that all the expenses for the guards are provided by you, but in return, all their gains will unconditionally belong to you. Since they don't need to train, the benefits to you will definitely outweigh the costs."

Cheng Yang was immediately delighted. If all the gains from the guards belonged to him, providing them with equipment was no big deal. As for the spirit energy points needed for learning skills, that was even less of a concern.

No wonder the base in his previous life could compete with the military-occupied Luofeng Village. It seems the Guardian Hall played a very important role.

"Can I currently hire guards who are only one rank lower than me?" Cheng Yang asked.

Long Zhan said, "Lord, you are mistaken. You can only hire guards who are one rank lower than you, and this will always be the case."

Cheng Yang immediately sensed something and asked, "How much spirit energy points are required for hiring?"

Long Zhan smiled approvingly and said, "Currently, to hire a Mid-Apprentice level warrior, you need about 200 spirit energy points per guard. In the future, if you hire a High-Apprentice level warrior, it will cost 400 spirit energy points. As the strength of the guards you hire increases, the required spirit energy points will also increase accordingly."

This was definitely good news. Getting the Guardian Hall early was a very advantageous thing. If he waited until his strength improved to get it, the cost of hiring a guard would be extremely high.

Long Zhan looked at Cheng Yang and said, "There is another piece of good news. Since you are the first lord in this world to establish and hire guards, according to the rules of the deity, you will be rewarded with three special slots."

Cheng Yang was taken aback and asked, "What are these special slots?"

Long Zhan said, "These three special slots allow you to hire three guards with the same strength as you, and their strength will also increase as yours does."

Cheng Yang was immediately delighted. This was indeed good news. However, in Cheng Yang's view, these three special slots were more like icing on the cake. When the territory had hundreds of guards in the future, how much more effective would three guards who were only one rank higher be?

"Can I start hiring now?" Cheng Yang asked.

After receiving a positive response, Cheng Yang immediately requested to start hiring territory guards.

Long Zhan waved his hand, and a huge light screen appeared, densely displaying the names of the guards available for hire. Clearly, all the guards Long Zhan could hire were warriors.

Cheng Yang carefully examined the screen. The list on this page contained 100 names, and at the bottom of the screen, it read 1,000 pages. This meant that there were 100,000 guards available for hire, and these were just the warriors.

The hiring price for the guards on this page was 200 spirit energy points, indicating they were Mid-Apprentice level. Cheng Yang casually flipped through a few pages and found that they were all 200 spirit energy points.

"Long Zhan, how do I hire the special slots you mentioned?" Cheng Yang asked curiously.

Long Zhan said, "If the lord decides to use the special slots to hire warriors, the first warrior guard hired will automatically upgrade to a High-Apprentice level."

Cheng Yang nodded and said, "Then I will use one special slot to hire a warrior."

Cheng Yang was about to randomly select a warrior guard to hire when Long Zhan suddenly said, "Lord, I suggest you first sort the guards by hiring price."

Cheng Yang was taken aback and immediately turned to look at Long Zhan, who had a detached expression. Cheng Yang mused that there must be something to it, so he followed the warrior's advice and sorted the guards by hiring price at the top of the screen.

At this moment, Cheng Yang noticed a difference. He saw that the hiring price for the first eleven warriors was no longer 200 spirit energy points. The highest was 1,000 points, and the slightly lower ones were 600 points.

"What's going on?" Cheng Yang asked, puzzled. "Aren't they all Mid-Apprentice level warriors?"

Long Zhan said, "Of course not. The reason their hiring prices differ is due to their talents. In our Guardian Hall, most talents are A-level, and they are all combat-oriented. Their hiring price at the Mid-Apprentice level is 200 spirit energy points. However, there are a few S-level talents in the hall, and their hiring price is 600 spirit energy points. If you are extremely lucky, you might even hire an SS-level talent, which costs 1,000 spirit energy points."

Cheng Yang immediately asked, "Can you tell me what the highest level of talent is?"

Long Zhan said, "That is unknown. The highest talent level in the hall is the highest talent level in this world. As for what level your talent can reach, it depends on your own efforts."

Cheng Yang immediately understood. It seemed that in his previous life, they had a very limited understanding of this world, and the information he now had might only scratch the surface.

"I understand," Cheng Yang said. "But I wonder if the high-talent guards I hire will still appear in the list after I hire them."

Long Zhan said, "Of course, they will. The Guardian Hall produces one to three S-level talent guards per day and one to three SS-level talent guards per month. However, the list of guards you see is open to the entire world. If another lord builds a Guardian Hall, they will see the same list as you. Who can hire the high-talent guards will depend on who acts faster."

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