Chapter 11: The Female Emperor Cultivation Plan
After arranging for Ma Chao to go rest, Xiao Wen took out the parchment map and examined it.
There were not many Level 1 Villages around his new territory. Instead, there were quite a few Level 2 and Level 3 Villages.
If he remembered correctly, a Level 3 Territory could occupy at most five Level 3 Villages. Yet there were eight Level 3 Villages surrounding his territory.
Eight villages were scattered around the territory, but Xiao Wen could only choose five of them.
The remaining three could only serve as temporary farming locations to be cleared from time to time.
After some thought, Xiao Wen marked four circles on the map.
They represented the four remaining villages besides the Level 3 Village he already occupied.
Once those four villages were captured, the first requirement for advancing a Level 3 Territory into a county city would be fulfilled.
It was also the easier of the two requirements.
As more Level 3 Villages were conquered, the territory would upgrade, troop recruitment limits would increase, Ma Chao's level would rise, and the combat power he possessed would become even stronger. By then, capturing Level 3 Villages would only become easier and easier.
Xiao Wen thought so and, seeing that there was still plenty of time left, silently checked his current status.
Nickname: Half-Journey Through the Mortal World
Territory Level: Level 3 Village
Lord Level: 8
Territory Coordinates: 241, 142
Equipped Weapon: None
Skills: None
Talent Attributes: 18 (Note: Level 1–3 Village Territories = Tier 1 Generals. All Lord attributes are calculated at maximum value.)
Constructed Buildings: Lord’s Manor, General Summoning Platform, Barracks, Wood Workshop, Blacksmith Shop, Warehouse, Farmhouse...
Unbuilt Buildings: Heavenly Workshop, Watchtower, Stable...
Owned General: Ma Chao (Level 8)
Wood (units): 5000
Stone (units): 8000
Grain (shi): 15000
Next, while Ma Chao was out attacking villages, he could focus on developing the buildings within his territory.
With that thought, Xiao Wen opened the in-game shop and looked at the resource packs available.
[Game Resource Pack]
Price: 500 Ingots
Effect: Grants 1000 Wood and 1000 Stone upon opening. Weekly purchase limit: 10/10.
"Tsk..."
"The same old formula. No different from my previous life."
Muttering to himself, Xiao Wen immediately bought all ten packs, spending five thousand Ingots. After opening them and replenishing his resources, he prepared to return to his territory and enter construction mode.
After all, constructing new buildings was different from upgrading existing ones.
Existing buildings could be upgraded remotely.
However, new buildings had to be constructed while physically present within the territory.
As for which damned game designer had come up with such a frustrating system, Xiao Wen had no idea.
While returning to the territory, Xiao Wen was feeling bored when he noticed his private chat window flashing. Opening it, he saw a message from Shen Shuyi.
Looking at the greeting she had sent, a strange feeling surfaced in his heart.
It was almost as if...
He could not help wondering whether this girl secretly liked him.
The Female Emperor Cultivation Plan that he had already suppressed in his heart suddenly resurfaced once again after seeing this message.
Maybe...
Maybe he should show a little goodwill and leave a good impression?
He could treat it as a future investment.
With that thought, Xiao Wen quickly replied.
[Half-Journey Through the Mortal World]: Thanks, miss. Didn't you say earlier that you wanted to buy Ingots? How many do you want? If it's not too much, I can sell you some. No need for a 1:5 rate either. Original price is fine.
After sending the message, Shen Shuyi was currently leveling up with Sun Shangxiang.
After sweeping through enemies for quite some time, Sun Shangxiang's level had increased considerably, and several of Shen Shuyi's basic territory buildings had also been upgraded.
At that moment, Shen Shuyi was organizing her troops and preparing to lead Sun Shangxiang in another assault on a Level 2 Village.
Just then, Xiao Wen's reply arrived.
Opening the chat window and reading the message, Shen Shuyi suddenly felt delighted.
After all, more than an hour had passed since she sent her message.
Receiving no reply for over an hour had inevitably made her feel as though this mysterious expert was ignoring her, leaving her somewhat disappointed.
Now that the reply had finally arrived, it gave her a sense of recovering something she thought she had lost.
The moment Shen Shuyi opened the chat window, the number of comments in her livestream exploded, and the viewer count rose sharply as well.
Watching the popularity of her stream surge upward, Shen Shuyi was briefly stunned.
At that moment, she felt as if she had discovered the secret formula for attracting traffic.
As long as her stream involved this mysterious top-tier player, her viewership would skyrocket.
[He replied! That pay-to-win whale finally replied!]
[Youth restored! He actually made our boss wait this long. Bring out the Dog-Head Guillotine!]
[Original price for Ingots? Small quantity? Who cares about a few dozen Ingots? It should start at five thousand at minimum!]
[Boss, ask for one hundred thousand and scare him!]
...
Looking at the scrolling comments on the virtual streaming interface, Shen Shuyi smiled faintly.
A small quantity?
She needed at least ten thousand.
However, ten thousand Ingots were worth roughly fifty thousand Blue Star Coins.
In other words, if he sold them to her at the original price, he would lose over forty thousand Blue Star Coins.
More than forty thousand Blue Star Coins!
The average monthly salary on Blue Star was only six or seven thousand Blue Star Coins.
Wasn't that asking far too much?
And if she immediately requested such a large amount, wouldn't he think she was a gold digger?
The thought flashed through Shen Shuyi's mind before she sent a reply.
[Dancing Moon with the Wind]: Great God, just give me whatever amount you think is appropriate. I'll buy however much you're willing to sell. Thank you for your generosity.
The moment the message was sent, countless viewers praised Shen Shuyi's kindness.
Faced with a pay-to-win whale like this, she should have demanded fifty thousand or one hundred thousand and made him suffer a huge loss!
However, the viewers did not continue joking for long before they all fell silent at the same moment.
Or rather, not only the viewers, but Shen Shuyi herself froze in shock.
[Half-Journey Through the Mortal World]: Sure then. I don't have that many Ingots on hand, so I'll sell you 1 million at the original price for now.
[Damn... Am I seeing things? Why do I feel like there's an extra zero in there? If anyone else is seeing things too, type 1.]
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...
Before the viewers had even recovered from the shock, another message appeared in the chat window.
[Half-Journey Through the Mortal World]: Is 1 million too little? Maybe I'll sell you 2 million instead. There are lots of places to spend Ingots during the early game. If you're careful with 2 million Ingots, it should be enough to get you through the beginner period.
The entire livestream fell into dead silence.
Then the comments exploded like a volcanic eruption.
[Rich monster!]
[No way! You're telling me he can casually give away 2 million? I don't believe it!]
[Confirmed scammer! Boss, agree to it! Let's see how he gets out of this one!]
[Showing off, huh? Expose him!]
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and then Add to home screen.