Chapter 25

In the territory’s warehouse, there were still 200 units of gold ore that could be smelted in the workshop for eight days.

Therefore, he did not have to worry about this building for the time being.

As for the workers?

Rene did not mobilize the blacksmiths.

At present, the blacksmith shop was also an important source of income for the territory. The machetes they produced could earn a very generous amount every day.

Therefore, the smelting workshop required two blacksmiths, and Rene had edited new ones for this.

It just so happened that there were two laborers left in the territory.

Moreover, he had gathered a forging hammer yesterday when he was sweeping the forest, so he only needed to purchase another one.

That was easy for Rene.

[Edit successful! Obtained: Blacksmith!] (x2)

Two workers were assigned to the smelting workshop.

The entire huge ‘Furnace Monster’ began to puff, making the territory look more like a steampunk industry.

After dealing with the smelting workshop, Rene looked at the territory’s resources.

Due to the limited manpower of the previous territory, the speed of construction was also affected.

So far, no new buildings had appeared in the territory.

Of course, this was not only because of manpower, but also because the buildings in the territory were already full. He needed to raise the level of the Overlord’s Hall in order to obtain more buildings.

Therefore, Rene had to focus on the upgrade.

He opened the territory information.

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[Territory]: Cloud Top

[Overlord]: Rene

[Category]: None (Unlocked after becoming an Intermediate Territory)

[Level]: Elementary Territory (Upgrade requirements unfulfilled)

[Characteristics]: Barren Village (Effect: Worker Efficiency+1%)

[Reputation]: 1 (The higher the Reputation, the more it can attract the attention of passing caravans.)

[Area]: 0.4 / 20 square kilometers (Not yet satisfied)

[Population]: 78 / 1,000 (Not yet satisfied)

[Economy]: 21 / 1,000 (Not yet satisfied)

[Culture]: 65 / 1,000 (Not yet satisfied)

[Military]: 125 / 1,000 (Not yet satisfied)

[Basic Construction]: Overlord’s Hall (1), Elementary Guild (2), Blacksmith Shop (2), Smelting Workshop (1), Accommodation (2).

[Military Construction]: Elementary Barracks (2).

[Monster Lair]: Slime Lair (1)

[Economic Reserve]: 3 gold coins, 55 silver coins, 0 bronze coins.

[Resource Storage]: 2,020 units of stones, 2,540 units of wood, 177 units of iron, 46 units of bronze, 240 units of food, 905 units of beast meat.

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It could be seen that after three days of development, Rene’s territory had undergone a huge change.

The population has reached 78.

After having a larger population, the various attributes of the territory were greatly enhanced.

Especially the military index, it reached 125 points.

This was mainly because all the soldiers had become very powerful after Rene’s editing. Although their numbers were not high, their strength was confirmed.

In addition…

This was because the few buildings in the territory were being produced day and night. The resources in all the territories were also very rich.

It had been 24 hours since he had successfully forged the machete yesterday morning.

During this period of time, all the machetes that were produced had been sold.

The price was: 20 timber + 20 stones + 2 iron pieces.

The blacksmith shop worked for 14 hours in a row, causing the two resources in the territory to exceed 2,000 units.

There were also 177 iron pieces in the territory.

“I’m just short of the bronze piece now.”

Rene had not been able to collect bronze previously, so the resource was only at 51 units.

To level up the [Overlord’s Hall], he needed 100 units of bronze.

Therefore, he had to buy more bronze pieces.

Fortunately, he had a large amount of wood and stones. It was easy to purchase bronze pieces.

There were many people selling bronze pieces in the market now.

However, everyone’s price was higher.

Currently, one unit of iron was worth about 50 units of wood, while bronze was worth 100 units of wood.

Although the use of the bronze pieces had not been discovered, the players knew very well that the value of this rare metal was definitely higher than that of the ordinary iron pieces.

Therefore, it resulted in an awkward situation where someone was selling but no one bought it.

So far, there were basically no transactions involving bronze pieces on the trading platform.

The current players did not need the bronze pieces yet, so no one cared.

In contrast, wood, stones, water, and food resources were very popular.

Almost everyone was hoarding because no one knew what would happen in four days.

What if they did not find a water source to drink or a stable source of food after a few days? If the territory did not accumulate enough water and food, would they not be waiting for death?

“So be it. We can’t just wait.”

Without hesitation, Rene quickly swiped at the bronze pieces on the trading platform.

Most people priced it at 100 wood or 100 stones.

Of course, there were also people who wanted iron.

In fact, Rene did not want to trade his iron pieces away. After all, it was a rare resource.

But 49 bronze pieces was not a small amount so wood and stone alone would not have been enough to trade.

Therefore, if he had no choice, he would have to use the iron pieces.

Finally, Rene spent a total of 1,000 stones, 1,500 wood, and 48 iron pieces to gather the bronze pieces he wanted.

Bearing with the pain, Rene opened the panel of the Overlord’s Hall.

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[Worn Down Overlord’s Hall] (Rank 1 Construction)

Level requirement: Wood 1020 / 1000, Stone 1040 / 1000, Iron Piece 129 / 100, Bronze Piece 100 / 100.

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He had gathered all four resources he needed.

Huff—

Rene took a deep breath and made his choice.

“Building upgrade!”

With that, all the construction workers began to build the Overlord’s Hall.

This process also required some time.

During this period of time, the only thing that caught Rene’s attention was the dwindling resources.

The thousands of units of resources were all used up in a short three hours.

In the end, there were only 20 stones, 40 wood, and 29 iron pieces left.

If you asked how he was feeling, he would tell you that he was upset, as if a tycoon had suddenly become a beggar.

Fortunately, the new building revived his spirits, and his eyes burned with passion.