Chapter 1148 - 613: Striking It Rich in Unclaimed Territory, End of the Heat Wave Challenge

The newly received Heroic Level talents here have very important Command Value, which is the key to successfully commanding this received population.

Just relying on the existing Heroic Level talents and Zong Shen in the territory, it’s definitely not possible to consume these thousands of people all at once.

So their task here is not much easier than sorting resources.

Now Luna, Wenresa, and Korby are responsible for categorizing the Warriors.

Doris lacks patience, so she is assigned to manage the Heroes brought back from the unclaimed territories.

Because the number of Heroic Level talents is the least compared to farmers and warriors.

Favide is responsible for managing the farmers, with Blood Wolf Gujate helping him.

The farmers are the largest in number but also the easiest to manage.

Compared to those warriors mourning their former masters, farmers seem more carefree.

As long as they aren’t killed and can eat their fill, they are satisfied.

Zong Shen has now accepted all the unclaimed territories he can accept.

The work here has stabilized.

Estimating a few hours will be needed to complete.

This doesn’t include the vacant area to the north of the territory, where densely packed Defense Arrow Towers stand.

Most are Low Tier Arrow Towers, with some Tier Three Arrow Towers and very few Tier Four Arrow Towers.

Along with some chaotic buildings.

The total number reaches thousands, looking quite spectacular at first glance.

These relocated buildings are not urgent to sort, Marie will appropriately handle them in the coming days.

Low Tier Arrow Towers have limited deterrence against enemies with strong single strength.

But they still have significant value.

They can increase the output density of the Defense Matrix.

And against large-scale invading enemies, unleash attacks as dense as rain.

In a sense, the thickness of defense indirectly equals the strength of defense.

It’s foreseeable that after today, Zong Shen’s territory will step into a whole new tier.

The total population of the territory is nearing ten thousand.

Various buildings and coverage areas have also dramatically increased.

Now, Greedy Handsome Guy has been subdued, the next step Zong Shen will continue upgrading the territory.

It’s been some time since upgrading, and Chen Rui and others’ territory levels have already caught up.

By the end of the month, the territory rankings’ rewards will be settled.

Zong Shen definitely won’t miss out on these rewards.

This time Zong Shen plans to upgrade the territory directly to ten to twenty levels.

Further increasing the coverage range of the territory, beneficial for managing the Poisonous Mist Swamp to the south and the mine to the northeast.

Meanwhile, the deployment of Dinan Village needs to be accelerated.

Dinan Village’s population has shown significant loss.

Basically, they’ve been recruited or swindled away by other Lords.

If Zong Shen doesn’t act quickly, Dinan Village will be gradually eaten away by other Lords using a dull knife.

The need for population within the region isn’t exclusive to Zong Shen.

Other Lords are crazily sweeping for population in ways that suit them.

Indigenous villages are actually just like this.

If Zong Shen doesn’t annex them in time, other Lords won’t miss the opportunity.

Their approach might be softer, like Zong Shen in Sitanos Village, gaining affinity and recruitment rights by completing tasks.

They can also directly use Dinar to recruit in the form of labor employment.

The number of recruits per single Lord might be limited.

But the overwhelming number of Lords can’t be underestimated.

One takes away three, another takes five, accumulating to an incredible number.

Moreover, the population of indigenous villages will increasingly lose over time.

Until the Lords’ collective strength rivals Bang State Level.

At that point, large-scale military plunder of villages may occur throughout the region.

The Lords’ power index continuously rises, and their plundering targets will progressively move upwards.

Including settlements, villages, to weaker developing Bang States and strong Bang States, and finally even the Giant Cities won’t be spared.

This is the path the Lords must take for rapid development.

Moreover, Lords’ ways of acquiring population need to be supplemented with Recruitment Scrolls.

This is why Zong Shen always believed that conflicts between Lords and indigenous people would eventually erupt comprehensively.

Including issues hidden within the continent among indigenous people.

Eventually, they will be forcefully triggered.

The entire continent will be plunged into chaos.

Everything seems to pave the way for the arrival of chaotic times.

These situations are all within Zong Shen’s predictions.

His significantly faster developmental progress and information provided by the Guide Module have given him broader goals and vision.

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Zong Shen had a very restful sleep.

Everyone was busy dealing with the population and resources brought back from unclaimed territory, so no one woke him.

With this drowsiness and trend, Zong Shen would sleep until afternoon.

However, Zong Shen woke up early now.

Because noon had arrived.

White light filled the view of his consciousness unreasonably.

Instantly waking him from deep sleep.

"White Light?"

"Has the Time Stop state arrived?"

Zong Shen quickly realized what had happened.

The white light represents the all-domain Time Stop, marking the arrival of noon, the end of the Heat Wave Challenge.

[Heat Wave Challenge has officially ended]

[In this phase, you’ve earned a total of 1800 Points for basic survival]

[Challenge Points Exchange Mall will open, duration 24 hours]

[Challenge Month is entering its final phase; the last round details will be announced in 5 minutes]

[Time Stop will last 2 minutes]

[After Time Stop ends, all environmental impacts caused by the Little Flame Demon will be restored]

"The Heat Wave Challenge is over!"

Zong Shen breathed a sigh of relief.

These rounds of challenges are too intensive, sometimes making him feel suffocated.

However, this time it seems different from the past.

The detailed announcement of the next round of challenges will be announced in 5 minutes?