Chapter 4 Establishing Villages

  Yang Tian held the White Gold Village Token in his hand and was thinking about where he should build his village.

  He was very familiar with this strip, a huge valley called the Dark Valley. The valley was named for its dense forest and dim light. The entire valley was gourd-shaped, with its mouth facing the sea and the other sides being steep cliffs that were impossible to pass through. To put it into perspective, the map of Tian Xia had expanded by a thousand times, and similarly, the mountain peaks had also increased in height by a thousand times. What used to be small hills along the coast had become Mount Everest. The bottom of the basin was a vast alluvial plain of nearly 100,000 square kilometers. A large river descended from the sky, dividing the plain in half, and then flowed out of the gourd-shaped mouth into the sea. His current location was right on the west side of the gourd-shaped mouth.

  It can be said that this is a complete paradise on earth. No need to worry about the storms outside.

  But this advantage is also a disadvantage. Yang Tian knew that the monsters here refreshed quickly, and the aliens and pirates were rampant, with generally high levels. The aliens here belonged to the Shan Yue, who were not as powerful as other aliens, they did not have system cities, but lived in mountain strongholds, fighting each other, for players, they were also considered bandits. If a player were to be born here, it would be difficult to survive.

  So if he were to build a village here, he would have to face an endless stream of monsters and alien tribes alone in the future. Thinking about that situation, Yang Tian couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  But is there any other choice? To return to the city, I must die, but after death, the items in the backpack will drop randomly. If this White Gold Village Token drops, who can I cry to?

  "Never mind, wealth and honor are sought in danger, the brave will survive, the timid will starve! This is Lei Yunhu's territory, according to the system rules, such a solitary big BOSS has its own domain. In the short term, it's unlikely that any creature will dare to come near. As long as I give myself a few days, all problems will be solved effortlessly."

  Yang Tian knew that the second village in the world would only appear tomorrow afternoon, so he wasn't in a hurry to establish a village either. He planned to venture further inside. After all, this place was too close to the sea, and pirates might appear at any time. They were active on water, and weren't as wary of Lei Yunhu as they were of others.

  Although the map of "Tian Xia" has expanded a thousand times, considering the traffic problem, the speed has also increased significantly. For example, Yang Tian walked nearly 100 miles along the river in less than half a day, which is basically impossible in real life. Along the way, there were only some weak and small animals such as cows and sheep, they appeared here as food for Lei Yunhu, of course, now all turned into Yang Tian's experience, leveling up to level 18, the two free attribute points Yang Tian redistributed to his martial arts, Yang Tian's martial arts value increased again, becoming 47 points. Moreover, there were also a few more sheep and cow skins in Yang Tian's backpack.

  Although Yang Tian has not yet converted to a soldier, he has learned the primary internal skill, and his strength is higher than that of soldiers with the same martial arts. If it were other players, they would probably have died long ago.

  It's estimated that they will soon leave the territory of Lei Yunhu, and Yang Tian does not plan to continue deeper.

  He took a look at the environment in front of him, and the river here was nearly one kilometer wide. It turned a corner here, enclosing an area of about two square kilometers, with water on three sides. Building a village here would only require defending one side, which greatly reduced the pressure. Moreover, an area of one square kilometer was sufficient for a village. As for future town problems, Yang Tian didn't worry, and at most, he could build several large bridges later, although it would take more resources, but it was better than having the village destroyed after it was built!

  Yang Tian stood in the center of the raised land and then took out the Village Establishment Token and inserted it into the ground.

  A five-colored rainbow light descended from the sky, forcing Yang Tian to close his eyes in a hurry. He thought to himself: The ordinary Village Construction Order he used before only flashed white light and was blurry. It seems that this White Gold Village Construction Order is indeed extraordinary.

  "Please name your village!" The system's prompt sound rang in his ears, and Yang Tian also opened his eyes to see a low earthen wall courtyard appear. It was the village chief's office, as well as the administrative center of the village. Next to it was another low house, which was a civilian residence gifted by the system.

  "Baiyun Village."

  "Congratulations on establishing the second village in the entire server - White Cloud Village. As the second player to establish a village in the entire server, the system specially rewards you with 150 reputation and an SS-level NPC."

  "Global System Announcement: Congratulations to China region player Sunshine for establishing the second village in the entire server - White Cloud Village, rewarding Village Chief Sunshine with 150 reputation points, an SS-level NPC, and granting the title of "Second Village Under Heaven""

  "Heh heh, I finally got my hands on this SS-level NPC. Although it can't compare to the special troops of the first village, it's still better than the special building of the third village. After all, it's not a unique special building and its attributes won't be against the heavens." Yang Tian chuckled to himself as he looked at the two people walking towards him from afar.

  Based on past experience, these two are S-level NPCs that come with the system when building a village. They mainly help players manage and construct the village. After all, new players still have many things they don't understand, and in this regard, the system is more user-friendly. However, the setting of this NPC is equivalent to that of a historical general. His point allocation method is generated by the system, and his skills are also innate. As long as his attribute points reach a certain level, he will automatically learn new skills. His growth direction is politics. The impact of politics on the work efficiency of NPCs within the territory is equivalent to the impact of a commander's ability on the combat effectiveness of their troops.

  And another one is of course the SS-level NPC rewarded by the system. Thinking about the SS level, Yang Tian's heart couldn't help but feel hot-blooded.

  "Old man Wang Liu has seen the master! This is my son Da Niu." A middle-aged man in his forties bowed and said.

  "Wang Da Niu has seen the master!" Another 17 or 18-year-old youth also bowed, but his gaze towards Yang Tian was filled with curiosity, seemingly thinking that his father's master was so young. However, since he was his father's master, he was naturally his own master as well.

  Yang Tian laughed so hard that his mouth split open, and he hastily supported one of them with one hand, saying: "Quickly get up! Quickly get up! Young master will still have to rely on the two of you for assistance in the future! There's no need to be so polite!"

  Wang Liu Sheng and his son also didn't pretend, they stood up straight away.

  Wang Liu Sheng respectfully said: "That is the old man's duty, and he should serve his master! ... Master, now that Baiyun Village has been newly built, everything should be arranged as soon as possible for the better!"

  "It should be so! It should be so!" Yang Tian hurriedly laughed. He was actually despised by an NPC! Yang Tian smiled wryly, but his face didn't reveal any expression. You see, the NPCs in "Tian Xia" have a very high level of intelligence, no different from ordinary people. If you do something that makes them dislike you, it will lower their loyalty. If their loyalty drops to a certain point, the NPC may even betray you.

  "Our village is short of people! Wang Lao, you draft a recruitment notice for now. I'll appoint you as the deputy village head, and you can work in the village head's office. In a first-class village, one civilian house can accommodate five people. You recruit four people first, build a few more houses, otherwise, if there are more refugees coming, there will be no place to live. Meanwhile, strive to complete the primary military camp this afternoon. I'll go hunting with Big Cow!" Yang Tianru instructed.

  Yang Tian remembered that the primary military camp was a relatively special building, many buildings required relevant personnel to start construction, but the primary military camp was an exception, as long as the village was established and resources were sufficient, it could be built.

  It's also true that without a military camp, it's impossible to convert villagers into soldiers and then soldiers into generals. Villagers who are not converted into soldiers can only exert 30% of their strength. Thinking about it, if you can't recruit the right people in the early stages and can't build a military camp, I estimate that being wiped out would be a matter of seconds. Although it's also possible to hire trained soldiers from system cities, NPC cities are also self-contained systems, and they can only train a limited number of soldiers every day. Moreover, the recruitment fees are all sky-high, which is not something that current players can afford.

  However, for a primary military camp to be upgraded to an intermediate military camp, it is no different from other buildings and must have an intermediate general.

  Wang Liu Sheng nodded with a pleased expression and said: "Master is so wise, it will be the blessing of Baiyun Village!"

  These things should have been reminded by Wang Liu Sheng to Yang Tian, but Yang Tian, who had already experienced it once, naturally knew what he should do. It's said that in order not to waste time, he just said it himself, and unexpectedly, this could still improve the NPC's favorability. What a wonderful coincidence!

  "King Lao has won an award! King Lao, please go first!" Yang Tian's face still turned red with praise like this.

  In the village head's office courtyard, on the village cornerstone in the middle of the village, Wang Lao was set as the deputy village head. After that, they all went to their respective busy lives.