Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

‘I’ve finally crafted the tri-colored light platform!

‘It could permanently disperse the fog in a certain area!’

To Liao Fan, this was like an S-rank item.

With the tri-colored light platform in his hand, Liao Fan opened the door without any hesitation and stepped into the fog.

As expected, part of the fog was really dispelled by the tri-colored light platform.

“Looks like I don’t need torches anymore.”

Liao Fan let out a sigh of relief.

Having to constantly lit the torches while exploring was really inconvenient.

Moreover, a large number of resources were required to make those torches.

Even though they were enhanced, twelve minutes per torch was still very restrictive.

Liao Fan was constantly worried that he would not light a new torch on time.

If that happened, then a tragedy would befall him.

Moreover, he needed to divide the torches among his villagers.

Now, with the tri-colored light platform, it would save him a lot of trouble.

He could explore as long as he wanted to without feeling scared.

‘This feels so good!’

The only minor complaint that Liao Fan had was the light emitted by the tri-colored light platform.

It was rather gaudy.

Still, it did not really matter.

The positives definitely outweigh the negatives!

Liao Fan was in a good mood.

Nonetheless, he still had many things to do.

There was no time to waste.

The priority was to treat the second villager’s wounds.

[ Detoxification grass *1 + water *1 = Hemostatic ointment. ]

[ Can be used for treating external wounds. It will stop the bleeding and prevent any bacterial infection. ]

Liao Fan applied the hemostatic ointment on the second villager’s wounds.

It may take some time but the second villager would make a recovery.

“Thank you, my Lord!”

The second villager was really grateful.

He did not expect Liao Fan to tend to him.

Strictly speaking, even without the ointment, he would have healed over time.

Actually, the most troubling issue was the cracked stone shield.

[ Super Alloy Shield Soldier (Level 1): The soldier’s left arm is turned into a stone shield. Able to withstand fatal damage. The stone shield can be repaired and the soldier can be further enhanced. ]

Upon seeing the word ‘enhanced’ Liao Fan immediately checked the required materials.

[ Super Alloy Shield Soldier (Level 2): Iron ingot *20, stone *5 ]

[ At level 2, the soldier’s left arm will evolve into an iron shield. Strength will also be doubled. ]

The requirements were relatively simple.

‘Double the strength? That’s terrifying!’

The second villager was already really strong.

Doubling his strength was unimaginable!

Regrettably, at the moment, Liao Fan did not have any iron ingots.

Even if he did, he would prioritize upgrading his cottage into a ‘War Chariot’.

Then, Liao Fan checked his cottage’s status.

At level one, it was extremely shabby.

It did not look like a Lord’s residence at all.

If he wanted to upgrade the cottage to level two, he would need to consume a lot of materials.

He needed to go out to collect more resources.

After that, Laio Fan checked the amount of water he had left.

There were still fifty liters.

That would be enough for ten.

However, the water might get polluted.

Liao Fan needed to keep track of which water was clean and safe to drink.

Next, there was food.

He had fifteen fishes and in total, they weighed about sixty pounds!

There were still seven pieces of wild boar meat left, and those add up to fifteen pounds!

Naturally, berries were considered food as well. Liao Fan had seventy-five of those.

Finally, there was the white beast egg!

Liao Fan could hatch the egg or eat it if he was short on food.

‘Alright, let me check how much materials I have.’

[ Wood *475, resin *328, clay block *470, stone *167, coal *8 ]

With the tri-colored light platform, it should help him save up on materials.

The remaining items were miscellaneous.

[ Wind grass *15, detoxification grass *20, poplar branch *15, dwarf shrub leaf *17 ]

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One resource that Liao Fan really needed was iron ore.

It was too bad that there were no iron ores near his territory.

Otherwise, he would have been able to make iron blocks, iron ingots, iron sheets, and so on.

Liao Fan would probably need to get such materials through trading.

The resources he had were also limited. He could not squander them.

There were also two very important items in Liao Fan’s possession.

First, there was the stone die.

This little cube would lead him to the Ruins.

Although Liao Fan had no idea what lies in the ruins, he would still like to check it out.

Secondly, he had the black python tendon.

This was one of the materials needed to evolve his villagers into a ‘Crossbow God’.

Since the second villager had already evolved into a ‘Super Alloy Shield Soldier’, the one to evolve into the ‘Crossbow God’ would naturally be the first villager.

More materials would probably be needed to evolve the first villager into a ‘Crossbow God’.

Sadly, this was all Liao Fan had.

After counting all his resources, Liao Fan began to think to himself.

‘How should I maximize my profit when it comes to trading?’

[ Level 2 Territory: Stone 1000/167, clay block 500/470, fence 200/0, wood 500/475. ]

[ Fence: clay block *3 + wood *1 = Wooden fence. Can be used to dispel the fog. ]

Those were the requirements.

In order to make two hundred fences, six hundred units of clay blocks and two hundred units of wood were needed.

In other words, Liao Fan still had a long way to go.

He was still far from leveling his territory to level two!

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