[Due to uncontrollable reasons, the world has been destroyed. Congratulations, you have obtained the qualification for the game "Lord's Epoch."]
[You have been assigned to server: Magic Continent, Number 9527. The total number of lords on this server is 1000.]
[You have received a bound item: Territory Stone.]
[Please note: Use the Territory Stone to acquire a territory as soon as possible. "Lord's Epoch" will semi-dataize and generate a territory for you. Otherwise, there is a chance of encountering monster attacks in the wild.]
[Please note: The territory obtained with the Territory Stone will have different buildings, units, and initial resources based on external factors such as location and terrain.]
[Please note: If the Territory Stone is not used within an hour, your game qualification will be canceled.]
Qin Muye opened his eyes, looking at the surroundings and a purple rhombus-shaped stone in his hand. He felt a moment of speechlessness.
"My winning streak in life has just started, and it's already gone. Who did I offend?"
"If you can't make it, wait for another two days. I'll take off my clothes, and you can take me away then."
Qin Muye quickly adjusted his mentality. Since he couldn't change the world, he could only adapt to it.
He looked around and realized that the starting point was not bad. There were mountains, water, and plains. More importantly, he found a ruined building not far away.
It looked like some kind of tower structure, with two and a half floors. The third floor was only half intact, as if it had been smashed by something.
"The server I'm on is Magic Continent Number 9527. Could this tower-like building be a Mage Tower?"
Memories from his past life kept coming back. After surveying the surroundings, Qin Muye decided to take a gamble and place his territory in that tower.
Judging from the surroundings, the location of this supposed Mage Tower was not randomly chosen. The environment was good, with a water source, plains, and a mountain range behind. At least, there was no need to worry about resources.
So, there was basically no better place, at least in Qin Muye's eyes.
If he chose another place, it could work, but time was running out. Although there were many places, he only had one hour, and time was gradually decreasing. He didn't want to risk losing his game qualification by gambling.
Therefore, he decisively headed towards the tower that seemed to be a Mage Tower.
Running towards the Mage Tower at a brisk pace, trying to maintain even breaths.
He usually focused on studying and rarely exercised. He knew how poor his physical fitness was, so he had to maintain a steady pace—neither too fast nor too slow.
The Mage Tower seemed close, but running uphill was no easy task. Coupled with his poor physical condition, he ran for fifteen minutes. Although he wasn't panting heavily, he didn't feel great either.
Fortunately, the path was a plain without much vegetation, and he was afraid that a monster would suddenly appear, making things difficult for him.
On the way, he saw some scattered resources on the ground, but he didn't bother picking them up. He had tried before; he could pick them up, but he couldn't take them with him unless he wanted to carry them all the time. So, it was better to place the territory first and then come back to collect them.
Arriving at the entrance of the ruined Mage Tower, with only half of the main door remaining, it seemed as if it had been cut by some sharp blade. Qin Muye entered through the remaining part of the door, and it was dusty. Upon closer inspection, there was nothing much—just some scattered tables and chairs.
The lighting was good, not too dark.
"An unexpected haven. At least the ground floor should have an area of a thousand square meters." Qin Muye couldn't help but glance around.
The first floor seemed to be a hall, and then he went up the stairs to the second floor. There were many rooms here, but most of them were severely damaged.
There wasn't much of value, except that he found two books he couldn't understand. The text on the books looked like gibberish, making his head spin.
Glancing at the countdown, there were thirty-two minutes left. He wasn't in a hurry; he needed to explore and see if there were any good items.
Upon entering, he determined from the damaged equipment scattered on the ground that it was most likely a Mage Tower. If he placed his territory and the Mage Tower refreshed, what would happen? So, if he could search first and see if he could exploit any bugs before placing his territory.
As time was ample, half an hour remained. He couldn't afford to waste it.
After strolling around, he only found two books, which disappointed him.
So, he had to return to the ground floor and place the Territory Stone.
[Do you want to establish your territory here? Yes/No]
"Yes!" Qin Muye chose 'Yes' without hesitation.
[Establishing your territory]
[Detecting that your location is a Mage Tower (ruined). After the territory is established, your initial resources will be specified as related resources, and you will inherit certain buildings.]
[Dataizing and awakening Lord's talent for you]
Qin Muye watched this scene with excitement.
"Awakening Lord's talent? I understand this. Hundredfold amplification, text prompts, upgraded units—I like this kind of thing."
Seeing the Territory Stone merge into the ground, an invisible radiance unfolded, forming a protective shield.
[Territory established, semi-dataization complete. Welcome to 'Lord's Epoch']
[You receive: 7 days of novice protection (During the first 7 days, neither other lords nor monsters can actively attack or pursue you and your territory, remaining time: 6 days 23 hours 59 minutes)]
[You receive: 30 days of adaptation period (During the first 30 days, monsters will not actively attack your territory, and you are given 30 days of basic reconnaissance ability, remaining time: 29 days 23 hours 59 minutes)]
[Basic Reconnaissance Ability: Can investigate enemy information not exceeding your own rank]
"So, the barrier is for protection, it's also a novice period, and an adaptation period. It seems the world is quite dangerous."
Qin Muye first opened his territory panel to see what was different about his Mage Tower territory.
[Territory: Mage Tower (ruined)]
[Rank: 1]
[Restoration: 1000 units of ore, 1000 units of wood]
[Note: The Mage Tower is in a ruined state and cannot be upgraded. It needs to be repaired first]
[Buildings]
[Material Warehouse LV1: Used to store various materials (Expansion: 10 units of ore, 10 units of wood)]
[Mana Pool (Dried Up): The energy core of the Mage Tower (Repair: Elemental Core of Earth/Water/Fire/Air, each 1, 10,000 units of ore, 10,000 units of wood, 100 units of gems, 100 units of crystals, 100 units of sulfur, 100 units of mercury)]
Qin Muye looked at the list of buildings, especially the dried-up Mana Pool and the long list of repair materials behind it. He felt a bit confused; besides the four elemental cores, the remaining materials seemed familiar.
"I figured it out from the basic reconnaissance ability; this is like Heroes of Might and Magic." Qin Muye commented.
The Mana Pool couldn't be upgraded now, probably similar to his Mage Tower territory, needing repairs first. However, he estimated that the difficulty would be considerable, a somewhat unexpected but not unwelcome surprise after his long run.
[Common Resources]
[Food: 100]
[Ore: 100]
[Wood: 100]
[Special Resources]
[Gems: 0]
[Crystals: 0]
[Sulfur: 0]
[Mercury: 0]
"Okay, initial resources are probably the same for everyone. Next should be the buildings." Qin Muye glanced at his inventory; he had two building blueprints, likely related to the Mage Tower.
[Farm Blueprint: After learning, you can build a farm, requires: 10 units of food]
[Monster Workshop Blueprint: After learning, you can build a Monster Workshop, requires: 50 ore, 50 wood]
"Ah, is it a bit different from what I imagined?" Qin Muye looked at these two blueprints, feeling like he might have become one of those extras who get praised as experts in the game.
(End of this chapter)