The defensive bonus of a Lord's Castle is 20%, while the Lord's Cabin only provides 10%, with other structures offering only half the bonus.
Han Xing was struck by a thought, "It seems that a Basic Castle is indeed a more advanced structure compared to a Lord's Cabin!"
He felt that all the materials he'd spent building his castle were worth it.
Then, Han Xing continued reading the rest of the ranking rewards.
"Rank 10-4 Rewards: [Blueprint for Psionic Shield Obelisk (Basic)]*1, [Silver Armored Golem]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Lord's Cabin]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Teleportation Array]*1, [Purple Weapon of Choice]*1, 3000 Spirit Cores."
"Rank 3 Rewards: [Blueprint for Psionic Shield Obelisk (Basic)]*1, [Silver Armored Golem]*3, [Blueprint for Basic Lord's Cabin]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Teleportation Array]*1, [Purple Weapon of Choice]*1, 5000 Spirit Cores."
"Rank 2 Rewards: [Blueprint for Psionic Shield Obelisk (Basic)]*1, [Silver Armored Golem]*5, [Blueprint for Basic Lord's Cabin]*1, [Purple Weapon of Choice]*1, [Golden Chest]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Teleportation Array]*1, 8000 Spirit Cores."
"Rank 1 Rewards: [Blueprint for Psionic Shield Obelisk (Basic)]*1, [Gold Armored Golem]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Lord's Cabin]*1, [Blueprint for Basic Teleportation Array]*1, [Blueprint for Gold Weapon of Choice]*1, [Golden Chest]*1, 10000 Spirit Cores."
[Blueprint for Basic Teleportation Array]: A territorial structure that can be built within your domain.
[Function]: This array allows travel to other survivors' teleportation arrays. Before using it, you must record the array number of the other survivor, and they must grant permission for teleportation.
[Silver Armored Golem lv10 (Elite)]: Enhanced defensive golem, restricted to activities within the territory.
[Attributes]: Strength 74, Agility 53, Spirit 46, Constitution 71. [Skills]: Iron Skin, Flame Breath, Serrated Slash, Heavy Hammer Impact.
[Gold Armored Golem (Leader)]: Specially enhanced golem, restricted to activities within the territory.
[Attributes]: Strength 108, Agility 74, Spirit 86, Constitution 109. [Skills]: Steel Muscles, Fire Jet, Blood Slash, Heavy Hammer Smash, Metal Explosion. …
Suddenly, the chat channel fell silent before exploding with messages.
"Holy crap, a Lord's Cabin, Teleportation Array, and all those powerful golems! Even securing a ranking would be such a huge profit!"
"A Silver Armored Golem is as strong as a level 10 elite monster, but that Gold Armored Golem is terrifying—it's a leader-tier! At this stage, one Gold Armored Golem could probably sweep the battlefield!"
"And that's not even mentioning the Golden Chest and Gold Weapon! My god!"
The rewards were so lavish that the survivors could hardly believe it. They were eager to reach level 10 and claim the top spot rewards themselves.
Meanwhile, several emerging teams in Area 107 began giving speeches once more.
At that moment, Whisperer spoke first in the Divine Whisper discussion group: "Everyone, the regional protection mechanism is lifted. The days of humans fighting alone are coming to an end. Next up is the era of team play!"
"By forming teams, we can ensure safety and, more importantly, our leveling speed and resource acquisition will increase dramatically!"
"It's okay if we didn't perform well in the last leaderboard—this time, Divine Whisper must secure a spot!"
The other members in the discussion group all shouted in agreement: "Understood!"
The morale of the team was high.
At the same time, Papaya Starspirit addressed the group in the Flight Boys discussion group.
"The leaderboard rewards are incredibly generous, and I bet many people will be interested. During the last leaderboard competition, I noticed that there are quite a few experts in Area 107."
"And now, with the game version changing, only by joining forces can we achieve greater victories."
"These people probably understand this too, so now they're likely looking to join teams, which makes this the perfect time for us to recruit."
"Everyone, take this opportunity to start recruiting in the chat channel and make the Flight Boys stronger!"
The team members all acknowledged the command.
Papaya Starspirit wasn't wrong—many survivors in the chat channel were already looking for teams to join.
"Are there any teams still recruiting in our area? Level 5 Cleric with half green gear seeking a team!"
"Level 4 Warrior, 20 Strength points, any teams want me?"
"Level 5 Mage…" ...
Han Xing received numerous invitations to join teams, but he rejected them all.
It was true that the game version had changed.
However, the system had also warned that gathering too many people would attract powerful monster attacks.
At this stage, focusing on improving his strength was more important.
At the same time, Han Xing began preparing to level up.
He glanced at his lazy little wolf cub napping nearby and called out, "Coal, time to get to work!"
Coal instantly perked up, excitedly jumping off the couch.
Han Xing noticed that, after a few days of feeding, Coal had visibly grown. What was once a small wolf pup no bigger than his palm had now grown to the length of his forearm.
It was now too big to sit on his shoulder.
Hearing that Han Xing was finally taking him out to play, Coal happily sprinted around the territory.
Ten minutes later.
They encountered a cloud cluster spanning over forty square meters, and the system prompt appeared.
"There are jungle creatures active inside. Do you wish to enter?"
Without hesitation, Han Xing clicked "yes."
Inside, they found a group of level 4 and 5 wild boars.
With Han Xing's current attributes, plus Coal's powerful close-combat abilities, these monsters posed no threat.
A few minutes later, the system prompt appeared.
[You have slain Jungle Boar lv5*8, gained 400 experience points. Pet Coal gained 320 experience points.]
[Your territory has expanded.]
After finishing off the boars, Han Xing moved on to explore other floating islands.
[You have slain Bomb Squirrel lv5*6, gained 300 experience points. Pet Coal gained 240 experience points.]
[You have slain Steel Needle Porcupine lv5*4, gained 200 experience points. Pet Coal gained 160 experience points.]
[You have slain…]
…
With system prompts popping up one after another, after a full morning of exploration, Han Xing and Coal both leveled up.
A white light rose from them.
"Finally, level 6!" Han Xing said excitedly.
Level 6 was a significant milestone.
It meant he could now equip both the [Beast Hide Armor] and the [Warrior's Ring], two pieces of blue gear.
Most importantly, he could now use the purple weapon blueprint he earned when he took first place in the leaderboard!
A purple weapon would elevate his attack power by several levels.
Combined with the blue gear, Han Xing's overall strength was about to undergo a massive transformation!