Raymond suddenly woke up and found himself standing in front of a cabin. A cold mechanical voice sounded in his ears:
[Welcome to the era of universal lords! ]
[Dear Lord, congratulations on becoming one of the billion lords! The cabin in front of you is your lord's mansion. Construction and development are your primary goals. ]
[Here, you can capture cities and command troops to kill people everywhere, or you can attack the enemy and reap the benefits behind the scenes. ]
[When your territory develops to a certain stage, you may meet other lords. Whether to form an alliance or kill and plunder, please decide for yourself. ]
[In addition, your territory has a three-day protection period. During this period, it will not be attacked in any form. Please strengthen your strength as soon as possible and prepare for a rainy day. ]
[Note: Please treat every subordinate who follows you well. They are also flesh and blood living beings. ]
[Warning: Please be cautious in every action. If the territory is completely destroyed or you are fatally injured, you will die completely! ]
"Am I... traveling through time?" Raymond muttered to himself.
At this time, the sky was clear and the bright sunshine made it difficult for him to open his eyes. He was surrounded by a green forest, and there were two suns in the sky, one big and one small!
"However, it seems that there are more than one lord, but a billion people." Raymond realized this.
"In short, we must understand this new world as soon as possible! If we are not careful, we may really die!" Raymond didn't have time to think about it, and his eyes were focused on the cabin in front of him.
This cabin is very simple, many places have been moldy and black, and there are mottled colors everywhere.
"Is this my lord's mansion? I wonder if it will leak on rainy days..." Raymond pouted slightly and walked into the cabin.
The furnishings in the cabin are very simple. In addition to a strong musty smell, there is only a hardwood bed with a straw mat and an empty wooden box.
Just as Raymond was about to observe further, he suddenly felt dizzy. Then, some basic rules about this new world flooded into his brain. At the same time, many translucent options appeared in his vision, including "territory information", "chat channel", "trading center", etc.
Raymond first opened "territory information".
[Lord's Mansion Lv: 1 (2 "First-level Recruitment Orders" can be received daily)]
[Owner: Raymond]
[ID: No. 0013076067]
[Population: 1/10]
[Number of buildings: 1]
[Storage space: 0/100]
[Materials required for upgrading: wood x2000, thatch x1000, stone x500]
"The so-called territory, only a small wooden house? By the way, what's the difference between this and starting with a Kun, and evolving by swallowing?" Raymond shook his head with a smile.
His mind moved, and two simple wooden tokens appeared in his hand.
[First-level recruitment order: You can randomly summon a first-level subordinate. ]
"At this stage, you can summon two people every day... Not bad, it's better than being alone." Raymond looked at the recruitment order in his hand, pondered for a moment, and did not rush to summon.
He opened another function "Chat Channel" to see the situation before making plans.
Currently, only the "Regional Channel (Homeland)" is open. Raymond clicked into the channel directly.
[You entered channel No. 022218]
The channel is very lively, and each message is preceded by an ID number, the person's name, and a gender symbol.
"Fuck! Where is this? Wasn't I drinking with a girl in a nightclub? Where's my rented handkerchief?"
"Brother Meng, I was just in LA, borrowing 300 yuan from someone, how come I suddenly came to the desert? Do you understand what I mean?"
"Damn! It turns out that I'm not the only one who traveled through time? I thought my protagonist's halo finally appeared... I was so happy for nothing!"
"Is there any brother willing to take me home? I have to live broadcast and sell goods tonight, and I can agree to any conditions you give."
"I have two listed companies. Whoever can tell me how to go back, I will give him 50 million!"
... After a while, as more and more people recognized the reality, the topic in the channel began to change from fear and nonsense to discussing territory and exchanging experiences.
Of course, they were all failure experiences and bloody lessons.
And almost everyone realized an imminent and important problem: survival!
"Don't send people outside the safe zone to find food. My two first-level one-star farmers were bitten to death by a black-haired spider bigger than a human just after they went out! It's so scary!"
"Fuck! One of my farmers seems to have died too! The other just ran back and said he wouldn't dare to go out no matter what. But the problem is that although there is water in my safe zone, there is no food at all..."
"Hehe, I am possessed by the emperor of Europe and have recruited a first-level two-star powerful hunter. I am setting a trap at the entrance of the camp to catch prey! Mortals, tremble!"
"Help! The farmer was just dragged into the water by a yacht-like crocodile. The man is shivering next to the swamp. What should I do?"
"Damn! I found a big lizard that can breathe fire. Am I dazzled?!"
...
Looking at the content that keeps popping up in the chat channel, Raymond's heart is getting more and more flustered.
Spiders bigger than humans? Yacht-like crocodiles? Big lizards that can breathe fire? !
These ferocious monsters that only appear in novels and movies actually appear in reality?
The most important thing is that these are only the information that appeared in the chat channel.
Does that mean that some people who just came through have died before they even had time to send a message?
Thinking of this, Raymond's forehead began to sweat. There is no doubt that this place is obviously very different from the previous world and is extremely dangerous!
After calming down for a while, Raymond, who was slightly calmed down, calmed down again and began to analyze the clues he had just obtained.
First of all, the one billion people who came through are basically young men and women, without old people and children.
Secondly, no matter what their background was before the crossing, everyone started with a small wooden house.
The location of the territory is also different, including woods, rivers, swamps, and even cliffs.
Although most people can find various water sources near their territories, food is extremely scarce.
Finally, outside the safe areas of all lords, there are monsters or other similar ferocious creatures wandering around, which are difficult to deal with.
Even, many people have just summoned the first-level subordinates, and their blood has been stained under the feet of these powerful creatures.
"It seems that, let alone conquering cities, even in the current survival stage, I'm afraid that a large number of people will not be able to survive." Raymond looked at the two precious first-level recruitment orders in his hand, and his mood had already fallen to the bottom.
"I hope I can recruit a hunter who can make traps, at least to maintain a basic livelihood..." Raymond sighed.
However, despite this, there are very few lords who have recruited hunters in the chat channel.
As a senior non-chief, Raymond did not think he would have such good luck.
Next, just as he was about to use the recruitment order with an uneasy mood, the mechanical sound just now sounded again.
[It is detected that the awakening conditions have been met, and the talent is awakening...]
[Dear Lord, congratulations on your successful awakening of the unique god-level talent "Golden Finger Lv.1"! ]