"Agree!" Noah immediately agreed.
[Ding! Confirmation successful.]
The metal ball immediately separated, then formed a circular metal altar, three meters in diameter, on the ground.
On the altar, strange characters emitted a grey light, symbolising the Lord's Rank, Rank F.
Not stopping there, a few strange characters flew up, then stuck to Noan's Lord ID card.
[Ding! Core activation successful.]
[Ding! Summoning altar activation successful.]
[Ding! Territory activation successful.]
[Ding! Activation of Lord functions successful.]
Four consecutive system notification sounds rang out. Noan held the card in his hand, smiling with satisfaction.
This is the power of combining current technology and magic.
He felt lucky to come to a world like this.
In the past, he had read many fantasy novels, but most of them were based on the mediaeval era. Rarely had Noan seen a combination of fantasy and science fiction like this.
Noan had learnt everything at the academy, so he knew what to do now.
He raised his ID card, then ordered: "Activate Lord function."
Immediately after, a panel appeared in front of him, with the functions he could now use on it.
The functions he could use were just like a regular social networking site he had used on Earth.
There are many items but can be summarised as follows: chat, transaction, information lookup, emergency request, map, and translation.
Noan did not rush to use the functions on the card. He put the card in his pocket, then walked to the side of the altar and asked with a frown, "How many resources are needed to renovate this house?"
Immediately after, another information panel appeared before him.
[Ding! To renovate the territory in its original form, 100 wood units and 100 stone units are needed.]
Noan nodded; he knew this was the way to calculate materials to build a territory.
However, according to what he learnt in the academy, there would definitely be resource storage centres left behind by the Imperial Federation around this place.
Anyway, this is the first map for beginners, just to help beginners get used to fighting in a new land.
Therefore, the Empire has created the best conditions for new players to have the initial time to develop.
"Vylyss, find out if there are any resource reserves around this place."
Hearing Noan say that, Vylyss suddenly pouted: "Master, you still haven't praised me just now."
Noah: "..."
He sighed and said: "Later, wait for me to clean this house; I don't want to stay in such a smelly and dark place."
Vylyss tilted her head at him as if doubting his promise.
Noah: "..."
Hey! I'm your master; trust me a little, okay?
Vylyss left with a doubtful expression. Noan sighed. Although he knew that she would be absolutely loyal to him, he still felt a little strange in his heart.
Is that the look a loyal person should have?
He shook his head, not wanting to think anymore. He looked at the altar, starting to arrive at the moment he was most looking forward to.
Summoning and fusion.
"Begin summoning!" Noan ordered.
[Ding! You can summon 10 skeletons in a day. Do you want to summon it now?]
"Agree!"
[Ding! Summoning is starting; please wait a moment.]
Immediately after, the characters beside the altar emitted a grey light. The altar seemed to turn into a lake; the skeletons started climbing out of the altar and then knelt before Noan.
A total of 10 Skeletons. They looked like normal skeletons, without any weapons, and looked very weak.
He felt like he could just use a little force and break these skeletons into pieces.
Noan frowned, feeling that this number made him a little uncomfortable.
Why?
Because he can fuse three soldiers of the same rank together.
If you fuse all these skeletons, there will still be one skeleton left.
Noan thought, then decided to use 'Fusion' on only 6 skeletons.
"Use 'Fusion'."
After Noan gave the order, the 6 skeletons in front of him suddenly disintegrated and fused together.
Very quickly two more skeletons appeared.
These two skeletons, after fusing, were about 30 cm larger than normal skeletons. In their hands, they held a sword made from human mist.
It is worth mentioning that the bones of these two skeletons seem to be sturdier than normal skeletons.
At this moment, two information panels appeared in front of Noan.
…
Name: Skeleton
Rank: F
Type: Soldier
Description: They are the weakest monsters, easiest to defeat; however, they have almost unlimited fighting power.
…
Name: Warrior Skeleton (+10%)
Rank: F+
Type: Soldier
Description: Stronger and tougher than normal skeletons, tireless, can fight endlessly.
…
Seeing the information of the Skeleton after evolution, Noan felt happy in his heart.
Suddenly, he felt lucky that he was a Rank F lord, able to summon skeletons.
It must be known that although skeletons are very weak, they seem to be tireless, fearless of death, and do not need rest or food.
Luckily they were only Rank F monsters; even a normal adult could defeat them. Otherwise, they would be the terror of this entire world.
The thought of a powerful and immortal monster that could fight tirelessly was terrifying.
However, Noan knew clearly... He was about to create such a monster. No, not just one, but several.
Upon seeing that the Warrior Skeleton's rank was only F+ and not E, Noan was not disappointed. After all, F+ was not the final score, and it could still continue to evolve.
Once again, he felt lucky because he was a Rank F lord; although skeletons were weak, he could summon up to 10 skeletons a day.
The higher the lord's rank, although he can summon stronger soldiers, the number will also be fewer.
Even for a rank B or A lord, it would take days to summon a single soldier.
On the contrary, Noan can summon 10 skeletons in a day. Combined with his 'Almighty Fusion' talent, he can definitely create an extremely terrifying skeleton army.
Noan didn't think much more; he also didn't continue to fuse.
Although he knew that if he continued to fuse, he could create a Rank E Skeleton, which would make it very difficult to protect the territory.
Sometimes, quantity is better than quality, especially when it comes to guarding.
Noan sighed, thinking to himself: 'Looks like... to be able to evolve Vylyss, I need to wait a while longer.'
At this moment, Noan also felt the strength in his body increase, however, only a little.
Like a drop of water falling into a glass of water, it doesn't mean much.
But… that also proves that his power has increased thanks to the fusion of soldiers.
Soldiers are also empowered by the 'Evolution' mark.
Noan assigned 4 Rank F Skeletons to patrol around the house, while 2 F+ Skeletons stayed inside the house, closer to him.
If anything happens, the 4 skeletons outside will sound the alarm by knocking on the wall.
This is also one of the weaknesses of Skeletons. They cannot talk, cannot communicate, have extremely low intelligence, and can only perform simple tasks.
A moment later, Vylyss returned, saw Noan sitting on the sofa in the living room, and she immediately hugged him.
"Master.."
Noah: "..."
At this moment, Noan's heartbeat increased so fast that it was out of control.
He really wanted to cry in his heart; possessing a beautiful succubus was wonderful, but being next to such a succubus was punishment.
He gritted his teeth and pushed Vylyss away. Of course, he could also see her face filled with dissatisfaction.
"Found the resource reserve?" Noan asked immediately.
Vylyss pouted and said, "Master, within 20 miles of this place, there is no structure like what you described."
Hearing this, Noah frowned, feeling extremely confused. One must know that resource reserves were distributed everywhere to serve the initial territory building of newbies.
But there being no resource reserve within 20 miles of this place was too strange.
While Noan was thinking, Vylyss was still looking at him with eyes full of resentment.
He sighed, patting his thigh. Vylyss was delighted to see that and immediately lay down on Noan's lap.
Vylyss's face pressed against his thigh reminded him of images that were a bit... R18. His hand gently caressed her face and hair; this was also a kind of enjoyment.
If he didn't do this, she would definitely not stop enchanting him.
Noan stroked Vylyss while taking out his ID card and checking the 'Map' function.
The map appeared; there was only one bright area on it, which was the 20-mile area around his territory; the rest was all black.
Any place that the lord's soldiers or heroes pass through will be shown as a cleared area on the 'map'; this is as a result of combining magic and technology.
Noan frowned; usually the map would show resource-gathering locations or dangerous places.
However, even the areas that Vylyss had explored did not show anything.
This place… is more like a 'singularity' than a beginner's area.
"Master…" Suddenly, Vylyss spoke up: "It seems we have guests."
"Guest?!" Noan frowned.
At this moment, Vylyss sat up, her finger pointing towards the window. Noan saw this and walked to the window, frowning as she looked into the distance.
Immediately, he realised there was a dark figure lurking in the distance, behind the dense foliage.
However, Noah still recognised what the creature was: "Licker??!!"