Haha, it turns out that every time I upgrade the Village Building Order, some buildings and people will be included. Looks like I’m saved.
Zhang Yang was so happy that he almost burst into tears.
It’s really not that simple to have enough population to plant a farm…
But this time, he chose to be very cautious. After all, he had to consider the future development of the village. The village building mission that required the village to last for 300 years was really asking for a lot from him.
It was especially so as he could only be in control for 20 years. The remaining 280 years would likely be transition animation to him. When that time arrived, he could only helplessly stare as the latter village chief make stupid mistakes. So no matter what, he had to lay the foundation of the village, even if he had to slow down the upgrading of his own strength.
Level 5 Residential Houses is a must since they provide 20 families. Each family has four members, so that is a full 80 people.
Herb store—ticked off.
Arrow tower—ticked off.
Armory—ticked off.
Warehouse—also ticked off.
Anyway, I still have a lot of demon meat in my hands.
Well, as for the rest, do I choose a Blacksmith Shop, Craftsman Camp, or Farmland?
Zhang Yang was in a dilemma. He was fed up with the losses that came with a lack of population, so it went without saying that he wanted more population. However, the other two were also important.
The 25 farmers included in the farmland is crucial. As for craftsmen, I only have the three recruitment quotas in my hand. If worst comes to worst, I’ll use them all to recruit craftsmen, or I’ll simply become a craftsman myself.
Being at a loss for a few seconds, Zhang Yang gnashed his teeth and finally made a decision. He couldn’t afford to make another mistake with the population. He was miserable without a population.
He selected his option and the panel displaying the upgrade of the Village Building Order automatically faded away, leaving only a countdown.
He finally had the time to leisurely step out of the Tree Demon Tower to inspect the spoils of war. Or more accurately, the hero-grade weapon, Giant Mace.
The space inside the Village Building Order couldn’t accommodate the size of this weapon, so it was left outside.
Zhang Yang took a glance and instantly decided not to bother with it. He couldn’t help it; it was too heavy, had a length of 10 meters, was two meters in diameter, and at least half of it was cast in steel. In short, this hero-grade weapon was disappointing because no one under him could use it.
[Giant Mace
Type: Hero-grade weapon.
Quality: White
Weapon Damage: 3,900
Usage Condition: Strength of B- and above]
“I’ll keep it and melt it after the blacksmith shop is built.” Zhang Yang curled his lips. This weapon couldn’t even make the golden scale appear, so it was imaginable how huge and useless it was.
Turning back around, Zhang Yang ordered all soldiers to gather. He planned to use the demon souls in his possession to strengthen them. There were a total of 14 candidates, and he also owned 12 elite bowmen, 8 elite spearmen, and 7 elite shield soldiers, so this had to be well thought out.
“Greetings, Village Chief.”
The soldiers quickly gathered and respectfully saluted Zhang Yang.
“Song Dachui, Liu Dali, Qin Yidao, Sun Goudan, Wang Mumu—step out!”
Zhang Yang named the five men who were the best performers in the previous battle. Song Dachui was the one who ran out with a Spear of Imprisonment and dealt the fatal blow to the deer lord at the crucial moment. That was why Zhang Yang decided to groom him.
Wang Mumu, the elite shield soldier, was the one who saved Zhang Yang’s life in the chaotic, close-quarter battle. Wang Mumu got injured as a result, so he also deserved to be groomed.
As for the remaining three, they were the elite bowmen with the red eagle battle marks, so they were also promoted to captains.
“Wu Yuan, come here and give me your advice. I now have a perfect black hill demon soul and a perfect deer lord demon soul. Which of the soldier types do you think I should upgrade first?” Zhang Yang asked as he highly valued Wu Yuan’s suggestion.
For instance, earlier Wu Yuan was the only one who had suggested him to use the Spear of Imprisonment himself, and the result proved just how on point his intuition was.
Wu Yuan was taken aback. In fact, all the soldiers froze and gave astonished looks. Apparently, they knew the role and importance of demon souls.
“Village Chief, this matter is of great importance. How can I—”
“Oh, cut the cr*p. Earlier when you made me learn that so-called ‘reverence’, I didn’t hear you mention whether you could or could not do it. Now tell me what you think and if the rest of you have any suggestions, sound them out; stop acting like p*ssies,” Zhang Yang cursed.
This time, before Wu Yuan said a word, Song Dachui yelled out: “Village Chief, can I use that mace?”
“Shut it, the chances of you being able to use it are pitifully small,” Wu Yuan screamed and the agitated soldiers quietened down. Well, they couldn’t be blamed since NPCs were also afraid of death. But since they could increase their strength, there was no reason to refuse, not to mention that they weren’t NPCs, in the first place!
After letting out a cough, Wu Yuan said solemnly: “Village Chief, in my opinion, the black hill demon soul can be used to enhance all the shield soldiers, such as Song Dachui. Include the mace into the upgrading process and if any of them have a high degree of compatibility with that black hill demon, perhaps that mace can also be enhanced. But the odds of this are too low.
“As for that deer lord demon soul, are you sure you don’t want to use it yourself, Village Chief? From what we’ve identified, that deer lord demon possesses several powerful summoning spells.” Wu Yuan sincerely asked.
“Nonsense. If I decided to use it on myself, why would I still ask you guys!” Zhang Yang waved his hand in annoyance.
If it weren’t for the fact that the population is too small… Sigh, I should stop thinking about the lack of population.
“If that’s the case, I suggest using that deer lord demon soul to upgrade the elite bowmen Because I think the elite bowmen are more compatible.”
“You think? Is it just a feel of yours?” Zhang Yang asked.
“Yes, Village Chief. In fact, all other factors aren’t important when it comes to using demon souls to enhance soldiers. The most important thing is compatibility. If you find it hard to believe me, you can retrieve the two demon souls, sense them yourself, and you will understand immediately.” Wu Yuan had a very confident look.
“In that case, there’s no need to try.” Zhang Yang waved his hand and straightforwardly said. He was here to seek Wu Yuan’s advice, in the first place.
“Song Dachui, Wang Mumu, Duan Kuan, Zhou Datou—the four of you elite shield soldiers, carry the Giant Mace over. We’ll see which one has the luck to own it.”
As for the deer lord demon soul, it can promote a total of 10 men. That leaves six spots for elite bowmen and four spots for elite spearmen.
The high-spirited Zhang Yang was about to promote 14 elites to captains. The combat power of his village would immediately multiply several times.
“Village Chief, I have something to say!”
This time, it was an elite bowman, Qin Yidao, who anxiously shouted: “Can we hold off on promoting us, the six elite bowmen? We have to make some qualified feather arrows first before receiving the strengthening. As you know, if bowmen like us don’t have any feather arrows, our combat power will be equal to zero.”
“Oh, sure.” Zhang Yang was in a good mood, so of course, he would respond to any request.
“Thank you, Village Chief! Village Chief, you sure are wise!”
It was somewhat surprising that Qin Yidao had actually learned to suck up to him. However, his next sentence revealed his evil nature. “The arrows we want to make require red eagle feathers, wolf teeth, and bear teeth. We also need Wu Yuan to sharpen the most perfect arrow shafts for us, so that the armor-piercing eagle feather arrows will be of the best quality.”
“All right! No problem!”
Zhang Yang agreed without hesitation because he was also curious to know how much stronger bowmen would become as captains.