Mist Lord

Chapter 63 Agricultural Supplies Arrive, Cloud Mist Pavilion Auction

Yunyang City, Suiye Pavilion.

Before they knew it, Xia Yuan had become a regular visitor here, and Pei Shuang was indeed waiting for him early on.

"It passed? Congratulations!"

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When Pei Shuang faced Xia Yuan again, she was even a little dazed.

It's not that Xia Yuan's appearance has changed, but that he has become a level 4 lord in the blink of an eye.

The leap from level 3 to level 4 may seem like a small step, but the difference in status is enormous.

To give a simple example, among the 500 new lords who arrived last year, quite a few, more than a dozen, reached level 3.

Only the rookie king Lu Zhanting can be promoted to level 4.

This means that Xia Yuan reached a level that most new lords couldn't achieve in a year in less than a month, and the shock he brought was unimaginable.

If this news gets out, it will probably cause a huge uproar in the league.

It's worth noting that even Song Jing, who is still considered a potential candidate for Rookie of the Year, is only a Level 2 Lord.

The Scattered Leaves series has really struck gold this time.

"I also want to thank the previous faction for their support."

Xia Yuan wasn't just being polite. In the recent major battles, the ballistae, armor-piercing arrows, and half-elf archers all played crucial roles in the battles.

He couldn't have walked this fast on his own.

"That's what you deserve."

Seeing Xia Yuan say this, Pei Shuang was also very happy and joked, "At this rate, it probably won't be long before you catch up with, or even surpass, me."

"That's impossible."

Xia Yuan was still quite self-aware and did not let victory go to his head.

Why is it relatively easy to improve before level 4?

Because level 1/2 territories undergo a civilization trial every month, as long as you choose to attack two or three times and win, you can basically upgrade to a level 3 territory.

However, level 3/4 territories undergo a civilization trial once a quarter, totaling only four times a year.

Under normal circumstances, to advance from level 3 to level 4 within a year, you need to choose to attack and win at least two of the four Civilization Trials.

Even this requires a bit of luck to successfully wipe out the level 2 and level 3 demonized creature camps around the territory.

Lu Zhanting, last year's Rookie of the Year, basically followed this development trajectory.

In comparison, Xia Yuan's experience of reaching level 4 in less than a month is almost impossible to replicate.

Upgrading from level 4 to level 5 is even more difficult.

The Black Crystal gains from eliminating level 2 and 3 demonic creature camps no longer significantly contribute to increasing the territory's size.

Unless it's a level 4 enchanted creature camp.

However, given the harsh living conditions on the Misty Continent, the camps of demonized creatures are generally not very large, otherwise hunting Misty monsters alone would not be enough to support such a large population.

Many large camps have long been breached by the mist monsters, reduced to ruins, and reintegrated into the mist. Those that have survived are undoubtedly powerful; it's still uncertain who will wipe out whom.

Secondly, the intensity of the trial confrontation between level 4 lords has also increased dramatically.

Both sides had relatively complete defensive fortifications, and the troops under Mo Xia, in terms of size, rank, and combat experience, had all been tempered and refined through countless trials.

It's hard to say that one side completely crushes the other.

Therefore, even if they choose to be the attacker, they will most likely suffer a defeat if their strengths are similar.

The chances of actually breaching enemy territory and destroying the Blackrock Altar are extremely rare.

It's perfectly normal for a level 4 lord to remain at this stage for two, three, or even longer.

In comparison, Pei Shuang's ability to advance from level 4 to level 5 in just a year and a half already makes her one of the best. She is also hailed as another rising star in the league after Li Mingyu.

Although Pei Ye provided strong support, he still managed to get promoted.

This cannot be faked.

As a newly promoted Level 4 lord, Xia Yuan's foundation and military strength are no match for those veteran Level 4 lords. How easy would it be for him to carve out a path to victory?

Of course, once they break through, their status will undergo a dramatic change.

Because once you reach level 5, you can acquire a third troop building to further optimize your territory's troop configuration. By level 5, your territory will have a full complement of ranged and melee units, and even infantry and cavalry.

The levels are then completely different.

"We've had pretty good luck this time. The second hero recruited by the Hall of Heroes is a root mage who can control mutated plants in battle. I just wonder if the vice leader's territory has any mutated plants planted?"

Xia Yuan quickly steered the conversation back on track.

"The Root Mage?"

Pei Shuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said with a smile, "Sister's territory has quite a few mutated plants, such as common luminous grass, ground thorn grass, bramble vines, man-eating flowers, and Venus flytraps, all of which are planted there."

She was genuinely envious of Xia Yuan's good luck, having two heroes in a row at the fourth tier.

These words struck Xia Yuan as a powerful foundation of an 8th-level territory. "Then I'll take the Root Mage, the Skeleton Warrior, and the Wind Whisperer into the observation group. There's nothing else I can do."

As for Celia, the shadow assassin, he would never reveal himself to the world.

That was his last trump card.

Who knows what other schemes or plots Li Mingyu might have in the future? With Celia around, at least we don't have to worry about being targeted or assassinated, and we can catch the enemy off guard.

"That's already quite an achievement."

Pei Shuang was quite satisfied and said with a smile, "You may not know, but Lu Zhanting still doesn't have a single fourth-tier expert."

This comparison is indeed wildly inaccurate.

Aside from luck, the main reason was that Xia Yuan could see the prompt message. Otherwise, whether it was Black Armor or Serandis, even if they were in the hero selection list, they might not have been chosen.

Even Satie, the Windtalker, benefited from the initial "choose three out of nine" strategy!

That's how unreasonable cheating is.

"Regarding the oxen you mentioned last time, I've made some arrangements, and I can lend you thirty head initially. The grain supplier can also allocate another 100,000 jin of rice, which we can sell to you at 80% of the market price."

Pei Shuang, however, was worried that Xia Yuan didn't have enough money. "In addition, there are more than a dozen calves and a batch of farm tools. If you need them, they are all at 20% off."

Due to low grain yields and frequent wars, a pound of rice was selling for two copper coins in the market. One hundred thousand pounds would be worth 20 copper coins, or 400 silver coins.

Production materials such as calves, farm tools, and seeds are also not cheap.

Even with a 20% discount, all of the above combined would still cost at least four or five hundred silver coins.

This is no small sum.

"I'll take them all!"

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Xia Yuan, however, was generous. When he upgraded to a level 4 territory, he still had 634 silver coins, enough to buy what he needed.

"You've really struck it rich!"

Pei Shuang was a little envious, because she couldn't come up with that much money all at once.

In the early stages, lords can only obtain funds by eliminating monster lairs, mutated creature camps, and enemy territories, which involves a great deal of uncertainty.

Moreover, most of these funds are used for troop recruitment and material procurement.

Especially for a level 5 lord like Pei Shuang, who has three tier 2 troops under his command, the daily recruitment cost alone is as high as 45 silver coins, which is an extremely staggering expense.

Fortunately, this funding is not unlimited; it will basically stop once the unit limit is reached.

Otherwise, even Pei Shuang wouldn't be able to hold on.

"It's also thanks to the two generous benefactors of the Yingzhou Alliance."

Xia Yuan explained with a smile, "Those two alone have yielded a total of over four hundred silver coins."

Nakamura Teppei didn't actually have much liquid capital; it was mainly the newcomer Murakami Sousuke, who was favored by the Yingzhou Alliance, who had made a killing with gold coins.

"--All right!

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Pei Shuang smiled after hearing this, "By the way, there's a small auction being held at Yunwu Pavilion today, and I heard there are quite a few good items for sale. If you have enough money, would you like to go and take a look?"

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"OK!"

Xia Yuan was planning to select one or two promising mage apprentices for Serandis, which was exactly what he wanted.