MC's career as foreign lord

“Too fast, too fast!” Zhou Ren exclaimed, feeling overwhelmed by the sudden influx of events despite not being prepared.

This wasn't good news, at least not before he had a chance to develop!

The descent of the three deities brought him not only endless resources but also immense pressure, a terrifying pressure involving the entire continent's races, concerning the whole of Faerûn!

His previous ambitions were merely theoretical, but the arrival of these three was akin to them saying, "Hey! All your ideas are real, not just theories!"

Then, a mountain of responsibility weighed down on him, making it hard to breathe!

The gods' gazes practically told him that he couldn't escape the future, that this was his destiny! The ultimate path to godhood!

And his enemies were the countless evil gods, the demons of the Abyss and the devils of Hell, and also… the greatest fear in all creation!

“Huff!” Zhou Ren abruptly awoke from his dream, the pressure and fear instantly dissipating. “Fear? What am I afraid of? What is the greatest fear?”

In that instant, the memories he still retained vaguely vanished, leaving only fragments and illusions, but that sliver of fear was deeply buried within him.

Zhou Ren was puzzled. He shouldn't be having nightmares, no, he shouldn't be dreaming at all!

This bed wasn't supposed to have the function of causing nightmares. It wasn't designed to dream; that's only possible in MC with mods. This is illogical!

“Is the Primordial God in the mists giving me a warning?” Zhou Ren wondered, turning over and getting out of bed. While dressing, he glanced at the moon outside.

This was the first time he had woken up in the middle of the night, completely sleepless and feeling a wave of dread!

“Will such things really happen in the future?” Zhou Ren asked himself, and then he realized that, apart from that ultimate fear, the rest seemed quite plausible.

After all, such things were inevitable once he joined the ranks of the benevolent deities!

Those so-called divine crusades and demonic invasions were just the daily routine of the human gods, weren't they?

“Mosa!” Zhou Ren suddenly said!

“Master!” The lich's figure abruptly appeared. “At your command!”

“Get all the skeletons moving!” Zhou Ren ordered, a light seeming to flash in his eyes. “The three of us are too slow. This isn't how a proper territory should operate. We need to develop!”

Only now did he feel motivated. In this chaotic world, isolation was utterly unrealistic. Only by managing himself well could he gain a foothold!

Even the gods had to form alliances to survive under the immense pressure of the evil gods. If he continued to be so decadent and unrestrained, he might not see the sun next year!

“This is exactly what you should be doing! You are a lord; you shouldn't have to do everything yourself!” Mosa said, his words sounding like an afterthought but providing Zhou Ren with the perfect excuse!

Zhou Ren nodded, his gaze sharp as lightning. “What can the skeletons do?”

He didn't expect the newly created skeletons to be as capable as humans, but he hoped they could at least understand instructions.

“Jim can imbue the skeletons with basic intelligence and mobility; it's a fundamental ability of a skeleton lord!” Mosa explained. “And your territory can grant them sufficient wisdom even faster!”

Zhou Ren nodded. “Then awaken them! First, we'll clear out the monsters here!”

He looked at the brightly lit area outside, where monsters were constantly patrolling. This was something he and O'Hare and the others had discussed: the elves would help him clear the monsters outside the territory during their counterattack!

Therefore, he needed to build a monster-spawning tower first to eliminate those monsters!

That would require enough leaves and enough manpower!

“First order: have them come through the underground passage and clear out all the monsters within!” Zhou Ren commanded. He finally felt a long-lost sense of excitement. Under that terrifying pressure, he had ultimately become what he least wanted to be!

Last night, he had a lengthy discussion with O'Hare and the others regarding exchange rates and trade, finally setting the tone while also hearing some bad news from them!

At least, both the orcs and humans knew of this place and of him, the lord, especially his terrifying combat power that could slay a Legend, making him quite famous!

Of course, the evil creatures also knew of this place, so not only would righteous beings come here, but also evil Legends and quasi-Legends!

This place, which was originally supposed to become a melting pot, would become even more chaotic, and Zhou Ren happened to become the Earl of the elves, so after some urgent but polite negotiations, the elves gave Zhou Ren an answer!

From Pine Leaf Town, Zhou Ren's territory, all the way to the border of the Orc Empire, which is the Northwind Great Canyon, this area called the Northwind Wasteland would become his earldom!

And the monsters in the earldom would be completely cleared out by at least twenty Legends sent by the elves in the next half month!

And in half a month, the great wind of the Northwind Wasteland would blow to the extreme, and no one could pass!

That is to say, during the more than a month when the great wind blows, this wasteland will become a restricted area, and only in the remaining ten months after the Northwind disappears will people gradually come!

Moreover, since Pine Leaf Town is the only town left in this wasteland, and most of the people in this town have also moved away, it also means that the elves don't even need to spend too much power to move.

Wall City will become the only border city with Zhou Ren's territory. After the army withdraws, this will be the new frontier of the Elven Empire!

After Zhou Ren sorted out these things, he suddenly felt that his nightmare was nothing.

These news are too explosive. No wonder he went to bed early last night. All these things suddenly have an explanation.

And now that he figured it out, last night's trouble doesn't seem to be a trouble at all!

After all, he himself wanted to become a lord, and with the help of the divine decree, it was easily realized. Now the last stumbling block in the territory, that is, the elves, have moved away, isn't it a joyful occasion?

He can transform this world as he pleases, instead of acting according to other people's ideas. Thinking about it this way, it suddenly feels better!

Like hell it does!

The Great Wind Period can withstand two months, and then there will be the arrival of many Legends, the struggle for the destiny, and…

“Hiss!” Zhou Ren gasped. Isn't the arrival of Legends what he wanted?

As long as he can withstand this wave of pressure and make a name for himself, he can establish a currency system in the situation surrounded by Legends!

He didn't even need to rely on the Dragon Clan to widely invite legendary figures. What advertisement could be more weighty than one that came about on its own? This would be a living advertisement for his territory, and it would spread far and wide across the astral plane!

"Let's go! We'll go underground and take a look at them!" Zhou Ren's thoughts returned to the present. He still had to get back to the main topic. To realize his inner vision, he had to build up his territory while also possessing enough combat power!

Meanwhile, in the town, Xi Ya was facing an unbelievable order.

"What? Withdraw the troops? Teacher, are you kidding me?" Her delicate face was full of surprise. "This is the empire's front line, where our territory lies. You want to withdraw the troops?"

O'Hali Kang shook his head. "It's not the kind of withdrawal you're thinking of, but rather sending all the people here to Val City. The army will leave after clearing the wasteland!"

His gaze was firm. "This place is about to become a battlefield. It's not a good thing for us to send troops to garrison it!"

"Battlefield… Do you mean a legendary battle?" Xi Ya said. "Actually, it's easy to solve. As long as Zhou Ren can hand over a Tree of Life, then…"

"One Tree of Life won't do either. This isn't a matter of power!" O'Hali Kang said. "The descent of the gods cannot be stopped. Frequent visits will cause almost irreversible effects on life below the legendary level!"

"If it were just Your Majesty, we would grab him even at all costs!" O'Hali Kang said. "However, two other Majesties arrived yesterday, and this may become the norm!"

"God!" Xi Ya stopped talking. She had no say in the matter of gods, so she had to give up.

"However, we will set up an elven transit center here to ensure communication between us and Baron Zhou Ren. Xi Ya, I wonder if you…"

"I'll do it!" Xi Ya said immediately. Her main concern was this. In fact, the large-scale withdrawal of the elves would free up Zhou Ren even more, allowing this mysterious man to continue to exert his uniqueness!

"Very good. The first thing is to clear out the surrounding special creatures, orcs, goblins, gnolls, kobolds, and the trolls that were just detected yesterday!" O'Hali Kang began to issue orders, his eyes cold. "As for the Orc Empire, they won't be able to get out!"

Why couldn't they get out? Because, in sync with his arrival, was the Elder Council of the Silver Moon City of the Elves!

The orcs had already reached the door. If they didn't react, the entire continent would probably think that their elves were too old and vulnerable!

At the moment Val City was attacked, Silver Moon City sent a space modification team to turn the small teleportation gate in Pine Leaf Town into a solidified space node!

The gate, which could only be used for short-distance teleportation or fixed-point teleportation, can now allow dozens of legendary powerhouses to pass through in an orderly manner, and now is the moment for him to welcome his colleagues!

They didn't waste much time. Just as Zhou Ren was about to go down to the mine, twenty rainbows streaked across the sky!

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"Twenty legendary figures! Is this the power of a large clan?" Zhou Ren sighed. With so many legendary figures, if they were prepared, they could probably slay a dragon, right?

By the way, let's clarify a misunderstanding. Legendary figures are not incapable of resisting divine might, but other than Mo Sa, O'Hali Kang and Xi De were unwilling to be disrespectful in front of their main gods, so they could only endure it.

This reason made it impossible for the legendary figures to use their destiny, and of course, they could not resist divine might.

Legendary figures have the ability to slay gods. The most typical example is the lich Ioulaum, the mastermind behind the glory of the Nesser Empire. He is definitely a legendary figure, but how many gods dare to provoke him?

Gods just have higher resistance and more accumulated power, but they are not invincible. Otherwise, there would not be so many changes in divine positions.

Zhou Ren also asked Mo Sa about this doubt and clarified it. As for now, he had to clean up the monsters underground!

Before, while mining, he discovered mysterious underground caves and the Great Rift Valley, where there were countless monsters and even more minerals.

Compared to the minerals hidden in the stones, the minerals in these mines and the Great Rift Valley were truly diverse!

Moreover, with the help of mithril tools (mithril's mining level is higher than diamonds, but the actual minerals are far more abundant than diamonds), there is no need to worry about not being able to mine them.

The mithril workbench and furnace were ready. Zhou Ren stood in the underground warehouse, feeling proud and vigorous, only the wail of a certain devil caught his attention!

Two very bright furnaces were slowly burning in the underground space, but the furnace containing Balor was unusually silent, which surprised Zhou Ren.

"Jim?" He saw the little skeleton that he thought had disappeared. Jim rarely cultivated outside after monsters appeared. He didn't expect him to run here!

He guarded the furnace, taking out metal ingots from it and putting in pieces of crude metal ingots for smelting.

It seemed that what Mo Sa said was true. When they were busy, most of the affairs of the entire territory were handled by this little skeleton!

Moreover, Jim was also taking time out from his busy schedule to condense the light on his body. Only after Zhou Ren arrived did he slowly turn to take care of the unconscious furnace.

That unlucky demon didn't even have time to say anything frivolous before turning into solid fuel. Thinking about it, it was very wronged!

As for the screaming devil, Zhou Ren said he wanted to temper his temper. Anyway, if devils like this are not deterred, they will not know what is good or bad!

Now it seems that this little devil couldn't help it!

The flame was transparent and peculiar, filled with rare heat. There was also some crude copper being smelted in it, but the devil's words seemed to be able to penetrate space!

"I agree to your conditions, damn human! I will do whatever you want me to do, please let me go!" The little devil looked like his body was still intact, but it could be seen that he was constantly becoming illusory.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before his body would completely become an empty shell, but of course, none of this mattered!

Zhou Ren extinguished the flame and asked curiously, "Why don't you just die? It's just a projection!"

"The flames are burning my soul, I have no chance… Ah…" He finally recovered, "And, that idiot can cooperate with you, why can't I?"

Zhou Ren's expression was strange, "Ha? You also want to capture your own kind for me?"

"Of course not, my main body is in the abyss," the devil grinned, "I'll help you capture demons!"