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nChapter 19

nThere were about forty ugly creatures with fangs in their mouths.

nThey weren’t muscular, but they were very skinny. They held iron spears in their hands and had short spears hanging on their backs.

nThere were also dolls made of skulls and vines hanging on them.

nShallow Water Troll

nLevel: 5

nTier: 2, 4-star

nSkill: Berserk (green skill, increases attack speed and movement speed after being attacked, ignores pain, the effect lasts until the end of the battle)

nPoison (Green skill, smears poison on the weapon, causing the enemy to suffer poison damage)

nSpear Throw (White skill, hurling a short spear to cause intense penetrating damage)

nMilitary characteristic: Voodoo (Shallow Water Trolls believe in voodoo)

nI want to make you into a voodoo doll!

nJi Chen’s eyelids twitched.

nThere were as many as 40 Tier 2, 5-Star, and Level 5 Trolls!

nIn an instant, a wave of pressure assaulted him.

nWithout much hesitation, Ji Chen left the treasure chest and the neutral recruitment camp with the Murlocs.

nHe planned to come back and claim them later. As he was leaving, he couldn’t resist making a threatening remark, “Humph, I’ll bring Alice here tomorrow. I’ll kill all of you then!”

nThey retraced their steps and resumed their sweep through the jungle.

nAfter two days of cleaning and sweeping, the wild beasts and monsters within a kilometer of the territory were almost cleared.

nJi Chen instructed the Murlocs to take care of the last python in a group of snakes, and when it was done, he turned to them and saw that they were all stunned.

nThe system notification sounded.

n‘Ding ~ The battle has ended. You have obtained a glorious victory.’

nYou have received 50 EXP. You have leveled up (2→3). Current EXP is 5%

/100%.

nYour River Murloc has leveled up (2→3). Current EXP is 5%

/100%.

nJi Chen took a deep breath as he felt his body grow stronger.

nIf his body’s overall strength was 1 when he first entered the game, it was now 1.2. His strength, stamina, speed, and other aspects had all improved a lot. He felt that his body was better than ever.

nNot only that, but he also felt that his vitality was much stronger than before as if he had endless strength.

nIt seemed that the level was not just a numerical value. The digital representation of the game also represented the increase in vitality and strength.

nIf he could reach level 30, level 40, or even higher, he might become as strong as Superman. It was not impossible for him to live to 150.

nLet the Murlocs carry some edible prey back to the territory.

nThe residents cheered again.

nCompared to the first day, the territory had become more prosperous.

nHe opened the territory panel with interest.

nCrown of the Ocean (Eliminate the invasion of wild beasts and monsters within 7 days. Time remaining: 3 days 6 hours 24 minutes)

nOverlord: Ji Chen

nLevel: Level 1 village (100 prosperity points required to upgrade to the next level, 1000 units of wood, fiber, and clay consumed)

nProsperity: 727

/100

nPopular sentiment: 71 (support)

nCitizens: Humans (42), Cave Miners (18)

nTerritory buildings: Level 1 lord’s residence, simple residential house (7), simple tool room (1), resource detection tower (1), simple dock (1)

nOccupy resource points: Level 1 crude iron mine (mini), Level 1 clay mine (small), Level 1 bass fishery (small)

nCity defense works: None

nMilitary recruitment camp: Murloc statue (level 2, 3 stars)

nNumber of troops: River Murlocs (21)

nHero: Siren: Alice (blue excellent)

nTerritory size: 100 x 100 (m)

nTerritory Resources: Wood (1330 units), stone (630 units), fiber (906 units), clay (216 units), crude iron (100 units)

nFood Storage: Dry Food (308 units), Meat (528 units)

nTerritory Protection: Gift of the Sea (The subjects and soldiers can catch more fish in the sea, and their sense of direction and swimming in the sea will be greatly improved)

nTerritory Specialties: Precious Jungle Wood (4-star specialty), Fine Coffee Bean (4-star specialty), Golden Bass (2-star specialty)

nTerritory Special Building: Jungle Plantation (Not yet built)

nHis Prosperity had already reached 727 points, exceeding the 627 points required for a Level 1 village!

nJi Chen was surprised, but he soon realized what was going on.

nIn the past few days, he had subdued the Cave Miners, occupied three resource points, and built many buildings.

nJust by obtaining Alice, a Blue Excellent Hero, he could obtain a considerable amount of prosperity.

nMoreover, the 71 points of popular support were also one of the reasons why he had obtained so much prosperity.

nThe territory might not have a lot of fish and meat now, but at least they did not have to worry about food and drink for the time being. Moreover, there were no wild beasts or monsters around.

nTherefore, the morale of the people naturally lifted.

nHe was already quite satisfied with this development speed.

nOn a broken island, it could develop to this extent in three days.

nIt was enough. He didn’t need to do more.

nIn contrast, many other territories and players were still struggling with basic needs like food and clothing.

nSo, it was impressive that Ji Chen had achieved such progress in the early stages of the island.

nThe next morning.

nAfter Ji Chen had a simple breakfast, he went to the empty space next to the lord’s residence. A new pond that was four to five meters deep had been built there yesterday.

nAlice lived in the pool for the time being.

nThe moment he arrived, a black shadow swiftly surfaced, causing water to splash everywhere.

nThe Siren girl’s beautiful fishtail swayed gently as she propped herself up on the edge of the pool, extending her hand to him with a joyful expression.

nWith a smile, Ji Chen lifted her out of the pool and felt the delicate touch of her transformed legs in his hands.

nToday’s mission was clear: head to the Gray Stone Forest, defeat the Shallow Water Trolls, and occupy the Neutral Military Recruitment Camp.

nAlice had adapted to walking on land after a day of practice and was now able to move freely.

nWith Alice’s participation in the battle, he had absolute confidence in capturing that place!

nThey trudged through the jungle.

nTwenty minutes later, they arrived at the stone forest.

nThe trolls were either sitting around and talking to each other or lying lazily on the beach to bask in the sun.

nThey had no idea that a disaster was about to befall them.

nJi Chen waved his hand, and the Murlocs charged at the giant demons that were resting there.

n“Ding ~ You have entered combat mode. Morale assessment in progress. The Lord of your side leads the army, morale 10. Number disadvantage, morale -10. Level disadvantage, morale -2.

nLevel disadvantage, morale -3. Hero Commander, Morale 15.”

n“The morale of our River Murlocs is at 60 points. We have entered an advantageous state.”

nHero leadership was indeed different. It directly increased morale by 15 points and forcefully reversed the disadvantage in many aspects!

nThe Trolls became aware of the Murlocs charging towards them and responded with angry roars, grabbing their spears and preparing to take down the audacious attackers.

nA great battle was about to break out.

nJi Chen looked at Alice. “Alice, please.”

nThe Siren girl gave him a sweet smile, then turned to look at the Troll with an extremely cold and indifferent gaze.

nIt was as if they were just some inferior creatures that were not worth mentioning.

nHer cherry-red lips parted slightly.

nAn indescribably beautiful song slowly sounded, gently echoing in the stone forest.

nHe felt some tranquil images in his mind as if in a dream.

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