After reviewing all the rewards from Lord Assessment, Su Wu put on his Storage Ring and collected the Energy Stones on the ground containing 10,000 Energy.
Compared to the grand [Temple of Life Construction Blueprint], the Energy Stones seemed much more inconspicuous.
However, after nine years of compulsory education on Blue Star, Su Wu understood how important these stones really were.
In this other world, Energy Stones basically functioned as money.
Whether for territory development or trading with natives, Energy Stones were essential.
They might not be all-powerful, but without them, nothing could be done.
After organizing the harvest, Su Wu looked toward Cang Yue nearby.
After the battle, she had been standing dazed in place, seemingly lost in thought.
Noticing Su Wu's gaze, she turned her head and softly asked, "How was the harvest?"
"Great."
Su Wu answered succinctly, "With this harvest, the territory should be able to upgrade to level three in a short time."
Cang Yue nodded and simply replied, "Good."
She did not understand what upgrading the territory to level three so quickly meant, but since Su Wu was so happy, it should be a good thing.
Su Wu: "..."
This Cang Yue was good in every way except her emotions were too flat.
He wanted to share his joy but couldn't.
Silently sighing, Su Wu raised his head and looked again at the motionless Cang Yue.
"Lord Assessment is over. Now, let's talk about you."
After recovering from continuous surprises, Su Wu finally noticed some details he had overlooked.
For example... how he summoned Cang Yue.
Minions were not puppets; they were independent individuals.
Therefore, troop quality was not simply better if higher.
Lower-tier troops responded to the Lord's call mainly to grow stronger.
Mid-tier troops answered to follow the Lord and build a reputation for a better life.
"Theoretically, upper-tier troops—even the weakest Epic-tier—require fulfilling their wishes and signing contracts to be summoned."
"But Cang Yue is different. After I sent the recruitment invitation, you ran here directly through the Water Elemental Altar."
"Did you have any wishes?"
"Wishes?"
Standing quietly, Cang Yue repeated the word and then shook her head, "No."
"What about wanting divine artifacts or such?"
"No."
"Powerful strength?"
"Currently sufficient."
Su Wu: "..."
He was truly at a loss.
Could Holy Choice really be this powerful—to find a Mythical-tier troop with no desires who would respond to recruitment?
Looking at Cang Yue, who seemed like a fairy, Su Wu decided to be straightforward, "Then why did you respond to my recruitment?"
"Because Su Wu is the same kind."
"The same kind?"
"Yes." Cang Yue nodded.
"There is the same aura as me."
"Same aura..."
Scratching his nose, Su Wu guessed Cang Yue referred to his SSS-Tier talent — Holy Choice.
Besides the talent, he didn't seem to have much else to talk about with Cang Yue.
Having clarified his thoughts, Su Wu didn't dwell further.
There was no need to overthink; his curiosity was just piqued by Cang Yue's full loyalty of 100.
Satisfied, Su Wu began the main topic.
"Although we gained many good things from Lord Assessment, some conditions are still needed to upgrade the territory."
Pointing in the air, Su Wu pulled up a list before Cang Yue.
[Territory Upgrade Tasks]
[Condition 1: Upgrade Lord's Heart]
[Condition 2: Upgrade Wooden Fence]
[Condition 3: Upgrade Troop Building]
[Condition 4: 10 Prestige Points]
Glancing at the silent Cang Yue staring at the list and already familiar with her personality, Su Wu continued, "Conditions 2 and 3 are easiest, just need enough Energy Points."
"Condition 4 is normally the hardest, requiring the clearing of monster nests to gather enough, but for us, it just requires some waiting..."
[Detected all new Lords in Dawn Forest have finished Lord Assessment; starting ranking settlement.]
[Settlement successful, your rank is first.]
[Starting reward distribution.]
[Congratulations! You have received 3,000 Energy.]
[Congratulations! You have received 10 Prestige Points.]
[Congratulations! You have received a Tier 3 Equipment — Shadowless Sword.]
"Looks like no need to wait."
Su Wu explained, "Lord Assessment rewards are in two parts: one based on normal scoring,"
"and the other ranks all new Lords in our region, giving special rewards to the top 100."
"With these 10 Prestige Points, we only need to upgrade the Lord's Heart to level up the territory."
"What needs to be done?" Cang Yue asked directly.
"Very simple."
Su Wu raised his right hand and pointed around, "Excluding the area with the Lord's Heart, for every 1000x1000 area controlled for one day, we gain one territory point."
"Next, we just clear all the nearby monsters and then I'll build a structure there to secure control."
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