Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 925 - 570: Rank

"Roar!!!"

A mournful roar, and the Corpse Body fell to the ground.

Even as an Elite Order Demonized Fisherman, he could not withstand Xu Yang, clothed in rags and wielding a spear, let alone the other ordinary troops.

"You have killed a Demonized Fisherman (Elite)."

"You gain 300 Experience Points!"

"You have annihilated a troop of Demonized Fishermen, earning a special loot reward—Fish Market!"

"You have annihilated a troop of Demonized Fishermen, earning an additional 2000 Experience Points and 10 Reputation Points!"

"Your Character Level has increased to Level 6, gaining 1 attribute point and 1 skill point!"

"…"

Amidst the flurry of battle records, Xu Yang, too preoccupied to pay attention, gripped his Iron Spear and scavenged the plentiful loot scattered around.

Unlike the Demonized Barbarians who only dropped wooden clubs, the loot from these Demonized Fishermen was quite rich. Apart from fish spears, they also dropped various pieces of clothing and plenty of salted fish, enabling Xu Yang to change his entire outfit.

Old short-sleeve shirt, old shorts, old headscarf, old gloves.

An old set of five pieces, all mere clothing with a defense power of one point, hardly providing any protection from damage but just enough to form a "Clothing" set that improved attributes and skills.

The last Elite Demonized Fisherman did not drop a rare weapon like the Elite Demonized Barbarians, but he did drop a rare item.

Dried Spirit Fish

Item Type: Food (Rare)

Item Effect: Consuming it increases Physical Strength by +1, Spirit by +1 (ineffective above 10 points)

Equipment Introduction: Dried fish made from a type of Spirit Fish, an extremely rare food.

Upon reading the introduction of the Dried Spirit Fish, Xu Yang did not hesitate and crunched it down in a few bites.

This altered his character attributes to…

Name: Xu Yang

Race: Human

Level: 6 (First-Order Lord)

Physical Strength: 11+5

Intelligence: 5

Charm: 6

Reputation: 20

Basic Skills: First-Order Strong Body LV1, First-Order Strong Strike LV10, First-Order Strong Bow LV2, First-Order Weapon Mastery LV1, First-Order Riding Skill LV1, First-Order Logistics LV1, First-Order Command LV1.

Weapon Skills: One-handed Weapon (Proficient), Bow and Arrow Weapons (Proficient), Long Pole Weapon (Master)

Special Skill: Clothing.

…

Under the effects of the Clothing set, his Physical Attribute reached a respectable sixteen points, and his Strong Strike skill reached the First-tier limit of Level 10. Along with master-level Long Pole Weapon skills, his attack power was absolutely top-notch among First-Order Lords.

A small achievement, nothing to boast about; Xu Yang shifted his gaze, focusing his attention on the special loot obtained from obliterating the troop of Demonized Fishermen.

Fish Market Pier

Building Order: First-Order (Rare)

Building Civilization: None.

Building Troops: Fishermen (10/10), Fishing Boats (1/1)

Building Skills: Fish Market (Daily spawns various fish species which can be bought or sold for money, with an extremely low chance of spawning rare fish species)

Building Introduction: A fish market for fisherman transactions, economic and productive building.

Fishermen

Morale: 80

Troop Order: First-Order (Ordinary)

Troop Attributes: 3 Physical Strength, 2 Intelligence, 1 Charm

Troop Type Skills: Fishermen (ordinary fishermen who can fish, cultivate, and trade fish species)

…

Another construction card!

Pleased with the introduction of the Fish Market, Xu Yang nodded, choosing an appropriate terrain, and released the Fish Market there.

Due to his presence as a "human Gundam," his territory's combat power was not lacking, but resources, economy, and production were.

This was why he sold the Arrow Tower, a completely unnecessary thing.

But this Fish Market was different; it was an economic production-type building that could provide valuable food resources in the early stages and also had the chance to spawn rare fish species that could enhance attributes. Whether for his consumption or reselling at the Sky-reaching Tower, he could gain substantial profits. Hence, the earlier it was constructed, the earlier the benefits would be enjoyed.

So, Xu Yang directly released the Fish Market.

"Woosh!"

A flash of white light swept over, and suddenly, the shallow beach had an empty fish market on it.

The Fish Market was empty, with neither people nor fish to sell.

That was not strange; although it was a data-driven world, not everything could spontaneously exist and operate automatically.

Like this Fish Market, along with the farmland, blacksmith shops, and logging yards, they required specific troops to operate and be effective.

Thus, Xu Yang directly took down ten fishermen and put them into the recruitment queue.

The most valuable resource in the early stages of the territory was food, as recruiting farmers and First-tier troops required no money but sufficient food to sustain consumption—recruit as many as you like.

The town hall could recruit five farmers daily, and this Fish Market could recruit ten fishermen and one fishing boat per day. If maximized, a month later, Xu Yang would have 154 farmers and 300 fishermen, plus 30 fishing boats.

Recruiting farmers and fishermen required food, and constructing fishing boats required resources, which the territory could currently sustain on its own, especially after the construction of the Fish Market, which greatly relieved the territory's food pressure. Not only could fishermen catch fish, but funds could also be used to purchase food from the Fish Market.

As a solo Lord with no need to maintain troops, Xu Yang had plenty of funds. He could completely sell the spoils of war that were not in use and then purchase food resources to recruit farmers and fishermen to maximize the production and construction of his territory.

...

The recruitment speed of these basic troop types, farmers and fishermen, was very fast, and soon ten fishermen appeared in the Fish Market, starting their production and operations.

Xu Yang glanced over, and as expected, there were no rare fish species spawned.

Indeed, a small probability really is just a small probability.

Looking at the sky, as it was dusk, despite being in a fragmented world, but he could still see the sun setting like blood, Xu Yang considered for a moment and decided to set aside the idea of "spawning monsters." He sat down cross-legged on the beach and silently operated the Martial Arts Scripture.

Although he couldn't cultivate, the skill characteristics were still effective; as long as he persisted, he might be able to develop related skill characteristics, could break the shackles of "Data Law."

Thus, a night passed.

As the sun rose, Xu Yang opened his eyes. He had sat meditating all night without success, not stiff but somewhat fatigued.

He shook his head, stood up, moved his muscles and bones, and headed towards the Fish Market Pier.

Inside the Fish Market, ten fishermen were already bustling about. Xu Yang glanced over and still saw no rare fish spawned, so he could only shake his head, recruit the ten refreshed fishermen, and return to the town hall to recruit the refreshed farmers.

In this way, there were now fourteen farmers. Xu Yang divided them into two groups, one continued to build civilian houses, and the other was sent to the eastern forest to chop trees, gathering wood resources for the construction of houses and fishing boats.

After finishing these tasks, Xu Yang, carrying an Iron Spear, walked toward the hills in the north.

Four types of initial resources, four types of initial wild monsters, the easiest to deal with—the Demonized Barbarians and Demonized Fishermen—had been eliminated. Next, were the two caves in the north and south.

Xu Yang arrived at the hill, looked into the deep cave, and decisively executed a "throwing stone to ask the way."

"Roar!!!"

No sooner had the stone been thrown than an angry roar echoed, and a fierce wind howled out, landing in front of the cave—a splendid fierce tiger emerged.

Demonized Demon Tiger (Spirit Monster)!

"Hmm!"

Xu Yang's eyes narrowed, his expression showing surprise, "Spirit Monster?"

As mentioned before, some troop types possess special ranks.

Obviously, this Demonized Demon Tiger's Spirit Monster rank was one of them, although it was unclear whether it was Fourth Rank or Fifth Rank.

The importance of rank needs no further explanation; it represents not only actual combat power but also growth potential.

Like the troops of the Sky-reaching Tower, they could only be promoted to the Third-Rank Elite at most, after which their potential would be exhausted and could not be further promoted.

As for the Corresponding Rank...

Ordinary troops could not upgrade their rank, what you recruit is a First-Order troop, and it will always be First-Order, only able to upgrade a small rank, not a Big Order, unless you have some special Talent Skill, or some special buildings, special items, anyway, all not standard.

This Demonized Demon Tiger has a special rank, and the potential to become a Second-Order or even Third-Order troop.

"Roar!!!"

With a tiger's roar that shook the wilderness, the Tiger not only showed no fear but also became more ferocious, rushing out with a fierce wind.

Xu Yang's expression remained unchanged, he sidestepped, avoiding and simultaneously thrusting out his Iron Spear, landing it under the tiger's ribs. He felt a strong resistance, and although some blood splashed out, it did not cause much damage.

"Roar!"

The strike being ineffective, and instead getting injured, the enraged tiger roared furiously. Its long tail came whipping at a speed likened to lightning.

But Xu Yang had anticipated this and fell on his back to dodge, his Iron Spear coming out naturally, seizing that fleeting moment to pierce into the vulnerable underside of the adversary.

"Puff!!!"

A dull sound followed by a burst of blood, the tiger's body writhed, a gust of wind arising around it, forming what seemed like a blade of air.

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Being a Spirit Monster, how could it be without tricks?

The tiger roared furiously, the wind rising around it, but Xu Yang paid it no mind, exerted his arm strength, yanked the Iron Spear out, and then pressed forward. The piercing points of cold starlight broke through the wind barrier like a torrential rain, stabbing directly into the tiger's eyes.

Suddenly...

"You have killed a Demonized Demon Tiger (Spirit Monster)"

"You gain 3000 Experience Points!"

"You have eliminated a demon beast that was lurking in the area, obtaining a special trophy—Iron Embryo Bow!"

"For eliminating a demon beast that was lurking in the area, you gain an additional 4000 Experience Points and 20 Reputation points!"

"Your character level has advanced to Level 7, gaining 1 Attribute Point, 1 Skill Point!"

...

The tiger lay dead, the battle over.

Xu Yang reached out, picked up a flicker of Spirit Light, and saw it scatter into a splendid coat.

Tiger Skin Coat

Equipment Order: First-Order (top quality)

Equipment Attributes: Defense 25, Physical Strength +2, Charm +1, Commander +1 (effective below Second Order)

Equipment Special Skill: Tiger Roar (emits a tiger's roar, raising the physical strength of all soldiers under the commander's influence by 1 point and morale by 10, cooldown period twenty-four hours)

Equipment Introduction: Clothing made from the fur of a Demon Tiger, bearing an aura of majesty.

"..."

Looking at the attributes of the Tiger Skin Coat, Xu Yang was silent for a moment, then shifted his gaze.

Iron Embryo Bow

Equipment Order: First-Order (Rare)

Equipment Attributes: Stabbing 20, Physical Demand 15, First-Order Strong Bow LV5, proficiency in archery.

Equipment Introduction: An Iron-Backed Bow of copper embryo, skilled users can shoot through iron armor!