Chapter 22: The Territory Leaderboard, Activated!
Previously, during the first ten minutes of trading, Han Xing exchanged 37 liters of Spirit Spring Water for nearly twenty thousand materials.
Now, after two hours of trading, Han Xing had consumed over 400 liters of Spirit Spring Water.
This gave a clear picture of just how many materials and spirit cores he had stockpiled!
“This round was a huge profit!” Han Xing exclaimed excitedly as he stood up.
Among these materials, rare earth elements and ether were invaluable, needless to say. As special materials, their uses were extensive—essential for crafting large-scale engineering tools and magical devices in the future.
But more importantly, there were the spirit cores.
Han Xing had already discovered that the more powerful the equipment he crafted, the more spirit cores were required, and these cores had a wide range of applications.
After reviewing all the materials, Han Xing turned his attention to the seventeen skill books.
Among them, five books belonged to the Rogue class, covering basic skills like Stealth, Backstab, and Throat Slitting.
There were four books for the Warrior class, including Charge, Aerial Slash, and Wide Sweep.
The Cleric’s books contained skills like Holy Strike, Sacred Light Orb, and Purification.
The Mage’s skill books featured Ice Arrow, Fireball, Wind Blade, and Lightning Strike—all critical offensive spells for the Mage profession.
But the ones Han Xing looked forward to most were the three skill books for the Hunter class.
[Windchaser Arrow: Shoots a lightning-fast arrow that deals 130% damage to the enemy.]
[Multi-Shot: Fires five consecutive arrows, each dealing 80% damage.]
[Roll: Allows a quick roll maneuver during combat.]
“Excellent!” Han Xing clenched his fists. “Now, before advancing, the Hunter’s basic skills are nearly complete, except for the ‘Weak Point Strike.’”
Next came the pile of blueprints.
Han Xing was too lazy to inspect each individually and simply clicked to learn them all.
Since he hadn’t traded duplicates, all these blueprints were new to him.
[Beasthide Short Boots] [Beasthide Shorts] [Traveler’s Ring] [Warrior’s Pendant]...
Because leather armor boosted agility the most, it was the preferred gear for Hunters and Rogues. After filtering out what he could use, and ignoring some green-quality robes, light armor, and refined iron heavy armor, he focused solely on the leather sets.
Now, except for helmets and gauntlets, he practically possessed a nearly complete set of one-star green-quality gear!
With materials in no short supply, Han Xing crafted seven or eight full sets in one go.
After discarding some of the finer green gear, the rest were all rare-quality green items.
There were four rare green pieces in total:
[Beasthide Shorts (Green), Rare Quality, Defense 2-4, Agility +3, Special Effect – Beginner Magic Resistance]
[Beasthide Short Boots (Green), Rare Quality, Defense 1-2, Agility +6, Special Effect – Sprint (Active: increases running speed by 50% for 10 seconds)]
[Warrior’s Pendant (Green), Rare Quality, Strength +6, Constitution +2, Special Effect – Warrior’s Roar (50% chance to trigger when attacked, increasing attack power by 10% for 10 seconds)]
[Traveler’s Ring (Green), Rare Quality, Strength +2, Agility +2, Spirit +2, Constitution +2, Special Effect]
Han Xing equipped each piece, and his attributes soared.
His character sheet updated:
[Name: Han Xing]
[Race: Human]
[Class: Hunter]
[Level: LV2]
[Strength: 6 + 9 (Warrior’s Pendant +6, Traveler’s Ring +2, Beasthide Coat +1), Agility: 6 + 15 (Space Backpack +4, Beasthide Short Boots +6, Beasthide Shorts +3, Traveler’s Ring +2), Spirit: 5 + 2 (Traveler’s Ring +2), Constitution: 8 + 8 (Space Backpack +4, Warrior’s Pendant +2, Traveler’s Ring +2)]
[Skills: Basic Archery, Double Shot, Windchaser Arrow, Multi-Shot, Roll]
[Talent: Divine Craftsman (SSS)]
Looking at his stats, Han Xing couldn’t help but sigh with pride.
“I’m so strong now!”
At this moment, Han Xing’s equipment was indeed formidable among the survivors.
His stats were enough to crush other level 5 survivors.
Beyond the stats, he had learned three Hunter skills.
Combined with the short burst of attack boost from the newly crafted Warrior’s Pendant and the sprint effect from the boots, his combat prowess had significantly increased.
“Next time I run into that Dark Elf squad, it won’t be such a close fight.”
Han Xing thought happily.
While organizing his materials, several more hours slipped by and dusk gradually fell.
The second day since the human survivors arrived in this world was nearly over.
During this time, Han Xing also opened dozens of bronze treasure chests.
Of course, bronze chests only yielded green equipment and blueprints at best, with skill books dropping rarely.
He wasn’t lacking any of those items now.
He stuffed all the loot into his storage box at once.
Glancing at the fading light, Han Xing pondered briefly before saying, “It’s getting late. No need to explore other floating islands today. Balance between work and rest is important.”
Han Xing was in no rush. He opened a newly acquired book titled The Complete Guide to Furniture Making.
“Time to start making furniture!”
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Han Xing opened the guide and first crafted a bed, pillow, and quilt for himself.
He then added several stools, tables, torch stands, barbecue racks, campfire pits, and other furniture.
The 66-square-meter platform was not small and more than enough to accommodate these furnishings.
The once empty territory suddenly felt more like home.
Four one-meter-high torch stands were placed at each corner of the territory, each topped with a Darkfire Stone. The flickering light cast a warm glow.
Han Xing checked the incubation progress of a strange beast egg; the system prompted:
[Incubating, time remaining until fully hatched: 94 hours, 47 minutes, 32 seconds...]
Still 94 hours left.
He glanced once but paid it no more mind, comfortably lying down on his bed, gazing at the starry sky before drifting off to sleep.
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The next day.
A system announcement jolted all survivors awake from their dreams.
“Announcement: The number of level 2 survivors in area channels has surpassed 1,000, activating the Territory Ranking Board!”
“Territory Ranking Board: Survivors earn 1 point for every cubic meter of territory expanded. The first 100 survivors in each area to reach 1,000 points will receive ranking rewards.”
At the same time, survivors in different zones of Blue Star voiced their confusion.
“Territory Ranking Board? Over 1,000 level 2 survivors already?”
“Which zone is that so fast?”
At that moment, people in Channel 107 shared the same question.
But in the next instant, they found out which zone was leading.
“Announcement: In your Zone 107, 1,000 survivors have reached level 2 first. You have gained the ‘Heroic Struggle’ status effect.”
[Heroic Struggle: During the ranking period, all survivor attributes increase by 10%.]
“Holy crap! It’s our Zone 107!”
“Brothers, we’re beasts! Number one server-wide!”
“Amazing!”
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