Chapter 49: The Era of Teams

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The lord's castle provides a 20% bonus to defensive buildings, while the lord's cabin only offers 10%, and all other boosts are halved.
Han Xing's heart stirred. "It seems that the primary castle is a higher-tier building than the lord's cabin!"
It was well worth the vast amount of materials he had spent constructing the castle.
Next, Han Xing continued viewing the remaining ranking rewards.
"Rank 4-10: [Psi-Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Silver-Armored Puppet] x1, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint] x1, [Purple Optional Weapon] x1, Spirit Core x3000."
"Rank 3: [Psi-Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Silver-Armored Puppet] x3, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint] x1, [Purple Optional Weapon] x1, Spirit Core x5000."
"Rank 2: [Psi-Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Silver-Armored Puppet] x5, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Purple Optional Weapon] x1, [Golden Treasure Chest] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint], Spirit Core x8000."
"Rank 1: [Psi-Shield Obelisk Construction Blueprint (Primary)] x1, [Gold-Armored Puppet] x1, [Primary Lord's Cabin Construction Blueprint] x1, [Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint], [Golden Optional Weapon Blueprint] x1, [Golden Treasure Chest] x1, Spirit Core x10000."
[Primary Teleportation Array Construction Blueprint]: Territory construction building, can be built within the territory.
[Function]: Allows traveling to teleportation arrays in other survivors' territories via the array. Before teleporting, one must record the survivor's teleportation array serial number. Teleportation is only possible with the permission of the opposing lord.
[Silver-Armored Puppet Lv10 (Elite Grade)]: Enhanced defense puppet, can only operate within the territory.
[Attributes]: Strength 74, Agility 53, Spirit 46, Constitution 71.
[Skills]: Copper Skin and Iron Bones, Flame Breath, Serrated Slash, Heavy Hammer Impact.
[Gold-Armored Puppet (Boss Grade)]: Specially enhanced puppet, can only operate within the territory.
[Attributes]: Strength 108, Agility 74, Spirit 86, Constitution 109.
[Skills]: Steel Sinews and Iron Bones, Flame Jet, Blood Slash, Heavy Hammer Slam, Metal Blast.
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The chat channel suddenly fell into a brief silence, followed by a tidal wave of scrolling messages.
"Holy crap, a lord's cabin, a teleportation array, and so many puppets with insane attributes! Securing any ranking here is an absolute goldmine!"
"A silver-armored puppet is equivalent in strength to a Level 10 elite monster, and that gold-armored puppet is even more terrifying—it's actually boss-tier! At the current stage, a single gold-armored puppet could probably sweep the entire field, right?"
"Not to mention there are golden treasure chests and golden weapons too, oh my god!"
The rewards were so lavish that the survivors found it hard to believe.
They couldn't wait to reach Level 10 immediately and claim the first-place reward!
Meanwhile, within several fledgling teams in District 107, speeches began once again.
At this moment, Whisperer took the lead in the Whisper of Gods discussion group, saying: "Everyone, the regional protection mechanism has been lifted. The days of humans fighting solo are coming to an end. From now on, it's the era of team modes!"
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"We can unite quickly. Not only will our safety be guaranteed, but more importantly, everyone will be able to fight in groups from now on. Not only will our leveling speed accelerate, but the resources we acquire will also skyrocket!"
"It doesn't matter if we lost the previous leaderboard ranking. This time, our Whisper of Gods must seize a top spot!"
Other members of the discussion group shouted in agreement: "Good!"
The members were burning with high enthusiasm.
Papaya Spirit also spoke up in the Airman Group's discussion group.
"The leaderboard rewards are extremely generous, and they will likely tempt quite a few people. From the competition on the last leaderboard, I could already tell that there are still plenty of experts in our District 107."
"And now, the game version has changed. Only by uniting can we achieve greater results."
"These people should be able to see this as well, and they probably have the idea of joining a team right now. Therefore, this is the prime time for us to recruit members."
"Everyone, seize this opportunity to recruit people on the chat channel and make our Airman Group bigger and stronger!"
The members acknowledged the order one after another.
What Papaya Spirit said was spot on. In the current chat channel, many survivors were looking to join a team.
"Are there any other teams recruiting in our district? Level 5 Holy Priest in semi-green gear looking to join!"
"Level 4 Warrior with 20 Strength, any team want me?"
"Level 5 Mage..."
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Han Xing also received numerous messages, all inviting him to join teams, but Han Xing rejected them all directly.
It was true that the game version had changed.
However, the system had also warned that gathering too many people would attract the attacks of those powerful monsters.
At a juncture like this, focusing on building up one's own strength was of the utmost importance.
Meanwhile, Han Xing also began preparing for his level breakthrough.
He glanced at the lazy little wolf cub sleeping nearby and called out, "Coalball, time to work!"
Coalball instantly lifted its head from the sofa and leaped down happily.
Han Xing noticed that after being fed over the past few days, Coalball had noticeably grown a size larger, transforming from a puppy the size of two palms into a little wolf cub as long as an arm.
Its current size meant it could no longer be placed on his shoulder.
Hearing that Han Xing was finally taking it out for some action, Coalball excitedly sprinted around the territory.
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A dozen minutes later.
A cloud measuring over forty square meters appeared before them, and the system prompt popped up.
"A pack of jungle creatures is active inside. Do you wish to enter?"
Han Xing clicked yes without the slightest hesitation.
Stepping inside, he found a group of Level 4 and Level 5 wild boars.
With his current attributes, coupled with Coalball's formidable close-combat ability, this group of Level 4 and Level 5 monsters no longer posed any threat to him.
A few minutes later, the system prompt appeared.
[You have slain Jungle Wild Boar Lv5 x8, gained 400 Experience Points, pet Coalball gained 320 Experience Points.]
[Your territory area has expanded.]
Having dealt with this pack of wild boars, Han Xing wasted no time and continued exploring other floating islands.
[You have slain Bombarding Squirrel Lv5 x6, gained 300 Experience Points, pet Coalball gained 240 Experience Points.]
[You have slain Steel-Needle Hedgehog Lv5 x4, gained 200 Experience Points, pet Coalball gained 160 Experience Points.]
[You have slain...]
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As system prompts popped up one after another, following a morning's exploration,
a beam of white light successively rose from Han Xing and Coalball.
"Finally reached Level 6!" Han Xing said with an excited tone.
Level 6 was an important threshold.
Because this meant his level was now high enough to equip the [Beast Leather Armor] and the [Warrior's Ring], both of which were blue-tier pieces of equipment.
And most importantly, there was the purple weapon design blueprint he had obtained for winning first place on the territory points leaderboard!
A purple-tier weapon would elevate his attack power by several tiers.
Combined with the bonuses from those few blue equipment pieces, Han Xing's overall strength would undergo a complete metamorphosis!
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