Virtual World - Earth Online
Ch.5 - Shanhai Village
With a buzz and a white flash, Ouyang Shuo finally reappeared on the main map, somewhere in the wilderness. Before he could look around, his ears were flooded with system announcements.
“System Notice: Congratulations to Di Chen on the success of the first village development in China – Handan Village; special reward of 1100 Merit Points! ”
“System Notice: Congratulations to Zhan Lang on the success of the construction of the second village in China – Blood Red Village; special reward of 1000 Excess Points! ”
“System Notice: Congratulations to Feng Qingyang on the success of the third village development in China – Village Swordsman; special reward of 900 Excess Points! ”
“System Notice: Congratulations to Feng Qiuhuang on the success of the fourth village development in China – Phoenix Village Falls; special reward of 800 Excess Points! ”
"System Notice: Congratulations to Chun Shenjun on the success of the fifth village development in China – Pill Sun Village; special reward of 700 Merit Points! ”
“System Notice: Congratulations to Sha Pojun on the successful construction of the sixth village in China – Asura Village; special reward of 600 Merit Points! ”
Not surprisingly, even when Ouyang Shuo completed a quick search to order a village, China already had six kings who had established a village.
In his past life, these six players were great creatures and the six most powerful Chinese rulers, called the Six Tyrants of Handan. They are representatives of the main forces in real China, and use the federal version of the game. With that version of the cabin, they didn't have to do a search, but directly started with the silver village.
A series of announcements exploded naturally causing an uproar between the player bases. If one or two people were lucky in setting up their village, that was understandable. However, six people, bam, just like that, founded their village? That's definitely not normal.
But it doesn't matter if the players protest. The official response was completely silent, and no explanation was given.
Since Ouyang Shuo knew the truth of the situation, he ignored the announcement and continued looking around.
In the future, he could only see tall grass and endless weeds. The grass is yellow, it's dry season. The sky was gloomy and the clouds were low, somewhat cold and damp. The border region was never a paradise, death was an eternal theme here.
In the distance, the mountains rose, rolling into the distance like a huge sleeping dragon. The base of the mountains was covered in tree robes, but the peaks were naturally cold and lifeless.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for discovering new map zone – Lianzhou Basin, exploration experience +100."
The main feature of the basin is surrounded by a plateau, and low in the middle, corresponding to the name of the basin. It is one of the five basic terrain zones, very common in reality.
After the game map expanded the area of the planet tenfold, the hills were ten times higher and the rivers widened ten as well. A small basin in the real countryside, in the game, would be a basin region as large as the Sichuan Basin in fact.
This kind of basin field was a favorite of the God-class players because it was easy to maintain and the tip was rich in mineral resources. The greatest power in the game is basically built on this kind of terrain.
The in-game Lianzhou Basin covers an area of 240,000 square kilometers, the area of the entire Guangxi province of China (or, slightly larger than Romania). The western side of the Basin is the Chinese/Vietnamese border and is modified into impassable rocky mountains.
To the north is the city gate, called Zhennan Pass. It was now occupied by a group of powerful thieves. Passing through, you enter the Guangxi hinterland.
To the east there is a dividing line between Guangxi and Lingnan, with mountains and misty forests. To the north and south there is also a causeway and then going further south one can reach the North Gulf of the South China Sea. The monsoon winds blow from the sea through this canyon, bringing rain and new life to the Lianzhou Basin.
In the past, the entire Lianzhou Valley was cut piecemeal into territory for nearly a hundred players. After mergers and reorganizations, three major territories were born. The three kings fought each other, but they could not completely destroy each other, and ended up as the three pillars of the Basin territory.
In his previous life, even until the fifth year of the match, there were no dominating forces in the Lianzhou Basin.
This time, Ouyang Shuo's medium-term plan was to completely dominate the Lianzhou Basin as the ruler.
When Ouyang Shuo chose his birthplace, he deliberately chose the side of the valley near the sea. As long as you are on the south side of the Basin, you can find a gap south of the Lianzhou Basin.
Before starting anything, he checked his inventory. Each newborn player is automatically given a set of course clothing and a pair of cloth shoes.
He also had an area on his waist that accessed his storage bag, the initial capacity on a cubic meter. It could be upgraded later, and the items carried within it were basically weightless.
Although he had the Resource Bag award, the Village Creation Token, the Summoning Token, and 100 gold coins, he did not even have a weapon. The Resource Bag was separate, and could not be put in a storage bag, so he left it at his waist as well.
Ouyang Shuo prepared the Summoning Token to use, intending to get the maids. Otherwise, if he met something on the street and died, he would lose everything …
Tearing off the Talisman, a white light flashed, and a middle-aged rider came towards him, riding a proud yellow military stallion.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for successfully summoning Shi Wanshui, a special reward of 100 reputation points!"
The middle-aged attendant, upon seeing Ouyang Shuo, immediately went down and knelt down, solemnly stating, "It is my honor to serve my master!"
Ouyang Shuo hurriedly came forward and pulled the man up, patted him on the shoulder and smiled. "General, it's good to get your help. With your help, it's like giving a tiger a gift with ” wings
“System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi! Because of your politeness, the loyalty of historical figure Shi Wanshui has gone up +5! "
Taking advantage of his greeting, Ouyang Shuo looked at his general stats.
Name: Shi Wanshui (rank of Emperor)
Title: Ten of the fiercest generals in history
Dynasty: Sui Dynasty
Identity: None
Occupation: Special General
Loyalty: 85 points
Command: 80
Force: 95
Intelligence: 60
Policies: 30
Speciality:
Take the Lead: Morale of troops increases by 40%;
Conquer to the South, Fight to the North: The speed and mobility of the troops increased by 30%;
Insightful: Troop attack power increased by 20%.
Equipment: Proud yellow horse, Tiger Fish Scale Armor, Black Iron Spear, Fine Steel Sword, White Birch Bow
Evaluation: A famous hero Sui, heroic and brave, is excellent in riding and shooting. Temperament upright, poor in politics. A good soldier, poor management skills.
Ouyang Shuo was very happy to get such a fierce guard. With a defender like that, he is not worried about being bullied on the way. Together, the two headed south.
In less than half an hour, they managed to reach the southern end of the valley. The mountains were several thousand kilometers long and among them, there was only a 50-meter wide canyon that stretched straight into the distance.
In the middle of the canyon is naturally a river of the same width, which branches five hundred meters in front of the canyon into two tributaries. It is more accurate to say that two rivers come together to form one river here.
The west river is called the Friendship River, and the east is called the Qiushui River. The Friendship River was slightly wider at a height of thirty-five meters, while the Qiushui River narrowed to about thirty meters. The source of the lake should naturally come from the eastern and western mountains, collecting rainwater and sending it to them.
Carefully considering his options, Ouyang Shuo chose the west side of the valley, at the foot of the mountain. The village will be surrounded by natural boundaries. To the west there is a forest, to the north of the Friendship River, and to the east of the canyon. The location is considered defense and resources are available, while also keeping the only path leading to the sea. Overall, a very strategic location.
Now the only question is how to cross the 35-meter Friendship River, so that he can build a village. Oh, and bring the horse too.
It's time for a little ingenuity and a little work. From outside of his Resource Bag, Ouyang Shuo pulled 10 units of wood, and with Shi Wanshui's help, used several pieces of rattan to tie the wood into one simple raft.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for making a successful raft, You have gained Basic Shipbuilding Skills."
Raft: Simple water transportation
Evaluation: It is made too rough and can be easily undone by waves, please be careful to use it.
Earth Online has a considerable degree of freedom of choice in it. Ouyang Shuo could, even without basic skills, make a raft. It just requires materials, tools, and knowing the right method to do so. The same principle can be applied to gunpowder, glassmaking, wine making, and other types of technology, all achievable in the game.
The two of them rode on a raft over the Friendship River, pulled the raft to shore and covered it with weeds. After that, they headed south, to the foot of the mountain.
The choice of place to build the village was critical because after someone ordered their village to be built, they could not move it. Thus, you should plan your future development space first.
The area of ancient city design is limited, bigger is not better in this case. In general, the maximum size is 100 square kilometers or more. After that point, urban management at the level of ancient technology will be even more difficult. Managing population, traffic, drainage, and health will all face major challenges.
One hundred square kilometers is ten kilometers per side of a city if it is a square city. The Lord's Manor is usually along the central axis, towards the rear.
In accordance with this plan, Ouyang Shuo would build the Manor at the golden point 3.82 km from the southern mountain base. The distance is 10 km from the eastern side of the canyon, leaving a strategic buffer of 5 km for defense.
He took out the 'Village Creation Token' from his storage bag and stuffed it into the village ground. Following the clues, he bit his finger and a drop of blood fell onto the token.
Instantly, the area was encapsulated in a soft golden light.
A golden light rose into the sky, grabbing the sky. It quickly spread in a golden circle that extended to the boundary of its territory, and then disappeared.
At the same time, in front of where Ouyang Shuo was standing, a golden stone slowly rose from the ground. The stone was three meters high and two meters wide. The front was empty, the back was engraved with nine ancient characters, "Accept the mandate of heaven, live and prosper forever." Ouyang Shuo placed his palm on the rock, and the system instantly broke with the music of victory.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi who has successfully built her village, please mention your village!"
Here, with his back facing the mountains, along with the sea, that is how he will name his village!
"Shanhai Village."
Hearing his words, on the front of the empty stone appeared three words, 'Shanhai Village' in the ancient script.
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for the construction of China's seventh village – Shanhai Village, Special Gift 500 Merit Points!"
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for the construction of China's seventh village – Shanhai Village, Special Gift 500 Merit Points!"
"System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for the construction of China's seventh village – Shanhai Village, Special Gift 500 Merit Points!"
The announcement of this system did not attract much attention. After all, Ouyang Shuo had just set up a village, the entire area devoted to China had rang six times with the same announcement, and the players became numb.
Of course, the others might not care, but Six Handan Tyrant had recorded Qiyue's name. They are very clear that in the whole region of China there are only six special places where you can directly get the silver village in the game.
The seventh person could actually be considered the first real village in China established by actual players, so care should be expected. However, with the wilderness being like that, for a short time, they would not be able to obtain any information about Shanhai Village.
The first established village received 1100 Merit Points, with 100 points taken for each successive village. After the tenth village, each established village would only earn 100 Feasibility Points.
For the players of the God occupation, achievement points were actually more important than their level and prestige. Saying that this was their core stat was not an exaggeration. Since their achievement scores are directly linked to the player's title, as long as the merit score is achieved, the player's title will be promoted automatically.
Earth Online divided the title into five orders: Baron, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke. Each order has three first, second and third sub-classes, for a total of fifteen ratings.
The first service class required 100 points, and every rank after that, the requirements doubled. So, to reach the Marquis required 204,800 points, while reaching the Duke's highest title required a full million points!
Achievement points are hard to earn, generally earned simply by contributing to your country. In general you can only get it at the border, such as by building territory, fighting bandits and robbers, increasing the security of the people, participating in battles, major contributions to the city, and some other limited means.
The most critical point is that the degree and level of the region are directly connected. The region is divided into the same tiers as the degree, with three sub-levels within the village, city, county, prefecture, and capital. If the leader of a region does not meet the required title, the territory cannot be promoted.
“System Notice: Player survived Qiyue Wuyi for founding Shanhai Village. While building the village, the Manor's Lord had automatically been built. In addition, players can also choose one of three village-level buildings at random to place.
“System Notification: Three random buildings are selected, please select one of them to be completed! You can choose City Fence, Basic Blacksmith Shop, or Basic Market! ”
"I chose the Basic Market!"
"System Notification: The building options are complete and will start automatically!"
There was a buzz and a white light explosion. Where Ouyang Shuo stood, a wooden courtyard emerged from the ground, outside the living room. In the northwest corner of the courtyard appeared another wooden building, which was supposed to be the Base Market.
“System Notice: Congratulations to player Qiyue Wuyi for building your village! Your reward is 10 farmers! Prepare to receive them! All gifts are complete, please look in your spare time! "
Ouyang Shuo watched as the golden stone slowly sank back to the ground. It will only reappear if the territory is upgraded or attacked.
"System Notification: Historical figure Shi Wanshui has witnessed the birth of the village, his loyalty increased by 5!"
“System Notice: Shi Wanshui's historical Loyalty figure to Qiyue Wuyi is at 90 points, a derivative feature: Loyalty (10% military morale boost).
Ouyang Shuo did not expect to receive such a pleasant surprise. The increase in loyalty to 90 points made Shi Wanshui increase his respect for Ouyang
