A Hell Difficult start! It truly is a Hell Difficult start!
Who would have thought that a mage wouldn't know how to fight, and would even claim to be a research oriented magician? What in the world are you planning to research?! Are you going to research how many ways Qin Feng can die in the Lord Trial? Qin Feng thought, on the verge of tears.
But in the next moment, he lowered his head, staring intently at Audi's data panel, his brain working at the full speed. Eighteen years of preparation wasn't just talk. Based on various guides publicly available on the human Internet, Qin Feng had simulated all kinds of starts, and Hell Difficulty starts had been simulated no less than a hundred times. Therefore, Qin Feng was not a loss!
"Audi, can your Fixation spell fix magic power into an earthen jar?" After a moment of thought, Qin Feng suddenly asked.
"Earthen jar? Fixing magic power?" Hearing Qin Feng's question, Audi was clearly surprised, but he also thought seriously, then nodded. "I can, if it's a small amount of magic power..."
"How much is a small amount of magic power?" Upon getting the answer, Qin Feng immediately pressed for more, a hint of expectation rising in his eyes.
"Uh... about this much..." Facing Qin Feng's expectation, Audi scratched his head and said, suddenly waving his arm. In an instant, a faint, shimmering ball of light hit the ground with a 'poof', kicking up a lot of dirt and creating a fist-sized crater.
Qin Feng looked at the crater, and the expectations in his eyes immediately turned into pleasant surprise. To be honest, the power of the light ball wasn't strong. If this amount of power were to hit Qin Feng, it probably wouldn't even injure him. But what if there were many of them?!
"Audi, you have basic Artisan skills, so you should know how to make fire, right?"
"Of course, starting a fire by rubbing sticks is very simple."
"Then you should also know to make earthen jars, right? Just mold earth into the shape of a jar, and then use fire to fix and shape it!"
"Hmm... I can do that, but the earthen jars i make are fragile."
"It's good that they are fragile!" Qin Feng was overjoyed, which in turn made Audi stunned.
But soon Audi understood Qin Feng's meaning and couldn't help but get excited. "Oh, oh , oh! My Lord, I understand what you mean! You want me to make simplified magic bombs! Huh? No, wait! Should they be called magic jar bombs? Magic earthen jars?"
"No! That's not important! What's important is that I can also add fire and plant ash to them to enhance the power of magic bombs!" Like a happy child, Audi became so excited that he was dancing and talking a mile a minute by himself.
This surprised Qin Feng, but even more, he felt relieved! Who said research-oriented magicians were useless? At this moment, wasn't Audi's value evident? If Qin Feng had said these things to other types of magicians, they really would have been clueless. But Audi understood immediately and even instantly extrapolated, thinking of ways to enhance the power.
It's just... is this magician or an alchemist...
"I'll leave the task of increasing the power to you. Also, i will grant you some of the territory's permissions. Remember, as long as there's enough food, recruit villagers. The recruited villagers will be divided into two groups: one group will be responsible for cutting trees, collecting wood and tree fruits, and the other group will be responsible for making earthen jars. When the group cutting trees gets tired, the two groups will switch; the work simply cannot stop!"
Qin Feng gave instructions to Audi as he walked. Audi, who was following closely behind, listened to Qin Feng's instructions and felt a sudden discomfort in his heart. From Qin Feng's words, it seemed he had no intention of giving the villagers any rest! Who ever heard of people having to make earthen jars while resting from cutting trees? This was blatant exploitation.
Thinking of this, Audi couldn't help but feel pity for those villagers, and consequently, Audi's loyalty dropped by 10 points. This change, of course, did not escape Qin Feng's eyes. After all, Qin Feng would receive feedback if an Attendant's loyalty dropped. And this situation would also cause Qin Feng's final score to decrease. However, with a Hell Difficulty start, what else did Qin Feng expect?
"Oh, right, although your main job is to make magic bombs, while you're making them, you also need to teach those villagers how to mediate, and you have to give them knowledge lessons!"
"Ah?"
Originally, he thought only the villagers were being exploited. But Quin Feng's later words made Audi realize that he was the one being exploited the most miserably!
Is this even humane?! Fixing magic power in earthen jars-where does this magic power come from? Doesn't Audi have to provide it? And doesn't Audi have to cast the Fixation spell? This entire process sounds simple, but the consumption is not small. Yet Qin Feng still wanted him to teach the villagers meditation and knowledge?
Has he gone mad?! For a moment, old man Audi's heart was weeping, and his loyalty plummeted even further, directly dropping to 50! this was already a relatively dangerous value.
If it dropped further, to 40, Audi would likely develop a negative attitude and go on strike. And if it dropped below 30, Audi might defect, or even turn against his Lord!
"Audi! I know the task is heavy, but these are extraordinary times, and we can only endure for now! Once we get through this most difficult period, then we can enjoy ourselves!"
Seeing Audi's loyalty drop too much , Qin Feng turned around, patted Audi's shoulder with a serious expression, and directly poured some 'toxic chicken soup' into him.
But surprisingly, this 'toxic chicken soup' learned from the internet actually worked. Just a few 'heartfelt' words actually moved old man Audi to tears, and correspondingly, his loyalty also increased quite a bit.
"Mmm! My Lord, don't worry! I will do my best!"
"Cough... Then I'll leave it to you!"
Looking at Audi's sincere face, Qin Feng felt a little guilty. At this moment, Qin Felt no different from those black-hearted bosses, truly feeling a bit ashamed. But soon, Qin Feng put away these emotions, turned, and went to a thatched hut, consuming all the food to recruit ten villagers.
"Everyone! For the next few days, you will follow Audi's arrangements. Remember! His words are my words!"
"Yes... My Lord..."
Looking at ten villagers, Qin Feng simply gave a brief instruction and handed them over to Audi. As for Qin Feng, he had no intention of being a hands-off manager. He directly took two hoes from the storage box, then left the territory without looking back.
There was no other way... Although he had a territory, Attendants, and villagers, to live longer in this Lord Trial and to get a higher score, if he didn't fight with all his might... how could he succeed!