"Lord, I have scouted some monsters nearby our territory," Fang Wei spoke with a serious look.
Lin Feng wasn't surprised.
There was a water source nearby so it was normal for monsters to be around.
"Don't worry about them. Tell me, can you train others to fight?"
"My lord, I can train them, but they won't deal too much damage."
Lin Feng nodded and asked them to rest while he entered the house.
Recruiting people was not a problem for him. However, what profession they will possess is a question.
He wondered if there was an item that could train people efficiently.
Thinking of this, he opened the wooden treasure chest.
Although hope was slim, it still existed.
[Congratulations, you have obtained Wooden Short Sword*1, 500 ml purified water bottle*1, Compressed Biscuits*1 and Copper Coins*5.]
"…"
Okay, there was no hope.
He cursed silently and sent a trade request to Zhu Ruolan.
[Lin Feng: I am willing to buy your blueprint for fifty wood and stone.]
With people under him, it was easy to explain the origin of items.
So after sending the trade request, he started browsing the trade section.
Within just one day many items were piled up; however, most of them were only exchanged for food.
Not many dared to go out and hunt after all.
Also some lords were unlucky like him, encountering non-consumable monsters.
Not to mention a lot of lords had summoned subjects so the food and water only became scarcer.
Lin Feng was rich; however, he was not stupid. He only sorted out the list of useful items.
They were lighter, cooking utensils, blueprints of washrooms, and such.
Everything was basic and their cost was also appropriate.
Nevertheless, he did not rush to buy.
Especially since he can't trade for instant noodles, roasted rabbit meat, or compressed biscuits.
Instant noodles and compressed biscuits can only be obtained through treasure chests. It was a product of Blue Star.
As for the rabbit meat? Zhu Ruolan had traded with him yesterday.
She will certainly suspect something was amiss if he starts trading in large amounts.
Of course there were some items that were being sold for wood, stone, and monster cores.
They were his primary targets, specifically weapons.
[Level 1 Wooden spear*1]
[Attack +1]
[Exchange Price: 80 wood]
[Level 1 wooden long sword*1]
[Attack +1]
[Exchange Price: 100 wood and 50 stone]
[Level 1 Stone Axe*1]
[Attack+3]
[Exchange Price: 100 wood, 100 stone, and 10 monster cores]
The costs were absurd.
However, it was worth it, as even a wooden sword added one attack point.
Lin Feng continued to scroll down and finally found the weapon he was looking for.
[Level 1 wooden bow * 1]
[Attack +1]
[level 1 Stone arrows * 10]
[Attack +2]
[Exchange Price: 100 wood, 100 stone, and 10 monster cores]
As expected, the cost was ridiculous.
The arrows were consumable items after all. Not to mention a bow can't fire infinitely; its string was bound to break after a few hundred uses.
In chat many were complaining about the blackhearted lord who put this bow on sale.
Lin Feng also cursed, but he did not hesitate to buy.
There were monsters around his territory; he can't just use an axe or short sword to deal with them, right?
As for other weapons, he will think of it later.
"Everyone come here and get your weapons."
Lin Feng had already replicated the bow and arrows as well as items from the wooden chest.
To him it was as simple as breathing.
But when Fang Wei and others heard it, they thought he must have paid some price to get weapons for them.
In an instant their loyalty increased. Especially Fang Wei; his loyalty increased to seventy-five.
Lin Feng was surprised, but he had no time to think about it.
He gave everyone a bow, a hundred arrows, a short sword, a bottle of water and a pack of compressed biscuits.
Their loyalty increased again, reaching seventy.
"Let's go; we are going to kill some monsters," he announced and led them near to a water stream.
A part of the stream was inside the novice protection shield so no one had to worry about getting attacked.
"Ready your bows and attack any monsters you see. Don't worry about bow consumption; I have as many as you can shoot."
"Fang Wei teach everyone some basics and starts attacking. Also pay attention to everyone; make sure no one steps out of the protection shield," he commanded.
"Understood, lord." Fang Wei nodded respectfully and started giving some basic knowledge of shooting.
Everyone was clumsy, but they did not dare to refuse.
Lin Feng was, after all, a lord, and since he can get so many weapons and food, he must also have the ability to let them live happily.
So they were all trying to do their best.
Lin Feng saw through their thoughts and felt extremely pleased.
After that, he drew a bow and began shooting.
The monsters near the water stream were some wild boars. Their HP was higher and they also possessed some defense.
However, their intelligence was a little high.
"Shoot at eyes and legs. Prevent them from escaping," Fang Wei shouted even though he knew the newbies couldn't have good aim.
Nonetheless, something was better than nothing.
A few arrows missed but one stuck in the boar's legs.
-5
It was Fang Wei's arrow making the boar limp in pain.
Swoosh!
-2
-3
-4
With such a large and slow target, the wild boar became the focus of everyone.
There was no surprise.
[Killed level 1 wild boar*1, obtained experience points 0.8]
The experience points were divided between everyone; however, as a lord, Lin Feng can receive up to eighty percent.
Certainly he can make it fifty percent or even lower. However, he did not do this.
He wanted to let everyone know living in his territory was not free.
Of course he will later give them more experience but not now.