Chapter 398: Level 4 Lord’s Mansion, dealing with prisoners

Zong Shen was holding a broad-bladed sword that was about to be scrapped.

This excellent-quality broadsword was obtained when he killed the gangster Carlisle.

Now that he is used, he can be regarded as an old friend of Zong Shen.

Although its slashing damage is no longer up to par with the current Zong Shen.

But it is still very convenient to use as a weapon to quickly clean up mobs.

"How about letting the dwarf uncle repair it?"

"But this thing has no value anymore."

Zong Shen looked at the big knife in his hand with its blade twisted and its blade broken, and finally shook his head.

Shot down the idea of fixing it.

Now he still has a [Cruel Butcher's Knife] from Stitch Monster Pato on hand as a backup, as well as the Avalon Guards Sword.

These are blue excellent quality backup weapons.

During this period, I also opened a lot of treasure chests and explored some ruins, but I couldn't find any suitable weapons.

This made Zong Shen a little depressed.

Zong Shen also selectively ignored the rare weapons and equipment in the previous points redemption.

During that time, there were always orange legendary or golden epic weapons, which made Zong Shen start to feel a little restless.

The most important thing is that the rare equipment exchange in the points exchange is limited. With only three places available, Zong Shen chose to exchange equipment for his subordinates.

In his original thinking, there was not much difference in the combat power he exerted using rare-level weapons and excellent-level weapons.

The reason is this. With the blessing of his powerful attributes, even excellent weapons can exert considerable combat power.

The difference between rare-level weapons and excellent-level weapons is only one to twenty points in slashing damage.

Excluding the fancy skills that come with the equipment, there really isn't much difference to Zong Shen.

Only when it reaches the orange legendary level can a relatively obvious gap be seen.

Zong Shen conveniently threw the broad-bladed sword that was about to be scrapped on top of the magic money box that he chopped to pieces.

These things are all disposed of as scrap.

Let the dwarf uncle fiddle with it, and you can still break down some materials.

Since the novice rule challenge.

Except for treasure chests, everything else needs to be broken down manually.

Compared with the original, the current decomposition is cumbersome and time-consuming.

Additional labor is required.

Just as Zong Shen was about to enter the small courtyard, he suddenly remembered the [Level 4 City Lord's Mansion Upgrade Certificate] he had received after completing the task of [Investigating Evans].

It just so happened that there was no one else in the lord's small building at this juncture.

Mariel went to find Alanna, and the Ranger sisters were also helping in the tailor shop.

After Tasia and Aysia received their warm clothes, they went to the Magic Hall.

This is the right time to upgrade the City Lord's Mansion.

Zong Shen thought of this and walked out of the lord's courtyard again.

I took out the upgrade certificate and chose to use it without any hesitation.

The upgrade certificate in his hand turned into a ball of light and disappeared into the small courtyard.

Suddenly, the entire courtyard turned into a huge but not dazzling light.

Zong Shen could feel the ground beneath his feet shaking like ripples.

In just one breath, the light quickly converged.

The upgrade of the fourth-level lord's mansion is completed!

The entire lord's courtyard once again expanded in a circle.

The total area became 40 meters × 40 meters, from 900 square meters at the third level to 1,600 square meters.

The courtyard wall has also become thicker, with the height increased by 0.5 meters to 3.5 meters.

The solidity value has reached 2500 points, which is comparable to a second- to third-level city wall in terms of solidity.

The Lord's Building was upgraded and expanded again, from a three-story building to a four-story building.

There is a large terrace on the front of the second and third floors, and there are side terraces on the side.

The overall shape appears more three-dimensional.

There are also exquisite carvings on the eaves.

The whole body is still gray with natural stone patterns on it.

Similar to the situation after the previous upgrade, after the area of the lord's courtyard was expanded, the surrounding land and buildings were extended at equal distances towards the periphery.

This caused obvious gaps to appear at the four interfaces of the inner city wall that surrounded it on all sides.

But that doesn't matter. The inner city has been re-planned anyway.

In the end, it still needs to be rebuilt according to planning requirements.

The upgrade of the City Lord's Mansion involves profound space rules.

This method of extending out of thin air can easily affect future layout.

But overall it's not a big problem, and we can just fill in the gaps when the time comes.

The space of the Lord's Mansion is relatively independent, and it will not affect the reserved space in the city in the future.

The fourth-level city lord's mansion is more spacious and grand.

Of course, the current city lord's palace is still incomparable to Baron Bezos's castle covering an area of hundreds of thousands of square meters, or even to Evans' manor mansion.

However, the current City Lord's Mansion has just reached level four, and there is still a lot of room for improvement in the future.

Zong Shen believed that his lord's courtyard would be able to turn into a magnificent castle in the future.

Baron Bezos's castle has become a benchmark in Zong Shen's heart.

For Zong Shen, who came from Earth, castles of that size only existed in the news.

The entire central area is full of greenery and gardens.

Even building a golf course inside would be enough.

You even need to ride a carriage or ride a horse to get in and out.

After the overall expansion of the lord's building, except for the first floor, each floor has six rooms.

The first floor is still the same, with only four rooms.

Because part of its area is occupied by areas such as the living room, dining room, and kitchen.

"That's great."

"There is no chance of living in such a big house on earth."

Zong Shen stood with his hands behind his hands and looked at the lord's courtyard with interest.

Looking at the increasingly beautiful City Lord's Mansion, Zong Shen felt a sense of accomplishment in his heart.

A house with an area of more than 1,000 square meters is definitely considered a luxury house on earth.

It is rare even in rural areas.

Needless to say, those who built illegal buildings.

Who can legally approve a homestead of more than 1,000 square meters?

The maximum standard for cultivated land used for courtyard land is an additional 125 square meters, and the maximum use of other land cannot exceed 140 square meters.

Including the homestead itself, that's a few hundred square meters.

This standard varies slightly from region to region, but is roughly the same as above.

This kind of luxury house with more than 1,000 square meters is still rare.

It is basically equivalent to an entire floor or more than half a floor in an ordinary business office building.

Whether now or in the future, this will be the administrative center of the territory.

Territorial reform will be carried out at the same pace, and after comprehensive liberalization, a new housing system will have to be established.

For example, with the privatization of housing, farmers can build their own houses by paying their own resources and an urban construction fee.

Of course, the existing folk houses and stone houses will not be wasted. Zong Shen even wants to further divide an area and build a large number of folk houses as public rental housing in the territory.

This can solve some of the real estate problems after the territorial reform, as long as there is a transition.

Zong Shen thought far ahead, from the upgrade of the lord's courtyard to the future reform of the territory.

Some problems seem far away, but are actually very close.

Wait until the more than four hundred refugees promised by Baron Bezos are delivered.

The total number of farmers in Zong Shen's territory will approach the 800 mark.

After counting the soldiers in the territory, judging from the population data alone, it can basically reach the village level.

Population is the biggest factor that constrains the development of a lord's territory.

As soon as the population is in place, subsequent infrastructure construction can quickly keep up.

After all, the lord only needs to have enough resources and suitable architectural drawings, and it only takes a small amount of time to build a large number of buildings.

Zong Shen stood there, his thick bearskin coat blocking the cold wind.

When he thought about the population of the territory, he remembered that there seemed to be five prisoners in his prisoner space that had not yet been dealt with.

This includes four jackdaw and halberd warriors and Evans' confidant butler Isidor.

There is a countdown timer in the prisoner space, which marks the prisoner's final stay time.

Those Jackdaw and Euphorbia warriors only had more than a day left to stay.

Isido is slightly longer, only about four days.

Zong Shen thought of this and waved his hand towards the open space.

Four sturdy jackdaw and halberd warriors and the steward Isido appeared on the spot.

Their state remains frozen before being admitted into the captive space.

This is the magic of Captive Space, and a well-deserved “privileged” feature.

None of the five prisoners were in good condition.

Especially the butler Isidor, as a magic genius with a relatively weak body.

All the joints of his limbs were pierced by Vereesa's arrows.

Now he is an out-and-out disabled person.

As for the jackdaw and euphorbia warriors, they are in much better condition than Evans.

Their armors were all dented.

There were even obvious gaps in many places.

However, the overall remaining health value is maintained between 15% and 20%.

And there was no ongoing blood loss.

In comparison, Isido's condition is very pessimistic.

Vereesa's behavior has always been ruthless.

Especially her attacks are very fierce, which Zong Shen discovered during the crypt challenge.

This means that her psychological quality is equally strong and will not be shaken by any situation.

At this time, Isidor's health was below the 10% limit of death.

And his health points are still slowly passing away.

Fortunately, it didn't pass quickly.

But this is never a good sign.

Zong Shen doesn't care if he becomes disabled.

It's just that what he needs is a living Isidor.

His purpose in taking Isido away was simple.

First, in order to eliminate hidden dangers, it was forcibly sealed.

God knows whether Isido escaped on his own or was captured by Zong Shen.

Zong Shen is extremely proficient in this kind of cheating.

As long as there is no concrete evidence, it means there is doubt, so what?

Even suspicion requires evidence and sufficient motivation.

Captive space is almost a fantasy to the indigenous people.

The second is to keep him in captivity and see if there is a chance to extract his space magic talent in the future.

After all, the space magic talent is also one of the two relatively rare magic talents.

Anyway, there is no shortage of food to feed a person in the territory.

Just keep it in the territory to build up expectations.

To sum up, Zong Shencai chose to bring Isido back.

Rather than simply and roughly killing them, then destroying their bodies and destroying all traces.

Zong Shen looked at Isido and took out a whiteboard-quality dagger and a bottle of Moon God Spring.

He went straight to his side and squatted down.

He stretched out his hand and pinched his mouth open, then drank a small sip of the Moon God Spring to stabilize his continuously losing health points.

Then he grabbed his right arm first.

Use a dagger to cut off the arrowhead and nock, leaving only a small section of the arrow shaft.

Finally, hold down his wrist, grab the arrow shaft with the other hand, and pull hard!

"Forehead…"

Suddenly Isido's body trembled slightly.

A stream of blood splashed out with the synovial fluid in the joint.

Zong Shen turned his body slightly and avoided the bodily fluids nimbly.

The bearskin coat he was wearing was specially given to him by Mariel.

It wouldn't be appropriate if it got dirty here.

After pulling out the arrow, a [-17] damage value suddenly appeared on Isido's head.

Zong Shen knelt down again and cut his sleeves open with a dagger.

Apply some Luna Spring near the wound.

Then a bandage was wrapped around his arm.

Zong Shen also took out the arrows and bandaged the remaining three wounds in the same manner.

With the power of these arrows shot by Vereesa.

Isido is definitely going to be disabled.

All the joints of the limbs suffered catastrophic penetrating injuries.

Including those of fascial cartilage are also traumatized.

This injury is not a fatal injury that cannot be healed.

In this world of swords and sorcery, anything is possible.

It's just that the cost is relatively high, and it's impossible for Zong Shen to treat Isido.

After some simple bandaging, Isido's health stabilized and began to slowly recover. Zong Shen took out a piece of hemp rope and tied it around his waist.

Even if this guy becomes a useless person, he must not be taken lightly.

As for the four jackdaw and euphorbia warriors, they are much easier to deal with.

Zong Shen first tied their hands and feet with hemp rope, and then each of them took a sip of the remaining spring water from the bottle of Moon God Spring.

There was no need to treat the wounds at all, and the injuries of the Jackdaw and Euphorbia warriors had stabilized.

This is the difference in physique,

These jackdaw and halberd warriors are standard third-level armored warriors.

In particular, their strength attributes are particularly outstanding.

No less than the third level [Dragon Transformed Spear and Shield Warrior] under Zong Shen.

Therefore, the body's strength and self-healing ability must also be stronger.

The four jackdaw and halberd warriors soon woke up.

Their hands and feet were tied up in advance, and they couldn't move at all, let alone resist.

He is worthy of being a professional warrior of the Apostles of the Calamity Raven Church.

When they woke up, they were confused for only a few seconds before regaining their composure.

Start observing and scanning your surroundings.

"Who is your Excellency?"