Chapter 436: The second night of winter, a forgotten surprise

This is the second night after entering the winter challenge.

Cold weather can make people sleepy.

At this time, more sleep time is needed to store energy for the body.

The two girls first came to the long table to report the situation to Zong Shen.

After informing Zong Shen that the soldiers had been safely returned to the living area.

They just started to move freely.

Vereesa sat on the chair in the living room a little tiredly.

After Luna saw the busy scene in the kitchen, she suddenly felt no longer tired.

After simply washing his hands, he couldn't wait to enter the kitchen.

Cooking is a small hobby that she only picked up recently. By cooking delicious food for her loved ones, Luna not only kills time, but also obtains spiritual satisfaction.

So now Luna is very concerned about cooking.

She had just walked into the kitchen, and before she had time to intervene, she suddenly remembered something.

Then he quickly walked out of the kitchen and walked towards Vereesa sitting in the living room.

After whispering a few words affectionately into her ear.

He hugged Vereesa and walked into the kitchen together.

This makes the kitchen a lot more lively.

Zong Shen just glanced at it silently and then withdrew his gaze.

It was obviously the first time for Doris to cook, because Zong Shen could hear Mariel teaching her some common sense about cooking from time to time.

It's a pity that neither Tasia nor Aisia, the two meditation madmen, came back to rest.

After Aysia advanced to become the fourth-level Holy Light Deacon, Tasia started some kind of competition with her.

All my free time every day is spent going to the [Magic Palace] for meditation practice.

Come do your best to improve your attributes and strength.

There is an upper limit to the improvement of meditation practice, with 24 hours as an attribute cycle.

After the accumulation reaches ten cycles, the upper limit is reached.

Both of them have now accumulated three cycles of attribute improvements.

The root cause of this competition comes from the incompatibility between the Holy Light system and the Necromantic system.

When Aysia was first recruited, the first meeting between the two girls ended in a quarrel.

Zong Shen still remembered this, and he continued to stumble afterward.

Fortunately, after this period of getting along, Zong Shen deliberately adjusted it.

The relationship between the two girls has become much more harmonious, and at least they have become relatively normal partners.

But although the quarrels and hostility on the surface have disappeared, the competition in the dark has never stopped. Both sides want to overpower the other in terms of strength.

The current situation is that Tasia is temporarily at a disadvantage.

After all, Aysia is already at the fourth level, and Tasia is only at the third level.

Naturally, they would not object to this kind of healthy competition. Anyway, no matter who they are, Tasia and Aysia are among the leading figures among Zong Shen's masters.

He sat on a chair and let his thoughts wander. The second night of winter was almost the same as the first, lazy and tired.

Zong Shen just checked the [Regional Channel] for a while.

I found that the situation in the area was relatively peaceful.

According to the speeches, about one-fifth of the lords claimed to have been attacked by snow monsters.

This data is not accurate and can only be used as a reference.

At the same time, the number of survivors in the area above decreased by 192 today.

As night approaches, the Winter Snow Monster's activity time increases.

More snow monsters should start to invade the territory.

Tonight was destined to not be too peaceful for some lords.

But these things have nothing to do with our clan.

He almost killed all the nearby winter snow monsters that were relatively close to his territory.

Of course, we can't rule out that the snow monster will wander in again tonight.

The territory of the legion members is also in the nearby area, and they may not necessarily be attracted by someone from another sect.

After thinking about the members of the legion, Zong Shen suddenly remembered the countdown that appeared in [Legion] that morning when he stayed overnight in Baron Bezos's castle.

There are now more than sixty hours left in that countdown.

It takes about two and a half days, which corresponds to the end of the winter challenge.

According to the notes at the bottom of the system, after the countdown ends, the military version 1.1 rules will be activated.

I don’t know exactly what adjustments will be made.

Zong Shen is no stranger to adjusting the rules of the lord system.

As the mysterious existence that leads the lords to come, the lord system will adjust all aspects of the rules based on the general development progress of the lords.

to adapt to new situations at different stages of development.

In fact, the previous legion rules did not quite keep up with the form.

Especially the fact that only lords within the territory level range can be recruited.

It made Zong Shen want to complain.

This rule not only restricted the promotion of legion members, but also affected the development of the territory itself.

That is, the exclusivity of the territory cannot be guaranteed.

This is related to the total area of the region and the number of surviving lords.

There are dozens of lords within Zong Shen's eight-kilometer radius territory.

This is an embarrassing situation, although it conforms to the rules and circumstances of the original advent.

But there is a hidden contradiction. These lords who exist within the scope will eventually hinder the expansion of the territory.

Zong Shen's previous plan of a center supplemented by multiple supply points was actually very difficult.

These dozens of lords also need to maintain continuous development, and a few square kilometers of land is simply not enough.

Regarding this point, it is very likely that there will be subsequent adjustments to the lord system.

If there is no adjustment, then Zong Shen can only adopt a gentle annexation method to merge these lords into his own system to form new nodes.

Just the [Legion] function can be used as a good link.

The specific situation can only be considered and arranged at a specific time.

At least these potential conflicts will not appear in the short term.

This problem is not just Zong Shen’s problem.

It's not just a problem for the legion commander, but a problem for every lord.

Zong Shen did not believe that the lord system was not aware of this, and there would definitely be new rule changes in the future.

After some random thoughts, the chattering kitchen finally became quiet.

Under Mariel's guidance, dishes exuding fragrant smells were served to the table.

There are more people staying overnight today, so the amount and variety of dishes are more abundant than the night before.

The territory's food reserves are increasingly abundant, and so are the dishes.

From the earliest roasted wolf meat to bear soup, to now delicious and sumptuous dinners.

The changes that have taken place are obvious.

Mariel has some cooking experience, although she is not yet rated as a junior chef.

But it is still much better than those female warriors who have nothing to do with it.

There are no tricks in cooking the dishes, and there are no accompanying attribute gains.

But it tastes quite delicious, at least it can satisfy your taste buds while filling your stomach.

In front of everyone was a bowl of piping hot oatmeal with cane sugar and a small glass of strong liquor.

This carefully cooked multigrain porridge looks sticky and thick.

The unique aroma of grains hits your face with the rising heat.

In addition to oatmeal sweet porridge, there are also simply heated sausages and hard bread cooked in a steamer until soft on the table.

and rum-baked meat with special mushroom sauce for one person.

These are the results of the ladies busy in the kitchen.

Everyone sat upright and waited for Zong Shen to make the first move.

As the lord here, he is the real master.

Zong Shen was actually not interested in such pedantic rules.

But it is also the most basic etiquette in this world.

When the original territory was depleted, there was no need to worry about pre-dinner rituals.

But now as living conditions become better and better, some etiquette will also be inevitable.

Zong Shen picked up the small wine glass filled with strong liquor and brought it up to the level of the tip of his nose.

"Here's to the territory."

…

"cheers…"

The girls also raised their glasses to each other from afar. Zong Shen nodded slightly and drank the strong wine in one gulp.

The wine had a strong burning taste as it flowed from his mouth through his esophagus and finally entered his stomach.

His body quickly warmed up, and a warmth quickly began to spread.

With his current strong body, he would be stimulated by alcohol.

Judging by the taste, this drink should be the rum he originally opened from the black iron treasure chest.

After drinking the pre-dinner wine, Zong Shen put down the wine glass and picked up the wooden spoon beside him.

He started scooping out the porridge one spoonful at a time. After blowing on it for a while to cool it down, he put it into his mouth.

The oatmeal tastes good, with some sweetness from cane sugar.

It is cooked very thickly, and every oat grain is cooked until soft.

The heavy feeling of fullness made Zong Shen feel very comfortable.

After drinking most of the bowl of oatmeal, he picked up a whole sausage.

The reddish-brown surface exudes a slight oily sheen.

The sausage was a little warm, and the meat filling inside almost burst the casing.

The appearance alone of these sausages looks downright tempting.

Zong Shen knew that they were not food produced in the territory just by looking at them.

It is estimated that they come from purchased materials in the village.

Because the way of handling food in the territory is still relatively rough.

Such is the case with those horrifyingly salty jerky dishes.

They are all made from the previous animal meat. The pickling method is very crude and tastes salty.

Zong Shen stared at the big sausage in his hand and sniffed it gently.

He stuffed it into his mouth and took a big bite.

As the lips and teeth bite open the thin and elastic casing.

The oil and meat released by heating fill your mouth instantly.

The rich meaty texture gives enough elastic feedback in every chew.

The sausage is slightly salty, with some hints of black pepper and perilla leaves.

It tastes delicious, and the ingredients used in these sausages are also very solid, which can quickly satisfy satiety requirements.

"Hmm...this batch of sausages is really good."

"Do you know where you bought it from?"

Zong Shen finished the entire sausage in three gulps.

After swallowing the last satisfied mouthful, he asked softly.

Mariel, who was sitting next to her, quickly responded.

"Sir, this batch of sausages comes from the village of Citano."

"As a village with a relatively developed breeding industry, there are many processing workshops in the village."

"Meat products such as bacon, cured meat, air-dried meat, and sausages are also important commodities for the village to the outside world."

Zong Shen nodded slightly, picked up the porridge bowl that had begun to cool down and drank the oatmeal in one gulp.

When he put down the porridge bowl, he looked at Mariel casually.

"Mariel, after the winter is over, you first go back to Sitano Village."

"Give your father the money promised to him."

"At the same time, let him think of ways to relocate a meat processing plant while planning the construction of the ranch."

Hearing Zong Shen's words, Mariel silently remembered them in her heart and kept nodding.

This incident was just a small episode, and Zong Shen didn't care about it.

He wants to use Mr. Mars's relationship to continue to let Sitano Village donate blood to the territory.

Zong Shen finished his dinner quickly and sat on the chair casually.

His mind was immersed in the storage compartment and [Dragon Turtle's Thick Leather Backpack].

Half of the 104 storage compartments are already occupied.

There are not only various miscellaneous items, but also spare weapons and equipment, supplies and props with different functions.

Among them, Dragon Turtle also stored some supplies in his backpack.

The backpack and the portable storage compartment are two different storage interfaces.

Compared with the portable storage compartments, Zong Shen rarely checks his backpack unless the storage compartments are not enough.

Most of his belongings are also stored in storage compartments.

It's time to sort it out tonight.

When he opened the backpack storage interface, he saw two treasure boxes.

"Why is there still a treasure chest?"

Zong Shen was stunned. He no longer remembered how he got these two treasure chests.

He stood up, came to the empty space in the living room, waved his hand and took out these treasure boxes.

One is a bronze treasure chest and the other is a silver treasure chest. There are no problems with either treasure chest.

Staring at these two treasure chests, Zong Shen thought seriously for a while and finally remembered where they came from.

This was what Zong Shen found a few days ago when he transformed into Safuri using the transformation potion, sneaked into the bone bunker excavated by the Calamity Raven Church, and found it in a corner of the bunker tunnel.

Because the incident in Odo Village was too intense, he went to save the beauty non-stop as soon as he left the ruins.

In addition, the portable storage compartment at that time was filled with various emergency items and resources.

So these two treasure chests were put into the backpack storage compartment.

This resulted in them being forgotten for several days.

This is a bronze treasure chest and a silver treasure chest!

Someone from his clan actually forgot about it.

If this matter spreads out, it will definitely make the ordinary lords vomit blood with envy.

Treasure chests are only distributed in ruins everywhere or in some special places.

It has been nearly half a month since landing, and there are still some lords who have not opened the treasure chests.

There are few people like Zong Shen who can open treasure chests to the point of numbness.

"really not bad."

"This is an unexpected surprise."