Chapter 29 - Chapter 30: Avril Woke Up

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Avril had directly assigned more than half of the people to her because she realized the importance of the village’s military strength.

The most important function of a military camp was not to invade but to defend.

In a chaotic world, only self-protection could win.

After giving these instructions, Avril left excitedly.

She could not hide the excitement in her eyes. Chang’an Village was going to have new residents. For Avril, this feeling was like a grandmother who was going to have a grandson!

Avril was very curious about the new wave of people who were going to come to Chang’an Village.

If they were lucky, they might be able to recruit some famous people in history.

…

Chang’an Village Military Camps.

The people were learning to ride horses. One by one, they tried their best to pull the reins and attempted to tame the horses.

However, they soon fell from the horse’s back to the ground. They immediately grimaced in pain.

It seemed that they wouldn’t be able to become cavalrymen for a while.

Even Su Mu couldn’t help them.

The mission to protect the village had ended.

The battlefield had also been cleaned up.

Next was a new round of recruiting farmers, gathering resources, and developing the village.

After completing the village protection mission, it meant that the upper limit of the player’s territory had been lifted.

As long as they gathered enough resources and related buildings, Chang’an Village could be upgraded from a Level 3 village to a Level 1 town, and the elite barracks would open.

Next, the focus of Chang’an Village’s development was to open the elite barracks as soon as possible, and raise Su Mu’s rank from Advanced to Elite!

Holding Su Mu’s hand, they walked towards the meeting hall of the village.

On the way, Avril naturally opened her Lord panel to check the relevant data regarding her village.

She saw the latest news on the chat channel.

First, the map of the “People’s Lord” had been completely unlocked.

Players could finally communicate with each other in the game and carry out transactions. If both sides were interested, both sides could even form an alliance with the village.

One had to know that during the novice protection period, players could not communicate with each other or meet each other.

Players and subjects could not leave the area within a hundred miles of their village.

Having the map unlocked meant that players did not have the protection for novices.

However, this also meant that players’ villages could expand outward. They could develop step by step and expand the village into a town or even a city.

Secondly, there would be a new round of recruitment.

Players could once again recruit people to replenish the manpower of their villages and develop their own forces.

Thirdly, there would be the construction of barracks.

After experiencing the raiders, these bitter players could finally build barracks and develop their own forces.

Finally, Avril looked at the information channel. Her expression slowly became strange.

It was about a certain village that had not completed the protection mission and had been destroyed by the enemy!

However, just in the state where her territory was located, there were thousands of villages that had not completed the protection mission and had been destroyed by the enemy!

One could imagine how many players’ territories had been destroyed in the entire main world of Meria, and even in the entire twelve regions of the game.

The villages that had survived were probably less than one-tenth of the number of players’ territories!

If players died, they could resurrect and start over.

If their territories were destroyed, they could still change their job to ‘Ranger’ and play other jobs. Or they could simply delete their accounts and start over, building a new territory as a Lord.

If NPCs died…they would really die!

When she thought about how her village might be destroyed, and how Su Mu…would disappear forever, Avril felt an indescribable pressure in her heart.

In just a few days, this unique NPC had occupied a very important part of her heart.

“What’s wrong?”

Noticing that Avril’s grip on his hand had suddenly tightened, Su Mu asked.

“It’s nothing.”

She gently closed the chat channel and tightened her grip on Su Mu’s hand. Avril smiled. “It’s just a sudden feeling that I should work harder. Su Mu, don’t worry about leveling up. I will definitely build our village well and won’t drag you down!”

Right then…

Su Mu felt that Avril had suddenly changed.

This change was like…

Before this, Avril’s attitude towards the game was that it was just a mere game.

Even though she valued Su Mu very much, treated him like a friend or a companion, and was polite to the other NPCs in the village, it was still just a game.

From this moment on, Avril’s attitude became different. She wanted to do something seriously.

Avril had come to her senses!

Noticing this change, Su Mu smiled in relief.

Following a ‘salted fish’ Lord would definitely give him more freedom. He would be able to control the direction of his job advancement and his actions.

However, following such kind of a Lord would slow down Su Mu’s growth. His goal of advancing would also become more difficult to achieve.

Only a Lord who placed enough importance on him, trusted him enough, and was sufficiently strong was the best help for Su Mu on his path to advancement!

Su Mu’s strength and the strength of his territory were complementary to each other.

It was Su Mu’s fortune to meet a Lord that placed enough importance on him.

It was Su Mu’s luck to meet Avril, who placed enough importance on him, trusted him enough, and was willing to work hard to develop her territory and help him!

“Then…”

“It’s a deal?”

Su Mu looked at Avril with a meaningful look and raised his right hand with a smile.

‘Pa.’

Avril’s little white hand patted Su Mu’s right hand.

“It’s a deal!”

Su Mu also knew.

The current Chang’an Village had truly taken its first step in the troubled world of this game!

The attack of raiders was not even worth mentioning.

In the future, they would have to face not only the NPCs in the game but also the players!

In a short week, after such a powerful attack, how could the players who survived be simple?

Only Su Mu knew that the game was not only a game in the future. It would also become the second world of mankind.

Therefore, he wanted to improve himself as much as possible so that he could have enough strength to protect himself in the future, as well as this village.

…

After discussing with Avril and deciding on the direction of the village’s development in the next few days, Su Mu left Chang’an Village once again.

According to Avril, the mission to protect the village had just ended, so there would not be any new enemies attacking the village in the short term. The majority of the Lord Players were even more focused on building their own territories, striving to upgrade to a town as soon as possible. They would not start a territory war against the other players at this juncture.

In a short time, the safety of the village was guaranteed.

There were quite some militiamen in the territory. The first wave of militia also had a few people with good qualifications who were ready to immediately change their jobs to become cavalrymen. In addition, Avril also had quite a lot of resources and gold coins in her hands. Even if they were really attacked by the enemy, she would be able to recruit a large number of soldiers from the barracks at the first opportunity to protect the village and ensure their safety.

Only then could Su Mu leave with peace of mind and continue his career of leveling up..