Becoming a lord in another world starts with farming

"The beginning of next spring will be the time for the pioneering team to go north. I don't know who will be unlucky first." Owen put down the information in his hand and pinched his brows. Even though he had expected it, he still felt a little weak inside.

However, Owen quickly regained his composure. His territory was too far away from the empire's border. The people of the second Northland pioneering group would definitely not ignore their immediate interests, but would come all the way to him.

The farther north you go, the more desolate it becomes. This is the consensus of the Northland. Everyone thinks so. In this way, it can at least buy him one or two years of development time, which is enough for him to increase the strength of the territory. By then, even if the other party Even if you have evil intentions, you have to see if you can offend him first.

Thinking of this, Owen, who was about to smile, suddenly stiffened. How could he have forgotten the adventurer.

If there were adventurers following him, they would definitely not stay close to the empire's border. It was inevitable to explore further afield, so he didn't have as much time as he thought.

"Damn adventurer!" Owen cursed as viciously as some villain bosses.

Because he lived in the safest and most stable country in his previous life, he hated these lawless and reckless people, especially when it was related to his own interests.

Although he can abandon everything and run away when necessary, the problem is how much effort and progress value it takes to develop the territory. It is not impossible to abandon everything, but it will definitely make him feel distressed to the point where he wants to kill someone. .

No longer wasting progress points, Owen began to plan carefully. He needed to use this short time to upgrade all the original units and try to increase their strength while maintaining the same number. However, the number of cavalry must be increased. The Northland is vast. A flat environment is best for developing cavalry.

The horses purchased by Correns from Mara Town can become qualified war horses after being transformed in the stables, and enough cavalry can be trained at a lower progress value.

At the same time, the number of ninjas will also increase. Although the exchange progress value is a bit higher due to race, they are suitable for operating in the dark. Ninjas who follow the death warrior template are very suitable for doing some dirty work, regardless of whether they go against the shit and explode the anus. , or hiding in the toilet, as long as they can complete the task, they will do it without hesitation, let alone clean up some overly curious adventurers or dark forces with evil intentions.

However, if the number is needed, the strength must also be strengthened. Ninjas are just ordinary people who have undergone some inhuman training. There is no shortage of weird methods, especially with the magic potion provided by Del, they are even more difficult to guard against, but they lack hard skills. strength.

Killing all witnesses is a successful infiltration. Although this statement is a joke, it has to be said that it is also true. After all, infiltration is to kill people. As long as it is successful, the method and process are not important.

In fact, Owen has long thought of ways to enhance this. He had given various breathing techniques redeemed from Demon Slayer games to ninjas a long time ago, and also asked Ciel to teach soldiers the iron cloth shirt and fighting spirit.

Now the ninjas have made some achievements in breathing techniques, and the soldiers have also learned the basics of iron shirts, but there has been little progress in fighting spirit.

It's not because ninjas and soldiers are both system arms, nor is it because breathing methods and iron cloth shirts come from the same system as them. It's mainly because if you want to develop fighting spirit, you must train your body to a certain limit, and then someone will inject it into you. The seeds of fighting spirit are slowly cultivated. There is no other way than to train the body to the limit and awaken on its own.

The ability of system soldiers is more reflected in the combination of combat skills and discipline, and their physical fitness can only be said to be okay.

For example, the physical fitness of system soldiers worth one progress value is only slightly better than that of farmers, and is far from elite. Only soldiers with a progress value of three are somewhat elite, but their physical fitness is still not enough to activate fighting spirit.

Owen estimated that if you want to activate fighting spirit independently, you must be a soldier worth at least ten progress points, and to activate it passively, you must be a soldier worth five progress points.

Most of the soldiers in the territory now are low-level units worth one progress value. Even if they are upgraded, they are only worth three progress points. They are far from the requirements for activating fighting spirit. Don't think that fighting spirit seeds are so easy to condense.

The requirements for fighting spirit are too high, and it is far less suitable for popularization than the breathing method and iron cloth shirt, at least in the early stage.

Although the breathing method is suspected of burning life in exchange for power, it has to be said that it is still superior to Dou Qi in terms of instantaneous explosive power. After all, the skill of being able to kill evil spirits with a mortal body is by no means an easy feat.

It's just that the breathing method requires a high concentration of willpower to be understood. Nowadays, only ninjas who have undergone inhuman training in the territory can practice it.

However, the iron cloth shirt is more suitable for all soldiers to practice, because it is a stupid skill that does not involve energy such as fighting spirit or internal force. It is essentially a technique for tempering the physical body. The power of qi and blood involved in the later stage is just the use of living things. It has its own blood circulation, so it is one of the few martial arts in this world that is not restricted.

The iron cloth shirt is not invulnerable at all in the early stage, but it can greatly enhance the physical fitness, which is very, very important for soldiers.

The improvement of physical fitness allows soldiers to use heavier armor and weapons, which means stronger defense and lethality. At the same time, the improvement of physical fitness also allows soldiers to gain stronger explosive power and endurance. Together, these are enough to survive on the battlefield. play a decisive role.

However, the cultivation of Tiebu Shi is not without problems. Strengthening the body requires a lot of energy. Where does this energy come from? It can only be obtained from food, and it must be high-quality food. It is best to eat plenty of fish and meat every day.

This is only the early stage. Medicinal diet and medicinal baths in the middle and later stages are more fatal.

In fact, not to mention the middle and late stages, Irving was left scratching his head in the early stages.

Because the grazing, breeding and fishing in the territory have just started, it will take at least half a year to basically meet the needs of the soldiers. This is assuming that the food intake has not increased.

If it weren't for the large amount of food stored by the Goblin tribe, which was still increasing to this day, Owen would not have dared to let the soldiers practice.

Of course, the advantage of this is that the progress value required to upgrade the arms is lower. After all, as long as the physical fitness is up to standard, all that is needed to upgrade is to infuse combat skills and experience, which does not consume much progress value, and even equipment can be produced by using the territory. to save this part of the consumption and minimize the consumption of progress value.

In terms of equipment, Owen thought he would need to wait for a while before he could be self-sufficient. Unexpectedly, while he was in retreat in the secret room of the underground city, Maya sent Charles to take people to the buffalo territory to mine a batch of high-quality iron ore. Stone, he used the magic horn tree blocks to refine a batch of fine iron. Although it was not a lot, it was able to meet the daily needs of the territory, and at the same time, he created a batch of weapons as a reserve.