Volume I: Hell-Level Lord World Chapter 131: Territory Allocation

Initially, Chen Gu thought that territorial naming applied to all the territories under his command. However, he later discovered that this was not the case. Territorial naming was a way to integrate and organize specific regions. This particular area happened to correspond to the location of Changfeng City and its surrounding villages and towns.

After carefully studying the naming and arrangement system, Chen Gu quickly took action.

"Territory name: Changfeng Territory. Territory scope: Changfeng City, including 41 Level 1 villages, 29 Level 2 villages, 18 Level 3 towns, and 9 Level 4 towns. Additionally, there are 117 wild camps within the area, all of which are farms. Let's see, I can establish two Class B legion structures. One field army, named the Changfeng Legion—no hero assigned yet. The other is the Changfeng Guard, responsible for the defense of Changfeng City and patrols between the villages and towns—also no hero assigned yet. Let me see... the edge here just reaches the Forest Garden, and there is a road here leading north. This area connects to the undead territory, so I need to set up an outpost."

Chen Gu rapidly adjusted the situation within his territory. Soon, his territory interface changed again. But Chen Gu did not stop there. Having processed the first region, he naturally proceeded to divide the remaining parts as well. By the time Chen Gu finished handling everything, his territory interface looked completely different.

[Lord: Gu Qi
Directly Controlled Territory:
Main City: Forest Garden (Level 11)
Cities: Crow's Nest City (Level 6), Silver Pine Valley (Level 3), Fire Scroll Valley (Level 1)...
Legions (Planned): Imperial Guard Legion (Class A), Unicorn Legion (Class A), Treant Legion (Class A), Fire Elemental Legion (Class B), Hydra Legion (Class B)...
Heroes: Lixia, Rhys, Peter, Bloomfield, Kebas...
Resources: Wolf Mountain (Level 1), Wolf Mountain (Level 1), Fire Crow Farm (Level 1)

Changfeng Territory:
Main City: Changfeng City
Cities: Windwalk Town (Level 3), Windblown Town (Level 3), Windspirit Village (Level 1)...
Legions (Planned): Changfeng Legion (Class B), Changfeng Guard (Class B)
Heroes: Pan
Resources: Mechanical Farm (Level 2), Mechanical Farm (Level 1)...

Emerald Kingdom:
Main City: Emerald Forest (Level 2)
Cities: Acid Pool City (Level 1), Ant Colony City (Level 1), Acidification City (Level 1)...
Legions (Planned): Emerald Soldier Ant Legion, Strong Acid Legion, Assault Legion...
Heroes: Emerald Ant Queen
Resources: Underground Vein
...]

Organizing it this way allowed Chen Gu to clearly see what his territories contained and understand their current state of development. However, he also understood that the legions were listed here simply because his plans to form them were currently just that—plans. Once the first legion was established, there would be a separate interface for legions, allowing Chen Gu to command them directly through the screen.

Until then, Chen Gu still had to consider the possibility of using brain-worm communication. He had already pursued the somewhat ambitious little brain-worm to inquire about this, but since it hadn't come up with a suitable plan yet, Chen Gu couldn't just keep pressuring it. For now, he had to focus his energy on the construction of the Forest Garden.

The restoration of the Forest Garden was progressing quickly, as his subordinates had unearthed a large quantity of building stones. These stones were of high quality; Chen Gu only needed to strip away the lingering undead attributes before they could be put to use. This had been the case with the tavern, and the other building stones were no different.

Upon returning to the Forest Garden, Chen Gu poured all his energy into synthesizing the building stones. To ensure he had enough heroes to fulfill his legion and territorial plans, he prioritized synthesizing the tavern stones. The remaining three tavern stones were all destined to be upgraded into high-level establishments. Chen Gu did not use the carrion vine synthesis formula as he had previously, nor did he use formulas involving plow mice or fire-spirit crows.

Chen Gu realized that the Forest Garden was essentially a semi-zoological garden, so using battle beasts to theme the taverns was the best choice. Therefore, for the second tavern, he used the Holy Hydra. Compared to carrion vines, the Holy Hydra was a high-tier unit. Its status was only slightly lower than that of a green dragon, but it was certainly superior to a unicorn. According to standard "Heroes of Might and Magic" data, the Hydra could be considered the weakest of the Level 7 units. And no matter how strong a unicorn was, it wasn't the strongest among Level 6 units, as it had to compete with Nagas, Behemoths, and Death Knights. Thus, the appearance of the Holy Hydra naturally brought unique changes to the tavern.

After synthesis, a tavern named "Swamp Venom" appeared in the Forest Garden. It looked like a fallen giant tree, with a massive space hollowed out of the trunk. Swarms of mosquitoes hovered nearby. A two-headed bartender was soaking freshly mixed drinks in venom. The emergence of Swamp Venom not only provided Chen Gu with two new heroes but also added an intelligence node.

Through this intelligence node, Chen Gu could pick up rumors and gossip. At the same time, there was a killer black market here where Chen Gu could issue tasks to gather specific information or order the assassination of enemies. However, while the black market made gathering intelligence simple, assassinating enemies required a prerequisite: Chen Gu's territory had to possess assassin-type units. Without assassins, such assassination capabilities were out of the question.

Actually, these weren't the most important aspects. What mattered most was that as other taverns began to feature intelligence nodes, the information Chen Gu could obtain would become increasingly detailed. Once hidden intelligence nodes were built in all four of his taverns, Chen Gu would be able to detect the presence of other troops near his cities, know in which direction they were moving, and determine their numbers. To Chen Gu, this was the most critical advantage.

Therefore, after recruiting the two heroes from this tavern, Chen Gu immediately set out to synthesize the other two taverns. For these, he planned to use an elven-themed synthesis for one and a wild wolf-themed route for the other. For the elven side, he borrowed ten wood elves from Zurich; for the wild wolf side, he gathered Bloodshadow Wolves, Blade Wolves, and finally, Hungry Wolves for the synthesis process. Through Chen Gu's efforts, these two taverns were completed, ensuring the recruitment of heroes within the Forest Garden.