Chapter 155 - 116: Topping the Ranks, Worldwide Attention

Chapter 155: Chapter 116: Topping the Ranks, Worldwide Attention

[First Place: Shen Xing, Total Points: 13,527]

[Second Place: Lachlan Dowton, Total Points: 13,282]

[Third Place: Dolores Jones, Total Points: 12,197]

[Fourth Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Points: 11,748]

[Fifth Place...]

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Just as the sixth day’s rankings were about to close, Shen Xing powerfully surged to claim the number one spot in the world!

At that moment, a massive uproar erupted, both in the Land of Mist and across all major forums.

Forums from every country were frantically discussing the new rankings. After all, this was far too shocking.

They couldn’t even remember the last time they had seen the name of a Lord from the Celestial Star Country at the top of the list.

On various international websites, discussions were exploding as well.

"My God! Lachlan and Dolores were actually surpassed?! They’ve got entire conglomerates and national support behind them!"

"This Shen Xing guy, how on earth did he do it? I’ve never even heard his name before. Could he be some secretly groomed prodigy from a super-conglomerate?"

"I bet he won’t even live to see the end of the rankings! Just you watch. Some guy from the Celestial Star Country thinks he can take first place? He’s overestimating himself!"

"That’s right. The Celestial Star Country has an old saying: the bird that sticks its head out gets shot. He’ll be taken down soon enough."

"A bunch of morons. Is that all you’ve got? When you can’t compete fairly, you resort to these dirty tricks."

"Exactly!"

The debates on the major forums raged on. Some said he wouldn’t survive the night, while others claimed he’d be pushed back down the rankings soon.

Shen Xing paid no attention to the information on the forums.

He had already returned to his village to admire his completely transformed territory.

From high above, he could take in a panoramic view of his entire domain.

A three-meter-tall Campfire stood in the center of the territory, pushing back the Fog to create a 600-meter-radius clearing, providing light and heat to this small world.

Around the Campfire, four bluestone paths extended out toward the four city gates.

Surrounding the Campfire were numerous wondrous buildings: a Moon Well, a Blacksmith Shop, a Hero Tavern, a Food Processing Plant, and so on.

One hundred meters from the Campfire, the first ring of city walls stood majestically, and the array of Level 2 and Level 3 Arrow Towers looked incredibly deadly.

Farther out was a large, semi-developed area with fertile fields, hot springs, a Windmill Mill, and more.

At Firelight Edge, 250 meters from the center, a second ring of brand-new city walls with a 500-meter diameter had also been erected.

Dozens of Arrow Towers surrounded the walls, and the searchlights of eight lighthouses swept back and forth through the Fog.

’Wonderful, simply wonderful. This layout is so satisfying to look at.’

Shen Xing circled once over his territory, then had Fried Chicken land in an open area on the west side.

Ahead, two wooden houses stood some distance apart, steaming with hot air. Inside was the recently constructed [Volcanic Hot Spring].

Even from a great distance, he could hear the loud laughter of the Beastmen inside.

After a full day of fighting, these soldier types were utterly exhausted.

A soak in the warm hot spring water quickly relieved their sore muscles and fatigue.

Plus, they could absorb Soul Stones while bathing—what a wonderful treat.

Even the group of skeletons had jumped into the hot spring. Their stark white bones, appearing and disappearing in the steam, made for a rather bizarre sight.

However, the water here was flowing, so there was no need to worry about the pool smelling like bones the next day.

Shen Xing had his people build two more wells by the hot spring and dig a channel to the nearby farmland for daily irrigation.

His main principle was not to waste a single thing.

Seeing how much they were enjoying themselves, Shen Xing felt an itch to jump in and soak for a while too.

But gazing at the increasingly murky water and the faintly visible white bones, he dismissed the thought.

’Forget it. I’ll build myself a private hot spring later and enjoy it then.’

’For now, I’ll tally up today’s losses.’

Shen Xing opened the territory’s Soldier Type interface and looked at the details.

After a day of fierce fighting, a total of thirteen Beastman grunts had died honorably. Sixteen Skeleton Archers were hit by Inferior Demons’ Fireballs and fell apart on the spot.

Five Werewolves were tripped by Hellish Imps and, after losing their footing, were dragged into lava.

Even the Black Moon Knight Order suffered one casualty.

Today, a Tier Two, Boss Level Demon had appeared from the Hell Teleportation Gate—a being at the Peak of Junior High, or Half-Step High School.

This creature also had the [Mind Domination] Skill, which could control the actions of enemy soldier types.

That Black Moon Knight was controlled by it and, before anyone could intervene, jumped into the lava.

Shen Xing was instantly so furious he could spit, ordering Hellish Roar to activate [Half-Demonization] and drag it into the lava to be hacked to death.

After all, the Black Moon Knight Order was the rarest unit in his territory!

For that thing to have killed one of them was simply unforgivable!

Fortunately, however, this Extraordinary Level Demon dropped a breakthrough material, which somewhat made up for the loss.

Moreover, although there had been daily combat losses over the past few days, the number of soldier types had actually increased instead of decreased because the daily gains far outweighed the costs.

Now, the number of Skeleton Archers in the territory had grown to 150, the Beastmen were maintained at around 130, and the Werewolves had reached a force of 50.

In addition to these, the numbers of another soldier type had seen a significant increase.

The Inferior Demons.

After several days of recruitment and a massive expenditure of resources, the number of Inferior Demons in the territory had officially surpassed sixty!

More importantly, these Inferior Demons were absorbing Soul Stones in the territory every day, and their Levels were constantly rising.

Now, all of them had reached Level 6 or higher, with their Potential generally ranging from Elite One-Star to Boss One-Star.