Chapter 317: New Functions

The moment the Rubik’s Cube was aligned, he heard a click. The aligned side directly unfolded like the door of a safe after its mechanism had been unlocked, and gold coins came tumbling out from inside.

Joo Joowon: "?"

The gold coins had the emblem of the Apocalypse Game stamped on them. They were standard game currency. Joo Joowon glanced at his inventory, and the amount of money listed there had indeed increased, proving that these were not fake game coins meant to fool him.

He crouched down and counted them. Well, the Lord’s Manor had not cost him a single cent, and he had even made an extra hundred gold coins.

This no-cost business deal made Joo Joowon feel a little embarrassed.

After all, even now, he still had no idea what exactly the other party had imagined in his head or what the other party was seeking. However, judging from the other party’s attitude, it was obvious that whatever he wanted was not something simple.

After all, it was very common for people to imagine that they needed to curry favor with someone. However, most of the time, this would only show in their attitude and words. Saying a few flattering things cost nothing and did not require any real effort, but once actual contributions were involved, things became different.

When it came to a situation where they had to actually give something of their own, unless they had truly lost their minds, even if they believed the other person was a big shot, they would certainly question it repeatedly in their hearts.

However, there was also another possibility. Perhaps this was just a small amount of money to the other party, which was why he did not care about this little bit of expenditure.

In any case, if the other party dared to give it, Joo Joowon dared to accept it. He did not care about the meaning behind it.

After putting away the gold coins, he directly took the elevator down to the underground level. Compared with the ground floor, the underground design was much simpler. It looked like nothing more than a dug-out hole that had been filled and flattened. Only when he stepped onto the floor could he see a faint light glowing beneath his feet, making it look as if he were stepping on individual squares.

This was used to distinguish friend from foe.

The entire space was equipped with warning devices and had a unique identification program. No small insects could enter this place from anywhere other than the designated passageways.

However, because the Domain Core had not yet been bound, only the most basic foolproof functions were available here for now, making it very easy for someone to discover the traps.

Joo Joowon walked over to the Domain Core. It floated in the air, with an energy storage pool underneath it. Three upright diamond shaped crystals emitted a gentle light and were arranged in the shape of triangle.

These three crystals that were so blatantly displayed were all disguises meant to attract the enemy’s attention.

The true Domain Core was protected by various programs, including an anti-detection field, optical camouflage, Mental Power immunity, and more. Even if an enemy reached this place, it would still be difficult for them to lock onto the Domain Core’s location at the first opportunity.

The true core would not even remain fixed in one particular location. Instead, it would move around randomly.

However, these three diamond shaped crystals were not merely decorations either. Each of them possessed part of the Domain Core’s functions, essentially serving as sub-systems. As long as they were within the territory, they could be directly taken outside.

Joo Joowon opened the quest panel.

"Submit quest."

A bright pillar of light quickly locked onto the location of the Domain Core, and the diameter of the cylinder slowly began expanding outward.

[ Retrieval in progress... Territory ownership: Correct, Territory size: Qualified, Territory environment: Qualified ]

[ Ding! Judgment passed. ]

[ System Notification: Binding the Domain Core for you. Player, please do not move. ]

[ System Notification: Some Domain Core functions are being unlocked for you. Player, please wait patiently. ]

Although the system said to wait patiently, Joo Joowon felt that the Domain Core had been successfully bound in merely the blink of an eye.

A new Lord page quickly loaded beside his personal panel. A connection that seemed to exist somewhere beyond his senses was transmitted through the core, allowing him to quickly determine the core’s condition and location.

Without looking at the newly refreshed quest first, Joo Joowon walked over to the Domain Core.

[ Warning!!! ]

[ Any unauthorized personnel accessing this core will immediately be marked as a red-name target. ]

[ Life signs detected... ]

[ Highest authority granted. Security lock disengaged. ]

[ Player Ashfall, welcome to the Lord Control Console... ]

[ Lord exclusive system connection successful. ]

[ Some functions allow remote access. ]

[ Current rejection rate between the core and territory: 4% ]

Joo Joowon opened it and took a look.

...

[ Territory: Unnamed ]

Level: 0

Buildings: Lord’s Manor

Heavenly Workshop: Not loaded

...

It was a very simple control console. Perhaps because everything had only just begun, he could not even see how to upgrade the territory.

He directly opened the Heavenly Workshop. The first thing that appeared before his eyes was an image in the shape of a tree. When he scrolled downward, he could see many different functions. Most of them were gray, but there were also some that could already be activated.

[ Lord Forum: A communication platform for Lords, providing functions such as Lord rankings, market trading, forum chats, and more. Loading occupies 1% of the Domain Core’s memory. ]

[ Language Translation: Built-in precise translation functions for the languages of all races in the game, allowing territory residents to communicate without worries. Purchased. Loading occupies 1% of the Domain Core’s memory. ]

[ NPC Recruitment: A Lord exclusive recruitment platform that can recruit all kinds of necessary and unnecessary NPCs for the territory. Loading does not occupy memory. ]

[ Territory Panel: After activation, the Lord can view the panels of all territory residents and can open this function to the residents. Loading does not occupy memory. ]

[ Faction Alignment: After activation, the territory will automatically divide residents into factions. When territory residents kill members of hostile forces, they will gain faction favorability. Loading occupies 4% of the Domain Core’s memory. ]