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41 The Fifth Day! The First Carpenter! Zhou Zhou and Zhao Changshou arrived at the second monster ranch in no time. This monster ranch was beside the Desert Fog Lizard Monster Ranch. It was exactly the same as the monster ranch beside it, be it in terms of the architectural style or size. The only difference was… This monster range held Black-Tailed Fog Scorpions! “Thank you both for your hard work.” Zhou Zhou was very satisfied. “It’s nothing.” “Special buildings are hard to come by.” “I’m more than happy to be able to preside over the construction of a special building even after I retire.” Zhao Changshou looked at the building in front of him with a smile. He had presided over the construction of countless buildings of all sizes in the Aurora Kingdom throughout his life! However, very few of them were special buildings. From this, it could be seen how rare and precious special buildings were. Then, he thought of something and turned to Zhou Zhou. “By the way, my Lord.” “The first tailor shop in our territory was also built just over an hour ago.” Zhou Zhou’s eyes lit up. Bao Xiu’er’s face appeared in his mind immediately. Speaking of which, he had been too busy recently and had not seen her much. However, from what others said… During this period of time, Bao Xiu’er often repaired the soldiers’ clothes. She was so busy that she could not be seen sometimes. It would indeed be difficult to find her unless she took the initiative to appear. “Let’s go take a look.” Zhou Zhou said. “Yes, my Lord.” Zhao Changshou said respectfully. A moment later. In front of the tailor shop. Zhou Zhou stood at the door and peered inside. The tailor shop had been tidied up. Not far away… Bao Xiu’er was mending a coat seriously under a candle lamp. Her originally delicate and good-looking face looked even better under the candlelight. He opened her attribute panel. He realized that Bao Xiu’er had advanced from a Black Iron-Tier Advance Grade Tailor to a Green Bronze-Tier Elementary Grade Tailor. Zhou Zhou was not surprised at all. She was already talented… And yet she was still so hardworking… It would be unreasonable for her Life Profession Level not to advance. He wanted to go over and greet her. However, looking at how focused she was… He quietly dismissed this plan. “Let’s return.” Zhou Zhou said. “Aren’t you going in to talk to her?” “She often nags about you, my Lord, whenever I meet her.” Zhao Changshou stroked his beard and smiled. “What does she nag about?” Zhou Zhou was curious. “She would be wondering why aren’t my Lord’s clothes torn yet.” Zhou Zhou was speechless. “… Can’t she say something good about me?” “This little girl might just want to get closer to you, my Lord.” Zhao Changshou said respectfully. Zhou Zhou shook his head. He did not reply. Then, the two of them turned around and left without saying anything. Along the way… Zhou Zhou suddenly turned to look at the tailor shop. The candlelight there was still warm and gentle. It made his heart calm down. Zhou Zhou suddenly seemed to understand something. Maybe… Protecting such a heartwarming place in this chaotic world… Was also one of the reasons why Lords like them existed. … The next morning. The lord’s wooden house. In the master bedroom. Zhou Zhou woke up in a daze. And then… He realized that he was ‘trapped’ by the bed and could not get up. Zhou Zhou was ‘helpless’ and could only open the world channel, planning to dive in it for a while. Then, his gaze was immediately attracted by the blood-red countdown at the top of the channel. [Countdown: 73 hours: 26 minutes: 25 seconds!] “It’s the fifth day already.” “Time flies.” “The novice lord test will be here in another two days.” Zhou Zhou sighed. He looked at the Lords’ comments. He realized that the other Lords were also discussing the novice lord test. “It’s over. There are only two days left before the novice lord test! I’m so flustered. What should I do?” “Are you as anxious as me? I only have 10 soldiers under me now. The strongest amongst them is only a Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade Spearman.” “Bro, you actually have 10 soldiers. I’m envious!” “Envy +1!” “Envy +2!” “Envy +10,086!” “At least you have soldiers. The subjects I summoned from the Gate of Summoning are either jobless subjects or trashy life professionals. Not a single soldier has appeared. I haven’t dared to leave the novice lord’s protective barrier for the past five days. I’ve been relying on exchanging the products of life professionals in the Marketplace for food to survive.” “Not a single soldier? What luck…” “Life professionals are useful in the later stages. They are really not very useful in the early stages.” “I’m already prepared to give up my territory. A friend of mine, who has already given up his territory, told me that I will automatically become an adventurer and will also have professional strength as long as I give up my status as a Lord for more than a day. However, I wouldn’t be able to rely on soldiers to kill monsters to increase my strength like a Lord. I have to kill monsters myself to increase my strength.” “It doesn’t sound bad. I’m a little tempted…” “All of you can become adventurers. I will definitely pass the novice lord test!” … “Adventurer?” Zhou Zhou raised his eyebrows. It turned out that one could give up his status as a Lord and would automatically become an adventurer. It sounded pretty good. They would not have to worry about the novice lord test then. “A large group of Lords will probably give up their status.” Zhou Zhou pondered. As for him who had mastered three Lord Talents, he would not do too badly in the future. Naturally, he would not give up his status as a Lord. He was not in the mood to continue sleeping. He simply got up and walked out of the lord’s wooden house. He went to the Gate of Summoning and summoned his subjects for the day. [Prompt: Do you want to summon immediately?] “Yes!” Zhou Zhou said. The next second. The Gate of Summoning suddenly lit up with white light, and 12 people walked out. “Greetings, My Lord!” x12 The 12 of them said respectfully. “Hello, everyone.” “From today onwards, you are the subjects of Blazing Sun City!” Zhou Zhou said. Then, he looked at the 12 people. There were a total of 10 men and two women among these 12 people. Nine of them were unemployed subjects without any profession. As for the other three Professionals… One of them was a middle-aged man with a Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade Life Professional! The other person was a little younger. He was a young man in his twenties and was a Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade carpenter! This was also the first carpenter in his territory. The last person was a Black Iron-Tier Advance Grade doctor, a white-haired female elder. Zhou Zhou opened the interface information of the Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade carpenter. [Subject: Zhu Yinglun] [Territory: Blazing Sun City] [Life Profession: Carpenter] [Profession Class: Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade] [Ability Overview: From the Aurora Kingdom’s Canal Village. He has inherited carpentry skills from his elders since he was young. He is meticulous and patient. He knows how to make some simple and common furniture and daily necessities and yearns for life in the outside world.] [Skills: Woodworking Skill – Simple Furniture (Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade), Woodworking Skill – Simple Farming Tool (Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade), Woodworking Skill – Small Wooden Cart (Black Iron-Tier Elementary Grade), Woodworking Skill – Water Cart (Black Iron-Tier Intermediate Grade – Incomplete)] [Loyalty: 75] [Potential: White Silver-Tier Advance Grade] Zhou Zhou nodded. He was quite satisfied. Even though his potential was average… The carpentry skills he learned were very practical. Especially the craftsmanship of making furniture and small wooden carts! The newly built residences needed furniture! His loot transport team also needed small wooden carts. With this young man around… In the future, he would not have to buy these things at the Marketplace. As for the remaining nine people… Zhou Zhou thought for a moment. He did not arrange for them to change their profession to military professions. Instead, he arranged for them to be assigned to Zhao Changshou to increase the number of builders so that they could build houses faster. There were only six new residences in his territory… However, there were already more than a thousand residents. It could be said that Zhao Changshou and Elder Zhao lacked the most hands. As for the army… 10 more or 10 less people would not make much difference anyway. It was better to leave these people to Zhao Changshou and Elder Zhao. After arranging everything… He took Nezario to the Monster Ranch.