Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: To Be Rich, Make Some Sacrifice First

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

When Zong Shen came to the big wooden box.

Two messages of different colors appeared.

[Rank-1 Territory Storage Box]

(Rank-1 Storage Box can store 40 units of supplies. For the same type of supplies, resources and food can be stacked into 1000 per unit. In the weapon category, excluding throwing, crossbow arrows, and similar types of equipment, the others cannot be stacked.)

Zong Shen looked at the tips and guidelines and immediately had an idea.

With an idea in mind, he opened the storage box.

A storage bar immediately appeared in front of him.

The total quantity was exactly 40 units.

There were a total of twelve basic resources.

Eight of them came from the equipment and supplies during the selection of identity.

Zong Shen took them out one by one.

[Dented Simple Kite Shield]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Shield Defense: 50]

[Chance of Blocking: 25%]

(The damaged Kite Shield will provide you with protection)

[Messy leather short-sleeved shirt]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Physical Defense: 13]

[Durability: 50]

[Power Required: 1]

(The tattered leather clothes can provide basic physical protection)

[Broken Leather Boots]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Leg Protection: 10]

[Durability: 50]

[Power Required: 1]

(The broken leather shoes can provide basic leg protection)

[Rusty sword]

[One-handed]

[Quality: Damaged]

[Cleave Damage: 21]

[Piercing Damage: 14]

[Attack Range: 75]

[Attack Speed :+4%]

[Durability: 50]

[Power Required: 3]

(The broken single-handed sword can provide you with basic damage abilities)

[Hunting Crossbow]

[Quality: Normal]

[Piercing Damage: 33]

[Durability: 50]

[Power Required: 8]

(A somewhat crude hunting crossbow. If used properly, it will be your initial long-range weapon.)

[Bent crossbow arrow]

[Quality: Normal]

[Piercing Damage: 8]

[Quantity: 30]

(The bent crossbow bolt has many traces of repair on it. Perhaps it was retrieved from the corpse of some poor fellow. Just make do with it.)

[Old traveling horse]

[Quality: Normal]

[Charge Power: 3]

[Speed: 4]

[Armor: 25]

[Health: 120 / 120]

[Satiety: 68]

[Requires Level 1 Horsemanship]

(An old traveling horse, please treat this old fellow well. It can save your life at critical moments)

[Smoked fish]

[Quality: Normal]

[Morale Increase: 4]

(Your initial food source)

These were Zong Shen’s basic resources.

“There were so many troublesome steps but one look and I can tell that these items’ quality are all broken…”

Zong Shen looked at the pile of scrap metal in front of him.

The scenario he imagined was so ideal, but reality was so harsh.

However, these were all the starting equipment and supplies that were given for free. There was no need for a bicycle!

At this moment, he was only wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and a pair of white boxers. He looked extremely shabby.

He hurriedly put on his clothes.

Not only did these equipment carry a strange stench, there was also a layer of black substance that looked like syrup.

“As expected of an ancestral heirloom…”

Zong Shen was helpless. He gritted his teeth and put on his leather short-sleeved shirt and boots.

He hung the bag of arrows around his waist and the hunting crossbow at his back.

Then, he picked up the Kite Shield and the rusty single-handed sword.

These pieces of equipment were about 5 to 10kg when added together in weight, but Zong Shen felt very relaxed.

Obviously, his physique had also been strengthened according to his attributes.

Now, Zong Shen was fully armed. The only thing that was not perfect was that he was missing leg armor.

He was only wearing a pair of white shorts, which made him feel extremely insecure.

However, this set of equipment still made the three foolish farmers envious.

After checking the equipment.

His top priority now was to collect supplies.

He looked at the small courtyard.

With a thought, the attributes and strategies appeared immediately.

[Beginner’s Protection Period: 71 hours 48 minutes 56 seconds]

(During the protection period, your small courtyard will not be attacked.)

[Broken Lord’s Mansion (Repairable)]

[Sturdiness: 1000]

[Boundary: 230 square meters]

[Broken Limestone Wall (Repairable)]

[Sturdiness: 1300]

[Broken gate (Repairable)]

[Sturdiness: 800]

(It is recommended to repair your original home as soon as possible. It will provide you with a place of peace and is the key to building a city.)

Zong Shen opened the repair option.

[Repairing the damaged City Leader’s Mansion: Wood x28, Stone x30, Textile x14 (It is possible to use up some materials gradually for partial repair)]

[Repairing the broken limestone wall: Wood x10, Stone x50, Textile x10]

[Repairing the damaged gate: Wood x35]

The initial repair of the small courtyard required a large amount of wood, stone, and textiles, especially wood.

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you have to make some sacrifices first.

The ancestors were right!

Perhaps due to his starting as a newbie, Zong Shen did not see any additional conditions.

It seemed that as long as he gathered the materials, he could repair it.

In the storage box, other than Zong Shen’s supplies that he obtained from choosing his identity.

There were also [Iron Axe ×4], [Pickaxe ×4], [Pottery Barn ×4], [Net-woven Bag ×4]

These were the basic tools for the early stages.

Zong Shen decided to let the farmers take action immediately.

“Iron Pole, Eggface, Second Dog, form a team. Iron Pole will be the leader. Bring your tools and go out to collect resources.”

“Wood, stones, textiles, and all sorts of food you can obtain. But don’t go too far.”

The three silly farmers immediately straightened their backs.

“Yes, my Lord!”

Following that, under the lead of the slightly smarter farmer, Iron Pole, they each collected their tools.

Then, they left the small courtyard and headed towards the vicinity.

As far as he could see, they were surrounded by large patches of green grass, as well as some trees and shrubs that were not very thick.

There were even dark green flax plants in the grass patches.

Collecting basic resources should not be a problem.

For the time being, Zong Shen did not notice any danger, but he did not dare to let his guard down.

After all, the protection period only protected the small courtyard and not the farmers who went out.

If these three farmers were to encounter danger, he would truly become a general without an army.

Zong Shen looked at the three silly farmers, each holding an axe and a pickaxe.

They also brought a net-woven bag and an earthen jar. About a hundred meters away from the small courtyard, they began logging, breaking open stones, and harvesting.

He returned to the courtyard.

He placed the shield on the ground and sat down.

It was not that he wanted to slack off, but he still had many functions and attributes to familiarize himself with.

He had yet to familiarize himself with some basic functions.

Similarly, with a thought.

Immediately, a few basic options appeared in front of him.

[Territory], [Construction], [Creation], [Channel], [Personal], [Army].

There were a total of seven categories.

The last [Army] classification was grey and unopened.

The rest could be opened.

He opened his [backpack] casually. There were 20 units inside, but it was empty.