novelraw Chapter 586 402: Romance in the Cold Wind, Chen Rui's Worries
Chapter 586 402: Romance in the Cold Wind, Chen Rui's Worries
A comprehensive plan for the territory is a behavior where the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.
Although it disperses various regions and increases the time consumed for travel,
it is an essential process.
Now, Zong Shen just needs to gradually fill in the relevant buildings according to the current territory plan.
From a long-term perspective, this can solve a series of future construction issues.
Better a short pain than a long pain—Zong Shen does not want to wait until they have built a thousand or so structures in the territory, turning it into a chaotic mess, and then have to relocate them one by one.
If the construction of the territory were compared to a person,
then the skeleton of the territory is already formed, and the division of the organs is very clear.
It only needs to gradually fill in with blood and muscle as the development progresses.
Zong Shen stands silently, allowing the cold wind to blow.
In such climatic changes, Zong Shen can feel a clear sense of chill and desolation.
But this also makes Zong Shen feel that the world has become more vivid.
Luna, leading the Sentinel Black Panther, comes to his side.
She gently reaches out to take his arm,
and leans her head on Zong Shen's shoulder.
The two quietly stand there, enjoying the peace of the moment.
For Luna and Zong Shen's strong physique,
this little cold means nothing.
Even without wearing thick fur coats, relying only on their physical attributes,
they wouldn't be affected by the current cold wind.
Compared to ordinary farmers, both Luna and Zong Shen have physical attributes several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary people.
Accordingly, the physical functions of Zong Shen and the others are also much stronger.
Their skin is tougher, their muscles firmer and more powerful.
Including the functions of internal organs as well.
They have stronger digestive functions, detoxification abilities, a vigorous metabolism…
There are many more such changes.
All improvements in attributes ultimately manifest in physical performance.
Therefore, Zong Shen's resistance to the cold is also higher than the average person.
Fortunately, this is a gradual process.
He can gradually adapt and perfectly control his body.
As the saying goes, love makes everything better.
As long as they can be together with their beloved, even braving the northwestern wind feels romantic.
...
At this moment, in the Kujite Empire at the western edge of the continent,
in the empire's mountainous territory, there is a spacious basin behind the mountains.
In this basin, there is a substantial-sized territory.
Although its planning looks more compact than Zong Shen's territory,
the population is about the same.
It also has begun to exhibit trends toward urbanization.
This level of development can be considered the pinnacle within the Lords.
Influenced by the impending Frosty Winter, it is also gloomy here.
All the entrances to the territory have been blocked with cheval de frise.
Commercial circulation has once again come to a standstill.
In the center of the territory, there is also a Lord's Courtyard.
This Lord's Courtyard has three floors, clearly a Third-level City Lord's Mansion.
On the third-floor balcony of the Lord's Small Tower, a young man wearing light blue light armor leans against the stone railing.
He looks young, but his expression is somewhat deep and melancholic.
He is gazing from the balcony at the distant undulating mountain ridges.
From his vantage point, it vaguely resembles an ink painting.
The temperature here is also dropping, with an unreasonable cold wind blowing from north to south.
Under some great force's influence, even the inconsistent mountain ranges cannot fully block the cold wind.
The young man stands there, staring, lost in thought.
He is Chen Rui, the Reincarnator, currently ranked second on the Territory Level Ranking.
He is also considered a top-level "High-level Player" among the current Lords.
Both the degree of the territory's development and his personal strength are at the forefront.
If it weren't for an anomaly like Zong Shen suddenly appearing,
Chen Rui was confident he could surpass those top Lords and various lucky ones from his previous life.
"Indeed, the entire rhythm has changed."
"The Frosty Winter Challenge was supposed to be the prelude to the second act."
"Then the thirtieth day should also undergo changes."
He murmurs to himself, not realizing that his words are silenced once more.
For this, Chen Rui doesn't really care,
because he has long been accustomed to such things.
Being a Reincarnator, he is still cautious.
However, having gone through a decade-long journey in his past life, he has a clear plan for the future.
The true catastrophe and challenges of the future are not something any single Lord can resist.
That moment is referred to as the "World's Third Act".
It requires all Universal Lords to work together, united, to have a chance of defense.
Only after overcoming that great catastrophe is there a chance to enter the third act.
This is also a gradual and progressive process.
Since he discovered Zong Shen as a variable, Chen Rui has been trying every way to communicate with him these days.
He let his Heroic Level talents search in the Market for several hours.
Finally finding something related to Zong Shen available for sale.
He sent private messages through the Lord information of the items for sale.
However, unfortunately, there was no response to the messages over the next two or three days.
Chen Rui understands the other party should have set the [Private Chat] to Do Not Disturb.
It must be noted that this world's territory is extremely vast.
Difficult to measure using Earth's conventional standards.
Besides trying private chat, he also attempted to analyze Zong Shen's regional location.
During the Burrow Challenge, when the final regional challenge boss was killed, those five Golden Banner announcements almost caused a Universal Lords uproar.
At that time, Chen Rui, through observation of the [World Channel], locked onto at least a hundred Lords who claimed to be in the same domain as Zong Shen.
Patiently engaging in private chats with these Lords one by one, he gathered some geographical information.
After compiling and filtering this information,
he was almost able to ascertain Zong Shen's location.
However, limited by those Lords' finite geographical knowledge,
Chen Rui can currently only determine that Zong Shen is located in the eastern part of the continent.
According to his memories from his previous life, the east is mainly ruled by the Avalon Kingdom and the Nord Kingdom.
In terms of location, both Nord and Avalon are extremely far from his current location in the Kujite Empire.
Essentially spanning the entire continent.
In the short term, there's no opportunity for Chen Rui and Zong Shen to meet.
Even riding a high-speed airship or a fierce bird magical beast, it would take a long time to cross this distance.
Unless using a High-level Spatial Transmission Array from one Giant City to another.
Thinking about this, Chen Rui furrows his brow.
He must quickly establish contact with Zong Shen to understand his personality,
while also giving him some hints.
Establishing a foundation for cooperation and planting the seeds of friendship and trust.
In the face of a great cataclysm, competition between Lords is actually insignificant.
Having regained this life, as long as he can or enter the third act, he is willing to make compromises and concessions.
"At this moment, a young woman dressed in a revealing red cloak of tight leather armor, with black twin ponytails, walked in from the doorway.
She was carrying a fluffy thick fur cloak, her posture light and graceful.
The cloak was voluminous, revealing a deep ravine.
The shoulders were crossed by a cloak strap made of fine cowhide,
with four or five different styles of daggers swaying as she walked.
She had a wild beauty that was different yet similar to the deep green of a goblin or green-skinned orc.
Chen Rui simply stared, oblivious to what he was thinking.
He was a Reincarnator, currently second on the Territory Level Ranking.
Also a top-tier "High-level Player" among the contemporary Lords.
If it weren't for an anomaly like Zong Shen emerging out of nowhere,
he was fully confident that he could surpass those top Lords and various lucky ones from his previous life.
"Sure enough, everything has changed."
"The Frosty Winter Challenge was supposed to be the prelude to the second act."
"Then by the thirtieth day... things should change."
He muttered to himself, not noticing that his words were muted once again.
For this, Chen Rui didn't really care either,
because he had long become accustomed to such things.
As a Reincarnator, he is quite careful.
But having experienced the ten years of his past life, he has a clear plan for the future.
The real catastrophe and challenge of the future is something no individual Lord can withstand.
That moment is referred to as the third act phase of the world.
It requires the entire spectrum of Lords to unite and work together to have a chance to withstand it.
Only by overcoming the great catastrophe is there a chance to step into the third act phase.
This is also a process of gradual evolution and progression.
Since discovering Zong Shen as a variable, these days Chen Rui has been racking his brain trying to establish contact with him.
He had his Heroic Level talents scour the Market for available Zong Shen listings for hours.
Finally, something related to Zong Shen was found.
Chen Rui understands that the other side has likely set [Private Chat] to Do Not Disturb.
He knows that such attempts are normalized in this world.
As a Reincarnator, he is very cautious.
But having experienced a decade in his past life, he has a clear plan for the future.
The true catastrophe and challenge in the future cannot be withstood by any one Lord alone.
That moment is called the World Stage Three.
It requires all Universal Lords to work with one heart and one mind, joining hands to stand a chance to resist.
Only by surviving that great catastrophe can one have the opportunity to enter the third act stage.
This, too, is a gradual evolution and progression process.
For now, Chen Rui's brow furrowed as he contemplated this issue.
The weight of these thoughts kept him standing still, lost in thought,
unknowing that his dark-haired, twin-tailed assistant had entered the small tower.
She was carrying a fluffy thick fur cloak, her graceful figure moving lightly.
With every step, her cloak and the daggers swung back and forth.
Her appearance was youthful, with a hint of profoundness and melancholy.
Yet she had an undeniable wild beauty.