novelraw Chapter 618 418: Frosty Winter, Night 1 – An Uncanny Sunny Day
Chapter 618 418: Frosty Winter, Night 1 – An Uncanny Sunny Day
He suddenly remembered some situations.
After a brief contemplation, Zong Shen first checked the [Territory Level Ranking].
Then he opened the [Legion Channel].
Once again, he chose to edit a message.
Because the privilege to mention everyone is limited to once per day, Zong Shen temporarily could not use it.
Through his Legion Commander privileges, he set the [Legion Channel] to a 30-minute mute status.
Even though it was already past ten at night, there were still night owls chatting idly in the [Legion Channel].
In the absence of entertainment facilities right now, apart from cuddling with attractive subjects and exercising...
people could only alleviate boredom through idle chatting in channels.
Channels like [Regional Channel] and [Legion Channel], which almost have no speaking restrictions, have become great places for most lords to pass the time.
In addition, over these days of development, the number of legions in the region has obviously increased.
From initially fewer than ten legions, the region now boasts over a hundred legions.
However, the largest in number remains Zong Shen's [Guides Corps], with 46 members firmly in first place.
After all, once a legion is established, recruiting legion members is tied to the lord's territory level.
The higher the territory level, the larger the coverage area.
In these three or four days, the [Territory Level Ranking] has also changed.
Perennial number two, Chen Rui, has caught up somewhat, with territory level lv6.
He is only 2 levels behind Zong Shen.
The third place is a Lady Lord from Dongying named Yi Li'ai 1997122, with territory level lv5.
There's no one following this level, she's alone in it.
Fourth place to three hundred and twenty-sixth belong to the first tier, all with territory level lv4, with differences only in upgrade timing.
Beyond the three hundred and twenty-sixth to three hundred and seventy-six thousand and seven hundred and ninety-second place are all lv3.
Initially, the territory starting level upon arrival was lv0.
One can clearly see that during this time, the strength of all lords has increased to varying degrees.
The number of people in the same territory level is also growing.
This indicates that the difficulty of upgrading is increasing.
The division of strength begins to form intervals, preliminarily reflecting the hierarchy of lords.
From the current situation, the regional [Legion] is yet to usher in a period of great development, and there's still a process.
This is also a shackle to development.
It forces all lords to develop according to the rhythm of the Lord System.
Even a lord like Zong Shen, acknowledged as the strongest in the region, cannot wildly and rapidly develop the [Legion].
After glancing at the channel and confirming the mute effect,
Zong Shen sent out the message he had edited.
"All legion members take note, the goblin tribe lurking in the northern forest has started wandering around our vicinity, please keep a close watch on any suspicious traces near the territory. If attacked by goblins and unable to resist, please promptly send a call for help from the legion."
Zong Shen's message was presented in a light red color, a privilege font for Legion Commanders.
This makes it more noticeable than the normal black chat font.
Because the area where the goblins have been active is right near his territory.
And those legion members are all spread around nearby.
So Zong Shen found it necessary to give them a reminder.
Judging from the situation during the day, those goblins appear to still be in the preliminary scouting phase.
They haven't dispatched combat squads on a large scale to this area yet.
Throughout the whole day, he didn't receive any reports from Jiang Yi or any calls for help.
The [Legion Call for Help] is a legion function, ordinary members can only activate it once per day.
Upon responding to the help request, one can acquire a certain marching speed bonus.
Successfully completing the support mission will provide rewards based on difficulty and contribution level.
These rewards are designed to encourage mutual assistance among legion members.
After sending out this channel alert, Zong Shen closed the [Legion Channel].
After half an hour, the general mute status will automatically lift.
He rarely speaks in the legion, so this time his message will surely be widely spread.
Among legion members, many are already familiar with each other.
The new social relationships post-arrival are being formed based on territory location plus legion as nodes.
After handling this small matter before sleep, Luna was already leaning against his side.
The warm jade-like touch made Zong Shen feel incredibly reassured.
He lowered his head, letting the firm pillow filled with buckwheat husks fully support his neck.
He closed his eyes and entered into sleep.
The Endless Continent is a magical world, following the rhythm of the sun rising in the east and setting in the west.
Given its vastness, even when the whole continent is displayed as a plane,
there's still a noticeable time difference.
However, the time difference here is even smaller than on Earth.
Zong Shen's location in the Avalon Kingdom is on the eastern edge of the continent.
Here, it gets completely dark around seven in Bang City.
While in the Rodok Kingdom on the western side of the continent, it only gets completely dark around ten at night.
A three-hour time difference is scientifically improbable for such a vast continent.
No one knows what the world's operational laws truly are.
Seen with the naked eye, there's both a sun and a moon here.
And they resemble those on Earth.
It's hard to imagine how that small sun manages, at what dimension and distance,
to spread light and heat across the entire Endless Continent.
But regardless, as the night envelops,
each lord will spend the first night of the Frosty Winter.
...
The next day, at 8 AM.
Today's sunlight is bright and dazzling.
The newborn morning sun emits gentle sunlight.
Reflecting vibrant morning clouds, akin to molten steel in a steel furnace, brilliant like fire.
Zong Shen had already woken up around 6 AM.
Luna too.
But neither of them got up; instead, they started a new round of morning exercise, fueled by the energy brewed by the morning light.
Until after finishing their exercise, it was already past eight.
At the end, the sunlight was excellent, and the weather was very clear.
In Zong Shen's perception, the temperature was gradually rising.
This weather change was a bit abnormal, seemingly not aligning with the theme of the Frosty Winter Challenge.
After lingering, Zong Shen then put on his battle armor and donned cold-resistant clothing.
He walked out of the Lord's Small Tower.
Luna had now assumed the role of a little wife.
She was earnestly seeking guidance from Marie.
Working hard to learn how to make food suitable for human tastes.
Yesterday's tomato soup was the result of Luna's inquiry.
The Dark Night Elf race doesn't have such fancy cooking methods.
They worship the Moon God and are akin to nature.
Their daily diet is extremely simple and plain.
They often use fruits from the forest as staple foods.
They also gather fresh fungi to make food.
Sometimes they hunt, often considering themselves as Natural Guardians.
Those raptors and magical beasts that seriously upset the ecological balance are hunted down by the Dark Night Rangers.
And then they become food for the clan.
They have no apparent distaste for meat.
In their eyes, both meat and plants possess life.
However, in terms of diet and preference, they hold no particular affection for meat.
They are the kind that can eat, but don't quite love eating it.
Now, Luna, in order to adapt to Zong Shen's habits,
has begun studying various meat cooking recipes.
Love is the greatest force to change a woman.
Fully armed, Zong Shen pushed open the door of the Lord's Small Tower.
The white sunlight with a faint golden halo spilled into the Lord's Small Tower.
Brightening the entire hall of the tower.
The clouds could not block the pouring sunlight.
Heat descended onto the earth along with the sunlight.
The dry, scattered snow absorbed the heat and began to melt.
The bottom ice layer started to consolidate, reducing snow thickness, making it heavier and more compact.
Concurrently, because the snow absorbs heat and melts, the ground surface is chillingly cold.
Such climate changes seem quite unusual.
The Frosty Winter Challenge is not yet over; how could it suddenly clear?
He looked at the steps, where the snow had compressed by five or six centimeters.
He couldn't help but furrow his brows deeply.