Chapter 7: Tier-5 Weapon and the Barracks!

[Skeleton Warrior]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: Five]

[Skills: Bone Blade Throw, Hardening]

This Level Five Skeleton Warrior stood among the undead like a crane among chickens, its towering frame and thick bones making it stand out.

In its hand was a single weapon—a massive bone blade that looked impossibly heavy.

This thing, called a blade, was no different from a warhammer when it came down, dealing both sharp and blunt damage.

Qi Lin looked at the Skeleton Warrior before her, very satisfied with its performance.

And in front of her, more than a dozen Level Three goblins had all been slaughtered.

“If this group of goblins is only this strong, I think I can take them down right now.”

She pondered, but didn’t act rashly.

After all, the enemy’s tribe hadn’t been located yet.

Only after confirming the size of their stronghold could she decide whether to make a move.

Because generally, the larger the tribe, the stronger the leader inside.

Even elementary schoolers understood this logic.

Goblins were inherently greedy creatures, and who knew how many treasures were in their tribe.

Unlike her clueless main body, as an undead, she was well aware of this race’s fearsome nature.

She had always considered undead to be a top-tier troop type, but the advantages differed.

“Finding a Lord with top-tier troop types is as rare as a sow that can climb trees. I’d better play it safe. Anyway, the Lords around here aren’t threats.”

Qi Lin sat on the ground, resting her chin on her hand, tilting her head in thought.

“You! You! You two, take these things to my other self.”

“The rest—no, the skeletons, follow me!”

Compared to her avatar’s efforts, her main body stationed in the territory was far more relaxed.

After all, her avatar’s effort was her own effort too.

Wasn’t this the essence of work-life balance?

Among the materials returned by the skeletons was not only a blueprint, but also a Tier Five weapon!

This made Qi Lin overjoyed.

[Weapon Name: Crushing Bone Warhammer]

[Tier: Five]

[Effect: Forged from the leg bone of an ancient creature, it is incredibly sturdy. Any enemy struck down by the Crushing Bone Warhammer will be reduced to flesh and mush.]

[Active Skill: Crushing Blow…]

“So strong, it even has a skill?!”

A pure white bone warhammer—no one would think such an unremarkable thing could be Tier Five equipment.

“The only Tier Five equipment on the Exchange is just a piece of armor, and it sells for the astronomical price of 300 gold coins. What about this weapon in my hand?”

As everyone knew, weapon prices were higher than chest armor and other defensive gear.

And the Crushing Bone Warhammer was clearly the most valuable one!

This time, not only could she make a fortune, but she could also gain fame among the Lords.

Of course, sometimes this was inevitable. Besides, acting too low-key would only make you look weak.

Qi Lin didn’t rush to put her weapon on the Exchange. Instead, she picked up the blueprint to take a look.

It was a blueprint for a barracks, and its purpose was naturally to train and strengthen troop types.

For some weaker races, the barracks could enhance them.

Take Qi Lin’s troops for example—it was a process of transforming peasants into warriors.

Though both were human, their combat abilities were worlds apart.

Unless they were top-tier troops, most troop types required training, and this included nearly all intelligent beings—dwarves, elves, humans, and so on.

So for Qi Lin, the barracks was absolutely essential.

Although she could rely entirely on her avatar…

That would just make her main body look useless.

Buildings provided by blueprints weren’t limited by the construction rules of the Lord’s Hall, and barracks were considered basic structures with low building costs.

Conveniently, the remaining resources in the warehouse were just enough.

Construction time was only ten minutes.

As the peasants busied themselves, the barracks was quickly completed.

Qi Lin immediately entered with excitement, wanting to see what her peasants could be trained into.

A Level One barracks could only train two additional troop types.

[Troop Name: Worker]

[Description: Increases construction speed by 20%]

[Training Cost: 1 gold coin]

Hmm, this is useful and seems indispensable.

Though peasants could do everything, their strength was really in farming…

[Troop Name: Gatherer]

[Description: Specialized in working at quarries and lumberyards within the territory, increases gathering speed by 15%]

[Training Cost: 1 gold coin]

By comparison, Qi Lin didn’t need this second troop type for now, since there were no [Quarry] or [Lumberyard] buildings in her territory.

In just one morning, her avatar handed over all the collected gold coins at once—a full thirty-plus coins.

Qi Lin immediately used ten gold coins to train ten peasants into workers.

Construction in the territory was handed over to them, leaving 25 coins, which she planned to save for now.

With the barracks built, she couldn’t afford to spend gold coins recklessly anymore.

Currently, the population was 40 peasants and 10 workers.

Since they were the lowest tier, training speed was fast.

In no time, ten humans wearing overalls emerged.

“Greetings, Lord!”

“You’ll remain in the territory on standby from now on.”

Qi Lin waved her hand.

Most Lords could only have up to four workers, but she trained ten directly.

This might also be an advantage of the peasant troop type.

These were solid logistics units, and their usefulness needed no explanation.

But the absence of combat troop types was a bit disappointing, so she promptly upgraded the barracks to Level Two.

Upon inspection, only one additional troop type was unlocked.

[Troop Name: Beastskin Warrior]

[Description: Skilled hunters, if enough gather together they can even hunt a mammoth.]

[Training Cost: 2 gold coins]

???

Three question marks popped up above Qi Lin’s head, and a dark line appeared on her face.

This troop type couldn’t be called useless, but it was practically worthless.

“This is called a troop type? Isn’t this just a barbarian?!”

It seemed she’d have to keep upgrading the barracks to get strong troop types in the future.

The peasant’s starting point was too low, and it was hard to form an effective fighting force right away.

To be honest, Qi Lin felt these Beastskin Warriors couldn’t even compare to a single undead bone.

Not to mention, with zero training cost, the undead were unrivaled.

You’re charging 2 gold coins—why not just rob me?!

Qi Lin gave up. For now, it was best to just sell the weapon first.