Chapter 180: The Only Truth

Half a day later, once his subordinates had temporarily handed over their civil and military duties,

Mo Xiaobai opened the Daming Village Territory Panel and confirmed the territory’s promotion.

“Ding~ After detection, Player Territory ‘Daming Village’ has met all promotion requirements. Do you confirm the territory promotion?”

“Yes!”

“Ding~ Player Territory ‘Daming Village’ has reached ‘Village Level 3’. Upon the next promotion, it will upgrade to ‘Small Town Level 1’. Please confirm the Small Town Characteristic assigned after the upgrade. This Characteristic will influence and promote future territory development. Once confirmed, it cannot be changed. Please consider carefully.”

When the Intellect Brain’s prompt entered his ear again, a series of small squares floated before Mo Xiaobai’s eyes.

Trade, Agriculture, Music, Military…

Mo Xiaobai quickly scanned these squares and soon fixed his gaze on the last one.

“Comprehensive!”

“I choose the ‘Comprehensive’ Characteristic.”

As his conscious affirmation was transmitted a second time, the Intellect Brain responded quickly:

“Ding~ Lord Player ‘Daydreaming’ has selected the ‘Comprehensive’ Characteristic. Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

As Mo Xiaobai slowly spoke those two words, colorful dragon clouds rose above the sky of the entire Huaxia Region:

“Huaxia Announcement~ Congratulating Player ‘Daydreaming’ for unremitting hard work and successfully upgrading Territory ‘Daming Village’ to ‘Small Town Level 1’. ‘Daming Village’ has become the first Small Town Level 1 Player Territory in the Huaxia Region. Special reward: 100 Gold, 1 Random Territory Military Building, 1 Random Special Territory Building, 1 Territory Building Upgrade Talisman, 1 Random Territory Specialty Technology.”

The colorful dragons rolled in the sky, and repeated Intellect Brain announcements echoed in Mo Xiaobai’s ears.

Almost all Players within the Huaxia Region stopped their busy tasks and looked up at the changing weather above them.

Daming Village, no, now it should be called Daming Town. The Great God’s territory has upgraded again!

This time, it was a leap from a village to a town!

“I knew it. The Great God hasn’t come out to stir up trouble for a long time.”

“Let’s see the time. There have been quite a few Village Level 3s appearing on this Plane recently. Daming Village was due to upgrade to a Town.”

“Indeed, there’s nothing strange about it. It would be a century-breaking news story if the Great God was ever surpassed by someone.”

“Weren’t you curious about the Small Town upgrade quest? The Chaos of the Hundred Beasts was hard enough. What would the Small Town quest look like?”

“Difficulty is certain, but that’s for ordinary Players like us. For high-level players like the Great God, the difficulty is probably not that big.”

“I still envy the Great God so much. I really want to have Houzi with the Great God.”

“LS, pervert, go away. The Great God belongs to everyone.”

“Belongs to everyone, +1.”

…

“Territory Promotion Quest (1)”

“Quest Description: Because ‘Daming Village’ promoted to a Small Town Territory, Lord Player ‘Daydreaming’ must complete an ‘Promotion Instance’ to prove he possesses the ability and qualification to govern ‘Daming Town’. The ‘Promotion Instance’ is a random instance. After the quest starts, you can view the instance introduction within the instance space.”

“Quest Reward: 50 Territory Fame, 100 Farmland, 60 Medicine Field.”

“Failure Penalty: Territory will be automatically destroyed.”

…

“Territory Promotion Quest (2)”

“Quest Description: Please Lord ‘Daydreaming’ to upgrade all basic buildings within the territory to Small Town Level 1 (Village buildings that cannot be upgraded further are exempt) within five days.”

“Quest Reward: 30 Territory Fame, 50 Farmland, 30 Medicine Field.”

“Failure Penalty: Territory will be automatically destroyed.”

“Quest Countdown: 4:23:59:55”

…

They were still two promotion quests, but the difficulty of these two quests was significantly higher than the previous upgrade difficulties.

“Ziyang, I am leaving the five-day territory construction to you.”

Because he had to take Guo Yuan and others into an instance, Mo Xiaobai had to instruct Liu Ye before leaving: “There are enough resources in the territory now. If you need more, you can buy them at the Market. You must thoroughly renovate Daming Town within five days.”

“Ye understands.”

“And Junyi, although the bandits around the mountains and water, and the Beast Territories have been cleared once, you must not be careless. You must guard our Town well.”

“Yes!”

After handing over all military and administrative duties of the territory to Liu Ye and Zhang He, Mo Xiaobai took a deep breath, walked towards the Territory Stele, and opened the instance portal for this promotion quest.

When the prompt about being able to bring five Territory Citizens to assist came to his ear, Mo Xiaobai directly assigned the other five teleportation slots to Guo Yuan, Guo Jia, Li Ji, Li Guang, and Dong Zhen.

With a flash of light, the six people vanished before the Daming Village Territory Stele.

“Territory Promotion Instance: The Only Truth!”

“Instance Difficulty: S”

“Instance Party Size: 1/1 (Player), 5/5 (Territory Citizens)”

“Instance Overview: Because Ziwu County, under the jurisdiction of Xu Commandery, has frequently been robbed by strong bandits, and due to the tragic death of Ziwu County Magistrate Zhou Yi two days ago, you have been temporarily commissioned by the Commandery Governor to serve as the Magistrate of Ziwu County. You are ordered to investigate the truth behind the robbery of tax revenue and the death of Zhou Yi within five days.”

“Quest (1): Recover the stolen tax grain, money, and silk.”

“Quest (2): Arrest the murderer of Zhou Yi.”

“Quest (3): Raise the Ziwu County Populace Sentiment and Security values to above 80 respectively.”

“Instance Reward: Instance Treasure Chest (Unknown)”

“Failure Penalty: Randomly lose 5 Innate Attributes!”

“Quest Countdown: 4:23:59:57”

As soon as he entered the Instance Space, Mo Xiaobai eagerly opened the instance introduction.

Then… there was nothing more.

“As expected, this is a high-difficulty Instance Quest that I have absolutely no memory of!” Mo Xiaobai shook his head helplessly, then scanned his surroundings to confirm his position after entering the instance.

In front of him was the main gate of the County Government Office, with Guo Yuan and others nearby. However, standing beside the six people was a gray-bearded old man whom Mo Xiaobai did not know.

“My Lord has traveled far and must be tired. You may enter the office to rest first. I am the Vice Magistrate of Ziwu County. If My Lord has any matters, please command this old man.” The gray-bearded old man smiled and stepped forward, revealing his identity to Mo Xiaobai.

This old man is the Vice Magistrate?

One of the Big Three of Ziwu County?

Mo Xiaobai touched his chin and nodded lightly and heavily, saying, “Of course, we must go to the County Government Office. But now is not the time to rest. Please have the County Commandant called as well, so I can get to know him and explain some new duties to you.”

“I must admit, My Lord, the County Commandant, He Yin, just left the city the day before yesterday to search for the bandit tracks, so he is not currently in the city.”

“Not here? Alright, all of you come in with me. I have something to say.”

Hearing this answer from the old Vice Magistrate, Mo Xiaobai shook his head again, led the group inside the office, and sat down in the main hall before speaking:

“I came here with a heavy task commissioned by the Commandery Governor, so I must make my words brief. Old Vice Magistrate, please do me a favor and order the Clerk of Merit, the Prison Warden, the Stable Keeper, the Granary Clerk, and others in this county to come to the County Government Office to see me within half an incense stick.”