[Commanding Mountains and Rivers] requires 10,000 Lord Experience to go from Level 1 to Level 2!

With a thought, Wang Yi instantly leveled it up.

Going from Level 2 to Level 3 requires 20,000 Lord Experience!

He instantly leveled it up again.

Going from Level 3 to Level 4 required 40,000 experience, and from then on, the required Lord Experience would double with each level.

Wang Yi raised [Commanding Mountains and Rivers] all the way to Level 5, allowing him to refine five mountains and five rivers into his body.

"Too bad I can’t unlock that free mode until Level 7."

Wang Yi muttered to himself. He checked his attribute information panel and saw he still had 108,500 Lord Experience left, along with over 114,000 Chaos Energy.

’I just need to save up a bit more Chaos Energy, and I can start Refining Mountains and Rivers again.’

Wang Yi then used the Recruitment Scroll.

A brilliant white light immediately appeared around him. The light quickly condensed into tall figures. In the span of two or three breaths, a group of Purple-skinned Orcs stood before Wang Yi. They were broad and burly, all over two meters tall, with large hands and feet, wide hips, their hair tied in countless small braids, and very small eyes.

"DING! Congratulations, you have recruited 64 rare female Purple-skinned Orcs. Purple-skinned Orcs possess astonishing endurance, extremely high intelligence, and powerful Magic resistance. The females love art and are especially skilled at handcrafting. They are straightforward, simple, and kind. As long as they are fed and housed, they are willing to serve as slaves and servants. Please treat them well."

Wang Yi was stunned. He could recruit female Beastmen?

’Aren’t female Beastmen supposed to be the cat-girl type—cute, pretty, and easy to push over? That’s how they’re always written in all those Otherworld transmigration novels. So how come when it’s my turn, I get a bunch of big-assed, purple-skinned, brawny women who look more masculine than Man Datou?’

"Greetings, Master!"

"Master, where will we live?"

"Master, when do we eat?"

"Wow, so many sweet potatoes..."

The 64 Purple-skinned Orcs greeted Wang Yi boisterously, addressing him as Master.

Wang Yi looked at the Purple-skinned Orc in front of him and immediately received her attribute information.

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Name: Duruka

Race: Rare Purple-skinned Orc

Sex: Female

Skill 1: [Excellent Beastman Physique]. Female Purple-skinned Orcs have a powerful physique, with physical stats higher than that of an average Beastman.

Skill 2: [Loves Art]. Female Purple-skinned Orcs possess astonishing artistic talent and enjoy engaging in artistic activities such as music, painting, and sculpture. After long-term study and practice, they can become masters of art.

Skill 3: [Skillful and Artistic]. Female Purple-skinned Orcs are deft and can engage in various crafting activities, being proficient in everything from tailoring and blacksmithing to potion-making. They also possess extremely high independent creative ability. After long-term study and practice, they can become masters of handcrafting.

Description: Female Purple-skinned Orcs are natural-born masters of art and handcrafting. Of course, if thrown onto the battlefield, they also make excellent cannon fodder.

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’Skillful and Artistic, Loves Art... I guess that’s not too bad...’

Wang Yi muttered, then checked the information panels of the other Purple-skinned Orcs. Besides their names, their attribute information was identical.

Seeing how interested they were in the refined rice, pumpkins, and sweet potatoes on the ground, Wang Yi commanded, "First, move all this grain onto the train. The main group is about to travel a long distance, so for the time being, we’ll be eating and sleeping on board!"

"Yes!"

The group of Purple-skinned Orcs immediately got busy. They were powerful, able to carry and lift heavy loads, and surprisingly nimble at their work. They quickly moved all the food supplies onto the train, drawing the curious gazes of the soldiers.

Wang Yi had finished sorting through his spoils of war. After some thought, he gave each of the Purple-skinned Orcs one Fasting Pill and one Piyao Pill. Then he took out the ten Spiritual Artifact rice cookers he carried with him and said to them, "Under normal circumstances, you won’t be needed for combat. Instead, you’ll be engaged in production. Your first task is to use these Spiritual Artifact rice cookers to refine the rice, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins into Fasting Pills. Using the Spiritual Artifact rice cookers consumes Spirit Stones. The Spirit Stones are in the front carriage; send two people with me to get them..."

In Wang Yi’s view, living supplies were scarce in this Painful Origin Realm. Although he had brought plenty of good food and drink, he couldn’t afford to be extravagant. He didn’t know how long he would be staying in this world, so stocking up on more Fasting Pills would be beneficial.

After a brief rest, the small train slowly started moving. The 92 Feng Yuxiu did not board the train; instead, they rode their Jade Jiaolongs, galloping alongside it.

Inside the driver’s cabin at the front of the train, Watermelon was in charge of navigation.

Wang Yi still had a Mission Clue Scroll that was a system reward. However, the Scroll could only be used within the former site of Li City of the Green Land Alliance. Wang Yi had no map and was unfamiliar with the geography, so he had no idea where the former site of Li City was. He had asked Watermelon, but she didn’t know either. She only knew the locations of the former sites of Yi City and Kun City.

The area where the group now found themselves was the former site of Yi City. Ahead lay the city ruins. In the past, Scavengers would head into the city ruins to search for living supplies. The terrain there was complex, and it was home to active Earth Deities and the Wood Knot Monsters they controlled.

Wood Knot Monsters were powerful creatures that could operate outside the territory of an Earth Deity. If an ordinary Scavenger was hunted by them, it was basically a death sentence.

Therefore, being a Scavenger was a high-risk profession. Those who searched for supplies in the city ruins were, so to speak, living with their lives on the line.

And now, the small train was heading directly toward the city ruins.

Wang Yi wanted to find ruins similar to C49. The ruins of Yi City would be his first exploration site, and after that, he would probably have to go to the former site of Kun City.

In less than half an hour, the small train reached the edge of the city ruins. Wang Yi gazed ahead and could see many abandoned high-rise buildings. The area was dense with trees, resembling an urban forest. The path forward was blocked by all sorts of plants and collapsed structures, making it impossible for the train to proceed.