【Upgrade Complete】

【Beacon Fire Town → Fenghuo County】

【New Building List Unlocked:】

【Blue City Gate (Unlocked)】

【White City Wall (Unlocked)】

【Intermediate Arrow Tower (Unlocked)】

【Green Building: Logging Camp 0/1】

【Green Building: Quarry 0/1】

【Green Building: Mining Camp 0/1】

【Green Building: Fishing Pier 0/1】

【County Barracks 0/1】

【Subsidiary Town 0/1】

Lin Feng looked at the line "Subsidiary Town."

A town was one level higher than a village, covering a larger area and controlling more resources.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement in his heart. It wasn't over yet; he still needed to check the requirements for upgrading from county-level to city-level. If the conditions had changed, he needed to know which direction to work toward.

He reached out and swiped on the light screen, finding the 【county-level Territory Upgrade Requirements】. He clicked it.

【Querying...】

【Rules are chaotic; unable to view county-level upgrade requirements.】

Lin Feng frowned. "Chaotic rules"—this was the first time he had seen this term.

In the past, upgrade requirements were always clearly listed there. Since when had there been an "unable to view" message?

Just as he was about to give up, the light screen suddenly flashed, and a new prompt popped up.

【Detected that the territory was established with a Special Village Establishment Order; authority increased. Upgrade information can be obtained in advance.】

【county-level Territory → city-level Territory】

【Upgrade requirements are as follows:】

【1. Subjects: 20,000; Freemen: 10,000】

【2. Satisfy any one of the following three conditions:】

(1) Ten subsidiary counties

(2) One subsidiary city

(3) One subsidiary Demon King-level Dungeon

【3. Adventurers Association Contribution Points: 50,000 (Increased by Adventurers completing missions)】

【4. Advanced Talents: 10 of any advanced talent】

【5. Special Barracks: Possess a low-level or high-level Special Barracks】

【6. City Defense: City wall circumference of over sixty li, blue quality city gate】

【7. Army: ≥ 3,000 people】

【8. wonders: Possess one wonder】

【9. Territory Guardian Beast: Possess one Territory Guardian Beast (Minimum Rare quality)】

【10. Special Resources: 2,000 units of Mithril】

Lin Feng was stunned.

He stared at the light screen and read it three times from beginning to end: subsidiary Demon King-level Dungeon, Adventurers Association, Territory Guardian Beast, Freemen.

He had never even heard of these four things, and the requirement to withstand the Nightmare Tide had disappeared.

Previously, upgrading to a county town required fighting off a Level 3 Nightmare Tide, and upgrading to a city required fighting off a Level 4 Nightmare Tide.

This was an ironclad rule that hadn't changed for decades, but now, that condition was gone.

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat. The condition to withstand the Nightmare Tide had disappeared?

Did that mean that from now on, the monthly Nightmare Tide would no longer come?

He didn't know.

But he knew one thing: he was the first person in the world to know this information.

The lords of other territories were still overwhelmed by tonight's double Nightmare Tide, desperately trying to hold their city walls.

They were still waiting for the General Bureau's notification, while he had already seen what was required to upgrade to a city.

Information gap. This was the first-mover advantage.

Lin Feng suppressed the shock in his heart and forced himself to calm down. He looked through them one by one.

Subsidiary Demon King-level Dungeon—he knew what a Dungeon was; they existed in the games he had played before.

There were many layers inside, with different terrain and monsters on each layer, but also plenty of resources and treasure chests.

If he could conquer it and then occupy it using a Subsidiary Town, then the Dungeon would be his.

Adventurers Association—judging by the name, it was an organization related to Adventurers.

Contribution points had to be increased by Adventurers completing missions, which meant he needed to attract Adventurers to his territory.

Territory Guardian Beast—this was the hardest; he had no clue at all.

He didn't have much of a lead on Freemen either, so he skipped it for now.

But what made his heart race the most was the third option of the second requirement: one subsidiary Demon King-level Dungeon.

A Demon King-level Dungeon?

Was there one within his territory? 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Lin Feng immediately opened the interface for [N O V E L I G H T] building a Subsidiary Town. With a thought: "Build Subsidiary Town."

The crystal burst with intense light once again. Dark-gold light surged from the crystal's surface, coalescing in the center of the room into a giant holographic map.

It was a topographical map of the area within a hundred-li radius of Fenghuo County. Mountains, rivers, plains, and hills—every stream, every grove, and every hillock was as clear as if it had been measured with a ruler.

The city walls of Fenghuo County flickered with golden light at the center of the map, while Qingmu County, Heiyan Town, Hupan Village, and North Slope Village were scattered around as blue markers.

Lin Feng's gaze moved rapidly across the map. One hundred and ten li west of Qingmu County.

There was a marker he had never seen before—an inverted triangle black icon that was slowly pulsating like a beating heart. When he moved the cursor over it, a line of text popped up.

【Unexplored Dungeon】

【Level:???】

【Recommended Number of People:???】

The corners of Lin Feng's mouth slowly curled up. There really was one!

There really was a Dungeon within the range of his territory.

He didn't know if it was Demon King-level, but even if it wasn't, it didn't matter; he would occupy it first.

He no longer hesitated, reaching out his finger to tap a spot five li east of that black marker.

The terrain was flat, near a water source, and close enough to the Dungeon without being too close.

If monsters from the Dungeon came out, the town would still have a buffer zone.