Chapter 15: Factions and Claims
[Faction system activated]
"[Dúnedain] faction reputation +50."
"Current [Dúnedain] faction reputation: Friendly."
[World map open]
[Territory claim enabled]
Just when he was having a headache, several reminders suddenly sounded in succession, interrupting Levi's annoyance.
Faction, map? Another new mod unlocked? Without caring about anything else, Levi quickly opened the newly added function interface and glanced at the instructions.
The first is the faction reputation system. When you do something beneficial to a certain faction, the corresponding faction will increase its reputation.
However, reputation does not increase just by doing things. If Levi is too far away from the activity range of the corresponding camp, then that camp will not be able to know what Levi has done and will not be able to increase his reputation.
For example, Levi is now within the range of the Dunedain's activities, and there is a witness with him.
Farodan watched Levi defeat a cavalry squad alone, and directly provided Levi with the full reputation bonus, raising the reputation of the Dunedain to "friendly".
But if Levi went alone to a remote corner of Mordor to attack the orcs, no matter how many attacks he carried out, as long as the matter did not get out and no one knew about it, he would not be able to increase his reputation.
It will only deduct reputation with the Mordor faction.
Faction reputation is not just an indicator, it also has some practical uses.
Just like now, Levi's reputation in the Dunedain camp has reached "friendly", so all the Dunedain he meets in the future will have an initial reputation with him that is friendly, and they will treat him as one of their own.
After a preliminary understanding of the faction system, Levi turned his attention to the second function: [World Map].
The world map can record where Levi has been and mark which camps are active in the area, with absolute accuracy.
However, Levi had not been to many places at this moment. The map only showed the area from the Shire to Bree, and then to Levi's castle. The rest of the place was shrouded in fog.
"After this battle, your deeds will be spread throughout this wilderness, Levi."
The voice beside him brought Levi back to his senses.
Farodan continued, "You have solved a difficult problem for us. It will take more than one night to solve this assembled team."
"On behalf of the free people of this land, I want to thank you."
The vagrants were polite and paid tribute to Levi.
"Your help is indispensable. If it weren't for your timely information, I might have been caught off guard and might even have had to abandon the castle and flee in disgrace."
Levi nodded.
"I have to thank you, too, Farodan."
This was not flattery but the truth. If he faced this team directly without prior preparation, he might really fail. After all, the wolf's jumping ability was enough to allow him to cross the wall that had been built casually before.
"My pleasure."
"From today on, Farodan, you or your people do not need permission to enter my castle. You can come in and out at will and use the supplies inside. This is my small reward."
"Thank you very much. I will remember this friendship." Farodan did not refuse.
Such a solid fortress would be of great help even if it could only be used occasionally to rest.
[Dúnedain camp reputation +10]
A prompt pops up.
This brother is an honest man, he really has a good reputation.
But speaking of...
Levi suddenly thought of the elite orc with 40 health points.
On a whim, he looked directly above Farodan's head.
A line of blood bars popped out.
【25/25】
Twenty-five drops of blood.
The average lifespan of the Dunedain is several hundred years, and their vitality is naturally stronger than that of humans. It is expected that their health limit is higher.
If you think about it this way, the elite orc who emerged from the pile of orcs with an average health of more than ten points should have some ogre blood, otherwise his skin would not be so thick.
Shake your head and clear your thoughts.
It's late at night.
After a night of nerve-wracking battles (sneak attacks), Levi felt a little tired, so he said hello and went to rest.
When he woke up the next morning, he found that Farodan was gone.
Only a set of armor left in the guest room indicated that he had indeed been there.
He did not take away the armor Levi gave him.
This guy…
Levi shook his head and suddenly remembered that he seemed to have opened another system yesterday, but he was interrupted by Farodan before he had time to check it, and he forgot about it all of a sudden.
【Territory Claim】
“You can claim an unclaimed building area as your territory.”
"Every time you level up ten times, you can get a territory claim quota. The current number of territories that can be claimed is: 0/3."
This territory claim reminded Levi of a module called "Utilities", which also allows one to claim a certain amount of territory, which is very convenient.
Without saying a word, Levi declared the castle he built under his feet as his first territory.
"Please confirm the name of the territory:"
Levi thought about it and realized that his castle was located in a wilderness area not too far from the main road, so...
"Let's call it [Roadside Fort]."
[The territory "Roadside Fort" was successfully created]
After creating the territory, Levi always felt that something was missing. After thinking about it, he made a sign and hung it at the city gate.
Carve the three words "Lubianbao" on it.
Yeah, perfect.
From now on, the area within the walls of Roadside Fort is considered Levi's "territory".
According to the instructions, within one's own territory, storage blocks such as boxes are protected. Without one's permission, others cannot open or destroy them, let alone move them away.
This is just the most basic protection of permanent territorial property.
In addition, within the territory, Levi can also summon iron golems and snow golems.
Yes, Levi is now certain that he can only summon puppets within his own territory, and the puppets cannot leave the territory.
Levi sighed.
well--
The plan in my mind to summon an army of iron golems to invade Mordor failed before it even began.
But it’s better this way. At least when I leave the base, I don’t have to worry about this place being occupied by orcs or bandits.
In this way, a big problem has been solved, and I can go out and travel without any worries.
After understanding the functions of the newly unlocked module, Levi immediately wanted to summon a few iron golems to see what this powerful helper with 100 health points looked like. Would it be square, or would it have patterns like iron armor that would be closer to the realistic style?
However, after searching through all the boxes, Levi was unable to find an important ingredient - pumpkin.
Yes, during this period of time Levi only planted one crop, which was wheat. There were only wheat seeds, which Levi could obtain directly by knocking the weeds outside.
The rest still needs to be found.
Having made up his mind, Levi opened the world map and then spread out the paper map he got from Bilbo and compared them.
To the west of the roadside fort is Bree. For Levi, it is a return journey and the route is more familiar.
To the east lies Rivendell, and easterly beyond that are the Misty Mountains.
According to the map, Levi is about the same distance from Bree and Rivendell.
Looking at the valley in the east, Levi was somewhat tempted.
He hadn't seen the elf yet.
Moreover, if I remember correctly, Aragorn was living in Rivendell at that time. If you calculate the time, he should be a child under ten years old now.
(End of this chapter)
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