The gray wolf king lost his balance and fell to the ground.
Ge Dalong struck the Gray Wolf King with an ice spike, slowing him down. Zhao Feng then brutally beat the fallen wolf with an axe, disemboweling it.
Zhang Shi stepped forward, glanced at the Gray Wolf King who had lost the ability to resist, and ruthlessly beheaded him.
At this point, the feud with the Gray Wolf King was completely resolved.
Seeing their king beheaded, the wolf cubs lost their will to fight and turned to flee.
Zhang Shi certainly wouldn't leave any more hidden dangers for himself. He joined forces with the Black Mist Guards to clear out most of the remaining wolf cubs, and handed the rest over to the guard team for practice. Zhang Shi and the others stood aside to supervise the battle.
The wolf pack was decimated, and the cubs, who had no intention of fighting, were eliminated one by one. Soon, the wolf pack was wiped out by the guards' spears.
After the battle, all soldiers were promoted two levels, and Zhang Shi allowed them to freely allocate their attribute points, significantly enhancing the guard's combat strength. Most importantly, one real battle was better than ten drills; they became a combat-ready team with practical experience, making them more adept at handling future battles.
In addition, a high-quality treasure chest was dropped after the Gray Wolf King died. Zhang Shi first saved the treasure chest, planning to open it after the privilege count refreshed tomorrow.
The first thing Zhang Shi did upon returning to the fortress was to take a cold shower with ice.
The outside temperature showed no signs of dropping, and Zhang Shi's short-sleeved shirt was completely soaked after the battle.
Dinner was eaten together by everyone, except for the Black Mist Guards and robots who didn't need to eat. Zhang Shi, worried that the guards might eat too much, specifically instructed Xiao Mei to cook extra.
Xiao Mei worked from sunset until it was pitch black before finally serving the food.
As the lord, Zhang Shi delivered a speech in a very professional manner, which was to encourage the guard team for their bravery in this battle. He also made a promise that if anyone killed a high-level beast or enemy, they would receive a special reward from him.
In short, these soldiers were both loyal to and admired Zhang Shi, and the speech had an unexpectedly good effect.
With the system's help, Zhang Shi built two more wooden houses in the courtyard and distributed some daily necessities, thus temporarily settling the soldiers.
Buildings above the stone houses require design drawings and are quite troublesome to construct, so Zhang Shi decided to wait until the area is developed before building dormitories in a unified manner.
Late at night, Zhang Shi lay in bed waiting for midnight to arrive.
The time limit for recruitment was too troublesome for Zhang Shi, and he was unwilling to delay the progress of the mass production plan, so he endured until midnight.
After finally completing the recruitment, Zhang Shi got up and couldn't wait to go to the barracks to check.
Sure enough, the gender of the soldiers varied depending on the type of unit. The summoned support soldier was a woman, the engineer was an old man in his fifties, and the scout was not even human, but a winged humanoid creature.
Zhang Shi named the two assault soldiers Zhang Ba and Zhang Jiu, and then ordered them to spend the night in the barracks.
He then observed the scout closely. Seemingly noticing Zhang Shi's unusual gaze, the scout knelt on one knee and saluted Zhang Shi.
"Reporting to the lord, I am a winged human, capable of flight and skilled in reconnaissance and detection."
Zhang Shi nodded, and the other two recruits, seeing this, also began to introduce themselves.
"Reporting to my lord, I am skilled in logistics and my skills can restore the stamina of friendly units. In addition, I am also proficient in the preparation of some basic potions."
"Reporting to my lord, I am skilled in constructing various buildings, equipment, and crafting materials. If you provide me with blueprints, I can learn and memorize their contents to create a template-like effect."
Zhang Shi's eyes lit up. These newly recruited soldiers were indeed somewhat special, and some even had their own skills, although their ability values were all around 5.
Zhang Shi fully utilized his imagination and named them according to their military branches.
The engineers are surnamed Gong, and the elderly are called Gong Yi; the support soldiers are surnamed Yi, and the women are called Yi Yi; the reconnaissance soldiers are surnamed Cai, and the winged people are called Cai Yi.
After settling the soldiers, Zhang Shi recruited new soldiers, still two assault soldiers and one soldier for each of the other three branches.
It is expected that Zhang Shi's troops will be able to expand to seventeen men by tomorrow morning. Zhang Shi feels that he is one step closer to his dream of making great achievements and expanding his territory in the wilderness world. While he is excited, Zhang Shi's wallet is also shrinking rapidly, and his originally abundant gold coin reserves are almost gone.
"Scouts are paid 300 gold coins, engineers 400 gold coins, and support soldiers 400 gold coins. Hmm, my wallet is a bit tight right now, I need to plan out the troop structure first."
After silently pondering for a while, Zhang Shi returned to his room, opened his cheat system, and clicked to sign in.
The system notifies you that you have received the following rewards for checking in:
[Resource Acceleration Card (Pink) x2: After use, it can accelerate the resource generation speed within the shelter area by 100%.]
Zhang Shi studied the resource acceleration card and found that it could not only accelerate the growth cycle of livestock and crops, but also speed up the recruitment of troops and even the construction speed of the system.
Zhang Shi chuckled as he carefully put away the two resource acceleration cards, planning to use them the next morning after everyone had woken up and was ready.
The appearance of the resource acceleration card not only increases Zhang Shi's troop production speed, but also speeds up resource production. The production of refined iron and bricks also enjoys the acceleration effect. Zhang Shi has a plan in mind, intending to make a big profit during the time the resource acceleration card is effective.
Before going to sleep, Zhang Shi exchanged all the resources he had placed in the trading market for gold coins and posted a preview below the trading orders.
"Dear Survivors, I plan to release a large batch of supplies on the trading market tomorrow, including but not limited to food, materials, equipment, medicine, and ice. All items will be settled with gold coins. If you have any special items, you can also message me privately to discuss the price. I guarantee you will be satisfied."
Then, Zhang Shi summoned the Black Mist Guardian and ordered him to keep watch at night.
Today is the fourth day of the extreme heat disaster. The protective light curtain will become ineffective in the early morning and enter a cooling-off period. In order to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, Zhang Shi made some arrangements in advance before going to sleep with the air conditioning on.
Although it was late at night, Zhang Shi's message still caused a huge stir in the chat channel.
"Holy crap, can we be friends? I'll let you know when you ship some items, I have plenty of gold coins."
"Hey boss, could you please give me some ice right now? This temperature is unbearable. I feel like I'm in a sauna all the time. I've been drinking as much water in one day as I did in the previous three days."
Many astute individuals also noticed some clues through Zhang Shi's transactions.
"What do you think is the big boss's intention in requesting a gold coin transaction? Could it be that the gold coins have some special purpose?"
"Of course, it must have some wonderful use. I have to take advantage of the big shot's influence to hoard more gold coins. Who knows, I might be able to make a fortune in the future."
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