"In the era of great contention, I shall dictate the course of events!"

The human race, as the favored children of heaven and earth, surpasses all other races, with innate advantages.

"From the current development situation, receiving divine rewards is what everyone expects."

However, one must remain vigilant.

Countless leaders are being reborn, and besides the powerful troops appearing overtly, there are definitely more lurking in the shadows, developing powerful leaders with their heads down.

These individuals are not to be underestimated.

"I still need to strive to develop!" 

Even though I have innate advantages.

But Yu Qian understands that if he were to slack off because of this, there would be a high probability of failure and losing the reward.

I must always remember, "Can only be imitated, cannot be surpassed!" Yu Qian reminds himself silently.

...

As time passes, night falls once again.

Blood rains down, and eerie phenomena abound.

Around the leader's mansion, within the blood rain, unsettling figures that send shivers down one's spine appear as if in a mirage.

In the courtyard.

You Qian sits by a wooden table, drinking from a wooden cup.

By now, he has called back all the members of the human race.

Led by the archer Artemis, three farmers have brought the bodies of hunted exotic beasts and the collected water into the courtyard.

They skillfully collect all the exotic beasts and present them to Yu Qian.

You Qian then deftly waves his hand, storing all the materials into his personal storage space.

Meanwhile, more than eighty skill books and ten units of water are put up for sale in the trading area.

Of course, the exchange prices are not low.

Naturally, the selling prices increase slowly.

However, You Qian is not worried.

Although there are now many leaders selling skill books in the trading area, and some are selling them at cheap prices, there are still more people in need of skill books.

Even if unwilling, they can only buy Yu Qian's skill books with tears in their eyes.

The entire world exchange area, one could say, is filled with resentment towards him.

"It should be about time now."

As the resistance among the people continues to intensify,

coupled with more powerful leaders obtaining medium and high proficiency universal skill books and letting them flow into the market.

It won't be long.

Skill book prices will inevitably return to normal.

"In a day or two, the prices of skill books will surely return to normal."

Even at high prices, no one will be willing to buy them anymore.

You Qian muses silently.

After all, everyone is getting stronger, and engaging in a price war simultaneously, it's impossible to monopolize anymore.

But it's not a big problem.

He had anticipated it long ago; the disappearance of the scarcity premium was an inevitable law.

Most importantly, You Qian has already perfectly seized this wave of profits.

By selling the skill books, he has exactly enough to gather six thousand units of wood and three thousand units of stone.

Now, he can upgrade the village!

...

You Qian stands up, looking towards the leader's mansion.

An information prompt appears.

[The conditions for upgrading the village chief's mansion have been met. Would you like to upgrade?]

"Yes!"

As soon as he finishes speaking, a beam of light descends from the sky once again.

The blinding light envelops the wooden house.

In just a few seconds, as the light recedes, a larger and more exquisite wooden house appears in front of You Qian.

Built on a neatly laid stone foundation, although the main body is still made of wood, it looks noticeably more sturdy.

The wooden house has three floors, occupying an area at least twice as large as the intermediate village chief's mansion, and is over twenty meters high, with a round pointed top exuding a sense of geometric beauty.

The human altar is located in front of the leader's mansion.

Simple and ancient, it complements the wooden house, radiating an indescribable harmony and beauty.

[Congratulations, the village has been upgraded to advanced, and the territory range has increased by fifteen hundred meters.]

[The defense of the leader's stone has been upgraded!]

[The reputation of your village has increased, and your influence on the Divine Descendant Continent has progressed!]

[Reminder: As you are the first leader to upgrade the village to advanced, you have attracted the attention of some forces nearby!]

...

The wooden house before him can no longer be called a "cottage." It can now be officially called a "castle"!

A feeling of satisfaction wells up in You Qian's heart.

"This is... my castle entirely!"

He feels an inexplicable sense of satisfaction.

"With the expansion of the territory, there are more places to explore."

Upgrading the village to advanced does have some advantages.

The defense of the leader's stone has also increased.

The leader's stone is closely connected to the leader's mansion. The higher its defense, the more sturdy the leader's mansion.

If the leader's stone is destroyed, the leader himself will become a refugee, and the ending will be very miserable.

Of course, it seems useless for the defense of the leader's stone to increase.

Because by the time the defense is high, this force is almost finished.

However, it seems to You Qian.

Existence is reasonable, and perhaps the increase in the defense of the leader's stone will have effects that he himself does not know about in the future.

"The village's upgrade has increased the fame and reputation of my territory, and my influence has become broader."

"Although I haven't reached the next level of reputation upgrade requirements, I still have attracted the attention of some ambitious forces nearby."

According to the routine, these forces are the antagonists who couldn't escape.

Although he knows that this is definitely the consequence of his rapid upgrade.

Most leaders probably don't even have an intermediate leader's building, and he has already reached advanced level.

Attracting attention is normal.

"However, the core of leader hegemony lies in 'struggle'; without struggle, there is only death!"

You Qian actually understands better that this is his choice.

Because this is a one-way street.

You have to strive for development, face difficulties, overcome any stumbling blocks on the road.

Finally, ascend to the peak, with all beings bowing down.

Before this, any retreat mentality will become a fatal weakness!

"The good news is, the blessing barrier of the heavens will still exist for a few days. During this period, there is nothing to worry about."

He has enough time for development.

"However, other leaders must be the most worried, right?"

You Qian sits back in his seat, leisurely picking up the water cup and taking a sip.

He has long understood that for these reborn leaders, local powers are the real enemies.

However, with the disappearance of the blessing barrier of the heavens, the first thing to face is still the beast tide.

Dealing with the beast tide will leave many leaders seriously injured.

At this time, any local power that appears will become a huge threat.

"According to my upgrade speed, local powers will probably come knocking soon."

However, it's nothing.

With the blessing barrier of the heavens still in place, no matter how strong the local power is, they can't attack.

Moreover, his human race is not to be trifled with; to most powers, they're just walking experience packs.

"But still, I must remain vigilant."

Once the reputation advances further, more local powers will undoubtedly appear.

"Local powers are not like exotic beasts; they have wisdom and are undoubtedly more cunning and powerful. One small mistake could lead to conflicts, even sparking power struggles."

I must continue to grow stronger.

Strong enough that all hostile powers become mere stepping stones!