The angels are astonished! You Qian's strength!

By capitalizing on his early advantages, You Qian perfectly harvested the scarce dividends, leaving everyone else trailing behind him, including the revered Angel Leader. Perhaps only those leaders possessing top-tier bloodline troops in the afternoon or tomorrow would gradually join the ranks of the advanced.

"At the beginning, everyone was virtually at the same starting line; it was difficult for any real gap to open up."

Being caught up wasn't unexpected.

"I still need my human race to work harder, expanding the established advantages and securing an invincible position!"

However,

the next step was upgrading the village to a town, but the resource requirements for this upgrade made You Qian frown: 80,000 units of wood, 40,000 units of stone, and 6,000 units of steel. Such a vast demand for resources left even You Qian shaking his head; it was excessive.

But looking at things from two sides, what caused headaches for You Qian would inevitably be even more challenging for other leaders. One could say that if he seized this opportunity, he would significantly widen the gap between himself and the other leaders!

"There wasn't a reward for being the first to upgrade a village, but there should be one for being the first to upgrade to a town, right?"

You Qian secretly hoped.

As the sun set, You Qian took a moment to observe and found that, temporarily led by Artemis, the efficiency of the human race was soaring higher and higher. Their territory, spanning over a thousand meters with shrubs, jungles, and small hills, had been thoroughly swept clean by them. Wherever they went, chickens flew and dogs leaped while exotic beasts trembled in fear. Excluding those that escaped, Artemis and her group had already hunted nearly three hundred exotic beasts. During their exploration, they discovered more 5-star elites and even 6-star exotic beasts. Those below 5-star were uncountable.

Throughout the day, the strongest, Artemis, had reached 6-star. The "elders," Yan Chang and Yan Pu, both farmers, advanced to 5-star. Farmer Yan Jie, although still at 4-star, seemed close to reaching 5-star as well. The "newcomers," farmers Yan Geng and Yan Chai, both advanced to 4-star. With the strongest being 6-star, surpassing ordinary elite beasts, two at 5-star, and the lowest at 4-star, it could be said that the overall strength of the human race had greatly increased!

...

The troops brought back corpses in waves, yet You Qian, as the leader, didn't have to personally handle them. He merely observed from the side, occasionally expressing admiration for their efficient work. Artemis and her team's universal skills having reached perfection level meant their efficiency in harvesting from corpses was incredibly high. They could finish collecting from dozens of corpses within just a few minutes, unlike most leaders' troops, which would take at least an hour.

Materials harvested from exotic beast corpses were diverse, such as claws, beaks, limbs, and hides. After all hunting expeditions were completed and the corpses collected, You Qian tallied the total. Not only did they acquire over two hundred skill books, but they also obtained a considerable amount of meat. Actually, the chance of acquiring meat wasn't particularly high. However, they couldn't simply slaughter the exotic beasts and eat the meat raw. Meat uncollected was extremely filthy and rancid, making it inedible. Nevertheless, with what they had, self-sufficiency in terms of food was achievable, which was why almost no one sold meat.

"Over two hundred skill books!"

This was the largest haul in history!

"It's only the third day, and only my human race can manage to obtain so many skill books in one go!"

You Qian wore a smile. He believed that no one else had troops ranging from 4-star to 6-star in strength. This confidence stemmed from absolute power. Following routine, he lightly waved his hand, storing all the resources offered by his troops into his portable warehouse. Then, You Qian listed all the skill books in the "Trading Area," along with five hundred units of water. Thanks to the increase in the human population, the speed of producing water containers had accelerated. To trade water, containers were necessary. In fact, many powerful leaders had already secured a water source, but slow container production meant little water was available in the "Trading Area." However, as universal skill proficiency could be upgraded, the speed of production naturally increased with higher proficiency. Of course, even then, it could never reach the height of the human race's universal skill proficiency. Other troops' universal skills topped out at the highest level they could achieve, whereas the human race's universal skills topped out because there was nowhere else to go!

...

[200 Intermediate Proficiency Skill Books in Stock, each exchanged for: 10 units of wood; 5 units of stone]

[50 High Proficiency Skill Books in Stock, each exchanged for: 2 magic crystals or 20 units of wood, 10 units of stone, 2 units of steel]

[500 Units of Water in Stock, each exchanged for: 3 magic crystals or steel, or 30 units of wood, 20 units of stone]

The skill books You Qian listed in the "Trading Area" stunned all the leaders. Everyone was practically dumbfounded! Although after several days, the leaders had noticed an overall improvement in their strengths, even those with troops of top-tier bloodlines hadn't listed a combined total of two hundred skill books in the trading area over these days. Yet, You Qian listed over two hundred skill books in one go. No leader had ever reached such a quantity. Only You Qian!

Such efficiency, such strength—it left many in disbelief.

"Oh God!! (kneels in worship)"

"As we all know, the drop rate of skill books is very low. Collecting over two hundred skill books would require killing several hundred high-level exotic beasts."

"Mr. You Qian is unbelievably strong!"

"Mr. You Qian looked at a large group of exotic beasts and said, 'You are surrounded by me!'"

"Mr. You Qian is terrifyingly powerful. My troops only dare to catch lone, low-level exotic beasts to kill. When they see a group of exotic beasts, they run as far away as possible!"

"And the water listed, 500 units, that's too much!"

"Has Mr. You Qian emptied his entire water source?"

"Worship from the Temple of Nature! Mr. You Qian is amazing!"

"Return of the Fallen says: We are deeply impressed!"

"Brother You Qian, I, Demon Lord, love powerful partners. Let's cooperate, a union of the strong!"

"The Golden Titan agrees!"

"King of the Skies +1"

...

The skill books You Qian listed in the "Trading Area" carried great significance, drawing out many leaders with high-tier bloodline troops. While taking the opportunity to ride the wave of popularity and promote their territories, they were also shocked by the power You Qian displayed!

They saw deeper.

Skill books generally had a ratio of about one to five to one to three. The lower the exotic beast's level, the lower the drop rate. For higher efficiency, one had to kill higher-level exotic beasts. Clearly, You Qian's strength was far more terrifying than imagined!

Meanwhile,

in the chat area, many people discovered something new, sparking intense discussions once again.

"Look quickly, new items have appeared in Mr. You Qian's trading list!"

"Steel? A material never heard of before, could it be used for upgrading leader buildings?"

"No way, I didn't get this when I upgraded to advanced."

"According to the pattern, this is the material needed for upgrading to a town level!"

"A town? Holy cow, Mr. You Qian is that fast?"

"Wuhu~ Mr. You Qian is taking off!"

"Poor me, I'm still initial village." 

"I'm at intermediate, but advanced is nowhere in sight."

"Wow, I just realized Mr. You Qian's trading prices are so low!"

"It's actually true. Did Sister Xue Xin teach her husband well?"

"Nonsense, it's clearly the effect of everyone's boycott. This is the victory of the masses!"

"Hurray! Mr. You Qian has finally shown kindness!"