Dare to offend the human race? Kill without hesitation!

As the village level increases, its reputation grows, and it's only a matter of time before local powers come knocking. Yu Qian was prepared for this. So, he wasn't surprised at this moment.

Artemis respectfully replied, "We followed the traces and found out that indeed it was another intelligent race."

"A group of canine-headed half-beasts seemed to have their eyes on our water source, deliberating on how to occupy it."

"How strong are they?"

Yu Qian stroked his chin. During the day, he had used the "patrol" function of the chief to survey the entire territory and hadn't come across this group of dog-headed people.

"Their strength is average, with rudimentary equipment, only possessing some of the most common weapons."

"Their levels are mostly around 3 stars, with the highest not exceeding 5 stars."

"Although their number is close to thirty, they are extremely cautious by nature and have sensitive perception."

"They fled in panic before we could get close."

"Unfortunately, they fled beyond the territory's borders. We followed your orders and did not dare to pursue them without authorization, so we returned to report."

Yu Qian hadn't expected the first visitors to be a group of dog-headed beings.

"At night, you all rest first, and tomorrow morning, be on guard around the perimeter."

Artemis and the others replied respectfully, "We will obey the imperial decree!"

"The Emperor's majesty is vast, and under the divine will, no extraterritorial race can escape!"

...

The night was dark and oppressive. Yu Qian reached the highest level of the chief's residence and gazed into the distance. Artemis and the others seemed to sense the supreme will of the emperor. They dispersed and stared intently at the vague figures swaying in the blood rain outside the heavenly blessing barrier, ready to strike.

The eerie figures seemed to sway more violently at the sight, and the chilling voices became louder, resembling whispers in one's ear, as if crying and screaming loudly. Even the sound of rain seemed unable to drown them out!

This scene was enough to make other troops shiver, but the human forces showed no fear on their faces.

"During the day, they remain hidden, but at night, these beings are obviously a threat."

Especially after the disappearance of the heavenly blessing barrier.

"However, the best defense is offense. If we eliminate all the strange beasts around the territory, there won't be any strange phenomena."

As long as the human forces were strong enough.

After pondering for a while, Yu Qian opened the "Trading Area" to check the status of material sales. At this point, over two hundred skill books and five hundred units of water had been sold out. Counting the income from sales, there were over twelve thousand units of wood and over three thousand seven hundred units of stone.

"These buyers are becoming more difficult to deal with..."

They were reluctant to exchange for magic crystals or other items.

Yu Qian shook his head. It wasn't surprising. Not only because everyone's focus had shifted to building the territory, requiring a large number of magic crystals, but also because the drop rate of magic crystals was as low as that of skill books. Using them meant having fewer. Naturally, they were reluctant.

Similarly, steel was even more difficult to obtain. Even if it couldn't be obtained through gathering, no strange beasts had dropped it. Even if someone had obtained it, they wouldn't be willing to bring it out. Even Yu Qian could only guess that it was obtained through refining or forging.

"Upgrading the town really widens the gap."

"The difficulty is indeed not low."

Yu Qian ruminated while unconsciously switching between the "Trading Area," "Communication Area," and "Friend Information" functions.

In the World Communication Area, many people were discussing the purpose and acquisition methods of steel. Some claimed to have discovered ways to extract steel and were calling out to collaborate with Yu Qian. Others expressed willingness to sell steel to him, but at high prices.

Yu Qian immediately placed permanent trade restrictions on all of them.

Suddenly, he saw a message, but it was overwhelmed by others and got refreshed. He only remembered words like "low price," "steel," and "Mr. Yu Qian."

He felt intrigued and typed in the search bar at the top.

"Low-price exchange for steel."

Instantly, the screen was filled with messages, leaving only five.

"Mr. Yu Qian, I have a lot of steel at a low price. Does this sound familiar to you?"

They were all the same message.

Yu Qian prepared to add the sender as a friend but found a dozen messages from them in the private chat. The latest ones also mentioned their willingness to exchange steel at a low price. At the same time, there were seven or eight friend requests.

[Rongrong sent you a friend request.]

Yu Qian accepted it.

To know if it's true or not, they had to talk.

He thought for a moment and sent a message to the other party.

"Price, quantity."

Then he closed all the tabs. No work-related discussions tonight. No 996.

...

Dawn broke. The blood rain stopped, and the sunlight began to shine. Yu Qian got up from bed, finished his morning routine, and squinted at the sunrise.

"Rested for a night, what should come will come."

He stepped out of the mansion and saw the human altar standing silently. With a day gone by, it could now nurture new human units. Five additional units in one go would undoubtedly strengthen the human forces historically!

Thinking of this, he felt excited.

"#$@*￥!!"

Suddenly, a commotion erupted outside. A group of dog-headed beings, clad in crude equipment and wielding rough weapons, were fiercely attacking the heavenly blessing barrier. At the same time, several wind blades flew towards it but elicited no response. Before disappearing, the heavenly blessing barrier was invincible, let alone a few wind blades.

However, Yu Qian was pleased.

"I've been waiting for you, experience packets!"

At this moment, Artemis and others also came out.

"Go, kill them all."

Yu Qian said indifferently.

"Obey the imperial decree!"

"Everyone, under the imperial decree, leave none alive, kill!"

Artemis raised her giant bow and conjured five blazing arrows, which were the first to be shot.

"Kill!"

The farmers brandished their hoes and charged towards the group of dog-headed beings.

The five blazing arrows instantly hit five dog-headed beings, illuminating the dim area and revealing all the dog-headed beings. This time, nearly a hundred had arrived.

Their canine and humanoid bodies were all clad in shabby equipment, wielding various rough weapons.

In the rear, a dog-headed being wearing tattered robes held a flag with a luminous crystal at the top, continuously waving it to produce wind blades. By now, he was starting to panic as his wind blades, which had always been effective, seemed to be useless against the heavenly blessing barrier.

Little did he know, this was an invincible blessing from the heavens!