15 Hero?

After seeing the options, Zhang Yang was indescribably excited, so much so that he felt like crying.

Yes, why was he so depressed before?

It was because he only had nine recruitment spots left in his Village Building Order, so what could he do even if he built a village?

Although it still seemed that he couldn't increase the recruitment limit, who would have thought that he would continue gaining human resources during the process of building a village?

His excitement settled down after several seconds, and Zhang Yang immediately clicked on the level 1 training ground and level 1 barracks.

It was still the same as before; he didn't need a farm. What he needed was soldiers.

After choosing his selection, a second message appeared before his eyes.

[Special building discovered—Level 1 Tree Demon Tower. Do you want to incorporate it into the village? You can pay 500 energy points and an imperfect demon soul to raise it to Level 2.]

Zhang Yang decisively made the payment and no extra information appeared. Not to mention, there also wasn't any mention of a 'safe period for the village building process' or 'novice protection period'.

The 2,000 squares emanating from the Village Building Order quickly faded into the ground as if nothing had happened, though Zhang Yang could still see the 108-hour countdown before his eyes.

On top of that, although the Tree Demon Tower was incorporated into the village as a special building, it was still functioning, and that was the most important thing.

After a careful inspection to make sure nothing was missed, Zhang Yang pondered.

He began rethinking the meaning this Village Building Order represented. At first, he thought he had transmigrated into a fantasy world by chance. But now, it seemed like it wasn't coincidental at all.

Two spider lords and a deer demon owned a Village Building Order as well. In that case, was this the survival of the fittest? Did he represent the human camp? Or were there other human village chiefs?

What about the 981 village chiefs before him?

"In short, I absolutely cannot treat this Village Building Order as one that shows up in games. This Village Building Order represents a path that I'm unaware of. It should be rules formed for a certain kind of purpose that I don't know. The rules are not actively prompted. Just like before, if the deer demon hadn't forced me to go out of my way, I may not have been willing to build the village so quickly. But no matter what, it's never wrong to strengthen myself," Zhang Yang muttered under his breath and used the perfect Level 5 Red Eagle Demon Soul on himself.

After 5 minutes, his attributes successfully upgraded from the original F+ to E-. He also gained a Red Eagle Demon Soul talent.

[Eagle Eye: A passive talent that allows you to see farther and more accurately.]

This talent was better than nothing for Zhang Yang, who prided himself on being a wizard. The approximate effect was that he could stand 150 meters away from a lighter and still see it clearly.

Soon after, Zhang Yang had the time to inspect the special item that was the result of his imprisonment spell—a perfect red eagle demon carcass.

Even though it was also a special item, it was far from being similar to the Tree Demon Tower.

After all, that earthbound tree demon was level 15, while the red eagle was only level 5.

That was why this special item only had one usage.

[Inject a small amount of soul energy. The item will reincarnate as a red eagle to attack the specified target.

Existence time: 60 minutes

Usage: Once]

This is decent, equivalent to an additional ace card in critical moments.

"Village Chief, I have finished patrolling an area of five miles around the village and found no trace of demon infestation. Should we arrange for a patrol squad tonight?" Wu Yuan approached Zhang Yang from the back, bowed, and asked.

Zhang Yang had previously ordered Wu Yuan to patrol the area as he believed that the latter would do a better job than him.

"Handle these matters at your discretion, but avoid risking the soldiers. If there is an emergency, immediately retreat and I will activate the Level 2 Protection. But now, I have one thing to ask you."

Zhang Yang turned around and looked at Wu Yuan. The latter was two meters tall, muscular, and powerful like a God of War. Zhang Yang still remembered Wu Yuan's godlike spear throw in the previous battle. It was his first time witnessing a sonic boom caused by a thrown spear.

But looking at Wu Yuan's attributes, there was no description about throwing or some sort.

"Sure, Village Chief. I will tell you everything I know." Wu Yuan solemnly arched his hand.

Zhang Yang smiled. "You don't need to be so tense. I'm just curious about the spear that you threw today as it was very lethal. Are you able to teach the technique? Well, for instance to the other soldiers and of course, I'm also interested myself."

Upon hearing his words, Wu Yuan seemed surprised. Then, he solemnly replied. "Village Chief, I think it has something to do with the earthbound tree demon's heart. When the earthbound tree demon's heart vanished from my hand, I didn't feel anything right away. But in the battle against the deer demon later, I subconsciously tossed the spear in my hand as if I was born with it. But I swear that I have never, ever trained this ability before."

"Is that so?" Zhang Yang nodded. "You can still throw the spear anytime and anywhere now, right?"

"Yes, Village Chief. I will also try to pass on this throwing technique to others," Wu Yuan replied.

And at that moment, a message suddenly surfaced before Zhang Yang's eyes.

[After your careful observation and patient questioning, you have found a soldier among your soldiers who has the potential to grow into a hero.

Do you want to start the hero's trial?

Warning: The trial may result in the death of you and the soldier.]

This is really becoming more and more like a game. But I rather hope that it's really a game and not a cruel fantasy world.

Zhang Yang inwardly criticized and ignored the message. The sky was about to turn dark, so it wasn't an opportune time for him to start the trial and enter some sort of a dungeon.

"All right, Wu Yuan, after you arrange the night patrol squad, let them eat their meals and rest early. We won't know what will happen tonight."

"Yes, Village Chief."

Watching as Wu Yuan walked away, Zhang Yang puckered his eyebrows slightly. In fact, he still had a question to ask and that was… Whether Wu Yuan and others knew where they came from.

Zhang Yang doubted that they were just NPCs generated by energy points. He was more inclined to them being real people with flesh and blood, only to be sealed and bound by some mysterious power to the Village Building Order to be recruited as soldiers afterward.

This was the only way to explain why the recruitment limit of the Village Building Order was 500 people. This was also a way to distinguish whether this world was a game or the real world.

However, if he were to follow this inference, how would he explain the spider lords and deer demon?

It seemed all too complicated again.

After letting out a sigh, Zhang Yang threw all these thoughts behind him. It wasn't the time for him to ponder about this. He had to survive before considering anything else.