Chapter 3: Upgrading the Mansion

Back in his thatched house, Lin Xiu opened the system interface and was relieved to see that the exclamation mark had disappeared.

Click on the Lord's Mansion and the healing room icon will be lit up, and a new one with a golden glow will appear at the bottom of the screen: Upgrade.

Click.

[It costs 10,000 energy to upgrade the village chief's hut, whether to upgrade or not, OK/cancel]

Are you sure!

Thundered!

The ground began to shake, the soil of the earthen wall peeled off layer by layer, and Lin Xiu, who realized that it was not good, hurriedly rushed out of the house.

As soon as he rushed out of the house, the hut collapsed with a thud, and the powerful air current pushed Lin Xiu's back forward.

The earth kept shaking, and the icy coolness stretched upwards against Lin Xiu's stomach, as if something was about to break through the ground.

Lin Xiu hurriedly got up, he wanted to run to a safe place, but the curtain around him was already wrapped in a curtain, and the curtain that should have been extremely fragile actually made a thumping sound like steel hitting under Lin Xiu's knock.

Calm down, be sure to be calm.

Although I don't know what kind of changes will happen inside the curtain of the system creation, it should not cost human life.

Lin Xiu found a corner of the curtain and squatted down, according to his thoughts, the buildings inside the curtain would not occupy the curtain, so his location should be safe.

Turning on the system, the upgrade has only just passed 1%, and there are still 59 minutes left to complete.

The rumbling sound was deafening, and the rubble on the ground kept jumping.

Under Lin Xiu's gaze, a two-story stone house slowly drilled out of the ground, the rugged boulder inlaid walls gave people a cold, quaint feeling, and there was an extended balcony on the second floor, Lin Xiu had already booked the room facing north in his heart, where he could see the whole picture of the village.

The windows on the first floor are made of carved glass inlaid with mahogany, which is beautiful but not very practical, and it is impossible to see the scene outside from the inside of the house when the windows are closed.

But it's much better than his thatched hut.

The stone house was completed, and the upgrade progress was only halfway through.

Are there any unfinished changes?

Under Lin Xiu's gaze, on the grass in front of the stone house, flowers slowly came out of the soil.

White fences appear out of thin air, creating a path for people to pass through the flower-covered meadows.

Bang bang bang!

Lin Xiu rubbed his eyes and looked hard, and he found that there were figures around the fence holding a hammer to reinforce the fence.

If it was a villager who saw this scene, he would definitely cry out in horror, but Lin Xiu didn't, the situation in front of him was created by him, so he had a certain amount of psychological preparation.

After the fence was erected, the phantoms took out some empty stone slabs out of thin air and spread them on the ground, and when the stone slabs touched the ground, the stone slabs turned into substance and became one with the earth.

It's so shocking, if you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't have believed that there would be such a strange way of creating.

After the stone slabs were laid, the apparitions burrowed into the house again.

For the sake of safety, Lin Xiu did not follow the phantom into the room.

As the minutes passed, the sound of the percussion in the house slowly weakened, and finally disappeared completely.

Wow!

A huge curtain sank into the ground.

The melon-eating villagers who had been around the stone house for a long time widened their eyes when they saw Lin Xiu squatting on the ground.

"Village Chief, what's wrong with you?" a young man dressed in animal skins ran to Lin Xiu's side.

Lin Xiu has an impression of this guy, his name is Barton, he is outgoing, but he is poor in strength, timid, and likes to inquire about gossip when he has nothing to do, if a secret is known to Barton, then within half a day this secret will spread throughout Hammond.

"It's okay", Lin Xiu didn't want to have too much contact with Barton, and wanted to get up and leave, but his face suddenly turned pale, and he struggled for a while before he said to Barton with an ugly face: "Pull me, my legs are numb." ”

"Village Chief, how long have you been squatting here?" Barton stretched out a hand to Lin Xiu, his eyes rolled slightly, and he said with a smile: "Do you want paper?"

Hearing Barton's ridicule, Lin Xiu's face turned green, if Chris was around, he would definitely let Chris give Barton a few heavy blows on his buttocks.

With Barton's help, Lin Xiu finally got up from the ground, and while looking at his new house, he beat his trembling calves with his hands, feeling a little embarrassed in his heart.

"Village Chief, build a new house?" Barton leaned in front of Lin Xiu and said with a smile: "Where did you find this construction team? Build a stone house so quickly, tell me about it, and when I have money, I will also find them to build a house for me." ”

The surrounding villagers immediately pricked up their ears, and the monotonous life had long made them accustomed to collecting every news that could make their hearts beat.

"I was yesterday", Lin Xiu looked around, coughed, and raised his voice: "I had a dream yesterday, and in the dream the gods told me that they would build me a new house, but I didn't expect it to be true." ”

God?

God!

The villagers' brains buzzed like they had been hit hard with a hammer.

The village chief can actually ask the gods to help build a house?

The villagers' legs trembled, and they soon fell to their knees in front of Lin Xiu.

For the villagers who have not received nine years of compulsory education, there is no greater being than the gods.

Barton beside Lin Xiu lost his eyes, and it took a long time to come back to his senses, and he quickly knelt down towards Lin Xiu, no longer able to have the slightest ridicule.

"Okay, let's get up, everyone!" Lin Xiu didn't expect that the god he casually made up was actually revered by the villagers, which he didn't get from all his wealth in the two months he took office.

But it's relieved to think about it, the gods can change the lives of the villagers, can he Lin Xiu?

"Now the change at Hammond is just beginning. Since the villagers believed in the words of the gods, Lin Xiu did not mind adding himself as a god: "I am the messenger of the gods, as long as you are willing to work hard, I promise that in the near future, we will no longer have to face the threat of monsters, everyone in the village will have meat to eat, and everyone will be able to live in a house made of stones." ”

There was no danger, a full meal, and a warm place to live, which hit the most vulnerable place in the hearts of everyone present, and the warm applause continued.

After a few breaths, the villagers' palms turned red, and Lin Xiu raised his hand again: "Stop! You have to remember that Hammond is not something that can be developed with a few slaps, but by relying on your hands to create and win it little by little! The gods only provide us with a chance, and if we want to change our current life, we have to rely on ourselves!"

Lin Xiu's words made so many people fall silent, and after the silence, there was an unwavering gaze.

"On our own! We have to live for our own tomorrow!"

"Work hard for yourself and for our future generations!"

"Today we shed the sweat of hard work, and tomorrow we can get the fruits of a good harvest!"

Lin Xiu had completely substituted himself into the role of a god stick, and his slogan was very contagious, and as more and more villagers were infected, the voice of the slogan became louder and louder, until it resounded throughout Hammond.

Seeing that the success had awakened the blood in the hearts of the villagers, Lin Xiu waved his hand and dispersed the crowd.

The crowd gradually dispersed, and finally only one person remained.

"Aren't you leaving?" Lin Xiu asked Barton.

Barton looked at Lin Xiu with a heavy heart: "Village elder, I know that many people in the village look down on me and think that I am greedy for life and afraid of death, but I have no choice, my parents left early, and I have a 5-year-old sister, if I also die, then she will really be helpless." ”

Lin Xiu didn't answer, just looked at Barton calmly.

"Village Chief, I don't want glory and wealth, I just ask you to tell the gods and help me improve my physical fitness, I have been weak since I was a child, even if I fight with those demons, I have no chance of winning. Barton said sincerely.

"Why?" Lin Xiu looked at Barton, "Since you don't dare to fight them, what's the point of changing your physique?"

"I, I..." Barton stumbled for a long time, slowly clenched his fists, seemed to have made up his mind, looked up at Lin Xiu with firm eyes, and his voice gradually became louder: "I don't want my sister to be looked down upon, I don't want to wait for her to grow up, and the people in the village point to her nose and say that her brother is a waste! I don't want her to be delayed for life because of my incompetent brother!"

Listening to Barton's reasoning, Lin Xiu felt a little, but he couldn't do anything about it.

Lin Xiu shook his head slowly: "I'm not sure if the Heavenly God will help you solve your physical problems, but I suggest that your body can go to the treatment center to have a look, maybe you can get a solution." ”

Barton didn't know the truth of Lin Xiu's words, but he kept the matter of the treatment center in his heart, thanked Lin Xiu, and turned around to leave.

"You're the only one in your house, you and your sister, right?"

The footsteps stopped, Barton turned around, and Lin Xiu looked at the newly built stone house with his back to him, not knowing what he was thinking.

"Let's move in together, it's a little more lively. After Lin Xiu finished speaking, he strode out without looking back.

Barton looked at Lin Xiu's back in astonishment, opened his mouth, and didn't react for a long time, until Lin Xiu entered the house, he bowed deeply in the direction Lin Xiu left, and then strode in the direction of his house.