Global Lords: I Have Information System-Chapter 522 - 371: Luna’s Worries, Signs of Frosty Winter
"In any case, please be careful, my lord..."
"That guy has been able to commit evil acts without consequence for many years; he must have something to rely on."
Luna said with some concern, and Zong Shen nodded.
He embraced Luna with a relaxed expression.
The two soaked in the pool for over ten minutes, then Luna put on her clothes and battle armor.
She left the room with Zong Shen’s battle armor in her arms.
Passing through the Desert Zone today had left many stains on the armor.
It needs to be cleaned, or it would look messy and embarrassing when worn.
Zong Shen still had a set of [Tiroka Bear Battle Armor (Purple)] on him.
If something urgent happened in the middle of the night, he could use it as backup.
He lay comfortably on the soft big bed.
There’s truly nothing more relaxing than a bath.
It was already past three in the morning.
Zong Shen closed his eyes and quickly fell into a dream.
...
The next day, a little past eight in the morning.
Zong Shen was awakened by the vibration of the Communication Crystal.
Before bathing, he had taken off the Communication Crystal and placed it on the bedside table.
He reached out, grabbed the crystal, and saw the number 9 displayed. He chose to connect.
This was Jiang Yi’s Communication Crystal number.
"What’s up?"
Once the communication connected, Zong Shen got straight to the point.
"Legion Commander, all lords around your territory who meet the legion’s recruitment requirements have been recruited."
"Currently, the legion has 46 members."
"After learning of your title, those lords were willing to join."
"I also have something else to tell you."
"There’s been a new change in the [Legion] interface."
"A countdown of 123 hours and 37 minutes has appeared."
"After the countdown ends, it seems a new legion rule will be introduced."
Jiang Yi said urgently, this was her usual work style.
"Alright, I understand, you’ve done well."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"I’m currently in Boss Bang, planning to return tonight."
"I’ll try to get back to the territory before the challenge officially starts tomorrow afternoon."
"I’ll prepare a batch of cold-resistant materials."
"You’ll distribute them to the legion members. But this batch of legion materials is not free."
"When the challenge arrives, the price of the relevant materials will surely soar."
"At that time, we’ll sell to the legion members at nearly cost price."
"Though we have the ability to give them away, I do not wish to do so for free."
"They must contribute something to appreciate the value of these materials."
"As the saying goes, ’Give a man a fish, you’ll feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, you’ll feed him for a lifetime.’ They should be grateful to the legion, not indulge in endless demands."
Zong Shen sat up in bed and spoke into the Communication Crystal.
"I understand, you make a valid point."
"I’ll handle it when the time comes."
Jiang Yi naturally understood the meaning in Zong Shen’s words.
As the leader of the legion, he cannot appear too cold-hearted.
But he mustn’t be overly generous either.
There’s a balance to strike, neither overdoing nor underdoing it.
"Alright, contact me anytime if anything comes up."
"Okay, my lord."
Zong Shen said simply, then hung up the Communication Crystal.
He placed the crystal back on the bedside table, closed the [Legion] option.
As Jiang Yi had said, there was indeed an eye-catching countdown at the top.
By the countdown time, it could be inferred that it’s after the end of the second round challenge.
Beneath the countdown, there was a line of unremarkable system text.
"After the countdown ends, based on the current lord’s development progress, the legion 1.1 version rule will be opened."
This was in line with what Zong Shen had speculated at the end of the newbie stage.
The Lord System will dynamically adjust its rules based on the lords’ arrival time and development progress.
Different rules will adapt to different stages.
This is an extremely flexible system, and from a certain perspective, the rules of the Lord System are the only things that can bind and regulate lords.
Without rules, nothing can be accomplished.
This framework changes according to the circumstances of the lords.
After considering this, Zong Shen closed the [Legion] page.
Since countdown completion was still several days away.
The road is made by walking, and as long as he ensures his development progress, it’s enough.
Stretching lazily, Zong Shen got out of bed.
With his constitution, five hours of sleep was enough to recover physical strength.
After all, yesterday’s fatigue mostly came from the journey, not from combat or intense labor.
He took a new set of underwear from the Storage Grid, casually put it on.
Grasping the Communication Crystal in hand, he left the room.
Upon opening the door, there was a wide corridor outside.
On either side of the corridor were room after room of castle guest rooms.
Luna stayed in the room next to his.
He quickly walked to the door, knocking lightly.
Luna soon opened the door.
Her room even had a small terrace.
At the moment, there was even a figure on the terrace.
Wenresa had unknowingly come to her room.
The two seemed to be chatting on the terrace earlier.
Seeing Zong Shen come in, Luna handed him the cleaned [Strength Demon Armor].
Wenresa hurriedly greeted Zong Shen with a salute.
He waved dismissively and went to the terrace.
The room was on the side of the castle, and from here you could see part of Bang City.
Bang City was much more vibrant during the day than at night.
Even the streets were lined with stalls.
Many villagers from nearby villages were selling some agricultural products.
There were many more pedestrians too, and from a distance, each street was filled with people.
But for Zong Shen and the others, the sky was still covered with clouds.
The temperature was even colder than before.
Standing on the terrace, the gentle breeze gave Zong Shen a sense of desolation.
Zong Shen extended his hand, letting the back of his hand feel the wind.
Then he placed the back of his hand against his face.
Silently feeling the temperature change, according to this trend, frosty winter was indeed coming.
He put on the [Strength Demon Armor (Red)].
Opened the [Channel] option.
In the [World Channel], the weather change was causing most lords to speculate.
Based on the past two days’ climate, about a third of the lords vaguely grasped the truth.
Some lords even thought of other aspects.
Chat messages refreshed rapidly, and no conclusions were drawn yet.
But over time, more and more lords will know the truth.
It probably won’t take half a day before various cold-resistant materials in the [Market], including those from indigenous people, will be panic bought.
"Let’s go, we need to act immediately.
"Luna, you’re coming with me to find Baron Bezos."
"I need to borrow his influence in Bang City to procure cold-resistant materials."
"Lords near Boss Bang are likely quite active by now."
"Wenresa, go notify the warriors to assemble."
Zong Shen said to them.
The three quickly took action.
Located in the eastern part of the continent, Boss Bang usually isn’t cold.
Even in winter, the temperature stayed above zero.
But the scale of material reserves and commercial reserves in Bang City could not compare to those in villages.
If they acted early, those scattered lords could procure some cold-resistant materials.
Zong Shen didn’t want to corner everyone; he’d leave the circulating market reserves for other lords.
Baron Bezos’ private reserves and Bang City’s reserves, he’d try to obtain as much as possible.
Not only finished coats, he also planned to acquire all kinds of cheap fur raw materials.
As for the rare furs that nobles scrambled for, those weren’t his concern.
Right now was the last chance to stockpile materials!
