Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 85: Is this Noan’s territory?
At this moment, Noan also encountered a problem when a notification board appeared before him.
[Ding! You can no longer use Skeletons as materials to enhance the strength of your monsters and heroes.
To continue, please level up or evolve your monsters.]
’So, this is the limit,’ Noan thought to himself.
He had used all the Skeletons he had summoned as materials to strengthen his Mutant Skeletons and heroes. However, once their strength increased by around 20%, they could no longer grow any stronger, and this notification appeared.
Of course, Vylyss and Malrik were exceptions. Those two were like bottomless pits—no matter how many Skeletons Noan used, their strength did not increase even by 1%.
Because of that, he decided to stop enhancing their power and instead focus on strengthening his other monsters.
But now, everything had reached its limit. As a result, Noan began considering fusing the Skeletons he had summoned to their highest possible level.
If he could create Mutant Skeletons, that would be great. If not, he could still possess a D-Peak rank Skeleton army.
It was enough to make him smile, even in his sleep.
Owning a single D-Peak rank monster was enough to become king in this area. But what if he possessed an entire army?
Even if he had to face a D-rank lord or even a C-rank one, he would still be able to win.
Now that he had reached Lord Level 2, he could summon 30 F+ rank Skeletons daily.
However, since he owned two territories, he could summon twice that amount, meaning he could summon 60 F+ rank Skeletons in a single day.
The number was enormous, but he was left with only two D-rank Skeletons after fusing them.
Noan wasn’t too worried. If he could evolve his Lord Rank to rank E, the Skeletons he summoned would be rank E instead of F+.
"If I could choose a class for Skeletons, that would be great," Noan muttered.
Currently, the Skeletons he summoned were mostly warriors, wielding only swords and small shields.
If he could decide the class of the Skeletons, he could create an army that could both attack and defend.
However, Noan was in no rush. At the moment, he could level up, and he could also evolve his Lord rank.
As long as he had enough time, he believed that he wouldn’t need to worry about his safety even if people discovered his secret.
"Master!"
At that moment, a female NPC approached him, lowered her head, and said, "Someone has come to see you."
"Hm?!" Noan frowned and asked, "Who?"
"Master, it’s a man named Caleb."
Hearing that, Noan nodded and said, "Let him in."
"Where will you meet him?" the female NPC continued, her face devoid of emotion.
Noan stroked his chin, looking toward the Eternal Lake before shifting to the Lord’s main residence.
Finally, he smirked and pointed toward the sunbathing area. "Over there!"
…
Like before, Caleb stood outside with the Stone Golem, his expression carrying a trace of anxiety and fear.
A moment later, the door opened, and this time, instead of a Skeleton, he saw a girl.
She had a rather ordinary appearance, with blonde hair and freckles on her face.
However, what caught his attention was her completely emotionless expression.
The female NPC looked at Caleb and spoke mechanically: "The Master allows you to enter, but your monster must stay outside."
"Master?!"
Caleb found it strange that she addressed Noan as "Master." He mumbled, "Could it be that Noan has destroyed a territory and taken its lord as a slave?"
In reality, according to the system’s rules, this was a completely normal occurrence.
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However, such a thing had yet to happen in this area. After all, the lords here were of low rank and had previously lived in safe zones, so their humanity remained.
Caleb didn’t dwell on it for long. He left the Stone Golem outside and followed closely behind the female NPC.
Caleb was stunned by the sight before him when he stepped past the main gate.
A meticulously maintained garden stretched out, covered in lush green grass, and adorned with various beautiful flowers.
A pathway paved with brownstones led from the main gate to a small open area before branching off in several directions.
In the distance, Caleb spotted a few tall trees, but what truly shocked him was the sight of edible fruits growing on them—fruits he had only seen in the Food Forest.
Even more unbelievable, he noticed a nearby rabbit farm, where several individuals with features similar to the girl walking ahead tended to the animals.
"This place… is this Noan’s territory?" Caleb asked in disbelief.
He knew that when Lords were transported to this region, all their territories started to be identical.
None of them could bring in the skins or structures from the territories they had built before entering this place.
Once inside, finding food was a struggle, let alone acquiring construction materials or upgrading their lands.
Even Caleb had been unable to locate a "Resource Center" that could allow him to level up his territory.
Moreover, the soil in this region was bizarre. No matter what seeds they planted, nothing would grow.
Even when they captured small animals from the Food Forest and brought them back, they would mysteriously die the next day.
If not for this, the Lords here wouldn’t constantly worry about food.
But now, what in the world was Caleb witnessing?
If the girl earlier hadn’t explicitly stated that this was Noan’s territory, Caleb would have thought he had somehow wandered into paradise.
"Please, follow me," the female NPC said.
Her voice brought Caleb back to his senses, and he immediately continued walking behind her.
The further he went, the harder it became to believe what he saw.
Even though he hadn’t spotted a single monster in the area, he couldn’t shake the feeling that an unseen pair of eyes was watching his every move.
Caleb swallowed hard and was led by the female NPC to an area that left him even more in disbelief.
Noan was reclining on a long chair beside a small pond. Caleb had no idea where the water came from, but he could see it continuously flowing out of the pond into small channels, spreading like a miniature river system.
At that moment, Noan lazily reached out for a wooden cup beside him and took a sip of fruit juice, making Caleb feel a twinge of envy.
While he and the other lords outside were racking their brains over food shortages—some even on the verge of inciting a rebellion against him—Noan was here, completely relaxed.
"Skip the nonsense. Get to the point."
Suddenly, Noan spoke, but he didn’t even look at Caleb. He remained lying on the chair, eyes half-closed, basking in the sun.
Caleb took a deep breath, organized his words, and said, "Noan, I need your help."
Noan remained silent, his eyes still shut.
Seeing this, Caleb clenched his teeth, then pulled out a card from his pocket and added, "Of course, I’ll pay you."
At that, Noan barely opened his eyes, glancing at the card in Caleb’s hand before closing them again. "What could trouble the overlord of this region so much that he has to seek help from a worthless, insignificant lord like me?"
Caleb, of course, caught the mocking undertone in Noan’s words, but he had no time to care.
Frowning said, "Lately, many new lords have arrived in this area. You know that, don’t you?"
Noan gave a slight nod, saying nothing.
Just because he stayed in his territory didn’t mean he was unaware of what was happening outside.
Zhisse and Vylyss had already gathered all the intelligence in the region for him.
He knew exactly how many lords there were, their strengths, how powerful their heroes were, and even how much resources each possessed.
After Zhisse evolved to D-Peak rank and reached her limit in strength enhancement using Noan’s excess materials, she developed the ability to use her silk for audio storage.
Yes, that’s right—Noan had the idea for Zhisse to weave her silk into a medium capable of storing sound, like a vinyl record.
Thanks to this, he now knew nearly every secret in the region.
Caleb continued, "Then, you must know of someone named Austin, right? He’s threatening my life."
