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Chapter 175 Privilege Enhancement, Daily Settlement and Upgrade

Qin Ziwen took out a dark red card.

Silently recite "use" in your mind.

The card shattered with a bang, turning into countless red specks of light that merged into the body.

[Activation Function: Level 2 Node]

[Privileges elevated, privileges upgraded, current privileges: Level 3 (1/8)]

[Level 2 Nodes: Three spatial nodes can be set up outside the homestead. Access to the node area is via a one-way passage within the homestead. Two-way passage is not currently supported. Once set, a node cannot be changed for 7 days.]

Your privileges have been upgraded; you now have access to challenge features.

Your privileges have been upgraded. Users with privileges below level three will not be able to view your belongings.

Your privileges have been upgraded. Those with lower than level three privileges are unable to use the challenge against you.

He quickly figured out how to use the challenge function: he could challenge any Homeowner. With his current level 3 permissions, he could set a challenge period of up to seven days. Once a challenge was initiated, there would be a one-day public notice period during which the other party would be unable to use their node. After the official challenge began, not only would the other party's node permissions remain frozen, but features such as the safe house would also be disabled.

If a safe house is a shield for the homeowner after they leave, then a challenge is the spear that can break through that shield.

Qin Ziwen suddenly had a thought: what if someone obtained Level 2 access in the future, thinking that having a safe house meant they had an invincible turtle shell, and then he just threw out a challenge? Would the world be quiet then?

At the same time, the daily settlement notification sounded in my mind.

"Privilege elevation detected. Daily settlement can be upgraded and optimized. Optimize?"

The sound of daily settlement echoed in my mind.

Qin Ziwen wondered to himself, "What are the benefits of optimization?"

Soon, a screen of light appeared before my eyes.

[After optimization, daily settlement will be changed to weekly settlement, and scores can be accumulated. The event timeline has been optimized, low-level cards can be stacked, and the probability of obtaining high-quality cards has been increased.]

Qin Ziwen pondered for a moment, then continued to ask, "If I feel the rewards are not good after optimization, can we revert to negative optimization?"

The daily settlement process seemed to lag for a moment.

Continue asking repeatedly, "Should we optimize?"

After thinking it over, Qin Ziwen agreed, "Okay, let's optimize it."

Once outside, his younger brother was getting ready to rest when Qin Ziwen waved to him.

"Brother." Qin Ziwu rushed over. "What's up?"

"Close your eyes and turn around."

"Oh." Qin Ziwu closed his eyes and obediently turned around.

Qin Ziwen took out an enhancement card and slapped it on his back. "You've been enhanced."

The enhancement card transformed into countless green light spots and merged into his body.

Qin Ziwu's body trembled; he sensed it.
That new vitality that originates from the depths of the bone marrow and bursts forth from the core of every muscle in the body.

He clenched his fist and stretched out his arm. At this moment, he truly realized that there was such a huge difference in strength between his older brother, Instructor Du, and Cao Biansheng and his former self.

This is not something that can be achieved through training; it is pure natural talent, representing the physical limits of a natural human being.

"Alright, that's enough for you. Just remember to familiarize yourself with your strength," Qin Ziwen instructed him. Qin Ziwu turned around, nodded vigorously, and his face still showed lingering surprise. "Mhm!"

Now, there are about four Xiang Yus in his team, and they may even be slightly better than him in some aspects.

Hmm, that's not right either. Xiang Yu's strength wasn't just in his physique, but also in his fighting skills.

They still need to practice this, but with the Tianxing Arrow Corridor and the Brave Martial Arts Training Ground, their proficiency in archery and long weapons is improving quite quickly.

"My lord, are these two bows newly acquired? They're quite good; no wonder everyone says steppe bows are good. They're just a bit heavy, though; most people probably couldn't pull them." Du Yu was examining the two newly acquired steppe longbows.

Judging from its appearance, this longbow is very well maintained, and its previous owner must have cherished it.

The bow was made of multiple materials, including cow horn, tendons, and wood. When Du Yu pulled it gently, he felt that the tension and elasticity were very good.

He slowly lowered the bowstring and took out the dozen or so heavy arrows that came with the quiver. These were also spoils of war from the trade; otherwise, a bow without arrows would be nothing more than a fire poker.

"This arrow is very heavy." Du Yu gently weighed it in his hand. The arrow was nearly a meter long, with a three-sided arrowhead made of pure iron. Combined with the longbow from before, it could probably penetrate light armor at a hundred paces and heavy armor at thirty paces.

Unfortunately, the Hunting Ladder quest requires you to forge your own weapons.

Otherwise, using a heavy bow would make things much easier. Making a bow takes too long, and there's no time to make bows now, but making a few more short javelins wouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of this, Du Yu couldn't help but want to go to the blacksmith's shop again.

Seeing through his thoughts, Qin Ziwen nodded, "Go ahead."

After Du Yu left, Qin Ziwen picked up the longbow and went to the Tianxing Archery Gallery to try it out. He found that the longbow required several times the draw weight of a compound bow, at least 150 pounds.

But it was easy for him. After several attempts, he found that this longbow far surpassed the 50-pound compound bow in both armor penetration and range.

The advantage of compound bows lies in their higher accuracy and lower effort at close to medium distances.

However, for him, a longbow is more suitable now.

Now that we have a bow, we need to make arrows as soon as possible.

Qin Ziwen then used the mini blank expansion card to fine-tune the space inside his home, creating a 30*30 blank area.

"Use Class 1 bamboo forest".

The light flashed, and when it dissipated, a large area of ​​the ground in front of us sank down, like a funnel-shaped depression. The closer to the center, the thicker and taller the bamboo; the closer to the edge, the shorter and thinner the bamboo.

Looking out, this lush bamboo forest, with its varying heights and thicknesses, is brimming with vitality.

"That's it. Why has the ground sunken down?" Qin Ziwen was both amused and exasperated, but he guessed the reason. Mature bamboo groves are very tall, reaching five or six stories in height, while his home is only five meters high.

If we can't expand upwards, then we can only try to expand downwards.

That's why this strange place exists today.

"It's alright, let's use it for now." Qin Ziwen silently comforted himself, thinking that once his home was taller, he would be able to find a way to fill in this pit.

Then Qin Ziwen found Jia Liangcai and asked him to find someone to plan the felling of the bamboo in the bamboo forest in batches. Those bamboos that were thick enough to make gun shafts were felled directly, and those that were suitable for making arrows were cut down to make arrows. The young bamboos were left to grow. If there were any bamboo shoots, they could be picked. He was thinking of eating stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat.

Upon receiving the request, Jia Liangcai nodded in agreement.

It was only then that Qin Ziwen realized how comforting it was to have a sincere and capable housekeeper.

You don't need to do everything yourself; you just need to give a general direction, and the details will be taken care of.

(End of this chapter)