MC's career as foreign lord

No matter how you look at it, Zhou Ren should be the only person here underground, according to Anna's words.

Although the little silver dragon is proud, arrogant, and condescending, she is very honest. She told Zhou Ren that there was also a barrier in the sky, and she almost broke her wings on it.

No wonder Anna always had a strange, suppressed anger the first time she saw Zhou Ren. Zhou Ren didn't know why, but he wanted to laugh, thinking about Anna, a dragon, suddenly crashing into a wall. It was inexplicably funny.

If he knew he was almost caught back as a breeding tool, he wouldn't be laughing so happily. But the problem still hasn't been solved, and the tapping sound still exists.

The concept of a barrier in the sky is actually very obvious. There must also be a barrier underground, so the other party can't dig in and can only make futile tapping sounds.

Zhou Ren made a slight judgment. Based on the sound and rhythm of the tapping, it should be coming from the entrance of the territory, which directly corresponds to the direction of the town. He decided to go and take a look.

This decision was not easy. Zhou Ren was still digging up those scattered minerals! The prototype of this mine hadn't been fully built yet, but he already had to start digging a new mine.

Zhou Ren continued to discern. He found that he didn't seem to need to worry about not finding the location of certain things, like now: "Thirtieth floor underground, west side!"

He directly dug a small mine staircase two blocks high and one block wide, and quickly descended. With this speed-focused method, he quickly arrived at this level, and then the tapping sound became even louder.

This time, Zhou Ren understood. It was at the very end of this level. The tapping sound was obviously more rapid and noticeable. He continued to dig towards it!

Zhou Ren brought all his torches and tools, and even didn't forget to place torches and half-bricks as he went. This was quite like his personality, unhurried and unhurried. That way, next time he came, no matter what he did, it would actually be much more convenient than this time.

Under the light of the torches, he dug out more and more things. All kinds of minerals were revealed on both sides. On this level, even more diverse ores were displayed.

Redstone, lapis lazuli, mithril ore, and even an emerald! The distribution and arrangement of these minerals also allowed Zhou Ren's heart to gradually calm down amidst the tapping sound, constantly recovering.

Thinking on the bright side, the reason why such a sound appeared was actually because the other party couldn't break through the territory's barrier and could only try constantly like this.

Zhou Ren comforted himself along the way. This direction seemed to have transcended the scope of fishbone mining, but the sound was getting louder and louder, and clearer and clearer.

It actually only took him five minutes to go from his doorstep to the outer edge of the territory, but because of the appearance of tasks such as digging stones, he had dug for a full two and a half hours!

Suddenly, he stopped his movements. Zhou Ren noticed something was wrong. The sound was already very harsh!

If he wasn't mistaken, he should be able to see the other party as soon as he dug open the stone in front of him!

Zhou Ren even hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to wait a while or just rush over and see the other party's true face!

"Let's do it!" He slapped his thigh and directly dug open the two stones in front of him, then quickly switched his tools to a sword and shield!

He wanted to see what kind of monster dared to come here and court death? Does it have a health bar?

In the mine east of the town, the lich Mossa, who was originally meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, "Only two days, I didn't expect our lord to have reacted already?"

He shouted, "Jim, take me and the box over there together! We don't have anything worth coveting, so we might as well be straightforward!"

The silver skeleton seemed to be digesting his words, and after thinking about it, he moved a pile of bones from one of his caves!

Mossa was exasperated, "Don't give him what you think is important! Forget it, just take me over!"

Jim obediently walked over and picked him up, and at the same time, in a very narrow and hidden corner of the cave, he picked up an inconspicuous green gemstone and placed it on his head.

"How many times have I told you to wash your dirty hands before picking me up! Ah! This black powder is sticking to my eyes!" Mossa complained, and then continued, "Also! Wouldn't it be better to hold my phylactery in your hand instead of putting it on my head? What are you going to hold with your other hand?"

Then he saw Jim hug a pile of skeletons on the ground and run very lightly!

"Ah... throw away those broken things of yours! Don't put them with my head!" Mossa wailed, causing the residents who were hurriedly walking over the mine above to avoid the wind to be even more hurried.

They saw the undead. They clearly said that there were only bone collisions here. What was this wailing sound?

On the other side, Zhou Ren was staring at the white bone skeleton in front of him, both of them not knowing what to do!

If the other party wasn't holding a weapon, Zhou Ren would have slashed over with his sword! He and Little White were too similar, or rather, after all, they were skeletons, even if they weren't similar, it would be difficult.

However, after seeing Zhou Ren, the skeleton actually stopped tapping, and instead paused abruptly, then quickly ran back.

At this time, Zhou Ren noticed that behind it was a huge underground cave, and some skeletons were digging out passages in the cave.

Those stone chips and mud also turned into scattered cobblestones and mud on the ground when he arrived, just as if the MC system recognized the status of these blocks.

This was a very simple, round stone cave, but when Zhou Ren arrived, it gradually became square. Those stones began to transform in a sharp-edged direction, and the originally very rough ground gradually became smooth with his arrival.

"It seems that the MC system has recognized the changes here!" Zhou Ren said, and saw a large number of white bone skeletons gathered together, as many as dozens, huddled together like a queue.

They seemed to have received an order, and suddenly began to hibernate without moving, leaving only a powerful echo in the silent mine.

Undead creatures don't need to see, so the caves they dug out were very dark. Zhou Ren inserted several torches above the cave to light up the entire space.

At this time, he realized the location of this cave. In fact, he had guessed the origin of this cave. After all, in this town, there was actually only one cave with skeletons, wasn't there?

"Tap tap tap!" The cave was very empty. In such an environment, the sound made by any creature would be amplified many times, such as this:

Mosa: "Get rid of those rickety bones of yours! Don't put them on my head! And my phylactery!"

Zhou Ren chuckled and looked around. The situation here seemed even better. He even saw exposed silver ore and couldn't help but dig some up.

Silver ore can also be turned into crude silver, which is actually a very unique model. It combines and encompasses two different characteristics, making it a special breakthrough.

The new version of the blast furnace can smelt iron and minerals below it. More advanced minerals probably require upgrading the furnace. Sometimes Zhou Ren also has a headache. These modules intertwined together can cause some complex consequences for some originally simple processes.

Just as he was counting the crude ore pieces on his body, a silver skeleton figure emerged from the dark cave, holding a phylactery in his hands.

"Thank you for coming! Lord Zhou Ren!" the lich Mosa said, "I hope you can accept my and Jim's sincerity and loyalty. We hope to become your formal citizens, not just in words!"

Zhou Ren nodded with a smile, "Then you need to prove your sincerity!"

"This is my phylactery. If you know what this is, you should understand my sincerity," Mosa said, and then Jim also took out a bit of green flame from his swaying skull head.

"This is Jim's soul fire!" Mosa explained, "You can control his life and death through this flame, and you can also know his thoughts through it!"

Zhou Ren nodded. He was actually no stranger to the phylactery, after all, it was an advanced item mentioned in various cultural and entertainment works.

All the descriptions are not very similar, but they are almost the same. The general meaning is that the lich's lifeblood, controlling it is equivalent to controlling the lich itself.

It seems that undead creatures are not very devout in their devotion to the gods. They believe more in the power of the soul and the control of their own abilities!

Zhou Ren took the two things and was about to put them away when he heard a voice in his head.

"[Territory System] has made new progress. Your territory welcomes two new members. The citizen system is loading, permissions are being granted… Granting complete."

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It's really a very intelligent thing! Zhou Ren exclaimed. Unlike temporary permissions, these two things automatically flew onto Zhou Ren and were then included in the book 《Territory Permissions》.

Zhou Ren opened the book and saw new things in the personnel column. These two non-humans were also on it:

[Mosa Gale Ivan]: Elf Lich

[Jim]: Silver Skeleton

A very simple introduction, but the two people have almost the same production and farming permissions as Zhou Ren. Except for not having territory permissions, the entire territory seems to be open to the two by default.

Moreover, Zhou Ren can control the behavior of the two through this book, and even write down instructions to confirm the life and death of the two. It is really a very domineering special ability!

But thinking about it, it is reasonable. Both of them have handed over their lives. It would be unreasonable if there was no such ability.

In a sense, this is both a restriction and a protection, a protection for both parties.

Compared to Jim, who was very calm and didn't know what these things were anyway, Mosa's reaction was much more intense.

This lich, who didn't know the situation at first, was suddenly frightened by Zhou Ren's actions. His body, which only had a head left, was repaired under a strange power, and he gained hands, feet, and a body.

"This is…" Mosa said in surprise, "I… recovered?"

His body was his own body, still thin and lifeless, but he waved his hand gently, and a brown robe appeared, wrapping his body in it, then he put on his hood and bowed slightly.

"Mosa Gale Ivan swears allegiance to you, in the name of Jergal, the God of the End!"

A terrifying storm suddenly burst, and such a black-robed man quietly appeared beside Zhou Ren, without saying a word.

But the little skeleton was still so carefree, seemingly wanting to try out his newly acquired abilities.

Seeing his eagerness, Zhou Ren gave him all the pickaxes on his body and placed many boxes in this layer of space.

"You seem to like mining?" He looked at the little skeleton, whose silver bones were shaking non-stop, "Take it! Put everything you dig with the pickaxe in the box, can you?"

The little skeleton cheered and rushed to the ground with the pickaxe, seeming to enjoy the process very much.

"Mosa, right? Can you tell me how you feel after your body recovered?" Zhou Ren said, "It shouldn't be without reason!"

Mosa followed Zhou Ren's footsteps, his voice hoarse and low, "Master, this is the coverage of the rules. Your rules covered the rules of the Duke of Hell, so I recovered!"

"Duke of Hell?" Zhou Ren was stunned. Good fellow, he had just gotten rid of some gods, how did he get in touch with the Duke of Hell again?

"You don't know, I was an elven lord in the Second Crown War. After death, I was transformed into a lich and followed Jergal to participate in many blood wars. I was cursed by the Duke of Hell in the blood war, so I came to this place!"

Mosa briefly explained his origins, "The Blood War is a war between hell and the abyss. All the participants are demons and devils. I'm just… affected!"

"Although I am a legend, I had no chance of surviving in the face of the power equivalent to the gods!" His face was full of wry smiles.

Zhou Ren nodded. The two had now walked to the steps he had dug out, "So I wandered in the Underdark with the curse, first a hand, then a foot, a body, and finally only a head left!"

"So…" Zhou Ren said curiously, "How did you recover?"

As a lich, even if only a head is left, it is not difficult to recover. What Zhou Ren wanted to know was how the MC system's recovery ability worked.

"It's like… the rules felt that I needed hands and feet, so I had them!" Mosa said, he also felt very magical, "Master, this is a contest between your rules and the rules of the Duke of Hell! Now it seems that you have won!"

Zhou Ren waved his hand, he still had self-knowledge, "It is the confrontation between the rules of creation, it has little to do with me!"

The two continued to move forward, the starry sky reflected in their eyes.