"Huh?"
When Ethan received the notification, he froze for a moment.
He really hadn't expected that he had only been worried the residents might get killed by the Spirit-Seizing Void, so he personally took the sun worms out to test things first. After all, he had two Archmages as bodyguards, so nothing would happen to him.
But the residents were so moved by this that his Lord's Command actually leveled up.
This Lord's Command had appeared once before when Ethan led the residents to hunt snow monsters.
He had almost forgotten he even had this thing.
Unexpectedly, it suddenly leveled up again, and under his leadership, the army's overall ability boost increased from 10% to 20%. If his Lord's Command leveled up a few more times... wouldn't that mean he could directly double the combat strength of his residents?
That made Ethan's eyes light up immediately.
However… he wasn't exactly sure how this thing increased.
So he decided to experiment a bit.
"Lord, did you run into any danger out there?"
"Lord, you've worked hard!"
"Lord, I've been praying for you the whole time. Next time, please don't take such risks again! You could let us try instead," Attendant Five grabbed Ethan's hand excitedly, "After all, if something happens to us, it's nothing. But if something happens to you, what are we supposed to do?"
"Don't worry, I'll be fine."
Ethan patted Attendant Five's hand, then glanced at the scarecrow.
But he found that the scarecrow still seemed lost in thought, its eyes unfocused. It didn't even notice that the lady it adored was talking to someone else.
At the same time… Ethan took out the magic book and glanced at it.
[Lord's Command increased to Level 2 (10/500)]
The conversation with the residents just now hadn't increased his Lord's Command, so it seemed unrelated to concern.
'Let's try this instead.'
As Ethan spoke, he took out the duplicated skill books he had just obtained, [Skill Book · Crisis Awareness (Pseudo)], and handed them out, "This is a skill book I just got. One for each of you."
"Thank you, Lord!"
The residents eagerly took the skill books.
They had already learned skills from books before, so they naturally knew the process. Soon, they all began using them.
And as the first resident used a skill book… Ethan's Lord's Command experience began to rise.
[Lord's Command +2]
[Lord's Command +2]
[Lord's Command…]
Each resident learning a skill increased his Lord's Command by 2 points.
Although it required 500 points to reach Level 3, Ethan had many residents, 58 in total. At 2 points each, that was an instant increase of 116 points.
It seemed that increasing Lord's Command experience wasn't difficult at all, he just needed to improve the strength of his residents.
Ethan thought for a moment.
Aside from skill books, perhaps he could also make some mage hats for the residents. Not everyone could use them, but the support group could be considered a branch of mages, right?
After all, healing, taunting, and morale-boosting support, that was basically a healer class.
'Worth a try.'
Ethan directly crafted six mage hats and handed them to the logistics team.
Sure enough…
[Lord's Command +10]
[Lord's Command +10]
[Lord's Command…]
Six mage hats gave him a full 60 points.
It seemed the degree of improvement in a resident's strength directly affected the experience gained.
Unfortunately… not everyone could use mage hats.
Ethan tried giving one to Stone Six, but gained no Lord's Command at all, since mage hats provided no benefit to a warrior.
Therefore, he naturally couldn't gain any experience from it.
That loophole was sealed.
He couldn't boost Lord's Command by giving items useless to his residents.
[Lord's Command 186/500]
The remaining 300+ points would have to be figured out later.
Ethan set the matter aside for now, then summoned the Queen Bee and the sun worm Queen.
The Queen Bee just looked slightly larger, still fairly normal.
But the sun worm Queen,.Ethan saw a long-haired woman walk out from the pet space. Her chest was large, and her overall figure was quite attractive. But with just one glance, Ethan recognized that face, it was Poker Face's face.
Only now, his facial features had become extremely soft. If Ethan didn't know the truth, he might have thought this was a completely ordinary woman.
Although it was rude, Ethan still couldn't suppress his curiosity and glanced toward Poker Face's lower body.
"Master…"
Poker Face suddenly spoke. The voice was still male, but it sounded slightly forced, like he was squeezing it out, "You don't need to look! He's already starting to feminize. Because this way… it helps me lay eggs…"
"Alright… got it."
Ethan silently swallowed and observed three seconds of silence for Poker Face.
There was only one thought in his mind, 'What a miserable man.'
Of course, this was just a small interlude. Ethan didn't dwell on it for long.
He directly instructed the Queen Bee and the sun worm Queen, "Assign each of my residents one sun worm and one mutant killer bee."
"The sun worms are for lighting, groups of five will take turns, but make sure every resident is always under sunlight. No one is allowed to be alone in the dark."
"The mutant killer bees are for communication. If any of my residents encounter danger they can't handle, report it to the Queen Bee immediately. Then the Queen Bee will inform me. Understood?"
"Yes, Master!"
["Understood, Master!"]
The Queen Bee used telepathy.
The sun worm Queen spoke through Poker Face's mouth.
"Alright," After distributing communication and lighting, Ethan continued assigning tasks, "Stone Six's team and the giant team will go to the gray ore mine to dig. The newly recruited axemen and archers will follow them."
"Wood Eight's team and Herb Three's team will head east to the Land of the Living Dead to cut down deadwood. Don't wander, just harvest that area and return."
"As for Hunter Five's team and the birdmen, they'll come with me to the southern Mist Forest."
As soon as Ethan finished speaking, everyone responded in unison.
Then he assigned two support members to each group, one healer and one morale booster.
The healer was to prevent accidental deaths from injuries along the way. As long as they could be treated and return to the lord, survival chances were much higher.
As for the morale boosters, they could increase efficiency during work.
A very useful role.
"Alright! All units, move out!"
Ethan shouted. The moment they exited the manor gates, the groups split off in three different directions.
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