The next day.

At dawn, Han Xing opened his eyes.

At this time, Han Xing usually stands up and goes to the balcony to see the scenery outside.

But today was different.

Because in his arms, there was a beautiful woman with a slightly flushed face, looking radiant.

Zhang Lianmeng was still asleep with her eyes closed.

Han Xing didn't wake her up.

He knew Zhang Lianmeng was exhausted from last night.

He prepared to withdraw his arm from beneath her neck.

It was then that Han Xing's movement seemed to awaken the sleeping Zhang Lianmeng.

She half-opened her drowsy eyes and softly said, "Brother Xing, you're awake?"

After the first taste of passion, Zhang Lianmeng's demeanor had become more mature and alluring.

"Hmm." Han Xing responded.

Then, there was a long silence.

Both seemed awkward and out of words at that moment.

After a while, Zhang Lianmeng took the initiative to break the silence saying:

She seemed to have remembered something, a bit frightened, said, "Bro... Brother Xing..."

"I was the one who initiated last night. If... if you didn't like it, we can pretend it never happened."

After saying this, she struggled to put on a forced smile towards Han Xing.

However, to Han Xing, that smile was somewhat heart-wrenching.

Moments later, Han Xing shook his head and said, "What are you talking about? Do you think I, Han Xing, am the kind of person to disregard after taking advantage?"

Zhang Lianmeng desperately shook her head, "I-I didn't mean that."

Han Xing gently pulled her into his arms and slowly said, "When you selflessly saved me last time, I actually thought you were a great woman."

"After coming to this world, human social order has long collapsed. For survival, people inevitably become selfish."

Moments later, Han Xing solemnly said, "Zhang Lianmeng, if no one cares for you in this world from now on, let me take care of you."

Listening to Han Xing's words, akin to a confession, Zhang Lianmeng paused momentarily, her eyes gradually moistening.

Han Xing feared he might have scared her. As someone who never interacted with girls, he couldn't think of comforting words in that moment.

However, just then, Zhang Lianmeng suddenly lifted her fringed forehead and moved closer.

In this instant, Han Xing seemed to abandon thinking, only feeling warmth and sweetness.

Soft panting noises continuously came from Zhang Lianmeng's mouth.

Minutes later, she became increasingly proactive, even pressed up against him.

Feeling the heat from his embrace, it seemed to reignite Han Xing's heart.

Minutes later, the room echoed with the gentle gasps of a woman once more.

"Brother Xing, I'm almost out of breath..."

"Brother Xing..."

The sound gradually faded, turning into soft whispers amidst the passion.

...

When the day fully brightened.

Zhang Lianmeng was already up from the bed.

Han Xing lay on the bed, staring at the breathtaking silhouette of Zhang Lianmeng, feeling somewhat dazed...

After experiencing so much last night, Zhang Lianmeng truly transformed from a girl into a woman, becoming more charming overall.

Coupled with her devilish figure, every move seemed to captivate all of Han Xing's attention.

Zhang Lianmeng turned slightly, seeing Han Xing half-naked, her face flushed as she said, "I'll go make you breakfast. You'll need energy to fight monsters."

After speaking, she hastily fled the room.

Han Xing chuckled, got up from the bed, dressed his equipment, and headed out.

Meanwhile, Coal Ball continued to leisurely roam within the territory, and upon seeing Han Xing emerge, it excitedly kicked all four legs and darted towards him.

Han Xing knelt down with a smile, gently petting its head.

But today, Coal Ball seemed different; it sniffed Han Xing's hand, then his legs.

It seemed to smell something different on Han Xing.

Coal Ball curiously glanced at Han Xing, then at Zhang Lianmeng who was cooking nearby.

Han Xing felt a bit embarrassed, quickly taking out a Spirit Core from his backpack to feed Coal Ball.

With food available, Coal Ball no longer fixated on Han Xing's scent.

As it consumed Spirit Cores one after another, system prompts followed in succession.

[Feeding successful, pet 'Coal Ball' Potential Value +1.]

[Feeding successful, pet 'Coal Ball' Potential Value +1.]

...

With over thirty Spirit Cores consumed, Coal Ball's satiety returned to 100.

Han Xing noticed the Potential Value of Coal Ball's Growth.

[Growth: S+ (Pet growth can be enhanced through Potential Value; for every 10,000 Potential Value, enhancement occurs once. Current Potential Value: 215)]

After several days of feeding, Coal Ball's growth had made considerable progress, but there's still a long way to reach 10,000 Potential Value.

After breakfast.

Han Xing took Zhang Lianmeng to continue leveling up.

However, the atmosphere between the two felt strange.

Zhang Lianmeng became even shyer and often zoned out, staring at Han Xing's back. Several times Han Xing had to remind her to cast spells.

Fortunately, with Han Xing and the Coal Ball by her side, Zhang Lianmeng wouldn't be in any danger.

Moreover, Zhang Lianmeng noticed today that Han Xing had become much more patient with her.

This warmed her heart.

After a whole day of leveling up, Han Xing's experience bar was steadily rising, while his territory was rapidly expanding.

By evening.

Han Xing put away his arrows, and a Level 10 Elite Level Fierce Tiger lay dead at his feet.

At this moment, a system prompt came.

[Successfully killed Striped Fierce Tiger (One-star Elite Level) lv10, gained 7320 Experience Value, pet Coal Ball gained 5856 Experience Value]

[Your level has increased, current level is LV10.]

As a white light flashed across Han Xing, he finally reached Level 10.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared.

[You have successfully reached Level 10, meeting the leveling ranking requirements, current rank 1.]

[You have received ranking rewards: [Spiritual Energy Shield Pyramid Construction Plan]*1, [Golden Armor Puppet]*1, [Basic Teleportation Array Construction Plan]*1 [Basic Lord's House Construction Plan]*1, [Golden Weapon Selection Blueprint]*1, [Golden Treasure Chest]*1, Spirit Core*10000.]

...

A pile of rewards was bestowed upon Han Xing.

Soon after Han Xing received the first-place reward, an intense discussion erupted in the chat channel of District 107.

"As expected, Star God claimed the first place, and this time with a crushing advantage!"

"Indeed, this leveling speed is unparalleled."

"Truly terrifying, I just reached Level 7, no idea how Star God achieves it."

Han Xing's leveling speed once again shattered their understanding.

At this time, other Survivors said.

"But from now on, those people will also start exerting efforts, right? Although the first-place reward has an owner, the subsequent rewards aren't bad either."

"Who do you think will be second? That's 5 Elite Level Puppet Guards and a Golden Treasure Chest!"

"It's hard to say, the first tier has all reached Level 8, Whisperer and Black Eagle are the most promising."

"However, that Lone Brave and Yun Tianming also have great potential, I heard they seem to have a relationship with Star God, with Star God's help, these two are strong contenders for second place too!"

"Friends of Star God? Indeed, they have great potential!"

...

While the other Survivors were discussing the rankings.

Han Xing had already started checking the rewards he just received.

He first picked up a blueprint, and the blueprint information surfaced.

[Spiritual Energy Shield Pyramid Construction Plan (Basic)]: Territorial Building, constructs a pyramid capable of generating a Spiritual Shield, the Spiritual Shield can resist physical and magic attacks, Pyramid Defense Value is 500, Shield Defense Value is: 200.

Han Xing directly clicked to learn, as he had always yearned for a defensive building, and now he finally got it.

Then, he checked the construction requirements in the blueprint section.

[Spiritual Shield Crystal Tower (Basic)]: Based on the territory size, a corresponding number of Spirit Cores are required to generate a circular Spiritual Shield.

The Spiritual Shield can defend against physical and magic attacks with a Defense Value of 200.

[Construction Materials Required]: Refined Iron*30000, Mithril*1000, Magic Crystal*10000, Rare Earth*50000, Ether*50000, Spirit Core*20000.

Note: Survivors can adjust the shield size according to territory area, from a diameter of 10 meters to 200 meters, requiring corresponding Spirit Cores to provide Energy.

"This is it!"

Han Xing exclaimed excitedly.

With this pyramid, he could construct a shield with a defense value of 200, and with the castle's bonus, it's 240 defense value.

Other survivors or monsters wanting to invade his territory would first have to break through this shield.

Security was greatly assured!

"Great, great, now those little brats can't launch a surprise attack on me at night anymore!"

No time to delay, Han Xing decided to start construction immediately.

Although building the Spiritual Energy Shield Pyramid required a lot of materials, his material reserves were more than enough.

Han Xing found a vacant spot, not far from the castle, about thirty square meters.

He directly clicked build!

A system prompt came.

[Would you like to expend materials to construct the Basic Spiritual Energy Shield Pyramid, this build will take 20 hours.]

"Yes."

[Building in progress, time remaining 19 hours 59 minutes 59 seconds…]

"Still manageable, takes much less time than building a castle."

After dealing with the pyramid reward.

He eyed another reward with burning enthusiasm, the Golden Armor Puppet!

[Golden Armor Puppet (Leader Level)]: Special reinforced puppet, can only operate within the territory.

[Level]: lv10.

[Attributes]: Power 108, Agility 74, Spirit 86, Constitution 109.

[Skills]: Steel Bones, Flame Spray, Blood Cutting, Heavy Hammer Strike, Metal Burst.

This thing was over 10 meters tall, even larger than his Elite Level Spiritual Puppet, and accordingly, its attributes were in a whole different league.

Han Xing stroked his chin and said, "If that Elite Level Spiritual Puppet were to fight the Golden Armor Puppet one-on-one, it could very likely be overpowered by the Golden Armor Puppet!"

However, compared to the Spiritual Puppet, the Golden Armor Puppet has a major downside, it can only operate within the territory.

In other words, it only serves a defensive role and cannot assist Han Xing in fighting monsters like the Spiritual Puppet.

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