Chapter 933 - 542: Lion’s Baptism Potion, Damaged Medal of Honor [Subscription Request][5K]

With just a gentle shake, the ribbon disintegrated into pieces, drifting down onto the tabletop.

The material of this map is evidently not ordinary.

At the very least, it can endure tens of thousands of years without decaying.

The material resembles sheepskin, surprisingly somewhat soft to the touch.

Zong Shen spread out the map.

This map is approximately forty centimeters wide.

The length is a full meter.

It features terrain areas drawn with simple lines.

There are also small icons representing castles and towns.

Additionally, there are numerous small circles.

The quantity of these small circles is the largest, densely distributed.

Zong Shen mused that they probably represent villages.

The right edge of the map is an irregular coastline.

Next to it, a wavy line represents the ocean.

There is also an island in the ocean.

Marked with a pentagram.

Besides, the map also features three lion head badges.

Scattered across three regions in the east.

Zong Shen now guessed that this map depicts the situation from Azshara City to the eastern coast, including the station points of the Lion Knight Order.

Apart from the lion head badges, there are also symbols of Warhawks, brown bears, flying birds, arrows, broken blades, and more.

Zong Shen speculated that these likely represented the bases of the rebels marked on that map area.

The place representing the Giant Elf City of Azshara was depicted as a rectangular city, with a giant tree in the center.

Each badge was only the size of a pinky fingertip.

As for the pentagram, besides the one in the East Sea.

There was also one marked in the northeastern mountains and forests of Azshara.

The scale of this map is currently unknown.

However, because the map displays the area beyond the East Sea.

Zong Shen estimated that the scale must be a hundred kilometers or even several hundred kilometers.

The pentagram in the northeast of Azshara is likely several thousand kilometers away from here.

This map was definitely a strategic secret back then.

It marked hundreds of legion locations.

But for Zong Shen, its value is quite limited.

At most, it can only serve as a "clue."

With these clues, Zong Shen can inquire about the details of the strategy.

This is something he often does.

And after experiencing so many things.

He also understands that back then, many rebel legions and demon bases have now become ruins waiting for Lords to explore, eventually turning into resources for the development of Lords.

These ruins are all gifts from the previous Era.

Not excluding the possibility of interference by the Lord System.

In any case, this strategic map will be helpful for Zong Shen’s future treasure hunting and exploration.

This continent is vast beyond compare, containing ruins and heritage accumulated over tens of thousands of years.

Combined with the wealth of the indigenous people now.

Sufficient for Lords to rise powerfully.

Other Lords, if unable to acquire clues, can only spend more time searching for ruins.

The overall exploration rate is actually not high.

According to Zong Shen’s estimation, it would take at least seven or eight years, or even ten years, for the continent’s ruins to be mostly excavated.

This is also based on the number of Lords.

The more treasures a ruin has, the higher the difficulty of exploration.

In this regard, Lords need to have certain strength to support them.

Progress in strength naturally cannot disregard time.

For instance, the relic of the Lion Knight Order’s base.

If Zong Shen didn’t conveniently have the [Silver Lion Ring], wanting to obtain the treasure chests and items inside the ruin would mean forcefully confronting those Overlord Level Lion Skeleton Knights.

Most of the current Lords can’t defeat those Lion Skeleton Knights.

Ordinary Lords need at least a few months of development before they have the qualification to spar with them for a few rounds.

As for the [Silver Lion Ring] itself, it was not easily obtained.

Zong Shen had risked himself to seize it from the formidable Lion Skeleton Knight Richardson.

It’s not something that an average Lord could easily accomplish.

In essence, it boils down to one point.

That is, in this world, the gains are always proportional to the risks.

And strength is the greatest guarantee against risk.

This is like rolling a snowball.

Zong Shen has plenty of time, using his advanced development progress and strength to explore ruins.

Then continue to grow himself with the treasures obtained from the ruins.

His strategy is very simple, which is to explore the surrounding ruins centered on his territory.

Simultaneously increasing strength while expanding outward and exploring.

Ultimately dominating the entire eastern continent.

He hasn’t considered conquering the continent yet.

The vast region is one reason, the other being the numerous races in this world.

Unifying the continent requires some buffer time.

Besides conquering the indigenous people and various alien races, it also requires conquering those Lords.

Needs to proceed gradually, taking firm steps one at a time.

Currently, his goal is to dominate this region, then extend influence throughout the eastern continent.

To establish a massive power or kingdom system.

Only after completely conquering the east can he consider fighting in other areas.

This is a long-term development goal.

A Lord who doesn’t aspire to dominate isn’t a good Lord.

In fact, the issue of domination can be postponed a bit.

The most important thing at this stage is to actively cope with the diverse survival challenges from the Lord System.

And the arrival of the so-called second act, third act.

First, follow the directions arranged by the Lord System toward the future.

And try to gain as many benefits as possible.

He casually stored the map in the Storage Grid.