Landlord World - Start with SSS talent

Zeka fumbled, not knowing how to explain.

Was he supposed to say… that girl was also someone he liked?

While Violette was right here, when he hadn't even won her heart yet, and he already had another girl by his side.

How could he possibly explain that to Violette?

He wanted a harem, but he also genuinely wanted Violette to accept him having a harem—otherwise…

"Hahaha… Why are you so worried?" Violette laughed and said, "Did you save her from the snowstorm? She's so pitiful."

"Ah! Yes, yes, that's right." Zeka immediately replied, "I saved her from the snowstorm. She was very pitiful, so I let her stay here."

Elara shot Zeka a look full of contempt, then ignored him and kept eating her grilled meat.

"And what about you? Violette, why are you here?" Zeka asked with a smile.

Violette sighed and gently replied, "After you were parasitized by the Heretic God, I was taken out of that bizarre world."

"Even though I managed to come back here, the weather here turned just as harsh as over there."

"Besides, Maisy thought I went with you into the Trial Space, so she wanted to use me to find you and get more information."

"But I didn't know much, and I trusted you weren't that kind of person, so I didn't say a word to her."

"That's why she… wanted to kill me. I was lucky to escape, wandering in the snowstorm. I don't even know how I made it here and found you."

Hearing Violette say she trusted him, Zeka felt a surge of warmth, almost to the point of tears.

He silently swore that he would definitely make Violette his first wife, no matter what.

Zeka said emotionally, "Violette, thank you for trusting me."

"Don't say that," Violette replied gently, "I got lost but ended up finding you—maybe… that's fate."

As she finished saying this, Violette inwardly retched hundreds of times.

Fate? Damn it! It was Noan who sent her here, not fate.

At this moment, all Violette wanted was to quickly finish her task so she could be by Noan's side.

Ever since sensing his power, she'd felt herself more and more drawn to him.

Of course, the biggest reason was still… Noan possessed a special kind of power.

Seeing that he could teleport to rescue her as if it was a walk in the park, Violette immediately realized Noan might be strong enough to protect her and give her everything she wanted.

Zeka nodded lightly and sighed, "Violette, don't worry, I'm still me, I haven't been possessed by the Heretic God like everyone says."

"In fact, I can even use his power to fight."

"But…" Violette asked with some concern, "What about your arms?"

"This…" Zeka gritted his teeth, "Damn it! This arm—when I was in the Trial Space, I was ambushed by a coward."

"And this one was cut off by Maisy."

"Ah! You met Maisy?" Violette asked in surprise.

"That's right." Zeka's eyes were full of hatred. "That bitch came after me and wanted to kill me."

"At that time, I couldn't control the Heretic God's power, so she cut off one of my arms."

"Violette, don't worry. Give me a little more time and I'll be strong enough to protect you—and destroy Maisy."

"Do you know about the upcoming event?"

Violette tilted her head. "You mean… the resource center conflict event?"

"Exactly." Zeka grinned excitedly, "As long as I go there and kill as many lords as I can, I'll keep getting stronger."

"Ah! You…" Violette seemed a little frightened, even trembling.

Zeka smiled, trying to reassure her, "Don't worry, I'll never hurt you, because…"

"All you have to do is trust that I'll never harm you."

"As long as I get there, I'll definitely become stronger. So, Violette, help me find the way."

"Heh?! You don't know the way there?" Violette asked, confused.

Zeka shook his head, swearing, "Damn it! Ever since the Heretic God invaded my body, the System stopped sending me any information."

"That's why I can only rely on you."

When she heard that, a hint of killing intent flickered in Violette's eyes, but it vanished instantly.

She smiled and said, "Of course, I can help. But… Zeka, with your hands like this, how are you going to fight?"

Zeka scoffed, "Huh! Violette, don't worry. I just need a little rest. When the time comes, I'll be fully capable of fighting."

Inside, Zeka was full of confidence, because he had so many regeneration buffs—just one day of rest, and even without food or drink, he could return to his best condition.

That was the most terrifying aspect of his talent.

Violette, hearing this, felt puzzled inside and quietly committed Zeka's words to memory.

In the corner, Elara finished her grilled meat, sighed, and looked over at Zeka and Violette, her eyes full of disdain.

After that, she decided not to care about them anymore and tried to drift off to sleep.

After being tormented by that terrible fever, even though Zeka had transferred a great deal of life energy to her, her spirit was still quite exhausted.

Even though she was lying on a pile of clothes taken from dead people, and the smell of fresh blood was still thick in the air, that didn't stop Elara from falling asleep.

…

At the same time, Noan awoke from a long sleep, his energy and spirit much restored.

Most importantly, the discomfort caused by the red energy had greatly subsided.

It was as if… his body had finally begun to adapt to the presence of this new energy.

While having breakfast, he checked his System interface, thinking about upgrading his territory.

"System, how many resources do I need to upgrade the territory?"

[🔔! Currently, your territory has reached the maximum level for this region and cannot be upgraded further.]

Noan nodded, then immediately ordered, "Collect today's resources."

[🔔! Congratulations, the special effect 'Resource Doubling' has been activated. You have received:

● 🪵 Wood: 200,000

● 🪨 Stone: 200,000

● ⛓️ Iron: 100,000

● 🪙 Gold: 20,000

● ⚙️ Metal Crystals: 2,000

● 💊 Food Medicine: 20,000

● 🔷 Energy Crystals Rank C: 2,000

● 🔶 Energy Crystals Rank B: 200

All of these items have been placed in your 'Storage Space'.]

Noan looked at the resources he had received and couldn't help but feel pleased.

"Now, I really don't have to worry about energy crystals anymore," Noan muttered. "Still, if my innate talent could help me fuse lower-rank Energy Crystals into higher ones, that would be perfect."

He let out a sigh—after all, Rank C or D energy crystals had gradually lost their effect on him.

If others knew what he was thinking, they would probably tear him to pieces on the spot.

After all, he was only a Rank D Lord, yet he was already thinking of not using Rank D crystals anymore, while everyone else in the Chaotic Zone was struggling just to scavenge a bit of any resource.

Just then, another System notification appeared before him.

[🔔! You have received 100 Void Crystals, Rank F, from the Void Tower. Total: 600 Void Crystals. Would you like to use them to summon Void Soldiers?]

"Not necessary," Noan said.

At this moment, he didn't need Void soldiers either—he wanted to use the Void Crystals to upgrade Void for himself and his Heroes, specifically Vylyss and Austin.

As for Austin...

Noan waved his hand, and a purple sphere appeared in front of him, with an invisible thread connecting it to Austin.

"It seems… even without the Slave Pact, I can still keep Austin under my control," Noan muttered.

However, once Austin was confirmed as a slave, unless Austin died, Noan could not remove Austin from the slave list.

That's why, whenever he wanted to recruit a new slave, Noan always thought very carefully, not wanting to waste a slot in his slave list.

Noan sighed, then gave the order: "System, display the number of Skeletons I currently possess."

🔔 [Here is the number of Skeletons you currently possess:

Skeleton C+: 26

Skeleton C: 2

Skeleton D Peak: 2

Skeleton D+: 1

Upgrade milestones: D+ → D Peak → D Perfect → C → C+]

Noan stroked his chin, then gave another order: "Summon today's Skeletons."

🔔 [Do you want to use both summon attempts?]

"Accept."

🔔 [To summon, you need to pay 500 rank D energy crystals, do you agree?]

Noan sighed. Ever since he evolved to rank D, summoning Skeletons required him to spend energy crystals.

However, he still couldn't skip summoning. After all, they were necessary materials for him to use to evolve his Heroes.

Fortunately, he had a Level 7 Resource Production Center, which could produce a lot of rank C and B energy crystals every day, so he didn't have to worry about materials.

"I agree," Noan said.

🔔 [You have successfully summoned 10 Skeletons of rank D - Perfect.]

"10?" Noan was startled, asking in confusion, "Why is the number only 10?"