City Building and Exploration Guide: How to Play for Beginners

In the game, everyone will play the role of a city lord of the plains, collecting resources during the adventure and leading the residents to build a glorious and prosperous city. This process requires a lot of effort, and many beginners get lost after entering, not knowing how to play. The following guide on city building and exploration will help new players get started quickly, allowing them to freely develop their cities and write their own adventure stories.

I. Choosing Occupations for Pioneering

During the early stages, essential combat occupations include generals, warriors, and shadow guards. Generals are both tanky and offensive, with area-of-effect skills that are quite powerful. Warriors are the only front-line roles; if you haven't obtained one yet, you can use a general as a substitute. Shadow guards are single-target breakthrough units; when paired with a Silent Spirit Sword, their strength is comparable to that of an orange card. For production-oriented occupations, farmers and blacksmiths are recommended. Blacksmiths can craft weapons, rings, and other offensive gear, so it's advisable to prioritize their development. Farmers are essential for resource collection; most of our early resources come from farming. Besides the necessary production and combat roles, any remaining slots can be filled with farmers, preferably those with high enthusiasm, or at least those who can work steadily.

II. Resident Development

Residents level up once they meet the required experience points. Experience can be gained from experience pills, crafting equipment, cooking food, and exploring the wild. The former mainly comes from growing herbs in fields and having alchemists refine them. Crafting equipment and food relies on blacksmiths and chefs, which also helps gain experience. Finally, wild exploration involves sending residents to gather resources and fight monsters, gaining experience in the process. When residents reach specific levels, they need to break through; breaking through consumes corresponding occupation spirits and copper coins, which vary by occupation. You can check the requirements and obtain them through daily quests. For particularly strong and useful residents, you can also upgrade their stars, which brings attribute growth and energy skill improvements. If upgrading non-legendary characters, it will consume tokens and essences of the same occupation and quality. For legendary characters, you need to consume tokens of the same name. These materials can be obtained through bonding, sending off residents, and special visitors.

III. Wild Exploration

Wild exploration involves dispatching residents to different areas on the map to collect materials. Remember to click on the action interface of each character before collecting, adjusting their work content, carrying, and patrol ranges. This prevents low-level characters from venturing into high-level dangerous areas and saves stamina. When dispatching, clicking on trees, rocks, and other objects in the scene shows the materials that can be obtained. Similarly, clicking on chests reveals the possible treasures inside.

IV. Visitors

Various visitors will come and go in the city, bringing significant income. As their favorability towards the capital increases, they may give gifts. If you want these, you can open the visitor section in the encyclopedia and complete related tasks. Some visitors may have unique features, which you can discover and interact with during exploration.

V. Building Upgrade Recommendations

Upgrading buildings in the city requires a lot of materials and copper coins, so there is a priority. It is highly recommended to prioritize the capital mansion, which is our main building and affects the population cap. Currently, it is the only way to increase the population cap, making its upgrade crucial. Next is the inn, which increases action points and affects the maximum number of visitors. Since one of the primary sources of income for the city is visitor transactions, this has a significant impact on the city's development. Lastly, the sacred tree, whose upgrades unlock more technologies that benefit combat, exploration, and trading, is also an indispensable part.

The above is a guide to city building and exploration, covering aspects such as character selection, development, and building upgrades. After reading this, beginners should have a basic understanding of early development. We hope everyone can go further and further on this path of management and adventure.