Inside the dungeon.
Lilith gazed at the Blood Sucking Vine that was roaring at her.
Her eyes filled with intense interest.
Before the Great Calamity, mages were often great scholars as well.
Using the power of magic to dissect all things and seek the truth was every mage's guiding principle.
Now, this Abyssal creature that had vanished for so long had appeared once more.
It stirred Lilith's intense passion for research.
However, after seeing that the Blood Sucking Vine had completely parasitized the skeleton,
Lilith let out another sigh.
"What a pity."
"The current me can't conduct a detailed study of it."
"For a mage to study the truth of all things, they need a massive Mage Research Institute as a research base, a powerful Mage Alliance to gather high-ranking mages and conduct academic research, thousands of mage apprentices experimenting day and night, tens of thousands of adventurers capturing research materials, more than six hundred industries, and over eight thousand supporting workshops. In short, they need a prosperous mage world to support them before they can conduct in-depth research."
"And all of that disappeared with the arrival of the Great Calamity, until the destruction of the Great Cataclysm Era."
At the thought of this, a trace of sorrow appeared in Lilith's eyes.
She murmured, "Things aren't the same anymore."
"Pursuing the truth is no longer a mage's primary goal."
"Powerful spell power and terrifying spell damage are what mages pursue now."
"Whether the Abyss exists or not is actually no longer important."
"Pursuing history will only trap you in it, unable to escape."
As she spoke, killing intent flashed in Lilith's eyes.
"So!"
"The Blood Sucking Vine isn't important."
"The Demon Lord isn't important either."
"Killing them and bringing all usable resources to Lord Fang Yuan is what matters most."
Before she had finished speaking, Lilith raised the staff in her hand.
She pointed it at the roaring Blood Sucking Vine.
"Explosive Fireball!"
A basin-sized fireball shot out at tremendous speed.
It slammed into the Blood Sucking Vine's open sucker.
The Blood Sucking Vine was merely a Green-quality creature.
After losing its host, it had become even more feeble.
Under the spell attack of a Gold Tier-2 High Mage,
it was instantly burned to ashes.
Even the corpse it was attached to turned into flying dust.
However, several seeds radiating green light remained amid the ashes.
"This is!"
"Are these Blood Sucking Vine Seeds?"
Lilith approached and prodded them with her staff for a while before confirming that they were indeed Blood Sucking Vine Seeds.
"According to the rules of the main material plane, Abyssal creatures cannot leave seeds behind in the main material plane."
"If they can leave them behind!"
"Then there is only one possibility."
"The Abyssal Plane has merged into the main material plane."
"The Abyss has emerged into the world!!!"
Upon reaching this conclusion, Lilith's heart tightened.
"If this has happened!"
"Then it also means that all the Demon Lords of the Abyssal Plane have died!"
"The rules of the Abyssal Plane have been altered."
In an instant, Lilith froze completely.
"Before I died in battle, an astrologer once prophesied the Gods Fall."
"Given the current situation!"
"I'm afraid this is even worse than the Gods Fall."
"It's possible that all the planes have been wiped out in one fell swoop!"
Lilith did not dare to continue thinking about it. The more she thought, the more desperate she became.
Because the once-powerful gods, demons, devils, and other higher beings had all died.
As for these lords from alien civilizations, their strength was so weak that they were inferior even to apprentice mages.
Could they!
Really be a match for the mysterious Mist Gods?
A trace of despair rose in Lilith's heart.
But immediately afterward, she shook her head with a bitter smile.
"But they're also the only hope."
"As a dead person,"
"I have no choice!"
Having figured this out, Lilith stopped dwelling on it.
She put away her staff and pointed at the Blood Sucking Vine Seeds on the ground.
"Men, clear this place out. Take everything useful!"
"Yes!"
Under the cleanup by five hundred Flame Mages,
the Valley Garrison's spoils were quickly sorted out.
And just as the sorting was completed,
Fang Yuan, far away in the hall of Wasteland Lord City, finally received a notification from the Lord's Mark.
Ding, the spoils have been sorted. You obtained 1,000,000 gold coins; 1,000,000 wood, stone, iron ore, and food; 50 Orange Source Crystal Shards; 200 Purple Source Crystal Shards; and 500 Red Source Crystal Shards. Ding, you obtained 1 Orange Building Card: Beastmen Steel Fang Warrior Camp; 1 Purple Building Card: Beastmen Spear Shield Warrior Camp; 1 Red Building Card: Beastmen Patrol Camp; and 1 Orange Hero Soul Fragment: Beastmen Steel Fang. Ding, you obtained 1 Purple Building Card: Beastmen Venomous Thorn Wall Building Card; and 1 Red Building Card: Beastmen Spike Sentry Tower Building Card. Ding, you obtained 1 Orange low-grade weapon: Steel Fang's Burst Hammer; 100 Orange Weapon Fragments; 500 Purple Weapon Fragments; and 200 Red Weapon Fragments. Ding, you obtained 1 Orange Curio: Demon Bishop's Lance; and 5 Green Rare items: Blood Sucking Vine Seeds. Ding, your hero Lilith has occupied the Valley Garrison for one hour. You have successfully occupied the Orange Military Territory, Valley Garrison. Prosperity +2,000 points. Faction Value +200.
A string of notifications suddenly came rushing in.
Fang Yuan had not even had time to prepare. For a moment, he was stunned by the sheer number of spoils.
Only after the final notification sounded
did Fang Yuan's body jolt and bring him back to his senses.
He immediately opened the spoils notification panel.
Looking at the more than ten lines of figures inside,
Fang Yuan swallowed.
"A million gold coins and resources!"
"Orange Building Cards, Purple Building Cards, Orange Equipment, and Orange Curios."
"And most importantly!!!"
"An Orange Barracks!!!"
"This—this is way too much."
For a moment, Fang Yuan did not even know where to begin.
"I've been poor for too long."
"I suddenly struck it rich!"
"To be honest, I'm really not used to it."
Fang Yuan excitedly rubbed his hands together.
"The rest of the spoils will have to wait until Lilith sends troops to bring them back."
"But the barracks has been successfully occupied, so I can inspect it first!"
Barracks belonged to the category of Military Territories.
On the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield,
Military Territories could not produce any resources, while consuming vast amounts of resources every day to maintain their operation.
Troops had to be stationed inside, the camp walls had to be repaired, infantry had to be dispatched to build fixed patrol posts, and monsters in the surrounding area had to be driven away, among other things.
From this perspective,
a Military Territory was absolutely a negative asset for a Novice Lord who had only just begun developing.
It could easily drag down his finances.
In the end, his main city would fail to develop, and his Military Territory would remain unfinished.
Then, when a powerful enemy arrived, it would be easily breached, leaving the city destroyed and its people dead.
However!
Military Territories were highly coveted positive assets among all lords.
Because every Military Territory was equivalent to a large-scale barracks!
Every Military Territory had corresponding specialized unit types.
Moreover, as the Military Territory was upgraded, the quality of these unit types would also increase.
The higher the base quality of the Military Territory, the higher the quality ceiling of its units after upgrading.
A White-quality Military Territory
could, after its level was raised later on, possibly become a Military Territory that produced Green or even Blue units.
Furthermore, it did not produce just one unit type. Even the worst Military Territories would produce two.
Some high-level Military Territories could even produce three types, or rare unit types.
And the soldiers produced by Military Territories did not consume any resources or gold coins.
They were produced each day according to a fixed quota.
Therefore, on the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield,
whenever a lord discovered a Military Territory,
they would choose to occupy it first, even if they had to grit their teeth.
Because as long as they survived the difficult early stages of development,
once they reached the later stages!
They could earn back their investment simply by selling soldiers.
And that was merely the development path of an ordinary White Military Territory.
What Fang Yuan possessed now was not White, but an Orange Military Territory.
This starting point was the ultimate destination that other lords could hardly reach in their entire lifetimes!!!
According to Fang Yuan's understanding,
every Orange Military Territory would have at least one Orange Unit.
With good luck, there might be two.
In fact, back when he was on Blue Star, Fang Yuan had even heard of Military Territories that produced three Orange Units.
Overflowing luck could make people so envious that their eyes turned purple.
Of course, not every Orange Military Territory had this many Orange Units.
Most had one Orange Common Unit. Some unlucky ones had no Orange Units and only Purple Rare Units.
And there were quite a few of these unlucky cases.
Fang Yuan looked toward his Military Territory.
He rubbed his hands together and said,
"My demands aren't high."
"Just give me an Orange Rare Unit."
"If possible, I'd like to add one condition: I hope it's a melee frontliner!"
"After all, I currently only have one ranged, fragile mage unit, one reconnaissance-type light cavalry unit, and one backline ranged barbarian."
Fang Yuan thought to himself.
Then he took a deep breath.
"Come on."
"Let me open this loot box!"
Fang Yuan abruptly clicked open the barracks panel.
Then he dragged his gaze downward.
He went straight to the production section.
In an instant, Fang Yuan's eyes flew open.
He involuntarily shouted,
"Holy crap!"
"Two Orange, two Purple, and one Red!"
"Five unit types!!!"
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