A Bold Idea to Change the Weather and Deceive the Heavens! (Two-in-One)

The upgrade introduced 12 new resources, increasing the potential value of the low-lying area to 14.42. The impact of this was reflected in the daily report the very next day.

Territory Points from 0.3 to 1.1 means that over a year, the low-lying area will provide more than 300 Territory Points.

If we take into account the points gained from continuous upgrades along the way, this number could very well exceed 500.

The first thing to do is to select the weather option.

Seeing the progress bar showing the Moderate Rain turning into sunshine, Su Mo breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems the system is encouraging me to plunder other people's resources and territory; the more I plunder, the faster the low-lying area will upgrade."

"We must accumulate more Territory Points; this is the fundamental basis for the development of low-lying areas!"

After a moment of contemplation, Su Mo clicked repeatedly, returning to the initial interface and starting to read from the beginning.

[The Doomsday Calendar - Monday, April 4th]

[Lord]: Su Mo (Host) [Territory Status]: A relatively good resource-type territory, possessing a limited number of rare and common resources, but due to the natural scarcity of survival resources, it is not suitable for long-term habitation by organisms.

[Territory Area]: 150 square kilometers (not small, but not large either; you have enough living space, but no strategic depth) [Territory Resources]: High-Quality Tungsten Mine, Hot Stone Mine, oil, high-temperature steam, Fruit Tree Mountain (possesses very few rare resources and a small amount of common resources, which can sustain life within the territory in the short term, but still lacks important survival resources in the long term)

[Territory Potential]: 14.69 (Current continental average 10.48, highest 1502.12)

[Weather Forecast]: Tomorrow, moderate Moderate Rain turning cloudy in the territory, temperature 19-33 degrees Celsius, easterly wind, force 2 (High temperatures, please avoid direct sunlight when working outdoors, and take precautions against heatstroke). [Citizens]: 1405 (Expand+)

[Citizen Loyalty]: 100% (Stable loyalty means that your policies will not encounter any resistance)

[Citizens' Attitude]: Relatively Satisfied (Your citizens are somewhat satisfied with the external weather and internal environment, and they look forward to a better life tomorrow)

[Citizens' Health]: Very Poor (72% of citizens have a health score of 40-50, 14% have a health score of 50-60, 11% have a health score of 60-70, 3% have a health score greater than 70)

[Citizen Work Efficiency]: 19% (Most people experience low daily work efficiency due to weather conditions and slow stamina recovery, making it difficult for them to fully dedicate themselves to their work.) [Citizen Needs]: Housing (urgently needed), Medical Care (urgently needed), Hot Baths, Meat [Citizen Tips]: Weather greatly affects work efficiency; please take precautions against extreme weather. [Economy]: Extremely Poor (Although your territory has a regular ally, trade has not yet commenced, and there are no standardized trade goods produced within the territory.) [Technology]: Under Progress (Currently advancing technology: Simple Solar Energy Conversion Technology) [Medical Care]: Zero (There are no related medical facilities or dedicated doctors; all citizens who fall ill are left to their fate.)

[Law Code]: Extremely poor (General rules cannot fully bind every individual).

[Building]: Almost none (possesses a building with extremely simple uses, but it is not currently in use and has zero production value)

[Civilization Level]: Primitive Era (Advancement Condition: Not Met) [Sound Brought by the Wind]: "It's incredible that such terrifying Vitality Power has erupted in the territory of Su Mo, the King of Humans, in just one day. It seems that the previous probing was unnecessary. We must establish an alliance with the creatures of Light and Demon Soul before they become aware of it. However, what can we use to trade for this Vitality Power?"

"The defense level of Black Stone Camp has been raised to the highest level. In addition, I have secretly deployed a force underground. If Su Mo dares to launch another sneak attack, we will make sure he doesn't return alive!"

"Damn the Demon Soul Race, what a bunch of cunning monkeys! If our modified parts had sufficient heat dissipation, we wouldn't have to worry about their kiting tactics. Pass down the order: no matter the cost, we must find items or technologies that can accelerate heat dissipation as soon as possible. We must eradicate these disgusting cancers in the shortest time possible!"

[Points Acquisition Rating]: Pass (Expand +)

"Huh, the Territory Potential actually increased on its own without any points being added. Yesterday it was 14.42, and now it's 14.69."

"However, the average value has actually increased to 10.48, which means that all races on this New Continent are developing rapidly!"

Looking from top to bottom.

Su Mo immediately noticed the difference in Territory Potential index compared to yesterday.

After a night of torrential rain, the soil in the low-lying areas washed away a significant amount of salt, greatly alleviating the symptoms of Saline-alkali Land.

The potential index changed immediately.

But what's a bit tricky is that while the low-lying areas are changing, other places are also moving quickly.

Even in this early stage, Su Mo was well aware that the values would change every day.

As can be seen, the average value has increased by 0.79 from yesterday to today, with the highest value surging by 12.45.

He was still a little anxious.

The territory with the highest potential value is definitely the one backed by a powerful entity, which brings many good things and occupies the best territory.

The potential for this territory to rise is unlikely to have a significant impact on the overall situation.

However, the increase in the average value reflects the average combat strength of all races on this continent.

Once the low point falls below this number, it's equivalent to falling behind everyone else, inherently putting you at a disadvantage! "No, we can't be impatient. These people are relying on their subordinates to frantically expand their territory, acquire more resources, and increase their potential value."

"But I can't do that. There aren't many people in the lowlands to begin with. If I stretch the battle lines too far, we'll inevitably run into the enemy, and it will be difficult to take care of both ends!"

During the relocation of the low-lying area, Su Mo clearly remembered it in a fleeting glance.

In the New Continent, 60% of the land remains unclaimed.

Each additional territory you conquer represents an increase in your territory's power and influence, and consequently, your potential index will also increase.

However, this kind of growth is different from the quality improvement of the low-lying areas.

If a war really breaks out, it's very likely that within a few days, after losing too much territory, the potential index will be halved!

It's not worth the risk!

Having figured this out, Su Mo's anxiety subsided slightly, and he continued reading.

The heavy rain caused a further drop in work efficiency, and everyone's desire for shelter and medical care was to be expected.

The sound of the three winds was different from yesterday.

Clicking on the first item, sure enough, came the voice of Zhu Ling, the Ancient Treant.

It's unclear how the system managed to get this information. After Zhu Ling's voice-over, Su Mo even heard the whispers of the other tree people.

"Invade Su Mo's territory and obtain his secrets!"

"Kill him, seize all his land, and let the Ancient Treant be powerful!"

"No, this Su Mo has fought against the incarnation of the true god before and even had a slight advantage. If we anger him, we will be unable to withstand his revenge!"

"Alliance, we can trade this power and achieve a win-win situation. The dwarves are expanding too fast. If we don't find a way to punish them soon, the situation will become difficult in the future!"

"We can produce Treants in an endless stream. As long as they are willing to exchange their Vitality Power, we will not suffer any losses!"

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Dozens of chaotic sounds were mixed together, and after listening to them seven or eight times, Su Mo finally understood the meaning of each one.

Just as I guessed when we formed the alliance this morning, this treant is indeed no pushover.

Among the conversations, there were many Tree People clamoring to start a territorial war and forcibly attack the lowlands.

Fortunately, thanks to their previous battles against the Five Great Ancestor Gods avatars, most of the tree people still possessed basic judgment and did not dare to act recklessly.

The alliance was ultimately chosen.

I turned off the first voice message, then clicked on the second one, and it was the dwarf's voice I heard yesterday again.

Hearing the dwarf's arrogant words about increasing the defenses of Black Stone Camp, Su Mo smiled and didn't take it to heart at all.

From beginning to end, he had no intention of having any conflict with the outside world before resuming weapons production in the depression.

The best approach now is to conceal our true strength, leaving the enemy uncertain of our actual capabilities.

Otherwise, if we engage the enemy and win decisively, that's fine, but if we lose, the situation will become even more complicated.

"Huh, the last one... Could it be someone from the Radiant Empire?"

Unlike the standard dwarf-like translation style, the last voiceover clearly carries a hint of emotion and accent.

In the first half of the sentence, Su Mo could hear obvious anger, while in the second half, he could hear a hint of helplessness and urgency.

"I never expected that the Radiant Empire's modifications would have heat dissipation issues. But that makes sense; the human body loses heat during activity, so we need to pay even more attention to heat dissipation after converting it into a machine."

"As for the items they need to accelerate heat dissipation..."

After browsing all the information and seeing his Survival Points rise by another 1105 points to reach 45561, Su Mo and closed the System Panel.

With a casual touch, a black stone appeared in Su Mo's hand, which was located on his chest.

Compared to yesterday, the stone is now a slightly lighter color, but it is still purer than most black stones.

Thanks to its properties, the heat from your palm is almost instantly absorbed by this magical hot stone, bringing a cool and refreshing sensation.

Although it's unclear how much this thing can absorb, it certainly seems to be a good heat dissipation device for now.

"If we could increase the production of hot stone and then modify and limit it..."

"Before charging, they are sold to these Modified Human for heat dissipation; after charging, they are taken back at a slightly lower price to release heat."

Su Mo laughed heartily at the unrealistic idea he had just come up with.

Then, seeing the group of people sitting at the dining table looking at him with surprise, Su Mo waved his hand and quickly got up and walked outside.

The system's weather update progress bar is currently only 23% complete.

At this rate, it will take at least another hour for the weather to completely change from Moderate Rain to sunny weather.

But in reality, in just a short while, the rain had already subsided considerably, basically reaching the level of yesterday afternoon.

"This rain stopped strangely. Based on my scans, it should have continued for about another day."

"However, it's good that the rain has stopped. If it had dragged on any longer, it would have been very difficult for our infrastructure construction to proceed."

Standing at the same doorway, Lü Kuan manipulated the robot to curiously peer outside.

During the short time the two stood there, the rain suddenly lessened considerably, an unusual change that was clearly beyond his comprehension.

Without saying a word, they stood quietly at the gate.

Lü Kuan's computing power continued to rise as he calculated the changes in the rain, while Su Mo was happy to have some peace and quiet, sitting on a recliner and waiting for the rain to stop.

More than half an hour passed.

As the dark clouds dispersed and the first rays of sunlight appeared, even from a great distance, Su Mo could faintly hear cheers coming from the Agricultural Tool Center.

The rain has stopped.

Thanks to the system's power, it only took forty minutes for the torrential rain to give way to the current accumulation of moisture.

"That was definitely worth the money!"

"It seems we'll need to stockpile some Territory Points for future use, just in case."

Seeing the sunlight that had been absent for more than a day, Su Mo felt a slight joy.

Meanwhile, in the center on the other side, the villagers, who were already prepared, moved even faster.

Armed with their own tools, and following the instructions previously issued by Chen Shen, groups of fifty and twenty people scurried out in different directions.

They dug and filled the low-lying pits filled with salt water.

Everyone moved at lightning speed, and before the temperature had fully recovered, the salt that had precipitated within a 50-kilometer radius had already been processed.

As for the remaining people, they gathered together and came to the front of the Underground Shelter. While the ground was still damp, they began to level the terrain according to instructions.

"Chief, our initial idea is to have the newly established village surround your Underground Shelter in the very center. As for the area, we'll start with a 3x3 kilometer standard, including two main roads and four branch roads, with an outer wall for protection."

"For now, we'll use drainage troughs to temporarily cover the drainage system!"

Holding a pre-drawn map of the territory's layout, Zhang Long and Liu Neng arrived together.

"Based on our prefabricated house manufacturing needs, our initial plan is to make each house 80 square meters in size, divided into four compartments, which are 20 square meters each. Eight people will live in each compartment, so we will need a total of 44 houses."

"Each room uses 4x6 square steel for the frame, 7.5cm thick corrugated steel panels for the exterior walls, and 5cm thick panels for the partition walls, requiring approximately 15 tons of steel in total."

All expenses were basically accurate to standard figures.

After Su Mo issued the request last night, the village's architectural talents produced basic sketches and frameworks overnight.

"Fifteen tons?"

"That's not a problem. Let's level the ground first, I'll take care of it!"

Having taken the blueprints and agreed to the steel job, Su Mo pondered for a moment before turning back into the shelter.

Steelmaking is a technical skill.

From the most primitive furnace steelmaking in ancient China to the hundred-times-refined steel of the Han Dynasty, China has always been at the forefront of ancient methods.

However, this training method is not suitable for low-lying areas.

First, the steel produced cannot be standardized; second, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive.

However, if we use modern steelmaking, such as converter steelmaking, the low-lying area does have the capability to develop furnaces for steelmaking.

However, the spray guns in the furnace and the subsequent rolling process will pose problems.

This task must be temporarily shelved until mechanical productivity is fully restored step by step.

"Thirteen tons of square steel, two tons of steel plates, and the furnace at full power—it will take about nine hours."

"The cost is 1,500 points!"

The furnace is a fine-grade item; it costs 500 Disaster Points to use it for three hours.

After glancing at his remaining 13,000 points, Su Mo started the machine without hesitation.

Points should be spent when necessary.

Compared to working on a furnace, upgrading the spray gun and creating molds is obviously more convenient and time-saving with 1,500 points.

With the resources accumulated previously, there is more than enough copper and iron ore to manufacture steel.

As resources are input into the furnace and the start button is pressed, the furnace begins to roar.

After waiting for about three minutes, a freshly baked square steel plate was ready.

"Wow, as expected of products from the furnace, the quality is really good!"

After tapping it a few times and feeling its heavy weight and texture, Su Mo was quite satisfied, but before he could even take it out to show it off...

In the distance, Su Yuan, the group leader who had led the villagers out to clear the salt flats, ran back, exclaiming in surprise.

"Chief, Chief, we've encountered a group of tree people on the outskirts of our territory!"

"They told me that their race has formed an alliance with our lowland and requested to come and visit to learn from us!"

Su Yuan's loud voice instantly attracted everyone's attention.

Furthermore, in his hand was a huge leaf, almost half a person's height, which emitted a faint green glow in the sunlight.

"Damn, that was fast!"

The heavy rain had just stopped in the low-lying area when the other side's visiting group had already reached the border of their territory.

Clearly, the unusual weather in the low-lying area has once again attracted the attention of the other party.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing the call, Lü Kuan put down his work and came out.

"Quick, help me think of a way to fool people—no, fool the tree people!"

"A group of alien races is trying to enter our territory. We can't refuse them; we must come up with a clever way to make them leave in submission."

Taking the leaf from Su Yuan, Su Mo quickly returned to the shelter and sat down with a sullen face.

This time, they suffered a loss without even realizing it.

In his plan, Su Mo intended to wait until the lowlands were settled before trying to form an alliance with the other side.

Arrange for someone to visit the site beforehand and bring back intelligence about the other party.

However, the Tree Man's unreasonable moves in the morning made Su Mo forget the importance of taking the initiative.

Now, the other side's personnel are waiting at the edge of the depression.

Refusing is, in a sense, a sign of weakness, and the consequences could be disastrous!

"The other party is already waiting next to us, and they want to come and learn. Time is too tight; even if we disguise ourselves now, it's too late."

"Unless."

"Unless what?"

Hearing the hesitation in Lü Kuan's words, Su Mo suddenly raised his head.

The next second, seeing Lü Kuan's speechless expression, Su Mo suddenly snapped back to reality, a flash of inspiration striking his mind! "This is too difficult. We've been testing human genes for a full six years to get to this point."

Looking at the Virtual Reality machine placed in the corner, Lü Kuan sighed deeply.

Applicability has always been a major pain point for Virtual Reality devices.

It is precisely this point that has kept them stagnant, making it difficult for them to develop into versatile tools.

"Even if we had the Tree People's genes now and conducted matching tests immediately, it would still take at least three to five months to get them usable, which is simply impossible."

"No, that's enough. We have the tree-man genes, and we have time to fine-tune them."

"Power on the machine, I'll adjust the parameters right away!"

Comparing the green glowing leaves in his hand to Lü Kuan's words, Su Mo stood up abruptly.

Virtual Reality equipment might not be reliable enough to fool a top-tier tree person like Zhu Ling.

However, with the help of system upgrades, the chances of successfully fooling some insignificant ordinary tree people are well within the scope of what is worth trying.

Furthermore, once the deception was successful, his eyes narrowed, and from a level unseen by Lü Kuan, the system's green light of identification swept out, illuminating the leaves.

The next second, looking at the options presented in the pop-up attribute panel, Su Mo paused slightly, a smile spreading across his lips! "If this elaborate deception succeeds, perhaps in the coming months, the lowlands won't need to worry about any foolish alien races provoking us!"

"Tree people will become my best propaganda tool!"

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