Home Upgrade

This might be the most extravagant rookie team ever.

After going out for a while, Ye Qian returned to the main base and synthesized the current 84 slimes.

After pairing them up several times, a total of 19 silver and 4 copper were spent. The remaining slimes are as follows:

There are 10 green ones at LV1, 5 at LV9, and 4 at LV11.

There are 4 blue ones at LV7 and 1 blue one at LV1.

In addition, there is one more LV7 Red Slime and one LV9 Poison Slime.

Well, although the number has decreased, the average grade has indeed increased.

The new slime that appeared is pretty good.

For example, the Red Slime can breathe fireballs with high temperatures. Its attack damage is no less than that of Gray Wolf of the same level, but its disadvantage is its shorter range.

Poison Slime can spray out poisonous slime.

Although higher-level slimes hatch more slowly, the resulting slimes are only one level lower than the original slime, so in the long run, this upgrade is worthwhile.

"Now we just have to wait for more slimes to come out."

In any case, it's only a matter of time before we can train a slime army.

Ye Qian left the farm with satisfaction, and took the initiative to Purification a pile of new animal meat and put it on the shelf.

The total amount of money quickly reached 300 silver coins.

After spending an hour cutting down trees with nothing to do, Chen Ning led his troops back, and everyone tallied up the money they had earned from selling the trees.

"560 silver coins already? Do you really want to buy the blueprint?" Chen Ning asked Ye Qian.

The rise of this home truly owes everything to this beautiful young woman.

Even though she seemed timid and easy to talk to, her role shouldn't be underestimated. Furthermore, given that Ye Qian had consistently made the greatest contributions, Chen Ning decided that from now on, Ye Qian would make the final decisions on more crucial matters.

Ye Qian nodded readily. "If we use a powerful army to expand, we'll get more meat, and wouldn't we be able to sell it for more money? This amount of money is nothing to us. We can't keep using Life Energy to recruit Skeleton, can we?"

"All right."

So everyone opened the blueprint area, selected troop buildings, and started discussing what to buy.

There are only 20 eligible Terran unit blueprints.

The Spearman were completely ignored.

As for archers, everyone felt they weren't necessary; without strong melee combat, ranged attacks would be too fragile.

"Heavy Infantry, right? Swords and shields. They're expensive, but they have high attack and defense, and they look cool. What we lack now isn't money, but enough strength." Lan Xinyu drooled as she looked at the picture of the handsome black heavy-armored sword and shield warrior.

"These troop types all need corresponding equipment, which requires blacksmith shops and advanced blacksmiths. If it's a lightly armed unit, especially one with leather armor, you can just buy the equipment with money, and it'll be ready quickly. But for heavy armor... I think a blacksmith shop would cost at least 200 silver coins, right?" Chen Ning frowned. He initially refused, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized he wasn't really short of money, so he finally nodded, "I think that's fine too."

"This one then," Ye Qian made up her mind.

The 500 silver coins vanished in an instant, replaced by a massive blueprint.

[Building: Elite Black Shield Heavy Armor Training Camp (Green)]

[Type: Drawings]

[Building Materials: 200 Life Energy, 200 Silver Coins, 1000 Wood Blocks, 3000 Stone Blocks, 500 Iron Blocks, and sufficient space]

[Note: Tens of thousands of years ago, a promising religion was destroyed by the newly risen Supreme Church. Its elite Black Shield Legion, clad in uniform jet-black armor, possessed immense power. Heeding your call, this legion has temporarily returned to the earth, reshaped their physical bodies, and will fight for their new master.]

The three people were stunned when they saw the blueprint in person.

"Isn't the construction cost too high?"

3000 stones, 500 iron blocks.

In addition, after recruiting them, we need to find a way to prepare the corresponding equipment for these soldiers. According to the above hints, these are only green quality troops, which means they cannot exceed LV20, and may not even be level 15.

"It's not a big problem." Ye Qian coughed lightly. "We still have a few tons of meat that haven't been listed in the trading area yet. I'll go Purification it up."

"Then I'll go out hunting again." Lan Xinyu stood up helplessly.

"I'll put the slime healing fluid I accumulated yesterday on the trading board and see if anyone will buy it."

The healing slime typically lasts for ten days, and even at a lower price, it's still a good option for players in combat zones.

This can be considered a small income.

Everyone worked together until the second day, during which a group of Gnoll left the forest and launched an attack on Outpost No. 2.

However, faced with the continuous crossfire from the four Arrow Tower, the Gnoll retreated instead of advancing.

Ye Qian built the fifth one here.

The afternoon rain had stopped, and the girl stood on the hillside, her long hair flowing, quietly gazing at the Gnoll in the distance.

They seemed to panic and ran back into the forest.

"The Gnoll race has indeed been terrified of humans."

Ye Qian was not surprised by their performance.

The only worry is whether the Gnoll will suddenly go berserk and send out a large army to attack them.

Fortunately, as expected, that didn't happen.

That evening, Chen Ning spent 220 silver coins to buy the blueprints for the blacksmith shop and began collecting iron ore, slowly starting construction.

Ye Qian then sent over 200 Skeleton to help with mining, while she herself purchased a batch of Iron Hammer and other farming tools to speed up resource collection.

Large quantities of firewood and ore were also purchased through the online marketplace.

Although these raw materials are relatively cheap, such a large quantity would cost at least 500 silver coins.

In order to quickly build up a powerful force, the group didn't care about the money at all and bought meat immediately after selling it.

By noon on the fourth day, all construction resources for the [Elite Black Shield Heavy Armor Training Camp] were ready.

Such a high cost would shock a large number of players if it were revealed.

If it were a normal three-player team, developing slowly, it would take who knows how many months to build a building like that.

"Let's begin construction."

The three looked at the Skeleton who were helping to move the materials to the designated location and exchanged glances.

Chen Ning chuckled, "It went too smoothly. Ye Qian, your talent is truly amazing. I think ordinary gold-level talents can't compare to you at all."

Ye Qian smiled and nodded.

Her goddess-like appearance stunned Chen Ning for a moment, then he turned his head away awkwardly.

He hadn't spent much time with her, but every time he saw this girl, he felt a little suffocated. He suddenly regretted getting married too early; otherwise, he would have definitely pursued Ye Qian.

"You're a married man, don't even think about hitting on Ye Qian." Lan Xinyu glared at him.

"It's not that bad, it's not that bad." Chen Ning gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Isn't it normal for guys to be attracted to beautiful women? It's a natural reaction; you can't turn people into machines, can you?

Ye Qian didn't care; as long as they didn't actually do anything, she wouldn't mind.

Moreover, based on our interactions over this period, it's clear that Chen Ning is a rather honest person. Our interactions never cross any lines; sometimes, when handing something to someone, he deliberately avoids touching their own hand.

Very nice.

The new building gradually took shape in everyone's eyes. Soon, a building covering an area of 10,000 square meters, plus a 5,000-square-meter plaza, appeared in front of them.

[Building: Elite Black Shield Heavy Armor Training Camp (Green)]

[Available to recruit: Elite Black Shield Heavy Infantry LV12 (Elite)]

[Recruitment Price: 8 Silver Coins]

[Recruitment Requirements: Must provide corresponding heavy armor.]

"Five silver coins per person is really expensive. With the armor and other equipment, the cost per person is close to 15 silver coins."

Ye Qian did the math and, considering that this was an elite unit, it was still worth it.

"I made a profit. I didn't expect it to be an elite." Chen Ning laughed out loud. "I don't know what the seller was thinking. In my opinion, this blueprint could be worth twice as much."

"Yes, yes." Lan Xinyu nodded.

Everyone has witnessed how powerful Skeleton units are; they absolutely overpower those of the same level, and even killing enemies seven or eight levels higher wouldn't be too difficult for them.

A level 12 elite unit can even gain an advantage against a level 20 regular unit.

Upon entering the building, Chen Ning found the blueprints for the corresponding equipment and led them to the blacksmith's shop.

"We lack the necessary talent, so we can only create it through one method," he said.

"Self-taught?" Ye Qian asked.

"How could that be?" Chen Ning coughed. "Of course it's a rental. In the product interface, someone rents out their blacksmith, and they need to pay a certain amount per day. If the blacksmith dies due to an accident during the rental period, we need to compensate the blacksmith with twice the training value."

Ye Qian opened the window and saw that the price of a novice blacksmith in the market was 1 silver coin per day.

The equipment for Black Shield Heavy Infantry is difficult for a novice blacksmith to forge, so an Intermediate Rank blacksmith who costs 2 silver coins a day is needed.

Their efficiency is much higher than that of beginners. They have Magic Pattern technology, and it only takes one person two or three days to craft a set of equipment.

Chapter 79 Home Upgrade

"How about we hire 20 people first?"

Ye Qian tentatively asked for their opinions.

"I don't care, but I feel that at the rate at which we make money selling Purification meat, 20 people will soon not be enough." Chen Ning shrugged.

"Well, let's be ruthless then and go for 60 people. It's not a loss to forge the equipment sooner, since it will take time anyway."

Ye Qian didn't hesitate any longer.

They quickly selected 60 Intermediate Rank blacksmiths and finalized contracts.

These 60 people are not from the same seller; in fact, they come from nine different sellers.

Surprisingly, 30 of these submissions came from a male player with the ID "I have no doubts".

After selection, a line of text appears on the screen: Please wait, the other party is preparing.

The contract stipulates that each Intermediate Rank blacksmith must be provided with three meals a day and eight hours of sleep.

The rest of the time is spent working.

At the same time, in another location.

On a picturesque grassland, a man suddenly rushed into a stone house that looked very artistic.

"Someone hired a blacksmith to eat all the notices we put up."

The black-haired girl, who was directing two burly men to forge iron, turned her head in surprise and looked over. "Really? All 30 Intermediate Rank blacksmiths have been hired?"

"Yes, let's get ready quickly, gather everyone together, and prepare for the handover."

"OK."

Ten minutes later, the 30 blacksmiths gathered together.

"Do you all know the general situation?" the girl shouted at the group.

"Clear."

"OK, get ready for the handover. Remember to sneak around and find out some information about the other side." The girl winked, giving them a "you'll get a reward if you behave" look.

The blacksmiths all nodded confidently.

[Contract established. Teleportation in three seconds.]

[3, 2, 1...]

After a flash of light, all of them disappeared.

At the same time, 30 burly men wielding Iron Hammer hammers appeared in front of Ye Qian.

These guys were all taken aback when they saw the girl sitting in the chair in front of them.

This young girl is clearly Ye Qian.