Village Era

The next day, Liang Ji bought two first-order Spotted Snake Demon Cores from the official website of 'Treasure Gathering Basin'. The goods were in the same city, so he placed the order in the morning and received the delivery directly at school in the afternoon.

At school, he refined the two Spotted Snake Demon Cores into his Natal Star. He first refined them with his Dragon Soul before planting them into the Star.

However, even though the Demon Cores had been planted, it would take time for the Star to digest them, convert them into the power of the Spirit Veins, and strengthen the Star's Spirit Veins.

Liang Ji waited for ten days. Finally, the Spirit Vein data on his Star Compass changed to First-Order (3%).

At the same time, influenced by the growth in Spirit Vein strength, his entire Natal Star, including his Retainers, underwent significant changes. After all, the growth of the Spirit Veins greatly enhanced the Star's origin.

Star Lord: Liang Ji.

Cultivation: Nine-Rank Body Refining (Muscle and Bone Training 20%).

Natal Star: Dragon Soul Star.

Star Diameter: 2256 kilometers.

Star Composition: Earth (42%), Metal (12%), Water (23%), Wood (13%), Fire (6%), Gas (4%).

Spirit Veins: First-Order (3%).

Retainers: Half-Dragonfolk.

Dao Fruit: 0.09%.

Due to the refinement of the two Demon Cores, the volume of his Natal Star increased by nearly two-thirds, and the Dao Fruit nurtured within it also increased by 0.02%.

Retainers: Half-Dragonfolk.

Tier: First-Order.

Quantity: 16483 (First-Order: 4001, Zero-Order: 12482).

Religion: Heavenly Emperor Faith (Priest: Xi).

Politics: Small Tribe (Leader: King).

Economy: Farming, Animal Husbandry (Leader: Nong).

Military: Hunting Team (Commander: Chi).

Skills: Snake Barbarian Scripture (Hegemonic Body), Mountain Splitting Axe, Flying Snake Spear, Bedrock Shield.

The number of Half-Dragonfolk Retainers finally broke the limit of ten thousand, and the number of First-Order Retainers also surpassed four thousand.

At the same time, due to the cultivation of the Hegemonic Body inheritance and the increase in Star Spirit Vein strength, the concentration of spiritual energy on the Star increased, affecting the physique of the Half-Dragonfolk Retainers, among other things.

Previously, Zero-Order Half-Dragonfolk were generally around 1.6 meters tall when they reached adulthood. Now, they have generally grown to 1.7 meters. Those who awakened their bloodlines and advanced to First-Order Half-Dragonfolk generally reached over 1.9 meters. Among them, the strong ones, capable of contending for the title of Warrior Leader 'Chi', even reached around 2.2 meters.

However, the change in height was secondary. It was unclear if it was due to practicing the Hegemonic Body or developing their bloodline inheritance, but the physique of the First-Order Half-Dragonfolk showed a clear tendency for lateral development. Their waists, backs, tails, and arms were generally nearly twice as thick compared to two generations ago.

Each Half-Dragonfolk stood there like a massive boulder.

Now, even their duels no longer required shields, and they rarely used battle axes, preferring to clash directly with their bodies.

In fact, the defensive power of ordinary shields could no longer match their own scales and the defense of the Hegemonic Body. Even the sharpest battle axes often struggled to penetrate each other's scales and Hegemonic Body defense.

In such a situation, it was more effective to fight directly with their bodies and fists.

"It seems the Half-Dragonfolk's forging technology can't keep up with the development of the Retainers themselves."

"We need to cultivate Rune Masters and forge Rune Artifact equipment."

Liang Ji observed the development of the Retainers on his Natal Star and couldn't help but frown.

He had checked, and the lowest tier of First-Order Rune Master inheritance cost ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones. He didn't have enough Spirit Stones.

"The mock exam is in about ten days. With the current development of my Retainers, I should be able to achieve a good result in the mock exam."

"According to past practice, the top ten in the mock exam will receive rewards from the school. By then, I should be able to obtain the Rune Master inheritance reward from the school."

Liang Ji's thoughts shifted slightly, and he continued to observe the development of the Half-Dragonfolk Retainers on the Dragon Soul Star.

At this moment, south of the Retainer tribe, the leader responsible for agriculture and animal husbandry, 'Nong VII', was leading a group of Half-Dragonfolk to set fire to a large area of grassland.

After the grassland turned to ash, the Half-Dragonfolk drove their livestock and pulled iron plows to cultivate new fields.

Although the Half-Dragonfolk tribe on the Dragon Soul Star had been multiplying and developing for tens of thousands of years, they were limited by their numbers and intelligence, and Liang Ji had not deliberately guided them.

The development of the entire tribe's economy and politics had been extremely slow.

After tens of thousands of years of development, the Half-Dragonfolk were still simply gathering together, not even forming villages. Economically, they relied on extensive farming methods like slash-and-burn, as well as hunting and fishing.

After all, the limit of the Half-Dragonfolk population was ten thousand, and the vast majority of them were Zero-Order Half-Dragonfolk without intelligence, accustomed to hunting like wild beasts.

The number of First-Order Half-Dragonfolk who had truly awakened their bloodlines and intelligence was only one to two thousand. A bit of slash-and-burn farming, hunting, and fishing was enough to meet their daily needs.

But now, with Liang Ji refining two more Demon Cores into his Natal Star, the Half-Dragonfolk population had exceeded the limit of ten thousand and began to grow rapidly. The number of First-Order Half-Dragonfolk who had awakened their bloodlines and intelligence also grew rapidly, now exceeding four thousand.

Therefore, the previous extensive settlement and slash-and-burn development methods were gradually becoming insufficient.

Thus, under Liang Ji's guidance, the leader of the tribe's economy, 'Nong VII', began to lead his people to cultivate new fields and attempt more intensive farming.

Meanwhile, elsewhere, at the Half-Dragonfolk settlement, the political leader, 'King VII', was also leading a group of his people to renovate the settlement and build villages.

In the center of the newly built village was the Heavenly Emperor Temple. The religious leader, Priest 'Xi VII', was performing a baptism and blessing for a group of newborn Half-Dragonfolk.

The population limit of the Half-Dragonfolk had been broken, and Liang Ji had also planted the 'Cuscuta' Spirit Root he had obtained earlier into his Natal Star. Now, the number of newborn infants in the Half-Dragonfolk tribe was increasing year by year.

In the mountains north of the tribe, 'Chi the Seventh', the leader of the tribal warriors, was leading a Hunting Team in a hunt for beasts in the forest.

The Half-Dragonfolk tribe was not only beginning to experiment with intensive farming but also aimed to expand the quantity and variety of their Animal Husbandry to satisfy the continuously surging population.

With the integration of two new Demon Cores, the entire Natal Star had been enhanced. The whole Half-Dragonfolk Retainer seemed to have been injected with new vitality, displaying life and flourishing everywhere.

Seeing the flourishing vitality of the Half-Dragonfolk tribe among the Retainers, Liang Ji also felt a bit more relaxed.

Immediately, he had a thought. The two Spirit Seeds, 'Frozen Abyss' and 'Flame Valley', which had been stored in the depths of the Dragon Soul, were directly planted into the Natal Star. They began to gestate and evolve into two new cultivation methods on the Dragon Soul Star.

'Frozen Abyss' was established on the northeast side of the Half-Dragonfolk tribe, at the junction of mountains and the sea; while 'Flame Valley' was established on the southwest side of the tribe, at the intersection of plains and mountains.

The gestation and growth of the two cultivation methods would take a day or two. Afterward, the first-tier Half-Dragonfolk among the Retainers, after cultivating the Hegemonic Body's poison resistance, began to enter 'Frozen Abyss' and 'Flame Valley' successively to enhance the ice and fire resistance of their Hegemonic Body.

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