Time flowed like water. Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During that time, the Garrison Guard returned in triumph, bringing back supplies seized from the A-Rank Abyss Rift in Northern Province.
Each Abyss Rift was controlled by a different Abyssal race and held different resources.
The Abyss Rift in Jiangzhou, for instance, had once been ruled by the Abyss Ant Clan. Its signature resource was Amethyst Marrow.
Amethyst Marrow could replenish energy and be used to make rune tablets. It was a form of pure Abyssal Energy, much like crystallized dark matter.
The main resource the Hive Legion had obtained when it conquered the B-Rank Abyss Rift in Lin Province was Spinel Crystal, a biological material from the tails of Spinel Dragon Lizards.
Spinel Crystal could be used to make Crystal Communicators, which had made life in Longwind City much more convenient.
This time, the Garrison Guard brought back Northern Province's signature Abyssal resource: Demon Energy Sand.
It was a peculiar substance, fine and grainy yet charged with a strange energy capable of creating illusions.
Prolonged use of Demon Energy Sand could strengthen an ability user's mental resistance and, to some extent, improve their mental attributes. It was a highly practical resource.
The Garrison Guard had also obtained biological materials such as Demon Eyes, Blackscale Snake Skin, and Green-Scale Snake Skin.
All of these materials had been taken from the bodies of Abyssal Creatures killed inside the rift. They could be used to make weapons or armor.
Most leather armor in Longwind City already came from the bodies of dark creatures and Abyssal Creatures. Once processed, these materials were light and comfortable, yet offered far better protection than conventional armor or tactical suits. They had become the market standard.
The Garrison Guard had its own standardized