Watchtower Mutation
Strategist Pavilion.
Before the Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillar could fall into the sea and detonate, Long Live and the others were still trying to control Sky-Piercing Pillar.
Soon.
They discovered something even more outrageous.
So far.
The Sky-Piercing Pillar used by the Mortal Domain had an actual bombing range of less than 20,000 kilometers, but in reality, its effective range was 1 million kilometers, which was equal to the communication range of a Sky-Piercing Pillar Signal Tower.
But they found that this was not actually the case.
This Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillar actually crashed into the sea when it reached 100,000 kilometers due to insufficient power. Moreover, because the flight consumed too much energy, the explosive force was almost zero, about the same as a fart.
"It seems the effective range of Level-1 Sky-Piercing Pillar should be 100,000 kilometers."
His Long Live spoke thoughtfully.
"What is the actual effective range of that level 20 Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying Nuclear Warhead?"
"Apply to become Domain Lord again."
They can micromanage the Sky-Piercing Pillar during Sky-Piercing Pillar, but they cannot make quick adjustments, such as suddenly changing direction to bomb a location 10,000 meters Western Side the original target when only 1,000 meters away from the target.
That's impossible.
Fine-tuning is needed beforehand, with variables added gradually.
Soon.
The Domain Lord replied, rejecting his application.
"No!"
The Long Live rose and strode towards the outside of the Strategist Pavilion: "I'm going to apply to the Domain Lord in person."
The Domain Lord must be feeling sorry for the Eerie Stone.
After all, Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying Nuclear Warhead would cost 500 million Eerie Stone per launch, so using it for experiments would be a waste. But this experiment must be done, and no specific data should be obtained, otherwise, if there is a need for ultra-long-range bombing in the future, there will be no data at all.
Test explosions are necessary.
"Domain Lord."
Long Live arrived at the Nameless Mountain and found Chen Fan sitting on the City Wall. He said seriously, "I think it is very necessary to test the maximum range of the Nuclear-Warhead Sky-Piercing Pillar. Although it will waste some Eerie Stone, the Strategist Pavilion believes that these Eerie Stones are necessary."
"You son of a bitch!"
Chen Fan, who was listening to Wang Kui report on the Provocateur Continent, sighed irritably, "Think more comprehensively when you're considering a problem. The consumption of 500 million Eerie Stone is a minor matter."
"1 million kilometers."
Do you know how large this area is?
"The New Continent is only 14,000 kilometers away from the Provocateur Continent. In such a large area, do you think there are any Third-Level Continent?" "Do you think a Third-Level Continent would think if it saw a Level-20 Sky-Piercing Pillar carrying a Nuclear Warhead brush past it, or even fly over it? Would they want to come and take a look at us?"
Do you think being targeted by the Third-Level Continent is a good thing?
"Forehead"
Long Live suddenly fell silent; he hadn't expected that.
"Alright, go down and continue your research on that 'Heavenly Derivation Formation'."
"Yes!"
After Long Live left, Chen Fan rubbed his temples and said somewhat helplessly, "Long Live's thinking is still a bit incomplete; he needs more refinement." "If everyone could be as comprehensive as you, Domain Lord, then the Eternal Night Continent would probably have several Mortal Domain."
Wang Kui subtly flattered him.
Chen Fan turned his head to look at Wang Kui and smiled, then waved his hand casually, saying, "Let's continue."
"Good."
Wang Kui cleared his throat and began to continue his report.
"The collected common rare Exotic Treasure have been handed over to the Appraiser and will be stored in the warehouse after appraisal. Among them, three high-grade Purple Grade Exotic Treasure have been personally delivered to you, Domain Lord."
"Besides."
"The Eerie Stone have all been stored."
"As per your instructions, Domain Lord, all Building Blueprint and other rare Exotic Treasure have been brought out for your Domain Lord and are now stored in Warehouse No. 1, awaiting your Domain Lord."
"Besides"
"We also found four Dark Technology Source Point."
Four?
Chen Fan frowned slightly. Theoretically speaking, since the Feng Qiya Continent had completed the Hidden Heavenly Dao's Blessing of five Second-Level Continent, it should have only five Dark Technology Source Point. However, this is only in theory.
There are actually many reasons why one might be missing.
For example, one was sold, one was lost, or even one was eaten.
After all, without the Dark Technology Tree, they had no idea what it was, only that it was called the Dark Technology Source Point. They might actually eat one to try it out and see if their bodies would change or something.
"That concludes our findings for this trip."
"Um."
Chen Fan waved his hand, indicating that Wang Kui could leave first. He then looked at the two remaining Purple Exotic Treasure in his arms. In fact, with the "Heavenly Derivation Formation" leading the way, he felt it was already worth it.
Even if the remaining two Purple Exotic Treasure are trash.
They made a profit too.
Before the war, he never thought about breaking even or making a profit, but by chance, he did make quite a bit.
The Purple Exotic Treasure is the essence of a continent.
Now, the Mortal Domain has gained three more items.
No continent would ever complain about having too much of this stuff.
The remaining two Purple Exotic Treasure are...
"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Exotic Beast Core.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Purple Grade.
"Effect of the Exotic Treasure": After consuming it, the Exotic Beast will evolve.
"Name of the Exotic Treasure": Sky-Piercing Vine.
"Exotic Treasure Grade": Purple Grade.
"Exotic Treasure Effect": A special Exotic Plant that can grow straight indefinitely. To cultivate this Exotic Plant, you need to continuously invest in Eerie Stone. The more Eerie Stone you invest, the faster it grows and the taller it becomes. There is no upper limit to its height, and it can continue to grow.
Chen Fan nodded thoughtfully.
The former, needless to say, is an evolution material that allows Exotic Beast to evolve and become stronger.
The latter.
That is
The conventional method used to explore the "Fallen Firmament".
A normal person would be completely bewildered upon seeing this Exotic Plant, not knowing its purpose. However, this person knew the answer before seeing the question, so upon seeing the Exotic Plant panel, they would know that this Exotic Plant is used to explore and discover the "Fallen Firmament." This is the correct answer.
His "Black Tortoise Sky Pillar" was simply constructed by endlessly building with Copper Pipe.
In a sense.
This is a special case, since among the continents he has been in close contact with, such as the Provocateur Continent, he has never seen any continent with the "Copper Pipe" Building Module. As for the "Good Cat Continent" and the "Sahara Continent," since he has not been in close contact with them, he does not know whether these two continents have Copper Pipe.
Then.
Chen Fan got up and walked into the Nameless Mountain to upgrade the "Exotic Beast Breeding House" and then give the "Exotic Beast Core" to Weiwei. There was only one of these, so it was naturally meant for Weiwei.
The current layout of Nameless Mountain is as follows.
The rear area is the industrial zone, where buildings such as "Individual Armory," "Strategic Warehouse," and "Missile Base" are located. The front area, the Sinkhole, and the Mortal City belong to the political and administrative zone, where many orders from the Mortal Domain are issued, and many offices are also located here.
Nameless Mountain.
That is, the mountaintop is the location he arranged for the "Beast Pavilion" a long time ago. Usually, the Exotic Beast would roam on the Nameless Mountain, and he hadn't been here for a long time.
A path leading up the mountain was built at the Logistics Pavilion at some point.
It makes climbing the mountain much easier.
He also sat on the "Nine-Five Dragon Chariot" that he hadn't ridden in a long time, and found a trace of the feeling he once had. Soon, he saw rows of "Exotic Beast Breeding House" set up on Open Ground.
He had never paid any attention to this building.
However, after learning recently that the "Gold-Swallowing Toad" and "Sky-Swallowing Crocodile" and other Exotic Beast had offspring because of this building, and that these Exotic Beasts had been put to great use, the building was brought back into focus.
Building Name: Exotic Beast Breeding House
Building grade: Green Grade.
Building Level: 10.
"Building Effect": Provides habitat for Exotic Beast, making Exotic Beast happy and increasing their breeding chances. "Level-10 Max-Level Effect": Strongly attracts Exotic Beast, increasing their desire to establish a power base and settle there. "Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Early and Abundant Birth)": Exotic Beast residing in the Exotic Beast Breeding House experience a significant increase in their fertility rate.
There are three effects in total.
Both increase the birth rate, no wonder there are always Newborn.
This building has always been level 10.
He hasn't upgraded.
One of the goals for today's visit is to upgrade these "Exotic Beast Breeding House." The upgrade requirements for the Exotic Beast Breeding House are relatively simple. Each upgrade requires an additional type of Soil from Other Continents.
He had stored up quite a bit of this Soil.
The required number of Eerie Stone is not many.
It's practically a zero-barrier-to-entry process.
After consuming a batch of Soil and a total of 50 million Eerie Stone, he upgraded all the "Exotic Beast Breeding House" here to level 20, gaining the second Max-Level Effect.
"The Exotic Beast Breeding House has been upgraded to level 20."
"Level reached maximum, cannot be upgraded further."
"Gained the Level-20 Max-Level Effect 'Breeding Is King': Exotic Beast staying in the Exotic Beast Breeding House will have their fertility rate increased again." Chen Fan curled his lips. Another Max-Level Effect? Couldn't they come up with something else? Are Exotic Beast always inseparable from reproduction?
That makes sense.
After all, the reproduction rate of these Exotic Beast is incredibly low.
Having more children is a good thing.
The Mortal Domain wouldn't be unable to afford to support them.
There aren't many Exotic Beasts in the Exotic Beast Breeding Pavilion right now; they're all busy outside. Weiwei isn't here either, so he can't give away his Exotic Beast Core for the time being.
Upgrade complete.
He arrived at the Northbank Defense Line and stood on the City Wall. As usual, he looked out to sea, but it didn't look as good as before. Now, he could see a large number of menacing Strange Tide in the distance from the shore, which affected the aesthetic appeal.
They didn't linger for long.
Four Dark Technology Source Point have just arrived in my account.
Including the one left over from last time, there are five now.
Start making a purchase.
The next moment
On the "Dark Technology Tree," a Dark Technology in the military branch was instantly activated.
"Dark Technology Name": Watchtower Mutation.
"Dark Technology Grade": None.
"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.
"Dark Technology Effect": Watchtower placed within the territory will have an effective detection range extended to 1000 kilometers, accurately detecting all creatures, Sky-Piercing Pillar, and Flying Boat within that range. They will also provide continuous positioning and guidance for Sky-Piercing Pillar launched from the Mortal Domain.
"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 2 points.
With this Dark Technology, the Mortal Domain's "air defense system" has filled one of its most important gaps.
After activating this Dark Technology.
New, Dark Technology slowly emerged.
"Dark Technology Name": Black Tortoise Mutation.
"Dark Technology Grade": None.
"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.
"Dark Technology Effect": The Black Tortoise Cannon will mutate and can be used to carry Defensive Structure.
"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 2 points.
"Kindness"
Chen Fan frowned slightly. He knew exactly what "Watchtower Mutation" meant, but he didn't quite understand "Black Tortoise Mutation." "Black Tortoise Cannon."
One of the Four Divine Cannons.
But it was mainly used to synthesize the "Heavenly Dao Cannon". After he got the Heavenly Dao Cannon, he hadn't used the Black Tortoise Cannon for a long time. Although the Black Tortoise Cannon's permanent lock-on was very powerful, it was really difficult to let the enemy enter the Black Tortoise Cannon's attack range.
The most impressive thing about the Heavenly Dao Cannon isn't its power, but rather its long range, whether mounted on the Sky-Piercing Pillar or deployed on enemy territory. Let's light it up first.
Even if this Dark Technology is garbage, he has to activate it first, because his plan is to activate all the Dark Technology in the military branch of the "Dark Technology Tree" until it can't be activated anymore.
Without unlocking this Dark Technology, he can't unlock the next Dark Technology.
Light it up.
After consuming 2 Dark Technology Source Point, the "Black Tortoise Mutation" Dark Technology was reactivated, allowing him to see the next piece of Military Dark Technology information.
"Dark Technology Name": Mutated Heavenly Dao Cannon.
"Dark Technology Grade": None.
"Dark Technology Type": Military Boost.
"Dark Technology Effect": The firing cost of the Heavenly Dao Cannon will be reduced by half, and an additional Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect will be granted.
"Required Dark Technology Source Point": 3 points.
"This is good."
Chen Fan raised an eyebrow. The effect of reducing the firing cost by half was very practical. With the current Level-20 Heavenly Dao Cannon's consumption, if it were reduced by half again, firing one shot would only require 225 million Eerie Stone.
Furthermore, you can also gain an additional Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect.
The current Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect of the Heavenly Dao Cannon is...
"Heavenly Dao Cannon's Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect (Halved Consumption): All attack methods of the Heavenly Dao Cannon Halved Consumption."
It was already halved.
It can be halved again.
His building has a 100% energy utilization rate, which means that even without any additional effects, the energy consumption of using the Heavenly Dao Cannon is lower than that of other continents.
Now.
With the added benefit of "Soul-Devouring Sculpture" reducing Ammunition Consumption, the basic Dark Technology "Ammunition Consumption" is reduced by 10%, and the first Heavenly Dao Cannon's Heavenly Dao Blessing Effect "Halved Consumption," this Dark Technology can be unlocked later.
With multiple benefits.
His Heavenly Dao Cannon only requires 225 million Eerie Stone.
A single Level-20 Heavenly Dao Cannon from other continents, once fired, typically throws down 1 to 2 billion Eerie Stone. Even with all the Eerie-Stone Reserves of the "Feng Qiya Continent," it wouldn't be able to fire that many shots.
This is why people from other continents came to congratulate him.
The reason is simple.
In this continent, only the Mortal Domain forces set off the Heavenly Dao Cannon like fireworks.
There is only one instance; there are no other examples.
Such a power, if you don't congratulate it, it will come to congratulate you.
"Good."
Chen Fan laughed. Unfortunately, he only had one Dark Technology Source Point left and couldn't activate the Dark Technology for the time being. He'd have to wait for next time. First, he needed to find out what "Black Tortoise Mutation" meant.
After Incense Stick.
Chen Fan stood on the Northbank Defense Line, expressionless, looking out at the huge "Black Tortoise" outside the City Wall. Its cross-section was tens of meters wide, and when it lay there, it looked like a small mountain.
He finally understood what this "Black Tortoise Mutation" meant.
The Black Tortoise that was originally fired by the "Black Tortoise Cannon" was Illusory Black Tortoise that could not be attacked or targeted, and it permanently locked onto the enemy.
The Black Tortoise Cannon Black Tortoise, after being mutated, no longer produces Illusory Black Tortoise, but Physical Black Tortoise.
Just like now.
A huge Black Tortoise lies outside the City Wall.
Just by looking at it, one can feel its immense weight. The Physical Black Tortoise has extremely strong defense, roughly equivalent to the strength of a level seven or eight City Wall. Moreover, as long as it comes into contact with the ground, it can continuously absorb the earth's energy to heal its injuries.
It can carry many Defensive Structure.
For example, "Godslayer Cannon" and "Heavenly Dao Cannon".
The Heavenly Dao Cannon deployed on the "Black Tortoise" has the same effect as the Heavenly Dao Cannon deployed on the "Flying Boat," and its power is also considerable. However, it cannot penetrate the entire continent like the Heavenly Dao Cannon deployed on the enemy's continental City Wall.
To put it bluntly...
This is a large tank. If there are enough of them, dozens or even hundreds, they can be like bulldozers, smashing through a Strange Tide or breaching a City Wall.
They are the absolute backbone of the ground forces.
Only.
Chen Fan hesitated for a moment, lost in thought. None of the wars the Mortal Domain had encountered so far had required the deployment of ground troops. Of course...
The Mortal Domain indeed has no ground troops. Although the Individual Armory have issued weapons to every Mortal Domain Member, they are mainly for self-defense when going out. Using them for the battlefield is a bit of a stretch.
Are ground troops really effective in this kind of battle?
The construction cost was quite cheap.
It still costs 1 million Eerie Stone for a Physical Black Tortoise. External structures are charged separately, but the internal structure can hold a considerable number of Eerie Stone as an energy source. Thus...
The spoils from the Feng Qiya Continent have been largely tallied, except for a batch of Building Blueprint in the Warehouse, Chen Fan hasn't personally inspected yet. Meanwhile, in the Strategist Pavilion...
They had stopped studying the Sky-Piercing Pillar and were now turning their attention to the Dark Star Continent, since... Weird Emperor Jiu Wu was about to land. They went through the Battle Plan one last time, checking for any gaps or shortcomings.
"Time is tight and the task is heavy."
The Strategist Pavilion stood in front of the "large screen," zoomed in on the continental plates of the Dark Star Continent, and could see a Green Mark representing the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu, which was rapidly heading towards the "Dark Star Continent" in the Sea Domain. Only then did he begin to introduce it.
"The most recent strategic task for the Mortal Domain is to Eradication the highly dangerous Strange Entity Clan in the nearby Sea Domain in advance."
"These three Strange Entity Clan are the 'One-Eyed Clan,' the 'Dark Star Clan,' and the 'Heaven-Slaying Clan.'"
The One-Eyed Clan has been Eradication.
"The second target is the Dark Star Clan."
"The Dark Star Clan's home continent, 'Dark Star Continent,' is also a ruined continent, not the original one. It's a relatively narrow rectangular continent, about 489 kilometers wide."
"We can take it if we occupy either the northern or southern region."
"Let us stand here in silence for the original inhabitants of this continent. It was their desperate struggle before their deaths that made it easier for us to conquer this land."
After bowing Long Live head in silent mourning for three breaths, His Majesty continued speaking.
"The Dark Star Continent shouldn't have any major problems."
The most important problem now is...
"The Heaven-Slaying Clan."
"This is a Perfect Continent, and it's not a standard continent like a 'round,' 'rectangular,' or 'square' shape; the entire continent is 'sea urchin-shaped.'"
"I've done a rough calculation."
"To ensure the Heavenly Dao Cannon pierce through all areas of this continent, it needs to be deployed simultaneously in '108 areas.' This is practically an impossible task."
Do any of you have any other good ideas?
The members of the Strategist Pavilion fell into deep thought.
The Dark Star Continent is manageable and shouldn't pose too much of a problem. The main issue is dealing with the "Heaven-Slaying Clan." Their usual tactic of rapid landing and deploying Heavenly Dao Cannon has a prerequisite: the requirement of the local continent.
If the enemy's continent is too large, or is an irregular continent like a "sea urchin," it becomes extremely troublesome and difficult to deal with. The entire continent area is also quite large.
Although it is not as large as the "Eternal Night Continent", it is much larger than the "Dark Star Continent" and the "One-Eyed Continent".
Even the Long Live fell silent. Deploying Heavenly Dao Cannon in "108 regions" simultaneously? Let's not even discuss whether the Mortal Domain could achieve that. Even if it could...
There are also insufficient resources.
The total number of Heavenly Dao Cannon to be installed is 276.
Each shot consumes 450 million Eerie Stone.
A single round of simultaneous attacks consumes 124.2 billion Eerie Stone. After one round, the Strategic Reserve Warehouse Eerie Stone in the Mortal Domain will be reduced by one-seventh. Moreover...
These 108 areas were points he theoretically calculated could cover 99% of the area, but in reality, it would be almost impossible to deploy them all. Neither the difficulty nor the resource utilization rate met the needs of the Mortal Domain.
In an instant.
Silence fell over the members of the Strategist Pavilion, remaining silent for a long time. They seemed to have encountered one of the biggest problems since the establishment of the Strategist Pavilion. Just then...
Is it possible to lure the snake out of its hole?
One of the Strategist Pavilion hesitated and said, "For example, we could lure all these Strange Entities from the 'Heaven-Slaying Clan' to the 'One-Eyed Continent' or a specific location, and then deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon in advance to await their arrival."
"This is difficult."
Long Live shook his head. "What kind of temptation would it take to get the enemy to mobilize their entire army? You know, the ' Heaven-Slaying Clan 'Strange Entity Clan is the most powerful of the three races, and they've been defeated in places like the 'War Mire' before."
Even if we lose.
"But to come back alive from that place, their strength should not be underestimated."
"Only Third-Level Continent or Third-Level Race are eligible to join the War Mire, which means that this group of the Strange Entity Clan was once Third-Level Race, but was later reduced to Second-Level Race."
"Unlike ordinary Strange Entity Clan."
"They'll be tough to deal with."
"Provocateur Continent."
The member of the Strategist Pavilion stated decisively, "For a Second-Level Race, isn't the greatest temptation to advance to Third-Level Race?"
"Wouldn't a Provocateur Continent, completely undefended and razed to the ground, be attractive enough to them?"
"Due to the establishment of the 'High-Altitude Prison,' the Feng Qiya Continent can no longer be conquered."
"We'll deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon at the terminal point in advance, and then wait for the enemy to land and begin a massive search for surviving Living Beings on land. Then we can open fire and take them down in one fell swoop."
"Kindness"
Long Live nodded thoughtfully. "That sounds feasible. Do you have any other ideas? Share them, even if you think they're not practical. Different ideas colliding will inspire more ideas."
"I'll summarize it and then talk to the Domain Lord."
"And there's more."
After seeing that this member of the Strategist Pavilion had received the Long Live's approval, the other members were no longer timid and began to put forward a variety of ideas, some of which could be described as audacious.
"Why not just surrender directly? Since the other side has been defeated in the 'War Mire,' perhaps like the Weird Emperor Jiu Wu, they have no more will to fight. Maybe we can persuade them to surrender and bring them to our side."
"No, no, you have to subdue them first before they'll surrender. I think it's better to do what the One-Eyed Clan did, beheading the Sky-Piercing Pillar first, and then we can deal with the remaining Strange Tide slowly."
"Sky-Piercing Pillar cleanse the land, bombard it several times, first blasting all the spikes of this urchin-like continent into the sea, then deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon. That way, we won't need to deploy them over such a large area."
"No, no, it's unrealistic to think of using Sky-Piercing Pillar to sink the continent."
"Then why not?"
A cacophony of suggestions arose.
The Long Live, who had initially been somewhat at a loss, suddenly had a brighter look in his eyes. He had already come up with a pretty good idea, so he immediately pushed open the door and walked out of the Strategist Pavilion, preparing to report to the Domain Lord in person.
"The Heaven-Slaying Continent".
This was the first thorny problem the Strategist Pavilion encountered; the continental plate was truly bizarre.
There's no continent that looks like a "sea urchin".
Why did the continent have to grow into this shape? Didn't they know it would make it difficult to deploy the Heavenly Dao Cannon? Couldn't it have grown into a mulberry-shaped structure like the "Feng Qiya Continent"?
This mainland is much more convenient.
It benefits both oneself and others.
At another moment.
The Weird Emperor Jiu Wu had slowly landed on the "Dark Star Continent," and looked ahead with a somewhat bewildered expression, remaining speechless in place for a long time.