Reward Value Breaks Ten Thousand and Skill Planning
As the intensity of the later stages of the Blood Moon Season gradually decreased, the crimson color pressing down on the Gray Fog also faded somewhat.
The Blood Moon still hung in the sky, but the impact outside Blackpine Fief had already subsided.
Since obtaining the Sacred Flame Proxy Signet Ring, Shien has planned everything perfectly, with a complete defense and smooth procedures.
Even the Auxiliary Soldier on duty knew when to add acid and when to replenish the arrow quiver.
He himself doesn't actually need to put in too much effort; he just needs to sit in the tower and keep an eye on a few key locations, and the terrain, fortifications, and rotation lines will operate on their own.
The Magic Creature remains left in the canyon and on the outer lines were towed back truckload after truckload.
Those corpses that should have rotted in the Gray Fog ended up in Workshop and warehouses, continuing to shine and generate heat.
Therefore, compared to the battles outside the city, the real work that got busy was the clearing out of the Inner Fortress.
At the Sacred Flame Square, the quartermaster and Workshop apprentices were so busy they didn't even have time to look up.
Low-Tier Demonic Beast Sourceblood is sealed in wax and stored in batches, while wolf bones, claws, venom sacs, and acid glands are packed into boxes and loaded onto trucks, then sent directly to the Workshop.
The remains and High-Tier Primordial Blood left behind by those Third Tier Commander were locked separately in the inner treasury, gradually filling up the Blackpine Fief's originally depleted treasure vault.
Standing atop the tower, Shien's gaze swept over the boxes of iron crates and wooden cabinets being carried away below, his mind already processing the numbers.
The low-level Raw Blood and Magic Crystal are plentiful enough to support the Blood Moon Season's consumption for the next few years.
A total of thirty-one high-level Tier Three Sourceblood have been accumulated.
There are even three Fourth Tier Sourceblood, all of which Castian personally hunted and handed over directly to Blackpine Fief Territory.
In addition, some of the former group of Convicts laborers with dull eyes have now been exonerated through their war merits and work points, and are now squatting beside piles of corpses, skillfully peeling off the hides and fascia of Magic Creature.
He was quick and steady, and he even knew exactly where to make the incision on the joints.
Even the new recruits who were initially trembling when they were dragged onto the city wall no longer looked dazed.
This team, which had survived the Blood Moon, could only truly stand firm at this moment.
High above the tower, the "Canon of Grace and Righteousness" silently opened before Shien's eyes.
This time, what surfaced were no longer scattered specks of light.
In the field of vision, the entire Blackpine Fief was also dotted with purple spots.
The city walls, Workshop, plazas, supply depots, horse changing points, and medical areas—all were joined together by clusters of deep purple light, and the number of people had approached a thousand, something that Blood Moon Season had never imagined before.
Looking down at the soldiers and laborers below who would instinctively put their hands on their chests and salute when they saw him, Shien knew very well where this purple color came from.
In the old order of the Church and the borderlands, civilians, Convicts, and Auxiliary Soldier were originally just expendable resources used to fill the defensive lines.
How long you live depends on fate, where you die depends on luck.
But that's not how the Blackpine Fief works.
Shien did use them to build walls, carry stakes, move corpses, and guard the front lines, but he also kept them alive.
Even when the Blood Moon Season was at its most ferocious, they managed to fight several defensive battles that no one dared to imagine.
Those who survived not only owed him a life, but also found a sense of security in this Long Night wasteland that they could continue to live like human beings.
Therefore, at this moment, the hearts of everyone in Blackpine Fief were truly united.
The pages of the Sacred Canon book were turned down, and the balance column stopped at the very bottom, the numbers remaining still and quiet.
[Current Reward Value: 11322]
Shien's gaze lingered on that number for a moment, his face expressionless.
He has already spent a considerable amount of Reward Value in order to drive out the entire defensive system of Blackpine Fief.
The craftsman's basic Construct, the Knight's battlefield experience, the engineer's structural design and calculations----
He replicated almost anything that was useful, forcing himself to become someone who had to understand a little bit about every aspect.
But no matter how important these things are, they are still just parts.
What truly determines whether Blackpine Fief can continue to expand outwards, and whether he can eventually control half of the Graymist Defense Zone, is ultimately his ability to coordinate and manage.
So this time, he'll first upgrade to [Lv.3 Macro Battlefield Command].
Because Blackpine Fief will have to defend next is no longer just a wall, a fort, or a few trenches.
The computing power that was originally only enough to monitor one territory will soon be exhausted.
The original [Lv.3 Macro Battlefield Command] slowly unfolded deep within the sea of consciousness, and the next moment the entire skill outline was swallowed by a dazzling golden light.
As the light slowly dissipated, new words appeared.
[Lv.4 Warzone-Level Cluster Command]
Shien closed his eyes and could clearly feel something in his mind being forcibly expanded by a layer.
The vision and computing power that could originally only suppress one territory are now seemingly being dragged directly outside the territory's walls.
Troops, supplies, fortifications, roads, firing positions, supply lines, and rotation rhythms are no longer crammed together, but are naturally separated into layers.
Many things that used to require repeated deductions can now be laid out in my mind at a glance.
He was finally able to treat the entire war zone as a whole and break it down for command.
From now on, what Blackpine Fief needs to do is no longer just guard the piece of land in front of its own gate.
Shien didn't linger on this upgrade for long.
The Reward Value substantial enough, and the real areas where money should be spent are already clear.
According to the rules of the Sacred Canon, replicating or upgrading a fully formed Level 4 ability costs as much as 2,000 points, provided that the target person's Grace Value exceeds purple.
Previously, this line was still far away for him, but now, the deep purple expanse around Blackpine Fief has finally given him the right to choose his people.
But when his gaze passed over the crowd below the tower and landed first on the direction of the Workshop, he sighed.
Ultimately, he didn't have many people under his command who truly possessed level four abilities.
Without hesitation, Shien used 4,000 Reward Value to replicate the [Lv.4 Alchemical Mechanical Transmission Construct] from Victor.
With [Lv.4 Alchemical Rune Matrix Energy Construct].
The two abilities were directly injected into his mind. Next, he wanted to push the power source, Steam Repeating Crossbow, and the entire city defense machinery of Blackpine Fief to the next level.
Then he turned his gaze to Fabien.
The Church Knight was standing in the small square Inner Fortress, leading his men to check the extent of the Knight's injuries.
Shien raised his hand and spent another two thousand Reward Value points to replicate [Lv.4 Sacred Flame Battle Formation Resonance] on him.
This secret technique of the Church will not turn him into a melee fighter, but once mastered, it will directly increase the resilience of the Knight around him.
After the three fusions were completed, the light in the sea of consciousness slowly sank down.
[Current Reward Value: 4322]
Shien glanced at the remaining numbers and didn't continue spending.
That's enough. He won't need to spend any more money to patch up the loopholes during the final stages of the Blood Moon, and Blackpine Fief has finally escaped the brink of survival.
Keeping those four thousand-plus Reward Value in hand is more valuable than forcibly replicating a few more useless abilities now.