Gilbert shouted at the top of his lungs inside Berglas Fortress. He too had joined in the money-burning endeavor, stuffing energy crystals into an Energy Tower while muttering to himself, "Damn it, this one energy crystal costs three thousand Black Crystal Coins. This is so fucking extravagant!"
The energy crystals used in the Han Family's Energy Towers were all of the highest purity and held the most energy. These energy crystals could supply enormous amounts of energy, allowing the Energy Towers to sustain the energy crystals and energy barriers, working in concert to fend off the attacking enemies.
In this short time, although more than a hundred of the invaders had been killed, Berglas Fortress had also consumed a million Black Crystal Coins' worth of energy crystals. To some small families, a million Black Crystal Coins was an enormous sum. Even several years of their tax revenues and profits might not amount to a million Black Crystal Coins.
Cursing under his breath, Gilbert shouted for the Han Family guards to keep loading energy crystals at full speed, making the Energy Towers blaze with dazzling light. They not only sustained the energy barrier but also fired beams of light outside Berglas Fortress, striking toward Hofus and the others attacking it.
Before joining the Han Family, these guards had all undergone questioning at successive checkpoints. Every one of them had a clean background and exceptional aptitude. Of course, most had already possessed the strength of a middle god before joining.
Once they joined the Han Family, its vast financial resources ensured that they were first given the divine artifacts and divine armor best suited to them. Then they were sent into the Eight Desolations Separation and Reunion Purgatory Formation for tempering. After emerging from the formation, they were personally trained by Bolands