After counting the Spirit Cores and mithril, Han Xing continued inventorying the other material resources.
Hundreds of thousands of Rare Earth and Aether, along with over ten thousand Strength Crystals, Magic Crystals, Blood of the Strong, and various one-star beast hides.
Most importantly, he had also traded for more than twenty Moon Crystal Stones, a key material needed to craft the purple weapon, the Moon Coronet Longbow.
In other words, Han Xing could now craft four purple weapons at once!
However, he did not craft them right away. His level was still too low, and even if he made them, he would not be able to equip them.
It would not be too late to make them after reaching level 6.
Then, Han Xing stuffed all the materials on his Sky Island Territory into the Storage Box.
The previously crowded Sky Island Territory became spacious again.
Han Xing casually grabbed a small folding stool and sat down. Then, he pulled a blueprint from his backpack and began studying it.
This was what he had traded from the Whisperer when auctioning off the first batch of Life Elixirs yesterday: a Novice Castle Construction Blueprint.
Just then, a childish animal cry rang out.
"Awoo!"
Meiqiu suddenly leaped onto Han Xing's lap and poked out his little head, seemingly curious about what his master was looking at.
Han Xing lifted Meiqiu with one hand and placed him on his shoulder. Patting his little head, he said, "Stop bothering me for now. I'll take you out to stretch your legs tomorrow."
Han Xing had not explored any sky islands these past two days. This energetic little fellow had nowhere to vent his boundless energy and was practically going stir-crazy.
"Awwoo~"
Meiqiu raised his head and responded obediently.
After soothing the little fellow, Han Xing looked back at the blueprint in his hand.
Novice Castle Construction Blueprint: Territory Building. Survivors may construct a Novice Castle within their territory.
Novice Castle: Defense value 1000. Increases the defense value of all defensive buildings within the territory by 20%, the attack power of all offensive buildings by 10%, the All Attributes of all friendly units by 10%, and the movement speed of the Sky Island Territory by 10%.
Materials required to construct a Novice Castle: Stone*100000, Wood*20000, Spirit Core*50000, Refined Iron*50000, Rare Earth*90000, Mithril*8000, Strength Crystal*5000, Magic Crystal*5000.
Note: When constructing a Novice Castle, the territory must cover at least 1,000 square meters, with at least 400 square meters of open ground reserved.
Looking at the materials all measured in tens of thousands, Han Xing suddenly realized that this thing was probably not meant to appear at the current stage.
At this stage, which survivor could produce so many materials at once?
Of course, aside from himself.
No wonder the Whisperer had chosen to trade away this blueprint. In his estimation, even with the Whispers of the Gods team supporting him, it would take a very long time to gather all these materials.
Han Xing said in surprise, "That's a lot of materials. Before trading the Life Elixirs, even my stockpile wouldn't have been enough."
"But this castle's effects are truly powerful. As long as I'm standing within the territory, it can increase my attributes by 10%."
Moreover, this attribute boost did not only apply to Han Xing. As long as they were friendly units within the territory, including pets, summons, and subordinate units, they could enjoy the bonus as well!
"But what exactly does 1,000 defense value mean? Can it withstand the assault of Elite Monsters?"
Han Xing was not sure, but then he remembered that he did not even have a house yet. His pile of furniture could only be left out in the open.
Han Xing immediately decided to build it!
No matter what its other effects were, even using it as a shelter from the wind and rain would be worthwhile!
With that thought, Han Xing moved all the furniture at the center of his territory to one side, leaving behind a sufficiently open area.
The Next Moment, he clicked construct.
The castle blueprint in his hand disappeared, and then a System Prompt appeared.
"Territory Building: Novice Castle is under construction. Estimated remaining time: 32 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds..."
"The Novice Castle Construction Blueprint has been automatically recorded on the territory function page."
After the System Prompt appeared.
Han Xing saw that a large area in the center of his territory had been marked out in the shape of a rectangle.
Blue-gray mist suddenly rose within the marked area.
At the same time, a large quantity of materials vanished from his Storage Box.
Then, before long, the rough foundation of a castle was erected.
Han Xing estimated that the castle's maximum diameter was thirty-nine meters, occupying a little over three hundred square meters. It was not particularly large.
But if it was merely used as a residence, it was unquestionably a big house—a grand mansion!
Back on Blue Star, building a castle like this would cost at least several million.
Han Xing eagerly imagined what the castle would look like after completion.
According to the sketch on the blueprint, it was a relatively retro European-style structure divided into upper, middle, and lower levels. Each level had an outward-extending tower at all four corners, with windows between the towers.
At the very center of the building stood a tower dozens of meters tall, with a flag fluttering at its peak.
Han Xing said excitedly, "I'll finally have a home of my own in this world!"
After his excitement subsided, Han Xing found the sofa he had made nearby and lay down on it.
His taut nerves began to relax, and Han Xing suddenly felt exhaustion wash over him like a tide.
The past two days had been far too busy. Although the gains had been astonishing, he was truly exhausted.
Han Xing stared blankly at the bright starry sky. The breeze brushed over him, making him feel especially comfortable.
At some point, Meiqiu had also jumped onto the sofa and curled up by his feet, letting out soft purring sounds.
One man and one wolf drifted off to sleep like that.
The next day.
It was also the tenth day since all humans on Blue Star had arrived in this world.
Just as Han Xing woke up, a System Prompt suddenly appeared in everyone's minds.
System: "Attention, all survivors."
"It has been ten days since you entered Sky Island Paradise. You have now begun to adapt to this world."
"A new version of the game has begun. A new challenge dungeon, the Cloud Realm, will soon open."
"The Cloud Realm is randomly generated. Survivors may find clouds marked with a vortex near their area. Inside them are randomly generated Cloud Realms."
"Please note: Cloud Realms differ from other Sky Island Territories. Upon entering, you will be teleported into special scenes, and the monsters in each scene will be different."
"Cloud Realm difficulty is divided into five levels, from one star to five stars. Each star level has a different limit on the number of people who may enter simultaneously. The higher the star rating, the greater the danger. Survivors, choose carefully!"
"In the current version, only Cloud Realms up to two-star difficulty can be generated."
"Successfully challenging a Cloud Realm will reward you with valuable items and substantial rewards, including but not limited to blue and purple equipment, Advanced Class Scrolls, Rune Diagrams, Rune Crystals, Shards of the Strong, and more!"
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