Chapter 143
The bird's wings were drooping, and it walked listlessly, looking extremely tired.
Although Shen Xing was also very tired, she still had to finish her work for the day.
There was no other way; as a lord, his troops only needed to go into battle and kill the enemy, while he had many other things to consider.
It's not just about solving everyone's livelihood issues, but also about careful budgeting and planning for future development.
"Sigh, being a lord is too hard," Shen Xing said, leaning back in his wheelchair.
"Next, let's take stock of the spoils."
Chapter 111: Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, Massively Deploy Troops!
Shen Xing opened his backpack and sorted out all the materials he had obtained from the lava cave that day.
[Greater Soul Stone *1]
[Soul Stone *2753]
[Hellfire Seed *68]
[1372 Hell Adamantite Nuggets]
[Volcano Hot Spring Blueprint (Blue)]
[Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower Blueprint (Purple)]
"The drop rate is really high."
Looking at the total of over three thousand Soul Stone, Shen Xing felt much of the day's fatigue dissipate.
These hellish creatures don't drop souls, but they drop a lot of Soul Stone.
In addition, there are two other important materials: Hellfire Seed and Hell Adamantite.
The profits for this day were even greater than the total for the previous week.
"Let's take a look at the properties of these two new blueprints first."
A flash of light appeared in Shen Xing's hands, and two parchment scrolls appeared in his palms.
[Volcanic Hot Spring Blueprint]
[Quality: Blue (Excellent)]
[Effect: Allows the construction of a volcanic hot spring within the territory, providing a bathing experience for the lord and troops. During the bath, stamina and minor injuries are continuously restored, and negative status effects are removed.]
[Area: 40 square meters]
[Materials required for construction: Soul Stone *80, Stone*120, Black Crystal *30, Dark Fire Stone *30, Geothermal Rune (can be replaced with lava or Dark Fire Stone for heat generation)*1]
(Note: The hot spring inn is now officially open. Guests, would you like to take a bath? Special services are available.)
[Flame Arrow Tower Blueprint (Level 3)]
[Quality: Purple (Rare)]
[Effect: Upgrades level 2 arrow towers in the territory to level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, significantly increasing attack power and effectively killing Tier Two creatures.]
[Additional effect: Arrows are transformed into fire arrows, inflicting a "burning" effect.]
[Building height: 26 meters]
[Floor area: 67 square meters]
[Maximum effective range: 1500 meters]
[Rate of fire: 1 shot every 1.2 seconds]
[Upgrade materials required: Level 2 Arrow Tower *1, Soul Stone *200, Stone *1000, Black Iron *100, Dark Fire Stone *50]
(Note: Hey buddy! I highly recommend this kind of Flame Arrow Tower because after each battle, the troops can eat right away, saving you the cost of hiring a cook.)
"Both of these blueprints are quite useful; I happen to need them right now."
Shen Xing's eyes brightened slightly.
The former, volcanic hot springs, can restore health and stamina.
Using Bonfire can help troops and workers recover their health and status more quickly.
They can work for twenty hours straight by eating just one loaf of bread during the day.
In the evening, I would soak in the hot spring to quickly restore my energy so I could continue working the next morning.
This wave, this wave represents a balance between work and rest.
The troops and laborers got a break, and the territory's work efficiency improved—a win-win situation!
The latter goes without saying; it's a level 3 arrow tower, a powerful structure capable of creating holes in Transcendent Rank units.
"Build them all!"
Shen Xing clapped his hands and clicked to learn the two drawings.
Then, pushing the wheelchair, they arrived at an open space outside the north city wall and found a spacious spot.
The reason it was built outside the city walls was naturally to reserve space for the interior of the territory.
After all, the first ring of the city wall is only 100 meters in diameter. Building too many structures inside would make it look crowded and messy.
The territory is currently in its early stages, so the effects may not be immediately apparent.
However, later on, the mixing of buildings with different functions will definitely cause great inconvenience.
Lord Shen, with his far-sighted vision, had already seen through everything.
[Consume materials... to build a volcanic hot spring?]
"Yes."
Shen Xing built four hot springs in a row.
The three seats on the left are for male troops, and the one seat on the right is reserved for female troops within the territory.
Then two houses were built on top of it to separate it.
[Under construction, estimated time: 8 hours and 52 minutes...]
At this moment, four halos of light enveloped the open space in front of them.
The ground slowly sank, and a ring of rock-built barriers rose up around it, with wisps of steam rising gently.
"Slap! Slap!"
Shen Xing clapped his hands, then went to the city wall area and opened the [Territory Building Interface].
A '+' sign appeared behind each of those level 2 arrow towers.
After clicking, two advanced paths will be displayed.
The first option is to upgrade to a level 3 Common arrow tower, which greatly increases its damage and rate of fire, and can also deal damage to Transcendent Rank units.
The second option is to upgrade to a level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, which has similar effects to the blueprint description.
These two advancement paths each have their advantages and disadvantages; the former has a significantly longer range and faster firing rate than the Flame Arrow Tower.
The latter deals more damage and also inflicts fire damage.
"If I remember correctly, Leina's Flame Aura can affect buildings."
"Upgrading the [Flame Arrow Tower] is the most cost-effective option."
With this in mind, Shen Xing spent 1,600 Soul Stone to upgrade the eight level 2 arrow towers.
[Upgrading in progress, estimated time: 19 hours 32 minutes...]
At this moment, the eight arrow towers in the four directions of the territory—east, west, south, and north—are all enveloped in a red halo, indicating that they have begun to upgrade.
Shen Xing glanced at his backpack. After this round of construction, his Soul Stone reserves had shrunk from five thousand to three thousand.
"We still have plenty of Soul Stone. After deducting the daily needs for upgrading our troops, we can produce another wave of soldiers."
"There's just not enough food."
After a moment's thought, Shen Xing decided, "In that case, let's summon more skeleton archers."
"Anyway, this unit doesn't need to eat, and it consumes very few soul fragments."
With that in mind, he pushed his wheelchair to the vicinity of the burial ground and clicked 'Recruit' directly.
[Consume 1200 Soul Stone, 1200 Vinar Silver Coin, and 1200 Fire of the Afterglow to summon 60 Skeleton Archers (Common ★★★)?]
"Yes."
A large amount of resources were consumed again, and the entire burial ground shook violently.
Before long, 60 skeletons, all deathly pale and carrying iron bows, emerged from the mass grave.
[Ding! Your territory's troop type: Skeleton Archers has exceeded 100, activating the 100-man Legion skill: White Bone Arrow Formation (When attacking, there is a 30% chance to fire 2-3 Arrows in succession)]
"This 100-person synergy is quite strong; it significantly increases the archers' attack frequency."
"If there are enough archers, and with the addition of methods to increase their attack speed, a true rain of arrows can be created."
Shen Xing analyzed the situation in his mind and was very satisfied with this skill.
Even after doing all that, he still didn't finish his work for the day.
Instead, he pushed his wheelchair to an area about 500 meters from the Bonfire, close to the edge of the flames, and activated the building function.
[Consume materials to build a level 1 arrow tower?]
[Consume materials... to build a level 1 lighthouse?]
[Whether...]
Shen Xing pushed his wheelchair along, constructing various structures along the way.
After completing the circuit, a total of 32 arrow towers and 8 lighthouses were built.
The reason it was built here was, of course, because he planned to build a second ring of city walls in this area.
As mentioned earlier, the inner city, with a diameter of 100 meters, is already becoming somewhat crowded for the growing population.
Expansion is needed.
However, since the planned diameter of the second ring of the city wall is 500 meters, the circumference is more than 1,500 meters.
More than 300 sections of city wall would need to be built to completely enclose the area.