The Saintess Who Came Knocking

[Floor area: 77 square meters]

[Maximum range: 2500 meters]

[Rate of fire: 3.8 seconds per shot]

[Upgrade Requirements: Level 3 Arrow Tower *1, Soul Stone *10000, Stone *50000, Wood *50000, Black Iron *1000, Thunder Core *1]

(Note: "Sizzle... sizzle... Lolita lovers, stay away...")

"Not bad, a level 4 arrow tower can already effectively kill Tier Three creatures, but the rate of fire is a bit slow, taking almost 4 seconds to fire an attack."

"However, its ability to attack multiple targets simultaneously makes it worthwhile."

Shen Xing put away the blueprints and then summoned Hellscream.

He was instructed to build 120 level 1 arrow towers along the edge of the city wall, then upgrade them all to level 3, and then upgrade 40 of them to level 4 Lightning Tower.

As the territory expanded, the original arrow towers were moved to the edge of the city walls, but they still appeared rather sparse.

After this wave of large-scale infrastructure construction is completed, the territory's defensive capabilities will reach new heights.

Hellscream respectfully accepted the blueprints and then faithfully carried out the orders.

Lord Shen, meanwhile, pushed his wheelchair around the territory on his own.

Soon, he arrived at the planting area in the south.

Looking out, the dozen or so acres of fertile land are neatly arranged like a chessboard, covered with silvery-white wheat seedlings.

Some wheat tassels have just sprouted, while others are already laden with heavy grains.

The workers bent over, harvesting the ripe wheat.

The windmills creaked and groaned as they turned, propelling the irrigation ditches to flow slowly, while Golden Tree cast golden shadows across the fields.

The scene has a rather idyllic, pastoral feel to it.

It is worth mentioning that, after this period of cultivation, the first batch of [Moonlight Wheat] has yielded a bumper harvest.

The output is quite good.

The four mu of fertile land is expected to yield 3,800 kilograms of wheat grains, which is close to 1,000 kilograms per mu.

"With the territory's current logistical capabilities, it can already maintain food self-sufficiency, but the shortage is still significant."

"Hatching just two Shadow Dragon requires 4,000 kilograms of food, squandering all the little wealth we've painstakingly accumulated."

"At this rate, it will be a long time before I can build the dragon army I envision."

Shen Xing frowned slightly, thinking to himself, "I still need to find a way to expand my food sources, otherwise my troop strength will only be able to stay at around a thousand people, which will not be conducive to future development."

As he pondered these thoughts, he pushed his wheelchair to the breeding area of the territory and took a look at the condition of the Finger Worm.

They're growing well; these Finger Worm have already been harvested twice, contributing a large amount of meat.

In addition, some Finger Worm appeared in the soil and crawled around on the wall.

Following this trend, it won't be long before the scale of the breeding area needs to be expanded.

After learning about the basic situation of the territory, Shen Xing made a plan in mind.

Then he returned to the Lotus Pond to continue his main quest—leveling up and cultivating!

He sat cross-legged on the White Jade Lotus Platform, feeling a cool sensation continuously flowing into his body.

At this moment, Shen Xing suddenly had a whim and wanted to try out the Time Acceleration function of the Lotus Pond.

There are still 1.9 million Soul Stone in the backpack, enough to last for two hours even with the highest Time Acceleration of 1000x.

Of course, he would never do that; that would be tantamount to cutting off his own foundation.

Let's try Time Acceleration by two times first.

"It costs two thousand Soul Stone per hour, which adds up to forty-eight thousand per day."

"Seven days until the Spiral Labyrinth opens, if this continues, it will cost 336,000 Soul Stone, which is still within an acceptable range."

At this rate of time flow, it's equivalent to him cultivating for 21 days.

With the acceleration effect of the [White Jade Lotus Platform], Shen Xing was confident that he could control three [Telekinesis Orb] simultaneously before the maze opened.

At that time, his mental destructive power will increase dramatically, and he will also be able to unlock new mental-based killing moves.

Of course, you can also call in other troop types to absorb the Soul Stone together.

It just so happens that Xiao Hei, Black Arrow, and other generals have all broken through to the Tier Three, which is exactly the time when they need to upgrade, so it won't be a waste.

With that in mind, Shen Xing opened the building interface and selected 'Double Time Acceleration'.

"Buzz."

A slight tremor came from the depths of the Lotus Pond, as if some ancient device had been activated.

Ripples spread across the water's surface, gently expanding outwards.

At this moment, the entire Lotus Pond underwent a miraculous transformation.

Standing on the outer edge of the Lotus Pond and looking inwards, you can see the ripples on the lake surface moving rapidly, as if someone is constantly slapping the water.

The shaking of the people on the lotus platform also increased significantly.

It's like watching a movie at three times the speed.

However, those inside felt that everything around them was normal.

The premise is that you don't look at the scenery outside the Lotus Pond.

Shen Xing looked up, his gaze sweeping across the clear lake surface, and noticed a small orc squad patrolling their territory in the distance.

Strangely, their movements were incredibly slow, each step taking one or two seconds, as if they were moving in slow motion.

"Interesting... Is this the magic of time?"

"If I activate a time flow a thousand times faster, wouldn't the trajectories of everything outside be infinitely stretched, or even appear to be completely frozen?"

Shen Xing thought to himself with a smile.

At that moment, he suddenly realized something important.

That is, one's [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] talent can normally be used once a day.

Now that the Lotus Pond acceleration has been activated, three days have passed inside him, while only one day has passed outside.

Does this mean he can use [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] three times in the Lotus Pond?

Thinking of this, his heart involuntarily quickened its pace.

"Give it a try."

Shen Xing let out a soft sigh, then closed his eyes again and focused on his cultivation.

Time flies like an arrow...

Soon, a full 24 hours had passed inside the Lotus Pond.

He opened his eyes and immediately opened the talent interface, looking at it expectantly.

Then... he closed his eyes in disappointment.

The [Life-Sacrifice Evolution] icon above is still grayed out, proving that my idea is not working.

"As expected, the system didn't offer me many loopholes."

"But thinking about it, it makes sense. If it were really feasible, it would be too outrageous."

"I'll activate a thousand times the time flow, which means I can use Life-Sacrifice Evolution a thousand times a day, upgrading all the troops in the entire territory."

"Three days and everyone's Boss One Star; six days and everyone's Boss; nine days and everyone's Overlord... It's outrageous just thinking about it."

Shen Xing sighed softly, and quickly felt relieved.

He took out two dark metal spheres, then closed his eyes again and continued to hone his mental strength.

"Splash... splash..."

The pool water rippled gently, and an invisible spiritual force emanated from him, creating waves on the surface.

The other generals were also focused on absorbing Soul Stone to level up.

In this focused state of cultivation, two days passed in the blink of an eye inside the Lotus Pond.

In reality, only half a day had passed in the outside world, just as the transition from day to night had begun.

At this moment, the black fog outside surged, making the Bonfire seem even brighter.

Lord Shen looked at the tens of thousands of Soul Stones that had been consumed and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache.

"I don't feel bad. It's all worth it to become stronger."

"Once my territory is sufficiently developed, I can go to more distant places and mine larger veins."

"You'll earn all of that back eventually."

He tried to reassure himself, then closed his eyes again.

The night was as still as water, flowing gently.

Soon, it was late at night.

At the same time.

The Flowing Oil Valley, which had just experienced a major battle last night, is now swallowed up by thick fog.

Disordered footsteps and roars echoed through the valley.

A group of highly decomposed corpses, reeking of a foul stench, were drawn by the bloody smell emanating from the area and came in search of food.

But apart from the black oil scattered all over the ground, nothing else was found.

"Tap tap... tap tap..."

A rapid clatter of hooves sounded, and a faint light appeared in the thick fog.

Immediately afterwards, a cavalryman dressed in light silver-gray armor arrived through the thick fog.

When he saw the horde of rotting corpses in the valley and the chaotic scene around him, his expression changed drastically!

"Roar!"

The rotting corpses also spotted him and pounced on him like maddened beasts.

The cavalryman quickly turned around, spurred his horse, and galloped away from the valley.

After chasing for a distance, the horde of corpses realized that the other party's aura had faded into the distance, so they gave up the pursuit and began to wander in the mist again.

Chapter 212: The Saintess Who Came to Our Door

Hours later, a fully armed and imposing knightly order entered the Flowing Oil Valley.