Territories Meet: Xia Wanyin's Choice and the Growing Dragon Legion (continued)
The people who were cultivating in the Lotus Pond were all startled and stared in shock at the surging water.
"Oh! Is this the boss's new ultimate move? What terrifying destructive power!" The big- Da Hou man stared wide-eyed.
"Truly astonishing," Old Fordring praised. "This strike contained layers of progressively increasing power, and the next strike perfectly absorbed the power of the previous one. Even I couldn't withstand it all."
As the foremost shieldbearer in the territory, Fordring's high praise speaks volumes about the power of this attack.
Shen Xing was quite satisfied.
As the first combo skill of [Nine Prayer Beads], 'Triple Wave' doesn't have many fancy techniques; it's just absolute brute force.
The main idea is to use overwhelming force to overcome all other techniques.
"Not bad. Now, my mentalist form has its own trump card."
Shen Xing waved his right hand, and three metal spheres burst out of the water and flew automatically to his side.
Just then, my phone vibrated in my pocket.
"Buzzing..."
Shen Xing exited the Land of Mist, glanced at the screen, and saw that it was Zhou Zheng calling.
He roughly knew what the other party wanted to say when they called.
"Captain Zhou, are we leaving for the Spiral Labyrinth tomorrow?" Shen Xing asked as he answered the phone.
"Haha, yes," Zhou Zheng replied with a smile. "Remember to meet at the top floor of the Anomaly Handling Bureau tomorrow morning. You don't need to prepare too much, just show up."
"Okay, Captain Zhou."
Shen Xing responded and then hung up the phone.
At the same time, several messages popped up in the discussion group.
"Wuhu! Shen Xing, Jiayi, we're setting off tomorrow! Aren't you excited?" (Cilantro Who Loves to Play)
Shen Xing rolled her eyes. "What's there to get excited about? We don't even know what's inside."
After seeing the message, Yu Feifei also sent a cat emoji in the group.
Xu Jiayi didn't want to speak at first.
But after seeing the woman's message, he also replied, "Sigh, we're going out together tomorrow, so someone's going to be stuck in Jiangcheng by themselves."
Shen Xing originally thought that Yu Feifei would respond with a sarcastic retort, as she always did.
He just sent a "hehe" emoji and a voice message: "Oh, then have a safe trip!"
Shen Xing was somewhat taken aback. When did this woman become so good-tempered?
Before he could think further, Xia Wanyin also sent a message.
Take Her Eyes With You, she said, "The sea is dangerous, and I've heard that things are quite unsafe overseas. You must be careful!"
"Haha, thanks for your concern, Wanyin. Cilantro Who Loves to Play don't worry, I'll take good care of Shen Xing and Jiayi."
Shen Xing saw the message but initially didn't think much of it.
A moment later, he suddenly realized something was wrong. "Wait a minute, Wanyin, how did you know we were going overseas?"
Upon hearing Shen Xing's words, the other members of the discussion group also sensed that something was amiss.
Although they had mentioned going out together, they hadn't specified a location.
Xia Wanyin was silent for a moment, then sent a silly mouse emoji and said, "I joined a high-level player discussion group, and a few people mentioned in the group chat that they're going overseas tomorrow."
"I saw that you're also leaving tomorrow, so I guessed you might be going to the same place."
Upon hearing this explanation, everyone suddenly understood.
After all, the players going to the Spiral Labyrinth tomorrow won't just be a few from Jiangcheng; top geniuses from other cities in Heavenly Star Nation will also be going.
Therefore, Xia Wanyin's statement is reasonable.
However, Shen Xing still felt that something was wrong.
Yu Feifei's behavior was also somewhat abnormal.
What's going on with these two women today? Why are they acting so mysteriously?
Before he could investigate further, the Flower of Mist on his arm felt slightly warm, as if someone in the territory was looking for him.
"Never mind, we're leaving tomorrow anyway, no need to think about it too much."
Shen Xing stopped thinking about it and turned off his phone, his consciousness returning to the Land of Mist.
The communication crystal in the backpack was flickering faintly.
After taking it out, there was a message on it that read "Monday".
"My lord, are you free now?"
It's worth mentioning that Shen Xing purchased quite a few items from the trading channel during this period, including 100 'communication crystals'.
Now, roughly one in ten people in the territory has a communication crystal, making it much easier to contact each other.
Shen Xing replied, "I'm free. What's up?"
On Monday, they quickly replied, "My lord, the mushroom cultivation room you asked us to build is almost complete."
"The inoculum has been spread over approximately 1,000 square meters, so we would like to invite you to come and inspect our work."
Upon hearing this, a look of joy appeared on Shen Xing's face.
Four days ago, Ding Han sent him the blueprints for the [mushroom cultivation room].
He handed over the construction work to Hellscream, and then ordered the workers to begin spreading the fungal inoculum.
It appears that initial results have already been achieved.
"Okay, I'll be right there."
Shen Xing replied, then immediately switched to his 'Arcane Blue Dragon Form' and stood up from the lotus platform.
Beside him, a red-haired beauty stood up at the same time, looking at him with pleading eyes.
Shen Xing was already used to it. He simply flapped his dragon wings, grabbed her slender waist, and flew out of the Lotus Pond.
"Call..."
As soon as I stepped out of the Lotus Pond, the warmth emanating from the Bonfire greeted me.
Shen Xing took out the wheelchair, then deactivated his blue dragon form and said, "Leina, push me over there."
"Yes, my dear lord."
The red-haired monk came up behind him and skillfully pushed the wheelchair.
They walked through the East District, then through the inner city of the territory, and arrived at the West District opposite the Lotus Pond.
This is the place Shen Xing chose to grow mushrooms.
However, it's not on the ground, but underground.
Behind a row of houses, there is a spacious underground entrance.
The side is paved with bluestone flooring, and there is a stone staircase in the middle that extends all the way down to the ground.
This staircase was built by that group of long-armed laborers who possessed the [Intermediate Construction Mastery] skill and were experts in this field.
Furthermore, to accommodate Shen Xing, a wave-shaped slide was built next to the stairs, allowing wheelchairs to be pushed down directly.
"These workers are quite thoughtful."
Shen Xing smiled and then slid down the wave-like slide.
After going down about twenty meters, we reached the underground.
The light here has become much dimmer, and the temperature has dropped considerably.
A faint smell of earth and the unique herbal fragrance of mushrooms filled the air.
Looking around, rows of square mushroom cultivation rooms, built of bluestone and wood, are neatly arranged in this underground space.
Each cultivation room has a space of 4 meters by 4 meters, and the surrounding walls are covered with moss and unknown plants, shimmering in the light.
In the center of the cultivation room, a one-meter square mushroom bed is constructed from wooden planks, divided into upper and lower layers.
It was covered with a thick layer of sawdust, red soil, and rotting leaves.
You can see that gray mycelium has already grown on some of the mushroom beds, meaning the mushrooms will soon be growing.
A cultivation room can grow mushrooms in about 24 square meters, which is a very high space utilization rate.
Workers are busy at the mushroom beds, spreading out pieces of mushroom spawn and carefully covering them.
Not far away, even more mushroom cultivation rooms are under expansion.
A group of long-armed laborers pushed carts to transport stones and timber, and also cleared away excess soil.
The entire underground space looks like an underground beehive.
"Good, at least we have a stable food source now."
"This way, we can continue to mass produce units."
Shen Xing thought hopefully, then looked behind him. "Go out, Leina."
"Yes, my lord."
The red-haired monk responded and pushed him out of the basement.
They crossed the western part of the territory and went straight to the inner city.
Within this core area, which is 100 meters in diameter, are located several important buildings.
At this moment, the Golden Ancient Tree, which is 500 years old and nearly 150 meters tall, stands beside the city wall, like a huge golden sculpture, sacred and dazzling.
However, Shen Xing didn't come to admire the Golden Ancient Tree this time, but to check out the core building of the territory: the Great Bonfire.
He looked toward the central area of the territory.
After this period of upgrades, the original Bonfire has undergone a complete transformation.
The black stones at the bottom were replaced with white stones, which were then stacked to form a platform with a diameter of three meters and a height of over five meters.
A raging fire was burning above, providing light and heat to the entire territory.
This is the brand-new building after the territory upgrade— the Sacred Flame Platform!
I glanced at the attributes.
[Sacred Flame Platform: Level 1]
[Bonfire effect: Increases the temperature of an area with a diameter of 3000 meters and dispels fog]
[Additional Effect ①: Embers of the Long Night Lv. max (Within the flame's range, all friendly units absorb Soul Stone at a speed increased by 50%)]
[Additional Effect ②: Blazing Sacred Flame Lv.1 (When an enemy enters the range of the flame, their attributes are suppressed by 10%, and Shadow and Undead enemies are reduced by an additional 5%)]
(Note: This effect will increase with the level of 'Sacred Flame Platform'. Each level increase will add 3% attribute suppression effect, up to a maximum of Lv10.)
[Upgrade Materials Required: Soul Stone *10000, Vinar Silver Coin *10000, Obsidian Crystal *500, Ancient Spirit Wood *1]