Dissecting the Dragon's Corpse, a Wealth of Materials!
A dark figure slowly emerged, its body swaying as it nearly fell to the ground.
In the firelight, the girl's pale face looked even paler, and a bitter smile crept onto her lips.
"This kind of life-saving skill... it's best not to use it lightly next time."
"I hope no one saw this..."
She glanced behind her, then picked up the lantern and disappeared into the thick gray fog.
Chapter 329: Dissecting the Dragon's Corpse, A Large Amount of Materials!
"Shen Xing, I'm going back too."
After seeing her sister off, Xia Wanyin prepared to turn back.
"Wait a minute," Shen Xing quickly called out to her.
"Is there anything else?" The girl paused, asking curiously.
Shen Xing nodded, and then told her about his idea of using the [Endless Radiant Barrier] ability to protect the entire territory.
After listening, Xia Wanyin's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"They're actually going to fence off the entire territory... It's possible, but it would probably require a lot of Light Spirit."
"Do you need a lot? Do you know roughly how many?" Shen Xing asked.
Xia Wanyin thought for a moment and replied, "Maybe... more than 70,000."
Upon hearing this number, Shen Xing was immediately taken aback. "So many? How many materials do you need to recruit a Light Spirit?"
She hesitated for a moment, then continued, "If it's just a regular three-star light spirit of the first tier, then 100 soul stones and 10 light element fragments will suffice."
"However, to form a Radiant Barrier, one needs at least Tier Two Light Spirit Elf with the potential to reach Elite One Star."
"Each requires 1000 Soul Stone and 1 Light Element Crystal."
Upon hearing this number, Shen Xing couldn't help but gasp.
At 1,000 Soul Stone per animal, 70,000 animals would require at least 70 million Soul Stone!
Although, with Shen Xing's current financial resources, he could afford it.
But if he goes all in at once, he won't have the resources to activate the Lotus Pond acceleration or upgrade his troops.
This is clearly putting the cart before the horse.
After all, whether or not the Endless Radiant Barrier exists doesn't really matter much; it just serves as icing on the cake.
Leveling up, however, is of paramount importance.
"I understand." Shen Xing nodded and said, "Let's expand the territory later when we have more resources."
"Uh-huh."
Xia Wanyin responded and then led her legion toward the distant territory.
Shen Xing sat there and pondered for a moment.
I quickly organized my thoughts on what I had learned that day and made plans for the future.
Then, he pushed his wheelchair back to the open space in Dongcheng District.
At this moment, all 15,000-plus surrendered soldiers had been divided into groups and registered.
Shen Xing glanced at the list and saw that only about a thousand people had chosen to retire from military service.
And most of them were infantrymen.
There weren't many other archers and knights.
This is quite normal, after all, this is ultimately a world where strength speaks for itself.
Even a Common infantryman possesses greater strength and a higher status than those in the logistics department.
Special units like archers and knights are highly sought after by various factions, as joining them guarantees good benefits.
They cannot give up their current identity and power to become farmers.
Such a life may be peaceful, but you will miss out on many opportunities.
Shen Xing didn't have any particular thoughts on their choices.
All he knew was that he finally had enough manpower to cultivate his tens of thousands of acres of wasteland.
"Very good, the territory now has over 1300 logistics personnel."
"At their pace, they can cultivate hundreds of acres of fertile land every day."
"With the help of Wind Spirit that specialize in sowing and harvesting crops, the dream of vast fertile fields and bountiful harvests throughout the year will soon be realized."
Shen Xing imagined the future with great anticipation.
Oh, right, we also need to prepare accommodations for them.
"After all, the territory has suddenly gained so many new people, and there aren't enough places to live."
With that thought in mind, he immediately maneuvered his wheelchair and arrived at the southern district of the territory.
Looking ahead, a large number of buildings are neatly arranged.
Hundreds of houses built of gray stone stand side by side, most of them low-rise buildings of two to three stories.
A wide street runs through the middle, with several bluestone paths crisscrossing and dividing the area into squares.
On both sides of each area, there are several wooden toilets.
This is the residential area of the territory.
It's worth mentioning that Shen Xing recently acquired several new blueprints, including [Level 3 Residential Building] and [Level 2 Toilet].
The former significantly expands the interior space, making it more comfortable to live in, and also provides a stamina recovery effect.
The latter increases the number of squat toilets and the storage space for feces, and also has an air Purification effect, making it more comfortable and convenient to use.
Then, Shen Xing opened the territory building interface, selected an empty plot of land in front of him, and began construction.
A system notification appeared before my eyes.
[Construct 3000 Level 1 Houses by consuming 90000 Wood, 60000 Stones, and 6000 Soul Stone?]
"Yes."
As Shen Xing clicked "confirm," some of the materials in his backpack were consumed.
On the open ground before them, the outlines of more than three thousand buildings appeared out of thin air.
It was enveloped in blue light and was slowly rising.
Shenxing is still arranged according to the original layout, with sixteen private houses as a group, arranged in a 'kou' shape.
A wide passageway was left in the middle, large enough for four or five carriages to travel side by side.
"This time there are 15,000 more people, which is equivalent to five people sharing a room, so it's more than enough."
"If we continue to upgrade to level two and level three residential buildings, we can further expand the space and house tens of thousands of people without any problem."
"Oh, right, we also need to build more toilets."
"Otherwise, with so many more people, the existing number of toilets in the territory won't be enough."
With this in mind, Shen Xing built five hundred toilets next to these houses.
In this way, the resettlement of these newcomers can be considered completely completed.
"Slap! Slap!"
Lord Shen clapped his hands, gazing at the rows of houses before him, a sense of satisfaction welling up within him.
Just a few months ago, this place was a cursed land where nothing grew and monsters roamed.
In the blink of an eye, it has transformed into this vibrant and popular place.
Moreover, Shen Xing's territory will continue to expand, and the population will continue to increase.
One day in the future, this place will become a true, misty metropolis.
At that time, the bright moon will hang in the sky, lights will stretch endlessly, and merchants and travelers will be constantly on the move; it's something to look forward to!
"Next, let's return to the Lotus Pond, activate the 1000x speed boost, and then sprint at full speed!"
Shen Xing thought with great anticipation and was full of motivation.
"Rippling..."
The wheelchair rolled over the bluestone slabs, heading towards the East District.
Soon, he returned to the center of the Lotus Pond and sat cross-legged on the magnolia platform.
The lotus leaves surrounded everyone, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
After admiring it for a moment, Shen Xing directly opened the Lotus Pond interface and activated the thousand-fold acceleration.
"Buzz—"
A mysterious power emerged from the depths of the Lotus Pond, and everything in the outside world slowed down considerably.
Meanwhile, the Soul Stone in Shen Xing's backpack began to burn at an astonishing rate.
With a gentle wave of his hand, tens of thousands of Soul Stone appeared before his eyes.
Then take a deep breath.
In an instant, the energy contained within the Soul Stone was completely absorbed, turning into crystalline powder and disappearing into the air.
"Since breaking through to the Tier Four, the number of Soul Stone required to level up has become increasingly terrifying."
"It cost 1.1 million Soul Stone to level up from level 30 to level 31."
"There will be even more with each subsequent upgrade."
"It takes at least ten million to twenty million Soul Stone to upgrade a Tier Four unit from level 30 to level 39."
"Ten max-level Master would require one or two hundred million Soul Stone."
Shen Xing couldn't help but sigh, this world really requires Soul Stone everywhere, and there's never enough of them.
But there's no other way; these are necessary resources to invest in order to become stronger.
He shook his head, clearing his mind of distractions, and quickly got into the zone.
The bright moon turns gently, and time flows by.
Soon, it was exactly 6:00 PM.
[Ding! Your territory building: Level 1 Residential Building has been completed...]
[Ding! Yours...]