Monster Town

"There are a total of 6 resource points----" Lin Xu glanced at the panel and immediately understood.

The construction of a territory cannot be separated from the support of resources. For underground cities like underground cities, the distribution of resources is very unbalanced.

Due to insufficient sunlight, these cities typically suffer from food shortages and require surface resources to supplement their diet. Consequently, these types of cities tend to have relatively abundant mineral resources.

However, as Lin Xu approached his destination following the Wayfinding Compass, he discovered something unusual in the wilderness.

"Who built a stone path in the wilderness?" He looked at the ground with suspicion. Neatly arranged stone slabs, each a meter square, stretched into the distance, their surfaces carved with intricate patterns. "They radiate a spiritual glow—are these magic stone slabs?"

Spiritual Qi and magical power are collectively referred to as free energy; it's just that the terms differ between the East and the West. Just as spiritual materials are seen as magical materials by Western sorcerers.

Open the building panel to display the data.

Name: Magic Floor Tile Level: Level 1 Building (Upgrade requirements not met)

Location: Dungeon; Area: 1 square meter; Effect: Increases magic concentration by 150%; Magic beacon, passage (damaged).

Introduction: A symbol of the dungeon territory, an extension of the dungeon lord's will. "Floor tiles?" Lin Xu's expression changed slightly. Using spiritual materials to refine floor tiles for paving roads? Is the dungeon that wealthy?

The magic path was damaged, but it still had the function of gathering magic power (Spiritual Qi). Following the stone path, the caravan quickly arrived at the first resource point.

"It's a logging camp—" Lin Xu understood; it seemed that timber resources were also scarce in the underground world.

Name: Lumber Mill Level: 2 Resource Building (Upgrade requirements not met)

Affiliation: Xuanwei Monastery Range: Five acres Effect: Plant growth speed +300% [Wood] 200 pieces/month Description: "Axes and hatchets enter the mountains and forests at the right time, and timber is inexhaustible." Different factions have different definitions of resource points. For example, in Azure Cloud Mountain, although there is no buff that triples plant growth, Lin Xu obviously wouldn't consider ordinary wood a precious resource.

"Palace Master!" The leading inner disciple bowed respectfully.

"This area is under my command. You may return to your barracks." Lin Xu nodded.

"Yes, sir!" The inner disciple bowed and then quickly left with the other outer disciples and Dao soldiers.

The vacated camp was immediately occupied by the guardians and militia. Lin Xu then ordered, "Bilusi, leave half of the Fallen Demon behind, we're going to the next resource point."

"Yes, Master." Bilusi commanded three Fallen Shaman and a squad of Fallen Demon to stay behind.

After thinking for a moment, Lin Xu left two more Evil Eye on the spot. "Keep an eye on the logging camp. Report it immediately if it's attacked!"

The Dharma Protector Evil Eye can see through the fog to a certain extent, and their field of vision is equivalent to their spellcasting range.

As long as they are within sight of each other, they can communicate telepathically.

The next resource point was not far from the logging camp. When the convoy arrived at its destination along the stone road, it turned out to be a lake.

"Even water is scarce?" Lin Xu glanced around and left the remaining Fallen Demon behind.

The logging camp is only two or three hundred meters away from here; if it weren't for the fog, it would be visible to the naked eye.

As usual, leaving behind two Evil Eye, the convoy set off again.

The six resource points include two lumber camps, one lake, one gnoll camp, one blacksmith workshop, and one waterwheel.

We have resource points and recruitment camps, but we lack the most crucial farms and ranches, which are the source of food.

"You can recruit gnolls in a dungeon?" Lin Xu looked at the dilapidated camp with suspicion. "It must have been recently captured, right? I didn't see these gnolls on the battlefield during the previous battles—"

Generally speaking, a faction can only recruit a limited number of main races, even in a multi-faction alliance.

Recruitment camps for non-mainstream races are meaningless; judging from the previous military composition of the dungeons, gnolls were not among them.

"Or is it because this camp is special?" He pondered as he surveyed the massive monster camp.

Gnoll Camp, Level 5 Monster Town. Range: 11 li radius. Effects: Health Regeneration +200%, Health +1 per minute, Gnoll Growth +100%.

Recruiting: 50 Gnolls, 20 Gnoll Hunters, 10 Gnoll Warriors, 5 Gnoll Beastmasters

Five human, five gnoll barbarians, and three gnoll shamans. This was the first time he had ever seen a monster camp that had reached level 5. Similar to the professions, buildings or camps would undergo a qualitative change when they reached level 5.

For example, a monster camp at levels 1-4 is like a village, but at level 5 it has all kinds of functional buildings, almost like a small town.

Unlike human towns, the gnolls in this camp are all soldiers.

After a quick glance, Lin Xu stopped paying attention and focused his attention on the defenses of each resource point.

The militia was split up, with each camp except the two defended by the Fallen Demon occupied by twenty or thirty men.

The militia's fighting strength was weak, and Lin Xu didn't expect them to be able to deal with the monsters in the dungeon. As long as they could buy some time, it would be enough to hold out until the Azure Cloud Mountain battle group arrived on the battlefield.

"How is the battle in the dungeon?" After making his deployment, Lin Xu's mind started working, and he prepared to find a way to spy on the battle situation in the dungeon.

He frowned and pondered as he looked at the collapsed pit in front of him.

This is one of the passages to the underground city. A city built underground like this doesn't only have one entrance and exit; otherwise, if the entrance were blocked, it would be like being trapped in a barrel.

However, the Daoist priests of Xuanwei Monastery acted faster than the enemy had imagined. Several passages leading to the ground had been destroyed, leaving only the last passage firmly sealed off by the Daoist temple's military camp.

"Didn't the Underground Legion try to reopen the passage?" Lin Xu wondered. He glanced around and his gaze fell on Yan Jingshu beside him. "Send a Wedding Procession Ghost down to investigate."

"Yes, Master." With a thought, Yan Jingshu summoned a Red-Robed Ghost, which detached from the paper figure and disappeared into the collapsed cave.

Passing through a collapse layer over a thousand meters thick, the Red-Robed Ghost's illusory spirit silently appeared in the dark, lightless tunnel.

"Calm your mind and establish a telepathic connection with me—" Lin Xu instructed, his spiritual sense probing towards the Ghost Bride.

The soul, refined by the Lamp Kindling Magic Power, possesses a warmth that ghosts lack, feeling like the warm skin of a beautiful woman to the touch.

Yan Jingshu's soul trembled; the sensation of their spiritual contact made her feel as if she were completely exposed to his gaze. A strange atmosphere quietly rose within her.

"Stay calm!" Lin Xu's telepathic message interrupted the ambiguous moment, his tone tinged with doubt, as if he had witnessed her perplexing reaction.

Yan Jingshu's soul trembled a few times before finally stabilizing again. She suppressed the strange feeling and shared the Red-Robed Ghost's senses.

"An underground tunnel, hmm~ the walls are covered with magical tiles, this must be a passageway in the underground city."

Through the Ghost Bride's telepathic connection, Lin Xu shared the ghost's perception.