Heavenly Craftsman Rabbit Demon
Because of the omnipresent Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Realm, the plants in the territory grow quite quickly and have a relatively high yield.
Taking rice as an example, if the quality of rice is reduced, then one mu (unit of land area) can easily produce five or six hundred jin (unit of weight) of rice, and it can be harvested once a month.
With the Xuanwei Monastery setting up Spirit Gathering Formation and using magic to accelerate growth, the yield can easily reach one or two thousand catties, and the growth cycle can be further shortened.
Such grain production, even if the current scale of land reclamation is less than one-tenth of the entire territory, is enough to support the needs of hundreds of thousands of people.
"But if it's spirit rice, the yield is less than one-tenth of that of regular rice."
Lin Xu shook his head and opened the Xuanwei Monastery Territory Panel.
Name: Xuanwei Monastery Level: Level 2 Territory (Upgradeable)
Affiliation: Xuanwei Monastery, Abbot Lin Xu. Territory: Xuanwei Monastery and surrounding area within 30 li. Subordinate Territories: Peach Tree Village /West Willow Tree Village Great Wang Village/Dawang Village/ Chen Lineage Village /Wang Family Village / Azure Cloud Mountain. Subordinate Population: 11 True Disciples, 116 Inner Disciples, 227 Outer Disciples, 1925 Servants, 466 Daoist Soldiers, 26373 Villagers.
Source Fire: 200/month Recruiting: 12100 Daoist Attendants, 360 Outer Disciples, 20 Daoist Soldiers, 20 Inner Disciples, 2 True Disciples (Daoist Attendants 200/month, Outer Disciples 60/month, Daoist Soldiers 20/month, Inner Disciples 20/month, True Disciples 2/12 months)
Evaluation: A divine abode, with thousands of palaces and temples; eaves reaching the clouds, exuding Daoist charm; green tiles covered in frost, faintly revealing purple qi coming from the east. After the Territory Authority was consolidated, the biggest change was the significant increase in the number of recruits.
Without hesitation, he recruited both menial laborers and outer disciples. Instantly, a dense crowd appeared in the plaza in front of the main hall, bowing in unison. "Disciples greet the Abbot!"
"No need for formalities." Lin Xu nodded and smiled, then used a communication talisman to send messages to the acting heads of each hall and the acting village chiefs of the five villages, directing them to their respective groups.
The Daoist novices were the most numerous, but none of them had reached the extraordinary level, so they were simply used as ordinary farmers for now.
Daoist priests who have entered the path have already cultivated magical power and can fully control magical artifacts to speed up the process of clearing land.
Whether you're a noble Daoist priest or an ordinary novice Daoist servant, you're all going to the countryside to participate in infrastructure construction!
"Starting a business is tough," he said, shaking his head as he looked at the Daoist priests in the distant village clearing land with spirit-patterned farming tools.
In a prosperous territory, these magic-based professionals would be treated like royalty, but here they've become like old farmers toiling in the fields.
Connecting to Azure Cloud Mountain, Lin Xu could see the situation inside the mountain from the temple.
His divine light swept over the patrolling demon soldiers, the great battle ended, and the place returned to its former tranquility.
Upgrading his territory expanded its area, but it significantly reduced his control over it, causing the monsters in the mountains to spawn faster, forcing the patrol team to fight their way through the area.
However, this also brought benefits. The number of monsters spawning in Azure Cloud Mountain increased, and the Black Tiger Demon took the opportunity to subdue a group of them, replenishing the demon soldiers lost in the previous battle.
After observing for a moment, Lin Xu focused his attention on the Demon Refining Cave.
A week has passed since the demon-refining process began. The Demon Refining Formation in the cave has stopped operating, and five rabbit demons that have completed their transformation have jumped out.
Name: Rabbit Demon Level: 1
Strength: 6
Agility: 14
Physical condition: 5
Spirit: 7
Intelligence: 6
Life: 50
Mana: 70
Equipment: Grass Skirt Skill: Swift Walk (Blue, Basic): Movement Speed +50%
Evaluation: "A timid exterior conceals a primal wariness, a weak exterior harbors the most subtle survival wisdom." Lin Xu shook his head repeatedly. "Pitiful—" Was this supposed to be a monster? In a direct fight, it probably couldn't even defeat a hunter!
He glanced at the attributes of several rabbit demons; the highest level was only level 3, but their basic attributes were almost identical.
Clearly, rabbit demons are not suited for combat.
"It seems I need to think carefully about breeding chicken demons—" He shook his head. He had spent a week, only to end up with a bunch of weak chickens.
He thought for a moment, then the light fell upon the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman.
These worker units, transformed from spirits, have no combat capabilities but are an indispensable part of the dungeon construction.
However, due to their scarcity, the construction progress of the underground city is severely limited.
"After the Xuanwei Monastery was upgraded, the number of Heavenly Craftsman Strongman supported by the dungeon reached 40. Compared to the massive construction plan, this is just a drop in the ocean!"
Lin Xu's gaze fell on the rabbit demon. "If we fuse the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman with the rabbit demon, could we mass-produce new engineering units?"
The number of Heavenly Craftsman Strongman is limited because their seemingly limitless magical power originates from the Lord Authority; if their numbers exceed this limit, it will affect the normal operation of the territory.
But if we consider it from a different perspective, if the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman merges with the Rabbit Demon and gains a real physical body, would the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman still need to maintain his Territory Authority?
If it's not needed, then wouldn't he be able to mass-produce monster versions of the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman?
With this in mind, Lin Xu immediately began his experiment.
The newly hatched rabbit demons entered the dungeon directly through the portal.
A Heavenly Craftsman Strongman slid across the floor and crashed into the rabbit demon.
The rabbit demon, who had been stunned by the light, trembled and fell to the ground, convulsing, as if it had suffered an epileptic seizure.
Several minutes later, the fusion process ended, and the rabbit demon calmly stood up again.
Lin Xu checked the fused rabbit demon's panel. Its profession had changed to Heavenly Craftsman Strongman, a level 1 demon. Its agility had increased to 15 points, and its spirit and intelligence attributes had each increased by 2 points.
Two more talents have been added:
[Spirit Channeling Body] Mana Regeneration +100%, +1 Mana every 10 seconds
[Spirit Rune Construction] Possesses the ability to construct spirit pattern buildings. "It really works!" Looking at the rabbit demon who had completed its job change, Lin Xu clapped his hands and laughed.
He could sense that after the Earth Vein Spirit merged with the rabbit demon, the 40 positions that were originally occupied became vacant.
It's just that the vacancy is still cooling down due to the fusion. He calculated that he would be able to recruit new Heavenly Craftsman Strongman to fill the vacancy in about a month.
"Forty a month—it's better than having only forty in total—"
If the Heavenly Craftsman Strongman were to construct it step by step, it's unknown how long it would take to complete the underground city.
By then, the surface territories might have already been upgraded to level 5 or higher, and the dungeons would need to be expanded again.
Increasing the number of Heavenly Craftsman Strongman was the top priority, so he summoned the remaining four rabbit demons without hesitation and fused them one by one.
Including the 5 previously upgraded rabbit demons, there are now a total of 45 construction workers.
"Let me see how many monsters in my territory are suitable for fusing with the Earth Vein Spirit— " Lin Xu scanned his territory.
To fuse with the Earth Vein Spirit, one must be a registered cultivator. The Daoists in the territory are all precious to him, and he would not be willing to fuse with them unless absolutely necessary.
There are actually quite a few weak monsters like rabbit demons and rat demons.
These lesser demons have limited combat power; although they have entered the extraordinary realm, their combat strength may not even be as good as that of a hunting dog.