Resource Treasure Trove
An invisible force enveloped a zombie, and a few seconds later it was decapitated by a blade. Corpse energy spewed from its chest cavity, accompanied by several shimmering objects that fell to the ground.
"What a huge find!" Lin Xu looked at the skill books among the loot, a slight smile playing on his lips.
For others, finding skill books in the Zombie Cave is all about luck, but for him it was easy.
Besides a small pile of a few dozen Dharma Coins, the items that fell included a cylindrical glass bottle about an inch in diameter and 5 centimeters high, filled with a red liquid that emitted a faint glow in the dark cave.
A dagger about a foot long, and a book titled "The Fireball Spell".
"Not bad." Lin Xu nodded; his first attempt had yielded results.
This is the first time so much loot has dropped from a single zombie, and four items at once.
The battle continues. The Tiger Sha Demon Army's combat power far surpasses that of the zombies. Taking advantage of the terrain and their teamwork, the number of zombies in the cave is decreasing.
Half an hour later, the entire cave was cleared out, and the ground was covered with zombie corpses lying haphazardly. A thick stench of death permeated the air, almost solidifying into a tangible substance.
Meanwhile, Lin Xu was happily looking at a stack of skill books: "Fireball Spell" and "Basic Sword Technique".
Healing Spells – All the basic skills for the three major classes are now available!
The seven skill books he possesses alone are equivalent to what some factions earn in a week.
The cost is only a few hundred Incense Fire Dharma Coins, and the Dharma Coins obtained from the drops already offset the cost, not to mention the equipment and skill books that drop.
"This mine is a treasure trove--" Lin Xu looked at the spoils he had collected. Besides potions and skill books, there were all kinds of equipment, including spirit pattern jewelry, weapons, armor and so on, all of which could be used for the development of the territory.
He didn't care much about the weapons and armor, which were just ordinary white equipment. However, the spirit-patterned jewelry was of the cyan grade. Considering that he could continuously kill monsters and get equipment in the mine, it was an inexhaustible treasure trove!
"The Spirit Lamp Prayer Art must be popularized among the true disciples. Several true disciples should be stationed here permanently; they can use the Wish Technique to increase the zombie drop rate when fighting monsters."
Overjoyed, he reached out and picked up a strangely shaped ring—hexagonal with a horny structure.
Item: Hexagonal Ring Type: Magic Item Rank: Cyan (Common) Effect: Spell Power +5%
Description: It looks like a hexagonal nut and has a similar effect. You can only wear one on one hand, but wearing one on each hand provides a 10% spell amplification. If you add the necklace, the three-piece set provides a 10% to 20% amplification, which is quite powerful.
The key is that it requires almost no cost; it's just extra loot obtained while fighting monsters.
Spirit rune jewelry can be equipped for Daoist soldiers and priests, weapons and armor can be used to arm militia, or sold to adventurers; in short, there is nothing that cannot be used.
"Bang~"
The black iron hammer smashed into the clawed zombie, and it fell down, never to rise again. The demon soldiers bound it up with black iron chains, turning it into a dumpling.
The captured zombies were then dragged and thrown into a cave by the Heavenly Artisan Yaoguai. This cave was a specially dug deep pit filled with struggling zombies.
There is no such thing as waste in this world; waste is simply a misplaced resource.
Lin Xu looked at the large group of captured clawed zombies in the pit, a smile appearing on his face.
A level 1 corpse driver can only contract one zombie; for each subsequent job level increase, they can contract one more zombie.
The reason why the upper limit is said to be low is because corpse refining is limited by innate quality and often has a level cap, which in turn locks the professional level of the corpse driver.
However, things are different with the Zombie Mine. According to information revealed by an adventurer group on the Spirit Realm Forum, the hidden map of the mine, the Corpse King Hall, can spawn Zombie Kings of level 9!
It should be noted that the Central State Yulin Guards, renowned throughout the Blue Star and the entire world, are only composed of mid-level professionals!
Not only zombies, but even the Yin Corpse Maggots hiding in the corners of the cave were found and captured one by one.
"The venom sprayed by this monster has petrifying properties, making it perfect for creating paralyzing poisons."
Corpse venom and maggot eggs are both valuable materials; they can be used to concoct poisons.
Lin Xu swept his gaze across the other side of the zombie pit, where, within the prison constructed of spirit-patterned floor tiles, large, gray maggots were wriggling.
These maggots are easy to raise; they can survive as long as some chickens go into the water. They will then become decomposers of the chicken farm's waste.
After nearly a day of exploration, the first level of the Zombie Cave has been discovered.
The entire structure is a square with sides of 5 kilometers, and the winding tunnels are teeming with zombies and maggots.
The entrance to the second level of the Zombie Mine has been found, but Lin Xu is in no hurry to go down.
He knew that his most important task right now was not to run into the mine to fight monsters and get skill books, but to find a way to permanently solidify this mine.
"The weakening speed of the Bond between the Zombie Mine and the Territory has obviously slowed down~" Lin Xu checked the data panel. Sure enough, according to the normal flow of time, nearly 4 hours had passed, but the countdown to leaving the dungeon had only decreased by 3 and a half hours.
"At the current rate, even covering the entire first layer of the mine wouldn't be enough."
Lin Xu did some calculations and immediately frowned. "It seems I'll have to do it myself!"
He rarely gets involved in infrastructure projects now, since he is a lord and his job is to manage and plan the development of his territory.
His spiritual senses spread out, covering the tens of thousands of square meters of ground passageway.
"Upgrade the spirit-patterned floor tiles!"
The Source Fire moved with a thought, instantly reshaping the tens of thousands of square meters of ground enveloped by spiritual consciousness.
An invisible flame blazed fiercely, reshaping the ground. A few seconds later, the Source Fire dissipated, and tens of thousands of square meters of spirit-patterned floor tiles extended into the depths of the cave.
"It consumed 500 points of Source Fire -- too expensive." Lin Xu calculated it and immediately felt a sense of unease.
At this time, the territory's Source Fire reserves were less than 4,000 points, which would be far from enough even if all of them were used.
After thinking for a moment, he once again enveloped the tens of thousands of square meters of ground with his spiritual sense. With a thought, he activated the Illusory Rock Form-Refining Spell, and the originally uneven ground rippled slightly, as if it were being reshaped like clay.
The ground was as smooth as a mirror, then gradually changed shape, revealing delicate patterns.
At this point, spirit jade is needed as a carrier for spirit patterns, which is then integrated into the floor tiles to construct a complete energy circuit.
Lin Xu glanced at the spirit jade reserves and reluctantly abandoned the idea. "These spirit jades are still useful. Forget it, let's use the Source Fire instead."
With a thought, hundreds of points of Source Fire were consumed, and tens of thousands of spirit-patterned floor tiles were formed.
"The efficiency of the Source Fire has increased fivefold—" A smile appeared on Lin Xu's face, "That's about enough."
Without further hesitation, he walked forward along the ground.