Do You Want a True Dragon?

After the opening of a dedicated trade route with the nation, the talent bottleneck hindering the territory's development was immediately broken.

Thanks to the convenient transportation network in reality, he only needs to send out the order and he can receive the goods within one or two days.

The blacksmith's workshop was located on the edge of the territory. In order to put this important production building into operation as soon as possible, Lin Xu used some Source Fire to move the entire building inside the territory, closer to the Daoist temple.

There is ample space here, and the military patrols nearby continuously, so safety is guaranteed.

Deep underground, the Heavenly Craftsman Rabbit Demon have already dug tunnels and are laying tracks to transport ore quickly.

On the ground, in a wasteland near the Daoist temple, a warehouse has been built at the location where the spatial passage opened.

Through the passage between the two realms, a steady stream of supplies and personnel is entering the territory.

These were the first batch of resources traded, and Lin Xu spent two days specifically setting up his furnace to refine pills and forge weapons for them.

"There are 50 instructors in total, covering the four basic troop types: spearmen, swordsmen and shieldmen, archers, and light cavalry," Xia Jingyi introduced the supplies and personnel to Lin Xu. "As per your request, we've included training manuals for these four troop types, basic training ground construction plans, and a horse ranch."

Lin Xu nodded, glanced at the group of capable veteran training officers, and nodded in satisfaction. "Good."

"Then there were 100 artisans, covering multiple professions such as papermaking, ink making, carpentry, blacksmithing, and stonemasonry—"

"There's also a thousand cubic meters of miscellaneous spirit jade, not graded." She shook her head, unable to understand what he wanted these useless spirit jades for. "Sweet potatoes, soybeans, corn—seeds of various Spirit Realm crops. Although not graded, they can still be used as food."

"That's all for the first batch. The second batch won't arrive for another two weeks, so be careful. Lord Jiang of Lei City has his eye on you, and he won't give you much time." Xia Jingyi looked at him seriously. "According to our intelligence, this man's territory has an army of tens of thousands, including over 2,000 extraordinary professionals, and even three heroes."

"Heroes?" Lin Xu's interest was immediately piqued. "Which heroes does Jiang Shiyan command?"

"An archer, a cavalry general, and a commander," Xia Jingyi explained simply. "The archer and the cavalry general are both hero units, capable of accelerating the training of their respective units and enhancing their combat effectiveness."

"The key is the Commander-in-Chief; he can directly amplify the combat power of the Mo army." Her expression turned serious. "You need to be careful. The other two are one thing, but once the Jiang Lineage deploys their Commander-in-Chief, the army's strength, after receiving a comprehensive boost, will far exceed its normal level!"

Lin Xu nodded; Xia Jingyi's information was unexpectedly detailed.

"Secondly, there's hero equipment." She looked at the busy Heavenly Craftsman Rabbit Demon. "Hero equipment can amplify a hero's certain abilities. As far as I know, Lord Jiang's cavalry heroes possess a long spear that resembles a hero weapon, capable of enhancing the entire cavalry's striking power!"

Lin Xu was startled. Hero equipment was not common, and in some ways, even less common than heroes.

"As expected of a veteran lord, he has so many good things~" He shook his head.

"Finally, the war behemoth!" Xia Jingyi, not content with that, dropped another bombshell, "The Mountain-Bearing Turtle, when fully grown, exceeds 1 kilometer in size and can travel at speeds exceeding 50 kilometers per hour on the ground. It has built a castle on its back, capable of holding over 800 soldiers."

Lin Xu's gaze sharpened: "There are even war behemoths—"

For a powerful lord, keeping a war beast is perfectly normal.

"Five in total—" she quickly added, "All adults."

Lin Xu fell silent.

There are many types of war behemoths, some for combat and some for support. The Mountain-Bearing Turtle is a well-known support behemoth, not because it is powerful in combat or has strong support abilities, but because it is easy to raise.

They eat both meat and vegetables, and when hungry they can even gnaw on mud and rocks. This behemoth, which has almost no fighting ability, has a high cost-performance advantage because of its wide diet.

Even without its own combat capabilities, the mere fact that the castle is mobile is enough to sweep across a conventional battlefield.

"Does the country have any war monsters for sale?" Lin Xu asked.

"Sorry, no one sells adult war beasts." Xia Jingyi shook her head. "If you wanted a beast egg, that would be fine, but it's too late to raise one now—"

Even with the acceleration of the Source Fire, such a massive creature as the War Beast still requires a growth cycle of more than ten years, or even hundreds of years.

"If you'd like, I can provide a batch of Mountain-Bearing Turtle eggs. These giant beasts grow very quickly; they'll be useful in a dozen years." She smiled at him. "30,000 mid-grade Spirit Grain Pill per egg, how about it? Want some?"

"Yes, I want 10!" Lin Xu agreed without hesitation.

This is a giant beast egg, a strategic resource; normally, even if you have money, you can't find a seller.

"A maximum of 5." Xia Jingyi shook her head.

"Sure, but it has to be paid in installments. I can't come up with that many pills all at once." Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction.

"One batch per month, to be repaid within a year." She smiled. "Actually, there's another way that can both avoid Lord Jiang's attack and gain the full support of the nation—"

"No thanks, I don't want to be targeted by all the lords." Lin Xu waved his hand without hesitation.

There is a special type of lord who aligns their territory with the fate of their nation, becoming guardian lords who protect civilization.

These lords would be subject to severe constraints, completely losing their independence, and would essentially be incorporated into the state, becoming departments or institutions within the system.

Because it severely infringed upon the lords' power, it was unanimously rejected by them.

"What if it's a dragon egg?" Xia Jingyi asked.

"Dragon egg?" He was slightly taken aback. "What dragon egg?"

"The true dragon of the East should be a Yellow Dragon." Xia Jingyi said each word slowly and deliberately, and unsurprisingly, she saw the look of shock on his face.

"Yellow Dragon Egg?" Lin Xu looked at her seriously.

"Yellow Dragon egg!" She nodded seriously.

"Bang bang~"

Lin Xu's heart pounded, and he felt his mouth was dry.

The dragon of Central State possesses incredible supernatural powers in mythology and was even a symbol of the emperor of a country in ancient times.

According to the rules of the Spirit Realm, such a creature must be a top-tier divine beast, born to rival the gods!

"Once you become a Guardian Lord, you will gain endless Source Fire, and this True Dragon Egg—once it hatches..."

Once you reach adulthood, you will immediately become the most powerful being on the entire Blue Star!

Xia Jingyi spoke in a seductive tone, gazing intently at him.