Chapter 38: Building the Moon Well, the territory begins to take shape.
Chapter 38: Building the Moon Well, the territory begins to take shape.
After leaving the forum, Shen Xing picked up the black glasses on the table and put them on.
"Buzz~"
The scene before my eyes shifted, and I heard the crackling sound of flames burning, followed by waves of warmth.
A group of green-skinned orcs were gathered in an open space at the village entrance, lined up neatly.
"Our leader once said, a soldier's glory lies not in how many enemies he kills, but in a heart that is always striving for improvement!"
Bloodhowl stood before the orcs and proclaimed, "Therefore we must constantly improve and grow stronger to become the most powerful orc warriors!"
"waaaaagh!!"
The orcs raised their battle axes high, seemingly ignited with fighting spirit.
Since breaking through to three stars, Bloodhowl has taken on the job of training other orcs, essentially acting as a squad leader in the territory.
As for Hellroar, he was wholeheartedly absorbing soul stones, becoming a ruthless cultivation machine.
After all, he carries the lord's expectations, and he is to quickly reach level 9 and then break through to become a boss-level creature.
Shen Xing turned his gaze back to the treasures he had acquired that day.
I obtained two building blueprints and a complete building in the trading area, all of which need to be teleported to the Misty Lands.
"In the early stages of the game, a lord can only teleport one item in both directions per day."
"In that case, let's teleport the mysterious structure, the Moon Well, in first."
He stretched out his arm, his consciousness connecting with the mist flower on his wrist.
The hazy flowers spun rapidly, and a slight dizziness came over my brain—a sign that my mental energy was being rapidly drained.
A moment later, the mist dissipated, and a floating green ball of light landed in the palm of the hand.
Through the light membrane, you can see the faint image of a miniature ancient well inside, shimmering with the white moonlight.
I glanced at the attributes.
[Mysterious Structure: Moon Well]
[Quality: Purple (Rare)]
[Can be placed directly in the territory, but at least 3.15 square meters of open space must be reserved.]
[Building effect: Continuously produces 'Lunar Spring Water', which can quickly heal minor injuries and replenish physical strength after consumption.]
It can also be used to water plants, accelerating their growth.
Production speed: 1 hour/100ml
Maximum storage capacity: 35L
(Note: Originating from a mysterious ancient well in the Forest of Oblivion, it possesses magical powers.)
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"As expected of a mysterious building, its effects are truly powerful!"
"With this Moon Well, the territory will have a continuous supply of life-saving medicine, so we won't have to worry about our troops getting injured in the future."
Shen Xing was satisfied; he could say that exchanging for this Frost Gem was worthwhile.
Then, he pushed his wheelchair to the vicinity of the center of the territory and chose a flat open space near the campfire.
Such an important building should naturally be placed in a safe location.
To avoid being caught in the crossfire and accidentally destroyed, then he'd have nowhere to turn for help.
"Buzz~"
As the ball of light in his hand was activated, the green light cluster automatically flew up and rapidly enlarged in the air.
In the blink of an eye, an ancient well, about one meter in diameter, made of grayish-white stone and with vines and green leaves growing around its edges, was firmly embedded in the earth.
A crescent moon hovered above the wellhead, slowly rotating and casting a soft, clear light.
And you know what? In this dark and oppressive world of mist, this ancient well brought a touch of life and a sense of sacredness to the entire territory.
"The mystery building is convenient; you can just place it directly without needing to use materials to build it."
Shen Xing nodded in satisfaction, then realized something: "But why do I feel like I can still transfer things into the game?"
Under normal circumstances, a novice lord can only transfer one item per day.
This is because the lord's spiritual power is consumed during the teleportation process.
The rarer the item, the greater the consumption.
Therefore, a typical novice lord can only teleport one item at most.
As the lord's level increases, their spirit attribute also rises, resulting in a greater number of items that can be teleported.
Shen Xing carefully assessed his mental state and decided to give it another try.
"Whoosh..."
The mist flower on his arm slowly rotated, and familiar mist surged from the petals, rapidly draining his mental energy.
As the fog dissipated, a yellowed parchment landed in my hand.
"It really works!"
Shen Xing's eyes lit up: "So, I can now transfer two items into the game a day?"
He immediately turned on his phone and told the other two people in the discussion group about his discovery.
Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi tried it and both said that they could only transfer one item at a time, and they almost fainted when they transferred the second item.
Shen Xing seemed to be deep in thought. It seemed that his mental strength was higher than theirs, or there were other factors involved.
Never mind, this is a good thing for me anyway.
He put his glasses back on and looked at the properties of the blueprint in his hand.
[Basic House Blueprints]
[Quality: Average]
[Area: 12 square meters]
[Building Effect: Allows the construction of a basic house within the territory, providing a place for territory members to rest and quickly recover stamina]
Maximum capacity: 8-20 people
Materials required for construction: 30 wood, 20 stones, 2 soul stones
(Note: Space is like milk; if you squeeze, there will always be some.)
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"Good, the people now have a place to sleep, instead of having to sleep in drafty wooden huts like before."
Although the initial territory comes with a few small wooden houses, most of them are dilapidated, and some don't even have windows.
Fortunately, orcs are a very easygoing unit and don't care much about living conditions; they'll sleep in any doghouse.
But now that we have the means, of course we should provide them with better accommodations.
"Building a house requires 30 pieces of wood and 20 stones..."
Shen Xing looked at a corner of the territory where there was a pile of neatly stacked timber: "Luckily, I demolished the houses in the disease village earlier and brought back the wreckage."
"After processing by the orcs, there are now more than 300 units of wood in the territory, which is more than enough."
"As for stone, there's plenty around the territory; just go and pick up a few pieces."
With that in mind, he immediately began studying the blueprint.
Then he ordered the orcs to collect stones.
Shen Xing walked around the territory, considering the location for building houses.
After a moment, he decided to build it on the right side of the cobblestone path, a little further away.
Shen Xing opened the building interface, and a low-rise house was projected onto the open ground in front of him.
Then consume the materials and click "Build".
"Whoosh..."
Large amounts of wood and stones flew up automatically and gradually formed the foundation of a house.
[Construction of basic residential housing is underway, estimated time: 6 hours and 24 minutes...]
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"Six and a half hours is acceptable."
Shen Xing glanced at the time, then built seven houses in one go, lining them up in a row along the roadside.
"Buzz..."
The area had the foundations of seven houses, with wood and rubble flying everywhere, and the whole area was shrouded in a layer of blue light, which looked very magical.
This is a built-in function of the Lord system; as long as there are enough materials and the location is suitable, you can build directly.
Of course, you can send workers over to help, which can speed up the construction time of these buildings.
After finishing these tasks, Shen Xing clapped his hands and cheerfully surveyed the entire territory.
"Compared to the dilapidated village at the beginning, it is now much more lively."
"Once we conquer the Silver Holy Land, develop agriculture, and build walls, my territory will be quite a proper place."
He envisioned the future of his territory and couldn't help but feel excited.
At this moment, Shen Xing noticed a figure in a corner of the village.
The other person sat cross-legged on a black boulder, breathing evenly, like a meditating master, focused on absorbing the soul stone.
It was Hellscream.
Lord Shen had high hopes for this orc warrior, and he worked very hard, spending all his time improving himself except for eating and sleeping.
"Should we fuse that drop of inferior demon blood with Hellroar's to further enhance it?" Shen Xing pondered.
The power contained in the essence blood is enough to make up for the disadvantages of the orc bloodline and greatly improve attributes.
However, it also brings considerable side effects.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Xing decided to first check the relevant information on the forum and learn from the experience of his predecessors before making a decision.
This game has been open for so long, he must be more than the only one who has obtained the item [Demon Essence Blood].
After some searching, he found a post titled "Troop Bloodline Fusion and Enhancement".
A person named Li Feifei wrote: "In the Misty Lands, bloodline is very important for unit types, as it determines their development ceiling."
"Just like an ordinary goblin, which can only grow into a leader-level goblin shaman no matter how hard it tries, a kobold can only grow into a kobold chieftain."
"Of course, nothing is absolute."
"Besides some exceptionally gifted mutated units, we can also artificially help these units break through their potential limits."
"The simplest and most direct method is to fuse the blood essence of different races."
"For example, a goblin that merges with the bloodline of a troll can grow into a leader-level forest troll. A kobold that merges with the bloodline of a fire lizard can grow into a dragonbreath kobold."
"Based on my own experience, I have simply listed the essence of several races, fusion risk assessment, and growth path, which you can check for yourselves."
Shen Xing searched through the posts and found an introduction to [Inferior Demon Blood Essence].
The above states that although the power contained in this essence and blood is complex, there is a certain probability of failure when fusing them.
However, since it is only the lowest-ranking inferior demon in the abyss, the probability of success is not low.
Furthermore, the stronger the troop type, the higher the success rate.
For some basic units, this can be a shortcut to breaking through their limits.
The poster also mentioned that there is no need to worry about the side effects after fusion.
Even if they encounter higher-ranking demons later, it simply means they won't be able to unleash their full combat power.
Furthermore, by killing these high-level demons, you can replace your troops with higher-level bloodlines, thus avoiding being suppressed later on.
"I see, it can also be replaced with a higher-level bloodline."
Shen Xing suddenly realized: "Then there's nothing to worry about."
Even though Hellscream encountered a more powerful demon later and was temporarily suppressed.
There's also Bloodhowl and Roar, isn't there?
There isn't just one general in my territory.
Thinking of this, Shen Xing immediately summoned Hellroar, who was not far away.
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