Chapter 1329: Chapter 1329
"You said there were no sixth-tier buildings in the territory, but this looks like a lot. The Griffin King Nest, Dragon Rider Camp, Flame Castle, and Sea King Palace — that’s already four, and you call this a few?"
Xi Qianxue gave Du You a glare. How could this guy not even know this? She didn’t think Du You was trying to deceive her because there was no need; after all, they were already standing here.
Du You scratched his head, "That’s what I thought at the time. After all, it’s quite difficult to upgrade these buildings."
Du You really did think so. But he realized he hadn’t checked the information panel for Shenghai Kingdom in a long time.
The reason Du You thought these buildings had not been upgraded was because of the large and complex materials required. What he hadn’t expected was that, as Shenghai Kingdom grew larger, materials that were once hard to come by had become much more accessible.
Especially those nobles who liked to collect all sorts of strange things. Their family treasuries could often yield many unexpected items. Without these nobles’ contributions, the territory might have been just as Du You expected.
"To think that you don’t pay much attention to your own territory, and yet it has developed to this extent. Shaliya has indeed been working hard."
Li Mengyao nodded in agreement, somewhat stunned by the strength of the territory. She wondered when her own territory could reach such a level. It wasn’t that she necessarily wanted to compare with Du You; she felt just a bit unwilling.
As a result, even Xi Qianxue’s obvious flirting with Du You went unnoticed by Li Mengyao.
"By the way, I saw on the panel before that your territory has an attached territory. What’s that about?"
Du You smiled, "It’s all Younger Sister Elsa’s doing. Elsa is the Saint Girl of the Fox People Clan in this world, but she had to escape because she was persecuted. After she went back, her strength increased, and she retook her Holy Fox Canyon. Later, the area directly became her territory, which is a very rare occurrence."
Having a status in this world and a very fitting territory already established for countless years—that was what made success possible. Otherwise, with Elsa’s strength at the time, her change in status alone would not have enabled her to have a territory. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Is that so? Let’s take a look at the information for the attached territory then."
Du You did not hesitate. He was curious to see what Holy Fox City had been built into.
Territory: Holy Fox City (Tier Five, Yalan Continent, Directly Governed by Shenghai Kingdom)
Area: 10,000 square kilometers
Superior Lord: Du You/Lord: Elsa/Deputy Lord: Li’er/Commander: None
Income: 2,000 blue Crystal Coins per day. Expenditure: 800 blue Crystal Coins per day.
Population: 30,000,000 / 100,000,000 (non-combat organisms shall not exceed one-tenth of the total population)
Military Strength: 5,887,290 / 10,000,000 (combat organisms shall not exceed one-tenth of the military strength)
Foreign Population: 839,307
At first glance, there wasn’t much change. But the population and military strength had increased to a frightening level. Thinking about the large territories taken over by Holy Fox City in the north, it became clear.
Looking at the buildings below, the Sacrificial Holy Temple had indeed been upgraded from tier four to tier five.
Sacrificial Holy Temple (Tier Five):
Attendant Officials Level 12: 3,000 people/month, full price 50 red Crystal Coins/person
Fox People Priests Level 38: 800 people/month, full price 200 yellow Crystal Coins/person
Fox People Guards Level 32: 1,000 people/month, full price 100 yellow Crystal Coins/person
White Fox High Priests Level 43: 200 people/month, full price 400 blue Crystal Coins/person
The production of various military branches had been doubled. A new branch of White Fox High Priests had been added, which, while not much different from other priests, was mainly used to enhance the strength of the military.
There were a few more tricks up one’s sleeve, but clearly, going solo wasn’t going to cut it.
The other military branch buildings had not been upgraded since they were already at tier five. What Du You didn’t expect was that after all these years, Elsa had not added any new military buildings.
He didn’t know if she had been unable to find something appropriate or if Elsa felt it was already enough. Du You would never believe that there were no tier five blueprints — after all, Holy Fox Kingdom had also been continuously battling the Divine Flame Empire.
Despite not encountering sixth-tier enemies in their many battles, they had certainly come across no small number of fifth-tier foes.
Perhaps because each battle produced few, there weren’t suitable ones. That was the only thing Du You could think of. However, the tier of Fox People’s dwellings had increased from two to three.
It was certain that this was achieved with the help of the civilian research labs from the superior territory.
Fox People’s Cottage (Tier Three):
Each cottage can house 50 people and recruit Fox People civilians, craftsmen, hunters, and scholars.
At a glance, it didn’t seem like much had changed — the houses had only become larger. But Du You, who had owned tier three dwellings before, knew that there had been a big leap in the quality of civilians. They were nothing like before.
"Young Sister Elsa is incredible to have developed a territory to such an extent. Compared to her, I have a long way to go." Li Mengyao looked at the new panel and felt a touch of melancholy. Was she worse off than a little girl?
"Elsa has had more freedom with her time and the help of Shenghai Kingdom, plus we’ve also lent a hand before. It’s normal for her to achieve such results." Lin Yucha quickly spoke up.
Through their interactions over time, everyone had become more relaxed. Especially since the two sisters had taken the initiative to get closer, the warmth between them had increased even faster. Now, when they were all together, it felt more like a family chat.
Du You also nodded, "Yes, but Elsa’s abilities are indeed strong."
Only he seemed to pay no mind to these matters. If he were in Elsa’s position without his own unparalleled combat abilities, Du You wasn’t sure if he could achieve the same results as she did.
Just then, Shaliya suddenly contacted him, "Your Majesty, you’re back. That’s great. Come to the front lines immediately. We can launch our final attack on the Divine Flame Empire at any moment; we’re just waiting for you."
"Is that so? How long have you been waiting?" Du You was somewhat surprised. Could it be such a coincidence?
"Hehe, I’ve been waiting for you for two months. Two months ago, we could have obliterated the Divine Flame Empire, but to wait for you, our king, to return, we slowed down the pace, giving them more time."
"So, I, the king, am actually holding back progress?" Du You felt a bit helpless.
The women nearby couldn’t help but laugh. Du You was probably the least suitable king there was. Had it not been for the unique nature of his land and his great strength, being overshadowed by his subordinates would have been the least of his concerns.
"Alright, I’m on my way. You guys follow along too," Du You said to Li Mengyao and Xi Qianxue.