Chapter 661: Chapter 661

Because Anlute directly rewarded Du You, the process was faster than reporting to the Empire. In less than three days, Du You had received his reward.

Looking at the black spider emitting a dark aura inside the box, Du You was satisfied and left with his reward.

The item was not a carving but a real spider. It was said to be a special dark attribute magical beast that appeared in the underground dark forest. It took on this form after being sealed.

Unfortunately, the people of the Divine Flame Empire were biased against the dark attribute, so there were very few who practiced it. This kind of dark attribute item, therefore, became a collection for some nobles, rather than for use.

Now that Du You needed it, it was the perfect compensation for him. Everyone was satisfied.

Du You flew back to his territory and handed the blueprint in his hand to Shaliya. "You take these to construct, and let’s see the effects after they are produced. By the way, have all the houses been upgraded to tier two?"

"Not all houses need to be upgraded to tier two, general tier one houses are almost the same in terms of living conditions as tier two houses. Our tier two houses were newly constructed, specifically for the meritorious commoners in the territory."

Du You thought for a moment, nodded in agreement. "You handle it yourself then." Shaliya did these things better than him.

Shaliya continued, "In addition, we have begun constructing such houses in the outer city. Our special houses are not only less material-intensive and simple to construct, but they are also more solid and comfortable than the ordinary ones. I plan to gradually replace the old houses with our system houses."

"At the same time, I plan to secretly recruit some people from the outer city to blend into the commoners, so we can better manage them. With over a million residents now, there’s no need to keep them all separate from other residents."

"That’s a good idea, let’s go ahead with that." Shaliya had thought of everything Du You hadn’t, so he was satisfied and decided to let her take charge.

Next, Du You began to absorb the black spider. There was no need for any special absorption method, he just held it in his hand, circulated his magic power, and his Night Body started to absorb it automatically.

However, as a large amount of dark power emerged, Du You felt the immeasurable depth of the item. The massive dark power formed a spherical cocoon around him, enveloping him completely.

Du You gradually fell into a state of deep sleep. After an unknown amount of time, he slowly awakened, feeling a massive power flowing within him.

Du You knew this was an illusion, but the enhancement of his magic power was real. The magic power not only purified but also increased, definitely enhancing the power of his dark attribute magic.

"Surprisingly, I’m level 28 now, elevated by six levels. This thing is certainly remarkable."

Looking at the ashes in his hand, Du You hadn’t expected the sheer amount of pure dark power this object could provide. It seemed the magical beast had been at least a tier four creature before being sealed.

What Du You absorbed was the purest dark power, so most of the power was expelled and wasted. The tiny portion of the purest power had boosted his Night Body to level 28, giving an idea of the scale of power.

Luckily, it was just the Night Body and not some other advanced skill. Though the level far exceeded his own, Du You could still barely control it. This was a characteristic of his body, not anything else.

Checking the panel, Du You discovered that during his unknown length of slumber, the new buildings had been completed.

Herb Garden (Tier Two): 1

Can produce tier two and below drugs, need to put in seeds or samples.

Fruit Garden (Tier Two): 1

Can produce tier two and below fruit trees, need to put in seeds or saplings. Comes with Bread Tree, a full Bread Tree garden can sustain 50,000 people.

These two introductions were very simple, yet their functions were enormous. With the Herb Garden, his pharmaceutical factory could operate at full capacity. In due time, a large number of potions would be produced, making everything more convenient.

The southern front was about to plunge into incessant skirmishes and during these conflicts, all sorts of battle-useful potions would be in high demand. This would be crucial for expanding the influence of his territory.

Moreover, the Fruit Garden was even more outrageous. It included the Bread Tree, each one capable of feeding 50,000 people. He was initially worried about feeding his growing population and was planning to find a solution locally, but now he didn’t have to worry.

Though a tier two Fruit Garden needed some special materials for construction, it was, after all, just a Fruit Garden and materials for it were easy to acquire. "However, in this case, the quantity of food processing factories is insufficient, the residents will have to handle processing themselves. It seems I need to find some good blueprints for perpetual use after I return."

Du You knew that these perpetual blueprints would seldom be sold since they were highly valuable. He could only acquire them by trading something equally valuable.

"The pharmaceutical factory has now been upgraded to tier three, generating more potions. As for the Herb Garden, let’s start by producing a hundred to meet the needs of the potion factory. If there’s excess production, grow some other type of plants that can be sold directly."

After some thinking, Du You continued, "The farm is currently providing enough food for a million people, but still, we need to keep expanding. Let’s do it this way, construct Fruit Gardens whenever materials are available; start by building fifty."

Fifty Fruit Gardens could cater to a food demand of two million five hundred thousand people and with the bonus from the Lord’s Mansion, that would be food for five million people. This could give the residents something to do, like food processing.

With so much food reserve, Du You could provide for the entire southern border population. His territory would also become a major food production area.

Next, Du You planned to gradually lay claim over all the food orders in the southern part of the empire. Accomplishing that would highly increase the reputation of his territory. If he could complete this, his territory would surely qualify for a tier five upgrade.

Deciding not to think too much about it, Du You reminded himself that he had just reached tier three and there was plenty of time for development. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽

"The only problem now is the Purple Sea Urchin Pills, the main material for it is hard to acquire."