Chapter 908: Chapter 908
There were only a few orbs, and most of them were green or red; there were just two yellow orbs, which is not quite right considering Du You had killed more than a handful of tier-4 Giants. Thinking it over, at least fifty had fallen.
Unfortunately, the spoils were frustratingly meager, and having two might well be due to the sheer number he had killed this time. Otherwise, the drop rate would surely have been even lower, with the possibility of not receiving a single orb.
Upon opening these orbs, the quality wasn’t up to much; aside from Crystal Coins, there was nothing noteworthy. The items from the green and red orbs were promptly tossed by Du You into the market to exchange for a few Crystal Coins, at least.
Afterward, Du You accessed his panel, and the mission prompt was also marked as completed.
Temporary Mission: Saline Lake Defense Battle, complete.
Du You chose to submit, then saw a treasure chest. "No wonder they always like to use missions to enhance their strength—it’s a necessary evil," he thought. He had cleared out such a large group and yet the rewards were sparse.
The total of yellow Crystal Coins was merely three thousand for Du You. Of course, managing to get a treasure chest with three thousand yellow Crystal Coins from such a grand battle was already quite a feat, as he had played a significant part.
Even though he was not the strongest on the battlefield—any of the two tier-5 beings that acted before could have killed him instantly—
Du You’s performance was the best and most eye-catching, making his impact the greatest in the entire battlefield. According to the calculations of the world’s will, it didn’t fully account for strength and past conditions. The world’s will only calculated the impact made, then adjusted for strength increase or decrease.
So regarding this treasure chest, Du You reaped the largest benefit. In contrast, Li Daxian might not even have gotten a single Crystal Coin.
Following the treasure chest was a blueprint. A blueprint for the Lord’s Mansion appeared unexpectedly.
Du You nodded slightly: "Now that the territory has developed to tier 3, I can’t just let it go, so the Lord’s Mansion can be constructed." Deciding to invest heavily, after this battle, more Giants would undoubtedly be drawn here.
The number of Giants was indeed low due to their immense size, but being naturally strong, there were plenty of experts among them. Currently, their strategy could only be to gradually weaken the Giants’ power, avoiding any hasty actions.
Then, using the pretext of having a few days of free time, Du You left the camp. It took him a whole day to fly to the location of Central City within the meteor crater; without his return, the territory could not be upgraded.
"Master, we can start now." Having received the news of Du You’s return, the two sisters had been waiting here early.
Du You nodded gently, "Right, let’s construct both the Lord’s Mansion and the Skill Hall now; I’ve decided to make this place our secondary territory." With the changing circumstances, Du You no longer needed to wait and see.
He took out the blueprint and handed it to the nearby colonists. With a full number of colonists now, the speed of constructing buildings was very fast. Du You also took out a large number of green Crystal Coins to upgrade the territory.
One day later, the territory was upgraded to tier 3, still without any soldiers. But after reaching tier 3, tier-3 buildings such as the Martial Masters Hall and other civilian structures could be built.
"Let’s begin constructing a batch of tier-3 residential buildings, then have those colonists with certain skills start building tier-3 Arrow Towers. Focus on these two sides, surround me with Cold Ice Arrow Towers." ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⚑𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⚑𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Cold Ice Arrow Towers, huh? I’m afraid they won’t be very effective at tier 3, but if we want to upgrade them to tier 4 later, we don’t have any Cold Ice Attribute gems. If we rely solely on Crystal Coins, the cost might be substantial."
"No matter, even if it’s a considerable expense, we’ll make it back. We need them to withstand the Flame Giants. If we have a large number of tier-4 Cold Ice Arrow Towers, I believe even tier-5 Flame Giants would have to think twice about attacking."
The power of tier-5 was so much greater than that of tier-4 that tier-4 Cold Ice Arrow Towers probably wouldn’t be a match for tier-5 Flame Giants, but in sufficient numbers, they could still injure the Flame Giants, who would certainly be wary. Besides, once this place was transformed by him, he believed the academy would never let his territory be destroyed.
Since Du You had made up his mind, construction naturally commenced. At the planned locations on both sides, a large number of Cold Ice Arrow Towers began to rise. The foundation of the Cold Ice Arrow Towers was tier 3 and the skill blueprint reached tier 4.
But these Arrow Towers still couldn’t be built at tier 1 or 2. As for the Rune City Wall, the highest they could go was tier 2; building them would be pointless. Du You decided not to bother with walls at this location.
With many colonists busily working, construction progressed rapidly. In just under a day, both the Lord’s Mansion and the Martial Masters Hall were erected. "With the Lord’s Mansion, you can have limited control over the territory from now on, so I don’t always have to come back to manage it myself."
While speaking, Du You opened his panel.
Lord’s Mansion: Colonist morale +3, soldier combat power +5%. Within the territory, additional morale +3, soldier combat power +15%. Production building speed increased by 100%, branch of the armed forces training time reduced by 50%.
Attribute of Strength: Territory’s colonists and soldiers gain an additional 20% in strength, reduced to 10% outside the territory.
Martial Masters Hall (Tier 3):
Martial Master Apprentice Level 13: 600 people/month, full price 100 red Crystal Coins/person
Tian Gang Martial Artist Level 30: 300 people/month, full price 200 green Crystal Coins/person
"Not bad at all. The Lord’s Mansion’s attribute may only increase strength, but it greatly benefits warriors." Du You considered that perhaps it’s because the Lord’s Mansion blueprint was exploded from this world, so it’s related to the Giants.
As for the Martial Masters Hall, it had at least tier-2 soldiers and the Tian Gang Martial Artists were at level 30, arguably the pinnacle of tier 3. If mobilized, their own strength could indeed harm tier-4 Giants.
While the numbers were still few, they would certainly increase as the territory level rose. Besides, this was already a considerable number. Du You felt that this might be related to his total control over the Three Kingdoms Battle world, which led to higher quality blueprints.
No matter, send out the civilians immediately to begin training. His own territory needed a batch of guards with significant strength. Even these past few days within the basin, there had been numerous attacks on the colonists.
"Alright, with everything handled here, I need to hurry back. You two continue clearing the surrounding Magical Beasts."
"Sure, if we explode some good stuff, we’ll definitely save it for you, Master. But you’re not very lucky; we haven’t exploded anything yet," the two sisters said playfully, swinging their new equipment with a mix of pride and frustration.