Chapter 242: Time to Harvest

This attribute was a little special. It was targeted not at the clansmen but at the retainers of the family clan.

Although it was not a direct increase in the strength of the family clan, they could rely on these people. There were many things that the clansmen did not have to do themselves. They could then have more time to cultivate.

In addition, some of the more powerful retainers could also protect some of the weaker clansmen…

After he had finished upgrading the Protective Formation, it was time to upgrade the Forbidden Ground.

Romo looked at the introduction on the tool and found that the upgrade tool ignored all restrictions and directly upgraded the forbidden ground by one level.

After some thought, he chose to use Faith Points to increase the current level first, and then use the tool rewarded by System which he had just obtained.

[Confirm use… successful use…]

[The current level of the forbidden ground is level-3. The effects have been stacked… The upper limit on the number of people who can receive its effects has been increased to six. The relevant bonuses are as follows… five times. The healing effect has been increased to 30 times… The success rate of refining medicine has increased by 20%. The success rate of refining magical weapons has increased by 10%.]

Just like the formation, after the Forbidden Ground had been upgraded, the effects of the original attributes had been increased. At the same time, the effect of the additional attribute had been introduced—the success rate of refining magical weapons.

Now, the two effects were finally a pair.

Romo checked the Faith Points required to level up again. It had increased to 800,000 points in an instant.

The corners of his lips curled up. With a tool this time, he would not have to expend Faith Points.

[Confirm use… successful use…]

[Current level of the forbidden ground is level-4. The effects have been stacked… The upper limit of the number of people who can receive its effects has been increased to ten. The relevant bonuses are as follows… The strength of the magical beasts that are not from the family clan will be reduced by half in the forbidden ground.]

Perhaps he could get some magical beasts to tame in the future?

A thought flashed across Romo’s mind, and his gaze landed on the other two brand new tools.

These two items looked pretty good…

Of course, not all attributes had increased. For example, the Realm Breakthrough Halo and the Inner Demon Purification had not changed. In addition, there was an enhancement of the effect of a new attribute – the Retainer Tenfold Cultivation Speed increase.

This new attribute was a little different from the previous ones. It was targeted at the retainers, the outsiders who were temporarily living in the Nicholas family.

Coincidentally, the Nicholas family clan had just returned to the Holy Light City, and their strength and various cultivation resources had been reshuffled. It was time to start recruiting some helpers.

Any family clan with relatively strong strength would basically recruit many retainers, including the various large and small factions; the royal family was no exception.

To the current Nicholas family clan, nurturing retainers was basically considered secondary. The primary focus was still the clansmen of the main family.

However, with the retainers, there was no need for the clansmen to do many things themselves. This way, they could concentrate more on their cultivation to increase their strength and the strength of their family clan. Moreover, they could also send some more powerful retainers to protect the clansmen who were weaker… In short, there were many benefits.

After upgrading the magic formation to protect the family clan, the next step was to upgrade the family clan’s forbidden ground.

Considering the cost-effective factors, Romo did not use the tool to upgrade the forbidden ground directly. This tool could allow the forbidden ground to advance by one level indefinitely.

Currently, the Faith Points required to advance from level-2 to level-3 were not too many. He could use the Faith Points to advance one level first, and then use the forbidden ground upgrade tool he had obtained earlier from the generous rewards.

[Command Confirmation: Consumed 300,000 Faith Points… The family clan’s forbidden ground’s current level has increased to level-3.]

[The upper limit of the number of people who can receive the effects in the family clan’s forbidden ground has been increased to 6. The current attributes are as follows:]

[The comprehension ability has been increased to five times, healing has been increased to 30 times, and the success rate of refining pills has increased to 20%. New attributes have been added. The success rate of refining magical weapons has increased to 10%.]

Like the previous protective formation, after the family clan’s forbidden ground had been upgraded by one level, the effect of many attributes had been enhanced. Similarly, there was an enhancement of the effect of a new attribute, the success rate of refining a magical weapon.

Finally, the Nicholas family clan had gathered all the attributes for alchemy and weapon refinement.

Romo took a look at the next upgrade of the forbidden ground. The Faith Points required were only 300,000 previously, but now, it required 800,000!

However, it did not matter. He still had the tool to upgrade the forbidden ground.

[Command Confirmation: One Forbidden Ground Enhancement Talisman will be used… The family clan’s forbidden ground has been upgraded to level-4.]

[The upper limit of the number of people who can receive the effects in the family clan’s forbidden land has been increased to 10. The current attributes are as follows.]

[Enhancement for comprehension ability has increased by six times, cultivation experience has increased by 30 times, the success rate of refining magical weapons has increased to 20%. Enhancement of new attribute that has been added—effect on magical beast in forbidden ground]

[Forbidden Ground Magical Beast Effect: In the family clan’s forbidden ground, the strength of the magical beast which has not belonged to the family clan yet will be weakened by 50%.]

This new attribute seemed to be quite clear. Perhaps he could let his clansmen catch a few magical beasts in the future and tame them…

Romo’s heart skipped a beat. He turned around and looked at the other rewards.

[Family Clan Treasure Vault Construction Talisman: The family clan’s treasure vault will be built after the talisman has been consumed. There is a probability that the secret magical manuals and magical weapons placed here would be strangely transformed.]

[Family Clan Guardian Spirit Beast Nest Construction Talisman: The Guardian Spirit Beast’s nest will be built after the talisman is used. The Guardian Spirit Beast in it will receive a tenfold increase in cultivation.]

These two Construction Talismans were both very useful.

The ancestral home of the Nicholas family clan originally had a Multi-Treasure Pavilion. It was a six-storey, hexagonal building which Romo had personally designed. After it had been occupied by the Treis family clan, it was still used. Currently, there were still many magical manuals and magical weapons stored inside.

There was naturally no need to think too much about the location for the Treasure Vault Construction Talisman. It was used on the Multi-Treasure Pavilion.

As for the Nest Construction Talisman, he planned to use it tonight.

Then, there were the random magical weapons and the random heaven-tier magical manuals. There were two of each. Romo immediately used them.

After four random picks, he obtained the platinum-tier magic weapon, the Cloud Gold Furnace, the low-grade heaven-tier secret magical manual, the Flowing Cloud Armor, the silver-tier magic weapon, the Formation-Breaking Spear, and a high-grade heaven-tier magical manual, the Sacred Talisman Record.

Among them, the Cloud Gold Furnace was a furnace with special characteristics. Its additional attribute was the increase in the success rate of refining a magical weapon by 20%. The new magical weapon refined had a 10% chance of obtaining the power of lightning technique.

The Flowing Cloud Armor was for defense, and the Formation-Breaking Spear was for attack. When using this spear to attack a magic formation, it could exert 130% the usual attack power.

The Sacred Talisman Record was a secret magical manual used to study talisman making.

There were two surprises here.

With the Cloud Gold Furnace, Dick could also change to a higher-quality weapon-refinement furnace. With the Sacred Talisman Record, the Nicholas family clan could consider nurturing a talisman master.

To be honest, this Sacred Talisman Record was actually a special type of magical treasure, the kind that could only be used once.

However, weapon refinement and talisman-making were two different systems. A weapon refiner might not be able to make talismans. Those who could make talismans were generally called a talisman maker.

Compared to alchemy and weapon refinement, making talismans was easier. However, it was not much different. Talisman masters were also rare.

Romo still had two special talismans in his possession. They were to be used for developing talent. If the descendants of the family clan could develop the talent to make talismans, the Nicholas family clan would be able to nurture a talisman master.