Chapter 149 - 111: Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, Mass Production! Mass Production

Chapter 149: Chapter 111: Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, Mass Production! Mass Production

Shen Xing opened his inventory and sorted out all the materials he’d looted from the Lava Cave today.

[Large Soul Stone x1]

[Soul Stone x2753]

[Hellfire Seed x68]

[Hell’s Finest Gold Grain x1372]

[Volcanic Hot Spring Blueprint (Blue)]

[Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower Blueprint (Purple)]

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’The drop rate is really high.’

Gazing at the more than three thousand Soul Stones in total, Shen Xing felt much of the day’s fatigue wash away.

These Hell Creatures didn’t drop souls, but they dropped a ton of Soul Stones.

On top of that, there were two other important materials: Hellfire Seeds and Hell’s Finest Gold.

His earnings for the day were even comparable to the total from the entire past week.

’I should check the attributes of these two new blueprints first.’

A flash of light emanated from Shen Xing’s hands, and two parchment scrolls appeared.

[Volcanic Hot Spring Blueprint]

[Quality: Blue (Excellent)]

[Effect: Allows the construction of a Volcanic Hot Spring in the territory. The Lord and soldier types can bathe in it to continuously recover stamina, heal minor injuries, and remove negative states.]

[Area: 40 square meters]

[Construction Materials: Soul Stone x80, Stone x120, Black Crystal x30, Dark Fire Stone x30, Geothermal Rune x1 (can be substituted with lava or Dark Fire Stone for heat)]

(Note: The hot spring inn is officially open for business! Care for a dip, customer? We have special services inside~)

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[Flame Arrow Tower Blueprint (Level 3)]

[Quality: Purple (Rare)]

[Effect: Allows the upgrade of a Level 2 Arrow Tower in the territory to a Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, greatly increasing its Attack Power. It can effectively damage Tier Two creatures.]

[Additional Effect: Arrows are converted to flame arrows, applying a "Scorching" effect.]

[Building Height: 26 meters]

[Land Area: 67 square meters]

[Maximum Effective Range: 1500 meters]

[Shooting Speed: 1 shot / 1.2 seconds]

[Upgrade Materials: Level 2 Arrow Tower x1, Soul Stone x200, Stone x1000, Black Iron x100, Dark Fire Stone x50]

(Note: Hey, buddy! I strongly recommend this Flame Arrow Tower. After every battle, your soldiers can just start eating, saving you the cost of hiring a chef.)

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’Both of these blueprints are very practical. I can use them right now.’

A glint appeared in Shen Xing’s eyes.

The first, the Volcanic Hot Spring, could restore health and stamina.

Paired with the Campfire, it would allow his soldiers and laborers to recover their status even faster.

They could eat a single piece of bread during the day and work for twenty hours straight.

Then at night, they could soak in the hot spring to rapidly restore their stamina and get back to work at dawn.

’This is what you call a perfect balance of work and rest.’

The soldiers and laborers get to relax, the territory’s work efficiency increases—it’s a win-win!

And the latter went without saying. It was a Level 3 Arrow Tower, a powerful structure capable of punching holes in Extraordinary Level soldier types.

’Build them. Build them all!’

Shen Xing clapped his hands and clicked to learn both blueprints.

Then he wheeled himself to an open, spacious area outside the northern wall.

The reason he was building outside the wall was, naturally, to reserve space inside the territory.

After all, the first ring of walls had a diameter of only one hundred meters. Constructing too many buildings inside would make it seem cramped and cluttered.

The territory was still in its initial phase, so it might not be noticeable yet.

But later on, having all sorts of buildings with different functions jumbled together would definitely cause major inconveniences.

Grand Lord Shen, with his farsighted vision, had already seen through it all.

[Consume materials... to construct Volcanic Hot Spring?]

"Yes."

Shen Xing built four hot springs in a row.

Three on the left were for the male soldier types, and the one on the right was reserved for the women of the territory.

Then he built two residences between them to act as a partition.

[Construction in progress. Estimated time: 8 hours 52 minutes...]

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At that moment, four halos of light enveloped the empty ground before him.

The ground slowly sank as a surrounding wall of rock rose up. Billowing steam was already beginning to rise.

CLAP! CLAP!

Shen Xing clapped his hands, went over to the city wall area, and opened the [Territory Construction Interface].

Behind each of the Level 2 Arrow Towers, a ’+’ sign had appeared.

Clicking it displayed two upgrade paths.

The first path was to upgrade to a regular Level 3 Arrow Tower, which greatly enhanced its damage and shooting speed, also enabling it to harm Extraordinary Level soldier types.

The second path was to upgrade to a Level 3 Flame Arrow Tower, with effects similar to what was described in the blueprint.

Both upgrade paths had their pros and cons. The former had a significantly longer range and higher shooting speed than the Flame Arrow Tower.

The latter, however, dealt higher damage and came with additional Flame Damage.

’If I remember correctly, Reina’s Flame Aura can affect buildings.’

’In that case, upgrading to the Flame Arrow Tower offers the best value.’

With this in mind, Shen Xing spent 1600 Soul Stones and upgraded eight Level 2 Arrow Towers.

[Upgrade in progress. Estimated time: 19 hours 32 minutes...]

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At this moment, the eight Arrow Towers in the north, south, east, and west of the territory were all shrouded in a red halo, their upgrades having begun.

Shen Xing glanced at his inventory. After this wave of construction, his Soul Stone reserves had shrunk from five thousand to three thousand.

’I still have plenty of Soul Stones. After setting aside what’s needed for daily soldier upgrades, I can probably pump out another wave of troops.’

’The only problem is I’m a bit low on Food.’

Shen Xing pondered for a moment before deciding, "In that case, I’ll just summon more Skeleton Archers."

’Besides, that soldier type doesn’t need to eat, and they consume very few Soul Fragments.’

With that, he wheeled himself over to the vicinity of the Burial Ground and directly clicked ’Recruit’.

[Consume Soul Stone x1200, Vinar Silver Coins x1200, and Dusk Fire x1200 to summon Skeleton Archers (Common ★★★) x60?]

"Yes."

A large amount of resources was consumed once again, and the entire Burial Ground began to tremble violently.

After a short while, 60 skeletal figures, ghastly white and carrying Iron Bows on their backs, emerged from the mass grave.

[Ding! Your territory’s soldier type: Skeleton Archers now exceeds 100 units. Hundred-man Legion skill activated: Bone Arrow Array (When attacking, there is a 30% chance to fire 2-3 arrows consecutively).]

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’This hundred-man Bond is pretty strong. It significantly increases the archers’ attack frequency.’

’If I have enough archers, supplemented by some means to increase attack speed, I could create a true tide of arrows.’

Shen Xing analyzed it internally, very satisfied with this skill.

After finishing all that, his work for the day was still not over.

Instead, he wheeled himself to an area roughly five hundred meters from the Campfire, near the Firelight Edge, and opened the construction function.

[Consume materials... to construct Level 1 Arrow Tower?]

[Consume materials... to construct Level 1 Lighthouse?]

[Consume...]

Shen Xing wheeled himself along, building all sorts of structures as he went.

After making a full circle, he had constructed a total of 32 Arrow Towers and 8 lighthouses.

The reason he built them here was, of course, because he was preparing to build a second ring of walls in this area.

As mentioned before, the inner city with its 100-meter diameter was starting to feel a bit crowded for the growing population.

It needed to be expanded.

However, since the planned diameter for the second ring of walls was five hundred meters, the circumference would be over fifteen hundred meters.

It would take over three hundred sections of wall to completely enclose it.

Calculating based on each wall section costing 15 Soul Stones and 10 Silver Coins, the total would be over four thousand Soul Stones.

Shen Xing currently had less than 1100 Soul Stones left in his inventory, so he could only put it off for later.

’I’ll build these Arrow Towers in advance. Later, once the walls are up, I can upgrade them directly.’

After busying himself with all this, Shen Xing finally took off his glasses and logged out of the game.

His vision switched back to the ceiling of his villa. He lay sprawled on his bed, and a tide of sleepiness washed over him.

He had been fighting continuously for over ten hours today, which had completely drained him.

After all, he wasn’t just standing by and watching the show. He was sitting on Fried Chicken’s back watching... no, that’s not right, he was managing the entire situation.

He also had to occasionally throw out a few Hellfire Balls and use his Void Hand to help his soldiers fight, consuming a huge amount of Spiritual Power.

BZZ... BZZ...

The phone on his bedside table buzzed incessantly.

Shen Xing picked it up and saw many unread messages.

Aside from the three-person discussion group "Confucian Elegance and Ease," Xia Wanyin had also sent him a few messages.

Loves Playing with Coriander: "@Starfire, holy crap, bro. What were you on today? How were you so ferocious?"

"I saw you shoot into the top fifty in one go. I almost thought I was seeing things!"

I Eat and Eat also replied: "Seriously insane. I knew you were stronger than you let on, but I never expected you to climb that high."

Shen Xing smiled, typed a few replies, and sent a couple of emojis.

Then he said: "Too tired today, can’t chat with you guys anymore. Going to sleep."

Loves Playing with Coriander: "Haha, then get some good rest. Recharge your spirit."

"Keep up the insane push tomorrow and try to break into the top ten!"

Shen Xing replied with another emoji, then opened Xia Wanyin’s messages.

She, just like Qin Lang, was shocked by his ranking today and encouraged him to keep it up.

Shen Xing sent a few replies to her as well.

He couldn’t hold on any longer. He put his phone on the bedside table and fell into a deep sleep.

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After he fell asleep, officials from major cities across the Celestial Star Country, and even high-level executives from large corporations, began to investigate Shen Xing’s personal information and background.

To shoot from outside the top one hundred into the top fifty in a single day—such a record was nothing short of brilliant.

Even many overseas countries, and some multinational powers, began to take notice of the name Shen Xing.

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「The next day.」

RING-A-LING! RING-A-LING!

The shrill sound of the alarm clock woke Shen Xing.

He propped himself up in bed and shook his head.

Before going to sleep last night, Shen Xing had set an alarm for eight in the morning, worried he might oversleep.

’I still feel like I haven’t had quite enough sleep, but I’m in much better shape than yesterday.’

He rubbed his eyes, got out of bed, and skillfully settled back into his wheelchair.

Then he went to the dining room and took care of all three of his meals for the day.

Afterwards, he went into the living room and put on his glasses.

Mist Reincarnation, activate!

VMMMM...

As if a spark had ignited in the darkness, his consciousness awoke from chaos.

[Ding! Your territory building: Volcanic Hot Spring has been successfully constructed!]

[Ding! Your territory building: Lighthouse has been successfully constructed!]

[Ding...]

A flood of notifications scrolled past his eyes.

Looking up, he saw a new ring of Arrow Towers, each over ten meters high, surrounding the outer perimeter of his territory. Beams of light from eight lighthouses swept back and forth through the Fog.