Chapter 588 - 227: Unexpectedly Massive Harvest: Defense Tower Directly Upgraded to Thirteenth Tier

The 4.9 version update was still at least a week or two away. That was more than enough time for Shen Fei to make certain arrangements and take action.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

WHOOSH.

He turned his head. While he was busy examining his personal panel, he saw that No. 0 and Xiaohong, now back in their human forms, were doing the same beside him. Even the massive Black Tortoise, restored to its original form, looked pleased.

Shen Fei understood that it wasn’t just him who had made a huge haul; his teammates had also received corresponding rewards. Of course, seeing No. 0 and Xiaohong’s human bodies, Shen Fei felt a warmth spread through his chest. He was reminded of them fighting together in their dinosaur forms during the Dinosaur Era. At this point, since things had progressed this far, there was no longer any need for pretense.

Shen Fei even began to think, After I get back to my villa in Qing City, I might have to move out and live with Xiaohong and No. 0...

SHIMMER.

SHIMMER.

SHIMMER.

After reviewing his entire haul, Shen Fei tried to open the Forum and his communication devices, but found he couldn’t connect. He then tried to open the Ninth World and found that it opened without issue. He understood that he was still in the special region of the Pacific Ocean.

While immediately writing a note to contact Sun Yu in their special communication space, Shen Fei opened his inventory.

After reaching level 200, his Defense Tower capacity had just reached 1,500. As it happened, before going to the Dinosaur Era, he had taken a lot of Defense Tower construction materials from the Heaven-Reaching Gang’s warehouse—materials that their Tower Masters had obtained from the Heaven-Reaching Tower Secret Realm.

Right now, although he could only summon a maximum of 600 Defense Towers at once, Shen Fei still planned to increase his total number of Defense Towers to 1,500 for now. The sixth inheritance of game abilities would begin soon. If, after the sixth inheritance, he didn’t have enough Defense Towers, he would only be limiting himself.

WHOOSH.

Without the slightest hesitation, Shen Fei immediately opened his inventory and got to work. With the vast variety and quantity of Defense Tower crafting items and materials provided by the Heaven-Reaching Gang members, Shen Fei’s Defense Tower count began to skyrocket. Soon, all 1,500 of his Defense Tower slots were filled. However, among them, only the 612 Defense Towers he already possessed were at the Tenth Tier. The other newly built towers were mostly only First Tier, merely occupying slots with very weak combat power.

I’ll just fill the slots for now! Then, when I have time, I’ll go to the Heaven-Reaching Tower Secret Realm and grind for some upgrade materials!

Shen Fei quickly brought his Defense Tower count up to 1,500. After thinking for a moment about his future plans, Shen Fei closed the Defense Tower list panel.

Huh? A Plant Crystal? Now this is interesting...

As he was about to close his inventory, Shen Fei noticed another new reward he had received upon returning from the Dinosaur Era—the Plant Crystal. The Plant Crystal, which could upgrade plant-related items, was currently in a rather conspicuous spot in his inventory.

Upgrade! There’s no reason to wait on this!

The moment he saw the Plant Crystal, Shen Fei decided to use the item immediately. Among the things he had on hand, the most worthy candidate for an upgrade was, of course, a Defense Tower. Coincidentally, he had a plant-type Defense Tower among his collection—the Vine Tower. Moreover, this Vine Tower was one he used frequently, one of his signature Defense Towers.

WHOOSH.

He was a man of action. Previously, after the 4.7 version update, the upgrade limits on all items, including the human players’ Experience Bars, had been removed. Therefore, although Shen Fei’s Tenth-Tier Vine Tower was already at the maximum level in the *Tower Defense of Ten Thousand Realms* game, the version was now 4.8, and the level cap for Tenth-Tier Vine Towers had long been removed. As long as the conditions were met, the level of a Tenth-Tier Defense Tower could continue to be raised.

WHOOSH.

Taking out the Plant Crystal that could upgrade plant-type items, Shen Fei, without a second word, used the item on his signature Defense Tower—the Vine Tower.

SHIMMER.

A dazzling light burst from the Tenth-Tier Vine Tower. Shen Fei saw the once-sturdy vines on the tower begin to swell in the blink of an eye. The size of the entire Vine Tower also began to expand.

SHIMMER.

Under Shen Fei’s watchful gaze, his Tenth-Tier Defense Tower’s level quickly jumped to the Eleventh Tier. But what Shen Fei didn’t expect was that he had assumed it would be a single upgrade. To his surprise, after reaching the Eleventh Tier, the light on his Vine Tower didn’t stop. Then, under his astonished gaze, the Vine Tower’s tier changed again from the Eleventh Tier to the Twelfth Tier. The light on the Vine Tower pulsed, and before the glow could fade, the Defense Tower’s level slowly jumped from the Twelfth Tier to the Thirteenth Tier.

PUFF.

Only after the Vine Tower’s level became Thirteenth Tier did the effect of the Plant Crystal finally, slowly, subside.

"Holy crap!" he exclaimed. "Incredible!"

He never expected that a single small Plant Crystal could ultimately raise the Vine Tower’s level from the Tenth Tier all the way to the Thirteenth Tier. Shen Fei was utterly astonished by this. He knew very well that upgrading a Defense Tower to the Tenth Tier required five Ninth-Tier Defense Towers. By that logic, it was obvious that upgrading to the Eleventh Tier would require at least five Tenth-Tier Defense Towers. Calculating it out, if he were to use the normal method to raise the tower’s level, the now Thirteenth-Tier Vine Tower would have required at least 125 Tenth-Tier Defense Towers.

In other words, the Plant Crystal reward he had received from the Dinosaur Era was worth at least 125 Tenth-Tier Defense Towers.

Looks like after Defense Towers reach a high tier, the upgrade methods need to change. I can’t just keep using the old methods to upgrade them...

This single upgrade to the Vine Tower also opened up new ideas for Shen Fei. Compared to how much a single small Plant Crystal had just boosted his Vine Tower, upgrading Defense Towers with normal items was far too costly. At this point, Shen Fei made the decision to start collecting more of these special items. And with the Ninth World at his disposal, when it came to collecting such items, he was in a very good position.

WHOOSH.

Thinking of the Ninth World, Shen Fei immediately opened it. He then saw that the special trading space he shared with Sun Yu was now filled with all sorts of notes. Obviously, Sun Yu had been watching the space he shared with Shen Fei nearly twenty-four hours a day. As soon as Shen Fei had placed a note in their agreed-upon space, Sun Yu had discovered it and immediately replied with a flood of messages.

Shen Fei, who had been teleported to the Dinosaur Era, had been out of contact for the past five or six days. Now, having finally returned to the modern Blue Star, Sun Yu had so much he wanted to tell his big brother Shen Fei.

"Wait a bit, I’m heading back soon!" Shen Fei wrote on a new note, "Everything’s fine with me, don’t worry!"

Without looking through the numerous notes filled with Sun Yu’s writing, Shen Fei simply placed his new message reporting his safety in the designated space. He understood that when he left last time, the 4.8 version had just been updated. The content of version 4.8 had revealed that the modern Blue Star was also a game world. Moreover, a channel leading to other game worlds had appeared in Blue Star’s atmosphere. Such a strange development must have led to all sorts of intersecting changes after brewing for this period of time.

However, before returning to Qing City, Shen Fei planned to go somewhere else: the domain of the Sea Race, who had previously acknowledged the Black Tortoise as their master and him as their Divine Lord. It was because of the Sea Race’s Red Heart A that he had been able to go to the Dinosaur Era. Now, having returned to this vast special region of the Pacific Ocean, he wanted to communicate with the Sea Race before heading back to Qing City. Knowing the final goal of the NPCs and bosses, he was now extremely curious about the origin of the Sea Race.

WHOOSH.

After making his decision, Shen Fei led his teammates, quickly found his bearings, and headed towards the central region of the Pacific Ocean. While riding swiftly on the Black Tortoise’s back, he secretly opened his Defense Tower list to check the Attributes of the Vine Tower he had just upgraded to the Thirteenth Tier.

[Vine Tower (Base Tower)

Tier: Thirteenth Tier

Category: Special Tower

Range: 26,000 km

HP: 130,000

Effect: Shoots powerful vines to bind, lash, drag, and strangle targets.

Hardened: Vines have absorbed special materials, increasing strength by 1300%.

Branching: Vines can produce branches, unlimited quantity!

Morph: Vines can mimic creatures including, but not limited to, snakes and pythons.

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