This Twisted Three Kingdoms Game Is Brutally Insane
Chapter 269 ·Obtaining the Life Spring
Chapter 269: Obtaining the Life Spirit Spring! Launching a Massive Construction Campaign!
When Hang Yu returned to the territory.
He received a notification from the Stars.
【Ding! You have officially qualified for the Sacred Azure City Lord Tournament. This tournament will officially begin in seven days. Please make the necessary preparations!】
“Still seven more days?”
Hang Yu nodded. “That's good too!”
Although he had claimed first place during this trial.
There was still an undeniable gap between the Human Territory and the territories of several top-tier races.
If the tournament began immediately and they faced one another, the territory's current overall strength would likely be under considerable pressure.
Seven days.
For an ordinary territory, it was an extremely short amount of time.
But for Hang Yu, it could provide a valuable strategic development opportunity. He planned to capture Old Wan City and, while doing so, break through to the Fourth Order within the next seven days.
That way.
His chances would become much greater!
Hang Yu said, “Report the territory's development over the past two days!”
Little Eight replied, “Reporting to Master, the territory has developed steadily over the past two days. The recruits have continued leveling up steadily, and more than ninety percent of the Calamity Army have now reached Level 5 or above!”
“While the new recruits have been growing rapidly, the veteran soldiers have also been carrying out missions. Over the past two to three days, they have successively attacked and captured the two old cities of Ye County and Bowang.”
“A total of five new Blessing Points have been activated!”
“Two Secondary Nightmare Source Fragments have been obtained!”
“...”
After hearing the report, Hang Yu nodded in satisfaction.
Although he had been away from the territory for the past one or two days, its pace of development had not slowed down.
In particular, the several thousand elite veteran members of the Calamity Army had actually managed to capture Ye County and Bowang without the leadership of any top experts.
Although the difficulty of those two places could not compare with Xinye, each was occupied by a Third-Order Commander-grade Pollution Source, making them far from easy targets.
Four to five thousand members of the Calamity Army.
Had been completely wiped out several times in succession.
In the end, they discovered the correct strategy and successfully captured both locations.
During this process, Hang Yu gained a tremendous amount of Essence. Once the territory's Essence reserves approached the peak of 150 million, he distributed all the surplus Essence as mission rewards.
If even the missions could not distribute it all.
Then there were still the five hundred Azure Dragon Guards, an enormous reservoir capable of absorbing the excess. All surplus Essence was poured into them, allowing them to cultivate skills and increase their strength.
The harder these players worked.
The more Essence they produced.
Not only would the frequency and quality of Calamity Army missions increase, but the territory forces led by the Azure Dragon Guards would also grow faster, while ordinary native servants would receive greater benefits as well.
Essence income was part of the territory's basic income.
After the players successively eliminated two relatively weak Third-Order Secondary Pollution Sources, they had provided Hang Yu with a total of five Third-Order Talent Points!
Although the number was not large.
Every single Third-Order Talent Point was extremely valuable!
For the time being, Hang Yu had no intention of splitting the Third-Order Talent Points apart. Instead, he planned to save them to activate his remaining two Third-Order Talents.
With his current foundation and resources.
It would probably be impossible for him to cultivate a Purple-quality cultivation technique in the short term. Aside from obtaining a Purple-quality cultivation technique, the best way to further increase his strength was by activating Talents.
There were three Third-Order Lord Talents in total.
Among them, the one that provided the greatest increase to individual strength was the Human Emperor Physique, and Hang Yu had already activated that Talent. Although the other two offered somewhat less improvement individually, together they were still extremely significant.
As long as he activated those two Talents.
Not only would his foundation undergo a qualitative transformation.
Hang Yu would also be able to break through his bottleneck and become a Fourth-Order Lord!
There were not many Third-Order Pollution Sources left in the Wan City region. Third-Order Talent Points were extremely scarce and absolutely could not be wasted!
As the players captured city after city.
They activated five new Blessing Points for the territory.
Among them were three White Blessing Points and two Green Blessing Points. Every Blessing Point activated also generated a Fortune Treasure Chest.
Hang Yu currently possessed three White-quality Fortune Treasure Chests and two Green-quality Fortune Treasure Chests waiting to be opened.
White Fortune Treasure Chests were of average value.
At most, they could yield First- or Second-Order White-quality items or common First- and Second-Order basic blueprints.
The Green-quality treasure chests were much better. However, despite also being Green-quality, the Fortune contained within these two treasure chests was far inferior to that of the Xinye City treasure chest.
But that could not be helped.
After all, Xinye had been occupied by the Xinye Evil Infant Deng Ai. Whether in terms of monsters or bosses, both the quantity and quality far surpassed those of Ye County and Bowang, so naturally the accumulated Fortune was much greater.
After a brief moment of hesitation.
Hang Yu's thoughts stirred slightly, and five Fortune Treasure Chests of different sizes materialized around him.
At the same time.
A notification from the Will of the Stars appeared in his mind.
【You are attempting to combine Fortune Treasure Chests. This combination is expected to consume 230 Star Merit Points. Continue?】
Fortune Treasure Chests could indeed be combined.
When Hang Yu occupied New Wan City, he had once used New Wan City's Fortune Core to absorb all the Fortune in the New Wan region at once, ultimately forming an exceptionally high-quality Blue Treasure Chest.
That was because the Fortune of the New Wan region had been influenced by the Fortune Formation for a long time, eventually forming a Fortune Core within New Wan.
Under normal circumstances.
Fortune was distributed in fragmented pieces.
Star Lords could consume Merit Points to combine these fragments, allowing lower-quality Fortune Treasure Chests to merge into higher-quality ones.
There was real value in doing so.
The higher the quality of the Fortune Treasure Chest.
The greater the probability of obtaining rare items and rare blueprints.
Hang Yu had not possessed any Star Merit Points before. During this return to the Stars, he earned 5,000 by clearing the Colossus Labyrinth, then spent 1,000 when joining the organization.
He currently still had 4,000 remaining.
For a Lord whose rank was not particularly high.
This was already a considerable amount of Merit Points, enough to exchange for numerous benefits for the territory, with Fortune Treasure Chest combination being just one of them.
【Combination Successful!】
The five treasure chests in Hang Yu's possession merged into one.
Unfortunately, the new treasure chest he obtained was still Green-quality and had not advanced into a Blue Treasure Chest.
Compared to before, however.
This brand-new Green Treasure Chest contained far greater Fortune.
Hang Yu estimated that it was already comparable to the Xinye City Fortune Treasure Chest, meaning there was now a fairly high chance of obtaining a Skill Stone or a blueprint.
There was no point in storing the treasure chest.
If it remained unopened for more than forty-eight hours, it would automatically open on its own. Hang Yu therefore opened it immediately.
【You opened the Fortune Treasure Chest and obtained: “Magic Crystals” +50,000, “Forging Essence Crystals” +500, “Life Gemstones” +300, “Mana Gemstones” +300, “Skill Stone: Dance of Wind Wings,” “Construction Blueprint: Super Spirit Field”!】
“Not bad!”
Hang Yu was very satisfied with his luck.
This Third-Order Green Treasure Chest had yielded even more resources than the Xinye City treasure chest back then. In addition, he had obtained a highly valuable Secret Art Skill Stone as well as a rare Third-Order blueprint.
【Skill Stone: Dance of Wind Wings】, Green-quality Secret Art. Learning Requirements: Agility 200, Strength 100, Spirit 100.
The name of the skill made it sound like a spell.
In reality, it was an Agility-type Secret Art.
Although it was only Green-quality, its practicality was extremely high. It could greatly increase movement speed while temporarily granting the ability to fly freely.
It was useful for every class.
Especially for Rangers, who already specialized in speed.
When a high-Agility cultivator mastered this skill, the movement speed bonus became even greater, while the increased mobility and granted flight ability became even more powerful.
As for the blueprint?
This time, he had obtained a Third-Order Spirit Field blueprint!
Hang Yu's territory had already constructed quite a number of First-Order Ordinary Spirit Fields and Second-Order Advanced Spirit Fields, but it still did not possess a single Super Spirit Field.
That was because, compared to First- and Second-Order Spirit Fields.
Third-Order Spirit Field blueprints were extremely rare.
Such a blueprint was worth at least 150,000 to 200,000 Magic Crystals, and it was extremely difficult to find one on the market. Even if one occasionally appeared, it would be purchased almost instantly and was practically never circulated.
That was because Third-Order Spirit Fields were simply too valuable!
A Spirit Field of this level could cultivate up to Third-Order Purple-quality materials and Fourth-Order Blue-quality materials. Its agricultural output alone could create tremendous value, making it a veritable money tree.
Under normal circumstances, Super Spirit Field blueprints.
Only had a chance of appearing from a Third-Order Blue-quality treasure chest. The probability of obtaining one from a Third-Order Green treasure chest was almost negligible.
This proved that combining treasure chests was indeed worthwhile.
If Hang Yu had not combined his five treasure chests, even if he were lucky enough to obtain one or two extra blueprints, their total value would have been nowhere near that of this opening.
The rewards were quite good.
Hang Yu was very satisfied with the current situation.
Next, he decided to accelerate the territory's development.
First of all, he naturally needed to continue assigning missions to the players, ordering them to capture Old Wan within three days.
Once the Calamity Army was stationed in Bowang.
Old Wan was only two hundred li away.
The players all possessed Spirit Steeds, while advanced players had Shadowless Evil Dragon Steeds. As long as they cleared the obstacles along the route, they could directly launch their assault on Old Wan City.
As the core polluted region of this map.
It had to be captured as quickly as possible.
Hang Yu not only needed the enormous amount of resources that battle would produce to offset the territory's development expenses, but also needed to devour the core Pollution Source to activate his Talents.
In addition, preparations for Dian Wei's “treatment plan” were also progressing intensively. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, success was virtually guaranteed.
Secondly, Hang Yu planned to make a series of large-scale investments to rapidly rebuild the ruins throughout the territory while simultaneously upgrading key facilities and dramatically increasing the population.
Over the coming days.
Hang Yu would upgrade eighty Second-Order Abyss Barracks.
Once the territory possessed eighty Third-Order Abyss Barracks, it would immediately be able to recruit an additional 16,000 dependents!
That was more than the combined total of the Azure Dragon Guards and the Calamity Army!
It could truly be called a massive recruitment campaign!
Not only that, but as the territory continued to develop, Hang Yu would construct even more barracks whenever resources and capacity allowed, further expanding the population limit and releasing more player slots.
“Issue an announcement!”
“Begin a new round of recruitment!”
“This recruitment campaign is tentatively set at 20,000!”
Hang Yu instructed Little Eight, “Starting tomorrow evening, release two thousand slots every day and guide the new recruits into the territory in an orderly manner.”
“Yes!”
Little Eight immediately carried out the order and began screening players.
The recruitment period for this round was set at ten days, not only because of the territory's capacity, but also because of the need to balance resource pressure.
After the battle in the Corpse Lich Territory.
The territory's Magic Crystal treasury and material reserves had increased dramatically.
Although the numbers appeared enormous, constructing eighty barracks at once and recruiting nearly twenty thousand players in one go would still place far too much strain on the territory!
Besides that.
There were many other areas where Hang Yu needed to invest resources.
For example, rebuilding Heyin City (Netherblood City), Shaxian City, Xiling City in the former Corpse Lich Territory, as well as major cities such as Xinye and Bowang in the Wan City region.
The Magic Crystals and resources required for these major cities alone represented an enormous expenditure, not to mention the dozens of towns and the potential major city of Old Wan itself.
Not only that.
Hang Yu also needed to build the Star Arena and its supporting facilities, construct a Star Mine for the territory, establish Buried Bone Grounds and Corpse Storage Pits to recruit laborers and supplement the population, and much more.
These resources alone.
Were nowhere near enough to satisfy all the construction needs.
After all, one could not become fat from a single bite.
A construction project of this scale could never be completed within a day or two.
Hang Yu estimated that he would devote a considerable amount of his energy to these matters for quite some time. In order to allocate resources properly and advance everything together, he naturally had to proceed steadily and step by step.
Just as he was preparing to formulate a more detailed plan.
Little Eight said, “Master, a Lord named ‘He Tianming’ is contacting you through the Trade Market.”
Hang Yu was not surprised.
He immediately opened the Trade Hall.
The interface of the Trade Hall had changed.
Besides the ten ordinary markets belonging to the territory, there was now an additional new market named “Human Dao Alliance.”
This was the organization's market.
When Hang Yu opened the Human Dao Alliance Trade Market.
The difference between this market and the ten ordinary markets was that each of the ten ordinary markets could connect to at most ten thousand territories.
Although that sounded like a lot, totaling one hundred thousand territories, more than eighty percent of them were First-Order territories, so the value they could generate was naturally very limited.
The Human Dao Alliance Market was different.
Although the Human Dao Alliance had fewer than twenty thousand official members, every one of those twenty thousand members was at least a Second-Order Lord, and veteran Second-Order Lords at that.
After all, joining the organization required 1,000 Star Merit Points. For an ordinary Lord, accumulating 1,000 Merit Points was by no means an easy task.
There were six thousand Third-Order Lords throughout the entire market.
There were even several hundred Fourth-Order Lords.
Although the Human Dao Alliance Market might not be larger than the ten basic markets in terms of scale, in terms of quality—especially the circulation of high-tier and rare items—it far surpassed the ten basic Human Lord Markets.
During this return to the Stars.
One of Hang Yu's greatest gains had naturally been becoming an official member of the Human Dao Alliance, opening up a relatively high-end market for his territory, something that would greatly benefit its future development.
Moreover.
Unlike other markets.
The organization's market was not anonymous.
The Lord currently contacting Hang Yu was named He Tianming.
He was a Fifth-Order Human Lord, one of the four presidents of the Human Dao Alliance, primarily responsible for managing the organization in Silver Radiance City. He was also one of the most prestigious Human Lords in the Tianyuan Domain.
Hang Yu said, “Greetings, President He!”
He Tianming replied, “Beichen Guang has already coordinated everything, so let's not waste any time. Let's proceed with the transaction directly!”
Hang Yu said, “Very well!”
He Tianming took out the “Life Spirit Spring” blueprint.
【Construction Blueprint: Life Spirit Spring】, Third-Order Rare Blueprint. Construction Cost: 150,000 Magic Crystals + 80,000 units of Third-Order Material Essence.
This was it!
Hang Yu had been trying to purchase it for a long time.
Yet until now, there had not been the slightest lead.
Although the blueprint itself was only Third-Order, this type of blueprint was impossible to find in lower-tier markets. Let alone searching for half a month as Hang Yu had done—even searching for a year or more would likely have yielded nothing.
Hang Yu then took out the “Corpse King Temple” blueprint.
This had been the agreed-upon price from the very beginning.
Hang Yu exchanged the “Corpse King Temple” blueprint for the “Life Spirit Spring” in He Tianming's possession, while Hang Yu himself would bear all taxes generated by the transaction.
Overall, it was still a fair trade.
Hang Yu currently possessed three blueprints waiting for the right buyer.
One was the “Blood Spear Demon Barracks” obtained after capturing New Wan, one was the “Corpse King Temple” obtained from Netherblood City in the Corpse Lich Territory, and the last was the “Gargoyle Cathedral” obtained from a Colossus Labyrinth treasure chest.
All three were top-tier barracks-type blueprints.
Among them, the Corpse King Temple could recruit spellcaster units and could even recruit three Overlords. As for the Gargoyle Cathedral, although its troop quality was only average, it was still a Fourth-Order blueprint, and its tier alone determined its value.
Those two blueprints were worth roughly the same.
The Blood Spear Demon Barracks was slightly inferior.
At this moment, Hang Yu took out the “Corpse King Temple” in exchange for He Tianming's “Life Spirit Spring.”
To a lower race like humanity, the Corpse King Temple was of tremendous value because it could significantly increase a territory's strength. Meanwhile, the Life Spirit Spring could continuously increase a territory's productivity and value creation over the long term.
In other words.
To lower races with weak troop types, the Corpse King Temple was worth more than the Life Spirit Spring. To higher races with abundant troop types, however, the Life Spirit Spring was worth more than the Corpse King Temple.
Overall.
The two were approximately equal in value.
However, since Hang Yu was the buyer, expecting a perfectly equal exchange was unrealistic. Even if the other party demanded an additional premium, it would have been perfectly reasonable.
Because Beichen Guang had mediated the deal and the Human Dao Alliance wished to recruit Hang Yu, He Tianming did not inflate the price. He merely asked Hang Yu to bear the transaction tax.
It was effectively doing him a favor.
He had shown him considerable respect.
【You have completed the transaction!】
【You obtained the “Life Spirit Spring” Blueprint. The transaction fee incurred for this trade was 51,200 Magic Crystals!】
【...】
Finally done!
Although no Magic Crystals had changed hands directly and it had been a barter transaction instead, the Laws of the Stars automatically appraised the items and charged a transaction fee accordingly.
The tax alone cost over fifty thousand Magic Crystals!
Even Hang Yu found that expense painful!
Although the Human Dao Alliance Market allowed him to purchase excellent items, its transaction fees were also higher than those of ordinary markets. He really needed to reach the Fourth Order and become an Elder as soon as possible.
Hang Yu politely said, “Many thanks, President He!”
He Tianming replied, “You're welcome!”
This Human Grand Lord from Silver Radiance City did not seem particularly fond of chatting, but as a figure of his stature, he was probably quite busy.
Not long afterward.
Beichen Guang sent another message. “Brother Hang Yu, how did it go? Has the transaction been completed?”
Hang Yu replied, “Yes, everything went very smoothly. Thanks to President Beichen for introducing us and mediating the deal!”
Beichen Guang laughed. “Hahaha! Whenever I, Beichen Guang, make a promise, I naturally do everything in my power to fulfill it.”
Beichen Guang continued, “I've also found a source for the pills and the Scroll of Genesis you wanted. I should be able to get them within a day or two. Let's use your Gargoyle Cathedral blueprint as the exchange.”
Hang Yu readily replied, “Agreed!”
There were six kinds of Second-Order attribute enhancement pills.
Purchasing one hundred of each meant six hundred pills in total.
The average price of a Second-Order attribute pill was at least 300 Magic Crystals.
Six hundred pills would cost approximately 200,000 Magic Crystals.
That was no small amount.
In addition, Hang Yu still wanted to acquire a resurrection item, the Scroll of Genesis. This item was extremely rare. It was difficult to purchase even with money and required personal connections.
Together, the total value of the two items ranged between 250,000 and 300,000 Magic Crystals.
Hang Yu could certainly afford it.
However, at this critical moment, the territory needed to devote enormous amounts of resources and Magic Crystals toward construction and recruitment. Naturally, every bit he could save was worthwhile, especially when it involved such a large sum.
That was why.
Hang Yu had proposed exchanging blueprints instead.
Naturally, Beichen Guang had no objection.
For a Fifth-Order Grand Lord who had managed a territory for a hundred years, such blueprints were obviously more valuable than Magic Crystals.
Although the Gargoyle Cathedral was rather mediocre among Fourth-Order barracks-type buildings, its Fourth-Order rank alone guaranteed its value. Even after paying the transaction tax, there was still a small profit to be made.
For Hang Yu.
Two blueprints he had no use for.
Could be exchanged for so many vital resources for the territory.
It was absolutely worth it!
After Hang Yu and Beichen Guang agreed on an approximate delivery time for the items, he browsed through the Human Dao Alliance Market again, and what he found pleasantly surprised him.
As expected of a high-quality market!
The Human Dao Alliance Market had a large circulation of high-tier resources.
Furthermore, Skill Stones and blueprints appeared far more frequently!
The only slight drawback was that transaction prices in this market were generally twenty to thirty percent higher than those in ordinary markets.
Although they were more expensive.
The prices were still acceptable.
In the future, he would no longer have to worry about obtaining Third-Order and Fourth-Order materials.
As long as he had enough Magic Crystals, it would also be much easier to purchase Skill Stones and the blueprints his territory needed here, especially blueprints for various human-exclusive facilities and special items.
These facilities and items were valuable only to Human Lords, or could only function for humans. They could only be purchased within the Human Dao Alliance and were completely absent from the markets of other races.
Just then.
Hang Yu suddenly remembered something.
He asked, “Little Eight, how is the recruitment of Builders progressing?”
The territory had already constructed the relevant workshop.
Hang Yu had posted the recruitment notice for Builders before returning to the Stars, yet several days had passed without a single Builder responding.
Little Eight answered, “There have been no applications so far.”
Hang Yu frowned upon hearing this.
He couldn't find anyone?
That was rather troublesome!
As a territory advanced in rank, there would always be many facilities requiring customization or modification. Without its own Builder, things would become very inconvenient.
Although Builders were rarer than the three basic production professions, there was no reason not even a single application or résumé had been received.
After thinking it over carefully.
Hang Yu quickly understood where the problem lay.
The facilities of different races varied tremendously. Even facilities with identical functions could have vastly different formation systems.
That meant a Builder would most likely specialize in only one race's architectural and formation system.
And since humanity was a weak race.
The demand for Builders specializing in human territories was very low.
As a result, for the sake of their own future, most Builders would probably choose to study the architecture and formation systems of other races instead.
Because of this.
Even though Hang Yu had posted a recruitment notice.
So many days had passed without a single applicant, leaving the Builder position in the territory vacant the entire time.
“Although I knew Builders proficient in Human territories were scarce, I never imagined they'd be this scarce. I can't recruit even one!”
Hang Yu found himself in a difficult position.
What should he do?
The only option was to continue increasing the offered salary!
At the same time.
Hang Yu posted a message in the Human Dao Alliance communication channel, hoping to use the Human Lord organization's connections to help him find a reliable territory Builder.
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