Chapter 507 - 330: First-Class Forces of the Human Race, Tianyuan Territory (4K)_2
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At the same time,
within Tianyuan Territory, Mu Yuan would hear a pleasant notification chime in his ear at intervals, bringing him joy.
"Notification: Received 'Soldier Recruitment Order (Blue).' "
"Notification: Received 'Excellence Three-star Level Remnant Soul·Skeleton General (Blue).' "
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"Notification: Received 'Secret Realm Upgrade Stone (Special).' "
"Notification: Received 'Excellence One-star Level Remnant Soul·...' "
"Notification: Received 'Miracle Blueprint: Mage Tower (Green).' "
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"Notification: Received 'Miracle Blueprint·Permanent·Sniper Tower (Green).' "
"Notification: Received 'Miracle Blueprint·Permanent·Golden Fertile Soil (Green).' "
"Notification: Received 'Miracle Blueprint·Gravity Practice Field (Blue).' "
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Mu Yuan ignored some of the less important notifications, but still reaped a rich harvest.
Yesterday, right after the battlefield clean-up had ended and the night was still deep, Mu Yuan took Duo Lai along with a few powerful beings and immediately launched a night raid on the Monster Tribe.
At that moment, many Tianyuan powerhouses, including Duo Lai, had not fully recovered, but time was of the essence, and striking at this time could catch the Fang of the Jackal Wolf off guard.
Otherwise, waiting another day or two would lead to complications in their plans to conquer the large tribes to the north.
For instance, running into ambushes or something of the sort.
Such an event was not impossible.
Thus, Mu Yuan targeted three large Monster Tribes located north of Wolf Head Mountain, ranging from over two hundred to six hundred kilometers away, the locations of which they had already pinpointed.
"This move will continue to remove the Fang of the Jackal Wolf's spies and further weaken their power; secondly, it will yield a wealth of high-order treasures!"
Keep in mind, the defense battle at Wolf Head Mountain was so tough that they narrowly defeated the powerful enemies, yet the spoils were not substantial. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
Six monster legends only contributed three Excellence grade Remnant Souls.
This expenditure and gain were utterly disproportionate.
But by conquering large tribes and cleansing the polluted blood pond, they could receive valuable gifts from heaven and earth. Moreover, this conquest process would be quite easy as long as they were fast enough.
For this reason, Mu Yuan dispatched his own... avatar.
The avatar didn't take many actions in the defense battle at Wolf Head Mountain. It was the actual body that, due to the integration of the Duo Lai Template and the manipulation of legendary super techniques, was cracked and significantly exhausted, and currently lay in the City Lord's Mansion enjoying the wounded treatment.
He himself could be called the second... third strongest in Tianyuan Territory.
Mu Yuan used the Lord's Seal to incorporate Dead Bone, Difu, Niu Si, and a group of epic juniors; he himself, riding on Jun, followed Duo Lai flying swiftly. Any flying monsters that blocked their way were blasted by Duo Lai from afar before even showing their faces.
They arrived at the first target tribe in just a short amount of time, traveling swiftly as lightning.
Here, the monsters were much sparser than the Jackal Man No. 1, No. 2, and the Kobold Tribes they had previously encountered. High-order intelligent monsters were but a scant dozen.
With just a little assistance from Duo Lai, the group of powerful beings quickly overwhelmed all the monsters in the tribe.
They quickly cleansed the polluted blood pond.
Due to the urgent timeline and lack of personnel, Mu Yuan's team couldn't thoroughly loot the treasures, materials, and various resources within the tribe; they had to content themselves with a quick search before leaving with the spoils of war.
Afterward, they moved from place to place and swiftly erased three large Monster Tribes that had dominated the surrounding areas for years from the map.
When Mu Yuan returned to Wolf Head Mountain Fortress, there was not a hint of daylight on the horizon yet.
It was then that he had the leisure to check the gains from this expedition.
He stored the harvested rare materials and equipment in the warehouse. The high-order treasures gifted by nature were laid out one by one in front of him.
"Soldier Recruitment Order can be used to recruit Treemen or Snow Girls, Excellence Remnant Souls continue to be auctioned in the Secret Realm. Besides that, there are some brand new treasures."
'Secret Realm Upgrade Stone (Special)'
'Description: Can be applied to a Secret Realm under one's control, enabling it to level up. After upgrading, the Secret Realm will expand, and there's a chance of developing other special functions.'
Most Secret Realms are visited by lords, not owned by them.
However, Mu Yuan actually holds a small Secret Realm - the moneymaking 'Black Wasteland.'
The Black Wasteland is a true Secret Realm built upon the 'foundation' of Tianyuan Territory - a level one Secret Realm.
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"The Secret Realm cannot be upgraded simply by investing Soul Sand like Miracle Buildings; it requires prolonged nurturing from the territory. The higher the level of the territory, the faster the nurturing of the Secret Realm."
This was the description for the Black Wasteland.
Clearly, the level of Tianyuan Territory wasn't high enough, nor had the nurturing time been sufficiently long. After more than half a year, there had been almost no changes to the Secret Realm of the Black Wasteland.
"The Upgrading Stone is another method of upgrading, other than nurturing."
"Sniper Tower·Permanent (Green)"
"Description ①: A defense class building that enables remote troop types stationed in the tower to increase their range by 30%, and reduces the energy consumption of the stationed troops. As the building is upgraded, the amplification ratio can continue to increase."
"Description ②: A single tower can accommodate up to four combat troop types."
Mu Yuan stroked his chin, "Quite nice indeed, especially since my Tianyuan Territory has such a large number of remote troop types. When troops with already incredibly long attack range like the Arrow of Polar Star are stationed in the Sniper Tower..."
Just thinking about it was delightful.
The Sniper Tower may not be extremely powerful, but it's definitely practical.
Another Miracle Building was just as useful.
"Gravity Practice Field (Blue)"
"Description: Can effectively train the user's physique, making it quicker to improve or break through limits."
"Note: Training buildings and techniques used in combination will yield better results~"
This type of purely training-focused Miracle Building isn't really valuable for ordinary territories. Most troop types don't need it, and for those that do, the cost-effectiveness is low. The time and effort spent on training are not worth it compared to absorbing Soul Sand for upgrades. Moreover, most troops lacking self-awareness don't know how to train.
But...
"For powerhouses striving to break through from the Fourth-order Peak to the Fourth-order Limit, this Gravity Practice Field can significantly shorten the time needed for refinement."
"Of course, the legendary beings can gain even more obvious effects from training their bodies in a gravity room."
Mu Yuan collected the blueprints, ready to send them back to the main territory.
He was contemplating his next phase of development plans.
"After the overwhelming victory at Wolf Head Mountain, my Tianyuan Territory should logically be able to fight for a significant amount of development time, but my understanding of Fang of the Jackal Wolf is still too limited to guess what the Monster Overlord will do next."
At this time, he received news that guests had come to visit.
"The first-rate Vitality Forces of this region, the Natural Garden and the Giant Stone Ridge?"
"It seems... I have heard slightly about them."
Just slightly.
After all, they had been a Greenhand force in this region for just over half a month.
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The Elves and Giants weren't here for a formal visit; they just came to get acquainted, to do some simple introductions and exchanges, to get to know each other.
On behalf of Tianyuan Territory, Mu Yuan and Duo Lai didn't show up.
Instead, Isloa and Lu Liu made an appearance.
Although Lord Shepherd was observing everything through the Eye of Heaven at all times.
It didn't take long for Mu Yuan to get a general understanding of Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge. These two Vitality Forces, like the Featherman nation, were remnants of an ancient and glorious empire. Unlike the Featherman nation, the Elves and Giants were still exploring the world and would often skirmish with Fang of the Jackal Wolf on a small scale.
Their understanding of Fang of the Jackal Wolf went far beyond that of the Featherman nation.
"Fang of the Jackal Wolf indeed has more, stronger legendary beings. However, Fang of the Jackal Wolf also has its main enemies. They often wage war against the forces governed by the Fallen God to the north. Before figuring out our details, Fang of the Jackal Wolf will probably not rashly wage war..."
"After all..."
Compared to Duo Lai, the super legendary being, what truly made Fang of the Jackal Wolf wary was the Core-Level Magic of the Nine-Headed Roaring Thunder Flame Dragon.
This was the real deterrent force.
They might think that such Core-Level Magic was not available a second time, but they didn't dare to take the risk. They could not afford another loss of multiple legendary beings of that scale.
It seems that using Core-Level Magic in the battle of Wolf Head Mountain was a fluke that had remarkably effective results.
"Fang of the Jackal Wolf may not launch an all-out war, but sneaky attacks, probes, and other small-scale clashes will definitely not decrease. It's still far from the time to let our guard down."
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While Mu Yuan was delving deeper into understanding Fang of the Jackal Wolf and the two major forces of Natural Garden and Giant Stone Ridge, the Elves and Giants were also starting to recognize this emerging force that had made a name for itself in combat.
"Not an Undead force, nor a Treeman force, but the Human Race."
"It seems to be a Miracle Territory established by a powerful Human called 'Tianyuan'."
"Prepare the carriages; it's time for us to make a formal visit to this premier Human force, the Tianyuan Territory."
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