“Digging and digging in the little garden, yeah~”
“Planting little seeds to grow little flowers, ha~”
“~”
The next day, at the break of dawn, as soon as Lin Yi woke up, he heard the mesmerizing music of two little elves coming from outside the window.
Looking out, a large expanse of Blood Wheat danced with the sound, their ears rustling audibly even from the fifth floor of the main building.
“Damn it, can’t they find some proper sheet music? Why is it all DJ versions?”
Lin Yi rubbed his throbbing temples and got up, but there was good news.
Many of the mature wheat ears had mutated, and they could be harvested today.
He just didn’t know how many would provide edible buffs.
He left the master bedroom and walked to the first-floor hall.
After the barrier was lifted, not only was the chat channel open, but the exchange was also merged.
He had been staring at it all night, only sleeping for two hours; if it weren’t for the Pure Land’s characteristics, he wouldn’t have been able to get up.
“Call Wang Fugui over.”
Lin Yi instructed the guard at the door, then manipulated the strategic command room interface, opening a virtual map suspended in mid-air.
Upon sight, his territory was marked with a green dot at the center of the map.
Except for the areas explored by his people, the rest of the places were still covered by thick black fog.
To the northeast was a large plain, beyond which lay the endless Monster Mountain Range.
The southern basin and western forest—he was already intimately familiar with the surrounding terrain.
But at this moment, within the explored areas, many places had new red dots of varying sizes, representing the claimed territories of other Lords.
In the forest area, the red dots were most dense but also relatively small.
After proportional conversion, they were only one or two square kilometers; Lin Yi estimated they were all Blue Star Lords.
However, among them, a few red dots were particularly striking, with coverage even wider than his own territory.
And in the southern basin, besides Klara’s location, more than ten similar red dots had appeared.
They were definitely alien Lords, no doubt about it!
“My Lord!”
Wang Fugui arrived in the hall, bowing and smiling, “After one night, your strength seems to have improved even further, as expected of you!”
“Oh?”
After being reminded, Lin Yi noticed that his spiritual energy had already risen to 139, not far from the peak of the fourth tier.
“That shouldn’t be… where did all this experience come from without personally being on the battlefield?”
Lin Yi’s heart stirred, and he quickly opened the title interface; after seeing the content, his lips almost curled up to the sky.
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【Hunter】
Type: Honor Item
Description: The bearer can equip the “Hunter” title in their information panel.
Upon equipping, gain the following effects:
1. Experience gain efficiency increased by 500%.
2. Designate a target as “Prey”; every 1.2 hours, acquire the target’s location.
3. Killing “Prey” grants the target’s complete genetic sequence or a portion of their Faith Power.
Hint: After using a complete genetic sequence, you can recruit the corresponding race in your territory’s buildings. This title disappears after hunting 100 prey.
Current Binder: Lin Yi (Unbound upon death)
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“No mechanics, all numbers! I love it, I love it!”
Lin Yi wished he could immediately pull Klara and the other two to the back for protection!
This was just ridiculous!
He was still agonizing over what targets to choose for the ten hunts, but he didn’t expect the addition of the third fated enemy to directly grant hunting freedom!
No need to consider the genetic superiority or inferiority of the hunting targets anymore!
“Klara is currently establishing a military base, and the other two locations also need to speed up!”
“Record these locations.” Lin Yi pointed at the red dots near his territory in the southwest and instructed, “Send someone to deliver some local specialties.”
As he spoke, he looked up at the other party and couldn’t help but ask, “You understand what I mean, right? Don’t actually be so foolish as to go and give gifts.”
“Of course!” Wang Fugui understood, chuckling, “I’ll make sure it’s handled perfectly.”
“By the way, My Lord, have you checked the exchange?”
Wang Fugui changed the subject, musing for a moment before continuing, “Not only the Blue Star region, but the entire Trial Land is facing a food shortage… Now with the Light Elves joining us, our Blood Wheat grows incredibly fast. Should we cultivate more fertile land? I’ve checked the exchange market, and alien Lords are much richer than Blue Star Lords; we can make a fortune! Moreover, with the current population surplus and limited channels for troop replenishment, it would be a perfect use for them.”
Humans had one of the lowest daily food intake among all races, yet even so, many Lords struggled to feed themselves.
Larger and stronger alien races, of course, needed even more.
Their demand for meat was particularly exaggerated, and the exchange was constantly out of stock.
The price of ordinary vegetarian food was as high as 10 silver coins per jin, and special crops like Blood Wheat were only slightly less expensive than meat.
“Yes, we can.”
Only a fool would not make money when there was an opportunity, and Lin Yi naturally didn’t want to miss this trend. Who would complain about having too much money?
However, the territory currently had no extra cultivated land, which both of them knew, so they didn’t continue the discussion.
“Then I shall take my leave, My Lord. I’ll arrange for someone to bring you breakfast later.” Wang Fugui bowed.
“Mm, go.”
Lin Yi waved his hand and sat on the stool, casually browsing the exchange.
Suddenly, a special exchange message caught his attention.
【200 portions of various fourth-tier monster materials for one “Hero Recommendation Token”!】
Fourth-tier monster materials!
Lin Yi immediately became spirited.
Fourth-tier materials could be used to forge legendary equipment, which would provide terrifying bonuses to soldiers when equipped by legions.
He still had 18 Recommendation Tokens in his hand.
After the tavern’s level increased, his reliance on this item had diminished, whereas legendary equipment forged from fourth-tier materials could greatly enhance the legion’s strength.
With the Dawn Blacksmith, he wasn’t afraid of getting stuck in the forging process.
“No!” Lin Yi was about to make the trade when he suddenly realized, “Just because I can forge quickly doesn’t mean others can too!”
“The Abyssal Lord has a language barrier; there’s no way to communicate.”
He thought for a moment, then simply listed a Recommendation Token on the exchange, priced at 600 portions of materials, and then closely monitored the other party’s information changes.
As he expected, within a few minutes, the Abyssal Lord’s trade information updated, offering 250 portions of materials for exchange.
Lin Yi remained calm, like a fisherman waiting for a bite, and didn’t make a move.
Being able to hunt fourth-tier monsters, the other party’s strength was beyond doubt, and they clearly hadn’t reached their trading bottom line yet.
Sure enough, a few more minutes passed, and the other party continued to increase the material quantity.
300…
Lin Yi remained unmoving, stretching his neck to call a guard to order a glass of iced fruit juice from the tavern.
350…
Lin Yi pretended not to see it, enjoying his breakfast—10 freshly made steamed buns with meat filling from Blood Wheat flour—with his fruit juice.
400…
Lin Yi ignored it, turning to open the information interface to check a special message.
【Congratulations, your army has destroyed a Nether Ghost Tribe stronghold, obtaining Territory Core x1, Prestige x500, and Blank Rune (Tier 3) x1.】
He took a sip of fruit juice and murmured, “It’s a bit slower than planned.”
Having a Blank Rune meant unlocking the Time Catalysis technology.
He was already curious about the extraordinary effects of this so-called essential technology that every Lord had to activate.
Then, he looked back at the exchange.
The other party’s offer had already risen to 542 portions of fourth-tier monster materials for one Hero Recommendation Token.
“It’s an odd number, so it’s probably close enough.”
Lin Yi finished his breakfast, wiped his mouth, and then unhurriedly clicked to trade.