“Your territory’s ‘sheltered population’ has reached its limit. You can spend 1000 points of destiny to upgrade your territory to a ‘village’ and gain more ‘sheltered population’!”
“It wasn’t easy, but I can finally upgrade.”
Inside the territory, Xia Tian, who had spent half an hour washing off the bloodstains, felt a mix of joy and emotion when he sensed the information appearing in his mind.
However, after a brief thought, he didn’t immediately choose to upgrade.
This was because an upgrade would attract the attention of other races, and after the battle with the xiao, all the combat personnel in the territory were seriously injured. Even with golden honey and deer antler blood tonics, it would take some time for them to recover.
“Let’s open the chests first!”
Therefore, Xia Tian first took out the “silver treasure chest” from his lord’s space. Golden light bloomed from his fingertips, and as per usual, he upgraded it to gold.
Then, he chose to open it.
Immediately, two golden lights appeared.
“Obtained: Mingguang Armor Manufacturing Blueprint (Gold), Amber Wine Brewing Recipe (Gold), Mining Field Construction Blueprint (Blue), Cloth (White) x20.”
“Good heavens, Mingguang Armor!”
The first golden item was enough to catch Xia Tian’s attention.
How could he not have heard of the famous Mingguang Armor?
The earliest written record of this armor appeared in Cao Zhi’s “Memorial to the Former Emperor Regarding the Armor Bestowed by Him” during the Three Kingdoms period. Its craftsmanship reached its peak during the Sui and Tang dynasties, becoming the most representative armor of the Tang Dynasty!
It was also the most well-known type of armor in the entire ancient Chinese history.
Aside from anything else, the fact that many divine protectors and demon guardians in their paintings and sculptures commonly wore “Mingguang Armor” was enough to prove its status in people’s hearts.
“Hiss, this armor looks really cool!”
Xia Tian looked at the complete set of armor on the blueprint, which included a hood, neck guard, shoulder pads, arm guards, greaves, and other components. He particularly praised the gleaming plate armor on the chest and back, which shone like mirrors.
Imagining himself leading a group of soldiers wearing this armor into battle, it would be no exaggeration to say they were heavenly soldiers descending to earth!
Moreover, armor was precisely what he desperately needed now.
One must know that in today’s battle with the xiao, almost all participants were injured, and many of them were seriously wounded, precisely because of the lack of defensive gear.
After all, the production of “silver thread soft armor” was very complicated, and with insufficient manpower, even low-quality items had a very limited output in just one day.
Furthermore, there was only one “Silver Jade Demonic Bear.” Even though its fur was abundant, it could only yield about ten sets at most, which was far from enough for a large number of people.
What’s more, the true elite soldiers in ancient armies almost never wore single-layer armor.
With this external Mingguang Armor, combined with the internal soft armor, the Vanguard Camp would become a truly invincible Vanguard Camp!
Of course, the “Amber Wine” in the second blueprint, also a golden item, had extraordinary properties.
“Amber Wine Brewing Recipe (Gold)”
“Level: Mortal”
“Trait: Invigorate Blood and Strengthen Body (Enhances blood vitality, strengthens physical constitution)”
“Description: Brewed by the ‘xiao’ tribe from mountain fruits using a special secret method, it is a rare delicacy.”
“Note: After drinking a small amount, it can significantly boost the effects of exercise and training.”
That’s right, this “Amber Wine” was the wine brewed by the “xiao” that Wu Song had drunk. It could greatly enhance blood vitality, having a similar effect to the “Secret Tiger Bone Wine.”
If it could be used in conjunction with the “training ground’s” 800% training effect bonus, even without consuming destiny for “fast training,” soldiers could still be continuously cultivated!
The only problem was that this wine was a bit “strong” for ancient people.
Even Wu Song, who had drunk eighteen bowls in a row before Jingyang Ridge, was now sound asleep in his room after drinking that jar of amber wine.
However, even though he was drunk, his aura grew stronger and stronger in his sleep, slowly increasing from a value of “10.2,” demonstrating its excellent effect.
“However, this wine needs to be brewed from a hundred fruits. There are plenty of fruits around the territory, but unfortunately, there’s clearly not enough manpower!”
“Moreover, although I’ve already obtained blueprints for two famous golden weapons and armors from Earth, the ‘Embroidered Spring Blade’ and ‘Mingguang Armor,’ there are no blacksmiths in the territory, so they still can’t be crafted.”
“Not just blacksmiths, but professions like hunters and doctors are also urgently needed... It seems the population problem still falls on these children!”
Xia Tian, walking out of the lord’s mansion, saw ten foreign children whose wounds had mostly healed thanks to the golden honey. They were now sitting around wooden tables, led by female residents like Pan Jinlian and Qingwen, drinking thin porridge with delicious chicken and rabbit mince from small bowls.
Because they were too young, the oldest being no more than five, Xia Tian couldn’t get much information from them.
He only knew they came from a place called “Qingfeng Village.” The name was too common to deduce its specific background.
However, he had learned one thing: Qingfeng Village had several hundred people, and even a dedicated army stationed there, which was probably why they could survive in the jungle.
“Several hundred people is not a small number in ancient times. They definitely wouldn’t lack essential life professionals. If I can recruit them into the territory, I won’t have to worry about early development at all.”
Xia Tian was very enthusiastic about “Qingfeng Village.”
However, since the other party had an army protecting them and could survive in the jungle, they might not be willing to join his territory. He might need to use some tactics to “poach” them.
“Go to the beehive and get some more golden honey...”
Xia Tian thought for a moment and said to a resident.
Besides being able to heal injuries, golden honey itself was extremely delicious. At least, none of the various honeys Xia Tian had tasted in his previous life could compare to it!
Of course, it wasn’t out of the question that the “natural honey” he had tasted was all “technology and ruthless living” with various additives.
But at least the appeal of sweets to children was undeniable. He only needed to satisfy these children’s stomachs first, and then it wouldn’t be too difficult to bring their parents into the territory!
And when golden honey was mentioned, Xia Tian suddenly seemed to remember something else, his eyes lighting up.
“Originally, I was still thinking about how to collect fruits to brew amber wine. After all, generally speaking, different fruit distribution areas are too scattered, requiring a lot of manpower to complete, coupled with various monsters appearing, safety is not guaranteed.”
“But clearly, I fell into a misconception from the start. Why rely on human labor to collect?”
“These golden bees already need to go everywhere to collect pollen to make honey. For them, flowers are very important, but fruits are not very useful. With the size of the golden bees, if a few bees work together, they can completely bring back some small fruits.”
“And if they are trained and coordinated well, dozens or even hundreds of them working together should be able to handle even large fruits like durians. After all, they can even write, so training them to collect fruits would be a matter of minutes. Hmm, that’s a great idea!”
If the intelligent golden bee queen in the beehive knew that Xia Tian was now further planning to “exploit” her subjects, she would probably regret it, wondering why she had to cling to this human lord’s leg?
So far, she hadn’t enjoyed any “blessings,” and in the future, she would have to work overtime day and night. Even Earth’s capitalists weren’t this ruthless!