When Ye Yun returned to his territory, he felt completely drained. Killing over twenty thousand beasts felt more exhausting than defeating millions of players in the game "Battlefield of Ten Thousand Races." The sheer size of these creatures meant that even with his attack range amplified a hundredfold, he couldn't achieve the same mass-slaughter efficiency as in the Shan Hai Realm, where one skill could eliminate tens of thousands.
However, despite the fatigue, the rewards were incredibly gratifying. This time, after killing over ten thousand Cloud-Devouring Ants and nearly ten thousand Poison-Hunting Ants, Ye Yun's Tuo Yun Tokens accumulated to 2728, his Wan Xiang Stones reached 4589, and his Spirit Stones numbered 26731, along with a pile of other miscellaneous items.
Twenty-six thousand seven hundred and thirty-one Spirit Stones! Over two hundred million, he mused. How many attribute points would that translate to? Ye Yun counted on his fingers, looking at Hei Yi for help.
"System Prompt: Territory level up successful, current territory level is four. Consumed Tuo Yun Tokens * 800."
"System Prompt: Territory level up successful, current territory level is five. Consumed Tuo Yun Tokens * 1600."
The territory leveled up twice in quick succession. Before Ye Yun could even celebrate, a system notification shattered his joy.
"System Prompt: Congratulations Player, your territory has been upgraded to level five. Basic territory protection has disappeared. Your territory can now be detected by beasts within a five hundred-mile radius! Please pay attention to your territory's protection."
What? Ye Yun smacked his lips, utterly bewildered. Wasn't this just the so-called beginner's protection in those old city-conquest games?
The problem was, within this territory, besides himself and Hei Yi, there were no other living beings. Protection? How was he supposed to protect it?
"Master, the surrounding beasts seem to be showing signs of movement."
Before Ye Yun could vent his frustration, he heard Hei Yi's prompt. This fellow's sensitivity in this Primordial World was almost radar-like; he couldn't figure out how.
Looking at the red dots approaching from three directions on the map, Ye Yun felt a surge of despair. He didn't need to guess; the red dots from the three directions were undoubtedly Tier 2 beasts: Griffins, Golden Toads, and the Tier 1 Poison-Hunting Ants from the Yunlin Plateau!
"Little Hei, don't worry about the Golden Toad. Go and eliminate the Griffins first! Then, return to defend the city as quickly as possible." Ye Yun ordered Hei Yi, watching the nearly a hundred thick red dots rapidly approaching.
"Uh... Master, I can only leave you within a twenty-kilometer radius..."
"Go," Ye Yun said with a resigned tone, then quickly began to upgrade his territory. If he didn't, his territory would be doomed.
"System Prompt: Mansion 'Yun Tian Palace' upgrade successful, current level four, consumed Wan Xiang Stones * 800."
"System Prompt: Mansion 'Yun Tian Palace' upgrade successful, current level four, consumed Wan Xiang Stones * 1600."
"System Prompt: Territory Wall upgrade successful, current level three, consumed Wan Xiang Stones * 400."
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"System Prompt: Territory Wall upgrade successful, current level four, consumed Wan Xiang Stones * 1600."
By now, of the 2728 Tuo Yun Tokens, only 328 remained. Of the 4589 Wan Xiang Stones, a mere 189 were left! However, the results of this frantic upgrading were unexpectedly significant.
Level Five Territory - Occupies 3 square kilometers, can house 160 players or pets. (Area can be expanded using Tuo Yun Tokens; expansion is not directly related to territory level.)
Level Five Mansion - Can monitor the movements of creatures within a sixteen hundred-mile radius (including invisible creatures). This information is directly displayed on the player's map. (Level can be increased using Wan Xiang Stones.)
Level Four Territory Wall - Can withstand ten full-power attacks from a Level Four beast. Current durability: 8000/8000. (Level can be increased using Wan Xiang Stones.)
Ye Yun looked with satisfaction at the territory he had built with his own hands, his initial tension easing slightly.
"I really need to recruit a guard to defend this place. Otherwise, my territory, right on the doorstep of the beast den, will be under constant attack from surrounding beasts." Seeing that the red dots were still some distance away, Ye Yun entered the watchtower.
"System Prompt: Please confirm if you wish to summon a Guard - Gunner?"
"Confirm!"
That's right, Ye Yun didn't summon any powerful professional classes. Instead, he chose a dwarf race profession: Gunner!
"System Prompt: Congratulations Player, you have summoned the first Guard in your territory - Gunner. Consumed Spirit Stones 5000, Wan Xiang Stones 100. Please name your Guard!"
"Yun Tian Artillery Cannon!"
"Name successful. Wishing the player a pleasant game."
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Guard: Yun Tian Artillery Cannon
HP: 1 (Attribute Conversion Rate 1:5)
Attack (Physical): 1 (Attribute Conversion Rate 1:1.2)
Defense: 1 (Attribute Conversion Rate 1:1)
Attack Speed: 1.1s (Attribute Conversion Rate 1000e:1)
Attack Range (Vision): 15km (Attribute Conversion Rate 10e:1)
Skills:
1. Scatter - Deals 80% attack damage to 20 enemies within a 120-degree frontal cone. Cooldown - 5s.
2. Rapid Fire (Passive): +20% normal shooting speed.
Remarks: The Guard's four core attributes can be enhanced by the player using their own free attribute points. Enhancement ratio: 1:1.
Are you kidding me! This means I have to sacrifice my own free attribute points to fill the Guard's deficiencies? Ye Yun looked at the pitiful numbers and felt completely swindled.
But...
You think I'll be taken advantage of by you? What a joke! Ye Yun glared at his first Guard armed with guns and cannons, a wide grin spreading across his face.
"System, add 500e Attack attribute points and 400e Attack Range to 'Yun Tian Artillery Cannon'."
Instantly, Ye Yun's hard-earned over 90 billion attribute points dwindled to just over 3 billion!
Guard: Yun Tian Artillery Cannon
HP: 1
Attack (Physical): 600e
Defense: 1
Attack Speed: 1.1s
Attack Range (Vision): 55km
Skills: ...
These attributes were simply incredible!
Ye Yun was extremely satisfied with this narrowly focused little subordinate.
"Guard, Yun Tian Artillery Cannon, greeting the honorable Lord! I have detected enemy forces approaching. Please give me your orders, my Lord. I shall surely repel them beyond our territory!"
The short figure wore a simple leather armor, his muscular arms and legs bulging with veins. Strapped to his back was a firearm thicker than Ye Yun's arm.
"Go, warrior of the alliance!" Ye Yun couldn't help but tease, noting that with this Guard's attributes, an enemy sneeze might be enough to kill him without the city walls.
Although it cost him ninety billion attribute points, Ye Yun believed that by training this Guard to such an extreme, the entire Yunlin Plateau would tremble under his gun barrel.
What kind of value would that create for him? Ten thousand or a million Spirit Stones?
Ye Yun didn't know, but this was essentially an investment. Moreover, Ye Yun hated being confined to a specific area. He didn't want to spend twenty-four hours a day here just to protect his territory.