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Chapter 128: Elemental Crystal Crafting
Chapter 128: Elemental Crystal Crafting
[You have reached level 30, and now your advanced quest is being issued.]
[Quest Requirements: Have 10 hero units under your command (16/10), destroy 10 forces of 3rd-tier strength (0/10), upgrade your territory to 4th-tier (3/4), have 50,000 elite troops (13,200/50,000), have 100,000 regular troops (60,000/100,000), and obtain an S-grade or higher evaluation in a dungeon (0/1).]
[Quest Rewards: 1 Talent Ascension, 1 additional profession slot, 1 choice of a profession talent.]
Qin Muye looked at the advanced quest, and the difficulty was no small matter. The biggest challenges were destroying 10 3rd-tier forces and obtaining an S-grade or higher evaluation in a dungeon.
The former was a bit easier; he could complete it through battles. However, the latter was much harder. He needed a dungeon scroll, which was an epic item that could only be obtained from a Gold-tier Hero Chest.
Where could he find this without an event? There might be other channels, but only people like the True Dragon Emperor would know about them. Therefore, he felt that things were not looking good, which explained why many people were stuck at the 4th-tier territory.
4th-tier was already considered above average in the Magic Continent.
6th-tier was for deities, 5th-tier for dragons, the Silver Star Alliance, and other top-tier forces, while 4th-tier already had a significant influence on the entire Magic Continent, similar to major kingdoms.
[Your territory has been upgraded to 4th-tier]
[Territory: Mage Tower]
[Tier: 4]
[Upgrade: 10,000,000 gold coins, 1,000,000 units of ore, 1,000,000 units of wood, 100,000 units of gems, 100,000 units of crystals, 100,000 units of sulfur, 100,000 units of mercury]
[Buildings: 100 types of common buildings (1,016/100), 10 types of rare buildings (63/10), 5 types of special buildings (2/5), all buildings at level 4 (3/4)]
[Heroes: All heroes at level 40 (0/1)]
[Resources: Average daily production of common resources reaching 10,000 (700,000/10,000)]
[Requirement: Lord at level 40]
Qin Muye almost spat out a mouthful of blood. What kind of insane upgrade conditions were these? Normal people could hardly complete them, yet he was almost done.
The hardest part was having 5 types of special buildings, and he only had 2: the Magic Wall and the Alchemy Tower. Then there was the requirement for all heroes to reach level 40.
This was the most absurd, as he could only level up one hero every ten days. How could he manage this?
Moreover, reaching level 40 wasn't particularly difficult, but there weren't enough monsters.
Qin Muye glanced at the leaderboard. Only 32 people were left. He had directly jumped from a 3rd-tier champion to a 4th-tier champion, ranking 13th.
The top ten on the leaderboard were all 6th-tier champions, while the 11th and 12th were 5th-tier champions. After that, there were many 4th-tier players, and those below 25th place were 3rd-tier players.
Currently, the lowest lord tier was 3rd-tier, and all were champions.
Many of those who hadn't upgraded to 4th-tier were likely stuck due to the lack of special buildings. If dungeon scrolls were that easy to spread, they wouldn't be epic items.
Qin Muye had only obtained 2 so far, and these items were extremely rare.
"Has there been no activity for a whole month? Has 'Lord Epoch' changed its nature, or is it secretly preparing for something big?"
He had been quite relaxed over the past month, spending each day analyzing the Iron Blood technology. He thought it would take a month, but he completed it in just half a month, underestimating his two major talents.
For the second half of the month, he focused on researching the floating city, combining its alchemical cannons and the high-energy laser cannons of the Iron Blood ships. He integrated the magic pool and elemental furnace with the ship's high-energy engine and power source, and added modern technology from the Wen Kingdom, creating a floating city that blended three civilizations.
The design was complete, and the experiments showed no significant issues, but the resources were insufficient.
Especially the main structure, which required a substantial amount of materials. His floating city wasn't intended to be built using 'Lord Epoch.' If he relied on 'Lord Epoch,' it would be much simpler—just learn the blueprint and build it. However, that would only create a sub-territory.
Why would he bother with a sub-territory?
Other lords, on the other hand, were having a great time opening sub-territories.
"For the main structure, let's use the latest elemental crystal crafting technique, combined with the labyrinth lock technology. This will be sufficient and will ensure a transparent energy conductivity."
Elemental crystal crafting is a special material that Qin Muye created by combining hellish power, crimson elements, Red Prison energy, elemental cores, and alchemical products.
It is sturdy, resilient, and possesses strong energy and physical resistance, thanks to the dragons. If he hadn't dissected so many, he might not have been able to extract these characteristic data.
More importantly, the energy conductivity allows the material to smoothly transmit magic or elements.
This elemental crystal is not just a material; it is a physical manifestation of energy. As long as the magic pool, elemental furnace, high-energy engine, and other energy sources are still operational, it has a memory repair capability. As long as the entire floating city or these energy cores are not instantly destroyed, it can regenerate instantly.
Of course, this is predicated on having sufficient energy. Without enough energy, it's all for nothing.
Moreover, because it is a physical manifestation of energy, this elemental crystal is naturally controlled by Qin Muye's two talents, Crimson Ancestor and Hell Lord. He can easily reshape and reconstruct it.
Qin Muye didn't plan to use only the elemental crystal crafting technique but would also incorporate other materials, such as various metals analyzed from the Iron Blood ships.
Additionally, there are four power systems: one is the commonly used hybrid power, another is the standard magical system power, a third is the Iron Blood technology power, and the last is the modern nuclear power derived from the Wen Kingdom, currently a fission power plant.
Generally, the first system, the hybrid power, is activated, while the other three are kept as backups and hidden just in case.
After all, the floating city is in the sky. If someone cuts off the energy supply, it would fall.
This is just the beginning. In the future, there will be five, ten, or even a hundred backup energy sources.
"Every stage after the 3rd tier is a significant milestone," Qin Muye couldn't help but sigh.
His territory now encompasses the entire Red Wind Plain, and even extends beyond it. Therefore, his floating city must cover the entire Red Wind Plain, which has multiplied the original cost several times over.
This was once the territory of the first generation of the Silver Star Alliance, and the plain is vast, especially with the mountain behind Qin Muye.
And it's not just one mountain; several others have been incorporated into his territory.
However, this mountain has been unfortunate. Black Hand has already started excavating it, using the old missiles from the Wen Kingdom combined with alchemical gunpowder to create mountain-opening explosives. Besides the loud noise, there are no other drawbacks.
These mountain-opening explosives are quite popular. In Qin Muye's hands, they are used to blast mountains and clear paths, but elsewhere, they can be used to attack people.
Most 2nd-tier units can withstand them, but other 2nd-tier units can't. They are much weaker against 3rd-tier units and completely ineffective against 4th-tier units.
Qin Muye's 4th-tier Dragon Blood Goblins are unafraid, especially with the additional health from the Holy Blood Bottles. If these Dragon Blood Goblins are reduced to low health, even a 40th-level Lord can't withstand a single punch from them.
Even without the Holy Blood Bottles, a 2500 health value reduced to 100 can still convert into 2400 attack points. This is just the basic Dragon Blood Goblins. The ones on the battlefield are Bloodlust Goblins, which are even more formidable, converting 1 point of health into 2 points of attack.
Artifacts might not be able to withstand them, but this has a flaw: once their health is too low, they can be instantly killed.
Generally, besides Bloodlust Goblins, which can intentionally lower their health, other goblins need to go through a process to trigger this. The first step is to run out of mana, as the elemental shield will protect them. When they start losing health, they are already in a difficult battle.
In a desperate situation, they can't afford to be too careful.
"Black Hand, review this floating city plan and see how best to implement it. The list of required materials is attached. If there are any issues, feel free to speak up," Qin Muye summoned Black Hand and handed over the floating city plan, design, and other documents.
After reviewing it, Black Hand had only one issue: the cost.
"Master, we lack the necessary materials, and there are too many unfamiliar components. It will be difficult to start construction in the short term, and the elemental crystal crafting technique also has its challenges," Black Hand summarized.
(End of Chapter)
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