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Chapter 29: The Imminent Grain Crisis
Chapter 29: The Imminent Grain Crisis
[A Glorious Victory, You Gained 16,500 Experience Points]
[You Looted the Following:]
[Common Resources: 10,000 Units of Wood, 10,000 Units of Ore, 10,000 Units of Grain]
[Special Resources: 1,000 Units of Mercury, 1,000 Units of Gems, 1,000 Units of Crystals, 1,000 Units of Sulfur]
[100,000 Gold Coins]
[10,000 Points]
[Your Level has Increased to LV6]
[You Gained 1 Free Attribute Point]
[Choose One of the Following Skills:]
[1. Basic Mysticism (Restores 10% of Magic Points Daily)]
[2. Basic Navigation (Increases Sea Movement by 50%)]
[3. Basic Necromancy (10% of Enemy Units Killed in Battle Become Your Skeletons)]
[Your Level has Increased to LV7]
[You Gained 1 Free Attribute Point]
[Choose One of the Following Skills:]
[1. Basic Pathfinding (Reduces Terrain Movement Penalties by 10%)]
[2. Basic Offense (Increases Melee Damage by 10%)]
[3. Basic Magic (Increases Magic Attack Damage by 5%)]
Well, there’s no way around Basic Magic appearing again. Qin Muye immediately chose Basic Magic for his level 7 skill. The other two didn't seem as necessary to him. He felt a surge of magic within him, and then it was over.
As for the remaining Basic Magic skill book, he had to put it aside for now. He would decide later whether to sell it or save it for another hero.
What Qin Muye found most vexing were the level 6 skills. He really wanted both Basic Mysticism and Basic Necromancy.
Especially Basic Necromancy—once he learned it, he could turn any living beings he encountered in large-scale cleansing activities into a significant labor force.
However, it wouldn’t be useful in the short term because the undead forces and the monsters in the surrounding areas were already undead, making Necromancy redundant.
On the other hand, Mysticism was a significant improvement over the old system. Instead of restoring just 2 points of magic daily, it restored 10%, which was quite beneficial for someone with a large magic pool. But he valued the skill itself more.
Wisdom, Mysticism, and Magic—all part of the same type of skill. After some thought, he ultimately chose Basic Mysticism over Basic Necromancy. There would be plenty of opportunities to use Necromancy later.
[Lord/Scholar LV7 (5685/10000)]
[Hero: Blood Magic Fiend LV7 (570/10000)]
This time, not only did Qin Muye level up twice, but Blood Magic Fiend also leveled up from 5 to 7, although Qin Muye had surpassed him in experience.
Blood Magic Fiend also learned two new skills: Basic Defense and Basic Resistance.
[Basic Defense: Reduces Physical Attack Damage by 5%]
[Basic Resistance: Reduces Magic Debuff and Damage by 5%]
The first skill increased physical defense, while the second increased magic defense. Both were quite useful, especially since they could be stacked on troops. Though the 5% reduction was low, it still provided significant benefits.
But now wasn’t the time to dwell on these details. The priority was to convert the resources into tangible power.
He recruited the remaining 142 Magic Energy Sprites, costing him 14,200 gold coins. Losing 14% of his 100,000 gold coins was a bit painful.
He then spent 1,000 units of stone to upgrade the training ground to Level 2.
Training Ground Level 2: Ordinary units can enter to train and will evolve into elite units after a certain period.
Current Capacity: 0/400 ordinary units, 0/2 heroes
The time required for training decreased, but the capacity for units and heroes doubled. This meant he could now conduct joint training or separate training sessions.
Next, he naturally purchased a large number of resource buildings and basic building blueprints. For instance, he needed a residence, as he now had 660 imps, and the mage tower couldn't accommodate all of them.
Buildings like the tailor's shop, lumber mill, and mill were all essential. After buying the blueprints, Qin Muye made a rough estimate and began constructing all the buildings.
His 13,000 points turned into 26 building blueprints. The initial construction resources didn't cost much, but he still needed to upgrade them.
For example, he had already upgraded the blacksmith and iron mine to Level 2, which improved their efficiency. They were now operating at full capacity.
Out of the 659 imps, 400 newly recruited magic imps were sent to train, while the remaining 259, including the bloodthirsty imps and magic imps, were assigned to work in various important buildings to produce resources.
To ensure sufficient resource production, they needed to work for at least 8 hours a day; otherwise, the output would decrease or even stop entirely.
Qin Muye joined the 400 magic imps during their training, using his healing abilities and continuing to study the imps.
With his Basic Mysticism and Basic Wisdom, Qin Muye believed he could help the magic imps advance from Tier 1 to Tier 2 units.
"Ah, after the training, I'll have to spend money on equipment," Qin Muye sighed. He still had 85,800 gold coins, enough to equip each imp, but these were likely just transitional gear, and he would have to deal with them later.
But he gritted his teeth and equipped the remaining 459 magic imps, deciding to focus on survival first and worry about the future later.
If 2,000+ skeleton soldiers came tomorrow, he would be in a bind. The sheer number was terrifying.
And there were more coming the day after and the day after that. According to the doubling pattern, he would face 8,000 skeleton soldiers the day after next. How could he possibly fight them?
However, there was still hope. If all 659 of his magic imps could be converted to bloodthirsty imps, they could stand a chance, but the subsequent issues would be significant.
Qin Muye was already feeling the food crisis. A bloodthirsty imp warrior required 9 units of food per day, and it had to be high-quality food. A magic imp only needed 6 units of food per day, but 659 imps would still require 4,254 units of food daily, a massive expense.
Fortunately, the recent rewards were plentiful, and the rapid expansion of farmland and the establishment of a positive food production cycle allowed him to maintain a balance with some surplus.
Qin Muye estimated that unless he accelerated his expansion and increased farmland, he could only sustain about 700 magic imps, not to mention the bloodthirsty imps.
That's why he had exchanged all his points for basic and resource building blueprints. Once his bloodthirsty imps completed their training, his small territory would face a food shortage after the monster siege event.
"I need a management hero," Qin Muye thought, feeling a headache coming on. He wasn't cut out for administrative tasks.
(End of Chapter)
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