110: Chapter 110 Four Hundred Earth Crystals

Lin Tian shook his head, temporarily suppressing the urge to use the card on a treasure chest, and besides, there were no extra Gold Treasure Chests right now.

"Let's look at the other things... Perhaps there is a safer, more predictable use for them."

His gaze drifted involuntarily toward his storage space, where that warm, heavy, earth-yellow earth crystal lay silently.

"earth crystal..." Lin Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and an idea gradually became clear.

"What if I use it on this? The earth crystal should be the same type of elemental treasure as those previous crystals, with extremely high quality and containing pure earth elemental power... According to the instructions, increasing the quantity of high-level items will yield fewer results."

"But even if it only adds a dozen or so earth crystals, it means I can shape an additional powerful, epic-level unit with 'earth' as its core!"

This idea seemed much more reliable than gambling on a treasure chest! The value and application of the earth crystal were relatively clear. Even if it only added a dozen or so, it would be a solid, strategic resource boost!

"It seems I need to weigh this carefully..." Lin Tian carefully put away the two pale gold quantity increase cards, placing them with the mount card.

He began to examine the last scroll, which was very ordinary but very practical: the Stable Blueprint (Permanent), which was clearly meant to be used in conjunction with the mount card.

The initial fervor was gone from his face, replaced by calm calculation and careful planning for the future.

The gift from the Gold Treasure Chest had far exceeded expectations, opening up the path for cavalry, while the other two cards presented him with a "multiple-choice question" that required wisdom to solve.

Holding the two [Specified Item Quantity Increase Cards] that emitted a faint golden light, Lin Tian's gaze shifted back and forth between the other items and the warm, heavy earth crystal in his storage space, his brows knitted slightly as he fell into a brief moment of hesitation.

"Should I save them and wait until I encounter an even more heaven-defying treasure in the future?"

This thought was extremely tempting. What if he obtained high-level equipment, blueprints, or special resources in the future and used them on these scrolls? Wouldn't that maximize the benefits?

However, another more realistic and urgent voice echoed in his heart: "What about tonight's beast tide?"

The end of the newbie protection period meant a test of unknown intensity.

His development speed was indeed far beyond that of ordinary people; his army size had reached sixty thousand, the city walls were towering, and his units were elite.

But precisely because of this, the impending danger could not be measured by the standards of ordinary lords.

Would the "balance" mechanism of the Eternal Continent "arrange" an even more terrifying assault for him because of this?

If even he, with a development speed that could be called a "monster," couldn't survive tonight, wouldn't that mean other lords had no chance of survival? But who could say for sure what the rules of this world were?

"Strength is the foundation for dealing with all unknowns." Lin Tian took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

"The earth crystal is a known strategic resource that can be immediately converted into powerful combat strength! Using it for Fusion with the Mystic Rock Spirit Guard can immediately increase the defensive depth and tactical possibilities of my army.

And the so-called 'better things in the future,' if not supported by the 'present,' are just illusions in a mirror."

He hesitated no longer. Communicating with his thoughts, the two pale gold cards floated up from his hands simultaneously, hovering in the air. The runes on their surfaces accelerated like a waking galaxy, emitting profound rule fluctuations.

Lin Tian took the single earth crystal from his storage space and placed it in the center of the cards' light.

"Target specified: earth crystal. Use!"

He confirmed in a low voice. In an instant, the two cards simultaneously turned into two soft clouds of golden mist, which, as if possessing life, wrapped around the earth-yellow crystal.

This process lasted about ten breaths. When the humming sound subsided, the sight before Lin Tian made his breath hitch, and then an uncontrollable ecstasy erupted on his face!

He saw that the solitary earth crystal had vanished.

In its place was a neatly stacked, small "pyramid" of four hundred earth crystals, each emitting a warm, heavy, earth-yellow glow!

Each one was identical to the one he had obtained before, of superior quality, and containing pure earth elemental power!

"Four... four hundred!" Lin Tian almost exclaimed. His most optimistic estimate had been that using two cards on an elemental crystal like the earth crystal would yield a hundred at best!

After all, the scroll description clearly mentioned that increasing the quantity of high-level items would yield very little. The harvest of four hundred before his eyes far exceeded his expectations!

"Luck explosion! Absolutely!" Lin Tian swung his fist hard, his excitement evident.

He stepped forward quickly, picked up a few earth crystals to feel them carefully, and after confirming they were genuine, the last trace of hesitation in his heart vanished, leaving only overwhelming relief and excitement.

"I thought one hundred at most... This is great! Four hundred earth crystals are enough to allow a significant number of Mystic Rock Spirit Guards to complete their evolution! It might even be possible to attempt some bolder Fusions!"

It was as if he could already see a "super" soldier phalanx in the near future, clad in mysterious yellow heavy armor, with an aura like a mountain, and perhaps having acquired some powerful earth-type ability, standing atop the walls of Lin Tian City! This undoubtedly added another heavy weight to the defense for tonight!

Suppressing the urge to immediately start Fusion experiments, Lin Tian carefully put all four hundred precious earth crystals into the safest spot in his storage space, storing them separately from his previous gains, treating them like treasures.

After dealing with this unexpected windfall, he turned his gaze again to the other acquisition, the [Mount Card (Dayuan Steed)].

The dark brown card was in his hand, feeling warm and smooth to the touch. He did not hesitate and walked straight to the militia recruitment altar in the center of the territory, which was suffused with glowing light.

The altar seemed to sense the approach of the special item, and its flowing light accelerated slightly in frequency. Lin Tian gently pressed the mount card onto the core rune in the center of the altar.

"Hum..."

A soft, pale cyan halo, carrying the scent of grass and freedom, rippled out from the point of contact between the card and the altar, quickly sweeping across the entire surface of the altar like water waves.

The dark brown card, like an ice cube dropped into warm water, became transparent and softened at a speed visible to the naked eye, finally "melting" completely and turning into a stream of light that silently merged into the interior of the altar.

The whole process was calm and natural, without any earth-shattering phenomena, but Lin Tian could feel that some "rule" of the altar had been permanently changed.

He immediately called up the recruitment list of the altar, and sure enough, below the original options of "Militia" and "Specified Gender Recruitment," there appeared a new line of text emitting a faint cyan glimmer.

[New Recruitment: Dayuan Steed (Ordinary High-Level)]

[Cost]: 1 Spirit Crystal/head

[Limit]: No daily limit, no cooldown time

[Note]: Requires supporting stable facilities for actual recruitment and management.]

"It's done!" Lin Tian nodded with satisfaction. The cornerstone of the cavalry system had been laid.

However, he did not choose to recruit immediately. He looked up at the sky; the twilight was deep, and only the last glimmer of light remained on the horizon.

"Tonight is a siege defense battle; cavalry aren't very useful inside the city, and they might even cause chaos due to the sudden addition of a large number of horses.

It won't be too late to start large-scale recruitment and training after surviving tonight."

Analyzing calmly, he then took out several relevant building blueprints from his storage space, including the various practical blueprints obtained from the Minotaur tribe and the [Stable Blueprint] just opened from the treasure chest.

He used the system to directly "input" these blueprints into the Territory Core, making it convenient to plan construction as soon as the beast tide was over.