129: Chapter 129: Another 100,000 words!

It was foreseeable that on future battlefields, with the protection of this "Azure Sea," the survival capabilities and combat resilience of the soldiers would receive a terrifying boost!

After finishing the enhancement of the healing troops, Lin Tian did not stop to rest; he turned to face the glowing militia recruitment altar.

He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with the heroic spirit of "spending money to change fate."

"The spirit crystal reserves are still quite plentiful... In that case, it's time to mass-produce soldiers!"

"Invest spirit crystals, recruit new soldiers!"

Boom!!!

The altar erupted once again with a pillar of light that soared into the sky, even more magnificent than the one from this morning!

Over fifty thousand new rays of light gathered and took shape before the altar, transforming into an endless sea of new soldiers that once again filled the open space!

"Fusion Evolution, begin!"

The piles of resources that had already been stacked like mountains nearby—Refined Iron, black-yellow stone, moon birch spirit wood, and others—were mobilized once again.

The blazing metallic light, the heavy earthy yellow, the cold moonlight... streams of multi-colored energy, like living rivers, swept through the ranks of the new soldiers.

Heavy Armored Spearman, replenished to thirty thousand!

Mystic Rock Spirit Guard, replenished to thirty thousand!

Moon Shadow Archer, replenished to thirty thousand!

When the final ray of Fusion light faded, the total military strength of Lin Tian City had astonishingly returned to the massive number of one hundred thousand!

The territory, which had become quite empty, was instantly filled again by a sea of heads, a forest of spears and halberds, and armor reflecting cold light.

The soldiers reassembled by legion, although the proportion of new soldiers remained very high.

But that majestic military might, which had re-coalesced and was mixed with the fresh blood of new recruits and the murderous aura of battle-hardened veterans, soared into the sky once again.

However, with more people came more problems.

Lin Tian stood on the edge of the slightly crowded square and looked around.

He saw the new soldiers who had just completed Fusion being loudly scolded by officers as they organized their ranks; the sounds of footsteps, clashing armor, and orders blended into a chaotic mix.

The originally spacious open area was completely packed, and even some of the open spaces originally planned for buildings were now filled with people.

"Hiss... Once there are this many people, the place immediately feels small."

Lin Tian scratched his head, feeling a bit amused yet helpless.

Yesterday, with the beast tide imminent, his mind was entirely focused on defense, and he felt that the six-hundred-meter radius enclosed by the city walls was already large enough—he even worried that it was too big to defend properly.

But now that the battle was over, and it was time for construction, daily life, and training, these one hundred thousand people crowded into such a small space were like sardines in a can.

"Yesterday I was afraid it was too big to defend; today it seems I'm worried it's too small to live in."

He laughed at himself, his gaze turning firm.

"No, I have to expand! I must expand! Otherwise, let alone development, the people crowding each other will cause problems."

Expanding the city was immediately put on the agenda! And this time, he was going to do it big!

He immediately contacted Qian Duoduo and withdrew all of the one million units of stone, one hundred thousand units of wood, and one hundred thousand units of iron ore that he had ordered yesterday.

Piles of stone, wood, and iron ore appeared instantly on the open ground at the edge of the territory, almost forming several small mountains.

But this was still not enough.

Lin Tian had a much larger blueprint in his mind.

He took out the mirror of replication again, a calm expression of "the landlord still has enough grain in reserve" on his face.

"Not enough stone? I'll use replication to make up for it!"

One spirit crystal after another was tossed into the mirror; the surface of the mirror shimmered with light, and blocks of standard-sized stone appeared out of thin air, neatly stacked to the side.

Although the cost-effectiveness of replicating stone was heart-wrenchingly low, Lin Tian had a thick reserve of spirit crystals, so it didn't hurt too much.

Coupled with the foundation of one million units of stone bought from Qian Duoduo, the replication process didn't sting too much.

Soon, a massive amount of stone was ready.

Standing on the steps in front of the Lords Mansion, Lin Tian pulled up the territory management panel and focused his gaze on the expansion option for [City Wall (Permanent)].

With the Lords Mansion and the core altar as the absolute center, he drew a new, even more astonishing, perfect circle on the virtual map with a radius of three thousand meters!

A diameter of six thousand meters! The area was dozens of times larger than the original!

"Invest stone, start expansion!"

Rumble!!!

The commotion this time was several times more terrifying than any previous expansion! It was as if a sleeping ancient giant god was stretching its body!

Using the existing city walls as a baseline, the immensely thick, grayish-white walls were suddenly pushed outward and grew, as if by an invisible force of the earth from deep within the crust!

The new wall sections did not just "slide" out; they rose from the ground accompanied by a dull, thunderous roar!

The speed at which the city walls extended was astonishing, as if an invisible, infinitely large engineering army was working on it simultaneously.

The foundations of the walls were tamped down, the massive stones were stacked seamlessly, and the battlements and walkways formed automatically.

The entire expansion process lasted for over an hour. When the final wall brick closed in the distant northwest corner, the deafening roar finally gradually subsided.

Revealed before everyone was a majestic city in the true sense of the word!

The towering gray city walls were like a continuous mountain range, stretching as far as the eye could see, protecting a vast expanse of land within.

The buildings that had previously been slightly crowded were now scattered across this massive area with a diameter of six thousand meters, and it instantly felt spacious.

"Now this... looks a bit like a real city."

Lin Tian looked into the distance, his heart stirred with heroic spirit.

He seemed to already see the future scene within the city: crisscrossing paths, bustling markets, orderly Barracks, and people living and working in peace and contentment.

With the city walls built, the defensive facilities also had to keep up.

Lin Tian waved his hand, and on the newly expanded, despairingly long city walls, he evenly added over four hundred new City Defense Giant Crossbows, bringing the total number of City Defense Giant Crossbows in Lin Tian City to an astonishing five hundred!

It was like a steel hedgehog, bristling with dense, deadly spikes.

He did not hesitate to invest spirit crystals into these new war machines, filling each one with energy to ensure the arrows were on the string and ready to fire at any moment.

The Warning Tower was also included in his upgrade list.

With a flurry of operations, he directly increased the detection and warning range of the Warning Tower to a radius of ten kilometers!

This meant that any large-scale hostile unit would be detected in advance while still ten kilometers away from Lin Tian City, buying precious warning and preparation time for the defenders.

Finally, it was time for a comprehensive upgrade of the livelihood facilities.

New, larger-scale Barracks, residential houses, canteens, bathhouses, warehouses... sprang up like mushrooms after rain, being planned, built, and upgraded within the vast new city area.

Lin Tian invested the remaining wood, iron ore, and a large amount of spirit crystals into them.

The goal was to fill the newly expanded territory with basic functions in the shortest possible time, meeting the living, training, and production needs of one hundred thousand soldiers and civilians, or even more.

Even the Lords Mansion where he lived was upgraded by him along the way.

The originally merely spacious three-story stone and wood mansion transformed amidst a burst of light into an elegantly styled three-story villa with a courtyard and fully functional amenities.

Although it still appeared simple in this massive city that had just started to take shape, the living comfort had improved by more than just one level.