151: Chapter 151 Source of Pollution?

Low, rhythmic neighs of dragon-horses rose and fell one after another. Under the catalysis of the Black Dragon materials, two hundred thousand warhorses began to transform into Dragon-Blood Steeds, with dragon heads, horse bodies, and wings on their backs!

It was foreseeable that before long, a massive, unprecedented army of two hundred thousand heavy armored Dragon-blooded cavalry, possessing both ground-breaking impact and aerial mobility, would soar from here!

Just imagining the scene of those overwhelming dragon-winged cavalry charging was enough to strike fear into the hearts of any enemy.

Having settled the mounts, Lin Tian still felt unsatisfied.

He looked at the numbers of the various troop types under his command, then at the remaining Spirit Crystals, as well as the fertile fields still being reclaimed outside the city and the refugees constantly farming...

"Logistics are keeping up for now, so what are we waiting for? Army expansion, keep expanding the army!"

"Spirit Crystals, dump them all! Recruit new soldiers!"

Boom!!!

The light of the altar shone to its peak once again!

This time, nearly four hundred thousand new soldiers were recruited, like floodwaters bursting through a dam, instantly filling all available open spaces between the inner city and the middle city!

Heads were bustling, the noise shook the heavens; the territory, which had just seemed empty, instantly became unbearably crowded.

"Fusion Evolution, activate!"

The massive amount of resources already prepared were triggered again, turning into torrents of energy of various colors, sweeping through the ocean of new recruits.

Heavy Armored Spearman, Moon Shadow Archer, Mystic Rock Spirit Guard, Holy Healing Priest, and Blazing Fire Mage were all replenished to one hundred thousand each!

When the last ray of Fusion light dissipated, the total military strength of Lin Tian City had reached a staggering five hundred thousand plus!

Although Lin Yin and the others had led an army of seventy thousand out, the territory still had over four hundred thousand troops standing at attention.

The majestic vigor, biting murderous aura, and various energy fluctuations that gathered together mixed into a terrifying pressure that made souls tremble, shooting straight into the clouds.

It seemed as if even the stars had to give way to it!

At this moment, Lin Tian City truly possessed the terrifying war potential to sweep across the region!

"Awesome!"

Lin Tian looked at this boundless forest of steel, feeling his heart surge with emotion.

But he immediately realized that feeding these five hundred thousand mouths, and providing the corresponding equipment and housing, was an astronomical figure.

He immediately switched to the [Trading Platform] and turned on "sweeping" mode.

Food, cloth, tools, various blueprints for civilian buildings... As long as he felt they were useful and the price wasn't too outrageous, he bought them instantly!

Spirit Crystals poured out like floodwaters, exchanging for cartloads and piles of supplies that kept appearing in the territory's warehouse or designated open spaces.

He had to ensure that the food, clothing, weapons, equipment, and Barracks for this five hundred thousand-strong army were immediately satisfied, and that no problems would arise.

Just as Lin Tian finished this wave of crazy purchasing and initial placement, feeling completely drained, rumbling footsteps and flying dust came from outside the city.

The seventy thousand elites led by Lin Yin, Lin Feng, and Lin Yan had finished their first round of exploration of the spatial anomaly and returned.

When they passed through the towering city gates and saw the dozens of times more, boundless, and orderly fellow soldiers entering the new Barracks inside the city, even they, who were battle-hardened, showed expressions of shock and joy mixed together.

"Lord, this..."

Lin Feng looked at the heavy armored phalanx that stretched as far as the eye could see, his voice trembling slightly.

"Brother Tian, the territory... is even stronger."

A glimmer of light flashed in Lin Yin's cold, clear eyes as she spoke softly.

"Great! Now we don't have to fear anyone!"

Lin Yan waved her little fist excitedly.

Lin Tian smiled and walked up to them, briefly explaining today's "achievements."

Everyone was invigorated.

He immediately gave the order to arrange the stations for all Excellent-grade troops in the middle city area, relying on the existing perfect facilities.

The inner city area was reserved exclusively for the stationing and training of Epic-grade troops, maintaining the high purity and elite status of the core area.

The outer city area was planned as a zone for refugee resettlement, agricultural production, and horse farms.

Just as the arrangements were set, it was almost completely dark.

Just then, a soldier responsible for guarding the outer city came to report.

Sure enough, in the twilight, outside the outer city wall, another wave of dark, dense refugees, carrying the old and leading the young, appeared.

The number was even greater than yesterday, looking like forty or fifty thousand people!

"Well, here comes more population to be delivered."

Lin Tian was already used to it and directly contacted Yang Xu, who had just settled down.

"Yang Xu, new people have arrived outside. Go handle it—registration, resettlement, assigning work. The outer city area is large, arrange them wherever."

"Understood! Boss Lin, rest assured, I guarantee it will be done!"

Yang Xu's energetic voice came through.

After dealing with the refugee matter, Lin Tian could finally catch his breath.

He called his core commanders, Lin Yin, Lin Feng, Lin Yan, Commander Lin Yu, and Lin Yan, and returned to the Lords Mansion villa.

Sitting in the spacious living room, Lin Tian looked at the nearly empty Spirit Crystal balance on the system panel, rubbed his eyebrows, and revealed a bitter smile.

"Brothers, our family fortune has really been tossed away quite a bit today."

He tapped on the table, his tone light, carrying a bit of self-deprecation.

"Over five hundred thousand troops, two hundred thousand dragon-horses, the daily food, drink, and waste, equipment maintenance, training consumption... plus this constantly expanding city and the influx of refugees... these Spirit Crystals are being spent like flowing water."

He leaned back, looking at these loyal partners before him:

"The war is temporarily over, and we've expanded the army enough. Next, we need to think carefully about how to make money for these five hundred thousand brothers and our big city. We can't just sit around and eat up our reserves, right?"

Beside the long oak table, including Lin Tian sitting in the main seat, there were six people in total.

Lin Yin, Lin Feng, Lin Yan, Commander Lin Yu, and Lin Yan, plus himself.

There were not many people, but they were the core of the core.

The atmosphere wasn't tense, but it certainly wasn't relaxed.

Lin Tian leaned back and said: "Let's all talk about what you found today. Lin Yin, you go first."

Lin Yin was sitting in the first position on his left; she nodded slightly upon hearing this.

She sat straight, her moon-white holy robe spotless, her hands naturally placed on her lap, her voice consistently cold and steady, yet very clear and organized:

"In the southwest direction, that spatial anomaly has been confirmed."

She paused, seemingly organizing a more precise description.

"There exists an unstable rift there that continuously emits spatial fluctuations. From the moment we observed it yesterday until we withdrew, it has been intermittently 'spitting out' new contaminated monsters."

"They are mainly Silver-grade, with a small amount of Gold-grade mixed in. This explains why, even though we clear the surroundings daily, sporadic monsters still appear near the outer city after nightfall. The source is here, not simply wandering over from afar."

"A... monster spawning point?"

Lin Tian tapped his fingers lightly on the tabletop; this discovery was very important.

It meant that the area was not only a high-level resource zone but also likely connected to some unknown source of pollution, a hidden danger that must be eradicated.

He looked at Lin Yin: "What about the intensity? Besides monsters, is there anything else?"