46: Chapter 46 A Grand Celebration!

Qian Duoduo's spirit crystals increased by 3300, and at the same time, after his talent took effect, he gained an additional 165 spirit crystals! This didn't even count the meager profit from reselling the stone materials themselves.

"Haha! A big client! Truly a big client!" Looking at the spirit crystals and talent rewards that had arrived, he excitedly rubbed his hands together and paced around his territory, which was piled high with goods.

"Lin Tian... this person's strength is growing terrifyingly fast, and he is so generous with his spending. I must firmly latch onto this golden thigh! There is huge room for future cooperation!"

He immediately began to bustle about, using his various channels and connections to frantically purchase and allocate stone materials, determined to gather the remaining 80,000 units before tomorrow morning.

If this transaction could be completed successfully, the additional talent rewards he would receive would be a significant amount, enough to significantly accelerate the development of his territory!

Looking at the 20,000 units of stone materials temporarily stored in the panel that could be withdrawn at any time, as well as the 80,000 units that would arrive tomorrow morning, Lin Tian nodded with satisfaction. With this startup resource, construction on the city wall could begin tomorrow!

Thinking that in the near future, his territory would be surrounded by tall and sturdy city walls, equipped with early warning towers, arrow towers, and the future City Defense Giant Crossbow, his sense of security would undergo a qualitative leap.

"Qian Duoduo... not a bad merchant, he gets things done reliably. If this cooperation goes smoothly, he will be a good channel for material procurement in the future." Lin Tian thought to himself. In this world, having a reliable logistics supplier was equally crucial.

The night was deep, but the lights inside the Lords Mansion were still bright. Having finalized the big stone material order with Qian Duoduo and solved the material problem for the city wall construction, half of the heavy stone in Lin Tian's heart had fallen. But he did not stop; development was like sailing against the current, and resource conversion had to be a race against time. He opened his friend list, found the chat interface with Chen Hao, and sent him a message.

[Lin Tian]: "Brother Chen Hao, are you asleep? I've come to bother you again."

[Chen Hao]: "Brother Lin Tian! I'm not asleep, I'm just counting today's harvest! You've come at the right time! Today, I led the miner brothers and finally dug into a rich ore seam, mining over 700 units of black-yellow stone! That's more than double what we got yesterday!"

[Lin Tian]: "That's great! Your efficiency is getting higher and higher, brother! Same old rule, I'll take it all!"

[Chen Hao]: "Wait, Brother Lin Tian! Not only was the production high today, but we also dug up a rare item! In the deepest part of the vein, embedded in the middle of an especially large black-yellow stone, was this... yellow stone that glows on its own! I used Inspect, and it's called a geothermal xuanhuang mother stone! They say it gathered the energy of the earth's veins and was formed after being nourished by the power of the earth's veins at the core for thousands of years! It can be used for Fusion into buildings, connect to earth veins, improve quality, and can even automatically repair and provide energy! I thought it looked amazing! Do you want to take a look?"

On the other side of the panel, Chen Hao held a strange stone the size of a fist, its entire body flowing with a heavy and steady earthy-yellow luster, its surface naturally bearing mysterious and complex patterns that resembled the veins of the earth.

At the core of the stone, a solid earthy-yellow halo pulsed slightly like a heart, emitting a majestic earth energy that put one at ease.

He didn't understand too many twists and turns; he just felt that this must be a treasure, and the first person he thought of was Lin Tian, the "discerning" and straightforward big client.

When Lin Tian heard the name "geothermal xuanhuang mother stone", his heart skipped a beat. Connecting to earth veins, automatic repair, providing energy... this was simply a dream material for defensive buildings! It was even the key that could cause a qualitative change in the Rock Armor Soldiers! He suppressed his excitement and asked in a steady tone.

[Lin Tian]: "geothermal xuanhuang mother stone? It sounds like a good item. Brother Chen Hao, how do you plan to sell it?"

[Chen Hao]: "This... Brother Lin Tian, I don't really know the market, but looking at this description, it's definitely extraordinary. 500 spirit crystals... do you think that's okay?" He felt a bit nervous after stating the price, fearing he might have asked for too much.

Lin Tian barely hesitated. For a material that could potentially create a powerful troop type or a core defensive building, 500 spirit crystals were completely worth it! He even felt that Chen Hao's asking price was a bit too honest, and then replied to Chen Hao.

[Lin Tian]: "Okay! 500 spirit crystals it is! Let's trade it together with those 701 units of black-yellow stone!"

[Chen Hao]: "Alright! Brother Lin Tian is truly straightforward! I'll initiate the trade right away!"

A flash of light passed, and Lin Tian did not rush to take the 601 units of heavy black-yellow stone out of the Trading Platform; after all, the Trading Platform could temporarily store items after a trade, but once taken out, they could not be stored back in. He took out the strange stone that Chen Hao mentioned, and saw the geothermal xuanhuang mother stone, radiating pulsing earth energy, fall into Lin Tian's hands.

Picking up the mother stone, it felt warm and heavy to the touch, as if holding a small, concentrated mountain, and its pulsing radiance reflected on his joyful face. "Lin Yan, I'll give you a surprise tomorrow!" He was already starting to look forward to the changes in Lin Yan after the Fusion with this mother stone.

Having solved the stone material problem, he naturally couldn't forget the Refined Iron. Lin Tian contacted Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo and stated concisely:

[Lin Tian]: "Brother Li, I need another 1601 units of Refined Iron."

[Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo]: "Alright! Brother Lin, your demand is almost catching up to my total production for the past few days! It's only because I have plenty of stock here, and the number of dwarf soldiers is increasing every day! Otherwise, I really wouldn't have this much; I'll arrange it for you immediately!"

The trade was completed quickly, and the Refined Iron inventory was replenished once again. Looking at the spirit crystals that had arrived, Master Blacksmith Li Zhenguo sighed to the dwarf assistant wiping sweat beside him: "See that? This is a long-term, stable, big client! Our forge and mine must expand their scale again!"

Immediately afterward, he opened the chat interface with Lord Su Wan and sent a message.

[Lin Tian]: "Boss Su Wan, are you there? I've come to restock again. (Attached with a 'rubbing hands in anticipation' emoji)"

Lord Su Wan replied after a while:

[Lord Su Wan]: "I just finished watering my moon grass with night dew; how much moon birch spirit wood do you need this time?"

In a beautiful territory shrouded in soft moonlight, flourishing with rare flowers and exotic herbs, and dotted with elf treehouses, Lord Su Wan gently wiped the water droplets from her fingertips. In front of her was a nursery emitting a faint glow, where several nature elves were carefully tending to it. Seeing Lin Tian's message, her emerald-like eyes curved.

[Lin Tian]: "I need more this time, 1601 units. Do you have enough?"

Lord Su Wan's eyes lit up—a big order! But her thoughts turned, and she thought of the other "specialties" piled up in the warehouse. Seeing that Lin Tian could buy so much spirit wood at once, she decided to take the initiative to promote them.

[Lord Su Wan]: "Enough, definitely enough! But... Lin Tian, do you only ever want moon birch spirit wood? I've recently cultivated and collected quite a few other good things here. Do you want to take a look while you're at it? (Attached with a 'mysterious smile' emoji)"

She walked to the warehouse at the edge of the territory, which was entwined with vines and flowers, where various fruits, herbs, and grains were stored in categories:

Baskets upon baskets of various fruits emitting a sweet fragrance (berries, crisp fruits, honey melons, etc.).

Bundles of fresh, succulent emerald vegetables. Piles of spirit rice, stacked like small mountains, with full and crystalline grains containing faint spiritual energy, as well as over a hundred exquisite wooden boxes containing healing potions that could quickly heal wounds, which she had made using herbs grown in her territory and crafting blueprints.