106: Chapter 106 Placing Epic Buildings

Basic attributes such as attack and defense, as well as skill effects, were enhanced in all aspects.

The massive boost that barracks technology provided to Troop Types was highly evident.

And this was not even the limit.

As the barracks Rank became higher, the bonuses from barracks technology would also increase, making the strength of these Troop Types far exceed those without barracks technology bonuses.

Could they even possess strength comparable to, or even greater than, heroes?

"What am I thinking?"

Lin Xiao couldn't help but chuckle. It was true that Troop Types with barracks technology bonuses would far surpass those without.

However, expecting them to rival heroes was wishful thinking.

The gap in strength between heroes and Troop Types was immense, and as time went on, this gap would only widen.

barracks technology only allowed Troop Types to barely keep pace with the growth of heroes so they wouldn't fall behind; wanting to surpass heroes solely through barracks technology was undoubtedly a pipe dream.

If heroes were bosses, then Troop Types with barracks technology were elite monsters, while those without were just ordinary mobs.

"Rank 4 barracks don't have Military Formation Techniques. It seems they only unlock at Rank 5."

Lin Xiao closed the barracks technology panel.

Next, he went to the south, west, and north sides of his territory to upgrade the other three Epic Grade barracks to Rank 4, while also maxing out all their barracks technologies.

*Rumble~*

Amidst the massive tremors, the range of influence of the three Epic Grade barracks also increased to twenty square kilometers.

Just like the Rock Fortress, their additional barracks technologies were all enhancements to troop skills. As these projects were activated, the strength of the three major Troop Types also received a massive boost.

"Hmm, the recruitment counts for both the Storm Camp and the Frost Fortress have been reset."

Soon, Lin Xiao discovered another astonishing fact.

The situation with these two barracks was different from the Rock Fortress; the Wind Shadow Archers and Frost Giants in the territory had actually been recruited from these barracks.

"It seems to be because of the quality upgrade."

Lin Xiao realized.

Both the Storm Camp and the Frost Fortress had undergone quality upgrades, which was why this change occurred.

This was undoubtedly a great thing, as it allowed Lin Xiao to recruit even more Troop Types.

Although using targeted troop recruitment could also increase the number of troops, it was far too expensive and nowhere near as cheap as normal recruitment.

Without hesitation, Lin Xiao immediately began recruiting.

The various resources and Source Crystals he currently had on hand were enough to easily max out his territory's population limit.

The recruitment limits for the Rank 4 Blazing Dragon Nest and Frost Fortress were both fifty.

The recruitment limits for the Storm Camp and Rock Fortress were one hundred.

There wasn't much to say about this; the former had stronger individual strength, so their recruitable numbers were lower.

Soon, Lin Xiao completed the recruitment.

He recruited 30 Burning Sky Flame Dragons, 50 Frost Giants, and maxed out the Wind Shadow Archers at 100.

After this series of actions, the recruitment numbers for all three barracks were maxed out.

Only the Rock Fortress remained empty.

At this point, the number of troops in the territory reached 500, and the population limit of the Rank 4 territory was suddenly full, making it impossible to recruit any more troops.

Lin Xiao stopped.

The newly recruited troops were all Tier 3. After distributing resources, he sent them off to Cultivate and grow.

Whether they were new or old troops, their main task for the foreseeable future was to Cultivate and grow to improve their strength.

The Frost Domain and Red Lotus Domain were kept active at all times.

On the Human Race troops' side, the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array replaced the original Low-level Spirit Gathering Array.

In the First Source Sea, the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array didn't have much of a purpose because the territory's concentration of chaos source qi was limited; even with an Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array, the effect wouldn't be much better than a Low-level Spirit Gathering Array, yet the consumption was much higher.

But in the Second Source Sea, it was a different story.

The concentration of chaos source qi in a Rank 4 territory was far higher than that of a Rank 3 territory.

At this time, the efficacy of the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array could be fully realized, making great use of the Rank 4 territory's concentration of chaos source qi.

Of course, a mere Rank 4 territory was not worth running the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array at full capacity.

Furthermore, the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Array was much larger than the Low-level Spirit Gathering Array, capable of accommodating fifty people cultivating inside.

Eight Intermediate Spirit Gathering Arrays could cover all the Human Race heroes and troops in the territory.

...

Finally, Lin Xiao arrived at the central area.

Under his planning, the central area occupied a region of one hundred square kilometers, located at the dead center of the territory.

Aside from the four barracks, all other buildings in Lin Xiao's territory would be placed here, so it was only natural for the central area to be this large.

What's more, there were several Epic Grade buildings to be placed.

enlightenment mountain, Eye of Truth, gravity magic well... Lin Xiao had already gathered all the necessary Materials to construct these Epic Grade buildings, and their locations had been chosen.

First was the enlightenment mountain.

This was one of the most important buildings in the territory.

Although it was also Epic Grade, it could not have its quality upgraded like the barracks could, meaning it could not afford any mishaps. Lin Xiao did not feel safe placing it outside, so he put it on the east side of the central area.

With the use of a Quick Construction Scroll, a strange mountain peak rose from the ground in the central area.

Lin Xiao upgraded its Rank to Rank 4.

What ultimately appeared before him was a strange mountain peak that occupied an area of one square kilometer and stood three hundred meters high.

There was not a single tree on this mountain from top to bottom.

From the foot of the mountain, a small path wound its way upward, leading straight to the peak.

On the mountain body, various strange, profound inscriptions and complex patterns were scattered everywhere, seemingly offering no small measure of inspiration to climbers.

Once the enlightenment mountain was placed, it immediately began to continuously influence the surrounding environment.

Standing at the foot of the mountain, Lin Xiao could feel his mind become crystal clear and his thoughts highly active.

"What a great place."

"As expected of the enlightenment mountain."

His spirits lifted, and he quickly ordered the Human Race heroes and troops to come to the foot of enlightenment mountain to Cultivate, moving the Intermediate Spirit Gathering Arrays over as well.

After some testing, Lin Xiao confirmed that the enlightenment mountain's range of influence was around ten square kilometers.

The closer one was to it, the better the effect.

It served to boost the effects of cultivation.

As for wanting to comprehend the Dao, one still had to personally ascend enlightenment mountain.

This was already excellent, allowing the Human Race troops to achieve twice the results with half the effort in their cultivation.

Next was the Eye of Truth.

Lin Xiao placed it in the center of the territory, right near the Lords Mansion.

After upgrading it to Rank 4, the Eye of Truth that appeared before Lin Xiao was a tall tower; its footprint was not very large, but its height was extremely tall, reaching over five hundred meters.

At the top of the tower was a massive, silver-white vertical pupil.

When inactive, this silver-white vertical pupil remained closed, but once activated, everything in the entire territory would be brought under its gaze.

The falling star magic tower was placed by Lin Xiao on the other side of the Lords Mansion.

It was also a tall magic tower, with a footprint much larger than the Eye of Truth, but its height was only just over a hundred meters.

Countless star patterns were displayed on the tower's body.

There was also the earth meteor cannon.

The base of this Epic Grade giant cannon was deeply embedded into the ground, as if it wanted to draw endless thermal energy from deep underground to power its attacks.

Its barrel length alone reached over a hundred meters, making it a certified lethal weapon.

Finally, the gravity magic well and the star dome barrier; these two defensive buildings were extremely massive, taking up a full square kilometer of space, making them two absolute behemoths.