15: Castle drawings

The ghost blood blade had two effects.

Effect one was an attack power increase of +20 for all Troops!

Beedrill's attack power increased from 17 to 37.

Ironclad Ant's attack power increased from 41 to 61.

Self-Detonating Firefly's attack power increased from 400 to 420.

Among them, this War Treasure provided the largest boost to Beedrill and Ironclad Ant.

Especially Beedrill, whose attack power was directly raised to the level of a common Tier 3 Troop.

Ironclad Ant's boost wasn't as significant, but its attack power still increased by about 50%.

Moreover, this boost wasn't just for one or two Troops.

It was for the thousands of Troops under Li Feng's command!

Not only that, but the ghost blood blade also had a second effect.

All Troops gained an additional skill called 'Bloodthirst'.

Li Feng clicked on Beedrill's panel to view the skill's effect.

Bloodthirst: Beedrill will become extremely Bloodthirsty. After dealing damage to an enemy, it will absorb a portion of the damage as health, converting it into its own health.

This was a lifesteal skill, capable of increasing sustainability.

Li Feng had several Beedrills attack each other.

By observing their health, he deduced the specific values.

After several comparisons, Li Feng finally reached a conclusion.

The Bloodthirst skill could absorb 15% - 20% of the damage as health.

Li Feng was very satisfied with this skill.

All his Troops gained increased sustainability, making them harder to kill.

"This is only a Tier 1 War Treasure. If I can obtain the legendary war artifact in the future, that boost would be truly terrifying."

Li Feng murmured, his eyes filled with longing.

Those were treasures that even Godly Lords would covet, who wouldn't long for them?

Afterward, he came to the BOSS's corpse.

There was a half-human-tall bronze treasure chest here, dropped by the BOSS after its death.

Tier 1, 2, and 3 chests were wooden, while Tier 4, 5, and 6 chests were bronze.

After a normal BOSS died, it would drop at least a Tier 4 chest, and at most a Tier 6 chest.

Li Feng's luck was quite good; it dropped a Tier 6 chest.

He reached out and gently pushed open the lid of the treasure chest.

You opened a Tier 6 treasure chest. You received the following rewards: wood * 2000, stone * 2000, iron * 2000, gold coins * 2000, Tier 6 gem * 1, Basic Castle Blueprint * 1.

Li Feng's expression shifted, and a castle blueprint appeared in his hand.

Basic Castle

Health: 800,000

Defense: 400

Effect: With the castle as the core, an area of 10 kilometers in radius becomes your territory. Within the territory, all units gain +50% to all attributes, +100% health recovery speed, and all building cooldowns within the territory are reduced by 50% (unique priority).

Materials required for construction: wood * 10,000, stone * 10,000, iron * 10,000.

Looking at the blueprint in his hand, Li Feng's face broke into a brilliant smile.

This was an extremely valuable blueprint.

The castle was the most core building in a territory.

There was a saying among Lords:

A Lord without a castle is incomplete.

Because, before a castle was built,

Calling oneself a Lord was actually just being a small leader with a few Troops; there was no true territory.

Only after building a castle could one officially own a territory and formally become a Lord.

Castles were divided into five qualities, from low to high: Basic Castle, Intermediate Castle, Advanced Castle, Top-tier Castle, and Divine Temple!

The ultimate evolution of a castle was actually the core building of a deity—the Divine Temple, which showed how important it was.

Let's talk about the effects.

The castle would buff all Troops (including the Lord and heroes) within its territory.

Furthermore, all building cooldowns within the territory were reduced by 50%, and this had unique priority.

For example,

The cooldown for a Tier 1 Troop altar was 2.4 hours; with a castle, it would be reduced to 1.2 hours.

Moreover, this cooldown reduction enjoyed priority.

In the future, if a Lord obtained an item that reduced cooldowns, it would be applied on top of the 1.2-hour base cooldown.

Only castles possessed a building with such an effect!

Generally speaking, during the Novice trial period, very few players could acquire a castle.

Even if they did, it would be near the end of the assessment.

Unexpectedly, Li Feng's luck was so heaven-defying that he acquired a castle on the second day.

"Speaking of which, I remember the first Novice Lord to build a castle would also trigger a server announcement and receive rewards."

Thinking of this, Li Feng's expression became strange.

It seemed he had monopolized all the server announcements, leaving nothing for others.

Although there were still 29 monster sieges to come, and the first place in each would trigger a server announcement,

Li Feng didn't think anyone could compete with him for first place.

Shaking his head, Li Feng reined in his thoughts.

If he monopolized them, then so be it.

When he awakened the Zerg Scourge, it was destined to be this way.

He put away the castle blueprint and began collecting resources from the BOSS.

Collection successful. You received: food * 10,000, Moonlit Grass * 10.

"Moonlit Grass?"

Li Feng frowned, he had some impression of it.

His mind raced, and after a short while of thinking, he remembered.

In the Endless Continent, there were tens of thousands of spirit herbs, and Moonlit Grass was one of them.

Spirit herbs had qualities just like Troops.

Moonlit Grass was a Tier 1 spirit herb.

Although it was only Tier 1, it was very rare.

It was rarely circulated on the market.

Precisely because of its rarity, it was not found in most books.

Li Feng was able to know about Moonlit Grass thanks to his uncle, Li Wuchang.

Li Wuchang's study contained various books about the Endless Continent, including a rare spirit herb encyclopedia.

Li Feng had seen Moonlit Grass in that book.

After a creature consumed Moonlit Grass, it could increase its mental attribute by 1 point and gain 1 point of Moonlit Shield.

Authoritative organizations had long since tested that 1 point of Moonlit Shield could nullify 100 points of damage.

If the Moonlit Shield was depleted, it only needed to bask in moonlight for one night to replenish.

However, a creature could only consume a maximum of 10 stalks of Moonlit Grass.

More than 10 stalks would have no effect.

"Good stuff."

With only 10 stalks of Moonlit Grass, Li Feng naturally consumed them himself without hesitation.

Moonlit Grass resembled roadside foxtail grass, only emitting a faint moonlight glow.

Chewing it, it wasn't unpleasant, but rather had a faint, refreshing aroma.

Soon, all 10 stalks of Moonlit Grass had entered Li Feng's stomach.

Spirit: 10 ↑ 20

At the same time, Li Feng felt a gentle power hidden within his body.

That should be the Moonlit Shield, which could nullify 1000 points of damage for him, making him even harder to kill.

"This is a good place; I've gained a lot for two consecutive days."

Li Feng looked at the cave, smiling slightly.

Afterward, he left a Beedrill behind to monitor the area.

Once new monsters or BOSSes spawned, he would know immediately.

Having done all this, he left the cave with his Troops.

Outside the cave, he had Skarner carry him back to his territory at full speed.

As for the other Troops, they returned at a normal pace.

Skarner was an Epic Hero, and his speed was far beyond what Beedrill and Ironclad Ant could match.

He was as fast as a whirlwind, instantly leaving all the Troops behind, and in no time, he had carried Li Feng back to his territory...