32: Fatten them up before slaughtering them

Li Feng only had one Troops blueprint left in his hand.

It was a Troops blueprint converted from the blueprint of the fifth-tier Troops, Azure Flame Tiger.

Water Spider!

Looking at the Troops blueprint in his hand, Li Feng showed a surprised expression.

The Azure Flame Tiger belonged to fire-element Troops, while the Water Spider belonged to water-element Troops.

Although both were magic-type Troops, their attributes were completely opposite.

"It seems my previous speculation wasn't entirely accurate; Troops conversions don't necessarily result in completely identical attributes," Li Feng thought to himself.

The Water Spider is an amphibious insectoid Troops.

It has an azure-blue body with six green spider legs, and a large head that constantly bears a bubble.

They primarily inhabit water, but the bubble on their head allows them to survive on land as well.

Just north of Li Feng's territory was a vast, boundless lake.

The resources in the water would absolutely not be less than those on land.

He previously had no Troops capable of operating in water, so he had no interest in that lake.

Now that he had obtained the Water Spider Troops blueprint, Li Feng's mind instantly became active.

However, he currently did not have any fifth-tier gems, so he couldn't build the Water Spider's Troops Altar.

He opened the trading market, searched for a while, and then closed it helplessly.

Gems were absolutely one of the most top-tier resources at this stage.

Even if a player obtained one, they would keep it for themselves and would never put it up for sale.

On the trading market, let alone fifth-tier gems, there weren't even more than 10 first-tier gems combined.

Helplessly, Li Feng had no choice but to post a message: "Three third-tier Troops blueprints for one fifth-tier gem. Interested parties please private message me."

At this stage, Troops blueprints were definitely rare items.

The normal market price for one fifth-tier gem was 10,000 gold coins.

One third-tier Troops blueprint was worth 3,000-4,000 gold coins.

Three third-tier Troops blueprints for one fifth-tier gem could be considered a fair trade.

Although it was late at night, the novice protection period had just ended, and almost no Lord could sleep. The number of Lords active in the market channel was certainly not small.

As soon as Li Feng's message was posted, it immediately drew countless responses.

For a time, a large number of Lords sent private messages to Li Feng.

Soon after, Li Feng disappointedly closed the market channel.

Among hundreds of private messages, not a single Lord wanted to sell him a fifth-tier gem.

Ultimately, the novice assessment had only just passed three days ago.

Lords who could obtain fifth-tier gems in such a short time must possess powerful Troops.

In this situation, they naturally wouldn't be interested in third-tier Troops blueprints.

Unless Li Feng was willing to offer more valuable items, no one would be willing to trade with him at this stage.

"Forget it, there's always tomorrow. I've only explored the tip of the iceberg in this area. Underwater exploration can happen naturally," he said, putting away the Water Spider Troops blueprint.

"Zhang Qiang said there are a total of 19 Lords in this nearby area, right?"

Returning to the watchtower, Li Feng gazed into the distance, his eyes gleaming.

He made up his mind that as long as other Lords didn't provoke him, he wouldn't attack them.

It wasn't that he was being overly compassionate and letting go of easy prey.

Rather, he intended to fatten the pigs before slaughtering them.

Monster sieges occurred daily, and as long as those Lords remained, they could earn assessment points every day.

If he eliminated them now, the short-term benefits would indeed be maximized.

But in the long run, it would definitely be a huge loss.

As for imprisoning these Lords and letting his Troops take over their Lord Altars, Li Feng never even considered it.

Assessment monsters killed by non-own Troops would not count for assessment points.

Take Zhang Qiang as an example.

His Lord Altar had already been taken over by Li Feng.

The assessment monsters that refreshed every night would be dealt with by Li Feng, but neither Li Feng nor Zhang Qiang would gain a single point.

If it weren't for Chen Hu and others attacking his territory, he wouldn't have acted so decisively, eliminating all of them.

Li Feng had no regrets about this.

The other party had already discovered his territory and engaged in battle.

If he let them go this time, when they came back next time, they would be even more prepared.

If things went wrong, Li Feng could also suffer a setback.

Ultimately, although the SSS-grade talent was powerful, it had not yet reached the point of being invincible.

Therefore, Li Feng would spare no one who dared to attack his territory, to eliminate future troubles!

"I hope those people discover me a little later, so I can accumulate more points," Li Feng muttered, a strange smile on his face.

Time flew by, and the daytime of the fourth day arrived as scheduled.

Unlike the third day, Li Feng had a clear objective this time.

He had Kha'Zix lead 100 Flying Mantises to Zhang Qiang's Lord Altar area at the fastest speed.

That was a rich mining area with many uncollected ore veins, and Li Feng needed those resources.

Li Feng also had Skarner lead a portion of his Troops to explore the map.

The rest remained in the castle, responsible for guarding its safety.

Although his Troops were divided into three, his territory remained impregnable.

What's more, he still had tens of thousands of gold coins unused.

He could mass-produce Troops at any time.

In the nearby area, there were only 19 Lords.

These Troops were already enough to protect the safety of Li Feng's territory.

With Kha'Zix and the Flying Mantises operating at full power, it only took them a little over ten minutes to reach that basin.

Through sharing Kha'Zix's vision, Li Feng saw ore veins everywhere.

Nearly 20 Lords had initially descended in this area; they had jointly collected for three days, yet only a small portion of the ore veins had been harvested, leaving many still untouched.

All of these now benefited Li Feng.

With Li Feng's command, all the Flying Mantises immediately flew to the ore veins and began collecting resources.

There was no sound notification for collecting ore veins.

But Li Feng could check his total resources.

He watched with his own eyes as his resources grew every moment.

This process of watching resources continuously increase was very pleasing to the eye.

After watching for several minutes, Li Feng finally withdrew his gaze.

The fourth day of the novice assessment was often the most brutal day.

On this day, everyone's protective shields would disappear.

If one's strength was not strong enough and they were unlucky enough to descend near a powerful Lord, then they were basically finished.

On the district channel, there were almost no Lords still in the mood to chat.

Most Lords were either in urgent alliances, in the midst of battle, or had already had their Lord Altars destroyed.

The monster siege on the third night had only eliminated over ten thousand Lords.

By the end of the third day, the number of Lords was still infinitely close to 800,000.

By the evening of the fourth day, this number instantly plummeted to 750,000.

A total of 50,000 Lords were eliminated from the Endless Continent.

Li Feng's luck was clearly very good.

In the area where he descended, there were no other Lords for dozens of kilometers around.

Until the night of the fourth day, Li Feng's territory remained peaceful, untouched by the fires of war.

If it weren't for Zhang Qiang awakening a search-type talent, Chen Hu and the others would not have discovered and attacked him so quickly...