254: Activate the advanced shelter template! Biological Shelter!

[Buzz!]

[You have not yet completed the second advancement of the Shelter, so you cannot activate this item!]

Su Lie looked at the Lord-exclusive building extraction scroll in his hand that he couldn't activate and sighed, "It seems I can only wait a little longer! Fortunately, my basic resources are almost ready; all that's left is the heart of the ore vein!"

Before he entered the Dungeon, he had already refined 999 mining machines.

Without waiting until the afternoon, he would be able to harvest 1,000 god-level ore vein hearts.

At that time, he could advance the Shelter.

"Just wait a little longer!"

Su Lie placed the scroll next to the lords edict.

He placed the Shelter advancement decree he obtained this time together with the decree he had obtained previously.

Following that, Su Lie took out the vassal recruitment scroll.

He saw: [vassal recruitment scroll: Blue Rare Item. After use, you can recruit one Survivor to be your Vassal.

Vassal Rights: 1. They can move their Shelter into the Lord's territory by completing a relocation task.

2. The Vassal has autonomous authority. If dissatisfied with the Lord, they can leave at any time but must pay a certain amount of Mist Points as a "breakup fee."

3. The Vassal may receive resources from the Lord's territory, either paid or unpaid, as arranged by the Lord.

4. The Vassal needs to assist the Lord in managing the territory, coordinating the territory's defense, development, and exploration.

5. When accepting the invitation, the Vassal can negotiate with the Lord regarding their salary, benefits, and treatment.

Note: Once a Vassal agrees to recruitment, they must abide by the territory's laws and the Lord's commands. Otherwise, the Lord has the right to strip the Vassal of everything, even executing the Vassal.

Note: If a Vassal exhibits acts of betrayal, such as rebellion, espionage, or negligence, the Lord can directly kill the Vassal and receive certain rewards for doing so.

Note: Vassals can be recruited regardless of race, level, or rank; all life forms can be recruited.

Note: Once the recruitment is issued and an agreement is reached with the Vassal, it will be deemed a completed recruitment contract. The contract will officially activate once the Vassal settles in the territory.

Note: If either party violates the recruitment agreement, they will suffer punishment from the mist rule. The type of punishment is unlimited, and the highest penalty can be the direct execution of the violator.

Note: Only Lords who have activated the heart of the lord, gained a rank, and completed the Shelter advancement to a territory can use the recruitment scroll on other life forms!]

"Phew! It looks like this scroll will also have to wait! This is essentially an employment contract!"

Su Lie exhaled after reading it.

He first used Enhance on the scroll until it reached god-tier quality.

The god-tier quality vassal recruitment scroll could still recruit one Survivor.

However, the Vassal no longer needed to perform a relocation task and could move directly into the Lord's territory.

Furthermore, if the Vassal left the territory, they would not only have to pay Mist Points as a "breakup fee" but also return half of all the resources they had acquired to the Lord.

The Vassal's level, Lifespan, and attributes would also be halved.

In other words,

subordinates recruited via the god-tier quality vassal recruitment scroll would not only have to pay an enormous price in resources and points if they chose to leave the territory,

but their level would also be reduced to Level 20, their Lifespan halved, and their attributes halved.

If the Vassal stayed in the territory for less than a month, the punishment would be doubled.

This was definitely a good thing for the Lord.

After Su Lie briefly considered his recruitment target,

he placed the recruitment scroll aside.

He took out the shelter advancement template.

According to the information he obtained in the Dungeon,

this item had a critical role in the second and third advancements of the Shelter. It could also check for deficiencies and compensate for any shortcomings during the Shelter's advancement process.

Su Lie looked at the panel of the shelter advancement template.

[shelter advancement template: Red God-level Quality; once activated, you can reconstruct the Shelter through your imagination. This template will generate a list of required materials and related requirements needed to construct the Shelter.

Usage Count: 5 times. Enhancement: After using this template, the Shelter can complete its advancement instantly.

Enhancement: The success rate for the Shelter's second advancement is increased by 80%.

Note: You only have 5 opportunities to modify the template.

Note: After the template is finalized, you only need to place the template together with the upgrade resources and activate the Shelter upgrade module during the Shelter's upgrade to complete the Shelter's upgrade.

Note: This template is only applicable to the Shelter's second and third advancements.

Note: This template aims to accelerate the Shelter's rapid advancement and increase the Shelter's advancement rate.]

"Increasing the Shelter's advancement rate? Does the Shelter's second advancement have a certain failure rate?"

Su Lie's eyebrows twitched upon seeing this.

The informational value provided by this item was extraordinary.

Su Lie attempted to Enhance it.

Buzz! Soon, the shelter advancement template was done being Strengthened.

The overall description of the template remained unchanged after the Enhance.

Its modification count increased to 10 times.

The success rate of the second enhancement effect increased from 80% to 100%.

And a third enhancement was added.

[Enhancement: Additional material consumption for Shelter advancement is reduced by 50%!]

After reading, Su Lie immediately activated the shelter advancement template.

Buzz! The next second, a holographic screen appeared in his line of sight.

At the same time, a prompt appeared before him.

[It is detected that your Shelter is currently undergoing the second advancement task!]

[Please select the Shelter advancement option on this template's simulation panel!]

[1. Biological Shelter; 2. Barrier Shelter]

"Biological Shelter!"

Su Lie made his choice without hesitation.

Judging by his current combat power and wealth,

his demand for ordinary resources had already been met.

While a barrier-type Shelter that held firm to one location was certainly good,

he personally preferred a biological-type Shelter.

[Buzz!]

[Please construct the appearance of the Biological Shelter in your mind based on your imagination!]

[Note: You only need to construct the Shelter's outer shell that aligns with your aesthetics and fantasy. The rest will be completed by the shelter advancement template!]

Su Lie's eyes flashed as he looked at the prompt that appeared again.

At this moment, Cthulhu-like monsters in the form of octopuses flashed through his mind.

The shapes of mythical creatures like the White Tiger, Azure Dragon, Vermillion Bird, Black Tortoise, and Kunpeng appeared.

Many other biological forms, such as the Leviathan and the Zerg, also appeared.

This prevented him from making an immediate choice.

The shelter advancement template displayed some more prompts at this time.

[If you are unable to decide, you can construct based on the following information categories!]

[Biological Shelters are divided into three functional types: Combat Type, Defensive Type, and Integrated Offense and Defense Type!]

[Combat Type: Advantage: Smaller internal space, tighter overall structure of the Shelter. During combat, it can only be operated by the Shelter's owner or designated pilot. Weakness: Massive consumption in combat mode. Once energy is depleted, it cannot fight.]

[Defensive Type: Advantage: Large internal space, complete defensive structure. Weakness: Can only defend and move; cannot counterattack against large Mist life forms.]

[Integrated Offense and Defense Type: Advantage: Moderate space, capable of both combat and defense. Weakness: Massive daily consumption. Resources required for advancement are all specialized resources.]

[In addition to these two states!]

[The Shelter can also be conceptualized and constructed based on biological morphology categories...]