134: Chapter 134 Heroic Building: The Astronomical Tower!

"Edible plants—doesn't that mean we can finally usher in an agricultural era!"

For the current territory, food is the scarcest resource.

If we can unlock the agricultural module, it will truly resolve a major issue.

Fortunately, I had instructed the Scouts to continue their reconnaissance before entering the Battle of Heroic Souls, which is why we have good news the moment we return.

Su Yang tapped the panel to check the two new achievements the Scouts had unlocked.

[New Area Discovered: Shadow Zone – Home to unique plants and the powerful Xenomorphs that exist in a symbiotic relationship with them.]

[Achievement Unlocked: "Baby Is Scared" – command points + 4000.]

[Edible Fruit Discovered.]

[Achievement Unlocked: "Eating Grass Is Good for Digestion" – command points + 5000.]

According to the logs uploaded by the Scouts, the path to the southwest is covered in ordinary dense forest.

After traveling about 100 kilometers, they discovered an area shrouded in mist.

Continuing another 50 kilometers in that direction, they entered the Shadow Zone and discovered this edible fruit.

Based on the Scouts' descriptions and illustrations, the fruit is the size of an apple, and its texture is similar to root vegetables like sweet potatoes.

It is certainly unlikely that this strange land would grow Earth crops.

However, if this fruit is similar to a sweet potato crop, that is good news.

Tuber crops are high-quality carbohydrates and can be eaten as a staple food.

The Scouts are still on their way back; we will only know if it can be cultivated as a crop once they bring it back.

Returning to the territory and gaining the possibility of starting agriculture, combined with the generous rewards from the Battle of Heroic Souls, is truly a double blessing.

Su Yang opened the panel to tally the rewards obtained from this special event one by one.

The highest priority and most direct reward is, of course, the command points.

General Li Xin and General Meng Tian lived up to expectations, securing the top two spots in the hero rankings.

The first place awarded 30,000 command points, and the second place awarded 25,000 command points.

This single event provided a total of 55,000 command points!

This is just the most superficial reward; in addition to the command points, the second-place finish also provided two extra mining machines.

Resource production facilities are definitely the rewards Su Yang most wants to see.

With the powerful soldiers and technology of the Great Qin, combat power is simply not an issue.

What is most important now is the resources needed to support this massive combat power.

With the two mining machines in hand, Su Yang did not hesitate; he used one for iron ore and one for stone.

Iron ore is the most critical of all current Materials, while stone is a necessary resource for expanding roads outward.

Placing the extra mining machines on these two resources is the correct choice.

After resources comes the reward that surprised Su Yang the most—the unlocking of a Hero Building.

Normally, Hero Buildings can only be constructed when the Main Base is upgraded by 1 Rank.

After obtaining this reward, he can build a Hero Building on the spot without waiting for the Main Base to reach Rank 5.

If he recalls correctly, the only remaining Hero Building is the Astrology Tower, which relates to resources!

Opening the Hero Building panel, the Astrology Tower section had indeed lit up.

[Hero Building: Astrology Tower]

[Summon Hero Profession: Tactical Aide]

["A Tactical Aide's talent uses mountains and rivers as camps, and the stars and moon as formations; gathering the essence of the Universe, mastering the great power of heaven and earth, strategizing, and revealing the path of the future."]

[Building Characteristic: Unlock the Astrology Tower to obtain a series of content related to encounters, such as special areas, event foresight, and probability prediction.]

[Development Strategy: Times of Peace and Abundance]

["The Starry Dao is the foundation of national prosperity and the logic of the Universe; establish star officials to observe celestial phenomena, explain starlight, unify the timing, and know the national fortune; hoping for favorable weather and a stable nation."]

[Strategy Effect: All resource production facilities in the territory increase output by 20%, and all spoils of war increase by one quality Rank.]

The Astrology Tower can provide a series of events related to encounters, and its development strategy improves resource Rank.

With the current need to vigorously improve productivity, these two items are perfectly suited to the territory's development path.

Unlocking the Astrology Tower at this moment is simply perfect!

Su Yang flicked his consciousness and placed the Astrology Tower blueprint directly in the lord's area.

[Selection complete, Astrology Tower under construction...]

Speaking of astronomy, many people think it is high-end and a specialty of foreigners.

In fact, on the land of Huaxia, there have been records of divination based on celestial phenomena since the Shang Dynasty.

It is universally acknowledged that Huaxia possesses the world's earliest and most complete records of celestial phenomena.

It was the civilization with the most precise observations of astronomical phenomena before the European Renaissance.

From astronomy to geography, it can be said that the Old Ancestor left extremely valuable wealth for future generations.

Once the blueprint was placed, the sound of machinery roaring echoed.

A tower-shaped building with a hemispherical top rose from the ground.

The hemispherical top was surrounded by several copper tracks, connected by precise structures, rotating slowly.

The entire Astrology Tower looks solemn and advanced, preserving the characteristics of the Qin Dynasty while incorporating many high-precision instruments.

More important than its appearance is its function, so Su Yang immediately opened the Astrology Tower panel.

[Astrology Tower Panel]

[Pre-match Prediction]

[Consume command points to predict the outcome of upcoming battles, and provide a temporary disaster-relief BUFF after the prediction.]

[Consume command points: 5000 points]

["If you feel this battle is unstable, then come and divine."]

[Heaven-Sent Lucky Star]

[Consume command points to predict nearby fortune-gathering locations, obtaining the nearest unknown special location to the territory.]

["Do you want my treasure? If you want it, go and divine."]

[Note: Each use increases the command point cost by 5000.]

[Consume command points: Starting at 10000 points]

[Fate Harmonization]

[Consume command points to modify the quality of owned equipment, minerals, and spoils of war; a single item has a higher probability of appearing with better quality as the number of harmonizations increases.]

[Consume command points: Starting at 2000 points]

After reading the panel, Su Yang raised an eyebrow; to say nothing else, these options are quite interesting.

The first can predict the course of battles, and if things look bad, it will provide a disaster-relief and calamity-averting buff.

So, if we explore some new ethnic groups next time, we can divine first.

The second, Heaven-Sent Lucky Star, is also a good thing, as it can obtain locations of nearby special areas similar to ruins.

Ever since the ruins revealed the Xenomorph research station last time, Su Yang's enthusiasm for ruins has been very high, and he especially hopes for more encounters.

The last item, Fate Harmonization, is even more powerful, as it resets the quality Rank of owned facilities or items; simply put, it is a stat re-roll.

This will be very useful for those rare, hard-to-obtain spoils of war in the future!

In addition to these three options, the Astrology Tower also comes with strategies to improve production speed and the quality of spoils of war.

The Astrology Tower is simply the building the current territory needs the most!!