Chapter 363: The Moment of the Hunt, Racing Against Time!
One building after another shot up from the ground.
With the addition of a smelting forge, the efficiency of metal ingot production immediately increased significantly.
Batches of Silver Ore and Gold Ore were hauled into the smelting forge, which, now running at full capacity, began producing metal ingots at a frenzied pace.
Providing the supply of ore was sufficient, each smelting forge could contribute 100 metal ingots to the territory within an hour.
With the White Jade Skeletons tirelessly and passionately working without a single complaint, bars of silver and gold ingots were steadily stockpiled in the warehouse.
Zi Liyuan looked at the resource display on the Lord interface, particularly noting that the upgrade to LV8 Lord's Mansion had been unlocked, his eyes brimming with satisfaction.
However, this time he didn't click on upgrade immediately; instead, he was preparing to wait and then upgrade three levels in a row, which would surely bring a greater shock to other Lords!
It could even deter a group of restless Alien Lords.
Zi Liyuan glanced at the chat channels whenever he had the time.
There were far too many messages clamoring for his demise.
From midnight until dawn, another night had passed.
In a little over six hours, 600 silver and gold ingots had been collected—not yet enough to go straight to LV10, but he was getting close.
After filling all 16 slots of his spatial belts with food and everyday necessities, Zi Liyuan recalled his Undead Jade Horse and headed straight for the Gnolls' camp.
In less than a minute, with the Undead Jade Horse's swift pace, he arrived at the Gnoll camp.
The trading partner was still the Gnoll Priest, who, as the chief of this Gnoll tribe, had control over everything within it.
"I need all your Gold Ore, these foods and supplies are the deposit," he said without bothering with small talk, and proceeded to empty out the goods from the sixteen slots of his spatial belts.
Although this had a whiff of coercion, for the sake of leveling up, he couldn't afford to care too much about that for the time being.
Later on, once he lifted the seal on himself, he would offer them protection and take care of them.
"No problem, My Lord, we'll move the Gold Ore over right now," the priest assented without hesitation; being under the protection of the Lord was far more important than any amount of Gold Ore.
To the Gnolls, although they prized gold highly, their lives were of greater importance.
They could always mine again; with their natural talents, finding a new gold mine was just a matter of time!
Zi Liyuan summoned a group of Little Skeletons to escort the Gold Ore back, and he himself wasn't idle, filling up another sixteen slots of his spatial belts.
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He came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
If not for the time consumed by trading, a round trip could probably be done in one minute.
After unloading the Gold Ore, Zi Liyuan turned his attention to Hongsha.
"How was yesterday's reconnaissance? How many Lords did you find?" he asked.
"Master, I have only located two Lords' territories," she replied.
Hongsha didn't have the advantage of a map plug-in; she relied solely on her ghostly eyes, so finding two Lords' locations was quite remarkable.
"Lead the way; we'll take down their territories!"
"As you command, Master, please follow me," her seductive ghostly eyes flickering with a trace of a smile, Hongsha then flew up, darting northward at high speed.
Zi Liyuan said no more, patted his Undead Jade Horse, and like a gust of wind, followed close behind.
In terms of speed, the Undead Jade Horse was faster than Hongsha; however, when it came to offensive power, the horse was no match and was utterly defeated.
As a mount, it was not made for slaughter; how could it compete with Hongsha, a fearsome ghost?
But the combat strength of the two Epic Bosses wasn't exceptionally powerful, at least compared to Lao Tie, they were several levels behind.
Of course, Lao Tie's might was built by Zi Liyuan, step by step, and even though Lao Tie excelled in single combat, his only notable area damage ability was a self-destruct, a last-resort tactic that wouldn't be used lightly until the final moment.
Bathed in the glow of the sun, one man, one horse, and one ghost quickly hovered two thousand meters above a territory nestled within a forest.
The trees surrounding the territory had been cut down, and several buildings had been erected, housing soldiers and subjects who were busy all around.
No Lord was to be seen, but the location hadn't been scouted through a map plug-in in Zi's mind.
Among the mass of life forces, one stood out as exceptionally strong, clearly the Fourth Order strength of a Lord who had entered the Sea of Realms. However, it was just for show, as the rules of the Sea of Realms suppressed his strength down to a mere tenth of its true force.
"Quick battle, quick decision; take out the Lord first!"
Using the map plug-in, Zi Liyuan had already spotted the look of the altar; it wasn't the symbol of Blue Star, which meant the Lord of this territory was also from the Alien Human Race.
With that being the case, the natural choice was to directly eliminate the opponent.
With Zi Liyuan's precise guidance, the Undead Jade Horse, carrying him, charged down in a series of afterimages; its sturdy head aimed at a humanoid figure below and collided violently.
Hongsha, not to be outdone, extended her snow-white jade-like hands with ten-centimeter-long nails that gleamed coldly, as she struck fiercely at the opponent.
Under Zi's unrestrained guidance, the two Fourth Order Peak Epic Bosses launched a sudden ambush.
The Alien Lord had just felt a moment of unease in his soul and before he could understand the situation, he felt a violent impact against his chest and was sent flying through the air.