Chapter 398 Thinking and Planning
"Some time ago, while acquiring the Eternal Night Magic Box of unknown purpose from the auction in Fanyin City, I made an agreement with Al, the Lord of Fanyin City, to explore the unknown ruins."
"Moreover, we also invited Tina, the leader of the Blue Rose Knights, and Ryan, the leader of the Broken Blade Knights, to go with them with their capable forces. The purpose is to recruit the two of them under their command and further enhance the strength of the territory."
"These two independent knights each have three brigades, with a total of 3,000 professional warriors. They have a complete personnel structure and their overall strength is higher than the average city garrison."
"In this way, I will undoubtedly have two new good trump cards in my hand."
Lei Xiao continued to think while pacing slowly in the bright hall illuminated by light crystals.
"In addition, judging from the situation at that time, in addition to me, the two independent knights, and the Lord of Fanyin City, Orr, there is also a mysterious organization that is preparing to make moves in the secret during the upcoming ruins exploration trip. It will definitely be a very interesting journey.”
"As for the agreed time, it will be the day after tomorrow. By then, I don't know what kind of ruins it will be? What kind of treasures or clues will be found? Let me wait and see."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao took over today's Qi Condensing Pills refined by Xue Ya and Faxia, and upgraded them to 500 Qi Condensing Pills and 5 Rose Energy Condensing Pills.
After Xue Ya and Faxia bowed to leave, Lei Xiao walked upstairs while falling into deep thought again.
"In this case, before the day after tomorrow, I should take some time to re-examine the development of the territory during this period."
"Currently, while expanding our own strength and strengthening the territory's defense, the construction facilities in the territory must not be left behind."
"After all, the entire territory itself is the foundation of my life in this world."
Lei Xiao looked thoughtful as he walked up the spiral staircase of the mansion.
"In addition to the lord's mansion itself, there are three miracle buildings that can be upgraded in the territory."
"There is no doubt that every miraculous building that is the crystallization of the highest wisdom of each race can obviously play a huge role. The higher the level, the better."
After thinking about this, Lei Xiao had already arrived at the office on the third floor of the lord's mansion and sat on the comfortable boss's chair.
"At this stage, of the three miracle buildings in the territory, the Guardian Defense Agency has reached level 5, the Light Healing Station is at level 2, and the Tower of Vision is also at level 2."
"Among them, the main upgrade resources for the Guardian Defense Agency are the dark magic crystal and obsidian."
"The current main source of these two resources is the hidden mines that Su Ru, Su Mo, and Sun Qi are nervously digging in the old mining area of Gelin City."
"If you think about it carefully, some time has passed since the discovery of the ore vein. It seems that we have to go and accept the results of their work tomorrow to see if there is any possibility of expanding production capacity."
Lei Xiao was seen holding his chin with one hand, putting his elbow on the desk in front of him, and continued to ponder.
"The main upgrade resources of the Bright Healing Center are light crystal stone and white jade ore."
"Lin has been secretly purchasing the light crystals from these two resources using the internal channels of the Phytolacca Trade Fair."
"As for the white jade ore, it is extremely difficult to find in Lengyan."
"However, since I have brought Shanjing Principality under my control, there happens to be a newly discovered vein of white jade ore there, and I have also ordered Bolun to fully mine it, so I also have a stable source."
"The Tower of Vision, which was built recently, requires mainly the Wind Spirit Stone and the Blue Moon Stone."
"Although there is no stable source of these two resources at present, I have also asked Lin to purchase them, and I will get the news soon."
"Of course, finding its stable source is still something that cannot be ignored."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao stood up from the boss's chair and murmured to himself.
"In short, in addition to the current sources of these six main resources required for upgrading miracle buildings, I will mobilize subordinates in various places to pay attention to them during the meeting tomorrow morning and further expand the search scope."
At this time, Lei Xiao went straight to the corner of the office, in front of the constantly rotating magic circle.
Then we started working backwards on today's exquisite sickle. After some upgrades and decompositions, we finally obtained 1,200 units of copper ingots.
Nodding with satisfaction, Lei Xiao opened the property interface of the lord's mansion and set his sights on the last column of materials required for upgrade.
"As for the lord's mansion itself, it is currently at level 7, and all the resources required to upgrade to level 8 are 600,000 units of stone, 400,000 units of wood, 240,000 units of thatch, 10,000 units of iron ingots, and 10,000 copper ingots Unit, 2,000 units of fine steel ingots?”
Looking at the text on the attribute column, Lei Xiao thought to himself.
"Needless to say, the first three basic resources are naturally available as much as they are needed."
"The most critical thing is the last level 3 rare resource stainless steel ingot, which is extremely difficult to obtain and is mainly abundant in the dwarves."
"Before I left Kongqing Town just now, I learned from Lin that Fang Hai had already started the forging work of the fine steel spurs and will wait until the forging is completed."
"After some upgrading and decomposition, you will naturally be able to obtain a large number of fine steel ingots."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes fell on the iron ingot and copper ingot again, and he continued to think.
"Finally, regarding these two important resources, my current reserves are 800 units of iron ingots and 4,900 units of copper ingots."
"Through the reverse and reverse operation of upgrading and decomposition, the daily output is approximately 1,200 units of iron or copper ingots."
"With such a fixed output, it was okay to upgrade the mansion before when the quantity required was not large."
"But at present, when these two resources require 10,000 units each, it seems a bit stretched, let alone subsequent upgrades."
"As for the regular acquisition of iron ingots and copper ingots, the most direct way to obtain these two resources is to establish a large number of smelters for refining."
"This method, even if it is left to other lords to complete, is too time-consuming and laborious. For me, it is obviously not very efficient."
"From this, I have already thought of another simple and quick method."
Smiling slightly, Lei Xiao first closed the attribute bar of the lord's mansion, sat back on the boss's chair, and continued to think.
"Fundamentally speaking, at this stage, the reason why I can only produce 1,200 units of iron or copper ingots every day is because of the limited working hours and manufacturing efficiency of making magic circles."
"So, as long as these two basic problems can be solved, I will naturally be able to obtain more exquisite logging axes or exquisite sickles."
"In this way, after the upgrade and decomposition, the number of copper and iron ingots I obtain will also increase accordingly."
At this time, Lei Xiao subconsciously tapped his fingers on the table while thinking.
"It takes me 8 hours to create a magic circle by myself."
"It is conceivable that if the other 9 lords are produced together and handed over to me, this number will undoubtedly become 80 hours, and the daily output will also reach 12,000 units."
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"However, since the manufacturing list of the exquisite series of tools can only be unlocked when the lord's mansion is upgraded to level 5, the preparation work I need to do is to upgrade all the lord's mansions to level 5."
"The upper limit of the population of a level 5 lord's mansion is 200 people. You can receive 1 second-level recruitment order or 6 first-level recruitment orders every day, which is completely within my control."
"In this way, the problem of copper ingots and iron ingots will naturally be solved smoothly."
Thinking of this, while feeling happy, Lei Xiao couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Having said that, the current problem still lies in the fine steel ingots."
"Before the resources required for more advanced upgrades appear, stainless steel ingots, a level 3 rare resource, are undoubtedly the only important thing for me to upgrade my mansion now."
Pouting his lips slightly, Lei Xiao continued to think.
"Because Leng Yan and Sheng Ye have been in a state of war for years, their opponents are not only each other, but also other forces bordering the land."
"As a result, both the royal families and the cities of the two countries are basically in a state of vigorous warfare all year round."
"So, in this context, even copper and iron ore, which is a level 2 common resource, is a hot commodity, not to mention that it is refined from the fine steel ore that is abundant in the dwarves and is only used in level 3. The above equipment has stainless steel ingots.”
"In short, while Fang Hai is building, the other fastest way to obtain stainless steel ingots is to directly purchase equipment made of stainless steel ingots, and then upgrade and disassemble them."
"On this point, during the meeting tomorrow morning, I will also instruct my subordinates in various places to pay attention and purchase."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao, who felt a little sleepy, stretched, stood up from the boss's chair, and started walking towards his lord's suite.
At this time, Lei Xiao clearly understood.
Currently, there are turmoils around the territory, whether it's the battle for the throne between the three princes Leng Yan, the Holy Night in the border area, or the mysterious organization dormant in the dark.
With every action or confrontation between these forces, there will be unexpected drastic changes in this land.
For me, these drastic changes are crises, but they are also opportunities.
And how to survive and develop better in this deadly whirlpool-like storm is undoubtedly the next most test of oneself.
Lei Xiao thought this as he lay down on the soft big bed after washing himself.
"After picking up Xiaoya in Kongqing Town tomorrow, we will go to the old mining area of Gelin City to see the mining conditions of Su Ru, Su Mo and others."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao first removed the light crystal stone on the bedside table, making the whole room darken, and then continued to think.
"By the way, when all the work on the city walls and gates of the territory is completed, the original trenches will be used to dig the moat."
"After all, there are abundant underground water resources near and around the territory. Coupled with the trickle of streams flowing in the territory, it is enough to form a stable moat..."
As he thought about it, Lei Xiao felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and before long, he fell into a deep sleep.
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嘤～嘤啾!
Early the next morning, the first rays of the rising sun and the still-high moon appeared in the hazy sky at the same time.
Lei Xiao was woken up by the soft chirping of birds that he had not heard for a long time.
Pouting his lips slightly, Lei Xiao cheered up.
As he sat up from the bed, he couldn't help but murmur to himself: "These warblers haven't appeared for a while. I originally thought they were driven away by the patrolling sky guardians."
Stretching, Lei Xiao rubbed his eyes and continued to think: "However, these little things have the ability to disturb the atmosphere, and they can be regarded as an additional concealment measure for the territory."
Next, Lei Xiao's mind moved, and a round rose energy-gathering pill appeared on his palm.
Smelling the elegant fragrance emanating from it, Lei Xiao swallowed it directly and started his daily morning practice.
While concentrating, Lei Xiao, who had his eyes closed and was concentrating, quickly became familiar with the process and completely refined the third-level magic potion.
Then, without hesitation, he flicked his finger again and put another Rose Focus Pill into his mouth.
After some meticulous and perfect refining.
Lei Xiao opened his lips slightly, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and then opened his eyes.
At this time, he felt refreshed and opened his attribute bar.
【Name: Lei Xiao】
【ID: 0013076067】
【Occupation: Lord】
[Level: "Physics: Level 3, Nine Stars" "Magic: Level 3, Four Stars"]
[Talent: Goldfinger Lv: 1]
[Skills: Lightning Strike "Magic Level 1", Double Thunder Strike "Magic Level 2", Triple Thunder Strike "Magic Level 3", Whale Thunder Explosion "Magic Level 3", Panic Flash "Physical Level 3", Mirage Illusion Technique "Universal Illusion Level 4"]
After closing the attribute bar, a hint of joy appeared on Lei Xiao's face.
As he rolled over and got out of bed, he murmured to himself: "Has my physical strength finally reached the peak level of the third-order nine-star level? Not bad, not bad!"
Overjoyed, after washing himself, Lei Xiao dressed neatly and walked out of the room in high spirits.
Going straight to the lord's office on the same floor, Lei Xiao couldn't help but reveal a thoughtful look on his face.
"Currently, I have 2,809 first-level recruitment orders, 200 second-level recruitment orders, and all third-level recruitment orders have been used up."
"After the mansion is upgraded, there will inevitably be a large number of more people. Therefore, at this stage, we should focus on saving some second-level recruitment orders."
After making up his mind, Lei Xiao immediately received today's three second-level recruitment orders and started upgrading directly.
In the end, 210 second-level recruitment orders and 1 third-level recruitment order were successfully obtained.
Immediately afterwards, Lei Xiao smoothly arranged the manufacturing sequence and then walked out of the lord's office.
Just when Lei Xiao was about to go downstairs, the familiar voice of a reminder suddenly rang in his ears. (End of chapter)