The dojo floated in the void like a starship without propulsion, its journey a silent one as peace settled back upon it following the tribulation of Zhou Ningdong and others. Members of the Dragon Palace resumed their roles as laborers, transporting shattered meteorites from space into the dojo, using them as foundational material to expand its territory.
Strangely, meteorites tens or even a hundred meters in size would drastically shrink upon entering the dojo, reducing to less than a third of their original volume.
Even Wu Xue broke her silence, abandoning her usual reticence to question anyone she could find, yet no one paid her any mind.
Within the Heavenly Dao, Fengle City had resumed its operations, now bustling with people. Crucially, there were also many foreigners—pale-skinned with blue eyes, dark-skinned with bright white teeth.
Although Fengle City was the main city of the Hua Nation, after the map fusion, it had become the center of the entire world, whether out of curiosity or rarity, with countless players flocking to it.
"I wonder what these guys are doing here. I don't even have foreign professional mentors here."
Despite his words, Ye Yun was quite pleased with the scene before him. It was crowded, but it was them being crowded, not his Dragon Palace.
To facilitate his Dragon Palace members, Ye Yun had designated a private area for them, complete with all necessary amenities. Even the teleportation arrays and resurrection points were specially established for their exclusive use at great expense.
During this time, Ye Yun took the opportunity to visit the New Mortal Continent and the Sea of Bitterness, harvesting some benefits before returning.
The world map, now a fused entity, was no longer just Blue Star's but also the Ghost Tribe's. On the map, the Human Race's territory was pitifully small. Yet, even so, without absolute power suppression, the Ghost Tribe would surely apply for an attack on the four main Human cities again at the beginning of next month. That attack would be even fiercer, as the Ghost Tribe players, having consolidated, would generally be more powerful.
Considering Fengle City's current size, the protective range of the Sky Eagle Arrow Towers could no longer fully cover the entire city. The gold required for upgrades was astronomically high, even for Ye Yun to bear. Thus, Ye Yun's attention turned to the arrow towers and tesla coils.
One hundred arrow towers and one hundred tesla coils now dotted the city walls, appearing somewhat sparse. While they could still generate crisscrossing attacks on enemies, they could no longer suppress large numbers of foes as effectively as before.
Inside the Qitian Tower, Ye Yun finally retrieved the item Old Wang had given him when he left.
City Defense Formation (Fengle Divine City Exclusive)
Level: One
Quality: Legendary
Daily energy consumption upon activation: 1 (Note: This formation requires Divine Stones for energy, with a ratio of 1:100 for Divine Stone to energy.)
Upgrade Materials Required: Sarira * 10, Kui Yin Stone * 10, Demon Birth * 10.
Abilities:
1. City Defense Protection: Automatically activates when city walls are under enemy attack. Can also be actively controlled by the City Lord or a designated player (native). Upon activation, it generates an energy shield that reduces all enemy attacks on city walls and defense structures by 50%.
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Beyond this City Defense Protection function, the rest was a hazy gray, indicating an inactive state.
"It seems I need to upgrade it to gain more functions. But what on earth are these materials?"
Ye Yun stared at the upgrade requirements for the City Defense Formation and was utterly lost. He had hunted so many players, natives, and monsters in Immortal City, Divine Realm, New Mortal Continent, and the Sea of Bitterness, yet he had never encountered these items!
No materials, but I have evolution counts!
"Use evolution counts to upgrade the City Defense Formation!"
"System Prompt: Congratulations to the City Lord of Fengle City for consuming 1 Fengle City evolution count to upgrade the Fengle City Exclusive 'City Defense Formation' to level two."
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"System Prompt: Congratulations to the City Lord of Fengle City for consuming 8 Fengle City evolution counts to upgrade the Fengle City Exclusive 'City Defense Formation' to level five."
After consuming a total of 15 evolution counts, the City Defense Formation's level was finally raised to five. The formation gained two more functions.
- Steadfastness: Within the city's territory, all city defenders (player residents) gain a 20% defense bonus during siege battles.
- Rainbow Bridge: Within the city's territory, all city defenders (player residents) automatically regenerate 0.05% of their health per second during siege battles.
As expected of a city defense mechanism, all its functions were tailor-made for defense. It seemed relying solely on this formation wouldn't suffice; he still needed to establish his own network of defensive structures.
Looking at the City Defense Formation, Ye Yun felt a pang of disappointment. After spending 15 evolution counts, the gains felt rather negligible.
Ye Yun glanced at the gold coins in his possession and breathed a sigh of relief. Earlier, Old Wang and Xiao Tian had come seeking investment, and Ye Yun had poured all his gold into it. After signing a series of Heavenly Dao contracts, Ye Yun was left with only ninety-odd thousand Divine Stones and no gold whatsoever, which was why he had rushed to the New Mortal Continent to harvest.
Unfortunately, there was still a week before the New Mortal Continent's next cycle began, so his harvest this time wasn't ideal.
However, despite the limited gold, he could still prioritize building his city defenses. After all, constructing a level-one arrow tower only cost a million gold.
After a series of operations, a total of three thousand defensive structures stood upon the city walls! One thousand arrow towers, one thousand tesla coils, and one thousand artillery towers!
Defense structures rose on the city walls, and under Ye Yun's relentless spending, they began to increase in height, meter by meter. The process only slowed when the newly constructed defensive structures reached level twenty.
This was because Ye Yun was out of money again, and upgrading two thousand eight hundred structures simultaneously was an extraordinary drain on his resources. If he didn't need to reserve Divine Stones for the City Defense Formation's energy supply in the future, Ye Yun would have even considered exchanging them!