Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Leveling Up? Just Drink Tea and Read a Book

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[You destroyed the Undead Territory]

[You have gained...]

"Tsk, this is a bit different from what I imagined," Qin Muye sat in the luxurious alchemy carriage, sipping tea, reading a book, with Tian Qi and a black-handled Spirit Monster standing behind him, and Evil Speech sitting beside.

This alchemy carriage was an advanced treasure, worth three hundred thousand points in the points store, specially exchanged by Black Hand for Qin Muye's travel plans.

If it weren't for the limited budget, Black Hand would have planned to exchange for an even more expensive mobile fortress.

As for Demon Blood, he was killing enemies with a large number of Frenzy Blood Spirit Monsters, occasionally Tian Qi and Evil Speech would cast a spell or two.

Danger? There was no danger at all, instead, his experience and resources were skyrocketing, and he could even capture large amounts of treasure, magic books, skills, and other supplies.

Qin Muye had struggled for a month, but finally, as a Scholar, he managed to turn his lackluster talent around.

Now his territory was supporting him as a Lord, perhaps not as much as the top three lords on the leaderboard, but at least he had some means to protect himself.

"Do you have any instructions, Master?" Tian Qi seemed to misunderstand Qin Muye's words. "No instructions, just reflecting," Qin Muye replied to Tian Qi, then spoke to Black Hand, "How is it going, the steam reform planning for the first territorial era?"

"It's quite challenging, Master. There are significant conflicts, but they can be resolved, it might take at most a month. We lack a large number of people and heroes. This time, I exchanged a large number of Reclassification Certificates. If possible, you need to create more Champion Level Spirit Monsters to generate more hero units," Black Hand laid out the difficulties.

The territory indeed had thirty thousand Spirit Monsters, but these were just the base; what was needed was a core force, the hero units.

Qin Muye now controlled the artificial creation of Champion Level Spirit Monsters, so this plan could be scheduled.

However, mass production wasn't possible yet; it required Qin Muye's personal effort.

"Besides, we need a large number of coolies to free up more labor, and this task would fall to Evil Speech, and we'd need to leave the Land of the Undead for that," Black Hand pondered for a moment, then added.

The implication was clear, they needed Evil Speech's Soul Summoning Technique to summon enough Skeleton Soldiers as labor.

For structures such as logging camps or quarries, it wasn't necessary to use Spirit Monsters; insensible Skeleton Soldiers could replace them perfectly as they don't tire and can work 24 hours a day, year-round.

If they were damaged, it didn't matter; with the Soul Summoning Technique, they were quite inexpensive.

Of course, it didn't have to be Skeleton Soldiers; corpses, ghosts, or even slaves from Alien Clans would do. Black Hand wasn't choosy; anything other than Qin Muye's standard Spirit Monsters would suffice.

"Specifically, you see to it; I don't care about the process, I only care about the outcome, as you know. I want you to become stronger. We need sufficient resources for research and sufficient military force to ensure the security of our entire territory. Now that we have the capital to surpass other lords, we must seize this opportunity," Qin Muye instructed. "Also, be extremely careful; it's always wise to err on the side of caution," he advised, For him, he now barely had enough security; he was still quite far from true safety.

In his eyes, the entire Magic Continent was an enemy, whether they be Divine beings or heroes, and even the lords he once considered covert allies were now seen as enemies.

He needed no allies, after all, allies could stab him in the back.

"I understand, Master." Blackhand is still capable, after all, Blackhand's profession is a

Governor.

At least in terms of internal and external affairs and management, he is far superior to Qin Muye, an outsider, especially now with the 100% knowledge boost from the Book of the Gospel in Tian Qi's hands, things are handled more smoothly.

As for this 100% knowledge boost, Qin Muye also benefited. After obtaining it, his learning and research had not only accelerated but had soared to new heights.

In just these two days since he went out, Qin Muye had already gone through several updates and revisions of the Level 1 Intelligent Magic-Magic Net, and he had also updated the transformation plans for the Spirit Monsters several times using knowledge from the Book of the Gospel.

He was confident that he could transform them into a third-tier troop, and even advancing them to fourth and fifth tiers wouldn't be a problem.

But beyond that, he wasn't lacking in confidence; rather, he was lacking sufficient data to make bold claims.

So, what he should be worried about now is not to over-modify the Spirit Monsters, otherwise, if he accidentally upgrades them too much, he won't be able to recruit them and will have to painfully modify them again.

As he was thinking about this, he suddenly noticed someone had replied to him in the chat channel.

Not long ago, he had posted in the chat channel about purchasing Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind Element Cores, but it seems everyone was busy, so no one responded, and this time, finally, there was a reply.

[***: Who has Fire, Water, Earth, and Wind Element Cores? I can offer Special Resources to

buy them.]

[True Dragon Emperor: I have plenty. How many do you want?]

'It's actually the top ranker, tsk tsk, coming straight in asking how many, what boldness.'

[***: I'll start with one of each to test the waters.]

[***: Just list them in the Trading House, and I'll buy them immediately if the price is right]

[True Dragon Emperor: This emperor bestows a grace, offer either an Advanced Treasure or a rare Building Blueprint]

Seeing this message, Qin Muye almost choked on his breath, as this top ranker obviously

thought he was an easy mark.

[***: Can't afford it, farewell]

Then, Qin Muye simply closed the chat channel. From that statement asking how much he wanted, it was clear it wasn't anything rare; it was just that locally it wasn't produced, or it was only produced in certain areas.

He wasn't in a rush to repair the Magic Pool, after all, having a Magic Source meant he could completely replace himself with a Magic Pool, and even if it was repaired, could a Level 1 Magic Pool compare to a Magic Source?

This is a Divine Artifact; the Magic Pool is just a rare building, and at Level 10, it might not even compare to the Magic Source.

Therefore, Qin Muye could not accept the price offered by the other party, and naturally, the

deal fell through.

Then, he opened the Trading House to take a look, and someone had listed a Fire Element Core, priced at 10,000 units of Mercury.

Seeing this, Qin Muye immediately bought it; he really wasn't lacking ordinary or special resources, but treasures and building blueprints, those he couldn't provide, as they were fundamental.

As the first Fire Element Core was bought, three more types of element cores appeared in the Trading House, but this time they were more expensive.

The True Dragon Emperor wanted to rip Qin Muye off, and there were Lords who wanted to make a profit, asking such a high price was definitely going to backfire.

Qin Muye also immediately bought one of each, always choosing the cheaper options.