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Chapter 583: Territory Development

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Chapter 583 Territory Development

?Michael used some of the resources he had amassed to expand his territory.

Following his orders, Michael's subjects constructed enough residencies for 150,000 subjects. The domain of the Greater Nature Spirit expanded and the farmland flourished. Small patches of farmland were created everywhere to plant and grow the rare herbs and plants Michael procured from the Tritan Alliance.

The Trilance imported some of their races' unique flora as well, granting Michael more access to resources. Due to the influx of herbs and plants, the Alchemists in his territory managed to come up with new recipes and practice some of the rare potion recipes that had been collecting dust for a while now.

The Mystic Alchemists found a way to replace some highly valuable gases with Kitsun Clouds, which had been stored for quite a while now. It wasn't an easy feat to experiment with Kitsun Cloud but most issues could be solved with some effort and determination.

The Mystic Alchemist's finds and experiments intrigued Michael. It was worth paying more attention to their work in the future, especially with their research into Chaos Pills and similar dangerous concoctions.

Michael was still at the Lowest rank of Tier-3 despite receiving a large number of energy shares from the Savanah Expedition's hunts. It wasn't going to be that easy to refine his War Rune. Once he upgraded Extraction and Soul Grimoire, his War Rune would require even more energy to breakthrough to the 4th Tier.

His ascension to a Higher Lifeform would take a while.

It was a good thing that Michael was not in a rush to become a Higher Lifeform. His foundation was far from perfect, and to generate the most benefits from his ascension, Michael would have to spend a lot more time, effort, and resources on his foundation, either way.

Other than the recently constructed residencies and the Mystic Alchemist's research results, many other things changed in Michael's territory. The canopy bridge network had been expanded. It spread across the majority of the Untamed Jungle's middle area and outer ring at this point.

The Enchanters ensured that the canopy bridges were well hidden, using Camouflage, and Presence Distortion runes to cover the canopy bridges with great precision. Even Michael would have difficulties pinpointing the canopy bridges with Spirit Eyes if he didn't know where to look for them.

The work efficiency within the territory improved drastically since it was not as cumbersome as it used to be to move through the Untamed Jungle.

Unfortunately, the renovation of the Sacred Knight Temple wouldn't finish anytime soon. This slowed down the progress of the Blessed Squires and Holy Knights, who stayed back in the Untamed Jungle instead of moving out with the Savannah Expedition. Even the number of newly promoted Blessed Squires decreased drastically.

The exterior of the Untamed Jungle was still suitable to the Pyro Bilrox, but they were even more comfortable near the burning forges. They supported the Blacksmiths of the Underground Forging Hall and received the best food, beverages, and a personal hut to sleep in in return.

The Underground Forging Hall Expanded. Grandmaster Smithies and antiquated forging methods reached the Forging Hall. The Blacksmiths studied the Grandmaster Smithy Blueprints and spent several weeks recreating them with the materials they had. The final result of the first Grandmaster Smithy was not as exceptional as it could have been, but the following Grandmaster Smithies were extraordinary.

The Blacksmiths hired some Lesser Elementals to become temporary Spiritual Flames for the Grandmaster Smithies. Spiritual Flames were ever-lasting flames that couldn't be extinguished. It was not impossible, but most researchers said that it was near impossible. Spiritual Flames could be bound to the Soul where they would grow alongside their contractor.

Lesser Elementals couldn't be bound to the Soul like Spiritual Flames, but the Blacksmiths could communicate with the Lesser Elementals, allowing the Blacksmiths to use several new forging methods that required precise control of the flames' temperature and properties.

The Pyro Bilrox, the Lesser Elementals, and the Blacksmiths developed into a team to utilize the Grandmaster Smithies' potential. They couldn't unleash the Grandmastre Smithies' full potential, but their working efficiency improved drastically. The results of their work were also much better.

Studying the antiquated forging methods Michael obtained from the Soultrait Symbol Auction wasn't easy. Most 1-Star Blacksmith Apprentices and the majority of 2-Star Blacksmiths had to give up any attempts to study the ancient methods because their comprehension was not high enough.

They were blacksmiths but they didn't understand the Heart of Forgers, nor the True Essence of Forging properly. If they ever managed to comprehend the Heart of Forgers and the True Essence of Forging, they might attain insight and understand the antiquated methods of forging.

Some 2-Star Blacksmiths were elevated to 3-Star Disciples of the Ancient Forge.

Michael had never heard of a name for a Summon's occupation like that, but he predicted that it was similar to 1-Star Blacksmith Apprentice, or 1-Star Enchanter Novice. Mastering the craft of the Ancient Forge to a certain degree would probably be enough for the 3-Star Disciples of the Ancient Forge to be elevated to 4-Star Summons.

That was very intriguing, and it was something Michael looked forward to.

Overall, Michael's territory expanded quite a bit. He managed to start more than a dozen new projects last week and finished more than a hundred mid-sized projects that had been bothering him for quite a while.

Some of the projects were related to his territory's defenses, residencies, and the supplies his territory would require once he started another summoning session. However, other projects were for younger and older subjects in his territory. He built a large-scale retirement home for older Summons, who wanted to help somehow, but were too weak to help anywhere. They shared their vast experience of life and their craft in exchange for being tended to until they died in old age.

The youngest received a kindergarten and an elementary school. The kindergarten helped families to go to work without having to worry about their child's safety. The children attending the kindergarten would socialize with each other and learn to live in the community before they would learn some basic knowledge in elementary school.

They would get to know more about the Origin Expanse and the necessities to survive in the world. Teaching the young generation would help the territory survive for eons to come.




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