[Building: Spirit Spring]
[Level: 1]
[Upgrade Required: 0/300]
[Quality: SSS (0/5)]
[Defense: 500/500]
[Consumption: 3000 Spirit Coins per ton produced]
[Production Speed: 3 tons/day]
[Special Attribute: Spring water filled with spiritual energy]
[Description: A source of spiritual energy, it not only accelerates crop growth but also strengthens the body, speeds up cultivation, and helps recover from injuries and fatigue, with infinite uses. Requires 5 [Spirit Springs] for further evolution.]
Upon seeing the attributes of the two buildings, Zhou Yan was once again shocked!
Powerful.
Simply too powerful.
Especially the capabilities of this Spirit Spring, such a versatile water resource.
He had previously worried about not having enough water, but now, this building had given him a surprise!
This was practically a continuous supply of spiritual spring resources!
Of course, the Spirit Spring wouldn't be inexhaustible. It required Spirit Coins, and only produced three tons per day.
The cost of 3000 Spirit Coins per ton was negligible, and he wasn't lacking in Spirit Coins now.
It was just that the production speed was a bit low, only three tons a day.
But, it didn't matter. Once the building's level increased, the output would surely rise.
He had seen many friends in the chat room wanting to buy water. They were likely transported to areas with very scarce water resources, coupled with their limited personal water supplies.
"The Spirit Spring's functions are very powerful. Even if I sell it, I absolutely cannot sell too much."
They were still in the trial stage, but there were quite a few people who could afford Spirit Springs.
He needed to assess the situation before deciding how much to sell.
"The functions of these two buildings are just too powerful!"
Zhou Yan had already granted Diao Chan access to the building functions, which made her very excited. With such [Spirit Fields] and [Spirit Springs], it would be difficult not to become powerful.
"It's alright. Our territory will only get better and better in the future. Are you willing to join me in protecting this territory?"
Zhou Yan extended his hands, looking at Diao Chan with a smile, his eyes full of sincerity and anticipation.
Although Diao Chan was shy, she gathered her courage and extended her soft, fair, jade-like hand. She clasped Zhou Yan's fingers and softly said, "Yes!"
Zhou Yan, holding Diao Chan's small hand, walked into the Spirit Field and said, "Let's upgrade the [Spirit Field] and [Spirit Spring] first, then plant some crops and see the effects."
Back in school, he had seen information online about some lords who were fortunate enough to obtain [Spirit Fields]. The crops grown from them were immensely beneficial to humans.
They could enhance various attributes of the human body and strengthen physical fitness.
The price of such crops was very high.
Most people couldn't even afford to buy them, let alone see them.
Such things wouldn't appear in ordinary places.
The appearance of the [Spirit Field] could provide him with another source of income.
However, he didn't intend to be a farming-type lord.
If it were in the past, he might have only pursued the path of an adventurer-type lord. But now, he wanted to be both a farming-type lord and an adventurer-type lord, advancing on both fronts to become the most powerful lord.
The so-called farming-type lord was easy to understand, literally.
It meant focusing on acquiring resources, using farmland as the primary means to plant various crops, medicinal herbs, mine ore, gather lumber, forge items, concoct elixirs, and raise various fish, shrimp, chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, and so on.
As for adventurer-type lords, they focused on developing their territory, primarily by constructing various defensive buildings, barracks, siege engines, and the like.
Once their strength was sufficient, they would descend upon the lord continent at will, embarking on adventures to obtain various resources and treasures from the wilderness, growing stronger through combat.
Adventurer-type lords faced immense danger, frequently encountering various perils. Each adventure essentially put the entire territory at risk.
If lucky, the rewards would be extremely abundant. If unlucky, they might be attacked by powerful monsters immediately upon arrival, leading to the destruction of their territory and all their efforts ruined in an instant.
Such instances were countless.
Besides these two development modes for lords, there was actually a third mode.
That was the warlord.
This lord mode was prohibited by all the nations on the Cang Lan Continent.
It involved raiding other territories and engaging in warfare.
Slightly better warlords were like bandits, only plundering the resources and wealth of other territories.
However, for truly brutal warlords, they would not only seize all resources and wealth but also directly destroy the opponent's Lord Crystal, preventing them from ever becoming a lord again.
Regardless of the type of warlord, they were universally boycotted by all nations on the Cang Lan Continent. If discovered, they would be arrested by all nations and declared wanted.
Yet, despite all prohibitions, such warlords still existed.
It was precisely because of the existence of these warlords that lords were filled with a sense of crisis, driving them to meticulously build up their territories.
Warlords were, in essence, the criminals among lords.
They were wanted not only on the lord continent but also on the Cang Lan Continent. If caught, they would be tried according to their crimes and the lord laws of each nation.
Zhou Yan began to upgrade his buildings.
Territory prompt: "Consumed 100 Spirit Coins, [Spirit Field] upgraded to Level 2."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 200 Spirit Coins, [Spirit Field] upgraded to Level 3."
Territory prompt: "Consumed 300 Spirit Coins, [Spirit Field] upgraded to Level 4."
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[Building: Spirit Field]
[Level: 20]
[Upgrade Required: 30,000 Spirit Coins, one 1-star Earth-attribute crystal core.]
[Quality: S (0/2)]
[Defense: 10,000/10,000]
[Special Attribute 1: Accelerates ripening, filled with spiritual energy]
[Special Attribute 2: Strengthens crops, enhancing their attributes]
[Description: Fields filled with spiritual energy not only accelerate crop ripening but also infuse crops with spiritual energy and strengthen them. Requires 2 [Spirit Fields] for further evolution.]
The [Spirit Field] gained an additional attribute. The specific effects would only be known after he planted crops.
The [Spirit Field] could be used to plant crops and various medicinal herbs. If he had spiritual herb seeds, that would be even better.
However, Zhou Yan had only been an ordinary person before and had no source for spiritual herb seeds. The seeds he brought in were only for very common crops.
After the [Spirit Field] was upgraded to level twenty, it provided an additional nineteen plots of land.
He had brought a large number of seeds, and the total of twenty [Spirit Fields] was enough for them to plant a considerable amount of fruits and vegetables.
"Chan'er, let's plant vegetables together."
Zhou Yan took out a large pile of seeds, which he had prepared and labeled with their types.
Corn, cabbage, leafy greens, cucumbers, white radishes, carrots, peanuts, beans, apples, grapes, pomegranates, peaches...
Any fruit could be planted in this world in seed form; there was nothing strange about it.
At the time, he had worried about not having enough to eat and had specifically bought many types of seeds, which surprisingly came in handy.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have upgraded the [Spirit Field] to level twenty, occupying such a large area.