Chapter 375 - 187: Fortress Keep (3)

But was that a problem?

That wasn’t the issue at all. As long as the opportunity was there, that was all that mattered. If worst came to worst, he could just take his time!

Cannons were a must-build. Power is built upon the edge of a sword, and truth lies within a cannon’s range. This thing was an absolute superweapon that could directly compensate for Li Ziyu’s Fortress’s lack of long-range firepower!

Many new buildings had also appeared under the technology, civil, and military categories—ones that hadn’t existed before, making Li Ziyu’s heart burn with excitement. Some of the original buildings could also be upgraded; for example, the Weapon Workshop and Armor Workshop could be upgraded into the Weapon Research Room and Armor Research Room.

Li Ziyu was so excited his blood was boiling. But he knew he had to walk the path one step at a time and eat his meal one bite at a time. Reaching the heavens in a single leap was impossible; he needed to build everything bit by bit.

However, compared to before, constructing new buildings would be much easier now. After all, he had a massive stockpile of resources on hand, and this was the perfect time to use them.

’With so many options, what should I tackle first?’

’Was there even a question?’

’Of course, I’d start with... the engine!’

Cannons were great, but the engine was the key. If the engine wasn’t handled properly, his Fortress wouldn’t be able to move at all. Wouldn’t that negate its greatest advantage? Of course, he had to get the engine right first.

[Undead Engine]

[Introduction: An upgraded version of the Skeleton Engine. As the Mobile Fortress has grown larger, the former Skeleton Engine can no longer meet its power demands. The Undead Engine was created to allow the Fortress to continue traversing the world, replacing the Skeleton Engine to provide sufficient power. PS: The Undead Engine possesses a linking system that allows several engines to be connected, forming an all-new Undead Engine Module to power the Fortress.]

[Construction Requirements: Skeleton x100 units, Soul Energy x100 units, Spiritual Core x1]

[Area Occupied: 5 units]

’Hmm... compared to the Skeleton Engine, the Undead Engine requires 50 more units of Skeleton to build, but it takes up 5 fewer units of space. Plus, the Soul Energy requirement has dropped from the original 500 units to just 100, which is a significant saving.’

’But what the heck is this Spiritual Core?’

Li Ziyu was completely baffled. He was realizing more and more just how important Spiritual Energy was. It seemed like everything had to be related to the "Spiritual" prefix now. First, there was the Spirit Crystal, and now a Spiritual Core. It was endless.

He was certain he hadn’t seen any Spiritual Cores in the Warehouse, so he had no choice but to open the system and look up information on them.

But when he did, Li Ziyu sucked in a sharp breath.

’Holy cow, this was a key item for developing the Undead Fortress. Besides its use in the Undead Engine, it was needed in all sorts of other areas. It was an absolute must-have.’

[Spiritual Core]

[Introduction: One of the proudest inventions of the Undead Race, jointly developed by outstanding Undead such as the Skeleton Undead Sage, the Great Lich, the Necromancer, and the Ghostly Sage. Only with the Spiritual Core did the Undead Race truly gain the Power to control Spiritual Energy, applying it across the board and kicking off their own technological revolution. PS: A key item of extreme importance.]

[Development Requirement: Spiritual Research Room]

’All I wanted was to build an Undead Engine, and now I’ve got two prerequisites,’ Li Ziyu thought, rolling his eyes.

What could he say? He had to build it. The system had even emphasized that the Spiritual Core was a "key item of extreme importance." Could he really afford to mess around?

He opened the technology buildings tab, and right at the top of the list was the Spiritual Research Room.

[Spiritual Research Room]

[Introduction: The ever-growing Undead Race hit a bottleneck. They found themselves limited, unable to break through to the next level. Spiritual Energy has always been the source of the Undead’s Power, but they were unable to control it effectively or wield it as they pleased. To break through this impasse, the Spiritual Research Room was created, dedicated to researching technologies related to Spiritual Energy.]

[Construction Requirements: Skeleton x500 units, Spiritual Energy x5,000 units, Soul Crystal x50 units, Stone x1,000 units]

’A perfectly good Magic World, so how did it end up with this sci-fi vibe? I don’t get it.’

Li Ziyu sighed and chose to build.