Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate - Chapter 268 - 266: Duchy Focus
Chapter 268: Chapter 266: Duchy Focus
After flying for about ten minutes and confirming safety,
Lin You, who was riding on the back of the Demon King Dragon, finally landed on a hidden sand dune, took out the two treasures he had just acquired, and began to inspect them.
To his surprise,
neither of the two treasures was a Species Secret Treasure.
Instead, there was a Species Token engraved with a scorpion design and a half-purple, half-red Territorial Sacred Artifact.
First, Lin You picked up the token and examined it in his hand.
At the same time, an information interface appeared before him.
[Species Token: Earth Fire Black Scorpion (Beast Type)]
[Species Level: Tier Seven]
[Introduction: After use, unlock the Beast Type “Earth Fire Black Scorpion” species.]
[Usage Requirements: Tier Seven Territory, 25,000 Magic Energy]
Just as he expected.
This is a Beast Type species just like the Black Scorpion King.
In terms of combat power, it’s quite a decent species.
More importantly, Lin You discovered that this species perfectly matches the Territorial Sacred Artifact beside it.
[Sacred Artifact Name: Poisonous Fire Raging Wild (Beast Type)]
[Level One: Poison Attribute Attack +5%, Fire Attribute Attack +5%]
[Level Two: Poison Attribute Attack +5%, Fire Attribute Attack +5%]
[Level Three (Locked): Poison Attribute Attack +5%, Fire Attribute Attack +5%]
[Level Four (Locked): Territory Skill “Poisonous Fire Incarnation”]
[Poisonous Fire Incarnation (Active): For 30 seconds, poison and fire attributes are considered the same attribute, cooldown time 15 minutes.]
[Traits: Within the territory range, all allied species have poison attribute attack +10%, fire attribute attack +10%, increasing with Faith Level.]
[Sacred Artifact Introduction: Praying to the Sacred Artifact grants the Territory Blessing effect, lasting one day, with additional bonuses for species.]
The Earth Fire Black Scorpion carries both poison and fire attributes simultaneously.
It’s practically tailor-made for this Territorial Sacred Artifact.
When the Faith Level reaches Level Four, which is the Tier Nine stage, an additional territory skill can be comprehended.
Poisonous Fire Incarnation.
Poison and fire attributes are considered the same attribute.
This means that when using one type of attack, the other attribute’s bonus is also gained, resulting in double Sacred Artifact bonuses.
This can be considered a very effective burst skill.
Packaging them together for sale should definitely fetch a higher price.
But he’s not in urgent need of Magic Energy right now, so he primarily wants to see if he can exchange them for something usable by the Plant Type, ideally a Secret Treasure.
With this in mind,
Lin You immediately put away the token and Secret Treasure, then checked the resource interface.
The Magic Energy had risen to 16.5 million, and the Origin Progress had also surpassed one-third, reaching 35%.
If it continues at this pace, it should soon reach the full value.
When he acquired this Natural Origin, it came with the blessing of the Mother of Nature.
Although he still doesn’t understand what that means,
it must certainly not be simple.
Or rather,
is his Natural Origin somehow different from other lords’ origins?
If that’s the case, he probably needs to investigate further.
He also has the Natural Blessing emblem on his body, which can only be deciphered in the Capital of the Elf Empire.
Who knows what information might be hidden within it?
Lin You raised his right hand and silently looked at the leaf emblem on the back of his hand, lost in thought.
After a while, a cool breeze blew through.
It interrupted his thoughts.
Lin You looked up at the sky, noticing that the red sun was gradually setting, and evening was approaching.
“It seems like that’s all for today…”
He had originally hoped to push through the desert in one go today.
But unexpectedly, this desert area was much larger than he had imagined.
As he saw the surrounding temperature starting to drop, he knew he couldn’t stay here any longer.
Otherwise, spending the night in the desert would be uncomfortably cold and potentially dangerous, which would not be worth the risk.
With that thought,
he once again rode the Demon King Dragon and headed back toward the plane entrance.
Not until nightfall
did he finally return to the Holy Sanctuary and teleport back into his territory.
Upon landing, he immediately received four private messages appearing in his chat interface.
“Lin You, brother, the airship has safely arrived.”
“The airship has arrived, preparations for the return journey will be made tomorrow.”
“The airship has arrived safely.”
“Haha, Younger Brother Lin, I’ve received the airship.”
Lin You looked surprised.
These messages were unexpectedly from those lords he had opened trade routes with.
Judging by the timestamps, they were mostly sent around evening, taking almost ten hours.
And the Magic Energy Airship with the extra booster now had a maximum speed exceeding 300, equivalent to roughly a 3,000-kilometer journey.
This is just the straight-line distance from the border to the vicinity of the Duchy center; crossing the entire Duchy might take two to three times more.
It seems that the Great Wilderness Duchy is much larger than he imagined.
And this is just the smallest Duchy.
I really wonder how vast the Kingdom Empire must be and how many lords it contains.
Lin You couldn’t help but marvel as he replied to the four lords one by one.
As for the remaining Zong Lei.
Because he was the strongest and closest to the duchy’s center, it took more time.
Sure enough, around eight or nine in the evening, Zong Lei finally sent a message saying the airship had arrived safely.
With this, the five air routes within the duchy were successfully opened, allowing Lin You to finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After chatting casually with a few people and binding the treatment secret treasure he got today to the Flower Spirit branch, he came to rest under the World Tree, eating while relaxing.
“Ahhh! The drop rate in the Secret Realm is so low! I ran it five times and didn’t even get a single Species Secret Treasure!”
“You expect it after five runs? I did it eight times and only got one Species Token, which doesn’t even cover the admission fee, it’s such a loss.”
“You guys have it easy, I barely managed to get a Species Base blueprint today, and not even a hint of a Secret Treasure.”
“It’s too difficult. I went to tour the Demon Plane today, and every Lord Demon was surrounded by a bunch of lords, couldn’t grab anything.”
“Isn’t the Lord Demon just there to tap and earn 100,000 Magic Energy welfare? (smirk)”
“Haha, I also just tap and run.”
Line after line of messages continuously flew by within the regional chat.
Perhaps because of the massive appearance of Lord Demons today, even the Tier Seven and Eight Lords, who usually didn’t talk much, emerged in droves.
They chatted about their experiences today or complained about the difficulties of upgrading their territories.
The newly arrived rookie lords, seeing so many big shots speaking, trembled and dared not utter a word.
In the end, it turned into a complaint session, with everyone criticizing the system for not being generous enough with treasures.
“But I heard earlier today, Yan Lie and Situ Jian got into a fight with some lords over in the Wuyang Realm.”
At this, another message popped up, diverting the topic.
As soon as this was said, the lords started discussing fervently.
“Yan Lie and Situ Jian? Aren’t they the two on the Secret Realm Points Ranking?”
“That’s right, it’s them. It’s said their strength ranks in the top ten even among all the Tier Seven on the continent!”
“Top ten?!”
“There really is something to it, I’ve heard many people discussing it, and not just them, there was also an incredibly powerful Plant Type Lord.”
“A Plant Type Lord? Could it be that Lin You who’s third on the points ranking?”
The topic among the lords drifted further and further until it gradually shifted to Lin You.
They were surprised to find out.
In the Great Wilderness Duchy, there’s also a Tier Seven Plant Lord named Lin You.
This caused quite an uproar among the lords, leaving them bewildered and speculating whether it could be the same person.
As it were.
Yan Lie and Situ Jian have long been famous within the Holy Sanctuary, known by countless individuals.
To match strides with them, you’d expect at least an experienced lord, something hard to believe from a small duchy like theirs.
So they quickly dismissed the notion, though a few remained skeptical.
Such as the lords from cities around Yellow Sand City and the five connected via open air routes.
Because they’ve had direct interactions with Lin You.
“Could it really be him?”
In Shuangye City.
Seated in the City Lord’s hall, Meng Qing’an looked serious.
Unlike other lords.
Since the last negotiation, Shuangye City has had much interaction with Yellow Sand City.
So he was well-versed in Yellow Sand City’s growth trends.
In just a month since the end of the Battlefield of Ten Thousand Realms, the territory’s population expanded from just over ten thousand to more than a hundred thousand.
Moreover, there’s a Tier Nine Cultivator stationed there.
A Tier Nine Cultivator!
When his subordinates reported this information, even he was taken aback.
A Tier Seven lord being able to have a Tier Nine Cultivator guard his territory?
If you told him this was a newly upgraded Tier Seven lord’s territory, he wouldn’t dare believe it.
But whether he believed it or not, the facts were right in front of him, forcing him to accept it.
This Lin You, could really be the one everyone is talking about!
The terrifying existence that stands among the top ten on the mainland!
“Someone come.”
With this in mind, Meng Qing’an immediately shouted towards the door.
Soon, a subordinate on standby hurriedly entered the hall.
“Go, instruct the General Manager to prepare, load the grains we’ve acquired over these days, and send people to Yellow Sand City tomorrow morning.”
“Lord, weren’t we supposed to keep half of it?”
The subordinate asked curiously.
“No worries, just send it all to Yellow Sand City. They’re buying grains in large quantities recently. Sell them at the lowest price, just as a gesture of neighborhood friendship.”
“Alright, I’ll get on it.”
After a respectful bow, the subordinate left directly.
Watching him until he exited, Meng Qing’an finally breathed a sigh of relief, opened the private chat interface, and began contacting other lords.
“Old Zhang, about the grain purchase we discussed last time, I’d like to discuss it further…”
…
Meanwhile, Lin You, who was in his territory, had naturally seen the lords’ discussions.
However, he didn’t mind and didn’t have much psychological fluctuation.
The leaderboard doesn’t show the duchy, and these people have no way of confirming it’s him, just idle speculation.
Chances are, once the list resets next month, few will remember him.
After all.
The one thing this world doesn’t lack is lords.
