Tower Defense Lord, random Wishing Tower at the start of the game.

[White Dragon Egg]: A dragon egg from the Black Tower's dragon nest. The dragons in the nest have begun to raise the eggs together, incubating them in a concentrated manner. This white dragon egg was stolen by thieves and then found by gnolls. Originally intended to be returned to the tower, it accidentally ended up outside and is about to hatch. The first target to undergo the blood-sprinkling hatching will form a contract with it, gaining the young dragon's approval and becoming its master.

"Incubation requires energy."

The Lord system shows that the incubation has reached 99%, with only the final 1% remaining.

Before that, you need to invest in a magic core.

Lin Chuan pricked his finger and dripped his blood onto the dragon egg.

It was instantly absorbed by the dragon egg, and inside the egg, a fully formed white dragon could be seen being conceived.

Lin Chuan ordered the magic cores from the warehouse to be moved over.

Simply place it aside, and large amounts of energy will enter the dragon egg.

After investing a full ten thousand magic cores.

Cracks appeared on the eggshell.

A "click" sound.

A pink and white dragon emerged from inside.

They crunched away at the eggshell until it was completely clean.

It spread its wings and let out a silent roar at Lin Chuan.

"Ding-dong."

"The contract is complete. You have obtained the contract with the White Dragon and become its master."

This is a way of recognizing a master.

A mark appeared on Lin Chuan's arm.

Through this, Lin Chuan can communicate with Bai Youlong.

I'm hungry.

"Father."

"Call him lord."

"I'm hungry, my lord."

The gnoll carcasses we brought back haven't been sold yet.

He ordered these to be thrown in front of the white dragon, who opened his teeth, tore at the meat before him, and tilted his head back to swallow it.

Lin Chuan took the opportunity to check Bai Youlong's panel.

[Name]: White Young Dragon

[Level]: LV1

[Developmental Stage]: Early Childhood

[Stamina]: 1000

[Magic Power]: None

[Skills]: Bite, Ice Mastery

[Note]: An ordinary white dragon has completed the contract and can become your mount. Legend has it that white dragons can transform into humans, and their offspring are the origin of pure-blooded dragon sorcerers.

"Transformation."

"Descendants?"

"Warlock".

This caught Lin Chuan's attention.

"A little..."

It's more realistic to develop a mount.

Lin Chuan applied his experience of killing jackals to Bai Long.

"Ding-dong."

"Level up to LV5 and gain the skills Glide, Frost Breath, Sweep, Slash, and Dragon's Might."

Further upgrades will require entering the growth stage.

Besides the magic core, the white dragon needs to enter a deep sleep to grow rapidly during its sleep.

A normal dragon gains inherited knowledge while it is asleep.

Choose to continue upgrading.

"Ding-dong."

"The white dragon has entered its growth stage and is beginning to slumber."

The white dragon, lying on the ground, was growing at a visible rate.

"Entering the growth stage."

"It's almost ready to be used as a mount."

Lin Chuan then looked at the losses from this battle.

"Two-thirds of the heavily armored swordsmen and shieldmen are dead."

"There are less than 200 left now."

"There were casualties among spearmen, crossbowmen, and sword and shield infantry."

"But they can all be replenished."

Sword and shield infantry are excellent front-line meat shields; exchange them for a barracks blueprint on the market.

They put up the gnoll corpses in exchange for sword and shield infantry blueprints.

At this moment, Arthur dragged the treasure chest and the corpse of the gnoll leader over.

"Your Lordship"

"This is a treasure chest."

"This is the corpse of the gnoll chieftain."

"It has the blood of a dragon."

Corpses with bloodlines are considered more valuable.

It can be used for magical experiments, and when given to a necromancer, it can summon special undead.

"Leave the body for now."

"This treasure chest."

Lin Chuan reached out and pressed his hand on it.

"Activate".

"Obtained the rare item Bloodline Rune Array".

[Bloodline Alchemy Array]: An array used to extract the bloodline of living beings and obtain the power of the bloodline. It can designate a specific target to obtain the bloodline and become a sorcerer.

"It's essentially a tool for creating sorcerers."

The gnoll leader's corpse will come in handy.

"Warlock, suitable for ranged units."

"However, Victor and Vivian have already mastered the magic tradition."

"By becoming a warlock, one's magical heritage will be rendered useless."

Just then, Lia walked by and was directing the farmers to process the supplies they had brought back.

"Lia is fine."

As a logistics unit, Lia had already reached LV10 at this time.

However, a suitable method for a second awakening has not been found.

Logistics units have a chance to awaken a second time, but it's rare.

After thinking it over, Lin Chuan decided that becoming a sorcerer would be a good option for Liya.

They can both manage the territory and acquire related inheritances, becoming one of the territory's fighting forces.

Activating the magic circle requires 1000 magic cores.

After activation.

The magic circle absorbs the energy of the magic core.

Liya stood on the magic circle, and Lin Chuan threw the corpse of the gnoll leader into it.

The energy of the magic array flows.

A phantom of a giant dragon was extracted from the body of the gnoll chieftain.

After looking around, it entered Lia's body.

"Ding-dong."

"Your hero, Lia, has completed the bloodline conversion, obtained Green Dragon Bloodline (Normal) *1, and changed her class to Green Dragon Warlock."

"Lia has gained the skill Venom Spray, which grants her immunity to low-level poisons and the ability to intimidate low-level species. Her attributes have also been boosted."

The green dragon is skilled in using poison; its first three skills are all related to poison.

Finally, the ability to intimidate lower-level species is passive; the power of one's own bloodline can suppress the attributes of ordinary units.

It can also be used on your own farmers to motivate them to work harder.

"It seems that Lia's advancement was worthwhile."

It was already late at night.

The soldiers and heroes of the territory have been exhausted after a fierce battle and need sleep to recover.

Lin Chuan did not continue the war.

However, just as he was inspecting the buildings in his territory...

I was surprised to find that the option to upgrade my territory was available.

"It's ready to be upgraded."

The gnoll's lair has been breached, and the last condition has been met.

"Upgrade."

"Ding-dong."

"Conditions met, territory level begins to upgrade."

Not long after, Lin Chuan's town hall was upgraded to LV8.

"Ding-dong."

"Unlock new buildings: branch city and cavalry camp."

The most important building for advancing to LV8 is the branch city.

The biggest difference between a branch city and an outpost is that branch cities can build new town centers, barracks, and residences.

This is equivalent to doubling the population and territory.

"We have a base for external expansion."

"We can send troops out tomorrow to find a new site to build the city."

Then came the cavalry battalions, which trained cavalry at a low cost.

The most basic cavalry units are all of blue quality.

They are far superior to militia and archers, and their cost-effectiveness is also high.

After establishing the new cavalry battalion, Lin Chuan added 300 blue cavalrymen.

Then she fell asleep.

night.

Lin Chuan had a dream.

In his dream, he entered a golden temple.

Inside are enormous, fallen creatures, seated on the throne in the temple.

It is a dead and decaying god.

Lin Chuan went inside.

Suddenly, he opened his mouth.

"You've arrived."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"A new benefactor of destiny."

"Give me your destiny, and I will lead your civilization to glory."

A giant hand descended.

Lin Chuan suddenly opened his eyes.

"Nightmare!"

My heart was still pounding.

It took a while to recover.

"Dreams are always the opposite of reality."

Lin Chuan shook his head and stood up.

It was still the height of summer.

However, the heat has begun to subside, and there is a cool breeze in the morning.

Lia walked over at that moment.

"Your Lordship"

"We lack sufficient mineral resources and need to open up new territory as soon as possible."

Lin Chuan stood up and nodded.

"That's exactly what I was thinking."

"Notify the heroes to come over and discuss today's mission."

"Yes."