Elven cultivators

After deciding to join the war, Anton began preparations.

Given the limited time, it's virtually impossible for the elite team members to achieve a significant leap in their skills before setting off.

He could only try to find a solution from external means.

The most crucial element is, of course, the equipment.

Since it's not possible to find a main material of the quality of Earth Element Core in the short term, there's no hope of crafting a Mystic Artifact.

Moreover, apart from him, the other members of the elite team either lacked sufficient cultivation or their cultivation systems were incompatible, so even if they obtained the profound artifacts, they wouldn't be able to fully utilize them.

Anton's approach was to reforge each member's existing magical artifacts, incorporating his own insights into artifact forging accumulated over this period, thereby elevating the artifacts' power to a new level.

Although it cannot achieve the qualitative breakthrough of transforming a magical artifact into a profound artifact, it is better than nothing.

In addition, equip each member with one or two pieces of equipment to enrich their combat methods and survival options as much as possible.

Warriors like the Second Elder and Cedric, who follow the path of strength, can simply use magic weapons specifically designed for strength cultivators.

The magical artifacts used by strength warriors are essentially no different from the magical treasures in the cultivation system; both are driven by spiritual energy or magical power.

However, when Anton was refining it, he would deliberately adjust the structure of the restriction to make it more sensitive to "blood and qi" rather than "spiritual energy", so that it could be activated by cultivators with strength.

As for spellcasters like the First Elder and the Third Elder, they lack spiritual energy and cannot activate their blood and qi, so they cannot use magical artifacts. Therefore, we can only settle for second best and have extraordinary magical equipment crafted for them.

It's just that its quality is definitely not as good as that of a magic weapon.

After all, the crafting system for magical equipment is completely different from the cultivation system, and his expertise in this area is far inferior to his accumulation in weapon crafting.

Even so, magical equipment incorporating the principles of artifact crafting will inevitably surpass ordinary extraordinary magical items in its final form.

In addition to the equipment for the team members, Anton also plans to forge a large flying magical artifact.

Eldron Plains is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Holy Dragon Mountains; it would take at least ten days to half a month to reach by airship.

It's too slow.

Using a large flying artifact to travel is undoubtedly faster.

The flying magical artifacts contained in the Great Dao Jade Slip are as numerous as the stars in the sky.

From the tiny Flowing Light Shuttle that can only carry one person, to the Auspicious Cloud Platform that can carry several people, and the Cloud Shuttle Boat that can accommodate dozens of people, there is everything you could want.

Further up, there are tower-shaped flying magical artifacts that can carry hundreds or even thousands of people, towering like pagodas, and can travel through the clouds.

The Heavenly Palace, capable of holding tens of thousands of people, is like a floating palace.

However, the difficulty of crafting large flying magical artifacts is generally much higher than that of other magical artifacts of the same level.

Tower-shaped flying magical artifacts are already at the Xuan-level, let alone those in the Heavenly Palace.

Given Anton's current skill in crafting, tower-shaped flying magic weapons are out of the question for now, but he can still craft a magic weapon-grade cloud shuttle.

This level of flying artifact is more than enough to meet the travel needs of an elite squad.

Once you've accumulated enough experience and your weapon-refining skills have reached a higher level, it won't be too late to try refining larger flying magical artifacts.

The continent of Dawn is vast and boundless. The Silvermoon Clan now needs to travel to various parts of the continent to absorb the elven races. Relying solely on land and water migration is too inefficient and time-consuming.

If there were a fast and convenient means of transportation, all of this would be greatly improved.

Large flying magical artifacts are undoubtedly the best choice.

After resolving the equipment issue, it was up to Anton himself.

The Jia Shen Divine General definitely couldn't be successfully forged before the elite squad set off.

There's still a long way to go in terms of progress, and it can't be made up for in a short time.

However, Anton was not in a hurry.

Once he reaches the Holy Dragon Mountains, he plans to find a safe place to build a teleportation array connecting to the Silver Moon Forest, so that he can travel between the two places at any time and continue refining during the lulls in the war.

In addition to that, it's about improving one's own strength.

In terms of swordsmanship, Anton has never neglected his training in the art of splitting light and separating.

Now, we are only one step away from the realm of transforming into two hundred and fifty-six.

He had a premonition that this trip to the Holy Dragon Mountains, to fight the dragons head-on and hone his swordsmanship in a life-or-death struggle, might be the opportunity for a breakthrough.

While making preparations, Anton also began to handle clan affairs.

Once the war begins, he won't have much energy left to devote to the daily management of the clan; everything must be arranged beforehand.

The most important thing is the research and development of Magic Crystal Technology products.

It took the Silvermoon Clan three whole years to fully digest the magic crystal technology theory they had obtained from the Heart of the Mountains. Under the guidance of the application ideas provided by Anton, they worked day and night and finally succeeded in producing the first batch of magic crystal products.

The first product launched was the Magic Crystal Lamp, which has the lowest technical threshold and the widest range of applications.

Compared to traditional magic lamps, the biggest advantage of magic crystal lamps lies in their cost.

The core components of a magic crystal lamp are just a few low-level magic crystals and a simple rune circuit. All things considered, the cost of a magic crystal lamp is less than one-fifth of that of a traditional magic lamp.

However, its lifespan is several times that of the latter.

Following closely behind is the Magic Crystal Furnace.

This smelting equipment, which uses magic crystals as energy, has a temperature several times higher than that of traditional charcoal smelting furnaces. The temperature is controllable, and it does not produce smoke or exhaust gas, thus having a much smaller impact on the environment and operators.

Currently, all of the Silvermoon Clan's smelting workshops have been equipped with magic crystal furnaces, increasing smelting efficiency by more than three times.

In addition, a series of other products, such as the Magic Crystal Carriage and the Magic Crystal Extraction Tower, have also entered the small-scale trial production stage.

As for industrial and military products such as crystal mining equipment and crystal crossbows, the technical threshold is even higher, and they are still in the research and development stage. It is expected that it will be difficult to reach the point of mass production in the short term.

With a wave of his hand, Anton immediately ordered the Silvermoon Clan to start selling magic crystal lamps and magic crystal furnaces, prioritizing market dominance.

The market for magic crystal products is currently untapped. The launch of these products will undoubtedly bring the clan extremely high profits, providing ample financial support for subsequent research and development.

However, what Anton was more concerned about was the self-made magic core.

After thoroughly understanding the theoretical system of magic crystal technology, the alchemists and enchanters of the clan finally succeeded in developing an effective magic core refining process.

Although the output and quality are not yet comparable to the finished products purchased from the Heart of the Mountains, at least we have taken a crucial step from nothing to something.

Currently, the clan's alchemists and enchanters are researching the integration of runes into the magic core, attempting to use this as a basis to develop a higher-quality magic core.

Eleanor directly issued a task in the Hall of Inheritance, recruiting disciples of the Primordial City who were skilled in the art of talismans to join the research and development, thus speeding up the process.

Once successful, the Silvermoon Clan will be able to completely break away from external channels in terms of magic core, achieve self-sufficiency, and no longer be subject to others.

Compared to Magic Crystal Technology, other matters were handled in a fairly ordinary manner.

Both the expansion of trade networks and the assimilation of the elven population are progressing steadily.

These two aspects complement each other.

By incorporating the elven race, the clan's population has maintained a considerable growth rate.

It has now surpassed 50,000.

The population growth also allowed clans to have more manpower to engage in production, enabling them to produce more goods, extend their trade networks to wider areas, and generate more income.

With a substantial income, the clan was able to absorb more elf tribes.

This creates a virtuous cycle.

This is a unique advantage of the Silvermoon Clan.

Everyone knows that population is a valuable resource, but not everyone has the ability to increase the population.

Even if other elven clans wanted to absorb the elven population, they wouldn't have enough resources to support an excessive population.

The Silvermoon Clan initially took its first step in absorbing other ethnic groups after its income increased through cooperation with Grayrock Fortress in developing mineral veins.

Even so, the pace of progress has remained slow.

Only after expanding their trade network through four pillar products—talismans, spirit fire metals, potions, and rune equipment—and experiencing a significant increase in revenue, did they begin to accelerate the absorption of the elven race.

The three-in-one base connection plan is also progressing very smoothly.

Silvermoon Forest has been steadily expanding and now covers most of the Thousand Rock Hills.

In three or four months at most, we will be able to connect to the entrance to the Dark Realm of the mining area.

By then, Silvermoon Forest and Nine Nether City will be able to complete the connection first.

Blood Soul Cave has now been incorporated into the sphere of influence of the Nine Nether City.

With the acquisition of Blood Soul Crystals, the number of warriors in the clan who switched to cultivating the Eight Desolate Prison Suppression Scripture increased significantly.

The abundant resources also led to a significant increase in the overall strength of the clan warriors.

As a result, the number of recruits for the Silvermoon Legion and the Guard has also increased dramatically over the past three years.

The former has now broken through the 9,000 mark and is steadily moving toward the 10,000 mark.

The latter's number has also approached five thousand.

According to Anton's estimate, before the production of Blood Soul Crystals and the clan's demand reach a balance, both the increase in the number and strength of clan warriors and the expansion of the two armies will maintain a considerable growth rate.

In Taichu City, after this year's spiritual root testing, the number of disciples has increased to 146.

Compared to the clan's population of over 50,000, this number is pitifully small.

There's no way around it; elves with spiritual roots are extremely rare.

This is assuming that elves are naturally suited for cultivation.

If it were a human, or another race, Anton estimated that the proportion of people with spiritual roots would be even lower.

It might not even be one in a thousand.

Among the more than one hundred disciples of the Primordial City, Ryan currently has the highest cultivation level.

He has reached the late stage of Qi Refining and has refined sixty-one breaths of spiritual energy.

Next was Flora, who refined fifty-five breaths of spiritual energy, barely breaking through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

Next up are Lucius and Mia, who have each refined over fifty breaths of spiritual energy, just one step away from the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

The cultivation progress of these four is in a class of its own, far ahead of the competition.

He has clearly distinguished himself from the other disciples.

After reviewing the situation, Anton was very satisfied.

Overall, the clan's development progressed rapidly and steadily, and it can be described as thriving.

The Silvermoon Clan is currently at a critical stage in its transformation from a local power confined to a first-rate power on the continent.

This process may take decades or even centuries to complete the final leap, but in any case, the clan is at least making steady progress in a better direction.

"The second phase of the dragon-slaying war will last for several decades, and this period is a valuable development period."

"If we can join the ranks of the top powers on the continent in one fell swoop, our clan will have the confidence to stand alone in the upcoming battle for supremacy among all races."