Elven cultivators

While the outside world was buzzing with news about Anton, the person in question had already quietly returned to Silvermoon Forest.

After receiving the contribution points, Anton immediately exchanged them for the Myriad Wood Source Heart.

Considering the absorption limit of the Eternal Tree, he didn't exchange for too many, but instead exchanged for three first.

Upon returning to Silvermoon Forest, Anton integrated the three Origin Hearts of the Tree of Eternity one by one.

His foresight proved to be remarkable.

The benefits that the three Origin Hearts of the Tree of Eternity bring to the Tree of Eternity decrease with each subsequent acquisition.

The effect of the last one was less than one-tenth of that of the Eternal Tree when it first merged with the Heart of All Trees.

At this point, the cost-effectiveness of fusing the Eternal Tree with the Heart of All Trees is pitifully low.

Fortunately, although the effects of the three Myriad Wood Source Hearts decrease with each iteration, the cumulative change is already quite significant.

The area of ​​the Silvermoon Forest has expanded significantly, finally encompassing the City of Primordial.

Anton flashed and appeared above the forest.

From above, the Silvermoon Forest resembles an endless green ocean, stretching from one side of the field of vision to the other, seemingly without end.

Those once bare gray rocky lands, cracked wastelands, and rugged hills are now covered by layers of tree canopies, and their former desolation is no longer visible.

Near the edge of the forest, the Primordial City, like a bluish-gray gem, is set in this boundless expanse of green.

Under Anton's deliberate control, the city of Taichu was surrounded by dense trees, leaving only four wide main roads leading to the outside world, as well as a blank buffer zone of about five kilometers on the perimeter.

The tripartite structure he envisioned finally took shape at this moment.

The three strongholds—Primordial City, Silvermoon Forest, and Nine Nether City—are interconnected through forests, underground tunnels, and teleportation arrays, forming a complete strategic triangle.

The transportation of supplies between them no longer requires long overland journeys.

Military movements are no longer limited by distance and time.

If any outpost is threatened, reinforcements from the other two outposts can arrive in a very short time.

The defense system is no longer an isolated point, but a network that is connected.

However, compared to Nine Nether City, the connection between Primordial City and Silver Moon Forest is undoubtedly closer.

Nine Nether City is ultimately located deep within the dark region, and even with the teleportation array connecting it, there is still a distance between the surface and the underground.

Unlike the Primordial City and the Silvermoon Forest, which have become intertwined and mutually dependent.

Anton took in the entire forest's layout and had a new plan in mind.

Next, he plans to transplant the Tree of Eternity and the Fountain of Life to Primordial City, gradually transforming the entire Silvermoon Forest into an area centered on Primordial City with trees spreading outwards.

It's not simply about "encompassing the City of the Beginning," but about completely integrating the two into an organic whole.

In general, the goal is to create a high-energy-density area covered by forests around the Primordial City.

"Let's call it the Primordial Spirit Realm."

Anton pondered to himself.

In the past, transplanting the Tree of Eternity would have been an impossible task for him.

The roots of the Eternal Tree are spread almost throughout the entire Silvermoon Forest. Its vast territory and deep roots make it extremely difficult to move.

However, he has now advanced to the second level of the Golden Core stage, with abundant magical power. In addition, his mastery of the Great Luo Heavenly Sleeve spatial divine power is becoming increasingly profound, and he has enough strength to give it a try.

Once successful, the formation can then be modified to completely integrate the Great Evolution Azure Profound Formation and the Primordial Five Elements Formation.

Anton already had ideas about this.

The fusion of the two mountain-protecting formations is not a simple superposition, but rather a complementary and mutually reinforcing process.

The advantage of the Great Evolution Azure Mystic Array lies in its extremely strong growth potential and sustainability.

The advantage of the Hunyuan Five Elements Grand Array lies in its powerful defensive and offensive capabilities supported by the earth vein nodes.

After the two formations are merged, the growth potential of the Great Evolution Azure Profound Formation can compensate for the expansion shortcomings of the Primordial Five Elements Formation, while the earth vein nodes of the Primordial Five Elements Formation can compensate for the energy deficiency of the Great Evolution Azure Profound Formation, enhancing its defensive and offensive capabilities.

The two complement each other perfectly.

In terms of the array's core, the earth vein nodes of the Primordial City serve as the main array core, providing the core power for the array cluster's operation.

The Eternal Tree of Silvermoon Forest serves as the secondary core of the array, responsible for absorbing, transforming, and storing the spilled energy, and also undertaking the "growth" function of the array.

The original Fountain of Life serves as an auxiliary node, used to harmonize energy fluctuations during the formation's operation and to provide healing and recovery benefits.

The energy of the Fountain of Life is gentle and pure, making it more suitable as a harmonizer and buffer than ley lines and the Tree of Eternity.

In this way, the growth potential of the new formation will be greatly enhanced compared to the original one.

With the energy support of the leyline nodes, the array's endurance will be significantly enhanced, and it will no longer be as easily rendered passive due to energy depletion as before.

Anton spent a long time in the air rehearsing the plan, going over every detail of the integration scheme in his mind. Only after confirming that there were no obvious oversights did he pull his wandering thoughts back.

The renovation will be quite difficult and will take a considerable amount of time.

But it's worth doing.

Once the Tree of Eternity is successfully transplanted and the new formation is operational, the foundation of the Primordial Spirit Realm will be truly solidified.

From now on, the Silvermoon Clan will have an unshakeable reliance.

Anton withdrew his divine sense and returned to the Primordial City.

Nine-tiered Heavenly Tower, Heavenly Origin Hall.

The light from the light source stone fell from the dome, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime.

This is where the clan's high-ranking members hold meetings.

The interior of the hall is simply furnished. In the center is a long table carved from a single piece of green jade. The tabletop is as smooth as a mirror, and fine cloud patterns can be faintly seen flowing slowly beneath the jade.

Anton sat at the head of the table, flipping through the documents in his hands.

Light footsteps came from the palace gate.

Eleanor strode in.

"Chieftain, what brings you here?"

Anton gestured for Eleanor to sit down, and then explained the plan to transplant the Tree of Eternity and integrate the mountain-protecting array.

Upon hearing this, Eleanor immediately realized the immense benefits behind it and naturally gave it her full support.

"This is a large undertaking that will require a significant amount of manpower and resources. You should prepare accordingly."

"No problem." Eleanor nodded solemnly.

Anton nodded slightly, then changed the subject: "If the clan wants to acquire a new magic stone mine, where do you think would be the best place to start?"

After removing the option of exchanging the Myriad Wood Source Heart, Anton plans to exchange for twelve elemental cores, which he will use to refine mystical artifacts or legendary magic equipment in the future.

Especially now that the First Elder and Second Elder have been promoted to Legendary, it's time for them to change their equipment.

The remaining contribution points are just enough to exchange for two elemental origin crystals.

This thing is much more expensive than the elemental core, and even more precious than the Origin of All Wood.

It was fortunate that he "solely" all the profits from destroying the space node this time, otherwise he really wouldn't have had enough contribution points to exchange for so many things.

As for these two elemental crystals, they are naturally used to artificially cultivate spirit stone veins.

To cultivate spirit stone veins, one must first acquire new magic stone veins.

Eleanor pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "The only two magic stone veins in the Eldron Plains are now in our hands; there are no more."

"To find new magic stone veins, we either need to look for unclaimed veins in the Underdark, or... we'll have to target magic stone veins in other areas."

Anton's eyes flickered slightly.

The importance of magic stone veins to intelligent beings goes without saying.

Once any magic stone vein is discovered, it will immediately be occupied by the surrounding races and forces.

Even in the vast, sparsely populated Darklands, there are no unclaimed magic stone veins.

Almost every magic stone mine is firmly controlled by underground races.

If we want to take food from those guys, we'll have to resort to force.

Since we're going to have to mobilize troops anyway, we might as well just target the known magic stone veins in other areas.

At least it saved the effort of exploration and searching.

"What suitable target do you have?" Anton asked.

Upon hearing this, Eleanor immediately understood his choice and replied without hesitation, "Green Heights."

"There are three magic stone veins over there, currently controlled by two different forces."

"One is called Blackrock Territory, which is mainly human, with some halflings and dwarves mixed in, and it occupies two magic stone mines."

"The other one is called the Azure Scale Clan, a coastal racial alliance with sea creatures at its core, which occupies a magic stone mine."

"Since the fall of Dragon City in Green Heights, major forces have been fighting each other for territory and resources. Over the years, many forces have been destroyed, and now the entire Green Heights is basically controlled by these two major forces."

Eleanor paused, then said decisively, "My suggestion is to attack Blackrock Territory."

"Forces like Grayrock Fortress and Long Lake Town, which cooperate with our clan, often have their transport teams attacked by wandering mercenary groups or bandits. According to the intelligence we have gathered, Blackrock Territory is behind those attackers."

"We can use this as an excuse to send troops to Blackrock Territory."

Anton understood and decisively agreed to Eleanor's suggestion.

"Then let's start with Blackrock Ridge."

Not to mention having a suitable excuse.

Even if not, Anton still intends to send troops.

This is a dog-eat-dog world, and he has no moral conscience whatsoever.

The reason for not attacking other factions in the Eldron Plains is simply because "conquering" them through trade is more cost-effective.

But if the benefits are great enough, he doesn't mind using force.

"I see."

Eleanor was not surprised by Anton's decision.

She knew better than anyone that her family patriarch was never an indecisive person.

He could bring countless benefits to the clan and make the elves follow him willingly.

But he is also an extremely pragmatic person.

Be kind when you need to be kind, and be ruthless when you need to be ruthless.

This is the real reason why he was able to lead the Silvermoon Clan to where it is today.