Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

"Brother Zhen, do you have any connections for special materials?" Before leaving, Sui An still had no intention of selling the green blueprint.

Getting a usable loot item is not an easy thing in a sense. 100 Originium is easy to earn in the late game, but a green functional blueprint is not so easy to buy.

"I do have some, but I don't have the means to get them because they're so rare." Wang Zhen turned around and looked at Sui An with some surprise.

What materials do you want to buy?

"Ice Crystal Stone~" Sui An said, then added after thinking for a moment, "It should be a kind of green material. If you can get it and the price is no more than 50 source stones, then you can order one standard unit for me."

"If it's convenient, could you help me find out about lightning storage stones? They should be blue materials, but they're probably quite expensive, and I might not have the money to buy them right now."

Wang Zhen pondered for a moment, then clapped his hands.

"I think I've heard of ice crystals before. They shouldn't be too expensive. I'll go back and ask around for you. If they're not too expensive, I'll buy them for you directly."

"As for the lightning storage stone, I don't seem to recall it. Let me ask around for you."

"Okay, thank you!" Sui An quickly replied.

"No need to thank me, it's just part of the caravan's business. We're leaving now, take care!"

Wang Zhen waved to Erhu and got into the car, which soon drove off with a roar.

Sui An looked at the car that had already driven away and made some mental calculations.

If they bring back 10 tons of Tier 1 pure meat per truck, they can earn about 200 Originium. On the return trip, they can extract about 60 Originium. Of course, if it is Tier 2 pure meat, the extraction rate is about 120 Originium, and Tier 3 is at most 240 Originium.

Higher quality meat comes from powerful territories; they may have their own transport fleets, or even alchemists who can digest the meat of source beasts.

The transport team also cultivates good relationships with certain territories, which increases the probability of securing high-quality meat. After all, a truckload of Grade 1 meat and Grade 3 meat both weigh 10 tons, but the profits differ by nearly three to four times.

On a day like yesterday, when the car leaves Jiangcheng the next day, it will likely not be carrying any large cargo, at most some energy materials, so it can probably still make a little profit.

Only on days other than the Blood Moon would they haul half a cart of daily necessities along the route to resell them and earn some extra money.

Based on a typical good day, this truck could earn around 120 yuan on the return trip. After deducting the vehicle's energy consumption, labor costs for vehicle maintenance, and the dealership's commission, the net profit would be around 30 or 40 yuan.

On average, there shouldn't be any problem with making a net profit of over ten Originium Stones per day, and this net profit naturally belongs to the car owner.

In addition to the income from selling goods, the profits from the car are quite high.

After reviewing the accounts, Sui An stroked his chin: "The profits look pretty good. I wonder how much this car costs and how long it will take to break even?"

"Unfortunately, I can't go out driving and wander around..."

Erhu wants to awaken as a builder and become a lord, but Sui An doesn't really want to.

The lord is indeed powerful; even a level 1 white crossbow watchtower can fire arrows that deal more damage than those from a typical combat class.

It may seem unfair, but becoming a builder means you don't have any supernatural powers. All your power will remain in your territory, so lords cannot easily leave their territory and must even prevent attacks from other professionals within their territory.

In a sense, isn't this a kind of prisoner's life?

Other professionals can travel the world and explore the mysteries of the Origin Realm, while lords can only hold their ground in one place and passively endure endless attacks from Origin Beasts.

This is probably the price to pay!

……

It was time to sort out the harvest. Sui An shook off those inexplicable feelings of sadness. The batch of source beast meat eventually sold for 37 source stones. Sui An spent 17 source stones to buy 17 sets of basic source materials.

Although crossbow watchtowers consume relatively less source energy, they still require basic source materials to generate crossbow bolts.

Last night, I hunted 25 Iron Wire Wolves and fired more than 2 crossbow bolts. One unit of basic source material can normally generate 20 crossbow bolts, but last night I used up more than two units of material, and the three units I originally had in reserve are almost gone.

This item is a consumable that needs to be replenished daily. Now that I have money, I should replenish it more often. Besides, the next step is the gacha pull. Maybe I'll get the perfect item on my first pull in the beginner pool. It would be so frustrating if I didn't have the basic materials to craft it.

The remaining 20 Originium stones were put together with the 95 Originium stones mined in the morning, bringing the total to over 100.

Looking at the large pile of stones in front of him, Sui An burst into tears, suddenly remembering the bitter days he had lived before his awakening.

"I sold my house and only managed to scrape together 50 yuan, but I ended up with over 100 yuan in one night. Is this the power of a cheat code...?"

"It smells so good!"

"I have nothing more to say, I've come to repay you."

Sui An couldn't wait to get back into the house and open the long-awaited beginner's pool interface.

The beginner pool requires only 90 Originium for 30 pulls, guaranteeing a blue core material and a one-third chance of obtaining a Lightning Stone.

If you have a lightning-storing stone, you can build another elemental statue. With their attack range, your territory should be able to be completely covered.

Having a small territory is an advantage in the early stages. As the territory level increases and the territory area expands rapidly in the later stages, the attack range of these buildings will not be very large, at which point a numerical advantage will be necessary.

So at this moment he was a little tempted. Anyway, he was going to draw from this pool, so why not try 30 draws first?

Without any special abilities, if he wanted to improve himself with 115 Originium, he would have to buy blueprints and core materials.

Alternatively, I could build three more arrow towers and hire a few ordinary people to work there. Given the current market rates, I could afford to pay them, but I don't know if anyone would be willing to come.

After all, my place looks pretty run-down, and I don't feel very safe there.

Most people would rather earn less and prioritize a stable city like Jiangcheng to ensure their survival.

Regardless, the improvement is still significant, but if you don't get a Thunder Stone in 30 draws, then you'll get zero improvement.

After thinking for a moment, he ran to the bucket next to him, filled a basin with water, and carefully washed his hands and face.

"Golden touch, here I come!"

"Let me see the power of a single, decisive blow!"

Sui An first selected the "Victory Soaring Cloud Banner" wish in the beginner pool.

The "Girl's Concert Stage" is for healing injuries, and given my current condition, I'm unlikely to need it. If I get injured, it means I have no other options.

After all, the lord is a weakling, and there's only one person left in his territory. If he has to face the battlefield head-on, his territory will have already been destroyed.

For minor injuries, I have some life-saving medicine on hand, so it's not worth spending so many Originium.

The banner, being a device that grants attack buffs, should be more useful.

Since he didn't know if duplicate blueprints were still useful, Sui An didn't dare to choose the elemental statue.

In reality, wishing doesn't mean much. It doesn't increase the probability; it's just a guarantee for unlucky players after 180 pulls.

Reaching out and tapping the button for a ten-draw, the screen in front of me spun around, and ten identical cards instantly appeared before my eyes.

The back of this card is covered with strange patterns that gleam slightly; after just a few glances, it becomes a little dazzling.

"What an amazing thing! Does this thing test your mental strength?"

Sui An reached out and rubbed his temples to return to normal.

Looking at the identical cards, Sui An randomly clicked on one, and the entire screen began to unfold from left to right.

[Basic Source Material *1]

[Basic Source Material *1]

[Basic Source Material *1]

……

As a series of white lights flashed before his eyes, Sui An was stunned. Looking at the card-drawing interface in front of him, that long-standing ominous premonition suddenly lingered in his heart.

After flipping through all the cards, the scene before me was entirely white cards, densely covered with six large characters:

[Basic Source Materials]

"No way..."

Sui An patted his head in frustration, his eyes suddenly turning fierce. This was the murderous aura he had accumulated over many years of hunting source beasts, making him look somewhat ruthless.

"Golden Finger, look at me, and think it over carefully!"

"I'm giving you face this time, you should reciprocate!"

After giving the cheat code in front of him a good talking-to, Sui An pressed the ten-pull button again.

A flash of bright white light streaked past once more...

[Basic Source Material *10]

"???"

Sui An's face darkened immediately. This was really enough. He had enough of the guaranteed food in his past life, and now he had to keep eating like this in this life?

Even if you can't provide a blueprint beforehand, you could at least provide the materials!

Even if you have a cheat code, you can't go this far!

Sui An looked at the last ten draws and fell silent for a moment.

"A cheat code!"

"I was never lucky even once in my past life!"

"I've been unlucky all my life..."

"I really, really want to be the luckiest person in the world!"

"I dream about it!"

……

Sui An sat in front of the core and muttered to himself, trying to influence his own golden finger, rambling on and on for a while.

"Then it's settled. Just give me a lightning-collecting stone. I'm not asking for much!"

[Basic Source Material *9]

After nine consecutive flashes of white light, a faint blue light finally appeared, and the image gradually became clearer, revealing a peculiar object shape above.

[Lightning Stone *1]