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

Sui An concluded that the golden finger still loved itself.

As for not getting the blueprints in advance, that's because you were unlucky, it's not your fault!

Sui An chuckled and opened the building module, adjusting the original elemental statue to the left side of the wooden house near the edge of the wall, while placing the newly added one on the right edge.

This greatly increases the attack range of the two stone statues and reduces the probability of the source beast rushing to their energy shield.

The only drawback is that neither of these stone statues deals area-of-effect damage, so they still can't defend against a large number of source beasts.

Two elemental statues with an attack range that can cover the entire territory and can attack automatically mean that as long as you are not asleep, you can turn off the energy shield at all times.

This way, your Lord Core can recover at least 5% more energy every day, which is equivalent to three more Originium per day, which can be considered free Stone Statue Ammunition.

After setting everything up, Sui An picked up a shovel and a large bag and went outside.

The Shadow Lizard I killed last night still had many broken limbs left behind, which would be good for luring Source Beasts tonight.

He filled the large bag and piled some near each of the two elemental statues, so that if he could attract the source beasts, he could kill them.

The ghost fox corpse from the night before last proved that the source beast was still too greedy.

With nothing else to do, Sui An dug traps further into the territory. These things were usually useless, but they might sometimes bring unexpected surprises.

Before you know it, daytime has quietly passed and night has arrived.

Perhaps because the Blood Moon had cleared out the nearby source beasts yesterday, no new source beasts roamed around nearby for a short time, and the night passed quietly.

This was also the first peaceful night's sleep Sui An had had since arriving here.

On the fourth day after arriving in the wasteland, just one day later, Wang Zhen brought him good news.

"I inquired about the ice crystal you mentioned at the trading post. It is indeed a green material, but it can be synthesized by alchemists, so the quantity is decent. Currently, you can buy one set for 20 source stones on the market."

After saying that, Wang Zhen took out a white stone that emitted a cold aura from his pocket. Although it was called white, it was actually transparent. It just looked like a white stone because there was a white substance inside.

This thing matches the material pattern shown on the architectural drawings, Sui An confirmed with a glance.

"I bought this with my own money yesterday, 20 source stones. It's not easy for you to manage this territory by yourself. As your older brother, I won't make money off you. Just give me the cost price."

Sui An paused for a moment, glanced at Wang Zhen who looked serious, and immediately understood what he meant.

Normally, the goods in the convoy belong to the Chamber of Commerce, and they need to account for them and settle accounts. They can't give him much benefit, but he just casually took a small item with him, and no one would say anything about it.

"Okay, Zhen-ge, if you put it that way, I won't stand on ceremony. Thanks a lot!"

Sui An was indeed short of money at the moment. He only had 25 source stones left, which was almost not enough to pay for the bill. However, since Wang Zhen had brought them, he couldn't refuse.

He handed the source stone to Wang Zhen, then reached out and took the ice crystal. The thing was indeed very cold in his hand. Sui An almost threw it away. Only Wang Zhen, a level 4 combat professional, didn't care.

"Hey, I forgot, let me get you a bag to put on!" Wang Zhen saw Sui An shivering from the cold and then remembered that Sui An was only a level 1 lord, the weakest among the professionals.

He quickly reached into a bag and put the ice crystals inside before Sui An picked it up.

After handing over the item, Wang Zhen suddenly looked at Sui An with a smile and said softly.

"Xiao An, I have some good news to tell you. Xiao Hu also successfully awakened yesterday."

"Ah, what profession did he awaken?" Sui An was slightly taken aback and asked subconsciously.

Wang Zhen chuckled, seemingly having thought of something: "He's also a combat profession, but his source energy is physical enhancement!"

Sui An immediately understood Wang Zhen's smile and replied with a grin.

"Physical enhancement goes very well. Although I don't have the ability to control the elements, if I get a good weapon and a good set of armor, I'll be incredibly powerful."

"Hey, that's no ordinary guy~" Wang Zhen's smile deepened. "Yesterday when I got home, he came running over to ask about you, saying he wanted to come and stay with you~"

"what?"

Sui An suddenly shuddered, and the smile on his face vanished in the blink of an eye.

Wang Hu and he were the same age. They had been playing together since they were little. They would do all sorts of strange and unusual things together. One of them dared to think of something and the other dared to do it. So it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them best friends.

Wang Hu inherited his mother Zhao Yi's imposing stature. Standing over 190cm tall and with a burly build, he would have been a formidable general in ancient times.

Now that he's awakened a physical energy source, his body must be at least two meters long.

However, Wang Hu is a bit simple-minded and sometimes very straightforward. He dared to fight with professionals even before he had awakened his full potential. Although he got beaten up and covered in bumps, he just wouldn't accept it.

Sui An had been intelligent since childhood and often led him to do bad things. Wang Hu found these things very amusing, and even though he was blamed for many things, he didn't care. Instead, he became more and more familiar with Sui An.

But unlike doing minor misdeeds, those who come to you for help have to risk their lives.

Wang Zhen is capable of handling such matters, and Erhu is capable of handling them, but Wang Hu and Sui An dare not let them do so.

"Does Aunt Zhao know? She probably won't agree, right?" Sui An looked at Wang Zhen with a resentful expression, stammering.

Seeing Sui An's appearance, Wang Zhen found it quite amusing and shook his head.

"How could Aunt Zhao possibly agree? She herself is a level 4 combat professional, so she would definitely take him with her to help him get through the early stages. As soon as she came back, she took him out with her."

Hearing this, Sui An immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good~"

"Alright, you can go back now, I have to go too." Wang Zhen waved his hand, and just as he was about to leave, he suddenly clapped his hands, turned around and said to Sui An.

"I almost forgot, I also found out about the lightning storage stone you mentioned. It is indeed a blue material, but it has a wide range of uses, which makes it very scarce on the market."

"You can get them at the trading post, but they're not cheap, starting at least at 100 source stones. Are you sure you want them?"

"100 Originium?" Sui An hesitated. It would be better to draw the blueprint himself.

I originally wanted to get one myself, but after I begged and pleaded yesterday, the golden finger finally gave me face and got me one.

This thing consumes a lot of source energy. If you really make three or four, your own level 1 lord core simply can't withstand the consumption, and you have to keep stuffing source stones in.

"Never mind then, I'll leave it for now and consider it when I have enough resources."

"Alright~" Wang Zhen had probably guessed that Sui An wouldn't want it now, so he wasn't surprised at all. "Then I'll leave."

"Okay~"

Wang Zhen rode away on a large tractor, leaving Sui An alone to guard the territory once again.

"Thank goodness Zhen-ge passes by every day, otherwise, being alone all the time, I feel like I'm going to have a mental breakdown..."

Sui An shook his head. Loneliness is inevitable in the early stages, but it will gradually get better later.

Shaking the ice crystal in his hand, Sui An decided to store the materials for now. He didn't need the big refrigerator yet, and he only had 5 source stones and 1 level 2 source stone left. If he spent them all, he would be in a real hurry if something went wrong.