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

Chapter 116 Unlocking the Golden Blueprint

Back outside, on the projection screen, a continuous stream of ice demons were still charging towards them from the northeast.

"I feel that the Song family's territory is in grave danger. The remaining size is not something an ordinary level-three territory can contend with. The Song family's foundation is rather weak."

"Very likely~" Fang Si sat on the stage and sighed softly.

"Every time an ice fog tide appears in Jiangcheng, it always takes away some low-level territories, while mid-level territories rarely suffer any damage, which is puzzling, since higher-level territories are more likely to be attacked by high-level ice demons."

Sui An squatted by the door, replying expressionlessly, "I think you've misunderstood something."

Fang Si was stunned, and looked up at Sui An: "What is it?"

Sui An raised his head, trying to see the blood-red moon that countless people hated through the icy fog.

"There's a saying in the old world called the survivor bias. Intermediate territories are essentially those that survived the past ice fog tides. It's not that intermediate territories have a higher probability of survival, but rather that low-level territories that didn't survive could never become intermediate territories."

Fang Si fell into deep thought. Sui An's words seemed to have opened up a new world for him, but he still seemed to have some objections.

"But some lower-level territories haven't experienced the Ice Mist Tide, and at the intermediate level, I've basically never heard of territories being breached by the Ice Mist Tide."

Sui An lowered his head and looked at Fang Si again, a strange smile on his face, but his voice was inexplicably cold.

"Why didn't these mid-level territories experience the Ice Fog Tide when they were at the lower level?"

Fang Si was stumped by the question, but he quickly lowered his head.

How could I have asked such a stupid question? The fact that I didn't encounter the Ice Mist Tide before advancing to level four only means that I advanced fast enough. I just need to advance to the intermediate level between two Ice Mist Tides.

A territory that rises rapidly enough means it has taken more shortcuts, which requires a stronger foundation, so how could it be easily destroyed in the ice fog tide?

Just like Sui An's territory, if it weren't for the fact that he dared not easily use this greatsword structure, he wouldn't have needed to take action to kill it at this moment. Even that level 5 ice demon probably couldn't withstand the simultaneous attack of three greatswords!

The elemental statues in the courtyard gradually quieted down, and the ice demons that had surged in from the northeast were finally cleared.

Thanks to the blood moon, the territory is finally completely quiet; I might be able to get a good night's sleep tonight.

Sui An stood up, stretched, and addressed the crowd.

"Go back and rest. It's been over two hours since the blood moon descended. Even if there are still ice demons in the wasteland, they're unlikely to come over here. Besides, I've kept the detection station running the whole time."

"I'll take the night shift. You'll be there during the day tomorrow, so I don't think anything will happen."

Fang Si was still a little worried, so he volunteered to take the night shift.

Sui An scratched his head. What should a boss do when his subordinates are too proactive?

In my past life, I was just an employee; nobody taught me anything.

"Alright, then go practice on stage. Call me if you need anything. You two don't need to watch anymore. We don't need so many people on night duty."

After waving to Wang Hu and Fang Nian, Sui An returned to the house and eagerly opened the territory core.

"Let me see how many merits this wave has earned me!"

"Hmm~ Hmm? Hmm!"

"I f***ing—"

Sui An looked at the 7173 merit points in the exchange pool and broke through his defenses.

I only need 27 more points to unlock this golden blueprint!

This is a gold-plated blueprint!

Sui An's heart was pounding like a cat's tickling: "How the hell am I going to sleep tonight?!"

"Bang!"

Fang Si stared blankly at Sui An, who suddenly burst open the door from inside the house. But Sui An only glanced at the bare projection of the detection station before angrily retreating back inside.

"Bang!"

He sat on the stage, his face full of confusion: "What's going on?"

"Gao Qi! Gao Qi!"

He Chong stood on the watchtower in the center of the territory and shouted nervously.

On the distant city wall, Gao Qi, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, led several professionals. He had just finished fighting a spider-like ice demon, and he turned to look at He Chong behind him.

"What's wrong?"

"On the northeast city wall, a lot of ice demons have appeared again, and there's a big one too!" He Chong's voice was quite anxious as he shouted to Gao Qi while adjusting the positions of the cannons.

"What!" Gao Qi's expression changed. He turned to look east, where a huge figure was already on the city wall in the distance, trying to climb up against the power of the Black Thunder Cannon.

The Black Thunder Cannon is a level 3 blue turret that can lock onto a target and attack automatically. The explosive power of its shells is extremely strong. This Ice Demon was able to withstand the continuous barrage of shells, so it is definitely not a level 4 Ice Demon.

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If it weren't for the fact that there were ten Black Thunder Cannons in the territory, they would have already climbed up by now.

"Is it a level five ice demon?!"

"yes!"

Gao Qi shouted, but instead of rushing over immediately, he climbed over the building and came to He Chong's side.

"Give me the intermediate strength potion, the intermediate constitution potion, and the intermediate source energy amplification potion. Your turret alone can't withstand this."

"Okay, okay~" He Chong hurriedly took out the energy potion pack from the house and frantically took out various potions from it.

"This bottle contains a mid-level energy recovery potion, and this is a blue-quality mid-level berserk potion. If you really can't withstand it, drink this."

He Chong knew this was not the time to be stingy, and besides, he was well-off and not usually stingy.

"good!"

After drinking four bottles of potion in succession, Gao Qi placed the small bottle emitting a purple glow into the lining of his chest, just as he was about to leave.

He Chong's expression changed, and suddenly he gritted his teeth, took out a golden necklace from his person and handed it over: "This is a mid-level protective treasure, capable of withstanding a fatal blow!"

Gao Qi glanced at He Chong in surprise, nodded without saying anything, took the necklace, and rushed out.

The tall figure in the distance was bombarded by the artillery and suffered some injuries, but the Ice Demon's body was recovering and it did not seem to be seriously injured.

Gao Qi leaped several times and arrived on the bronze city wall, colliding with the ice demon. After consuming three bottles of intermediate-level enhancement potions, his strength was greatly boosted.

The giant ice demon was knocked back to the foot of the city wall and disappeared into the icy mist. Gao Qi leaped in as well.

He Chong watched the churning, icy mist with trepidation; this crisis was no less serious than the previous one involving the rift.

In the territory, the Adamantite Crossbow Towers have been abandoned, as this type of piercing structure is not very effective against Ice Demons.

Having experienced the Ice Demon once, He Chong knew which weapons were better. Predicting that the Ice Mist Tide was coming, he increased the number of Black Thunder Cannons and added twelve green cannon platforms that required human operation.

He also abandoned the original slightly larger level 3 territory because he lacked the core materials for his blue wall, so he could only set up this bronze city wall in a smaller area.

The original level 2 green fence could only be placed on the outer perimeter, and it is now severely damaged.

The energy shield was also tucked behind the city wall to prevent it from being shattered by the intermediate ice demon, while also ensuring visibility within the territory.

At this moment, the territory within the level 2 range is crammed with these turrets, and even the living space has been forcibly compressed.

"Why did this ice fog wave come so suddenly and so quickly!"

He Chong cursed the heavens inwardly for their unfairness. If he had just a few more days to collect enough purple copper cores and build up the walls of his level three territory, he would have more territory to set up fortifications and wouldn't be in such a sorry state as he is today.

On the city wall, Gao Qi jumped back up. His shield was somewhat damaged, and his chest was bright red, indicating that he had suffered a considerable injury.

He rushed from the city wall to He Chong's vicinity, whereupon He Chong quickly took out another bottle of healing potion and handed it to him.

After drinking the medicine, Gao Qi's pale complexion improved considerably, and his tone became somewhat unusual.

"A lot of ice demons are swarming in from behind, let's focus our fire on that side!"

"Why are there still so many Ice Demons? Is a level three territory attracting so much firepower?"

He Chong was dumbfounded. The Blood Moon had been raging for over an hour now, so how could a large wave of ice demons suddenly appear?

Gao Qi glanced at the direction and suddenly asked, "I remember there's a level three territory to your northeast?"

He Chong nodded: "Yes, the surname is Song, and both his parents are level four combat professionals."

"He's finished with his calculations!" Gao Qi sighed, his voice sounding slightly tired.

"His territory must have been destroyed, so the remaining ice demons that had gathered there came here!"

"What!" He Chong's face suddenly turned pale. The territory of the man surnamed Song was also level three. If it was destroyed, wouldn't he be in some danger?

Thinking of this, He Chong's body went limp, but Gao Qi caught him.

"Young Master He! Our firepower is sufficient; the main issue is whether your reserves of Originium and materials are adequate!"

"Reserves?" He Chong replied subconsciously, "Enough. My mother prepared 20,000 source stones and more than 5,000 basic source materials for me in advance."

Gao Qi breathed a sigh of relief: "Then there shouldn't be any major problems! The ones after that are just ordinary ice demons. As long as we have enough energy, there shouldn't be any issues. Besides, I suspect that this wave of ice demons didn't attack all of Song's territory; there must have been some that were diverted."

"Diversion?" He Chong's face suddenly flushed, and he held onto the railing, a hint of joy appearing on his face.

"It's that orphan's territory. Logically, he's closer; what if he wiped it out too?"

"Sui An, huh?" Gao Qi took over He Chong's guards and naturally knew a bit about the surrounding area, not to mention that Sui An's territory had been the site of a disturbance for a while.

"That territory is not simple. These ice demons should not be a problem for him given the strength he has shown."

"That's a real shame."

Sui An didn't know when she fell asleep.

But the first thing he did when he woke up was to check his merit points. Around three or four in the morning, it seemed that a small number of ice demons had come over. At this moment, he had accumulated 7204 merit points.

What else is there to say!

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[Building Name]: Goddess Spirit-Dispatching Statue [Building Type]: Single Building [Building Level]: Level 1 (can be upgraded to level 5)

[Building Quality]: Gold [Building Effect]: After activating the statue, a large amount of energy will be consumed to obtain an Ice Talisman.

When a talisman is actively used by the builder, it will summon a goddess spirit that can be controlled by the builder's will and given commands to attack.

Commands for defense and protection. When a builder faces a fatal crisis, if they are carrying a talisman, they will automatically consume the talisman to summon the spirit of the goddess talisman and actively resist the impending damage.

Talismans are one-time consumables that can be stored for ten days. They will dissipate on their own if not used by the expiration date. The talisman image needs to cool down for two days before it can be reopened. It can be effective outside the territory, but it cannot summon more than one goddess talisman spirit at the same time. Using a second talisman will directly cancel the existing talisman spirit and regenerate it.

The strength of the Goddess Spirit is related to the level of the talisman image that obtained the talisman. It can exist for a maximum of 15 minutes and can be destroyed by external forces.

【额外消耗】：基础源质材料/中级源质材料【製造需求】：冰心灵玉（0/1）、陨星煞铜（0/2）、基础源质材料（0/10）、1级源石（0/10）

【升级需求】：冰心灵玉（0/1）、陨星煞铜（0/2）、基础源质材料（0/10）、2级源石（0/10）、领地核心等级（Iv2）

The description of this golden blueprint was the most extensive of all his buildings, which made Sui An frown slightly.

"The summoning talisman and invoking the gods—the pattern is indeed not much different from what I guessed, but does this mean that it can only be used by architects?"

Sui An read it again and confirmed that whether it was used actively or triggered passively, it was aimed at the builder.

This frustrated him. This talisman was a rare and valuable item that could be taken out of the territory, essentially a high-quality, one-time-use treasure. Yet, he could only activate it himself.

Given that the architectural blueprints are of gold quality and clearly state that they require a large amount of energy and basic source materials, it is unlikely that this Goddess Frost Spirit is weak.

The word "箓灵" made Sui An think of it as the spirit of a talisman?

Not to mention that the term "talisman" is widely used in Taoism. Who knows what kind of Taoist magic and supernatural powers the talisman spirits can perform? Compared to the combat professionals in this world who only know a few source energy techniques, they must be much more powerful.

"However, it seems that I can leave the territory with security in the future. But now, once I leave the territory, it is almost half paralyzed, and I have to take control of many things."

After confirming the basic functions, Sui An was quite satisfied.

This talisman resembles a goddess spirit obtained through divine intervention; it is clearly a high-level fighter type, capable of attacking, defending, and even protecting.

The downside is that its cooldown is too long, requiring a full two days. Currently, its longest cooldown is its own "Girl's Stage," whose active healing effect lasts for 12 hours.

Most of the others are measured in minutes or even seconds.

"According to this, I can save up to five and use them together?"

Sui An shook his head. These talismans consume a lot of energy, and if he summoned them every now and then, he felt he would go bankrupt.

However, he was somewhat curious because the strength of this Goddess Spirit was linked to the building's level. If he were to reach level three, he wondered if he could suppress a level five ice demon with his level three cultivation.

"The construction materials are indeed in a 1:2 ratio, meaning that level one requires 2400 merit points. If I want to accumulate enough materials for level five, I will need 12000 merit points."

"Good heavens, this is much more expensive than the blueprints!"

Sui An sighed. He had only earned a little over 5,000 points yesterday because of the Blood Moon, and then he probably gained another 1,000 points because the Song family's territory was destroyed.

"Tomorrow's full moon will bring the strongest blood moon of the month. If my blueprint library has a limited-time opening period that corresponds to the duration of the Ice Mist Tide, then there will be five days left after the full moon. I should be able to open the rift again."

"Three rifts should be enough to collect them all. If I'm really short, I'll just spend money to exchange for them!"