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

As dawn broke, the vast wilderness stretched out before him. After confirming that there was no danger, Sui An left his territory and approached the giant beast.

Last night, it was quite far away, and even with the moonlight, I couldn't see its complete shape clearly.

Standing in front of it now, the sense of oppression immediately rose. Although its scales had faded, its body length of more than 3 meters and its limbs that were about the same thickness as his waist were incredibly powerful.

Unfortunately, large scales on its back were blown apart, with flesh and blood flying everywhere, and the wounds almost revealing its internal organs, which somewhat affected its appearance.

Sui An grasped the claw, which was larger than his head, with both hands and tried to drag it, but it wouldn't budge at all.

"I'm a weakling, a really weakling, I can't even carry the spoils..."

Sui An was deeply affected. He was a professional, albeit one of the weakest in terms of physique, but he was still quite emotional at this moment.

It's laughable that someone can't carry the loot they killed alone...

"Forget it, let's give up. Let me see if there are any orbs of light~"

He took out his spear and placed it under the giant beast, slowly prying it with the shaft. The shaft of the green spear was almost bent at a 90-degree angle before he could barely flip the giant beast over.

A faint blue light shone through the crack, instantly making Sui An's eyes widen.

"It's a blue loot!!"

Seeing hope, Sui An felt a surge of energy and eagerly pushed the lever again, only to see a shimmering blue orb quietly appear beneath it.

Sui An quickly reached out and took it out, examined it briefly, and was somewhat disappointed.

It's not architectural blueprints, but a blue armor crafting blueprint, meant for blacksmiths.

However, blueprints and recipes are generally among the most valuable loot of the same level.

[Equipment Name]: Silver Mystic Armor

[Equipment Type]: Metal Chest Armor

[Equipment Level]: Level 3

[Equipment Quality]: Blue

[Equipment Effect]: When activated actively, you will gain Silver Power, which can amplify your strength by up to 30% based on your level, lasting for 5 minutes.

[Additional Cost]: None

【製造需求】：白银精髓（0/1）、玄铁矿（0/1）、基础源质材料（0/1）、3级源石（0/1）、基础锻造术lv3

Sui An glanced at it briefly. Although both were blue blueprints, the basic materials required to forge a piece of equipment were much lower, almost one-tenth of those required for building, and the source stone consumption was also much lower.

But the other materials are about the same. He doesn't know much about silver essence, but he has heard of black iron ore, which is just a green material.

Overall, the cost is still much lower.

Unlike builders, blacksmiths' skills are not automatically generated by clicking, but they actually have to use forging techniques to temper and fuse materials.

It requires an understanding of the materials, a grasp of the energy source, and other miscellaneous factors.

Below the drawings are many small prints, which are the forging steps and instructions.

Therefore, there is a probability of failure when a blacksmith forges a weapon.

The same applies to other professions like pharmacists.

After all, architects can't make money by selling buildings...

Although blacksmiths only need to know the recipe to craft equipment, it doesn't mean the blueprint is worthless, because blueprints/recipes are essential for any profession.

If you haven't unlocked the corresponding blueprint/recipe, even if you learn the materials and crafting techniques from someone else, and even if you replicate it perfectly, you still won't be able to create source energy items with special effects.

It might be possible to create items that resemble the original, but they would only be empty shells and would not provide any benefits to the professional.

Of course, some things don't need to provide bonuses to professionals; they just need to be usable. For example, transport vehicles only require recipes for a few core components.

Therefore, blueprints/recipes are like a replicable chip that can activate what you make.

"This thing should sell for around 500 Originium, right?"

Sui An looked at the ball of light in his hand thoughtfully. Although he didn't know what the market was like for blacksmiths, architects' blueprints were starting at around 500.

Moreover, the effect of this equipment is simple, direct, and very versatile. It also has the basic attributes of a level 3 equipment, which means that it is definitely not bad in the market. Even if it doesn't cost 500, it can still sell for 300 or 400.

I think I've struck it rich...

Sui An climbed over the wall and quickly sent the ball of light into the house to store it. This was a huge windfall, and he couldn't afford any accidents.

Moreover, there has been no blood moon for the past three days, but it will definitely appear again by tomorrow night at the latest. At that time, I will need a lot of source stones to ensure my safety.

He took Wang Zhen's flag out of the house and stuck it on his wall. Now he just needed to wait for the caravan to arrive.

As for the unknown behemoth, I really couldn't move it, so I just left it by the wall. If anyone tries to take it by force, then let them taste the power of my great thunderball.

As for the source stones inside his body, Sui An tried to find them but couldn't, and given his physique, he couldn't cut them from other places either.

This task was far beyond the capabilities of the weak lord himself, and in a daze, Sui An suddenly thought of hiring someone to help him.

Wang Hu's image flashed by...

With that large physique and the added physical enhancement source energy, he should be quite adept at fighting source beasts.

Lost in thought, he leaned against the wall in the yard, basking in the sun, until around 10 o'clock when Wang Zhen's transport truck finally arrived.

"Did another shipment arrive last night?"

Wang Zhen jumped down from the truck bed with a smile; from his angle, he couldn't see the other side of the territory.

"But your yard looks empty. Is something missing?"

"Shh~" Sui An pulled Wang Zhen into the courtyard, signaling him not to make a fuss, and then strolled leisurely to the other side of the courtyard.

Seeing Sui An acting so mysteriously, Wang Zhen suddenly became curious as well. This kid had always done strange things since he was a child, often leaving people both amused and exasperated.

Sui An glanced back at Wang Zhen's car and his subordinates. They were all staying obediently in the car and hadn't followed. Then he spoke softly.

"A big guy attacked my territory last night, and I took him down, but I don't recognize him. Can you take a look?"

"How big is this thing?" Wang Zhen asked in surprise in a low voice.

"I can't carry it~"

……

That was indeed a lot. Wang Zhen remained unmoved, and even felt a little amused, since there were too many things that a lord's profession couldn't handle.

The two strolled to the other side of the courtyard wall. Sui An pointed to the base of the wall, and Wang Zhen followed the direction, his eyes lighting up immediately.

"Dark Breath Silver Scale Beast!"

Wang Zhen called out in a low voice, unable to contain his surprise.

"Brother Zhen, you recognize him?" Seeing that Wang Zhen called out the name, it seemed that he was quite familiar with this giant beast, so it must be a match.

Wang Zhen did not answer directly, but instead lightly jumped over the wall.

He reached out and touched the giant beast's scales, then squatted down, grabbed its neck with both hands, and suddenly flipped it over, seemingly looking at something.

After a long while, Wang Zhen finally spoke and asked:

"When you saw it, its scales were black, and your elemental statue didn't react, right?"

"Yes, yes, I would still be sleeping if he hadn't attacked my energy shield and triggered the alarm."

Sui An nodded repeatedly and gave Wang Zhen a brief account of what had happened the previous night.

"You chose this place like a god, how could it be so dangerous..."

After listening, Wang Zhen sighed, "This guy will be a level 4 source beast when he's fully grown, and he can be over 5 meters long. This one shouldn't be level 3 yet, it's still a little cub, otherwise even in its concealed state, it wouldn't take many hits to break through your protective shield."

"Even if it's only level 2, if it breaks free from its restraint state and unleashes its source energy to attack with its Dark Claws at full power, your protective shield will shatter in no more than two hits."

"Its innate ability is to envelop itself in dark source energy. Although externalizing source energy to envelop the body is a sign of intermediate level, it is different; this is an innate ability."

"Its source energy doesn't simply envelop its body, but rather enters its scales to conceal its own source energy fluctuations and life force aura. Therefore, it can avoid many methods that rely on source energy for detection, making it very adept at sneak attacks and hunting."

"You're not a combat profession, so you don't know. The adult version of this thing we encountered in the wild was something that no level 4 professional in a standard squad would dare to fight. It was a true elite among level 4 source beasts, even infinitely close to the lord level."

"That's incredible!"

Sui An was somewhat surprised. He had indeed fought very hard yesterday. If it were any other level 2 source beast, it would have been defeated long ago.

Just like that level 2 Shadow Lizard from a few days ago, it didn't even make a ripple in the beast horde before being killed by several lightning balls, without even realizing it.

As two level 2 source beasts, the difference in their racial stats is too great. Not to mention their size, one can naturally grow to level 4, while the other only reached level 2 by accident.

As for the elite and lord levels that Wang Zhen mentioned, these are classifications made by professionals based on the difficulty of killing them, and are not the actual source beast grades.

The meaning of "elite" is easy to understand; it refers to the strongest among the source beasts, and it usually takes a team of professionals of the same level to kill them successfully.

Lord-level means that this ferocious beast requires the strength of a lord of the same level to fight against in order to successfully kill it.

Among buildings of the same level and quality, the lord's buildings always have the strongest destructive power, which represents the professionals' recognition of the strength of this type of ferocious source beast.

Sui An suddenly felt a sense of lingering fear.

This is life in the Origin Realm. You never know if a mythical beast will pass by your house and casually give you a handy.