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

As the night gradually passed, no further incidents occurred in the latter half of the night.

Sui An climbed down from the watchtower. He was really tired last night, not because of physical exhaustion, but because of mental fatigue, so much so that he fell asleep on it in the middle of the night.

The first thing Sui An did after getting off the bus was to drink a couple of mouthfuls of tea.

"How many Originium did I have left after last night's battle?"

While drinking tea from a large enamel mug, Sui An finally remembered to check on his Lord Core.

Sure enough, the Lord Core's energy remained at 10%. It turned out that what I had heard was true: when the energy reaches the 10% warning line, the core will automatically consume its inventory of Originium to ensure that the energy does not fall below 10%.

Open your [Source Energy Resource Reserves] section, and you'll see that you only have 12 Level 1 Source Stones and 2 Level 2 Source Stones left.

Holy crap!

"I only have this much left out of my 50 Originium??"

Sui An was somewhat dazed. Two days ago, after selling the Dark Breath Silver Scale Beast, he replenished his energy with 21 source stones. At that time, he had 50 source stones left, but now he only had 12 left.

"He Chong, you've really done me a disservice!"

"What kind of level 1 lord uses Originium like this...?"

"153% energy, that's equivalent to me spending 92 Originium in one night!"

Sui Anxin was in great pain, but fortunately there were still a few spoils of war outside to make up for it.

The main reason for such a large energy consumption this time should not be the two energy-intensive elemental statues, but rather the energy shield that has made great contributions in battle.

Last night, if my energy shields hadn't held up, it's hard to say whether I would have survived.

"The most crucial element of a lord is indeed its built-in energy shield!"

"I never thought this initial shield was that powerful before, but now it seems like a beginner's dream. The only downside is that it consumes a lot of energy."

Sui An sighed with emotion. He roughly calculated that his two elemental statues had consumed about 100% of their energy, while the remaining 53% was consumed by the protective shield.

We'll find out the specifics after we clean up the source beast corpses outside.

Sui An casually grabbed two energy bars and put them in his mouth before starting to clean up the corpses of the source beasts outside.

The composition of the beasts mixed in this time was quite complex, including some that he had never seen before. It took him more than an hour to process them all.

He sorted all the source beasts into different types, and since there were simply too many, he piled them up against the courtyard wall.

As for the remaining limbs and scraps of flesh, the same old method applies: pile them up together and then throw them on either side to lure the source beasts. I've already tried it before and it worked quite well.

Moreover, the traps were very useful. He insisted on digging three traps every day, and they all made great contributions last night. At the bottom of each pit, one or two source beasts were pierced by the big nails. Some tried to jump up, but they were stepped back by the source beasts with red eyes behind them and were pierced again.

As expected, as long as you put in the effort, it will have some effect.

Exhausted, Sui An carried a cloth bag back to the courtyard, took a stool, and sat down against the wooden house.

After a while, they began to count the harvest in the cloth bag.

There are a total of 141 Tier 1 Originium;

There are a total of 11 Tier 2 Originium;

Two white loot orbs;

Looking at the source stones and two white orbs on the small table, Sui An suddenly felt that his back and legs no longer ached.

This time, for the first time ever, we encountered 11 level 2 source beasts.

One type was the same source beast from last night, with red feathers all over its body, looking like a falcon. There were eight of them in total. Their size couldn't be judged from the sky, but once they fell to the ground, it became clear that they were quite large, weighing about twenty or thirty kilograms.

The other three are all enormous spiders called shadow spiders. Each of their eight legs is 1 meter long, and their bodies are 70 to 80 centimeters long and wide.

Sui An recognized it because it was somewhat famous; the silk it produced was black, very strong and useful, and a very good material.

The abbreviation for black spider silk as "black silk" should be correct, so Sui An recognized it.

Actually, there was one thing Sui An didn't quite understand: although the river in the northwest wasn't very wide and the water depth was quite limited, how did this guy get across?

Do giant spiders swim?

As for the two orbs of light, they were found under a pile of source beasts. It is unknown which one dropped them. They contained two special materials of different textures and in different quantities.

Unlike the blueprints, this thing came with no instructions, and Sui An didn't recognize it. However, the white material was of limited value, worth at most ten or so source stones.

Around 10 o'clock, Wang Zhen's car, number 526, arrived late, but this time it was a little different. In addition to his car, two other cars also came with him.

As always, Wang Zhen was astonished. Every time he felt he could push his limits, he found that Sui An always managed to surpass them.

However, seeing that section of the collapsed wall made my heart sink. This was the first time I had seen such obvious damage to Sui An's territory.

He glanced quickly at Sui An and saw him waving and jumping around, and immediately felt relieved.

"Brother Zhen, what's this?" Sui An glanced warily at the transport vehicle following behind Wang Zhen's car.

Wang Zhen then came to his senses and quickly explained.

"It's Zheng Xifeng, the transport captain of our Line 7. He's in charge of all of us who run this line every day. He's my direct superior."

Seeing that Sui An still looked curious, Wang Zhen quickly whispered, "The blueprints!"

Sui An immediately understood; it seemed they had come for the blueprints.

A good blueprint is quite valuable, often more expensive than Wang Zhen's entire shipment. Perhaps the captain came in person because of safety concerns.

A middle-aged man jumped out of the car. He was wearing old-fashioned black sunglasses, had half a cigarette in his mouth, and was dressed in dark leather armor. He was burly and comparable to Wang Hu.

"Wang Zhen, is this the territory you mentioned for your younger brother?"

Zheng Xifeng had already seen the piles of source beasts at the entrance, and after glancing at the situation inside the territory, he found it quite interesting.

Wang Zhen straightened up, a slight smile on his face, and replied loudly:

"Yes, she used to live in the same building as me, Captain, am I telling the truth?"

"Not bad. Judging from this result, this territory is not simple. Those two elemental statues are blue-quality lightning statues, right?"

Zheng Xifeng was knowledgeable and insightful, and he guessed it immediately based on the situation at the scene.

"To be able to create two of them, without the help of others, one could say that their luck is quite good."

"What's your name, young man?"

"Captain Zheng, just call me Sui An!" Sui An stood quietly by the courtyard wall, this time without directly activating the energy shield.

Although his shield was no match for the captain's rank, it was still better to keep it active.

Zheng Xifeng didn't care. Most of the lords who did business with them were like that. After all, who said that the official forces wouldn't cheat each other? If the profits were outrageous enough, some people would still defect from Jiangcheng. Besides, there was no emergency number in this world.

Zheng Xifeng didn't directly ask about the blueprints, but was rather curious about why there were so many source beasts in front of him.

"Sui An, why are so many source beasts attacking you? Logically speaking, there shouldn't be so many source beasts attacking your territory alone."

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhen also looked over curiously; he was also very curious.

The mention of Sui An caused him to frown and shake his head helplessly, filled with lingering fear: "A rift opened up far to the west last night, and I must have been implicated."

Sui An did not directly state his guess about He Chong. He did not know the situation of He Chong's territory. After all, He Chong had a mid-level professional as a parent. If He Chong caused any trouble and retaliated against him, he could not withstand it.

"West?" Zheng Xifeng and Wang Zhen looked in the direction Sui An pointed. After a moment's observation, they suddenly realized something.

"The He family?" Wang Zhen asked tentatively.

"Maybe so. They might want to speed up the upgrade to a level 3 territory. A level 2 territory is just too small. It probably won't satisfy that kid from the He family anymore."

Zheng Xifeng nodded and said softly.

Sui An's eyes narrowed. Zheng Xifeng spoke casually, but his meaning was clear: he also guessed that He Chong had actively attracted the opening of the rift.

"You're lucky to be alive, kid, but it's hard to say whether that Zhang kid's territory still exists today..."

Zheng Xifeng suddenly chuckled, while Sui An, standing to the side, sensed a hint of schadenfreude in his voice.

Wang Zhen shook his head slightly: "Although Zhang Rui's territory doesn't have many blue buildings, it does have green walls, which cost a lot to build. As for the aftershocks, there shouldn't be much of a problem."

"But his home is nearby," Zheng Xifeng glanced at Wang Zhen, clearly holding a pessimistic opinion.

"Never mind them. If something bad happens to them, the Zhang family will go after the He family. We'll just enjoy the show."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Xifeng turned around and looked at Sui An in the courtyard, and said softly.

"Sui An, let's talk about your blueprints~"