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

"You mean that the Source Crystal puppet was bought by your guild's alchemy master for 500 Source Stones?"

Sui An was somewhat stunned. Was a level 4 elemental body really that valuable?

Elemental bodies are very different from flesh and blood bodies. The physical bodies of elemental bodies are actually quite ordinary. The reason why they have such great strength is that the source energy of elemental bodies is generally more abundant than that of source beasts of the same level, and they rely entirely on source energy for support.

Once the source energy is depleted, the elemental body goes into standby mode.

But flesh and blood are different; even if their source energy is depleted, they can still fight with their powerful bodies.

In Jiangcheng, the recycling price for 100 catties of level 4 source beast meat is about seven or eight source stones, while the price for a level 4 rock golem is at most two or three.

Wang Zhen leaned against the wall of the wooden house and nodded slightly. In fact, he had also found it somewhat unbelievable at the time.

"It wasn't just one alchemy master; it was won through a bidding war between two alchemy masters. They said it's an extremely rare source crystal, a natural energy storage material. Even without a formula, with a little refining, it can be used as an energy storage device for some large-scale source energy devices."

"That's a pleasant surprise!"

Wang Zhen glanced at the car outside the courtyard wall, kicked the large bag at his feet, and lowered his voice even further.

"The ore we sold last time yielded 3800 Originium. After that transport truck was cleared out, there were 400 left. With the bonuses, that's a total of 1280 Originium. I've exchanged them all for Level 2 Originium."

"So many!"

Sui An exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't had much hope for the remaining materials, but Wang Zhen had actually brought over a thousand source stones, which surprised him.

After thinking for a moment, Sui An asked about the car: "Will there be 400 yuan left after dealing with that car?"

Wang Zhen clapped his hands: "That's right, small transport vehicles are in high demand. Even second-hand smuggled goods are valuable. If it weren't for the fact that there are many distinctive features on the vehicle that make it easy to identify, I wouldn't recommend selling it. Otherwise, it's impossible to buy a second-hand one for 400."

Sui An was still somewhat worried, after all, he and the He family were really at odds: "Will selling it have any negative consequences?"

"The erhu was not sold directly to other forces, but to a black market workshop in a chaotic market. There were blacksmiths there who were responsible for handling these distinctive black goods, and they never asked where they came from."

Wang Zhen understood Sui An's concerns, so he explained to Sui An that for their profession, which involved fighting and killing in the wilderness every day, dealing with stolen goods was an essential skill.

"By the way, we've also confirmed the situation with He Chong's parents. He Chong's father, He Yuan, is a level 5 ice-attribute combat professional, and his mother, Xu Rong, has also been confirmed to be a level 5 alchemy master. Although she hasn't joined the Great Lord, she's a fairly sought-after alchemist in Jiangcheng. If it's not necessary, we'd better not provoke the He family."

Upon hearing this, Sui An couldn't hold back any longer, and he gave a wry smile.

"I had no intention of provoking them. After you left the day before yesterday, a carload of people came to check the situation of the cracks from that night. Judging from the direction the convoy left in, I guess they were probably sent by the He family to check the situation."

After saying that, Sui An pointed to the north: "That group of people is here. Among them is a mid-level professional who even slashed the ground with a powerful blow. I don't know if he wants to take a look or if he's just showing off. I'm having a terrible headache!"

"Is that so? I'll go check it out later!" Wang Zhen's expression changed in surprise. Ever since he confirmed that the two members of the He family were both Level 5 professionals, he had been feeling a bit uneasy. If it were discovered that he and his group had a conflict with them, it would be a major crisis.

"It's near where the rift opened; you'll see it when you get there."

"good!"

"By the way, ever since the last rift, I've had a particular idea." Sui An suddenly changed the subject, hesitant, unsure if this approach was feasible.

Wang Zhen frowned, wondering what Sui An was struggling with: "What are you thinking?"

Sui An thought for a moment, then instead of directly stating his initial idea, he probed indirectly, "Do you think it would be possible for a Level 4 professional to permanently reside in my territory, to see if we could still open the rift?"

"You want one of us to help you open the rift?" Wang Zhen had also experienced opening the rift, and he could tell what Sui An was thinking just by looking at him.

His gaze toward Sui An suddenly became somewhat strange. After pondering for a moment, he slowly spoke his thoughts.

"I understand what you mean. You want to earn more resources and level up as soon as possible."

"But I must advise you, while your territory is indeed very powerful at this stage, its defenses are too weak. Relying solely on these level 1 walls and level 2 energy shields is simply not enough to deal with the rift. If the level 4 source beast that came hadn't been that slow-moving rock golem, you might not have had the same outcome as last time."

"Even if you're a rock golem, have you forgotten that night you were almost killed by a stone thrown from hundreds of meters away?"

"Before the issue of territory security and defense is completely resolved, I do not recommend that you rashly attempt to open the rift on your own. You should know that the source beasts of the rift are not as fixed as your Shadow Lizard."

Wang Zhen did not support Sui An's eagerness to recruit people. He felt that Sui An had been blinded by the profits from the last time and had become somewhat greedy.

As the eldest brother, I shouldn't let Sui An act impulsively at this time; I need to pour cold water on him.

Upon hearing Wang Zhen's somewhat warning words, Sui An immediately sobered up. He also recalled the giant rock in the air that night, and even after several days, he still broke out in a cold sweat when he thought about it again.

"Zhen-ge is right, I was too hasty!"

"The difference in resources over the past two days has been quite significant, from two or three thousand a night to five or six yuan a night. It made me a little greedy!"

Wang Zhen reached out and patted Sui An on the shoulder, then turned to look outside and asked softly:

"You should be content. Right now, no one outside knows that you upgraded your territory to level 2 within a month. Otherwise, do you think even more people would be eyeing you?"

"Are you really confident in dealing with the spying of those mid-level lords right now? Once you start opening rifts like crazy, do you think those neighbors will come to investigate on their own initiative?"

Wang Zhen's words were like a sharp knife, piercing Sui An's heart. He had resolved all the crises during this period, which made Sui An lose his respect for others.

Yes, I was worried from the beginning that having too many high-quality drawings would attract unwanted attention.

Why am I not afraid at all now?

A purple blueprint made him so complacent that he forgot the biggest crisis.

As a transmigrator, Sui An immediately cursed himself for being somewhat incompetent, having forgotten even a single nine-character mantra.

Store up grain, build high walls, and delay declaring yourself king!

The ancestors gave such clear guidelines, yet I have completely disregarded them.

Thinking of all this, Sui An let out a long breath before slowly nodding.

"I see!"

Seeing that Sui An had composed himself and wasn't really losing his temper, Wang Zhen breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally found such a promising territory, and he couldn't let it fall apart like this.

It seems I'll have to get Aunt Zhao to come over and give this arrogant brat a good talking-to soon. How dare he have such dangerous ideas? Does he really think that having a purple building means he can ignore most dangers?

Young people are reckless; a good beating will do the trick.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhen's gaze toward Sui An became even more amiable, and he even smiled slightly.

"Alright, good that you've come to your senses. I'm leaving!"

Sui An looked at Wang Zhen's smiling face and was a little confused. Just a moment ago, he was warning him with a gloomy expression, so why was he suddenly all smiles?

But he still waved his hand instinctively.

"good!"