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

"Oh wow~"

A strange cry, like the roar of an ape, echoed across the wasteland.

Sui An grabbed the dagger and rope and rushed out. He could ignore the shadow lizard corpses in front of the courtyard for now, but he needed to quickly retrieve the iron wire wolf corpses that were some distance away.

Although it was still early, there was no guarantee that some reckless person might already be wandering the wasteland scavenging other people's spoils.

He ran around the area for a long time, first tying up the four wire wolf carcasses on the outer perimeter with ropes and dragging them back to the yard.

He then glanced at the traps he had dug behind his territory, only to find that they hadn't been triggered.

Then they threw the bodies outside the wall into the yard.

"1, 2, 3, 4..."

As Sui An tossed them in, he started counting them, getting happier with each count. Unlike the pile of Shadow Lizards, these Iron Wire Wolves were mostly adults, true Level 1 Source Beasts, each with at least one Source Stone inside them. Moreover, their corpses were intact, so they were worth some money.

"A total of 25!"

"Good, good, good, now we've recovered the expenses from last night."

Instead of rushing to mine for Originium, Sui An turned his gaze to the densely packed corpses of Shadow Lizards ahead.

I picked up the shadow lizard and gave it a shake. It looks very long, but that's mainly because of its long tail. It can detach its tail to survive when it encounters danger, which is a survival skill for many lizards.

"It weighs around thirty pounds, which isn't too light."

"These shadow lizards came from the riverbank; could they have already built their nests there...?"

Sui An looked at the nameless river not far away. The river was not very wide, only a dozen meters at its widest point and only two or three meters at its deepest point. In Sui An's section, it was particularly shallow.

Shadow lizards are amphibious species, capable of diving to hunt, but most of the time they dig burrows and build nests on the banks near waterways.

As Sui An dug for source stones and sorted through them, he discovered that many of the shadow lizards here were still immature.

Sui An picked up a tiny shadow lizard head, smaller than even a rabbit's head, which had been shattered into pieces by the Thunder Demon Bullet.

"They really were the same group; now look what happened, the whole thing has been wiped out..."

"The Blood Moon has done all sorts of evil things..."

"There shouldn't be any blood moons in the Origin Realm, otherwise, with such frequent blood moons, the entire race would be wiped out, and there wouldn't be any Origin Beasts left."

Shaking his head, Sui An stopped thinking about these things. There were too many things about the Origin Realm that he couldn't understand, and there was no need to rack his brains over them.

Shadow lizards only become level 1 source beasts after reaching adulthood. Underage shadow lizards are somewhere between wild beasts and level 1 source beasts, and they cannot mine source stones.

Despite the seemingly large number of shadow lizard carcasses, the actual profit may be significantly reduced.

Moreover, those small shadow lizards that were hit by the Thunder Demon Bullet were basically blown to pieces, and their flesh was charred black, so they couldn't be sold.

Sui An chose to abandon the charred, shattered pieces of meat and only looked for the relatively intact Shadow Lizards, also using the pliers to check for Originium.

"Hey, we have this one~"

Sui An's eyes lit up, and he slashed the dagger in his hand, the tip of the blade gently prying out a piece of source stone from the corpse.

"This is outrageous. Even the source stones taken out of a small source beast like the Shadow Lizard are always the same size, as if they were forcibly stuffed in."

"What if the mosquitoes mutate?"

Looking at this bizarre appearance, Sui An couldn't help but want to complain, but it seems that there are no small insects that can become source beasts in reality.

If an insect does transform into a Source Beast, it will grow to a meter long, just like the Stone-skinned Insect sold yesterday.

As for what the original form of the stone beetle was, he had no idea.

It took Sui An a full hour to sort through and process the large group of shadow lizards.

Although I was terrified and my back was soaked with sweat last night, I was all smiles when I searched for information today.

I've already mined 68 pieces of Originium, which far exceeded my expectations, to the point that looting corpses isn't tiring anymore.

"Hmm, why is that shadow lizard so big?"

Sui An, who had just straightened up, was suddenly drawn to a shadow lizard carcass twice the size that was located at the edge of the shadow lizard corpse in front of him.

Sui An quickly scurried over, approached, and examined the area closely, only to be greatly surprised.

"Could it be a level 2 Shadow Lizard?"

Sui An observed that the Shadow Lizard was nearly two meters long, clearly not a level 1 Shadow Lizard.

This shadow lizard is very different from other shadow lizards. It has four different lightning burn marks on its body, and it is very likely that it was killed after being hit by four lightning magic bullets.

"A level 2 source beast is still too strong, especially considering it's a small source beast with a weak physique..."

Looking at the large shadow lizard, Sui An's joy dimmed somewhat.

If it had been a level 2 Stone Beetle with high defense yesterday, it might have taken eight or nine hits to wear it down.

Or perhaps it's a source beast the size of a lion or tiger, with a powerful physique and robust internal organs, which can only be slowly worn down by firing one shot at a time.

Suppressing his worries, Sui An squatted down and carefully examined it.

Having lived in Jiangcheng for so long, I don't think I've ever seen anything like this that can reach level 2.

"Let me see if there are any level 2 Originium inside."

Sui An picked up the pliers and flipped it open. A faint green light suddenly burst forth from beneath the shadow lizard's corpse, making Sui An's mouth drop open.

"Green Loot Orb!"

Without bothering to check if the Shadow Lizard was a Level 2 Source Beast, Sui An quickly reached out and picked up the green sphere about the size of a child's fist from the ground. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it contained a blueprint.

[Building Name]: Small Ice Cellar

[Building Type]: Standalone building

[Building Level]: Level 1 (can be upgraded to Level 2)

[Building Quality]: Green

[Architectural Effect]: Constructing an ice cellar space within the territory can significantly slow down food spoilage.

[Additional Cost]: None

【製造需求】：冰晶石（0/1）、基础源质材料（0/10）、1级源石（0/4）

【升级需求】：冰晶石（0/1）、基础源质材料（0/10）、2级源石（0/4）、领地核心等级（lv2）

"???"

"cellar?"

Sui An was full of questions. Although he was happy to have found a green trophy, he was also speechless at this moment.

"I'm missing all sorts of blueprints, but I'm not short of a cellar. How much can I eat by myself?"

"I wonder how much this thing can sell for..."

Upon seeing this, Sui An's first thought was to sell it. This thing should be very useful in those large territories, since the large territories have a large population and consume a lot of food, so they must store more food to prevent accidents.

If this building exists, one can buy a lot of ingredients at once, avoiding food shortages due to missing caravans or encountering problems.

"It's a green blueprint after all, worth at least 100 Originium."

With his spoils tucked into his pocket, Sui An's happiness level soared. He glanced at the large shadow lizard on the ground, somewhat displeased.

"You didn't just drop this thing on me because you're a Shadow Lizard and like to hide things, did you?"

Sui An pulled a dagger from his belt and plunged it in. With a slight twist, he found the location of the Originium. Skillfully, he flicked the dagger, and a larger Originium sprang out—a Level 2 Originium.

"I didn't expect this thing to actually be a Level 2 Source Beast!"

Slightly surprised, Sui An examined the source stone closely. The most distinctive feature of a level 2 source stone is that it is slightly larger and thicker than a level 1 source beast.

Converted to volume, it is roughly equivalent to 2 level 1 Originium, and in actual trading and exchange processes, the exchange ratio of 2 to 1 is basically assumed.

However, as the source beasts reach higher levels, their rarity will gradually become an advantage in trading, and at that time, the market will no longer be based solely on size when exchanging them.

He tucked the Originium into the small pocket on his waist, then carried the large Shadow Lizard to one side of the yard.

Level 2 source beasts are priced higher, so they cannot be calculated separately from level 1 source beasts.

I searched through all the Shadow Lizards in the last area, but unfortunately, I didn't find any more of the surprises I had just encountered.

Under the baptism of the elemental statues, those whose corpses remain even slightly intact are basically level 1 Shadow Lizards.

Even some level 1 Shadow Lizards were blown to pieces, with their Originium even spilling out.

The Originium from all 25 Wire Wolves was extracted. All of these Wire Wolves were adults and all contained Originium, but unfortunately, none were level 2 and no loot was dropped.

Including the Originium mined from the Shadow Lizard, there are a total of 95 Originium plus one Level 2 Originium.

As for the source beast meat, each Iron Wire Wolf weighs a little over 100 pounds, so all of them together would probably weigh close to 3000 pounds.

As for the Shadow Lizards, there were 70 Level 1 ones, but 65 of them were intact. If you put them together, they should weigh close to 2000 jin (1,000 catties).

Add to that a green blueprint that should sell for over 100 Originium.

Sui An immediately smiled, tidied himself up, and then happily sat on a stool in the yard, munching on an energy bar while holding a teacup.

"Tower defense games are definitely the fastest way to make money!"