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

The blood moon arrived just as Sui An had hoped.

Sui An and Hu Zi remained on the watchtower, while Er Hu stood on the wall. After all, for him, the lowest-grade white crossbow bolts were less damaging than a casual slash from his sword.

The surrounding territories are relatively quiet today. Sui An has spoken with Zhao Hong and plans to try opening the rift tonight.

As for Zhao Yuan, they seem to be taking a break and are not planning to open the rift again anytime soon.

The exact reason is unclear, and perhaps the damage caused by the previous rift was not as minor as outsiders perceived.

"Erhu, did you say that the Zhao family's territory was unharmed after the last rift?"

"Yes, when the Ping An Trading Company's transport team passed through their area, apart from the ground being full of potholes on the outskirts, everything else was normal, and the city walls were basically undamaged."

Erhu turned around, wondering why Sui An had suddenly asked this: "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Sui An leaned against the railing and said softly, "I'm just thinking about something. Since the Zhao family was able to open the rift safely on the night of the full moon, and Zhao Hong said they were in a hurry, why didn't they try to open it again in the following days?"

"That is indeed a bit strange~" Erhu turned his head to look at the distant south side.

Although he was a level four professional with strong physical abilities, it was still impossible for him to see a territory only a few dozen meters in size from 10 kilometers away under the night sky, let alone the fact that the area around the Zhao family was no longer a plain.

Seeing nothing amiss, Erhu turned around and smiled, "If it were me, I would definitely continue. Once you've tasted the sweetness, how can you stop?"

"That's true~" Sui An nodded slightly, pointing to the wall under the erhu's bottom, his eyes brightening.

"I just had a thought: what if he's already out of blue core materials for his city wall? That city wall was destroyed last time, so I don't dare gamble until the materials are ready. After all, although the city wall is powerful, it's not indestructible."

"Xiao An~ But isn't it said that a builder's building can be repaired with basic materials as long as it's not completely destroyed?"

Wang Hu, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up and pointed out the blind spot in the problem.

"No, that won't work!"

Sui An waved his hand, saying that Hu Zi's idea was obviously that of an outsider. Although he knew some details, he didn't know them in enough detail.

"Once you choose to manually repair a building, that building will enter a repair state. At this time, strong external attacks can easily interrupt the building's repair state, and the larger the building, the longer the repair time."

"Other buildings would be fine, but walls are unlikely to repair themselves during combat unless they have a built-in regeneration ability that allows them to recover without the lord's active control."

Tiger was somewhat surprised: "So that's how it is, I've learned something new!"

"Buzz~"

Just as the three were chatting, a clear wave swept across their territory.

The erhu instantly focused its gaze on the west side, near the riverbank, where a light flickered slightly, like a flame gradually being ignited from the ground upwards, transforming into a narrow, 2-meter-high line.

The thin thread slowly opened to both sides, like a pocket, and countless dazzling starlight scattered in all directions, almost blinding to the eye.

"The crack is much smaller this time!" Erhu's eyes shone brightly, and he breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the size of the crack this time.

No matter how much firepower Sui An displayed, when the rift actually opened at his doorstep, the ingrained fear still frantically reminded him that this thing was dangerous.

"Why is it that every time my cracks open right at my own doorstep, while other people's cracks affect me three out of four times?"

Sui An complained somewhat helplessly, "Although everyone knows that the location of the rift opening is very random, even if the location is between two territories, it is not because of the other's territory, but simply because it is random."

As for the diversion of the beast tide, this is indeed influenced by both territory and distance.

But being only three or four hundred meters away from one's own territory, it's no different from having it parked right in front of one's own house.

"It's probably just that you're having a bit of bad luck, Xiao An!"

Tiger's answer carried through the night sky, making the erhu player on the wall roll his eyes. What was wrong with this kid's luck?

Even disregarding those purple buildings of unknown origin, the loot has yielded blueprints several times, and the blueprints for the buildings I use have already been obtained twice. How can someone like this be considered unlucky?

As the rift fully expanded, the first figure emerged from the starlight. It was only about a meter long, lying prone on the ground, its body covered in dark scales that shone brightly under the light of the rift, making it appear exceptionally heavy.

After the first one appeared, one after another sprang out, and they were all the same kind of source beast.

"It's a level 2 Black Armored Beast pack~" Erhu's voice came over, and he sighed as he looked at the number.

"They're all Black Armored Beasts. Could this rift be heading straight into the cave in the Origin Realm?"

This time, Sui An did not consult the encyclopedia. The Black Armor Beast is a relatively common source beast. Under normal circumstances, an adult individual is level 2 and belongs to the metal element source beast.

Black Armored Beasts usually live in groups, so it is rare to see one or two alone.

As for why Erhu said the fissure reached into the cave, it's because the Black Armor Beast is somewhat like the pangolin from the previous life; its nests are all dug out underground by itself.

Appearing at this scale, it can only mean it's going to attack the lair of a large group of Black Armored Beasts.

"This thing has a very strong defense, hard and sharp claws, and with its metallic energy, it is very good at splitting the ground and breaking rocks. I reckon your wall can't withstand them."

Erhu frowned slightly. He wasn't worried that this thing could break through Sui An's defense. Given the strength of that cyan barrier, it was destined that this kind of source beast could only wear down the energy support of the barrier. A source beast without an explosive skill couldn't break through it.

"That's strange. This thing has level 3 bosses, but not a single one has appeared. Am I, a level 4 professional, really that disrespectful?"

"Don't jinx it!" Sui An quickly interrupted him. "Last time you said that, a big rock almost crushed me to death!"

"Huh? I was just venting..." Erhu suddenly remembered that last time he had so easily defended himself by venting.

Sui An rolled his eyes at Erhu, not wanting to get entangled with him about the matter. He looked at the horde of black-armored beasts surging in from the rift, noting that the number was rather large for the time when the rift had just appeared.

Moreover, its speed was not slow, and it quickly covered a distance of 100 meters.

After thinking for a moment, Sui An activated the two sword star totems, wanting to try out the new enlightenment effect.