113: Chapter 113 The Nemesis of Alien Races

"Let's try the materials from the Angel Race and the demon hunters first."

Xu Qin opened his inventory, took out 1 Holy Light Crystal and 1 Dark Energy Core, and tossed them inside.

Hum!

Inside the spiritual furnace, light exploded.

The golden and black energies collided, eventually merging into a dark golden sphere of light.

Ten seconds later.

Ding!

[Hetero-smelting successful!]

[Obtained: Fallen Angel Spirit × 1]

Xu Qin picked one up to check its attributes.

[Fallen Angel Spirit]

[Quality: Epic (Purple)]

[Description: A product of the fusion between Holy Light and Shadow, containing fallen divinity. Can be used to remodel buildings related to the Angel Race, or as an evolution material for heroes and special units.]

Xu Qin's eyes lit up.

"Remodel buildings?"

He rummaged through his inventory and pulled out the Angel Temple Blueprint.

Ding!

[Detected 'Fallen Angel Spirit', do you wish to remodel the 'Angel Temple Blueprint'?]

Just as Xu Qin was about to click confirm, the system popped up another line of red text.

[Remodel requirement: Fallen Angel Spirit × 10]

[Currently held: 1/10, insufficient quantity.]

"Ten of them?"

Xu Qin looked back at his inventory.

It was fine; he had plenty of both in stock.

"Smelt."

He took 9 Holy Light Crystals and 9 Dark Energy Cores from his inventory and tossed them into the spiritual furnace one by one.

Hum, hum!

The spiritual furnace operated continuously, and the dark golden light spheres formed one after another.

In less than 20 seconds, all 9 Fallen Angel Spirits were in hand.

[You have obtained: Fallen Angel Spirit × 9]

Xu Qin took out the Angel Temple Blueprint again.

"Yes."

Hum!

On the surface of the blueprint, the golden light faded, replaced by dark golden patterns.

Ding!

[Remodel successful!]

[Angel Temple Blueprint → Fallen Angel Temple Blueprint]

[Fallen Angel Temple (Legendary): After being implanted in the territory, it can produce Fallen Angel Spirits. Fallen Angel Spirits can be fused with heroes or units to increase their shadow damage and holy light resistance. Produces 1 Fallen Angel Spirit every 24 hours.] (Supplementary note: The blueprint adds a condition, which is that it can be remodeled in the Magic Zone.)

Xu Qin finished reading the attributes, his mouth twitching.

"Wait, it only produces one a day? How am I supposed to distribute that among my million-strong army?"

He put the blueprint away with a look of disdain.

"I'll go build it in the Magic Zone in a bit."

Then, he looked at the remaining materials.

Angel Feathers, Dark Energy Cores, and Dragon Scales.

"What will happen if I mix these three materials?"

Xu Qin took out one of each and started synthesis.

Hum!

Inside the spiritual furnace, the three energies collided.

The reaction this time was much more intense than before.

The furnace walls even began to vibrate.

A dozen seconds later.

Boom!

A beam of light shot up from the furnace opening.

Ding!

[Hetero-smelting successful!]

[Obtained: Racial Nemesis Crystal × 1]

Xu Qin picked up the crystal.

It was a fist-sized crystal, with three colors of light flowing on its surface: gold, black, and purple.

[Racial Nemesis Crystal]

[Quality: Legendary]

[Effect: Increases damage dealt to Living Race, Demon Spirit Race, and Dragon Race by 30%, and reduces damage taken from them by 15%.]

[Description: A special crystal infused with the three powers of Holy Light, Shadow, and Dragon. After use, it can grant the target unit or hero the 'Racial Restraint' passive effect.]

[Note: Each unit can only use it once.]

Xu Qin finished reading the attributes and took a deep breath.

"Good stuff."

But the downside was still that there were too few.

Therefore, it could only be used on heroes.

Xu Qin opened the Dragon Bone's attribute panel without hesitation.

[Do you wish to use 'Racial Nemesis Crystal' to strengthen the Dragon Bone?]

"Yes."

Hum!

The crystal turned into a beam of light and drilled into the Dragon Bone's skull.

Ding!

[Strengthening successful!]

[Dragon Bone gained new passive: Racial Restraint (Damage to Living, Demon Spirit, Dragon Race +30%, Damage taken -15%)]

Xu Qin looked at the Dragon Bone's panel and nodded in satisfaction.

"Now this guy can even restrain dragons."

He closed the panel.

Xu Qin began to think about the next steps.

It was simple, just one thing: development.

He opened the command panel and issued orders to the entire army.

"Chuan Yun, take your Archers to the forest in the east to chop wood."

"Tietang, take the musketeer squad to the mineral vein in the south to mine iron."

"Tian Ming, you continue to take the Dragon Bone to farm Guardians. I want Ore Spirit..., and I also need the Dragon Bone to level up to 100. In short, I want everything."

"Oh, right, take Niuniu with you too."

"Yes, Master."

"Moo."

Hum!

Fifty thousand Troglodytes scattered in a swarm, rushing toward the resource points around the ruins.

Those cutting wood cut wood, and those mining mined.

Without the threat of the three forces, the entire wasteland was Xu Qin's buffet.

He slumped on his bone throne, legs crossed, looking smug.

"The Lords Hall has finished upgrading to level 8, next is to push for 9. The amount of resources needed..."

Xu Qin opened the building panel and looked at the upgrade requirements.

"Although the amount is not small, it's still within an acceptable range; it's not outrageous."

At the current collection speed, it could be gathered in three or four days.

Just as Xu Qin was calculating resource distribution, the vulture transmitted the latest reconnaissance report back.

After opening it, Xu Qin was visibly stunned.

Now, within a radius of fifty kilometers, no traces of any Lord's activity were found.

"What's going on? Where are my sources of troops? How come there isn't a single one?"

Previously, the eleven territories marked by Xu Qin had all become empty coordinate points.

Although there were still traces of buildings left behind, the personnel had long since cleared out.

With confusion, Xu Qin entered the Human Race chat channel.

He scrolled up to check the chat history.

Han Yu · Dwarf Race: I've finished moving. My new territory is three thousand kilometers away. I can finally sleep soundly.

Barton · Dwarf Race: +1, I'm even further than you, four thousand kilometers.

Li Wei · Human Race: Wait, how did you guys run so fast? You just run thousands of kilometers just like that?

Han Yu · Dwarf Race: The first day Xu Qin arrived here, I sent out a detachment to build a branch territory. We've been traveling day and night, okay?

Li Wei · Human Race: You're decisive, brother.

Li Wei · Human Race: Anyone still staying over there, raise your hand? ... No one raised their hand...

Lord Lin Yi · Human Race: I suggest everyone keep a safe distance of at least five thousand kilometers.

Lord Lin Yi · Human Race: Xu Qin currently won't attack proactively, but to be safe, don't give him any opportunities.

Fang Che · Human Race: Received. I'm already moving.

Zhao Ming · Human Race: I left this morning. I dismantled all the buildings and took them with me; I didn't leave him a single brick.

Xu Qin looked at the screen, his mouth twitching.

"... Am I that scary?"

He had originally planned to sweep through these small Lords in the vicinity once his territory finished upgrading.

After all, corpses were resources, and resources were strength.

As it turned out, after fighting the three big bosses, these people ran faster than rabbits.

"Since things have come to this, let's upgrade first."

Xu Qin closed the channel and sighed with regret.

Chasing them down?

Pointless.

Although the Floating City is fast, chasing these Lords scattered in all directions is a pure waste of time.

The top priority is two things.

First, territory upgrade.

Second, the materials for the Bone Emperor Scepter.

Abyss Bone Marrow, void soul crystal, and bone essence.

He hadn't seen any of these three materials yet, let alone knowing where to get them.

"After the upgrade, I'll first use the Holy Relic to sense the next Holy Relic. I'll look for clues to these materials along the way."

After Xu Qin clearly formulated his plan, he let out a long breath.