114: Chapter 114 Binding the Relic Branch City!

Over at Tian Ming's side, the Resurrection Platform was running continuously in a giant pit thirty meters underground.

There were ten pits, each containing twenty Mineral Vein Guardian remains, cycling through resurrection and elimination.

The Minotaur went down first to gather the monsters, and the Bone Dragon breathed dragon fire every ten seconds, reducing the Guardians to ashes.

Then they were resurrected, only to be reduced to ashes again.

The efficiency was ridiculously high.

The two heroes coordinated with each other, leveling up rapidly.

Tian Ming stood by the edge of the pit, calculating the output of Ore Spirit.

Currently, it was about 20,000 per hour.

At this rate, in three days, the reinforcement level of the entire army could be pushed up another notch.

Late at night.

Xu Qin lay on the bone throne of the Combat Readiness Platform, sleeping soundly.

The Floating City hovered two kilometers above the ruins, with six charging cannons on standby.

Vultures circled in the night sky.

Four Bone Dragons were distributed at the four corners of the city.

It could be said that it was incredibly safe!

Suddenly, ding!

A red alert popped up on the command panel.

[Warning: Abnormal seismic source detected!]

[Location: 4.7 kilometers south-southeast. The seismic source is spreading.]

Xu Qin sat up with a start, instantly wide awake.

4.7 kilometers?

Isn't that the location of the ruins?

"Hasn't the holy relic already been taken by me?"

He frowned, summoned the command panel, and opened the Sand Rat's perspective.

On the outskirts of the ruins, three Skeleton Sand Rats were lying behind the rubble, peering toward the direction of the ruins.

Through the perspective of the Sand Rats, Xu Qin saw the situation clearly.

He saw that the entire dilapidated ruin was covered in a layer of golden phantom images.

The outline of the phantom was a complete complex of buildings.

City walls, towers, a central hall, barracks...

Any part that was a broken wall or ruin was filled in by the golden light.

Xu Qin's pupils constricted.

"What is going on?"

He directly opened the control panel of the Floating City and pressed the takeoff button.

"Let's go see what's happening."

Hum!

The Floating City's engines started, and it moved toward the ruins.

Two minutes later, the Floating City hovered five hundred meters directly above the ruins.

The golden phantom was still there, and it was becoming clearer.

A new notification popped up on the command panel.

Ding!

[Interactive target discovered: Wasteland Ruins (Awaiting Repair)]

[Type: Lord Branch City · Ruin Type]

[Current Status: Dormant (Requires repair to activate)]

[Description: This ruin is an outpost fortress built by a lord from the ancient era. The holy relic "wasteland saint stele" is one of its core components. After the saint stele is removed, the ruin enters a repair countdown mode.]

[Repair Method: Invest resources (wood, stone, refined iron ore, soul energy, etc.). The more you invest, the faster the repair.]

[Functions unlocked after repair completion: 1. Buff Radiation: Buff buildings can be built within the ruins to provide permanent attribute bonuses to all of the lord's territory units. Because the Floating City is a single main city type territory, there is an extra +20% buff efficiency. 2. Resource Regeneration: Within a 50-kilometer radius of the ruins, the regeneration speed of all natural resources increases by 300%. 3. Branch City Garrison: Can station troops for defense. After the ruins are breached by other lords, the buff effect is interrupted until repaired. 4. Building Expansion: After repair is complete, functional buildings can be freely built within the ruins (does not conflict with Floating City zones).]

[Current repair progress: 0.00%]

After reading the description, Xu Qin instantly understood.

"So that's it, the holy relic was just the deed to the house; the real big prize is this?"

"The ruins are the real treasure!"

For Xu Qin, who only had one main city, this was equivalent to getting a branch city for free!

Chen Wei, Samuel, and James had been deadlocked here for so many days, thinking the most important thing was the holy relic.

But they never imagined that the ruins were also part of the holy relic!

"This is a huge profit." Xu Qin said with a smile.

That's right, in fact, after he obtained the holy relic, he had even considered demolishing the ruins.

His sleepiness completely dissipated, and he made a decision.

"All troops!"

"Stop all gathering tasks!"

"Pour all resources into the ruins!"

Ding!

The order was given.

Fifty thousand Troglodytes stopped what they were doing and turned to surge toward the ruins.

All collected wood, stone, and refined iron ore were taken out of the treasure vault and poured into the core of the ruins all at once.

Hum!

The first batch of resources was invested.

[Repair progress: 0.00% → 0.01%]

[Repair progress: 0.03%]

[Repair progress: 0.05%]

[Repair progress: 0.08%]

Xu Qin looked at the slowly increasing numbers and frowned slightly.

"A bit slow."

He directly selected soul energy and invested ten thousand.

[Repair progress: 0.35%]

"Oh? Not bad, not bad."

In Xu Qin's current inventory, there was still nearly 11.2 million soul energy.

He didn't hesitate and started continuously investing resources.

At the same time, the fifty thousand Troglodytes no longer went to gather in the distance, but instead dismantled the rocks and dead wood around the ruins on the spot, converting them into repair materials.

The efficiency was maxed out.

[Repair progress: 1.2%]

[Repair progress: 3.7%]

[Repair progress: 8.4%]

...

The progress bar jumped faster and faster.

Xu Qin watched the numbers soar and couldn't help but exclaim:

"It really pays to have many troops; without troops, how could it possibly rise this fast."

...

3:00 AM.

[Repair progress: 67.3%]

Xu Qin couldn't help but yawn, but he didn't sleep.

Resources were being consumed continuously, and the progress was climbing steadily.

His soul energy inventory had been invested for half a day, but the total amount hadn't even dropped.

However, the wood and stone were depleted.

Although all the Troglodytes were mining on the spot, the speed couldn't keep up.

"Tian Ming, pause farming Ore Spirit for now, and bring all troops over to gather resources."

"Yes, Master."

With this, all one hundred thousand troops surged in.

[Repair progress: 72.1%]

[Repair progress: 81.6%]

...

One hour later.

[Repair progress: 99.9%]

Ding!

[Repair progress: 100%!]

Boom!!

A golden beam of light shot up into the sky from the center of the ruins.

The phantom of the entire ruin instantly materialized.

The city walls closed, and towers rose up.

The dome of the central hall bloomed with dazzling golden light in the night sky.

Within a radius of tens of kilometers, faint green light spots appeared among the dead grass and rubble on the ground...

That was the sign that the resource regeneration effect had taken effect.

Xu Qin stood at the edge of the Floating City, looking down at the brand-new ruin city beneath his feet.

The command panel popped up with a new notification.

[Wasteland Ruins repair complete!]

[Bind as Lord Branch City?]

[Warning: After binding, this ruin will permanently belong to you. Other lords can capture or destroy it through war, but they cannot bind it. You can repair damaged buildings at any time using resources.]

"Permanently bound? Does that even need a warning?"

Xu Qin decisively clicked [Confirm].

Hum!

A golden halo spread out from the ruins and intersected with the dark purple energy field of the Floating City.

After the two forces collided briefly, they merged together.

Ding!

[Binding successful!]

[Wasteland Outpost · Ruin Branch City activated!]

[Buff Radiation: Enabled (Currently no buff buildings, please build as soon as possible)]

[Resource Regeneration: Enabled (50 km radius, regeneration speed +300%)]

[Floating City extra bonus: +20% buff efficiency (Activated)]

[List of buildable buildings unlocked, please view within the ruins.]

-- Sorry, watching MSI delayed me.