Chapter 140: Upgrades
Ethan had returned to his base after several hours of traveling through hostile territory. The journey back had taken considerable time, but the expedition’s rewards justified every moment spent in enemy domain.
His dimensional storage rings now contained a treasure trove of advancement materials that represented weeks of normal hunting compressed into a single excursion. Three golden cores pulsed with Mid-Gold energy, their crystalline structures containing power that will boost his attributes. Around a hundred silver cores gleamed with accumulated potential, while nearly a thousand bronze cores created a foundation for systematic territorial development.
Most came from storage rings of eliminated threats. Others were from direct hunting.
The enemy reconnaissance team he’d encountered deeper in the jungle had carried substantial wealth—evidence of their success in territorial conquest. Their defeat had provided resources that would accelerate his development timeline dramatically.
His current territorial reserves reflected this windfall:
-> 845 units of wood
-> 770 units of stone
-> 755 units of sand
-> 56 large containers of water
’More than enough for all my upgrade requirements.’
The numbers represented security in a realm where resource scarcity meant death. With these reserves, he could implement multiple enhancement projects simultaneously while maintaining operational flexibility.