Chapter 162 : Advanced Spirit Field
Chapter 162: Advanced Spirit Field! The Big Boss Appears!
Once everything had been arranged—
Little Bell suddenly sent a reminder: “Master, a lord in the Trading Hall is selling a ‘High-Grade Spirit Field Blueprint’!”
“What? A High-Grade Spirit Field Blueprint!”
Hang Yu was shocked when he heard this.
A High-Grade Spirit Field, also known as a Large Spirit Field.
It was the upgraded advancement version of a Tier-1 Small Spirit Field!
The area and Spiritual Energy density of one Large Spirit Field were ten times that of a Small Spirit Field. It could grow materials up to Tier-3 Blue-Grade quality, and the value it could produce was self-evident.
Unlike ordinary Spirit Field blueprints—
High-Grade Spirit Field blueprints were extremely rare.
These blueprints could only be obtained with a small probability from Abyssal Treasure Chests after clearing maps. Most lords who obtained one would never sell it and would usually keep it for themselves.
After all, even if a territory’s alchemy or forging production capacity was poor, simply purchasing seeds, planting high-grade materials, and selling them afterward could still bring in considerable profits.
Such an opportunity was far too rare!
Hang Yu had been collecting Spirit Field blueprints recently.
But he had never imagined encountering a High-Grade Spirit Field blueprint.
Without wasting a second thinking, Hang Yu immediately opened the Trading Hall.
Little Bell had already communicated with this lord on Hang Yu’s behalf and verified the item.
The lord with the code name 8312 indeed possessed a High-Grade Spirit Field blueprint.
【Construction Blueprint: High-Grade Spirit Field】
Tier-2 Blueprint
Construction Cost: One Small Spirit Field + 3,000 Mana Crystals + 4,000 Tier-2 Material Essence
Lord 8312 said: “If you want this blueprint, then bring out 80,000 Mana Crystals. Even one Abyssal Magic Stone Fragment less and I won’t sell!”
Initially, the lord had asked for 100,000 Mana Crystals. After repeated negotiation and bargaining, he was willing to lower the price to 80,000, and this seemed to be his absolute bottom line.
Was 80,000 Mana Crystals expensive?
Not really.
This price was actually quite reasonable.
After all, High-Grade Spirit Fields were something you could only encounter by chance.
It was also fortunate that this was in the Human Lords’ Trading Hall. Because human lords were generally weaker overall, price speculation wasn’t too outrageous. Otherwise, in the trading halls of higher-tier races, such a blueprint selling for over 100,000 Mana Crystals wouldn’t be unusual at all.
The problem was—
Where would he get so many Mana Crystals?
Hang Yu only had a little over 40,000 Mana Crystals.
Even that amount shouldn’t have been spent in the first place—it was originally budgeted for recruiting new troops!
Hang Yu asked, “Brother, can you lower the price a bit?”
Lord 8312 replied, “If you think it’s expensive, forget it. I’m not worried about selling this blueprint. If something hadn’t gone wrong in my territory recently—several cities lost and a whole army destroyed, forcing me to urgently rebuild—I would never have sold this blueprint in the hall.”
That made sense.
This lord must have encountered unavoidable circumstances. Otherwise, even if he wanted to sell it, he wouldn’t need to sell it in the Human Lords’ Trading Hall. He could simply wait until the Day of the Stars’ Return and casually sell it for twenty or thirty thousand more Mana Crystals.
Lowering the price was impossible.
Hang Yu couldn’t help feeling a sense of urgency.
There was room for arbitrage with this blueprint. Even if one didn’t plan to expand farmland for now, anyone with enough Mana Crystals could buy it purely as an investment.
All they needed to do was wait about a month—
Then sell it in the Land of the Stars.
In just one month, the appreciation could reach thirty to forty percent.
Where else could one find such a good opportunity? It was an extremely stable investment with a very high return!
At this moment, Hang Yu certainly wasn’t the only one contacting the seller. Any lord with sufficient strength would never easily miss such a money-making opportunity.
Hang Yu knew he simply couldn’t produce that many Mana Crystals.
Even if he tried to liquidate assets now, it would be too late. Although he still had quite a lot of high-quality materials and equipment, by the time he sold everything to gather enough Mana Crystals, the blueprint would most likely already have been snatched away by another lord.
Thinking of this—
Hang Yu no longer hesitated.
“Friend, you want Mana Crystals in exchange for the blueprint mainly to repair your cities and rebuild your army. But whether purchasing materials or customizing equipment, all of that takes time.”
“I can offer 40,000 Mana Crystals. The remaining 40,000 can be replaced with equivalent high-quality equipment and materials. This way, it also saves you the time needed to purchase equipment and resources.”
Clearly—
Lord 8312 was somewhat tempted.
The reason he was eager to sell the blueprint was that the Day of Absolute Darkness was approaching, and his city defenses and army had suffered heavy losses. The only way to rebuild quickly was to gather funds rapidly.
If Hang Yu could directly provide enough high-quality equipment to arm the troops while also supplying materials to strengthen the territory’s construction, it would indeed save him a great deal of time.
Lord 8312 asked, “What equipment can you provide?”
Looks like there’s hope!
This lord clearly needed a large amount of equipment to arm his new army.
Hang Yu decided to seize this opportunity.
After all, the territory’s equipment inventory was still fairly abundant.
There were around 5,500 pieces of White-Quality Equipment and more than 100 pieces of Green-Quality Equipment.
Among them:
4,000 pieces of Tier-1 White-Quality Equipment.
About 1,500 pieces of Tier-2 White-Quality Equipment.
These pieces had either been contributed by players or produced by the Forging Workshop using recovered materials.
They could be used as quest rewards for players—
Or liquidated into Mana Crystals during critical moments.
Based on Hang Yu’s understanding of the current equipment market:
Tier-1 White-Quality Equipment typically sold for around 1–15 Mana Crystals.
Tier-2 White-Quality Equipment usually ranged from 10–50 Mana Crystals.
Tier-3 White-Quality Equipment could sell for 50–400 Mana Crystals.
Tier-1 Green-Quality Equipment usually sold for 50–100 Mana Crystals.
Tier-2 Green-Quality Equipment ranged from 100–300 Mana Crystals.
Of course, these weren’t absolute values. Prices varied greatly depending on equipment type, attributes, durability, and whether special skills were attached.
Some equipment with exceptional attributes or rare skills could sell for several times the maximum price, although such cases were rare.
After three hours of discussion and evaluation—
Hang Yu successfully defeated the competition and secured the blueprint with the following offer:
40,000 Mana Crystals
* 1,000 pieces of Tier-2 White-Quality Equipment
* 100 pieces of Tier-1 Green-Quality Equipment
* some bonus Tier-1 and Tier-2 attribute gems and talismans.
“Not bad!”
Hang Yu was very satisfied with the outcome.
Strictly speaking, the total value of the equipment, materials, and Mana Crystals he spent was close to 90,000 Mana Crystals.
But considering the value of a High-Grade Spirit Field, this was still a profitable deal.
Even if Hang Yu chose to store the blueprint without using it, he could sell it later at a higher price when returning to Sacred Cang City.
Of course, that kind of one-time transaction was meaningless.
Without hesitation, Hang Yu chose to build the High-Grade Spirit Field.
【High-Grade Spirit Field Construction Successful!】
Now Hang Yu’s territory possessed eight Spirit Fields.
Seven Small Spirit Fields.
One Large Spirit Field.
The value and production of this single Large Spirit Field exceeded the combined output of the other seven.
In one cycle, it could plant 5,000 Dragonblood Grass and Dragonbone Grass. In extreme conditions, it could reach seven or eight thousand plants.
As long as the supply of Dragon-Patterned Spirit Ginseng kept up—
And the territory’s alchemy production capacity met demand—
Large-scale mass production of Attribute Enhancement Potions would become possible.
Hang Yu was about to open the first major industrial chain in his territory.
He believed that before long, all early investments would be recovered.
These two attribute medicines would become a major money tree and a key source of fiscal revenue.
In short—
Increasing investment in Spirit Field production would never be a loss!
Hang Yu was extremely satisfied to obtain a Large Spirit Field so early.
Of course—
Although the long-term outlook was bright, short-term pressure had suddenly increased.
To seize this opportunity to build the High-Grade Spirit Field, Hang Yu had used up the budget originally intended for recruiting new soldiers!
The announcement had already been released.
Players were already eager and excited.
But now the territory’s Mana Crystal reserves were almost completely exhausted.
Should the recruitment plan for those two thousand new soldiers still proceed?
……
The next day.
Around noon.
Hang Yu personally led the army into action.
Only players who had reached at least Level 10 were allowed to participate in this operation.
So far:
196 players had reached Level 10.
229 players were Level 10 or above.
Five players were unable to join due to real-world obligations.
All the remaining 420 players had assembled.
Besides these 420 members of the Calamity Army—
Hang Yu also brought the territory’s only general, Zhou Cang, along with 50 members of the Azure Dragon Guards.
Another 20 Azure Dragon Guards remained in the main city to maintain security.
In other words—
Excluding Hang Yu and Zhou Cang—
A total of 470 soldiers participated.
Such a force was already extremely powerful. Many human lords might struggle in the Abyss for ten years and still fail to build such a formidable army.
“Move out!”
With Hang Yu’s command—
The troops set off with great momentum.
To ensure mobility, everyone rode Spirit Horses.
Two hours of sprinting would reach the Abyssal Fog Gate. Another hour would bring them near Centipede Valley.
When Hang Yu rode at the very front on a Fiery Nightmare Warhorse—
And the dangerous Centipede Valley appeared within five kilometers of sight—
“Lord!”
Little Bell suddenly shouted.
Hang Yu glanced at the Calamity Army players. “What is it?”
The leaders of the three major legions exchanged looks.
They dismounted from their Spirit Horses and ran forward.
Then—
With a dramatic thud—
They all knelt before Hang Yu.
The three legion commanders.
More than a dozen high-level figures.
These were influential figures within the Calamity Army and the most prestigious players.
Yet now they willingly knelt before Hang Yu, this “NPC.”
No one looked down on them for it.
Because the Lord was the supreme leader of the Calamity Army.
Ye Li Meng shouted loudly:
“Please give the Calamity Army a chance! We want to clear Centipede Valley with our own strength!”
“Yes!”
“Please don’t interfere, Lord!”
“We’ve made full preparations!”
“The Calamity Army can clear the valley!”
“Please give us a chance to prove ourselves and earn honor!”
……
Dozens of top players pleaded.
Hang Yu naturally knew what they wanted.
This was already part of the plan.
Otherwise, did they really expect him to personally hunt monsters?
“Since you value honor so much,” Hang Yu said calmly, “this lord will give you another chance to earn merit.”
He looked up at the sky.
“From now on, for the next twelve hours—as long as you still have the strength to fight, I will not personally intervene.”
The players quickly calculated.
Twelve hours wasn’t long, but it was just enough.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge quickly bowed.
“Thank you, Lord! We will fight with everything we have!”
Hang Yu thought for a moment.
“Zhou Cang!”
“My lord!”
Zhou Cang’s mountain-like figure stepped forward from the Azure Dragon Guards.
“You will accompany the Calamity Army into Centipede Valley to supervise the battle. Do not actively fight—only provide support and cover.”
“Yes!”
Zhou Cang immediately accepted the order.
He truly didn’t understand the Calamity Army’s thinking.
These soldiers were clearly weak—
Why challenge such a dangerous valley?
Even if they possessed immortality granted by the lord, why torment themselves like this?
Perhaps this was a soldier’s sense of honor.
Though Zhou Cang couldn’t fully understand it, he admired their courage.
Meanwhile—
The players secretly rejoiced.
The lord was indeed a warmhearted leader.
Although Zhou Cang was ordered not to fight, his General Skills—
Tenacity Aura
Loyalty and Courage Aura
—would greatly enhance the Calamity Army’s combat strength.
With their preparations—
And Zhou Cang’s support—
The players felt twelve hours would be enough to conquer the valley.
“Begin!”
Four hundred twenty players split into dozens of squads and rushed into Centipede Valley.
The moment so many players entered—
The monsters quickly noticed.
One…
Two…
Three…
From cliffs, tunnels, and the ground—
Multiple Thousand-Eyed Centipedes emerged, radiating vicious bloodlust.
“Brothers!”
“It’s time to earn merit!”
“Prepare to attack!”
“We won’t fall easily this time!”
“If anyone dies, revive immediately and ride back here!”
“This battle must be fought with everything we have!”
“Kill! Kill! Kill!”
Hundreds of players clashed with the centipede swarm.
Artist Faction Leader immediately threw a Toxic Smoke Bomb onto a Thousand-Eyed Centipede.
Black toxic gas spread rapidly.
The smoke’s damage was low—but it corroded the eyes and caused temporary blindness.
“Attack!”
Other players immediately followed.
Salted Fish Thrust used Shadowstep to sneak closer, thrusting his halberd into the centipede’s body.
“Haha!”
“It works!”
Street Slayer grinned viciously, wielding two blades as Frenzied Tiger Blade Qi gathered along their edges.
With Wind’s Protection active—
Poison resistance food and antidotes working—
As long as he avoided the Bone-Eroding Toxic Flame directly, he wouldn’t die easily.
“Die!”
Street Slayer seized the moment and unleashed Frenzied Tiger Roar Slash.
At the same time—
Sword light flashed everywhere.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge activated Qi-Gathering Slash, repeatedly sending white energy blades into the centipede.
Though the Tier-3 monster had high health and defense—
Under relentless attacks—
Its health rapidly drained.
Finally—
It collapsed under an Explosive Flame from Artist Faction Leader.
Zhou Cang watched the battle the entire time.
The Calamity Army showed clear roles and excellent coordination.
Even when multiple Thousand-Eyed Centipedes appeared at once—
Each one was controlled and killed through teamwork.
“Impressive…”
“The Calamity Army truly lives up to the lord’s training.”
“With an immortal army like this—how could they fail to conquer the Abyss?”
The longer Zhou Cang followed Hang Yu—
The more unfathomable he found him.
This mysterious Starsea Lord—
Both his personal strength and the army he created—
Exceeded Zhou Cang’s imagination.
One thing was certain.
Hang Yu was a great being worthy of eternal loyalty.
Perhaps—
The only savior this world had.
Suddenly—
Battle loot notifications appeared.
【You obtained loot: Abyssal Essence Points +25,000, Mana Crystals +390, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Meat ×110, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Poison Gland ×98, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Eyeball ×90, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Gem ×5】
【You obtained loot: Abyssal Essence Points +25,000, Mana Crystals +406, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Meat ×105, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Poison Gland ×100, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Eyeball ×80, Thousand-Eyed Centipede Gem ×6】
……
Although the Calamity Army successfully killed several centipedes—
The battle was far from smooth.
Soon—
More Thousand-Eyed Centipedes emerged.
The battle had only just begun.
Even with perfect coordination—
Individual players were still weak.
Fighting five or eight monsters was manageable—
But once the number rose to more than ten—
They began to struggle.
After all—
This valley contained far more than just twenty centipedes.
Casualties became inevitable.
【Player Hua Mulan has died. Abyssal Essence Points +4,000…】
【Player Ning Caichen II has died. Abyssal Essence Points +5,200…】
【Player Warrior Like the Wind has died. Abyssal Essence Points +3,000…】
【Player Chimera Wraith has died. Abyssal Essence Points +8,000…】
【Player Ye Li Meng has died. Abyssal Essence Points +10,000…】
Outside the valley—
Hang Yu calmly observed.
He continuously received notifications of player deaths.
Even with preparation and Zhou Cang’s support—
The Calamity Army still struggled against so many Tier-3 Elite Monsters.
The battle was extremely intense.
But Hang Yu remained confident.
After two waves of attacks—
About forty Thousand-Eyed Centipedes had been killed.
Total resource output had already reached around 40,000 Mana Crystals.
The Essence obtained also exceeded one million.
Even if every player used all three free revives—
The centipedes in this valley would nearly be wiped out.
If the valley only contained Tier-3 Elite Monsters—
The Calamity Army might truly complete the mission within a single day.
However—
Things were clearly not that simple.
The monsters occupying this valley were not limited to the Thousand-Eyed Centipede.
Not long after the second offensive began—
A deep roar suddenly echoed from the depths of the valley.
The oppressive presence it released—
Was ten… even dozens of times stronger than the centipedes.
“It’s here.”
Hang Yu narrowed his eyes.
He knew the true target of this expedition—
Was about to appear.