#25 - Chapter 25 Occupation and Crazy Upgrade
After the demon overseer took over the administrative work, the Endless Abyss's occupation of Boulderstone Town quickly became effective.
“Great Abyss Lord, I have collected 1.2 tons of gold, four tons of stone, and the following amounts of wood and food from Boulderstone Town...”
“Lord, after a few rounds of minor selection, the number of demons who will become our slave laborers is 1,200...”
“After taking over, we found a large number of armors and weapons within the entire Boulderstone Town, including 247 weapons of dilapidated quality, and weapons of ordinary quality...”
“We found three mines still in operation within the town, and mining has officially begun...”
“With the help of dwarven spies, we found a treasure vault hidden beneath the town and recovered a large number of jewels from it.”
As one piece of good news after another arrived, Wu Wei, sitting on the Abyss Throne, finally relaxed his brows.
“Indeed, war is the fastest way to get rich.”
Wu Wei sincerely exclaimed.
Just occupying a small town of fewer than two thousand people, Wu Wei gained a total amount of resources far exceeding his accumulation over the previous few days.
Whether it was gold, stone, or wood, they were all crucial for his current territory construction.
And the captured food and large amounts of farmland were even more important.
Unlike in games, warriors and commoners in the Lord Era need food to survive.
Although demons in the abyss can exhibit extraordinary hunger resistance in any environment, it is not a long-term solution.
Once the demons' hunger reaches a certain threshold, they will uncontrollably kill each other.
Driven by hunger, the number of these demons will be drastically reduced to less than half, and Wu Wei's losses will be far greater than the price of food.
That's why food is so important, and it will always be an unavoidable topic for any lord.
Apart from the most basic materials, Wu Wei's biggest gain was not the weapons and armor in the dwarven warehouses and shops.
On the contrary, Wu Wei's biggest gain was the group of 1,200 demon slave laborers.
Managed by four demon overseers, these demon slave laborers can maintain 120% production efficiency with fewer than 50 imps "maintaining order."
Compared to farmers, builders, and workers of other races, this number is actually very exaggerated.
And this is not the limit.
If Wu Wei increases the rations for these demon slave laborers or forces them in more evil ways, their production efficiency will be further improved.
With such a large number and such high production efficiency, they will work diligently in Wu Wei's newly acquired mining areas, farmlands, and logging camps, providing Wu Wei with a steady stream of resources.
This is also an important reason why Wu Wei did not start a massacre as the demons expected after successfully occupying Boulderstone Town.
This is also the real reason why Wu Wei did not directly destroy the basic structure of Boulderstone Town by force.
Benefits, benefits, and more benefits!
In the Lord Era, the ultimate goal of any lord is to expand their rule and increase the number of their troops as much as possible, in a continuous cycle.
Under such a goal, any existing city or town will become a very important strategic resource.
No lord will indiscriminately kill everyone in an entire city, unless they have serious disagreements and personal grudges.
In this context, even an elf lord will thoroughly search a stronghold occupied by dark creatures after occupying it, select those who might become his subjects as much as possible, and then burn it down or cleanse the entire stronghold.
Subjects and territory are the foundation of a lord's strength.
This is the common answer Wu Wei has heard from countless lords.
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【Now that there are enough resources, I can temporarily slow down the growth of the army and instead focus on upgrading and building the territory.】
【Higher territory levels will allow me to have more advanced buildings and technologies, and most importantly, only upgrading the territory will allow me to have more Abyss Hatcheries, further expanding my war scale.】
Currently, Wu Wei has a total of two Abyss Hatcheries.
But these two Abyss Hatcheries are already starting to be overwhelmed.
Although they are constantly hatching new demons, as Wu Wei's tentacles extend further and further on the map, their hatching speed has begun to fail to keep up with the consumption rate of Wu Wei's troops.
Not to mention, Wu Wei's current main force for combat and materials are imps. Even if the cost of imps is very cheap, they still take up slots in the Abyss Hatchery.
Thinking of this, Wu Wei glanced at his resource reserves and immediately clicked on the territory upgrade option after confirming that his resources were abundant.
However, unlike the extremely resource-constrained early stages, Wu Wei now directly chose to upgrade his territory by three levels in a row!
【Your territory has been upgraded to level 3!】
【Your territory range has been expanded!】
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【Your territory has been upgraded to level 4!】
【Your territory range has been expanded!】
....
【Your territory has been upgraded to level 5!】
【Your territory range has been expanded!】
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【The building quantity limit of your Abyss Hatchery and Abyss Teleportation Gate has been changed to 5!】
【You can build new basic buildings!】
【The new basic buildings are Demon Workshop, Hell Dungeon, and Bloodline Contamination Room!】
【You can now build new special buildings.】
【The new special building is: Blasphemous Torch!】
【Your Abyss Hatchery can be further upgraded, the current level limit is 2!】
【Your lord level has been increased, your current lord level is 2!】
【You can have and learn new lord skills!】
Level 5 territory.
Finally, by firmly occupying the first-mover advantage, Wu Wei successfully led all other lords in both territory level and army size.
And this is not all.
Now that Wu Wei's lord level has been upgraded to level 2, he can finally learn his lord skills.
After learning certain lord skills, Wu Wei's existence will greatly motivate and strengthen his warriors.
Because of this, he is no longer just the person behind the scenes sitting on the throne and remotely commanding his army, he will personally walk on the scorched earth of war he has created.
For him, this will be the best news!
【The lord skills you can currently learn are.....】
