Your secret game is absolutely poisonous!

Qi Ji entered the Hall of Heroes.

Mengbai was officially appointed as a guardian.

[You are bestowing the Heroic Mark upon "Ashadran Malestrothrex (Mengbai)". This bestowal requires 30 Spirit Power. Continue? Yes/No!]

The mental energy consumption is as high as 300,000.

But for Qi Ji, it was insignificant.

At that moment, an invisible force instantly enveloped the entire Miracle Territory.

Mengbai's luck, "The Blessing of the Primordial Dragon God," is of a quality no less than Nancy's "The Blessing of the World Tree."

【Blessing of the Primordial Dragon God】, an epic-level fortune, grants all contracted adventurers an additional 2 points to their maximum spirit for each tier, increases the drop rate in secret realms by up to 100%, and reduces the spirit cost of secret realm drops by 30%. The fortune effect can be enhanced as the character and territory levels increase.

This luck boost does not increase additional awakening opportunities or talent materials, and it does not help with crafting the dungeon itself.

However, if the lords were given the choice between "the blessing of the World Tree" and "the blessing of the Primordial Dragon God", they could choose one.

I believe that 99% of lords would choose the latter without hesitation.

After all, it can bring tangible and direct economic benefits.

First, it increases the maximum mental strength of contracted adventurers. While a single increase has limited impact on the growth of a territory, multiplying it by thousands or tens of thousands results in an astonishing number.

The number of adventurers who have signed contracts with Miracle City is enormous.

The current total number has reached approximately 14,000.

Some Tier 5 territories don't even have this many contracted adventurers.

All 14,000 adventurers received the boost. If each person gained an average of 4 points of mental strength, they would accumulate an extra 56,000 points of adventure energy per day.

How much more spiritual power, resources, and soul crystals would this generate? It's simply terrifying!

and.

This is just the beginning.

The number of contracted adventurers in Miracle City is increasing every day.

Furthermore, Miracle City has a series of methods to restore mental strength.

This allows for a more thorough exploration and discovery of the secret realm. Any excess mental energy can be invested in the Miracle Farm, or used for other facilities, learning skills, expanding territory, and so on.

Therefore, this ability to increase the upper limit of mental power alone is priceless!
Her luck has two effects, one of which is doubling the drop rate!
The drop rate in Miracle City's secret realm was already adjusted to the highest level by Qi Ji, and the excellence and splendor of the secret realm's creation, as well as the adventurers' performance, can also generate an amplification. Therefore, Miracle City's drop rate is the highest that adventurers have ever encountered.

If the drop rate is doubled on top of this, the probability of adventurers obtaining loot during their adventures will greatly increase.

This is not as simple as 1 plus 1 equals 2.

Because there is a greater probability of obtaining high-value loot and the potential to generate returns several times the value.

Of course, a higher drop rate isn't always better. In fact, most territories dislike excessively high drop rates and will often set the drop rate to the minimum to prevent their territories from being exploited to the point of bankruptcy.

Increasing the drop rate in this way would actually be a negative effect.

However, Mengbai's luck also has a mental energy consumption reduction effect that can be used in conjunction with it.

Each time resources are produced, mental energy is consumed, which can reduce about 30% of the expenditure, thus greatly reducing the burden on the territory. For a territory like Miracle City, this is of immeasurable value and can save a huge amount of mental energy resources!

This is definitely a way to reduce costs and increase efficiency!
With the blessing of the primordial dragon god.

The already robust economy of Miracle Territory will reach an even greater level.

In the long run, the territory's strength and foundation will be effectively enhanced, making it an absolute treasure trove of fortune.

Qi Ji said, "Meng Bai, from this moment on, you are the third guardian of Miracle City!"

Meng Bai exclaimed excitedly, "Thank you, Lord! I will definitely perform well, prioritize the interests of Miracle City, and live and die with Miracle City from now on!"

The third one is a bit late.

But at least the dragon race has secured a place for itself.

This city is not only a tremendous opportunity for individuals, but also of great significance to the entire dragon race.

Meng Bai suddenly remembered something: "My lord, the trouble in Thousand Lakes City is indeed a bit tricky, but if you give me a little time, I believe I can resolve it smoothly!"

Qi Ji was not in a hurry: "Don't worry, I have my own plans. We not only need to resolve the conflict with Qianhu City and defuse the crisis, but also take this opportunity to win the hearts and minds of the people and prepare for taking over the country."

Meng Bai perked up: "What can I do?"

Qi Ji thought for a moment and said, "Let's stall for time and wait for the right opportunity. In the near future, a large number of tribes and forces will try to join or surrender to Miracle City. You will be responsible for contacting them and providing them with assistance."

If nothing unexpected happens.

Thousand Lakes City will be in chaos for a while.

Casualties are inevitable.

What Qi Ji needs to do is to minimize internal friction and losses before completely seizing Thousand Lakes City. For Miracle City, the current strategic goal is not Thousand Lakes City.

This city is fundamentally different from the territory previously occupied by Miracle City.

Miracle City's past territorial expansion was primarily based on wars against the Dark Territory.

This method of expansion through direct conquest by war is relatively simple and brutal. Although territorial annexation has occurred several times, it has always targeted underground cities like Jinxi City and Yunmeng City, or small indigenous tribes.

Thousand Lakes City is different.

It is neither a dark force nor a neutral one.

Secondly, its scale and size are too large.

This is a force established by the union of hundreds of forest tribes.

If Qi Ji wants to convert the resources of millions of people and potentially millions more, he cannot simply resort to military conquest. Otherwise, it will cause a large loss of population and leave behind a series of contradictions that will increase governance problems.

The timing is still not right.

He is patiently waiting for the right moment to make his move.

Meng Bai immediately replied, "Understood, please rest assured, Lord, I guarantee to complete the mission!"

……

A blink of an eye.

Several days have passed.

A lot has happened these days.

First, the relationship between Miracle City and Thousand Lakes City continued to deteriorate and several frictions occurred.

The Elders of Thousand Lakes City have clearly split. Among them, the non-native doves, represented by Meng Bai and Visalos, strongly advocate for cooperation and win-win results and actively embrace the emerging power of Miracle City, because only the power of Miracle City can fight against the Eternal Night Dragon King.

But local bullies like Omar coveted Miracle City's wealth and potential. They couldn't wait to carve up Miracle City before it fully developed and force it to submit to Thousand Lakes City.

Although Meng Bai and other elders were not local strongmen and did not have enough power.

But their status is high enough.

Omar's repeated attempts to amass a large army and various provocations aimed at instigating war all ended in failure.

Although several major tribes clashed with Miracle City, the Scourge troops dispatched by Miracle City easily defeated them, and these regional conflicts did not cause any substantial damage to Miracle City.

In just three or four days.

Mengbai, Vesalos, Artus, and others have been very effective in winning over various small and medium-sized forces. Many small and medium-sized tribes have voted with their feet, and many tribespeople have brought their families to join Miracle City.

Many tribes, and even entire groups, have announced their intention to join Miracle City.

Thus, they directly offered up the protective stone of their territory, making it one of the teleportation points of Miracle City near Thousand Lakes City.

However, within just a few days, Qi Ji had subdued as many as a dozen or twenty small indigenous tribal villages, a trend that felt somewhat like the countryside surrounding the city.

After these tribal villages and towns were annexed by Miracle City, they immediately became teleportation points, making it convenient for representatives of neighboring tribes to enter Miracle City. Qi Ji's influence rapidly expanded among small and medium-sized tribes.

and so.

Although the nine tribes united to suppress it.

But Miracle City's territory has not shrunk; on the contrary, it has continued to expand.

Miracle City not only spread like wildfire in the area near Thousand Lakes City, but also made great breakthroughs in the process of expanding its territory. More accurately, it made great progress in attacking Ash Forest in the northwest.

This massive dark force, whose land area was nearly the size of the Miracle Territory's homeland, officially broke out into war with Miracle City. In just five short days, the outcome was already clear.

The first three days.

Miracle City only deployed the Scourge. This reusable, consumable force of over ten thousand launched a fierce attack on Ashwood, suffering total annihilation every day, but rapidly weakening Ashwood's defenses.

Starting from the fourth day.

Miracle City has only just begun to exert its full strength.

Several territory guardians, dozens of fourth-tier summoned units, more than 20,000 monster guards, plus 2,000 pieces of Miracle City vehicle equipment and heavy firepower, were all sent to the front line to fight.

This dealt Ash Forest a devastating blow!

The final result was predictable. No matter how strong Ash City's defenses were, it was unlikely to hold out for long against Miracle City's heavy firepower. And with Night City's reinforcements unable to arrive in time, its destruction was inevitable.

Not surprisingly.

Miracles will surely come tonight.

Complete a new round of territorial expansion.

If the territory of Ash Forest is successfully annexed and digested, the territory of Miracle Territory will nearly double in a short period of time, and its total area will be no less than, or even far exceed, most fifth-tier territories.

Of course, territorial size does not directly represent strength!

Although Miracle Territory has a territory comparable in size to a fifth-tier territory, the population it controls is not only smaller than that of a proper fifth-tier giant, but also smaller than that of fourth-tier territories like those of Ran Tianyun and Ren Wanxiong.

However, this gap does not stem from management level but from the environment.

After all, the Eternal Night Forest is a vast and sparsely populated place.

……

this day.

It's time to open the city again.

Adventurer "Starry Sky" has once again entered the Realm of Miracles.

This is no ordinary adventurer; he is a top adventurer from the prestigious adventurer city of Holy Star. He appears to be only in his forties or fifties, but he is already a genuine fifth-tier adventurer.

After Miracle Territory officially broke through to become a fourth-tier territory.

The teleportation channel to Evilwood City was opened. With the current level of construction in Evilwood City, it can receive about five or six thousand adventurers into its territory. The adventurer city that Evilwood City opened is Holy Star City.

Holy Star City is a super metropolis with a population of seven or eight million. In terms of scale and the quantity and quality of adventurers, it is stronger than White Cloud City. It is said that there are nearly thirty fifth-tier adventurers and as many as eight or nine hundred fourth-tier adventurers!

Among the fifth-tier adventurers in Holy Star City.

Starry Sky was one of the first to discover and enter Miracle City.

Two days ago, on the recommendation of a friend, he personally inspected Miracle City, and the secret realm built at the core of Evilwood City is the fourth main secret realm of Miracle Territory, "Nightmare Disease Realm".

As the youngest main dungeon in Miracle City.

Currently, there is only one secret realm in the disease world: the "Elden Ring".

Even so, it was enough to amaze Xinghe Cuican. He had successfully defeated Grek, who had been adventuring in the border region for two days, and had also encountered several adventurers from Miracle City in the process.

From the mouths of these adventurers from the City of Miracles.

Starry Sky learned that the Disease Realm Secret Realm is currently the smallest of the four main secret realms in Miracle City. Although it has great potential and room for development in the future, it is not even comparable to several secondary secret realms in terms of current scale.

The starry sky is so dazzling, I'm really curious.

I've recently accumulated some contribution points.

Starry Sky decided to head to the main city to find out what was going on.

That's why, after entering Miracle Territory today, Star River Brilliant didn't go directly into the secret realm. Instead, he went to the teleportation core of Evil Wood City and used a sum of contribution points to teleport to Miracle City.

"This is Miracle City..."

The starry sky was dazzling, and I was stunned by what I saw.

Miracle City is supposed to be a territory that has just broken through to the fourth tier, but the scene we see now is somewhat beyond expectations. Whether it is the level of construction, the level of prosperity, or the population, it has at least reached the level of a fifth-tier territory!

"Star River Boss!"

"You're finally here!"

Two adventurers from Miracle City greeted the Starry Sky at the teleportation plaza.

These two adventurers are Six-Eyed Flying Fish and Iron-Mouthed Cockroach from Green Mountain City. Of course, they have now bought houses in Miracle City and live there permanently, so it's perfectly reasonable to call them local adventurers of Miracle City.

The two were matched by Greg and Starry Sky during the limb-setting process.

The adventurer, newly arrived in Miracle Territory, realized that this was a true master.

From the perspective of Miracle Territory's interests, recruiting a fifth-tier powerhouse would immediately increase the territory's strength. From a personal perspective, recruiting this influential figure from Holy Star City would greatly benefit both themselves and the adventurers of the Green Mountain faction.

And because of the dazzling starry sky, I am also very curious about Miracle City.

Therefore, he accepted their invitation and came to the main city from Evilwood City.

Six-Eyed Flying Fish quickly said, "Big Boss Xinghe, would you like to take a stroll around the city? Our Miracle City is very different from ordinary dungeons, and there are quite a few rare buildings!"

Starry Sky said, "There's no rush to tour the city. Let's go to the Secret Realm Hall first!"

The secret realm is always the core competitive advantage of a dungeon!

Unlike other adventurers in the Miracle Territory, Starry Sky had already become a Tier 5 adventurer more than a decade ago, coming from the top adventurer town. His vision and experience were unimaginable to other adventurers.

He had met many exceptionally talented lords.

I have also seen many highly creative and high-quality secret places.

Starry Sky had to admit that, even among all the secret realms he had ever seen, the Elden Ring stood out from the crowd, and he was filled with curiosity about the world's worldview and what would follow.

Of course I want to know too.

Is it a coincidence that Miracle City created a worldview like the Borderlands?

Six-Eyed Flying Fish said, "Big Boss Xinghe, you've come at just the right time. Today is a big day for the border region!"

Starry Sky asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

Iron-Mouthed Cockroach said, "Because just yesterday, the big shots finished burning the tree, and today they should be able to officially pay homage to the Elden Ring."

Burning trees?

A visit to the Elden Ring of Law?
The starry sky shone brightly, and my eyes lit up slightly.

Although he didn't know what burning trees meant, he was very clear about the meaning of paying homage to the Elden Ring. Had Miracle City already reached this stage? He would have to take a good look!
As they talked, they entered the main hall of the secret realm.

The number of secret halls in Miracle City has now increased from four to six.

Moreover, there are two fifth-tier secret realm halls and four fourth-tier secret realm halls. When the internal spaces of these halls are integrated, they can form a small world that can easily accommodate 100,000 people.

So grand and magnificent.

Even in fifth-tier territories, it is extremely rare.

Although Miracle City has only just opened, the Secret Realm Hall is already bustling with activity, with tens of thousands of adventurers gathered there, along with a large number of service personnel and merchants.

"High-price buyback of Arad Continent gold coins and dungeon equipment!"

"The Star Wars tournament is about to begin, with generous prizes. Everyone is welcome to sign up!"

"I'd like to exchange two Phantom Xingtian spirits for a fourth-tier spirit of the Blacklight Prototype!"

"..."

The Miracle City Secret Realm Hall is not only filled with adventurers, but also with merchants, tourists, and spectators, making it a very lively and atmospheric place.

"What an amazing dungeon!"

Although he didn't know the specifics of Miracle City yet, the fact that the Secret Realm Hall had such a large crowd in less than a quarter of an hour since the city opened was unprecedented, even for someone with his experience.

The six-eyed flying fish and the iron-mouthed cockroach looked at each other and chuckled.

The two knew that for this newcomer to Miracle City, the real shock, astonishment, and mind-blowing experience was just beginning. Once any adventurer entered Miracle City, they would never be able to leave this underground city.

Such a thing.

This has been happening frequently lately.

This has happened countless times in the City of Miracles.

This time, of course, there will be no surprises.

If Starry Sky officially joins Miracle City, the number of Tier 5 adventurers in Miracle City will reach double digits, and the strength of the Scourge Legion will be further enhanced! (End of Chapter)