I was a lord farming, how did I become an emperor?

Chapter 328 Extraordinary Lord
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The stone door was pushed open.

A dull and stale smell wafted out from inside.

Without needing Rhodes's instructions, Lucien immediately stepped forward, took out the detection gem, and probed inside.

After waiting for a while, the detector found nothing unusual about the gem.

Luxem put away the detector gem.

"There is no poison gas, Lord Rhodes."

Rhodes nodded and waved.

The Winter Guards, carrying torches, entered one after another.

The torchlight gradually dispelled the darkness and illuminated the treasure vault.

This is a huge basement with walls made of granite, supported by a row of stone pillars in the middle, and the floor is also covered with a layer of stone slabs.

The room was filled with all sorts of boxes, causing everyone to gasp in surprise.

The boxes were neatly arranged and divided into several sections according to different categories.

Each box was more than half a person tall, and its surface was coated with a thick layer of anti-corrosion grease.

Over the long years, the grease has solidified into a waxy substance, gleaming dimly in the firelight.

Rhodes wasn't surprised that he had seen the Red Griffin family's treasure vault.

"Open them all and take a look."

At Rhodes's command, the Winter Guards quickly stepped forward, tore open the seals on the boxes, and opened them one by one.

Gold ingots, silver ingots, gold coins and gold handicrafts, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls, and more—it's a dazzling array.

Some boxes contained rows of intricately carved jewelry boxes, which, when opened, contained exquisitely crafted jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, rings, and earrings.

All of these together are worth at least several hundred thousand gold coins.

"Frost and Thunder will probably go crazy with excitement when they see these sparkly things."

Rhodes waved his hand and ordered with a smile, "Take them all out, leave nothing behind."

These treasures lying in the vault are worthless.

Rhodes wanted to transform it into more valuable productive forces, means of production, and his own good life.

"Lord Rhodes, over here."

Holding the energy detection gem in his hand, Luxen pointed to a box on the ground and said, "There are energy fluctuations inside; there might be extraordinary items."

"Then open it."

Rhodes nodded and said.

"Yes, my lord."

Lucien bent down and examined the wooden box carefully, trying to find any traces of magical restrictions.

But after looking for a long time, I couldn't find any runes related to magic.

Lu Sen then pulled out his dagger, pried open the seal, and opened the lid.

Like the boxes for storing jewelry, it contains individual wooden boxes.

Luxen picked up the top wooden box and opened it, revealing a row of crimson extraordinary gems.

"This……"

Luxen quickly stood up and presented the wooden box to Rodríguez with both hands.

"Look, they're all fire gems!"

Upon hearing this, Rod instantly became interested!
Looking ahead, he saw seven fire gems that he could use!
You should know that Rhodes only found nine Flame Gems in the entire treasury of the nobles in the Northern Province!

"Open the other boxes and see what's inside."

"Yes!"

Luxen quickly opened each of the wooden boxes.

"These are the Life Gems, there are eleven of them!"

"Three Spirit Gems!"

"Frost Gems, four in total!"

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"What a waste! What a waste of good stuff!"

Lucien couldn't help but curse, "Thirty-one extraordinary gems, and they're all sealed away in the treasure vault!"

Aside from the extraordinary gems, the rest of the treasure chest contained only ordinary gems and ornaments.

None of the magical trinkets or weapons were found; it seems they were all taken and used.

"If he hadn't sealed it here, we wouldn't have been able to find it."

Rod's face was full of smiles.

Rhodes could understand Lusen's feelings; these extraordinary gems were valuable materials for alchemy.

But it was precisely because of the Coldblade family's sealing that Rhodes was able to take this opportunity to unlock the extraordinary lord.

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A week later.

[One hundred extraordinary gems have been obtained and their energy absorbed, unlocking the attribute: Extraordinary Lord]

"Finally finished!"

In his bedroom at Frostholdt, Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief after absorbing the last Flame Gem.

After unifying the northern provinces, Rhodes had already acquired more than one hundred extraordinary gems.

However, it would be too wasteful for Rhodes to absorb extraordinary gems like Earth Gems, Shadow Gems, and Frost Gems, as the increase in power would be negligible.

Adhering to the principle of making the most of everything, Rhodes refrained from absorbing anything until after the harvest from the Cold Blade family.

Eager to unlock the entries, Rhodes stayed in Frostholdt for a week, absorbing them all.

[Supernatural Lord (Gold): You have successfully mastered the extraordinary gems and various extraordinary gem inlay techniques, and your mental strength has increased by five points;]
Increases own all-elemental magic resistance by 20% (original resistance +20%).
For exceptional professionals who are loyal to you, the amplification effect is doubled when wearing exceptional gems;
Their success rate increases by twenty percent when researching alchemy related to extraordinary gems (original chance +20%), and there is a tiny chance of epiphany, creating new extraordinary items;

The mutation rate of all non-living mineral veins within the territory increases by 10 percentage points, and the chance of producing extraordinary gems increases by 2 percentage points;
(The probability of ordinary wild trees older than 30 years dying within the territory increases by 20 percentage points.)

[At the same time, since the Nature Grandmaster attribute has been unlocked, you can establish a magical energy network with yourself as the core (mental strength must reach 50 points) and your subjects who possess the Seed of Nature as energy nodes.]

Citizens who possess the Seed of Nature can store spell runes in the magic network, achieving rapid spellcasting.

You have absolute control over the magical network, and can cut off or seize the spellcasting power of any node at any time, or even absorb all its magical power.

The feedback from the Seed of Nature can be stored in the Magic Energy Network. You can periodically extract or inject it into a specific node to greatly increase the energy-saving level in a short period of time.

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"Magic Network... unfortunately, it requires a high level of mental strength."

After reading the entry, Rod frowned slightly.

It seems I really need to spend more time meditating to improve my mental strength.

However, although the ability of symbiotic attributes is temporarily unavailable, the effects of the Extraordinary Lord itself are still very valuable.

There are no fancy abilities, just simple numerical increases.

This boost to mental strength directly brought Rhodes' mental strength to 24.6.

Numerically speaking, Rhodes is now a mid-level wizard apprentice.

However, there are only three star rings in the meditation method. This is because Rhodes' high mental strength makes the meditation more efficient, which allows him to condense so many star rings in a short time.

To become a mid-level wizard apprentice, one needs seven star rings, and Rhodes is still four short.

However, a mental strength of 24.6 will make Rhodes more efficient.

Increased magic resistance is also very valuable.

The so-called 20% magic resistance means that the same magic will only deal 80% of the damage to Rhode.

In theory, if magic resistance reaches 100%, that is what is known as magic damage immunity.

However, legend has it that advanced spells possess magical piercing power, similar to the effect of ignoring magic resistance.

This is also the biggest difference between ordinary flames and flames used in spellcasting.

The most typical magical piercing power around Rhodes is the dragon's breath.

Frost and lightning are not true dragons, and the magical piercing power contained in their dragon breath is not strong, but it is still enough to destroy magical artifacts.

The remaining effects of the Extraordinary Lord seem to be more about increasing territory resources.

Rod felt that none of them were useless.

The research on extraordinary gems, the mutation of mineral veins, and the creation of extraordinary gems all now have a guaranteed probability. Theoretically, out of every hundred mineral veins in the Rhodes Territory, ten will mutate.

It's important to know that the definition of a mineral vein in this entry includes not only metallic mines like copper and iron, but also inanimate minerals like stone and coal!

There are at least three hundred mineral veins in the entire northern province, which means there are thirty mutated mineral veins!
If this were to spread throughout the entire empire, there would be at least ninety mutated mineral veins!

"It seems that even for the sake of the empire, I must become emperor!"

Rod couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"Hey, wait a minute,"

"The explosion of extraordinary resources and the enhancement of children's talents, combined with each other..."

"Isn't this what they call the 'revival of spiritual energy'?"

Rod suddenly realized what was happening, and stroked his cheek as he pondered silently.

"No, I can't keep this good thing to myself."

"Ah."

Rhodes nodded thoughtfully, "I should revive the 'spiritual energy' of the entire continent!"

Rhodes wasn't just indulging in wishful thinking.

If it weren't for the precaution of being wary of old monsters like necromancers or self-destructing beings lurking somewhere, Rhodes wouldn't need to be so cautious.

thinking.

Rhodes immediately activated the [Transcendent Lord] entry.

A sharp, cold pain shot through the back of his neck, as if an ice pick had been plunged into his spine!
A chill spreads upwards from the cervical spine, rushing straight to the brain!

The intense pain made Rhodes instinctively clutch his head, his body involuntarily leaning backward!
Fortunately, Rod was sitting on the bed at that moment, and he fell directly onto Vivian's lap!
Vivian, who had been feigning sleep, was instantly terrified and grabbed Rod!
"What, what happened?!"

The sudden turn of events completely threw Vivian into a panic. She tightly wrapped one arm around Rhodes and quickly pulled out her embroidery needle with the other!

Vivian warily surveyed her surroundings, her eyes sharp like those of a startled mother leopard!
"fine……"

Rod gritted his teeth, his voice trembling, and stopped Vivian from calling for help.

"I simply broke through a bottleneck."

A five-point increase in mental strength at once is something that ordinary people cannot withstand.

Rhodes felt as if his head was about to explode.

At this moment, his temples were still throbbing violently, each throbbing accompanied by a tearing pain, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.

Compared to the improvement in mental strength, the swelling pain caused by knowledge of extraordinary gem cutting and setting techniques is completely insignificant.

Fortunately, the improvement of system entries is gradual.

Although it was pushing their physical limits, it did not actually endanger their lives.

Rhodes lay on Vivian's lap for a long time, and the tearing pain gradually subsided.

Rhodes let out a long breath and closed his eyes.

The changes after the enhancement of mental strength are exceptionally obvious.

For Rhodes, the whole world became exceptionally clear, and his perception was significantly enhanced.

Rhodes could clearly hear Vivian's heartbeat quickening with nervousness and feel her breathing.

Without the need for a mental amplifier, Rhodes' own mental energy can freely spread outwards.

He tried to focus his mental energy towards the doorway.

The invisible spiritual tendrils easily penetrated the thick oak door and continued to extend forward along the corridor outside.

Did Rhodes see the stairwell in his "vision" and be able to "see" the Winter Iron Guards guarding there?

The soldier was standing against the wall, keeping alert, when he quickly raised his hand and scratched his cheek.

However, the extension of spiritual power ends here.

If you want to spread to more distant places, you will feel obvious resistance.

"Okay, I'm fine."

Rod opened his eyes, sat up, and gently patted Vivian's slender yet strong lower back.

"I need to meditate for a while."

"Ah, okay then."

Vivian stared intently at Rhodes' face.

After confirming that everything was alright, he got up and sat on the chair next to him, leaving the space to Rod.

Rod sat up straight, closed his eyes, and began to meditate.

Consciousness quickly sank into the depths of the heart, entering one's own sea of ​​consciousness.

Above the sea of ​​consciousness, three star rings were already slowly rotating, emitting a faint silver light.

Each of Rhodes' three star rings contains its own unique spells: fire arrows, energy shields, and resistance to abnormal statuses.

These are all basic zero-ring spells, used for both attack and defense.

Rhodes is now beginning to construct the fourth star ring, using his mental energy to draw in the starlight around the ring and gradually form a new star ring.

Because Rhodes' mental strength had exceeded twenty points, it was exceptionally easy to draw upon, and in no time, most of the star ring was completed.

Just then, Rhodes suddenly noticed an orange-red starlight appearing in the distant night sky.

Rhodes subconsciously focused his mental energy on it, trying to guide it toward the fourth star ring that was being constructed.

But the moment he was pulled, Rhodes felt immense resistance, as if the entire starry sea was rejecting his starlight.

The more this happened, the more curious Rod became, and he focused even more intently on guiding the orange-red starlight.

Because in the sea of ​​consciousness, the greater the starlight that is drawn, the more effort is required.

This cluster of starlight must be extraordinary.

With Rhodes' efforts, the orange-red starlight gradually approached the star ring.

After an unknown amount of time, it finally reached the edge of the star ring.

The moment it landed on the star ring, it seemed to have found its home and instantly flew into the center of the star ring!
The unfinished fourth star ring suddenly began to rotate around the orange-red starlight!
The orange-red starlight shone brightly, and the originally silver star ring was also tinged with orange-red!

At that moment, Rhodes suddenly felt a surge of scorching energy within his body, causing him to open his eyes involuntarily!
At this moment, Rhodes' eyes seemed to be ignited by flames, turning into a ball of orange-red!

"Your Grace, you!"

Vivian, who was by the bed, suddenly sat up and stared intently at Rhodes!

At this moment, flames erupted from Rhodes' body, and his clothes and the leather blanket on the bed were charred black!

And the flames are still spreading to both sides!

Vivian's exclamation instantly woke Rhodes!

Rod quickly got up, grabbed the burning leather blanket from the bed, rushed to the window, and threw it out!

"call!"

Looking at the falling leather blanket, Rod breathed a sigh of relief.

I almost set Frosthold on fire just now.

Vivian breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the clothes rack next to her, took down her bathrobe, and draped it over the naked Rhodes.

"What just happened?" Vivian asked worriedly.

“My meditation seems to have changed a bit just now.”

As he spoke, Rhode took out a set of clothes from his spatial badge and put them on.
"But to find out exactly what's going on, you'll have to try it yourself."

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After a while.

Next to the courtyard of Frosthold, in the lord's private training ground.

Lusen, who had been summoned by Rhodes, stood on the edge with Vivian.

Rod walked slowly into the center of the training field, in front of a row of wooden stakes.

He took a deep breath, feeling the scorching energy within his body, while simultaneously communicating with the fourth star ring surrounding the orange-red starlight in his sea of ​​consciousness.

Without any warning or chanting, Rhodes raised his left hand towards the wooden stake in front of him.
"call--"

A cone-shaped burst of flame erupted from Rhodes' palm!

The intense heat instantly distorted the surrounding air, and the wooden stakes within a five-meter radius in front of them were turned into charcoal in the blink of an eye!
"Witch?!"

Upon seeing this, Luxem shouted:
"No, what I mean is!"

"That's how Linda casts spells!"

(End of this chapter)