Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 308 Magic Mine
[Congratulations! The first special building in your Level 1 territory—the Magic Mine—has been completed and is now in operation. This building can be operated manually or automatically, and you will also have a special privilege: to invite a lord-type player to permanently and strategically join your territory, becoming their advisor and partner. This will help you build your team and complete missions more smoothly in the future.]

[Friendly reminder: From this moment on, expansion points and family contributions will no longer appear within your Level 1 territory. All previous contributions will be comprehensively settled at the end of the month. All other players will need to perform various tasks according to the mercenary mode or receive subsidies directly from you! At the same time, the risk of players making mistakes within a 10-kilometer radius of you will be significantly reduced. Even if you do nothing, you can enjoy the effects of the three-star conspiracy card.]

[Friendly reminder: Because the entire exploration mission is not yet over, you can still see other people's exploration points, but they will never be able to take first place, because first place will always be yours, unless you are eliminated midway!]

[Friendly reminder: Your level 1 territory will not be upgraded anymore, because theoretically this is the maximum. After three years, you will officially obtain a three-star territory.]

When the twenty-eighth day of the month arrived, lines of information silently appeared before Li Wei: it was completed, and not in twenty-four hours, but in fact in just fourteen hours.

Money really can make the world go round; throwing 5000 standard gold coins at it had a fantastic effect.

Even more remarkably, since morning, the winds have picked up again, and dark clouds have gathered. The last wave of radiation storms of the month has finally arrived. The cold rain turned into snowflakes before it even hit the ground, and even Li Wei felt a large mass of chaotic magical particles precisely crashing down on his location.

It's 180% difficult!

Of course, the ultimate experience is what we want.

However, this state is excellent for a one-star magic mine, representing the optimal operating condition for full-load operation.

"Quick! Bro, these two days are equivalent to three normal years! Is there any way to level up?"

Li Yuefei rushed over and shouted.

"Okay! I'll go strengthen it right away, but what if those mutated creatures attack the magic mine?"

"Attack? We'd love for them to attack. The magic mine isn't that fragile. Otherwise, why do you think I gave you three thousand gold coins before? It was to capitalize on this opportunity! Of course, level 5 or higher mutated creatures can indeed cause damage to the magic mine, so we still need to go out and guard it."

Li Yue said excitedly.

Li Wei said no more and immediately went with Li Yue to the magic mine located at the southernmost part of the town, even outside the town limits, a full three kilometers away from the camp building.

Because this thing can't be built in residential areas.

At this moment, you can see a ray of blue light emerging from the depths of the ground. Yes, there really is a magic mine with a diameter of one meter, and its edges are constructed with a special material.

The depths of the mine are invisible; inside are complex, incomprehensible magic circles emanating from them. A blue light, about thirty meters high, rises from within, vaguely resembling a tower, constantly shifting and changing, drawing in all the chaotic magical particles from the surrounding area.

The effect is excellent.

Because this wave of radiation storms was of a slightly higher level, it was easy for people to be infected with level 3.5 blood plague. However, as Li Wei and Li Yue walked along, they felt that within five kilometers of the magic mine, the level of blood plague would at most remain at level 2.

At this moment, Li Wei decisively chose to upgrade.

It costs 5 silver tokens, and then 5000 standard gold coins can be withdrawn from the family wealth. These can be deducted during the settlement, so it's not a big problem.

At this moment, with the input of five silver tokens and gold coins, it was just like clicking an upgrade icon in a game. The magic mine upgraded with a bang, changing from a diameter of one meter to a diameter of one and a half meters, and the magic tower formed by the blue light directly became 45 meters high.

It's really unbelievable.

"Actually, this was all built in during the first construction and installation. You can think of it as them building a three-star magic mine for you during the first installation and construction, but locking the background production capacity. You've only unlocked a portion of the permissions now."

Li Yue said slowly, "Do you know that back then, I spent so much time and effort, frantically completing missions for ten years, to upgrade my magic mine to three stars? But my three-star mine only has 95% of its normal production capacity!"

"Isn't the higher-ups taking this into account?"

Li Wei asked, he felt there might be flaws, but was it really okay to be so blatant?
"You don't understand. Magic allows for deviations. The card system can't execute everything coldly like a machine. There will always be people looking for new loopholes. Instead of that, it's better to give a buffer that won't embarrass everyone. Just like our monthly main quests, why is the upper limit always so low? A month's work can be completed in twenty-five days?"

"Alright, keep an eye on this. I still have some work to finish. These are the last two days, so consider this my last shift," Li Yue said with a smile.

"Little Moon!"

Li Wei called out to her, feeling quite emotional. In two more days, she would settle her accounts and leave.

"Oh, stop being so sentimental. I've lived for over eighty years, and I've seen all kinds of storms and partings. Acting is acting, and reality is reality. From now on, you can just call me Auntie!"

Li Yue laughed heartily. Now that she's basically in a state where she can use the Samsung Secret Card anytime, anywhere, what's the point of pretending?

She's getting old, and although she loves beauty, she doesn't like to pretend to be young. She just ignores the rumors and misunderstandings, and avoids any ambiguous relationships. All she wants is to find a place where she can spend her remaining years peacefully, dragging along her good-for-nothing, superficial old friends. "You know everything?"

"God, what don't I know? You little brat who hasn't even grown his hair yet, stop being so sentimental and do your job. When it's time to kill, kill him. Don't spoil those bitches! And don't listen to Widow Yang's nagging. That old bitch's problem is that she's prone to extremes and has a strange temper. Sometimes she gets anxious and hysterical. Be tolerant of her, but don't listen to everything she says. If she were really that powerful, she wouldn't have ended up like this."

Li Yue talked on and on, her words sharp and cutting, belittling Liang Yuzhi to the point of being utterly worthless. But Li Wei understood and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, Sister Yue, you also need to be careful not to get blamed."

Li Wei changed the way she addressed her; "auntie" was too much—there's no such energetic auntie out there—but "elder sister" would be more appropriate.

"Pah, I'm not afraid of anything! My future is the stars and the sea, the boundless heavens!"

Li Yue spat and walked away triumphantly, looking quite dashing.

Li Wei watched her figure disappear into the distance, feeling an unprecedented peace in his heart. There was no romantic feeling whatsoever; if there was, it was only the care of family and the tacit understanding of like-minded people.

But he also admitted that meeting these two was his good fortune.

Furthermore, being able to gradually find common ground amidst conflicts and friction, setting aside grudges to cooperate, and ultimately having unreserved trust when facing a special BOSS is an immense stroke of luck.

Li Wei cherished this good fortune, and Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi cherished it just as much.

That's how you go further.

[Congratulations! A large cluster of chaotic magical particles left behind in the vicinity of your two-star magic mine has been discovered and has been transformed.]

Congratulations! Your two-star magic mine has produced one unit of standard magic.

Congratulations! Your two-star magic mine has produced five units of standard magic.

【Congratulations,……】

[Friendly reminder: A two-star magic mine can store 200 units of magic. If it overflows, it will be automatically sold back to the base at a price of 500 standard gold coins per unit.]

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A series of messages suddenly appeared, surprising Li Wei. It had only been less than half an hour, yet there was such a noticeable effect. Wait, what about the chaotic magical particles left nearby that hadn't had time to dissipate?

Does this refer to a special boss?
Or is it the mutated creatures killed around the camp this month?
Li Wei watched in disbelief as the standard magic power had already exceeded fifty units in just a short time!
Then the speed was gradually reduced, eventually stabilizing at one unit per half hour.

If this continues, won't it overflow in the next two days?
No, that's unlikely, because this last round of radiation storms won't last more than two days; at most, it will gradually weaken by tomorrow evening.

Even so, producing 100 units of standard magic in one go is already quite good.

Li Wei felt that this was truly an unexpected success!
This hidden benefit is probably unknown even to Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi.

Seriously, if he hadn't thought things through and had simply moved his territory to the small town base, he would have lost at least fifty units of standard magic power, which is 25000 standard gold coins.

So, what exactly can one unit of magic do?
Is there a specific reference standard?
Thinking this way, several standards automatically appeared on the pioneer card that was bound to him.

One unit of standard magic power can maintain the operation of a one-star magic shield for one month, and a one-star magic shield can easily resist the erosion of a level 4 blood plague.

[It can also replenish mana to any enchanted equipment. Under normal circumstances, one unit of mana can replenish 500 points of enchantment durability.]

If the enchantment of an enchanted item is destroyed, under normal circumstances, one unit of mana can re-enchant 5 to 8 items.

[Can be used to craft new enchanted equipment. If you have a real enchanted blacksmith and a real enchanted blacksmith workshop, one unit of mana can craft 3 to 5 enchanted equipment.]

[This can be used to improve the fertility of farmland. One unit of magic can maintain the fertility of ten acres of farmland for three years, after which it will need to be replenished.]

[Can be used for the preparation of magical potions, depending on the alchemist's ability and the level of the potion workshop.]

[Can be used to train and enhance the strength of hunting pets, depending on the specific circumstances]

(End of this chapter)