Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 309 Level 1 Management Area
"From this perspective, one unit of magic power is actually quite robust."

Li Wei was quite happy, as she could see a standard unit of magic power added to her account every half hour, which was incredibly satisfying.

After that, he did nothing but stay by the magic mine until the thirtieth day of the month.

At this point, the peak of the radiation storm had dropped by four or five levels, and even the large clumps of dark clouds in the sky had loosened, revealing a few bright and charming rays of sunlight.

The standard magic produced by the magic mine did not overflow, but instead remained at 110 units.

All things considered, this third wave of radiation storm only barely absorbed and produced 60 units, and that was on the highest difficulty. If it were on the lowest difficulty, absorbing 20 units would probably be considered a great success.

With one radiation storm a year and three waves a month, the cumulative income from standard magic in a year is only 60 to 70 units.

Furthermore, the difficulty is manageable during the exploration mission, but what level of radiation storms will occur every year after three years?
Li Wei keenly realized that there was probably more to this than met the eye.

At this moment, the 45-meter-tall blue magic tower structure that had risen from the magic mine finally dimmed until it was barely visible. Yes, it didn't really disappear, but it still existed.

And this thing comes with its own defense.

It can assimilate and absorb any attack.

Li Wei had deliberately released a level 5 mutated creature, but it rushed over like a moth to a flame and perished.

This is simply the best way to deal with monster sieges.

Of course, it's better for Liang Yuzhi to manage this magic mine.

Thinking this, Li Wei stepped forward to take a look out of curiosity. He found that the so-called magic mine was not very deep, at most about five meters deep, with blue liquid flowing slowly below. It was very beautiful and magical.

So, how do you remove it? How do you use it?

The thought had barely crossed my mind when the Exploration Card appeared automatically.

[Extract one unit of standard magic power? Friendly reminder: You do not yet possess the ability to control standard magic power. To avoid causing damage, it is recommended that you visit a three-star tavern and hire a spellcaster of at least tier two to manage and control it, or find another suitable candidate.]

[Friendly reminder: There's no need to worry about the operation of the magic mine. Standard magic will not leak. As long as the standard magic stored inside reaches 100 units, its defense value will reach its maximum, ignoring attacks from any six-star hostile target.]

[Friendly reminder: Please cherish and conserve every unit of Standard Magic.]

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Good guy!
It turned out to be the case.

Luckily, I have my second aunt, otherwise I would have had to hire a second-tier spellcaster to operate the magic mine.

At that moment, he said in a deep voice:

"I will appoint my family member Liang Yuzhi as the manager of this magic mine and invite her to become a staff scholar for the level 1 territory. She will also be responsible for managing and building the territory's potion workshop."

As he finished speaking, the Development Card and Prestige Card were activated simultaneously, and a rather large map even appeared in front of him, with three light spots of different sizes on it.

The first point of light covers a radius of fifty miles and is marked as Level 1 Territory (Dear Sir/Madam, Work Efficiency +150%).

The second point of light covered a radius of ten miles and was marked as a Level 2 Occupied Zone (Hostile).

The third point of light has a radius of only three miles and is marked as a Level 1 occupied zone (hate zone).

[Family member Liang Yuzhi has accepted your invitation and officially become a staff scholar in the territory, currently at level 1. She has submitted an application to upgrade the level 1 occupied area to a level 1 administrative area. Do you agree?]

[Note: Level 1 management areas are not considered territories and will not be included in the territory scope after three years. However, during this period, they can serve as resource production areas, providing various supplies to the territory.]

Huh?
Did this second aunt discover something over there?

Okay, I agree!

As a second-tier spellcasting witch, Liang Yuzhi has no problem holding down the fortress. All she needs is for the territory to quickly provide a batch of supplies and send a small squad of free civilian soldiers, which will be enough to get things going.

In addition, we can send some engineers and parts for repairing small nuclear power plants, transporting them there by electric buses. As long as we can get through this winter, the future is promising!
When no further information appeared, Li Wei left the magic mine. He didn't need to worry about anything happening; no one could steal from the magic mine. He actually hoped that some blind fool would run into it.

Back at the camp building, most of the free citizens had already emerged from the underground bunker and were spontaneously busy with their tasks. The small nuclear power plant was not yet operational, but the steam generators were already roaring to life. The camp building was brightly lit and bustling with activity.

Yes, because of the existence of the magic mine, the radiation toxins within a ten-kilometer radius of the territory have decreased significantly.

Li Wei first found Thomas, who looked excited and seemed to have guessed something.

"Boss Li, I will never forget your guidance and support. Whatever you want me to do next, just give the order, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"It's not that exaggerated. I'm just giving you a five-star overstay card, hoping you can work for me for another three months. Just tell me what kind of compensation you need."

Li Wei smiled slightly. After the end-of-month settlement, Thomas, Leon, and Zhao Xuanxuan would have to follow the mercenary hiring mechanism, so he would have to distribute the rewards.

"No need, what reward do I need? Really, Boss Li, I'm 48 years old this year, but this time I've really seen things for the first time. I participated in a pioneering mission once before, ten years ago, as a mercenary. I remember that a total of 50 pioneering cards were issued at that time, but the difficulty is really incomparable to this one."

"Before, I was spouting nonsense, thinking I could be a monster for you during the monster siege. I was just following the example from last time. Oh dear, I was so embarrassed. Boss Li, I have nothing else to say, I'll kowtow to you if you ask."

Thomas spoke with great emotion, and also with great exaggeration.

Li Wei's heart stirred, and he had a slight guess, but it didn't matter. He handed his five-star stay card to Thomas. Thomas was now at the peak of three stars. After returning, he could also apply for a three-star lord mission, which meant he would have to wait another nine years. But at that time, another 50 pioneer cards might be issued.

Next, Li Wei approached Leon and Zhao Xuanxuan, informing them that they would use the five-star stay card to serve him for another three months.

In this way, if we can finish building the Samsung Tavern this winter, we can invite another lord-type player. Unfortunately, Li Yue won't have time then, so Li Wei wants to keep Zhao Xuanxuan because she is a blacksmith and can change her job to an enchanted blacksmith in the future and build an enchanted blacksmith workshop.

The weapons and equipment of the Free People soldiers are still somewhat inadequate and of poor quality, and the newly trained blacksmiths will not be able to develop into competent individuals in less than one or two years.

Next, Li Wei disassembled the five silver tokens in his hand in one go, obtaining twenty bronze tokens. He then used the prestige card system to reward the fifteen most outstanding free soldiers of the month.

These fifteen Free People soldiers were mostly from the small town camp and were all low-level infected who had been expelled previously.

Thinking back to when they were transported back in electric buses, they were like walking corpses, their eyes numb. Even when the other free people told them that they wouldn't be killed on this trip, it was no use. Their fear of the outside world outweighed everything else.

But facts always speak louder than words!

During this time, they have truly integrated into the camp, and they have all been reborn. Many of them have even formed new families.

Nelson, the freeman overseer of the camp, had already planned to build ten three-story houses inside the second wall in the spring, with the rooftops serving as battle platforms.

Normally used for living, but when a radiation storm strikes, people move into the underground base. This is necessary because the population needs to increase and everyone needs a home.

And it's not just Nelson; the heads of all departments have already planned what they need to do next year, and the engineers in the engineering department have already begun to build a new electric truck production workshop.

That's right. We have electricity, machine tools, skilled workers, and engineers. Why not make use of them?
The camp currently only has four electric buses, which is far from enough.

The head of the engineering department, Lenos, has promised that the first high-powered, bulletproof electric truck will be successfully produced by next spring.

At that time, it will be much easier to go out and scavenge for resources. However, this will greatly increase the demand for convoy escorts. Li Wei is still a little worried about this, but electric trucks are undoubtedly a good idea.

At this moment, lines of information appeared before the free people's eyes, and each name made them cheer and jump for joy, as if it were a grand festival.

The owners of these names were even more excited, because it meant they were further away from that nightmarish past.

At this point, the number of free civilian soldiers in the territory who could enter the three-star level had reached 48.

However, five bronze tokens were placed by Li Wei into the market managed by Jenny. In another month, it will be the time for the free people's quarterly settlement. At that time, Li Wei will give all free people a raise and continue to vigorously promote the prosperity of the territory's internal market, making the territory more cohesive and centripetal.

“Nelson, Lennox, Javier, Santiago, Benjamin, Mark, Javier, Grant… come to the fifth floor for a meeting.”

Li Wei spoke calmly, and the Prestige Card system automatically sent real-time messages to the aforementioned individuals.

A moment later, these people appeared before Li Wei, somewhat reservedly.

"There is something I need to discuss with you, and that is the natural people in the underground base of Sika City. As we all know, there are still more than 800 people there. Now that I have killed Duke Flame, these natural people are naturally under my command. But I am thinking about how I should manage these people and how to help them integrate into us better and more peacefully. Do you have any suggestions on this?"

"Don't worry about anything, feel free to speak your mind!"

(End of this chapter)