An emperor in his later years is summoned by his sister to save the nation's fate.

"Xueyao." Lu Li's voice rang out again: "Under the turmoil of this black rain, the landscape of the wasteland seems to have undergone some kind of change."

I unexpectedly discovered a mineral vein nearby, containing the core material for building the territory's walls—Nether Stone.

Upon hearing the word "city wall," Lu Xueyao immediately opened her eyes. In the survival guide for the nation's destiny, the construction of territories is strictly divided into levels.

Strictly speaking, her current lord's manor can only be considered a half-finished product for people to live in. Only when a real city wall is built around the lord's manor using sturdy materials can the territory be considered to have taken initial shape in a true sense!

Once the city walls are built, they will not only provide strong physical defense, but also prevent the infiltration of strange rules.

"Let's go immediately!"

Without hesitation, Lu Xueyao grabbed the two banners and plunged back into the black rain.

Thirty miles was but a moment's time for Lu Xueyao, who had used her teleportation technique.

She arrived at the entrance to a hidden cave.

"Be careful," Lu Li warned in his mind. "Although the cave is rich in Yinming Stones, my divine sense has detected a group of troublesome monsters deep within the mine. They seem to feed on metal."

Lu Xueyao became more vigilant, gripped the long banner, and quietly ventured deeper into the cave.

The further you go in, the denser the exposed, dark, shadowy stones become on the surrounding rock walls.

Just as she was about to reach the deepest part of the mine.

"Shhh—"

A series of sharp, metallic screeching sounds came from all directions.

Using the faint light of her magic, Lu Xueyao could see the scene before her and immediately gasped in shock.

In the center of the cave filled with Yinming Stones, hundreds of insect-like monsters, each the size of a washbasin, crawled densely together!

Their bodies gleamed with a dark golden metallic sheen, and their mouthparts, covered in serrated teeth like shredders, were frantically gnawing at the hard Yinming Stone.

This is none other than a special kind of strange creature that grows alongside the mineral vein—the Gold-Eating Monster!

Their carapaces, having consumed black iron over the years, have become hundreds of times harder than the steel plates of armored vehicles, giving them terrifying physical defense.

Sensing the presence of a living person, the group of Gold-Eating Monsters emitted a sharp grinding sound and surged towards Lu Xueyao like a torrent of metal!

Lu Xueyao reacted extremely quickly.

"noob!"

She swung the bone banner fiercely, and the bone demon general crashed to the ground with a deafening roar, then charged directly into the swarm of insects, brandishing his bone spear.

Even the powerful physical attacks of the Bone Demon General could only create a few dents when they hit the shells of these Gold-Eating Monsters, and could not kill them on a large scale for a while.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Xueyao waved the Ten Thousand Souls Banner with her left hand.

Large swaths of jet-black C-grade hair fell like a fishing net, attempting to bind the swarm of insects.

The headless shadowy figure then moved across the ground as a dark shadow, searching for gaps in the carapace to launch regular attacks.

Meanwhile, the B-grade ghost eye in mid-air was flashing crimson light wildly, releasing hallucinogenic pressure and interfering with the actions of the Gold-Eating Ghost.

Only by employing various methods could they barely hold back this torrent of metal.

"Don't linger in the fight; capture the leader first!"

Lu Li's keen divine sense instantly pierced through the swarm of insects, directly locking onto the deepest part of the mine, where a terrifying insect king, as large as a small car and radiating dark golden runes, stood!

"Use the Myriad Souls Controlling Mind Seal from the Myriad Souls Emperor Scripture! All we need to do is subdue that Gold-Devouring Ghost King, and these low-level insects will naturally submit!"

Upon hearing this, a glint flashed in Lu Xueyao's eyes.

"Little White, clear the way for me!"

Despite the countless bites of the Gold-Eating Monsters, the Bone Demon General smashed a bloody path through the swarm of insects like a bulldozer.

Lu Xueyao used the Blood Escape Technique, transforming into a blur, and instantly approached the Gold-Eating Demon King through the gap.

"Condense the seal!"

She pushed her sixth level of mortal transformation divine power to its limit, forming complex hand seals with her hands.

A phantom rune radiating a captivating light took shape in mid-air.

Under the desperate suppression of the White Bone Demon General and the combined interference of the Myriad Soul Banner's various strange effects, the Gold Devouring Demon King's solid mental defense finally showed a slight flaw.

"go!"

The Soul Control Seal transformed into a stream of light and precisely struck the Ghost King's brow!

The Gold-Eating Demon King let out a painful howl, its massive body struggling violently for a few moments before its savage compound eyes gradually lost focus and became docile.

Successfully captured!

The moment she successfully enslaved him, Lu Xueyao was pleasantly surprised to find that she had established a spiritual bond with the Gold-Eating Demon King.

The immense soul power within the Ghost King's body was continuously feeding back to her, frantically nourishing her sea of ​​consciousness!

"This replenished soul power... is enough for me to condense my first Hundred Soul Seal in a very short time!"

Lu Xueyao was overjoyed. As the Ghost King was subdued, the hundreds of raging Gold-Eating Ghosts around her instantly quieted down, retreating to the side like a tide and prostrating themselves on the ground.

Looking at the group of miners with maxed-out physical defense, Lu Xueyao's lips curled into a capitalist smile. She directly issued an order to the Ghost King through their mental link: "Tell your people to mine all the Nether Stones here!"

Upon receiving the command, the Ghost King let out a hiss, and hundreds of Gold-Eating Ghosts immediately transformed into the most efficient mining machines.

Their jaws, capable of crushing steel, worked frantically, and pieces of extremely pure Yinming Stone were quickly peeled off and neatly piled up in the center of the cave.

This scene left the viewers in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream speechless, followed by a burst of wild praise.

"You can do that? You've already incorporated a whole mining crew?"

While others toil away mining, Lu Xueyao became a foreman!

"Hahaha, using these demonic techniques for infrastructure development is like a game-changer!"

However, the viewers from Japan and South Korea who were lurking in the live stream room in China were so jealous that their eyes turned red.

Korean viewers were furious in the live chat, exclaiming, "Damn it! This is absolutely a mythical beast from our Republic of Korea! Lu Xueyao is plagiarizing! The insects and the Yinming Stone should belong to our Korea!"

But soon, they were overwhelmed by the overwhelming ridicule from the Chinese audience.

In just a few hours, the entire mine was emptied out by the terrifying efficiency of the Gold-Eating Monsters.

In front of Lu Xueyao, a mountain of Yinming Stones had been piled up, numbering at least an astonishing 100,000!

Lu Xueyao stepped forward and put them all into the system's inventory.

Above the blue planet's firmament, a grand and cold system announcement once again resounded across the globe like a thunderclap!

[National Fortune Announcement!]

[Lu Xueyao, the Chosen One of the Dragon Kingdom, has successfully collected 100,000 Yinming Stones, a core resource for her territory!]

[Triggering a critical strike that multiplies the nation's fortune ten thousandfold!]

[Reward for Manifestation: A rich vein of Netherworld Stones! Successfully materialized deep within the Taishan Mountains, the territory of the Dragon Kingdom!]