Chapter 48

"Lord, please don't misunderstand. It is not that if one hundred people practice, there will be one hundred times the growth rate of proficiency."

"For example, if I cultivate the proficiency of Nuclear Fission Sword Qi to the minor success stage, then everyone will be promoted to minor success. During this period, even if others are also practicing Nuclear Fission Sword Qi, it will be of no help to me, unless she breaks through before I do."

Teacher Jiang Lan added: "Oh, right, some skills are relatively special and cannot be learned through the brain chip, such as the skill you bestowed upon me, as well as my research capabilities."

"It’s fine, it’s fine, it’s already heaven-defying enough."

Yun Shen was actually already very satisfied. The mere fact that they can be networked is enough for the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens to squeeze into the ranks of the top-tier epic troops!

There are shortcomings, however, which is that the total value of their three-dimensional attributes is not outstanding, and the attributes of each Profound Heaven Iron Maiden are too random. Their development direction is not obvious—in other words, they know a little bit of everything but have no specialty.

If it weren't for this point being so criticized, Yun Shen would dare to say that the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens are the strongest epic troops!

"The production line has been seen; let’s take a look at the Profound Heaven Research Institute you’ve been thinking about."

Yun Shen looked up at the sky. A large silver-gray sphere was suspended in the air of the territory, blocking the sunlight and shrouding the territory in a shadow.

[Building]: Profound Heaven Research Institute

[Level]: 1 (0/10000)

[Type]: Research/Defense · Unique

[Quality]: Golden Legendary

[Recruitment]: Profound Heaven Researcher (Gold) × (0/100)

[Facilities]: Manufacturing Factory ×5, Laboratory ×10, Ten-Person Dormitory ×10

[Functions]: Research (Gold), Manufacturing (Gold), Modification (Gold), Facility Expansion (Gold), Aerial Fortress (Orange)

[Affix]: None (0/1)

This is another unique building, but it is not a barracks and cannot be recruited infinitely.

Yun Shen felt his heart skip a beat at the experience bar of this building; it was too high, not something he could afford at the moment.

However, this building can not only be used for research but also serve as a defensive building, which is indeed good.

The most critical point is that the Profound Heaven Research Institute does not occupy the usable area of the territory and can remain suspended above his head!

It’s just that the suspended state requires continuous consumption of Source Crystals, currently about 1,000 Source Crystals per day. If research is still being conducted inside, or if the Aerial Fortress mode is activated, the consumption rate of Source Crystals will also accelerate.

In fact, it is not just the Profound Heaven Research Institute; many buildings will continuously consume Source Crystals, such as the smart restroom, but the consumption is very small. Otherwise, where would the building’s energy come from?

For an ordinary territory, it would certainly not be able to afford this level of consumption.

But Yun Shen is different; his sources of Source Crystal income are too numerous, enough for him to maintain the daily operational expenses of his territory’s buildings.

Yun Shen also refreshed the affix for this building, but he was not satisfied with the result.

After all, it is a legendary building, so he still needs to pay more attention to the choice of affixes.

At the very least, he should refresh a top-tier golden affix, right?

"Let me recruit a few researchers first..."

Yun Shen opened the recruitment interface, preparing to find a few helpers for Teacher Jiang Lan’s daily research.

[Profound Heaven Researcher]: Each recruitment of ten requires 1 Scientific Crystal (Legendary), 100,000 Source Crystals, and 20,000 Soul Crystals.

Yun Shen: "..."

Excuse me, goodbye.

Not to mention the huge demand for Source Crystals and Soul Crystals, he didn't even have any Scientific Crystals on hand.

Teacher Jiang Lan, like a considerate wife understanding her husband’s difficulties, said thoughtfully: "Actually, Profound Heaven Researchers are not needed for the time being. I think it is more appropriate to recruit them after the newcomer trial ends. Also, the building level does not need to be upgraded for now; it is enough."

Yun Shen felt a wave of comfort after hearing this. Is this the attitude of someone with 99 favorability?

Thinking that the favorability was so high now, Yun Shen grew bolder, directly reaching out to put his arm around her waist, and said: "Then let’s forget it for now. When we have the conditions in the future, I will max out the number of people for you."

"Mm, I will listen to the Lord."

Teacher Jiang Lan was extremely cooperative, her delicate, tall body pressing against Yun Shen.

Yun Shen checked his Soul Crystal balance. "I happen to have some Source Crystals left, just enough to give you all an upgrade."

The level of troops recruited through barracks is limited by the barracks building, and the level of the barracks building is limited by the territory level.

Therefore, to upgrade the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens, he must first upgrade the Profound Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line.

"Upgrade!"

[You have consumed 2,500 Soul Crystals to upgrade the Profound Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line to Level 2.]

[You have consumed 2,500 Soul Crystals to upgrade 10 Profound Heaven Iron Maidens (Epic) to Level 2.]

"Sure enough, I’m still too poor!"

Yun Shen sighed; he couldn't even upgrade to Level 3 in one go.

"Thank you, Lord!"

The Profound Heaven Iron Maidens were very excited to feel the attribute improvement brought by the upgrade. In this way, they could contribute more strength to the Lord!

Yun Shen looked at their appearance, which was even more excited than his own, and thought, why does this feel a bit like hypnotic brainwashing?

According to Teacher Jiang Lan, every Profound Heaven Iron Maiden should be considered an absolutely loyal death soldier from the moment of birth, right?

Even if he told them to die now, they would not have the slightest hesitation.

Yun Shen thought that the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens were also flesh and blood, and originally intended to let them eat some spiritual food, but the next moment he heard Teacher Jiang Lan giving orders.

"Gratitude must be expressed through practical actions. You will hunt wild monsters near the territory tonight and rest at twelve o'clock midnight."

"Yes! Lord Teacher Jiang Lan!"

The Profound Heaven Iron Maidens were originally set to be loyal to Teacher Jiang Lan; now there was just an additional Yun Shen with higher authority.

If Yun Shen did not object, they would also carry out Teacher Jiang Lan’s orders.

Yun Shen thought for a moment and said: "Wait, everyone eat a portion of the spiritual food most suitable for you. Come back once the effect expires. Safety first."

There was a large amount of spiritual food stored in the Void Treasury, and Yun Shen was not a stingy person; he was very generous to his own people.

"Thank you for the Lord’s great kindness!"

The ten Profound Heaven Iron Maidens cheered themselves up in their hearts, vowing to work harder for the Lord!

Subsequently, Yun Shen selected suitable spiritual food for them according to their attributes and granted them access to the Void Treasury, so he wouldn't need to distribute it himself later; they could take it themselves.

As for equipment...

Yun Shen looked at their remaining load and his mouth twitched. He noticed another flaw of the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens: they were not suitable for wearing equipment other than their own exclusive three-piece set.

However, that exclusive three-piece set was actually already very good; they were all very practical types and would provide certain attribute bonuses.

Especially the brain chip, which is the core competitiveness of the Profound Heaven Iron Maiden troop; its functionality is too strong.

Yun Shen glanced at the time and, holding Teacher Jiang Lan’s waist, walked toward the alloy safe house. "Let’s go, let’s go cultivate. Girls, follow along."

"Mm."

Teacher Jiang Lan seemed not to understand what refusal meant, letting Yun Shen take advantage of her.

The Twelve Beauties of Jin Ling also followed behind and entered the alloy safe house.

Today was different from yesterday; the alloy safe house was much larger than the thatched cottage and could fully accommodate everyone to sleep on the floor.

As for the Profound Heaven Iron Maidens, there was no need to arrange accommodation for them anymore; they could all live in the Profound Heaven Iron Maiden Production Line.

Both of these exclusive buildings could be said to have their own mysteries, utilizing spatial technology; the internal space was much larger than it looked from the outside!