Chapter 25: Iron Ore, Level 5 Arrow Tower!

"Of course."

Hilph drew a short blade from her waist and asked, "My lord Su Yu, what do you wish to do with it?"

"Emmmm..." Su Yu glanced at the arrow defense tower not far away.

It would be good if the arrow defense tower could be modified.

However, there are likely no materials capable of withstanding the force of the dragon sinew.

The arrow might explode the moment it flies out.

Seeming to see the worry in Su Yu's eyes, Hilph proactively asked:

"My lord, shall I make a bow for you with it?"

"C-can you?" Su Yu's face showed surprise,

Hilph had only just reached 80 loyalty with him, yet she was preparing to give him a gift?

"Yes, after I kill that Demon Flame Shadow Dragon, I will make you an Epic-grade bow." Hilph smiled like a blooming flower.

"Then thank you!"

Su Yu's face showed joy; he wanted to do something to express his happiness.

Yet he feared doing too much and causing Hilph to feel repulsed.

In the end, he used his sleeve to wipe the dust off Hilph's leather armor.

Hilph's golden hair and her fair, bright face remained spotless.

Only the clothes she wore were stained with the dust of the mortal world,

as if she were not a person of this world, but an immortal from the heavens.

Her peerless beauty made Su Yu somewhat infatuated,

his sleeve gently brushing against the leather armor.

【Because of your intimate gesture, Hilph's loyalty +1, current loyalty: 81.】

Having touched a place he should not have, Su Yu quickly withdrew his hand; the roots of Hilph's ears turned slightly red.

"Uh..."

Su Yu's mouth hung open; he wanted to say something, but in the end, he offered no explanation.

Sensing the increase in loyalty, a trace of relief arose in his heart.

However, he did not continue trying; too much is as bad as too little,

if he continued, it would likely not increase loyalty, but rather be courting death.

He had actually touched it by accident,

there was no way around it,

such towering peaks yet such a slender willow waist,

simply defying common sense.

One can only say, no wonder she is of the Elf race.

Hilph used her hand to brush the golden hair by her ears twice, covering her pointed elf ears.

Feeling her ears grow hot, she was very embarrassed.

It was merely the lord's unintentional act; she would not hold it against him.

Seeing Su Yu's flustered and helpless appearance, a hint of a smile appeared in her green, clear, and spiritual eyes.

In the afternoon, Hilph went out to explore again.

This time she changed direction, advancing toward the northeast.

Not long after, a piece of good news was reported back.

"It's an iron mine?!"

She had encountered an iron ore mountain!

Su Yu was overjoyed and immediately expanded his territory toward the northeast.

After an afternoon of expansion,

Su Yu's territory reached its limit: 100 grids.

That is 1 million square meters.

Equivalent to dozens of football fields in size.

However, the shape of his territory was somewhat ridiculous.

Because there was a stream in the northwest direction and an iron ore mountain in the northeast direction,

his territory,

expanded from the initial territory where the Lord's Crystal was located, toward the northwest and northeast directions.

Many people's territories are a circle.

But Su Yu's are two long rectangles.

They look a bit like rabbit ears.

A territory of this shape, only a fool would expand it this way;

who could defend it at the start?

However, under the blessing of Su Yu's Mythic talent,

the arrow defense towers were like sniper cannons.

So he did not need to worry about the security of his territory.

By sacrificing troop units as a cost, the defensive power of his territory reached an extremely terrifying level.

Right at the very start, it began to reveal the terrifying effect of the buildings.

Su Yu's territory was like a slumbering giant beast; when it truly fell into war, it would bare its fangs.

Tall, horse-like farmers began to go out and collect iron ore.

Then, they refined it at the Enchantment Processing Factory to produce refined iron.

Carts loaded with refined iron blocks used pulleys and ropes to transport the material to the barren mountain.

Finally, the farmers gathered stone, wood, and iron blocks around the Arrow Defense Tower.

They began to upgrade the Defense Tower.

Defensive buildings unlocked for construction by the Lord's Crystal

only required the same materials to be upgraded.

【Absorb Stone ×10, Wood ×10, Refined Iron ×1.】

【Congratulations, your Arrow Defense Tower has reached Level 2; all attributes have increased.】

Continue absorbing!

【Congratulations, your Arrow Defense Tower has reached Level 3; all attributes have increased.】

……

【Congratulations, your Arrow Defense Tower has reached Level 5; all attributes have increased.】

At dusk,

the pile of wood, stacked like a small hill, was exhausted, and one Arrow Defense Tower had reached Level 5.

【Arrow Defense Tower】

【Level: 5】

【Health Points: 605 (Base HP 50 + "Morti Curse" + "Saint Ti Blessing")】

【Attack Power: 60 (Base Attack 5 + "Morti Curse" + "Saint Ti Blessing")】

【Defense: 60 (Base Defense 5 + "Morti Curse" + "Saint Ti Blessing")】

A Level 5 Arrow Defense Tower possessed attributes comparable to a Level 20+ Defense Tower!

Su Yu upgraded one Arrow Tower first as a precaution,

in case there were Mythic-level Leader Monsters near his territory.

Due to Sylph's encounter near Bai Xiaowei's territory, he had insured himself against such a possibility.

"Tomorrow, I will build Arrow Towers to fill the territory, bringing the total number of territory buildings to 100!"