Chapter 25

But it also revealed the importance of the disaster reward for early-stage lords.

Not to mention that a single reward could put one ahead of all other lords,

but the early development would be significantly accelerated.

This was especially true for ordinary people without any backing.

It was an opportunity to rise to the top in one step,

and it was also Su Yu's chance to rise to the top in one step.

The defensive tower of the territory, the mythic talent, and the mythic hero gave him this opportunity.

He would definitely take this step!

In the night, the farmers were still mining, chopping trees, transporting, and upgrading the arrow towers.

……

The seventh day arrived.

"Miss Elodie, could you do me a favor?"

Su Yu looked at Elodie, pretending to be embarrassed and nervous.

"Speak." Elodie looked at Su Yu with a blank expression.

"I want to visit my friend's territory. Could you fly me there?"

"Sure."

"Could you... not carry me like last time?"

Elodie nodded.

"Of course, if you are willing to hold me..."

"No."

"Uh, then carrying on your back is fine too, I just worry your wings might be uncomfortable."

Elodie frowned slightly and extended her hands to Su Yu.

"Come, hold on."

As soon as Su Yu grabbed her hands, he vanished from the ground.

With six wings spread, Elodie held Su Yu and flew through the sky.

"Huh?"

At first, remembering the shadow of the previous flight, Su Yu was still a bit scared.

But this time... the experience was completely different.

He actually felt quite comfortable.

The wind elemental spirits gently cradled him,

and the strong flying air currents did not wish to harm him.

This was the ability of the [Cloud Sky Demon Flame Bow] on his back,

"Blessing of the Mythic Spirit."

Su Yu opened his eyes and gazed down at the earth.

Although his hands were held by Elodie,

he felt a faint support under his feet, and his arms were not strained, nor did he feel any discomfort.

"Elemental spirits, huh..." Su Yu mused.

It was said that all elements in the world had self-awareness.

The nature-loving elves named them elemental spirits.

However, it was just a rumor,

no one could truly prove that elemental spirits had consciousness,

the elves' use of elements was like water flowing from high to low, a manifestation of natural laws.

The pleasant and comfortable flight passed much faster than the terrible one before.

Su Yu felt as if he had blinked, and he was already at Bai Bai Xiaowei's territory.

He hadn't yet seen enough of the vast land, nor had he fully appreciated the strange beauty of the clouds.

But, thinking about the return trip, he felt happy and didn't regret it.

"Bai Bai Xiaowei." Su Yu called out.

"Coming, coming!" Bai Bai Xiaowei ran over eagerly,

she had seen Su Yu and Elodie flying in the sky from far away.

"Great Lord Su Yu, you finally came!"

"Wow, you even sent a mythic hero to help me?"

"Thank you so much!"

"Lord of Light, nice to see you again. How have you been lately?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei circled around Su Yu and Elodie, turning back and forth.

"What are you talking about?" Su Yu felt speechless,

he waved his hand and used the territory energy to build an [Arrow Tower] outside Bai Bai Xiaowei's territory.

"One arrow tower should be enough," he said.

"Huh????" Bai Bai Xiaowei exclaimed,

her usually sweet voice turned into something as unpleasant as a duck's quack.

"Great Su Yu, wh-what... what does this mean?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei burst into tears.

She didn't know how Su Yu managed to build the arrow defense tower outside her territory.

But how could one arrow defense tower possibly help her resist the monster horde?!

Isn't that just a fairy tale?!

"Su Yu, why?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei cried, looking like a girl who had been abandoned after being seduced.

Su Yu was taken aback.

He hadn't expected Bai Bai Xiaowei to react so strongly, breaking down in tears.

"You, you stop crying first."

"My arrow defense tower is different from ordinary ones."

"It can really help you hold off the monster horde."

Hearing Su Yu's words,

Bai Bai Xiaowei wiped her swollen eyes and asked pitifully, "Really?"

"Really!"

"You're not lying to me?" she probed.

"I'm not lying. When have I, Su Yu, ever lied to anyone?"

Hearing this, Bai Bai Xiaowei felt much more at ease.

She had been waiting for this day for a long time,

but Su Yu's offer to build just one arrow defense tower had truly shattered her mental defenses.

She had visited Su Yu's territory,

and seen over two hundred arrow defense towers.

Build one for her?

To resist the monster horde?

That was just a joke!

It was like a big shot playing with a small person's fate for amusement.

Originally, she thought Su Yu had come with Elodie

to ask the mysterious angel who killed the epic-level leader

to help guard her territory.

I didn't expect it to be an arrow defense tower!

The difference is just too great.

"Great Su Yu, this tower..."

Bai Bai Xiaowei wiped away her tears and gazed at the arrow defense tower in the wilderness,

but she couldn't see anything particularly special about it.

"Look closely." Su Yu pointed to the ground where the arrow defense tower stood,

which was surrounded by a ring of white light, indicating that it was not an ordinary arrow defense tower.

Bai Bai Xiaowei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Forget it, let me tell you its attributes. Its attributes are 14.5 times those of a normal arrow defense tower, and its range is 10 times as far."

Seeing Bai Bai Xiaowei's expression, Su Yu felt a bit of pity,

and told her the attributes of the arrow defense tower so she wouldn't worry too much about the monster horde tonight.

"14.5 times?! 10 times the range?!"

Bai Bai Xiaowei let out a strange cry and gasped twice.

Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the arrow defense tower,

wishing she could dismantle it and move it to her own territory.

Thinking of the more than two hundred arrow defense towers in Su Yu's territory, Bai Bai Xiaowei felt a chill run down her spine.

"Su, Great Su Yu, can I upgrade it?" Bai Bai Xiaowei asked excitedly.

"Of course, but do you have iron ore?" Su Yu asked.

"Yes, right next to my territory, and there's even a gold mine over there," Bai Bai Xiaowei said,

pointing to a place less than a few hundred meters away.

Su Yu: "…"

"Don't tell me you also have silver and copper mines near your territory?" Su Yu asked with a strange look on his face.

"How did you know?" Bai Bai Xiaowei stared with her big, cute eyes.

"…"

Good grief, damn.

Four mines right from the start?

To be honest, Bai Bai Xiaowei's luck made Su Yu a bit envious.

He had only found one iron mine so far,

and it was very far away, making it inconvenient for farmers to transport back and forth, taking a lot of time.

"What you're saying makes me want to take over your territory."

"Great Su Yu, you really know how to joke. How could my territory possibly catch your eye?" Bai Bai Xiaowei laughed it off.

"Great Su Yu, take care!"

"Let's talk again after surviving the monster horde!"

"Please help me more in the future!"

"Thank you so much!"

Bai Bai Xiaowei started to usher Su Yu away.

"Mm."

Su Yu nodded and took Elodie's slightly cold hand,

then suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, what's your innate talent?"

A lord's innate talent has always been a person's privacy.

Su Yu had promised Bai Bai Xiaowei that he would help her and give her a boost.

But her potential naturally determined the extent of that boost.

Bai Bai Xiaowei was taken aback for a moment, but without hesitation, she replied, "It's 'Eternal Spring'."

Eternal Spring?

It's quite a good climate ability, very suitable for crop growth.

It's very helpful for the territory, especially for territories with larger populations and more prosperous development.

"I look forward to learning more from you in the future." Su Yu bid farewell,

and Elodie lifted him into the air.

Bai Bai Xiaowei understood Su Yu's underlying meaning,

and quickly waved and shouted, "Okay, Great Su Yu! See you tomorrow!"

Tomorrow,

only the lords who survive today's monster horde will have a tomorrow.

…

"My lord, mission accomplished!"

Zhang San stood before Su Yu,

and the 180 arrow defense towers in the territory were upgraded to level 5 before dusk.

Even though he was a tough man,

after two days and nights of non-stop upgrading, his thick eyebrows showed visible signs of fatigue.

All 29 of the farmers in the territory were the same.