Chapter 428 - 27: World Tree Seedling

Chapter 428: Chapter 27: World Tree Seedling

While the Slimes fought on the front lines for the territory, Lin Yu absorbed the remaining three Free Territory Hearts, raising the Territory Core to Level 5. Its experience was now 100/800, meaning he needed to destroy seven more territories to gather enough experience to level up again.

The three rewards for the territory upgrade were as follows:

[1. Special Territory Trait: Instant Completion]

[2. Special Territory Trait: Home Sweet Home]

[3. Special Territory Trait: Sub-Base]

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[Instant Completion]: When used on a building under construction or being upgraded, you can spend ten times the remaining required resources to complete it instantly.

[Home Sweet Home]: While within this territory and any of its subordinate territories, all subjects have their recovery speed increased by 100%.

Note: Recovery speed includes, but is not limited to, energy recovery, mental recovery, physical regeneration, and stamina recovery.

[Sub-Base]: Allows the use of a Free Territory Heart in Unclaimed Land (outside the sphere of influence of other Territory Cores) to establish a new sub-territory, which will be two levels lower than the main territory.

This sub-territory will possess the same traits as the main territory, as well as the special territory traits corresponding to its level, though all traits will be weakened to varying degrees.

Alternatively, the main Territory Core’s energy can be used to create a Level 1 Sub-Base Territory Heart.

This Level 1 Sub-Base Territory Heart can be used to establish a new territory.

This territory will possess traits completely identical to the main territory’s, as well as the special territory traits corresponding to its level.

After creating a Sub-Base Territory Heart, the main Territory Core requires a certain amount of time to recover its special energy before it can create another one.

Recovery Time: One month.

Warning: Do not overuse the main Territory Core to create sub-base territories. Frequently creating sub-base cores may damage the main Territory Core’s potential and lower its maximum level cap.

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Special territory traits were a grand prize package prepared by the tournament for the Lords, all of them being general-purpose traits.

These general-purpose traits were wide-ranging and not restricted by a Lord’s inherent Territory Core traits. They could only be drawn upon reaching specific Core levels.

The effects of these traits were very powerful, but they weren’t always suitable for every Lord.

For example, some Undead Lords might draw a Holy Light-type territory trait.

A water-based territory might draw a fire-related trait.

However, it was also possible to draw traits that could stack with one’s existing Territory Core traits, creating powerful synergies.

For instance, an Undead Lord drawing a resurrection trait could set off down the path of the Undead Calamity.

A water-based Lord drawing a rainfall trait could then travel anywhere, never lacking for water no matter where they went.

Returning to the special traits Lin Yu had drawn:

’The [Instant Completion] trait is a viable option, since my territory is large and rich in resources.

The territory itself already has the "Flourishing Branches and Lush Leaves III" trait, which reduces building construction requirements to one percent.

Combining the two, it would only cost one-tenth of the normal resources to complete a building instantly. It’s extremely cost-effective.’

’The only issue is that the resource cost is ten times higher. Besides, my territory has no urgent need for instant construction. With the World Tree’s assistance, buildings can be completed with very little manpower anyway.’

’The [Home Sweet Home] ability seems to be a trait for boosting recovery and reducing downtime from injuries.

However, energy recovery speed could also be called energy absorption speed, and that is the single most important factor for all Cultivation Techniques.

With this trait, the cultivation speed of all subjects in the main territory would directly double.

Some of the less-talented subjects might even be able to advance their rank and step onto the path of the Extraordinary before their natural lifespans run out.

The territory’s progress toward becoming an Extraordinary Territory would be greatly accelerated.’

’The [Sub-Base] ability would allow the territory to establish sub-bases without having to conquer other Lords, extending its influence to other areas.

Alternatively, after conquering an enemy’s territory, if I didn’t like its location, I could simply destroy it and use the resulting Free Territory Heart to establish a sub-territory somewhere more desirable.

However, those are just its uses for an ordinary territory.

For me, the most important part of this trait is the ability to use the main Territory Core’s energy to create a Sub-Base Territory Heart.

This Sub-Base Territory Heart would possess traits completely identical to the main one. And what is my main Territory Core?

The World Tree! This is basically like cutting off a branch of the World Tree and planting it as a cutting—one that’s guaranteed to take root and grow.

This is a trait that would let me cultivate new World Trees indefinitely!’

Ultimately, out of the three options—construction acceleration, cultivation acceleration, and a World Tree branch—Lin Yu chose the trait for creating World Tree branches.

Previously, when the World Vein Branches found a new world, he had to go through a lot of trouble completing quests to obtain that world’s permissions.

After all, what extended into the new world was just a terminal twig with limited power, so it had to curry favor with that world to gain permissions.

With this new trait, whenever the World Vein Branches found a new world in the future, he could go there, use a World Tree branch to plant a new World Tree, and then—relying on the World Tree’s inherent nature—devour that world entirely.

Having chosen the trait, Lin Yu didn’t hesitate. He immediately manipulated the World Tree to begin creating a Sub-Base Territory Heart.

A massive amount of energy from the World Tree converged within the Lord’s Mansion. After one day, a small seedling appeared beside the Territory Core.

The small seedling was enveloped in a thick spatial barrier, making it look like a decorative crystal ball.