Within the Resentful Souls Domain, the present entities are not true ghosts, but are conjured up through magic power. They closely resemble real ghosts and can inflict spiritual damage.
The goblins fall to the ground the moment these ghosts pass through them due to the significant gap in their levels. The goblins appear unharmed physically, yet in reality, their souls have been torn apart, leading to their deaths.
The goblins, lacking comprehension, cannot understand why their kin are lying on the ground. In their perception, one does not die unless they are injured. So, they continue to press forward.
Thus, large numbers of them perish within the Resentful Souls Domain, their deaths utterly meaningless.
Du You simply needs to maintain his Resentful Souls Domain. Unlike an aura, maintaining such a domain demands continuous energy expenditure. His Resentful Souls Domain can only somewhat debilitate the strong, however, for the weak and powerless, the more that enter, the more that die.
Merely by activating his domain, Du You can block off most of the goblin routes.
Despite their fewer numbers, the Resentful Souls are swift. Given the level gap, each of these souls can pierce through many goblins at once, shattering their souls and causing them to die one by one.
Yet this method of killing causes Du You’s magic power to deplete rapidly.
Thinking of the Slaughter Badge, Du You opened the panel and tapped on the upgradable tag of the Slaughter Badge.
The total past killings were sufficient, but due to Du You refraining from upgrading, in fear of equipment level enhancement rendering it unusable, he hadn’t upgraded before. Now, it could be directly upgraded.
The Slaughter Badge instantly turned from a deep red to a deep green level of equipment, absorbing magic power and vitality at increased speed.
Du You thought, not wanting to waste the excess magic power, he started using Destruction Flames. Using the shortest casting time of five seconds, the effect on the goblins was similar due to their lack of strength.
Outside of the Resentful Souls Domain, a fireball formed and guided by Du You, it crashed into the forest. An immense area was immediately devastated, giving way to countless Destruction Evil Dogs.
Before dissipating, Destruction Evil Dogs lunged towards the opposition. With their higher levels, they slaughtered the goblins, causing them to combust and turn into charcoals upon contact.
"The lord’s power has grown stronger, making it hard for us to discern his exact strength now."
muttered Luo Jia from behind. Even at his peak, he wasn’t as potent as Du You. Moreover, after a period of cultivation, Luo Jia was only nearing the second tier and hadn’t fully recovered yet.
Yet, serving under such a master filled Luo Jia with unwavering confidence. He believes that with continued effort, his future achievements will surpass his original expectations.
The battle persisted till the evening when Du You began losing count of the number of goblins that had perished.
Du You repeatedly used the Corrosive Swamp to cleanse the corpse-littered ground, albeit with uncertain utilization. He later realized that objects corroded by the Corrosive Swamp don’t disappear entirely.
These objects become a unique kind of nutrient with a dark attribute. They promote plant growth and possess a transformative quality. He believed that the plants here would gradually acquire a dark attribute from the next year.
Normally, the effect was minute due to fewer corroded corpses, yet now, the thick layer left by the corroded corpses could not be neglected by Du You.
The excessive presence of these nutrients would amplify their transformative ability, creating a terrifying environment.
Regardless, he thought, why bother? If he could transform even more dark attribute medicine, he would be more satisfied.
"Let’s rest and check if any goblins have escaped tomorrow." Du You waved his hand, leading his troops away. Standing here all day casting magic was exhausting.
Though his vitality was persistently replenished through the Slaughter Badge, mental fatigue and boredom were irremediable. As a result, Du You wasn’t in the mood to entertain his sisters in the evening and wanted to sleep well.
Just as Du You was about to sleep, a notification sounded on the panel.
Lord’s Mansion: Morale of citizens +3, Soldier combat power +5%. Within territory vicinity, morale further +3, soldier combat power +15%. Production building’s production speed increased by 100%, Soldier training time in military buildings reduced by 50%.
Property Plunder: When the territory’s soldiers kill the enemy or destroy enemy buildings, a part of resources will be plundered. The resources will directly appear at the lord’s mansion and can only be used for territory construction.
Subordinate Buildings to the Lord’s Mansion: None
Unknowingly, his Lord’s Mansion had been established. The mansion’s structure was wooden and stone, thus only a rough outline was required as it had no leveled structure.
Or rather, the level of the mansion corresponded with the territory’s level. The current mansion should be second tier, as the structure would change as the territory upgraded.
The ability to boost citizen morale and soldier combat power was common to all Lord’s Mansions and held no anomalies. As expected, the impact was more substantial within the territory. For origınal chapters go to 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥
Crucial was the territory’s unique characteristic below, the Property Plunder, uniquely possessed by different Lord’s Mansions. Du You was uncertain about its meaning due to the lack of similar properties.
This characteristic could only be understood in actual battle. Since there is currently nothing for his soldiers to plunder, it would remain unobserved.
The passage mentioned refers to the communication route between the territory and the real world. Du You found that with every territory upgrade, a new passage can be established, and currently, as a second-tier territory, he could build two passages.
He could build his city where he wanted if he wished to communicate with a location on earth. Nearly all the major organizations and companies did the same.
Of course, the premise of establishing a space passage was to have the ability to protect his territory. Du You evaluated his current strength and concluded that he could not guard his territory; hence he would postpone this matter.