The Tier Four Elite-level Holy Hall Maid Guard exhibits the territorial style, which may not initially appear sharp and piercing, but they grow increasingly stronger as they engage in combat. Especially in close combat, their shooting speed continues to stack, reaching up to 200% in just three minutes.
This works in perfect harmony with the territory’s close-combat muscle bullies. The territorial soldiers are extremely resilient, and during intense battles like yesterday’s, they can directly stack the Holy Hall Maid Guard’s shooting speed to over 500%.
For a typical archer, under such attack speed, the two bags of arrows they carry would quickly be exhausted.
However, the Nereya Sanctuary Handmaid Guard faces no such issue; as long as their spiritual energy persists, they can continuously shoot without pause.
This makes Lin Rui quite attentive to their spiritual energy, as each of their shots fires two spiritual energy arrows, consuming 60 points of Spiritual Energy Value. If they activate the Ice Arrow, it consumes an additional 20 points of Spiritual Energy Value.
With 10,750 points of Spiritual Energy Value, they can only fire 134 times.
If they additionally cast the Silence Skill, or engage in large-scale magical attacks, their number of shots might be reduced to around ninety.
This is the first type of troop in the territory to experience spiritual energy depletion.
To solve their spiritual energy consumption problem, Lin Rui turned to the civil servant Soro and asked, "Is the [Glowing Moon Mage Tower] completed?"
The [Glowing Moon Mage Tower] was the final item auctioned at the Holy Knight Seats, the most crucial structure for addressing the shortage of caster equipment in the territory.
Soro immediately replied, "My Lord, the Glowing Moon Mage Tower, like the Steel Hand Skill Dominator Armory, is a production building, somewhat similar to the Witch’s Cottage, requiring a Super-Tier Mage to oversee operations. But currently, we lack such a mage in the territory, so the Glowing Moon Mage Tower has not yet been constructed."
"What about Lei? Isn’t she a Tier Six Mage?"
Soro shrugged helplessly and said, "My Lord, Lady Lei said she would never do such things. It’s dirty, exhausting, and boring."
Alright, Lin Rui had to admit that, given Lady Lei’s fiery personality, she indeed isn’t well-suited for such production work.
This woman, who has always called herself the old lady, probably can’t sit quietly in the Mage Tower for long, and Lin Rui fears she might lose her temper and blow all the materials off the workbench.
To make this woman work, some incentives are necessary.
Lin Rui said, "I’ll go and talk to Lei later. For each caster equipment she produces, I’ll give her a commission."
Soro, without hope, said, "I’ve already discussed this model with Lady Lei, but she directly refused."
Lin Rui did not mind; he knew Lei well enough to realize that her bottom line was very easily breached. Her refusal came down to one reason: the commission wasn’t enough to tempt her.
Lin Rui believed that as long as he put down enough Spirit Crystal Coins, this woman would certainly cross her bottom line and sit down submissively.
The matter of the [Glowing Moon Mage Tower] was temporarily put aside, and Soro continued.
"By the way, my Lord, although the production of the Glowing Moon Mage Tower cannot commence, another important treasure can be produced."
Lin Rui curiously asked, "Which treasure?"
"It is the [Heavy Gun Banner]. A rare-level tailor appeared among the refugees recruited yesterday. She oversees the tailor’s shop and can finally produce the [Heavy Gun Banner] for the territory."
Lin Rui’s eyes lit up. This is a territorial treasure dating back to the Dark Strike arrival, which the territory can forge on its own.
[Heavy Gun Banner: Since ancient times, the lancer’s luck is E, yet undefeatable with the banner! When facing the army formations with banners fluttering in the wind, any adversary should understand, stand in formation and do not fight. Remember not to provoke the parade flags, nor attack the grand formations! Carrying a gun banner can provide soldiers a fixed 5% damage reduction. When the gun banner stands in formation, additional damage reduction effects can be provided.]
[Twelve Gun Banners: Can provide an additional 1% damage reduction for the entire team’s members.]
[One Hundred Twenty Gun Banners: Can provide an additional 2% damage reduction for the entire squad’s members.]
This Heavy Gun Banner and the Golden Pansy Clan Emblem are territorial treasures that the territory can forge by itself.
[Golden Pansy Clan Emblem (Tier Five): The clan emblem is the devout faith of every soldier, a spiritual home, a morale booster. The sight of the clan emblem is a source of pride and fighting motivation for the soldiers. Willpower +1, Loyalty +5, Morale +5, Resilience +5%, Endurance +5%. Gain Trait: Clan Glory. Tier Five Spiritual Gem Effect: Spiritual Energy +500, Life Value +1000, Physical Defense +50, Spiritual Defense +150]
[Clan Glory: Under the clan’s glory, the soldiers’ loyalty remains undefeated. Willpower determination correction +110%, corrosive damage -1/second. Number of emblems 100, total damage +1%, damage reduction +1% (currently activated). Number of emblems 1000, total damage +3%, damage reduction +3%. Number of emblems 10000, total damage +5%, damage reduction +5%.]
Now, the main emblem of the clan has started progressing from Tier Four to Tier Five.
If Terion can command a thousand soldiers, then just these two treasures alone could grant the entire group an 11% damage reduction and 1000 points of Life Value, with over two hundred defense value points.
These two things alone are enough to make a soldier much stronger than other territorial soldiers.
Terion’s Commander Value is 17,500. He commands five Tier Three Black Banner Guard mid-battalions, consuming 9600 Command Value, and two Tier Four Holy Hall Maid Guard mid-battalions, consuming 7680 Command Value. This already consumed 17,280 Command Value. To lead 1000 soldiers, he will need to increase his Commander Value slightly or find some Commander items for him.
Lin Rui felt that perhaps it was necessary to use dominance items to boost his Command Value.
Because the 175 Command Attributes are already quite high. Under his heroic status, just this Commander Value alone could provide all his soldiers with a 175% attack and defense increase.