"Achoo!!" Su Ye sneezed. Olides immediately hugged him, causing waves to surge across the water's surface.
"God King, are you alright?" Olides asked softly, her face slightly flushed.
"I'm fine." Su Ye rubbed his nose.
"I wonder who's thinking about me. Whatever," Su Ye said nonchalantly before diving back into the water, making Olides's face turn even redder.
Su Ye was enjoying himself in his territory.
Ye Xiu, on the other hand, was having a stroke of bad luck. From his initial high spirits, ready to invade a dimensional world and make a fortune by gathering resources, he had now been reduced to playing a game of 'Protect the Radish' (his territory).
It was incredibly frustrating, which was why few lords chose to open a rift gate in the early stages.
This thing depended entirely on 'dog luck'.
If your luck was good, you could open a welfare world filled with resources and zero danger; such dimensional worlds did exist.
If your luck was bad, you'd run into terrifying worlds like those of the Zerg.
The Demon World Ye Xiu encountered was actually decent. Compared to the relentless, fight-to-the-death nature of the Zerg, encountering demons gave Ye Xiu at least a little bit of breathing room.
As long as he could hold out, he'd be fine. After all, demons couldn't match the sheer numbers of the Zerg.
Furthermore, demons could feel fear, whereas bugs did not; they would only fight to the death and never retreat.
Ye Xiu had chosen to open the rift gate at this time because he wanted to see if he could use Su Ye's method to intercept a resource-rich dimensional world.
Of course, he admitted there was an element of gambling involved, but he wanted to take a shortcut to overtake others, which was why he chose to open the rift gate.
Opening the rift gate only to encounter a Black Iron Dimensional World full of demons was purely because he was an unlucky bastard.
Now, he was using the resources he had painstakingly saved to buy troop refresh recruitment cards at high prices. His heart bled with pain, and he could hardly breathe.
There was no other way. If he couldn't hold out for twelve hours, he was finished. Such was the nature of a life-and-death struggle.
That wasn't even the key issue. The critical problem lay in the loyalty of the troops. After this wave from the rift gate, loyalty would plummet. The death of troops would bring about a chain reaction.
It might even cause some troop units to develop war-weary or anti-war sentiments. These were all chain reactions caused by failure, and they were the hardest things to deal with.
This was why many lords would completely hit rock bottom after a single major defeat. It was difficult to raise troop loyalty again because they no longer trusted the lord's decisions, creating an irreparable rift.
However, truth be told, choosing to explore a dimensional world was indeed the best way to overtake others. Many desperate lords would choose to stake everything on one throw.
The goal was to fight for a bright future, provided they were willing to take that risk.
Ye Xiu's current opening of the rift gate was also a desperate gamble, but what he was gambling on was his final settlement ranking for the novice period. That was the true reason for his gamble.
Because he knew that although his troops were strong, they weren't the strongest among the billions of novice lords. He needed other aspects or more resources to strengthen himself.
The rift gate was the best way, bar none.
It's worth mentioning that the final settlement ranking of the novice period was a comprehensive ranking based on multiple factors. The higher the ranking, the better the rewards. Ye Xiu just wanted to fight for a good rank.
...
On Su Ye's side.
Su Ye was currently lying on the grass, enjoying a leisurely time.
Olides was gently massaging Su Ye when a figure walked up to him and then squatted down.
"Emperor, the things you wanted are ready," Dawn Moon said to Su Ye with a smile on her face.
Su Ye opened his eyes to look at Dawn Moon, then sat up and looked at the two blueprints in her hands.
Green Blueprint: Automatic Stocking Production Factory! Purple Blueprint: Liquid Robot Automated Production Factory!
"That fast?" Su Ye looked at the blueprints in his hand and then at Dawn Moon in surprise.
"Since we already had the blueprints, designing the production factory wasn't difficult at all. It just required a bit of calculation and design," Dawn Moon said with a smile.
Su Ye nodded.
After Dawn Moon handed the blueprints to Su Ye, she stood up to leave.
"Where are you going?" Su Ye asked, looking at Dawn Moon.
"The institute!" Dawn Moon replied, walking away with her hands in her pockets without looking back.
Su Ye looked at the blueprints in his hand.
Name: Automatic Stocking Production Factory
Grade: Green
Requirements: Wood x10,000, Stone x10,000, Iron Ore x10,000, Copper Ore x10,000, origin crystal x1,000, Gold Coins x10,000!
PS: Originally a White blueprint, its grade was increased by one due to the Science and Technology Research Institute's traits. It can produce all kinds of stockings with slight special abilities attached.
"White upgraded to Green, not bad, not bad." Su Ye looked at the blueprint in his hand. He hadn't expected it to be able to produce some special abilities.
Then Su Ye looked at the blueprint for the Liquid Robot Automatic Factory.
Name: Liquid Robot Automated Production Factory
Grade: Purple
Requirements: Wood x1,000,000, Stone x1,000,000, Iron Ore x100,000, Copper Ore x100,000, Silver x100,000, Gold x100,000, Primary Alloy x100,000, origin crystal x100,000, Gold Coins x1,000,000!
PS: Originally a Cyan blueprint, it became a Purple Rare blueprint due to the Science and Technology Research Institute's traits plus the Mechanical Creator upgrade. It can automatically produce Liquid Robots comparable to Rank 10 troops!!
Su Ye looked at the blueprint in his hand, feeling a bit of a headache. It was good, and the Liquid Robots produced were comparable to Rank 10 troops, but here was the problem.
How was he going to get all these materials?
Especially the Primary Alloy. This stuff either had to be synthesized or found in treasure chests.
"Dawn Moon should be able to synthesize Primary Alloy, right?" Su Ye couldn't help but think as he looked at the blueprint.
"I'll ask her later." Su Ye put away the Liquid Robot Automated Production Factory; he couldn't build it yet anyway.
Whether it was the stocking factory or the Liquid Robot factory, they were no longer item blueprints but building blueprints, which was why they required so many resources.
The downside was the high resource consumption, but the upside was that once the factory was built, it could continuously churn out products as long as the corresponding resources were provided.
"And these Liquid Robots can't be sold; that would be too wasteful." Thinking of this, Su Ye stood up from the grass and walked toward the Science and Technology Research Institute.
He planned to discuss with Dawn Moon about making some cheap goods to trade. The main focus would be on things that were mass-produced and inexpensive—those kinds of goods sold well.
Something like the Liquid Robots was obviously high-end, and ordinary lords couldn't afford them. Making some lower-tier items could be considered a boon for ordinary lords.
It didn't matter if the profit margin was low; the main goal was a steady stream of income.
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