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Half an hour later, at the north gate of the Ideal Country area.

Chen Liming was stationed here and was also responsible for the construction of the city wall along this defensive line.

Upon seeing Xiao Yun arrive, Chen Liming assumed he was there to check on the progress of the defense line's construction and quickly took out his notebook to report on everything.

"I have already built more than 20 kilometers of the city wall on my side. I expect to complete the goal of 30 kilometers before the full moon, but it will be difficult to connect with the other two directions."

"The sentry posts, arrow towers, beacon towers, and other facilities are in poor condition. It is estimated that only the area around the North Gate can be repaired. It will be very difficult to repair anything further away."

Chen Liming paused, hesitated for a moment, and then sighed softly:

"President, there's something I have to say. Even if the equipment is repaired, we don't have enough people to guard it, so it's practically an empty shell."

Xiao Yun nodded and said:

"It's alright. The main purpose of building defensive facilities is twofold: first, to prevent a surprise attack from the Eternal Empire; and second, to resist the first wave of the beast tide on the night of the full moon and guide the direction of the beast tide so that we can concentrate our forces for defense from the rear."

"and……"

Xiao Yun paused, then showed the [Amethyst Mine] building card and said:

"Who said we don't have anyone to guard it?"

A few minutes later, the earth roared and a 10-kilometer-long mine rose up, like a barrier between the North Gate and the heart of the Ideal Country.

A hazy purple light spread out, sweeping away the snow and wind, shimmering in the sky like the aurora borealis.

As the concentration of magical energy slowly increased, researchers in the research institute who were testing the new generation of energy source machines were surprised to find that the efficiency of the machines had suddenly improved, and even the energy transmission efficiency had increased significantly.

Below the headquarters building, a pack of half-grown Howling Moon Wolves raised their heads and howled excitedly.

Many highly intelligent professionals have also noticed this change and are showing off their awesomeness in the guild chat.

Soon, as they saw their physique and strength attributes slowly rising, even more cheers erupted.

"The Ideal Nation is invincible! Chairman Xiao is unparalleled in the world!"

"Praise be to the president! Praise be to the King of Blood and Fire!"

At the North Gate, Chen Liming and others felt this particularly strongly.

Because they were too close to the mine, many people experienced a disruption in the flow of their magical energy.

Just as Chen Liming was about to lead everyone away, Xiao Yun stopped him.

"You can't leave. The amethyst veins that have been transformed into buildings won't cause you crystallization disease. On the contrary, this is an opportunity for you."

"After you adapt to the rich magical power, your survival ability will be greatly enhanced, and your control over your own magical power and skills will also be improved imperceptibly."

As they spoke, a deep, muffled roar echoed from the depths of the amethyst mine.

Soon, a purple tide appeared in front of them, with countless scorpions waving their giant pincers, making one's scalp tingle.

These scorpions are at least in the eighth rank, and the smaller battle scorpions are in the ninth rank. If they weren't friendly units, none of the people present could escape.

Xiao Yun remained calm, roughly assessing the number of amethyst scorpions:

"More than three thousand, including 1800 worker scorpions and 1200 warrior scorpions, is almost the limit. Any more would damage the amethyst vein."

Xiao Yun pondered for a moment, then nodded, quite satisfied.

Although wild monsters of the same level are weaker than professionals of the same level, more than three thousand of them, coupled with the geographical advantage of being located in the amethyst mine, make it almost an impregnable fortress.

Not to mention, there's also the King-level Azure Crystal Scorpion in charge.

Boom boom boom!

A thunderous roar, like the sound of war drums, came from deep within the mine, and the ground beneath our feet trembled slightly.

The terrifying aura of the King-level monster swept over them, and many people turned pale.

Xiao Yun frowned slightly and coldly rebuked:

"Cease your pace!"

As the ore vein exited, the enormous body of the Azure Crystal Scorpion trembled, immediately reducing its power to a minimum.

Then, the giant monster, as big as a small mountain, swayed its tail and cautiously approached Xiao Yun, its six large eyes full of flattery.

"Waaah! (Greetings to my Lord!)"

The Azure Crystal Scorpion stood ramrod straight, raised its left pincer to its head, and saluted Xiao Yun.

Behind it, three thousand amethyst scorpions stood at attention and saluted in unison, creating a spectacular scene.

"Holy crap! This scorpion is a spirit!"

Chen Liming and the others were dumbfounded.

Previously, the strongest lord-level monsters only possessed basic intelligence, roughly equivalent to a rudimentary AI capable of understanding commands.

Even the regional bosses of the eighth sequence are only smarter and more skilled in using skills, but they are definitely not as agile as the Jade Pool Amethyst Scorpion.

Xiao Yun chuckled and patted the big head of the Jade Pool Amethyst Scorpion, saying:

"King-level monsters are already considered to have gained intelligence. Although they are still far behind humans, they can understand and use some strategies and actively cooperate with actions."

"Actively cooperate with the operation..."

Chen Liming murmured softly, his eyes flashing.

He seemed to have guessed another reason why Xiao Yun had asked them to stay.

As expected, after Xiao Yun finished speaking, he turned his head and commanded the Azure Crystal Scorpion:

"Send out a portion of the Amethyst Scorpions to try coordinating with them in combat. We'll practice for the next couple of days, and then have a real battle on the night of the full moon."

The Azure Crystal Scorpion nodded hastily, and the swarm of Azure Crystal Scorpions beneath it quickly sprang into action, moving in groups of three to approach Chen Liming and the others.

Looking at these scorpions, which were almost half a person tall, Chen Liming and the others swallowed hard, feeling somewhat frightened.

"President, this thing... it won't eat people, will it?"

Xiao Yun rolled her eyes at them and said irritably:

"If you're still hesitating, you should be secretly happy to get the Amethyst Scorpion's assistance."

"Although it wasn't mentioned in the building's description, the Amethyst Scorpion is an extremely powerful asset in actual combat, at least equivalent to a life-saving item."

"what?"

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Xiao Yun stepped forward and gave a brief demonstration.

Under Xiao Yun's command, two worker scorpions crawled onto his body, stopping on his chest and back respectively, and stretched out their legs to hug his body, as if they were dressing him in amethyst armor.

That wasn't all. Xiao Yun then commanded an amethyst war scorpion to climb onto his shoulder, its scorpion tail, covered in thorns, coiling around his arm like a sharp knife.

"The Amethyst Scorpion has an extremely tough body. When fully powered up, it is stronger than a typical C+ grade equipment. It also has the effect of spreading crystal disease and can become even stronger after its companions die."

"Not only that, the amethyst scorpion's tail can also fire crystal spikes. A set of amethyst scorpion armor like this can fire a total of three spikes."

"However, be careful. After shooting out the crystal spikes, the energy inside the Amethyst Scorpion will decrease rapidly, and the effectiveness of its weapons and armor will also drop sharply. If the Amethyst Scorpion is not in good condition, it may even die on the spot."

After Xiao Yun finished speaking, he let the Amethyst Scorpion climb off his body, thus ending the fusion state.

"This is the only cooperation method I can think of right now. You can develop the others yourselves."

"Alright, if anyone still doesn't want to, they can leave now."

Everyone waved their hands frantically, indicating that they were extremely happy to oblige.

After Xiao Yun's demonstration, everyone's gaze towards the Amethyst Scorpion completely changed.

This isn't a ferocious, terrifying scorpion at all! This is a good brother who will fight alongside me in the future!

"Come forth, Amethyst Scorpion! Let's test our exhilarating combination attack!"

"Armor Combination!!!"

Many people started trying it on the spot, and in no time, one amethyst warrior after another appeared.

However, after the initial excitement, everyone also discovered the drawbacks—

This set of Amethyst Scorpion armor is too heavy; a normal ninth-sequence professional cannot handle it. At least an eighth-sequence tank or warrior would be able to barely use it.

However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd. In order to wear such a cool outfit and steal the show, the group put in the same effort they had for the college entrance examination and began to develop various ways to coordinate their outfits.

Seeing how enthusiastic they were, Xiao Yun felt relieved.

After giving Chen Liming and Bitan Zijingxie a few words of advice, Xiao Yun left and returned to Xin Xingfu Li.

After eating a large stew with a pale face and chatting with Wu Haowen and others for a while, Xiao Yun returned to the guild's main building and headed straight for the Truth Bookstore.

Behind the worktable, Jiang Shangzhen looked up and nodded slightly:

"You're back. Come, have a seat."

As he spoke, he rubbed his temples and pushed a pile of papers covered with runes in front of Xiao Yun.

Seeing the thickness of the paper, Xiao Yun's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise:

"Wow! So much? Teacher, you've already figured it all out?"

Xiao Yun was overjoyed, thinking he could use it directly.

However, Jiang Shangzhen, sitting opposite him, suddenly sighed softly and shook his head:

"No, I've been studying it all morning, and I don't understand a single word."

Xiao Yun's eyes widened:

"ah?!"