Is the person you sculpt as cute as me?

"Hahaha, that's a graveyard, with tons of ghosts. We donated 300 sets of tier 6 equipment to take it down, which basically wiped out the guild... Hey, the members even paid out of their own pockets to fill the gap, but we have a territory now."

This price is quite high, and it is a bit heavy just for a sixth-level territory.

But it can't be considered a loss. At least, it is a solid step forward.

Seeing the guild he founded getting back on track, Yu Man was somewhat happy: "How many ships built in 70 years have sunk?"

"It's embarrassing, brother, it didn't sink. Speaking of which, brother, I'm ashamed, but what are we going to do after we take over the territory?"

"Have your strongest magician experience this and find the most abundant source of local magic power. Then, build a system building there. This will allow you to draw upon the island's magic power. In addition, thoroughly explore the entire island... and record the resources in each area."

“A little complicated, but good.”

Yu Man did not teach in detail, after all, self-exploration is also part of the guild's content.

Some people work together to open up the unknown, that is their pleasure.

But one thing must be made clear—

"It's best to attack sooner rather than later and seize more of the surrounding territories. There will undoubtedly be a seventh- or even eighth-tier island among them. Build your headquarters there and don't spend all your resources on outposts."

“…I understand what you mean.”

I don’t know if you understand, but Yago is indeed silent.

Since they were busy conquering territory, they probably didn't have the energy to intervene in the epic dungeon strategy of the "Ghost World Chamber of Commerce" branch. It was a bit of a shame, otherwise having a team of their own would have saved a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, Yu Man climbed the stairs from his basement residence to the first floor of the Mage Tower.

lively.

The Mage Tower assistant, the "Fate Changer," had already found a spot for herself, writing furiously, recording yesterday's events in the Fairy City. She stole a moment to look up, brushing aside her long hair, and offering Yu Man a friendly smile before continuing to write.

Xianxian was huddled in the corner, with faint snoring sounds coming from it, and a big tongue sticking out from inside, hanging down to the ground.

The saliva flows to the ground, and the bubbles that symbolize sleep grow and shrink with the breathing, which is very interesting.

It can be seen that the Ice Prison Dragon may not have finished taking a bath yet.

As soon as she saw Yu Man, she ran over excitedly, holding the half-broken brush in her hand and handed it to Yu Man, just like a little girl selling flowers seeing a couple.

"Brother, help me fix it!"

"Well, 'Retain Time.'"

The metal ore in her hand was affected and rewritten by Yu Man's magic, and immediately returned to its original place, turning back into a vein growing in the mining area. Xiao Bing excitedly ran out of the Mage Tower, obviously going to dismantle it.

and also--

She sits beside the surrounding stream, fishing and reading.

"Eel, guess how I caught it today?"

"...Brother, didn't you just come online and have dinner with me just now? Why is it today?"

"Hehe." Xiaolu is worthy of being a swordsman. With a "whoosh", a fish was thrown accurately into Yu Man's hand.

It was fishy, ​​slippery, and twisting, with a bloody cut on its mouth.

A fifth-level freshwater fish, great as a food ingredient, but with no additional uses.

No—at least today, at least this one, has an additional use.

It serves as evidence: "You can actually catch normal fish?"

"Not bad, right? I feel like my luck has turned. I'm ready to try some sea fishing. Although I didn't get anything in yesterday's dungeon, the incredibly unique scenery allowed me to directly upgrade my Traveler rank! A qualitative change!"

“Qualitative change…?” Yes, I can actually catch fish.

Yu Man put the fish back into her net, and there was more than one there.

Not bad.

"Then you fish, and lend me your sword, while I go out to sea."

Hearing Yu Man say this, Xiaolu immediately clamped the fishing rod with his legs, pulled out his hand and waved a "?" to Yu Man.

"I'm going to find that hairy blacksmith with an afro and ask her to upgrade your weapon. You wait for me while I—"

"No, no, no, I'll go too." The little deer hurriedly put away his fishing gear.

"No, it's rare to catch fish when the market is so good."

"Weapon upgrades, this is..." She even said in a hurry, "As a user, how can I not be present?!"

Just like that, the little deer had just started fishing when Yu Man called him away.

But the journey did not start immediately, they returned to the Mage Tower first.

Although he felt reluctant, Yu Man still popped the treasure chest monster's bubble and woke it up from its sleep.

"...Ah, employer...you are here." It said sleepily.

The way the treasure chest monster speaks is a little different from usual because its tongue has been hanging out for too long and is a little clumsy.

"Well, time to get to work. Help me collect all the eighth-level minerals in the inventory and wait for me in the tower."

"Okay."

Yu Man took Xiaolu to the mineral area behind the mountain and the ninth-level area hidden inside, the Frozen Cave... or in other words, the bathhouse of the Ice Prison Dragon.

Due to the abundance of magic power, despite the large amount of mining done a few days ago, various metal and crystal veins gradually began to grow. In addition, mineral deposits began to emerge in some corners.

Similarly, in areas such as forests, fisheries, stone quarries, etc., there is actually an abundance of materials growing.

It’s a pity that their professions are not complete enough.

Now all Yu Man can collect are minerals, and he has to rely on the Ice Prison Dragon.

If a normal large guild occupied such a territory, with a large number of players and a wide variety of professions, and a complete industrial chain for gathering, processing and manufacturing, it would naturally be able to make the best use of all resources and would not have this problem.

It’s a pity that there are only her and the deer on this island.

Therefore, when Senior Cat comes, Yu Man will assign her a job as a hard laborer, and there will be resources from the entire island waiting for her to collect.

But that was after an unknown amount of time——

at the moment--

She pushed aside the dense forest and walked into the cold, holy and magical ice cave.

In the ninth-level area, the magic power of the entire island is irrigated here.

The Ice Prison Dragon was taking a bath, humming a song that the deer had taught her at some point, and welcomed them with great joy.

But she didn't notice that in the very center of the cave, right above the pool of water—

A ray of brilliance has already emerged.

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"It's really been cultivated..."

Even Yu Man felt a little emotional when he saw the real thing with his own eyes.

The ray of light before my eyes, although it seems to be just the afterglow of the magic lamp, is just a little bit of light.

But in fact, it can even be said to be the crystallization of the entire island.

After discovering this ninth-tier area, Yu Man had been using the Mage Tower to pour high concentrations of magic into it, causing it to emit unusual energy. Add to that the fact that the Ice Prison Dragon always came to bathe, and the accumulation of cold from generations past...

But all this was not enough—until the small world hidden in the island's blue hole collapsed, and the magic power several times richer poured in again—

Finally its needs were met.

Now, it's starting to pay off.

Just as Yu Man expected.

"Brother, what is that? The lamp you installed for me?" The Ice Prison Dragon also raised its head, but did not stop brushing its scales. It was just curious.

"No, no, no, I know you have good eyesight, and it's quite bright here... Actually, it's—"

The magic book turned pages under her fingertips, and a faint magic power overflowed from it.

In this holy place filled with ice elements to an incredible degree, she easily constructed a staircase leading upwards.

Yu Man stepped forward and moved closer to the ray of light.

"A legend." She defined what was before her.

The ladder was spacious enough, and the deer immediately followed. The Ice Prison Dragon, though absorbed in bathing, was also quite curious and followed along, carrying his half-bathed body.

Until close enough—

Only then did they realize how rich and brilliant the light before them was.

It is pure, flawless, and seems to shine with the world's first light. If there is anything that deserves the name of "The Beginning of Day," it is this island.

"This... the magic power is incredibly dense... It's solid, and looks..." Xiaolu was a little at a loss for words, but still tried to describe it. "It's very heavy, and the density is extremely high - what material is this?"

"Level eight materials are very rare, right?" Yu Man asked her back.

"Well, even if we play the 7.1 dungeon, we don't get much... Is this the eighth level?"

"No, it's ninth level... This is already in the realm of legend."

Yu Man reached out and gently touched it. But even with the blessing of the Ice Prison Dragon, even just by being close, he could still feel its majesty.

The cold itself seemed to have formed a thorn, piercing her fingers with incredible sharpness. But when she came to her senses, she realized that it was just the power emanating from it.

Tier 5 is roughly the highest-tier material available to beginners on the main city island. Occasionally, under certain circumstances, Tier 6 materials can be found on the main city island, so this is considered the normal and most versatile level.

Overseas, you can obtain a small amount of level 6 and 7 items. The equipment and materials are not too troublesome, but it is quite difficult.

This has already reached the high price level and is no longer affordable for normal consumption.

Eighth-level materials or equipment are a threshold.

First of all, it is extremely difficult to obtain, and it is considered rare even if you search the entire world.

Secondly, craftsmen who can collect, process, and then manufacture them into equipment are extremely rare.

Only in the middle of the game, players who are lucky enough to get eighth-level materials will no longer have to beg for favors from the master craftsmen, and the number of craftsmen of this level will gradually reach a barely sufficient level.

At this point, it is basically the end for ordinary players.

And above that—is the realm of legend.

If ninth-level materials appear in a trading house, they will cause a lot of discussion in the forum. As long as the price is not too outrageous, big businessmen will purchase them immediately. Whether it is for show or to make a profit, it is of considerable importance.

Master craftsmen also need it, because reaching higher levels requires the processing of legendary materials. Large guilds will also do their best to obtain them in order to process them into top-level equipment for their most important people.

Not only that, after the professional players stand out from the crowd, the interest groups behind them will also take action, trying to search the world for these things, creating equipment with powerful skills for them to build special combat styles in order to achieve better results.

So far, the only way to stably obtain legendary materials is the "Ninth-Level Territory".

It takes a lot of magic power and time to slowly cultivate it in a special area.

With this alone, a large guild with a ninth-tier territory could live comfortably. However, finding, occupying, and controlling it was inherently extremely difficult.

In addition, chests in tier 9 and tier 10 dungeons, purple or higher, can occasionally yield one. However, high-end PVE players who can conquer these dungeons often keep them for themselves, so they rarely circulate to the outside world.

"Ninth-level... cross-border material of ice element, 'Mist of Light'."

Just reading out its origins makes the tongue feel like it is weighed down by a nugget of gold.

It is both a metal ore and a gem.

It has no substance, just a wisp of brilliant, rich icy mist.

"Xiaobing, can you collect it?" Yu Man asked.

"Want me to collect it? I feel like it just... just started growing."

"It's okay. The concentration of magic in our house is high enough. I've also tuned it...it will bear fruit later."

The Ice Prison Dragon gazed up at the Mist of Light, carefully examining its essence, which lay deeper than its appearance. Finally, he cautiously replied, "It should be possible. I don't think it's rejecting me."

"Then pick it."

Although it is difficult to find a craftsman who can process this thing, Yu Man is reluctant to make it into equipment for the time being, so it doesn't matter.