Chapter 447: Chapter 208: Great Xia Sacred Pattern, Building Upgrades

Xia Hong first set his gaze upon the Fiery Sun Tripod in the center of the grand hall.

[Fiery Sun Tripod (Level 3): Can elevate the temperature significantly within a kilometer radius using coal, can eliminate primary supernatural creatures, intimidate intermediate supernatural creatures, has a strong attraction to Cold Beasts, and can consume coal resources for forging iron tools.]

[Special Function: Each burning of 50 units of wood resources can create a small torch, which can harm intermediate supernatural creatures and burn for half an hour;

burning 200 units of wood can produce a portion of Solidified Fire Oil, which is harmless to humans but ignites upon contact with supernatural creatures, causing severe damage.]

[Upgrade Conditions: 200,000 wood 100,000 coal 500,000 iron]

Seeing the astonishing upgrade resources, Xia Hong couldn’t help but shake his head in amazement.

For the past six months, he hadn’t upgraded the Fiery Sun Tripod due to the sheer and overwhelming amount of resources required.

Last time he upgraded was when Mirror Immortal Camp merged, and upon seeing these upgrade requirements, he almost cursed in frustration.

From a double-legged Iron Refining Furnace to a three-legged Fiery Sun Tripod, it only required 2,000 wood and 5,000 iron; the upgrade for the Level 3 Fiery Sun Tripod elevated the wood and iron resources hundredfold moreover adding an additional 100,000 coal.

200,000 wood isn’t that bad; 500,000 iron, based on system units, corresponds to 5 million pounds of iron ore; 100,000 coal is equivalent to 2 million pounds of coal stone.

Even with Great Xia Camp’s abundant resources, other normal giant camps could never gather such a substantial amount.

Among the system’s nine constructions, the Fiery Sun Tripod is undoubtedly the most significant.

You can tell by its functions.

From Xia Hong’s current understanding, though the supernatural creatures are few, their threat surpasses Cold Beasts, and the Fiery Sun Tripod’s current radiation range isn’t vast enough to greatly attract Cold Beasts from Redwood Ridge.

Of course, for the past six months, instances like the earlier bird intrusion into the camp have increased, but with Great Xia Camp’s current power, they mostly can handle them effortlessly.

“As long as it’s not an enormous scale, handling a regular Cold Beast tide with Great Xia’s current strength isn’t overly troublesome, so the Fiery Sun Tripod must be the top priority for upgrading!”

Having made up his mind, Xia Hong didn’t hesitate further; with a slight shift in intent, the system’s resource numbers began to diminish.

Simultaneously, the Fiery Sun Tripod within the grand hall emitted a fierce glow.

“What?”

“The Fiery Sun Tripod has changed, it’s the leader’s doing.”

“Must be, it’s happened several times already.”

“It’s going to change, the heating range will surely expand again.”

“Look, the light has disappeared.”

………

Most inside the grand hall noticed the change in the Fiery Sun Tripod, their faces instantly showing shock, but with explanations from Xia Chuan, Yuan Cheng, Luo Yuan, and others, understanding it was Xia Hong’s doing, their expressions softened, turning to curiosity and anticipation.

Except for those like Mirror Immortal, others who joined Great Xia Camp merely half a year ago haven’t seen Xia Hong upgrade buildings personally, but they’ve experienced the wonders of Fiery Sun Tripod, Forge, Medicine Workshop, Martial Arts Hall, Green Bamboo Fence, and noteboard.

From the accounts of Great Xia’s older residents, they’ve heard countless times of Xia Hong’s miraculous means, and now they could finally witness it, naturally sparking their anticipation.

Hum……

An ethereal sound arose, and the radiating light from the Fiery Sun Tripod finally vanished, whereas at the grand hall’s center, a more dignified, solemn, and massive Four-legged Square Tripod appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Unlike the previous three-legged round tripod, this square tripod was not black but a faint gold; its side length extended to over seven meters, occupying nearly one-fifth of the hall’s space;

Taking a closer look, the four sides of the square tripod were engraved with patterns of over twenty kinds of Cold Beasts hunted by Great Xia to date.

As everyone was scrutinizing it, a sudden change occurred.

Boom……

A fierce flame suddenly burst from the interior of the square tripod.

The flame’s front was angular, seemingly transforming into a Cold Beast creature unknown to those inside the hall, clawing toothily toward Xia Hong on the high platform.

“Brother, be careful!”

“Leader!”

“Leader…”

……

More than a hundred people inside the grand hall, witnessing this shocking change, thought Xia Hong was in danger, instantly stood up, Xia Chuan, in panic, even unsheathed his blade, rushing to the platform.

“Don’t panic, I’m fine, everyone sit down!”

The Cold Beast evolved from the flame, with horns like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, belly like a mythological clam, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, paws like a tiger, ears like an ox, unknown to others, but Xia Hong knew it well.

That was definitely a five-clawed divine dragon from the myths of his past life.

The flame-transformed five-clawed divine dragon rushed to Xia Hong’s face, suddenly shrunk into a thread, directly flowing into his forehead.

Sizzle……

The fire scorched through flesh, making a slight scorching sound; Xia Hong furrowed his brow slightly but soon a deep smile emerged on his face.

All those inside the grand hall, still with lingering panic, upon seeing the flame fully vanish and looking back at Xia Hong, all showed a touch of surprise and moved expressions.

Right at the center of Xia Hong’s forehead, now bore three vertical blood-red cloud patterns.

The cloud patterns, blood red as fire, carried an inexplicable profundity and divinity, making the gazes of all inside the grand hall fall into mysterious reverence and fervor toward Xia Hong.

It wasn’t finished yet.

Hiss……

Suddenly, Xia Chuan and Yuwen Dao at the forefront clutched their foreheads as if enduring some pain, each gasping for breath.