CHAPTER 496: CHAPTER 358 CHUI CHUI_1

Fine! Just when life was getting a little easier, now I’m about to become deeply indebted. The Keminli Valley Hydroelectric Power Station is the core project I had prepared for the major construction efforts in Thunderous Swamp, intended to provide electricity to the cities along the Thunderous Avenue. Originally, I thought I could make Thunderous Swamp conserve some energy, allocating thirty to forty percent to supply the Nine-Headed Dragon Database. And now you’re telling me... one Keminli Valley Hydroelectric Power Station isn’t enough!

"It seems we need a more efficient and low-cost method of energy acquisition," Yan Xing grumbled to himself.

Who would have thought the secondary computational core would chime in, "Master, the efficient and low-cost energy acquisition method you need is also one of the research projects for our Nine-Headed Dragon Database. According to our detection, even in its current state, the Nine-Headed Dragon’s energy remains infinite. Based on the unique mechanisms of this world, divine authority here must necessarily include the free conversion of matter and energy. Master, surely you understand what this implies?"

"It implies... I have to work like an ox, desperately earning money to fill your bottomless pit," Yan Xing retorted. "I’ll leave the Keminli Valley Hydroelectric Power Station to you. As for the subsequent energy shortfall, I’ll figure something out. Do you have any results that I could sell in the real world? Having occupied Storm City, we’ll soon start major infrastructure projects. Money is needed everywhere."

The secondary computational core replied, "I’m sorry, Master! I do not have the main core’s authority and cannot assess the sellability of our current technology. Once this stage of the experiment is over, the main core will definitely give you a satisfactory response."

"Got it. Go tend to your tasks."

Yan Xing dismissed the secondary computational core and then turned to deal with Storm City’s affairs.

It had been half a month since Storm City was occupied. Under the coercion and inducement of the Eternal Commerce Guild, Storm City’s market was gradually recovering. With timely supplies from the Eternal Domain, no major chaos had ensued. Land contact with the Kingdom of Silvermane had also been established. Once the highway construction connecting the Snowland, Wildwind Highlands, and the Kingdom of Silvermane was completed, the three important allied regions would truly be linked as one. This road was of immense significance to the Eternal Domain. The financial, manpower, and material resources required would also be substantial.

Then there were the ever-increasing military expenses, investments in territorial expansion, and various cash-burning research and development projects within the Eternal Alchemy Laboratory.

Every time he thought of these, Yan Xing felt his head grow heavy.

To solve this problem, in the Magic World, I need to quickly promote the monetization of Grain Tickets, keeping a tight grip on the purse strings and using finance to rake in wealth. In the real world, I can’t solely rely on selling gold resources; I can be bolder.

Regarding the Cloud Coalition, since they wanted to recuperate and prepare for the next war, Yan Xing had no intention of pressing his advantage to expand his gains. The Eternal Domain’s manpower resources were always in short supply. Now that its sphere of influence had expanded to the entire Wildwind Highlands, personnel were stretched even thinner. We’re truly unable to open up a new battlefield, he concluded.

As for the Snow Elves and the Kingdom of Silvermane... Facing the mighty Barbaric Orcs, it would be good enough if the Snow Elves could merely preserve themselves. To enable the Snowland to play a greater role in any war, their livelihood issues must be solved first. Only when the Elves no longer worried about surviving the winter could one even talk about forming a sizable standing army.

The Kingdom of Silvermane, facing the Gryphon Heart Empire, had to be extremely careful with its war efforts. Until Karol resolved her internal strife and the kingdom was capable of unifying the human-controlled territories, the Gryphon Heart Empire, that great edifice, could not be allowed to fall. Therefore, for a considerable period, the Kingdom of Silvermane’s war strategy would have to be even more conservative than that of the Snow Elves. No merits sought, only faults shunned.

The nature of warfare changed subtly after the struggle for the Wildwind Highlands concluded. The Cloud Coalition, having been given a rude awakening, recognized its disadvantages against the Thunder Coalition. To avoid further defeats that would damage morale, they adopted a defensive stance on the frontlines. Internally, they actively began to transform their military doctrine, concentrating resources to upgrade weapons and equipment using technology provided by Cloud Tower.

Meanwhile, within the Thunder Coalition, two significant states had just undergone irregular power transitions. Riddled with internal contradictions, they were unable to project their power externally. As a result, the Thunder Coalition also exercised great restraint on the frontlines, not actively seeking to initiate hostilities.

The world situation unexpectedly grew peaceful. Everyone focused their efforts on quickly shoring up their weaknesses. Whoever could complete their consolidation first would gain the initiative in the next war.

Based on intelligence gathered from all sides, Yan Xing formed his own judgment on the next stage of the global situation.

After successive visits to the Snowland Royal Court and Dawnspirit City in the Kingdom of Silvermane, Yan Xing finally returned to the Eternal Domain, from which he had been absent for some time.

The Eternal Domain had met the standards for upgrading to a Level 9 Domain. The long development period had almost made Yan Xing forget that his Domain still needed to be upgraded. Probably, many people wouldn’t imagine that this Domain, gradually becoming the world’s core, was currently just Level Eight.

But should he upgrade the Domain or not? Yan Xing hesitated in the Lord’s Mansion of the Eternal Domain, faced with the upgrade option.

A Level 9 Domain was considered a high-level Domain. It allowed for the construction of one of the human race’s iconic structures: the Temple. The Temple enabled Priests to communicate with the divine.

In this world, God had no specific name... God was simply God, the sole creator of all things. The many beings of the mortal realm all worshipped God in their own unique ways.