"Finally, the barracks have been upgraded to level 2, and the troops recruited from now on will also be level 2."

Su Bai looked pleased as he checked the upgraded barracks page.

[Barracks]

[Level: Lv2]

[Quality: A Myth of Ultimate Excellence]

[Function: Basic recruitment building, recruits territory-specific troops]

[Note: You can recruit once for free every 23 hours. The recruited troops will be of the same level and quality as your barracks.]

Upgrade Requirements: 2000 Wood, 2000 Stone, 1000 Iron Blocks, 100 Basic Energy Gems

[Next level: Shorten the free recruitment time and increase the probability of recruiting advanced units]

[Note: The building level cannot be higher than the territory level, otherwise the upgrade will fail.]

After the upgrade, the free recruitment period for the barracks has been reduced from 24 hours to 23 hours.

Although it only shortens the time by 1 hour, every little bit counts, and the barracks will be upgraded to a higher level later on.

Perhaps you can recruit a unit for free every hour.

"Upgrading the barracks to level 3 will require a lot of resources. Although we are currently short of them, with the blessing buff, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Su Bai murmured to himself.

At this moment, he hoped that he could recruit a more advanced unit the next day.

In that case, even if you accidentally bump into a powerful beast, you'll have a chance to kill it and gain a lot of resources.

However, compared to the other newly appointed lords of the Land of Redemption, he was already considered very lucky.

Not only does it feature the powerful StarCraft Zerg race and the ultimate Mythic quality, but it also brings good fortune, with a 10x increase in the success rate of wishes and a 10x increase in the resources obtained—two powerful buffs.

At this moment.

The synthesized voice of the system suddenly rang in my ears.

[Tip: Worker bees searching for resources may encounter danger if they stray more than 1000 meters from their territory.]

Holy crap!

The tiny worker bees actually traveled that far!

However, it is highly likely that the terrain near the territory is wilderness, and various resources such as trees, stone ore, and iron blocks are scarce.

In order to find resources, worker bees expanded their search area, moving a kilometer away from their territory.

Currently, there is no shortage of souls.

There aren't many places where you need to use your soul.

However, there is a significant shortage of basic resources such as timber, stone, and iron.

Upgrading to a level 3 territory requires a significant amount of wood and stone, specifically 3000 and 2000 respectively.

The required number of souls and basic energy gems is not much, 200 and 100 respectively.

In particular, a new random building blueprint was also obtained.

The materials needed are wood, stone, and iron blocks, each requiring 3000, which is not a small amount.

It has to be said that we are very fortunate to have the resource multiplier buff.

Otherwise, it would be quite difficult to collect thousands of resources in a short period of time.

Currently, Su Bai's task is to focus on collecting wood, stone, and iron.

As for killing monsters, there's no rush.

Since monsters drop souls and basic energy gems, these two resources are not urgently needed at the moment.

"No, we must send springtails to protect the worker bees while they mine!"

Su Bai muttered to himself.

The farther away from the territory, the more numerous and stronger the monsters become.

Worker bees are relatively weak in combat.

Therefore, if we don't send springtails to protect us, we are very likely to encounter danger.

That could cause some trouble.

If a worker bee dies, it will cause resource bottlenecks, making it impossible to build or upgrade buildings.

The manor's free recruitment attempts have been used up, and we'll have to wait until tomorrow to recruit again.

With that in mind, Su Bai no longer hesitated.

With a wave of his hand, he shouted, "Flying bugs, follow me!"

In the time that follows.

Su Bai led ten springtails to the worker bee.

Follow them throughout the process to protect worker bees from foraging for resources.

The current number of iron blocks is 0.

Therefore, Su Bai ordered the worker bees to focus on finding iron ore.

During this time, Su Bai originally wanted to try out what it was like to personally cut down trees and mine.

But lacking the necessary tools, they had no choice but to give up.

Next, he used his mind to try to command the ten springtails to help the worker bees collect resources.

However, the springtails conveyed a message to Su Bai through sensory transmission.

【My lord, our role in the Zerg swarm is combat unit. Our genetic sequences don't include logging or mining, so we are unable to carry out your orders, even if we are willing.】

I see.

Su Bai suddenly realized.

Therefore, it seems that for the Zerg, their innate genetic sequence determines their abilities and characteristics.

As for their ability to learn later in life, interstellar races seem to be somewhat weak.

It must be said that among tens of thousands of races, humans have the strongest learning ability.

And so, Su Bai and the ten springtails watched the worker bees work diligently.

...

...

Before we knew it, the sun was setting.

The bright dusk, with light and shadow changing rapidly.

"It's getting dark, it's time to return to our territory."

Su Bai raised his head, looked up at the setting sun on the horizon, and murmured to himself.

It was explained very clearly in classrooms both in schools and military regions.

In the Land of Redemption, the danger level rises sharply once night falls.

Therefore, we shouldn't be stubborn; it's best to return as soon as possible.

"retreat!"

With a wave of his hand, Su Bai used his perception to send commands to the jumping insects and worker bees, directing them towards the territory.

A short while later.

They returned safely.

Su Bai stood at the door of the small wooden house in the center of the territory, checking the system notifications about worker bees collecting resources.

[Hint: Your worker bee has discovered a miniature iron ore deposit and collected 500 iron blocks!]

[Congratulations, Lord! With the enhanced effect of the Prayer, the amount of iron blocks obtained has increased tenfold!]

[Iron Block +5000]

[Hint: Your worker bee has discovered a 10-year-old willow tree and collected 200 pieces of wood!]

[Congratulations, Lord! With the enhanced effect of the Prayer, the amount of wood obtained has increased tenfold!]

[Timber +2000]

[Hint: Your worker bee has discovered a large round rock and collected 300 stones!]

[Congratulations, Lord! With the enhanced effect of the Prayer, the number of stones obtained has increased tenfold!]

[Stone +3000]

Awesome!

Upon seeing the series of doubling prompts, Su Bai's face broke into a broad smile.

Accumulating resources is too easy.

Thousands of resources were obtained with ease.

This feeling is almost intoxicating.

Next, Su Bai opened the resource page.

【Soul: 450】

Timber: 3500

[Stone: 3500]

Iron Blocks: 5000

[Basic Energy Gem: 50]

Now that the territory has been upgraded to level 3, all other resources are ready, except for 50 basic energy gems.

We have enough resources to build random structures.

After a moment's thought, Su Bai decided not to upgrade his territory for now.

After all, the improvements brought about by upgrading a territory require a gradual and sustained effort; the effects will only be visible over time.

Random building blueprints, if you're lucky, can have an immediate and significant impact on your territory.