Drawing the Five Elements Cycle Array and placing the Five Elements Spirit Orbs requires a large number of magic crystals. The fat man alone had already exhausted all the magic crystals they had stored, and there were no more magic crystals left for Ye Chen to place the Earth Spirit Orb and the Wood Spirit Orb.
Moreover, the situation when the fat man was drawing the magic array also reminded Ye Chen that although the Five Elements Spirit Orbs could be placed one by one, the territory must bear the consequences of placing the spirit orbs.
Otherwise, the immense water from the Water Spirit Orb and the extreme heat from the Fire Spirit Orb would be unbearable for most territories.
"I'll have to work hard now!" Ye Chen said to the land gods and mountain spirits around him. They also had the ability to improve the land, and when used actively, the combined effect of the twenty of them was no worse than that of a mid-level earth spirit orb.
"It's our duty!" The twenty people nodded and dispersed to begin land reclamation.
That said, although Ye Chen's territory did not have a complete Five Elements Cycle Formation like Fatty's, the presence of the Earth God and Mountain God made his territory have undulating mountains, giving it a more layered feel and making it more like a complete world than other people's territories.
"I'll leave the crops, plants, and livestock to you!" Ye Chen said to Ye Ling and the others, as these things had always been the responsibility of them and the Jade Rabbits.
"You're too kind, sir. This is our home after all!" Ye Ling smiled, and the Silvermoon Elves had already sprung into action.
Looking at the land that had suddenly expanded several times over, Ye Chen felt a surge of pride, as if he had the world in his grasp.
"No wonder people in ancient times all wanted to become kings or emperors; no wonder everyone wanted to become a lord. This feeling of looking down on all the mountains is indeed intoxicating!" Standing on a hilltop, Ye Chen sighed inwardly.
“But only a few people can truly stand at the top, and even fewer can become kings or emperors and look down upon the mountains. Doesn’t this just prove the lord’s strength and wisdom?” Ye Xi said with a light laugh from the side.
"Pfft~~~ Powerful and wise? Just lucky. I only wish that thousands of years from now, I can still hold fast to my original intention and lead you to suppress the darkness!" Ye Chen chuckled, feeling sentimental. After speaking, he leaped down and returned to his territory.
"Never forget your original intention, and you will achieve your goal!" Ye Xi murmured as he looked at the departing figure at his feet.
As their territory gradually became more secure, they also began to consider their next steps.
The successful entry into two spatial nodes yielded substantial gains for them, and they no longer valued those scattered meteorite planets.
"How about we go back to the Dark Origin Land and go on another killing spree? Maybe we can bring back some good stuff?" the fat man suggested excitedly.
"Are you looking for death? Is that a place we can go now? Don't forget, after the next round of the Dark Tide ends, Tier 4 creatures will appear!" Ye Chen said irritably.
Not to mention the horde of dark creatures gathered outside the Dark Origin Land, this time they will likely encounter a large number of Tier 4 creatures, possibly several times their current size, which is far beyond their current capabilities.
"Then what should we do? Continue scavenging these meteorite planets? But the profits are too little for us right now, aren't they?" The fat man scratched his head and said reluctantly.
"That's why I told you to hurry up and get the teleportation array working. If that were the case, we could be sitting here counting our money right now!" Ye Chen said irritably. More than a month had passed, and there wasn't even a trace of the teleportation array. If this continued, the Star Spirit Clan would have already built one.
After all, they have templates to follow, as long as they have the skills.
"This? I want it to be faster too! But they're still in the research stage. It seems they've been observing the spatial nodes for a long time, and this time they've finally made some progress and are already trying it out. Unfortunately, the magic crystals have all been used up, so the experiment has to be suspended for the time being!" the fat man said helplessly. He had finally gotten a clue, but he was stuck on the magic crystals.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner? Let's go! Let's clear out a few meteorite planets first!" Ye Chen said irritably, immediately pulling the fat man to his feet, ready to go find the meteorite planets.
"Let's go! Don't pull me! I can walk by myself!"
"You're walking too slowly!"
"But speaking of which, it seems like we've forgotten something?"
"Hmm? Now that you mention it, I think I have the same feeling. What exactly is it?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Chen paused, lost in thought. This didn't seem like a joke; it seemed like he had genuinely forgotten something.
"I can't remember either, but I feel a little uneasy, like we've forgotten something!" the fat man said, scratching his head.
"Damn! Now that you mention it, I feel it even more strongly. It seems like I really have forgotten something?" Ye Chen's expression was slightly anxious, but he couldn't remember what he had forgotten.
"Beep beep~~~" At this moment, his wristband beeped, which was the notification sound of someone sending him a message.
But as he raised his wristband to answer the call, the two of them froze.
"Holy crap~~~ Did we... forgot about School Beauty Jian?" The fat guy looked up with a conflicted expression.
"Gulp... It seems I really forgot about her!" Silently swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Ye Chen slowly tapped the wristband, and immediately a familiar voice rang out.
"Ye Chen! Where have you been? It's been over a month! Did you get lost in the trial world? You promised to team up with me once we entered the trial world, are you going to go back on your word again?"
The voice call had barely connected, and before Jian Mengyi's 3D image even appeared, a barrage of voices had already come through.
The two listened to each other silently, not daring to utter a single rebuttal. It was better not to reason with a girl in this situation.
"Waaaaah~~~ You bastard, after all these years, haven't you felt anything at all? What's wrong with me? Tell me, I'll change, okay? Waaaaah~~~~" As the girl spoke, tears streamed down her face, making Ye Chen's head spin.
"No! Don't cry! It's not what you think, I was just held up by something!" Ye Chen explained, forcing himself to speak. Although he had rejected countless beauties, seeing a girl cry still gave him a headache.
"What do you mean? Tell me! I came all this way to find you, and you've completely forgotten me! Waaah~~~ You heartless man!" The girl cried harder and harder. They had known each other for so many years, and this was the first time they had ever seen Jian Mengyi like this.
"No, no! Here's what happened..." Ye Chen forced himself to explain what had happened along the way, while the fat man had already quietly slipped back to his territory.
He absolutely couldn't make a sound at a time like this, he absolutely couldn't let Jian, the school beauty, know that Ye Chen had given up on the pretty girl and come to him first...
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