Wutong finished looking at the attributes and showed a radiant smile; for the first time, her expression of joy outweighed sadness.

Lin Rui embraced her, smiling: "It looks like our business prospects have already shown signs of brightness. Everything you've lost can be regained in the near future."

Wutong nodded gently, turned, and kissed Lin Rui lightly on the cheek: "Thank you for your gift, I love it. Now, the only thing left is to lift the seal on me."

Lin Rui immediately took her hand and walked toward the Government Hall: "That's simple. The territory is already prepared."

Arriving at the Territory Government Hall, Lin Rui was ready to invest the Territorial Essence. So far, Lin Rui has harvested more than 1200 pieces of Territorial Essence, large and small.

Among them, the number of Territorial Essence is relatively large, more than eleven hundred units, but the small Territorial Essence also numbers a substantial 126 pieces.

The current historically significant trait of the territory will refresh many monsters.

Lin Rui specifically looked at the effects of the current two buildings, [Warbosss's Goblin Plantation, produces 1400 Tier One to Nine Green Skins units daily, talent ranging randomly from excellent to divine spirit level.]

Since it's a sacred treasure, the effect is limitedly enhanced.

Only increased the number by 300, mainly due to the effect of the semi-divine artifact Radiant Hourglass.

After all, the effect of the Radiant Hourglass will affect every plant and tree in the territory, so this plantation also benefited slightly.

Its change is minor, but another change is quite significant.

[Little Fishman Camp (Luck Enhancement +6): Produces 3000 little fishman rogues daily, who continuously hunt in the water, killing all wild monsters they encounter, storing prey and loot. And with a chance to evolve little fishmen into Big Fishman Guards, who stun and absorb their opponents' attributes during attacks.]

[Derived Building: Little Fishman Ranch: When a large number of little fishmen gather, to meet their food needs, these weak fishmen actually rear gigantic deep-water beasts. A random group of high-tier beasts (2~8) refreshes daily.]

With this enhancement, the Little Fishman Camp can also produce different high-tier monsters.

Moreover, this is the base value; once using the God of Harvest's Blessing Scroll, the values produced by these two buildings will double!

Before investing the Territorial Essence, Lin Rui called upon the civil servant Caroline and asked: "How is everything? All prepared? Enough resources ready for the Zodiac?"

Caroline nodded immediately and said: "The Zodiac's resources of one hundred million units have already been delivered, and the artisans have commenced work. As soon as the Territorial Essence is invested, the construction period can be shortened."

"Meanwhile, the various books we purchased from the Wizard World have been delivered to the Divine Ancient Dragon Library. Besides those Experience Books and Books of Wisdom, we've spent two hundred million Spirit Crystal Coins purchasing two hundred thousand assorted books from the Wizard World."

Two hundred million Spirit Crystal Coins for two hundred thousand books!

The books from the Wizard World are indeed expensive, as they value knowledge more than life.

But apart from them, ordinary worlds don't usually sell books as specialties either.

Seeing Lin Rui clicking his tongue, Caroline explained: "Lord, though these books are pricey, none of them are ordinary. They either increase experience value, enhance skills, or allow learning in areas like Pharmacy Skill, Alchemy, Architecture; they're indeed worth the price."

Lin Rui nodded; when it comes to investing in knowledge, he's never frugal.

Because learning is the longest-lasting incentive mechanism.

Nothing in this world offers a higher return on investment than learning.

This is indeed a miracle for humanity, a talent for the race, and a shortcut to divinity.

The most wonderful part is, whenever you start learning, as long as you study earnestly, there will certainly be incentives returned.

Moreover, under the historically significant trait, the Divine Ancient Dragon Library also provides substantial additional returns.

[Trait 1: After construction, it can collect all books in the territory, and randomly duplicate 100 books daily within them, doubling them.]

[Trait 3: Generates Universal Experience Books daily, equating to one ten-thousandth of the number of stored books (each Universal Experience Book increases 500 points of Universal Experience).]

This Epic Wonder Building: Divine Ancient Dragon Library indeed has a long-lasting incentive mechanism similar to knowledge, and the more accumulated, the higher the returns.

As long as more books are stored in the library, it can generate more wealth, eventually even surpassing the original investment. After all, a Universal Experience Book is also very expensive. And missing this Wizard World, who knows if the next world will continue selling them?

It's important to note that Lin Rui spent one billion Spirit Crystal Coins buying one hundred thousand Universal Experience Books from the Wizard World.

Meaning each Universal Experience Book is valued at 1000 Spirit Crystal Coins.

Now, the library generates a Universal Experience Book for every ten thousand books daily, equivalent to generating an income of nearly one hundred thousand Spirit Crystal Coins per day just from producing Universal Experience Books.

Lin Rui grew increasingly satisfied, then asked: "Is the army fully assembled?"

Violet, standing nearby, replied: "The army is fully prepared, and the ranged units have already taken strategic positions in the city."

Lin Rui nodded, then took out the final gift from the Elf Empress, officially beginning to invest the Territorial Essence into the Territory Keystone.

[Territorial Essence: War fosters civilization, destruction breeds vitality. No civilization can expand far and wide, possess grand landscapes, experience mild climates, exhibit abundant resources, feature a large population, nor manifest a rich history without experiencing war and expansion. Adding Territorial Essence to the Territory Keystone can randomly reward one of the above elements. Upgrading a medium-sized city requires Territorial Essence (Medium) *120]

Though Lin Rui doesn't have the Territorial Essence (Medium), sufficient input of small Territorial Essence can achieve the same effect.

One piece of Essence (Medium) corresponds to 20 pieces of Essence (Small), and one piece of Essence (Small) corresponds to 20 pieces of Territorial Essence.

So, even with over a thousand pieces of Territorial Essence in Lin Rui's possession, entirely investing them, the upgrade progress for the territory is only 3/120.

However, given numerous creatures and buildings in the territory require cool-down periods, Lin Rui did not invest all at once.

Instead, he added them piece by piece.

The Zodiac is undeniably not pressing now, as it hasn't run into Aries' position yet, so even triggering the historically significant trait won't delay recruitment, merely accelerate the construction process.

What's more concerning is the territory's farmland and flower fields, where, under the historically significant trait, upon blooming mature flowers, seeds for the next sowing cycle should be rushed.

Also, after one litter is born from Griffins, speeding up breeding, so all female Griffins conceive the next litter.

Thus gratitude must be given to the territory's mild seductive torture corrosion.

Otherwise, creatures aren't like humans, available to breed all 365 days.

As Lin Rui invested the Territorial Essence, the system's notification sounded promptly.

[Ding, Territorial Essence successfully added, civilization strengthened through fusion, obtained extensive territory attribute, territory area expanded by 5 miles radius]

[Ding, Territorial Essence successfully added, civilization strengthened through fusion, obtained extensive territory attribute, territory area expanded by 5 miles radius]

[Ding, Territorial Essence successfully added, civilization strengthened through fusion, obtained extensive territory attribute, territory area expanded by 5 miles radius]

...

Indeed, the territory area is urgently needed by the territory, and something Lin Rui is particularly focused on.

Not only because this area can expand the Golden Pansy Field, but more importantly, as the Territorial Essence is invested, the historically significant trait triggers.

That should herald the appearance of another feast! Among the numerous treasures of the territory, Lin Rui hasn't forgotten one.

The reason why the Elf Empress left the Mythical Artifact: Imperial Recruitment Order as the final treasure for Lin Rui.