"All 3,000 Gold Coins have been spent..."

Wang Yi checked his information panel and found that he had recruited a total of 400 Octagonal Cage Soldiers.

Among them were 8 Heroic Level Beast Taisens and 4 Heroic Level Fire Fire Evil Gods.

There were also 44 Elite Level Leonidas, 28 Elite Level Iron Knee Boykas, 8 Elite Level Huajin Fengyu Cultivators, 4 Elite Level Tian Cans, and 4 Elite Level Earth Defects.

And 100 Potential Level Taisens, 108 Potential Level Boykas, and 92 Potential Level Feng Yuxius!

"I got another Beast Taisen last night? Not bad, not bad! 400 Soldiers... that should be enough. I’ll stop recruiting for now..."

Wang Yi rubbed his nose. With Fasting Pills, food wasn’t an issue. If he had enough Gold Coins, he would definitely continue recruiting Octagonal Cage Soldiers, but he didn’t have many left in his pocket—only 2,448. He was thinking of saving them for a rainy day.

"Then I will pause recruitment. After breakfast, I’ll send the Boykas recruited last night to the Giant Crab Killing Field and the Feng Yuxius to the Western Depot. Once the Fire Dragon Vehicle returns, I’ll send the Leonidas and Taisens to Mengbai Island to get them all active."

"Good!"

Wang Yi thought, ’With Jelena and Nangong Jin managing military and internal affairs, my workload is so much lighter. This is great.’

After breakfast, Wang Yi leisurely inspected his territory, making his way from Huangni Village to Liuhe Farm, then from Liuhe Farm to North Mountain, before finally returning to Eggshell Square.

He saw the construction progress of Eggshell Academy, the work of the Production Team members, Yang Qingxiu leading people to Old Mountain Stream to gather medicinal herbs, Hai Pei brewing wine with Spiritual Spring Water, and the Road Repair Snails tirelessly building roads...

"Everything is looking up! But crisis always hides in calm waters. The more peaceful things are, the less I can afford to slack off. I need to get busy..."

Wang Yi sighed with emotion. He felt a small sense of accomplishment but didn’t indulge in leisure or entertainment. Instead, he threw himself even more actively into the construction of his territory.

He piloted his Mecha, steered the Floating Mountain, and brought Li Hua’Er along to explore the map and capture giant turtles. In a flurry of activity over two days, he caught one Rock Giant Scorpion and 13 Hardworking Turtles, and he modified the resource points at Old Mountain Stream and Bamboo Forest to make gathering easier...

He also made several trips to Mengbai Island and Black Stone Mountain, reaping rewards each time. He especially completed some trades at Black Stone Mountain, acquiring a good amount of resources that allowed Fish-Transformed Dragon to continue creating Yellow Springs Locks.

Unfortunately, despite all his hard work and busy efforts, he didn’t find a single one of the Chaos Blind Boxes he was constantly thinking about. Not only that, but he didn’t obtain any other system items either.

"Are there no more wild Blind Boxes? It’s been quiet from Qiao Meng and Zhao Jinlong’s side, and there’s no news from King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion either. I dismantled their big ship, and there’s been no retaliation at all? Are all the Players just quietly developing..."

Wang Yi was currently in the First Dining Hall eating Hai Cen stir-fried noodles. As he was muttering to himself, a KOO-CHA KOO-CHA KOO-CHA sound approached from the distance...

A small train, following the main road built by the Road Repair Snails, pulled right up to the entrance of the First Dining Hall. Shouts rang out, and the area outside the Dining Hall immediately grew lively.

Wang Yi quickly finished his stir-fried noodles and went out to see Governor Wadu flying in circles in mid-air.

The little robot spotted Wang Yi and flew over excitedly, saying, "Master, Master, Wadu is here to report! By the way, Wadu found another hidden Treasure Chest on Mengbai Island and brought you back a blue Blind Box, one [Shadowless Flying Sword], one [Purple Light Flying Sword], and one [Green Snake Flying Sword]!"

As it spoke, a beam of light shot out from Wadu’s belly, and a blue Blind Box and three Treasure Swords wreathed in blue light materialized within it.

"I knew I could count on you! A professional Reconnaissance Soldier!"

Wang Yi was overjoyed. He finally had another Chaos Blind Box!

And the three Flying Swords were also good, blue-quality items. A Cultivator could use Spiritual Power for their Refinement and Spirit Communication, after which they could be used for Sword Control. Even for non-Cultivators, they were top-tier Treasure Swords when used as mundane weapons.

Just then, Pei Zhi hurried over and said, "Boss, I’ve brought back a batch of high-quality tea and silk. I got them from that young lady of the Zhao Family. She wants to build a warehouse and a few shops at the foot of Black Stone Mountain. I couldn’t make the decision, so I came to ask for your instructions!"

"A Player, through and through. Quick-witted." Wang Yi said, "Go back and mark out a plot of land for her. Just let her build. We’ll be the landlords and collect some rent."

"Understood!"

Pei Zhi cupped his hands and withdrew. Then, Pang Damao came over and said, "Boss, Lu Aqi and his Red Tiger Camp have been urgently recalled to King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion."

"Oh? Is that so?"

"Yes, apparently they left in a hurry last night! That Lu Aqi is seriously ill, but he was carried away on a stretcher. Also, over the past two days, I’ve encountered many ships and inquired with the traveling merchants and passengers on board. Word is that King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion is urgently mobilizing troops. The forces from the eighteen counties of the six commanderies in the Eastern Domain, as well as those along the riverbanks, have almost all been gathered at their Supervisor Camp."

As he spoke, Pang Damao took a sheepskin scroll from his robes. He unrolled it, revealing a map of the Golden Sparrow Country.

"This is a map of the Golden Sparrow Country that I purchased. The sphere of influence of King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion has been marked on it. Please take a look, Boss!"

Wang Yi looked at the map. It was covered in text annotations that detailed the extent of King Dongsheng’s influence—clearly Pang Damao’s handiwork.

’This kid’s not bad. He disappeared for a few days, and it turns out he went to gather intelligence on King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion.’

Wang Yi nodded. The fact that he took the initiative to gather information on King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion showed that Pang Damao was no ordinary person and possessed a certain degree of military awareness.

Pang Damao continued, "Boss, look here. King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion is right here, in Huashan County! His Supervisor Camp is roughly in this location. I couldn’t pinpoint it exactly, but I heard from others that there might be over one hundred thousand troops stationed there now."

Hearing this, Wang Yi said in a grave voice, "It seems King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion is planning something big. It’s probably not to deal with me, but I can’t let my guard down!"

After a moment of thought, Wang Yi said, "I’ll keep this map for now. You continue to follow up and gather more information on King Dongsheng’s Prince Mansion."

"Understood!"

Pang Damao bowed and retreated.

Wang Yi put away the map and chatted with the others for a while. Afterward, he went to the Toilet House, solemnly placed the blue Blind Box on the sink counter, cupped his hands, and bowed nine times. "Brother Tongzi," he said, "it’s time to look out for your bro! Give me a great treasure!"

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Ding! The One Box, Many Openings Talent has been activated. The current Chaos Blind Box is being opened. Calculating 9 opening results for you.

Ding! The Box Opening Enhancement Talent has been activated. Items will be enhanced.

1: Armor-Splitting Blade (Blue, Enhance +1)

2: Lord Experience Book (Green, Enhance +2)

3: Sensing Oil Lamp (Green, Enhance +3)

4: Large Money Pouch (Green, Enhance +4)

5: Skeleton Staff (Blue, Enhance +5)

6: Acceleration Scroll (Green, Enhance +6)

7: Blood Drop (Green, Enhance +7)

8: Highly Poisonous Pancakes (Green, Enhance +8)

9: Mobile Storm: Jade Dragon (Blue, Enhance +9)

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