Chapter 105 – The Power of Evolution Evolves Again

“Name?”

“Li Erniu.”

“Gender?”

“…Male.”

“Any special skills?”

At the simple refugee registration point in the Southern Living Area of Tianyuan Territory.

Several Imperial Guards who had removed their heavy full-body armor and were wearing only light clothing brought over steaming hot porridge mixed with some Vitality Spring Water, placing it beside the registration point.

Imperial Guard Commander Lu Liu was fully responsible for refugee reception, registration, introduction, and work arrangements.

This made the burly man who originally only knew how to fight sweat profusely from busyness, feeling that even charging into battle for three days and three nights would be easier than this job. Despite this, Lu Liu meticulously carried out the Lord’s tasks, conducting inquiries and registration with extreme seriousness and thoroughness, not missing any details.

Under the gaze of this powerful general who seemed to emit piercing divine light, the refugees were all obedient and well-behaved.

Even as night fell and bonfires illuminated the area, the territory residents were still busy working. They felt like they had endless energy in their bodies, full of excitement, yet also somewhat anxious.

Li Erniu was rather anxious.

He didn’t know if his blacksmithing skills would catch the Lord’s eye, and whether they could help the surviving villagers truly settle down here.

“If… if I could awaken supernatural power and possess a legendary class, I would definitely gain the Lord’s favor, right?”

But he ultimately failed to inherit any of his grandfather’s power, remaining just an ordinary person with some strength.

…

“Ordinary person?”

Mu Yuan opened the territory panel, where the civilian section already showed a number of “87”.

After clicking into it, he could clearly see information about these sworn residents.

「Shovel (Male)」

「Big Fish (Male)」

「Papaya (Female)」

「Li Daqiang (Male)」

But beyond this, there was no other information, indicating these residents were quite ordinary. The vast majority of residents were like this. If residents had special characteristics, such as classes, skills, or others, they would be displayed in their character information.

The previous carpenter had shown the notation “Proficient in Woodworking,” indicating his talent was recognized.

But compared to the current SR card, the carpenter was at best an N.

「Li Erniu (Male)」

「Skills: Blast Furnace Forging, Blast Furnace Enhancement, Dual Hammer Flurry.<Click to view details>」

According to the information description, the forging method could easily produce rare equipment as long as materials were sufficient.

But Li Erniu seemed to consider himself just an ordinary blacksmith.

The enhancement method was even more special – by using the Blacksmith building and consuming a certain amount of Soul Sand, equipment could be made sharper, more resilient, and harder, obtaining “+1”, “+2”, “+3” enhancement effects.

The enhancement limit for common equipment was “+3”.

The enhancement limit for rare equipment was “+6”.

Truly Enhancement Great Master Li Erniu!

However, enhancement had a failure probability – the higher the enhancement level, the greater the failure rate. Once failed, equipment would either suffer wear or shatter completely.

Mu Yuan: “…”

Where did Li Erniu learn this enhancement method from!”As long as the enhancement doesn’t exceed three levels, it should be roughly fine? This way, the cost in Soul Sand isn’t high, yet it significantly boosts the legion’s combat power—quite cost-effective.”

“No need to appear too eager; arrange for Li Erniu to work at the Blacksmith tomorrow.”

……

With the influx of dozens to a hundred civilians, Tianyuan Territory has become much livelier and can now produce some small items independently.

“If Blue Star and the Eternal World fully merge in the future, it will likely become difficult to procure supplies from the Real World. That means we must build Tianyuan Territory into a self-sufficient domain before the environment drastically changes.”

Regarding this, Mu Yuan just wants to say: Hurry up and send a culinary talent!

Right now, he has to return to Blue Star every day just to eat.

The food in the Eternal World?

Even the King of Hell would praise the dishes made by skeletons, but none of the other Awakened troops with self-awareness know how to cook. The settlers know a little, but only a little.

“Take it slow; sooner or later, we’ll recruit a few refugees who can cook. Who knows, we might even stumble upon a master chef one day.”

“However, as the number of refugees increases, Lu Liu and the others are finding it harder to manage.”

Thus, Mu Yuan revived the Remnant Soul procurement plan.

While purchasing Remnant Souls like Little Skeleton and Slimes, he also bought some common one-star ‘Militia’—the cheapest human troops available.

They can evolve into the two-star ‘Lancer’ and further into ‘Halberdier’ or ‘Great Halberdier’.

“Human troops handle internal affairs, responsible for patrols, security management, and some city defense duties.”

“Other main troops handle external matters, such as exploration, outpost deployment, and conquering territories.”

……

The next day,

Mu Yuan sat inside the Mage Tower, holding two Soul Crystals in his hands, inhaling wispy pure white energy that flowed through his limbs and bones.

He was cultivating.

After loading the ‘Dolai Template’ with Lord Power, even a blank-slate lord could absorb Soul Sand, slowly but steadily improving himself.

Once the template dissipated, the power derived from Dolai vanished without a trace, but the basic stat gains from absorbing Soul Sand remained.

This is just one of the many wonders of Lord Power.

Lord Power: From Beginner to Standing Above the Heavens

After concluding his daily cultivation, which left him feeling refreshed in body and mind, Lord Mu opened the panel.

「Tianyuan Territory」

「Civilians: 123 people」

「Troops: …<scroll down to open>」

——

「Skeleton Series: 530 units」

An increase of 279 skeletons compared to before, sourced from Skull Graveyard recruitment, remnants after the Death Legion’s end, and external purchases.

Aside from Little Skeleton and Deadbone, there are ‘Skeleton General ×10’, ‘Skeleton Warrior ×130’, and ‘Skeleton Soldier ×100’. The numbers at each tier haven’t changed much, but the Evolution Points for the Skeleton Series have accumulated to 560 units. A bit more, and Deadbone can advance further.

「Slime Series: 150 units」

No changes in the numbers at each tier; they are fully focused on accumulation, with Evolution Points stored at 320 units.

「Wandering Soul Series: 125 units」

Evolved into 12 Wraiths and 55 Specters.

Sentinels, Archers, and War Falcons haven’t changed much overall, with only a few more rare individuals evolved.

The fourth main force, the Treant Series, remains unchanged in number.

Most stay within the forest, with a few rooted in the South District, closer to the Treant Forest, where they can also benefit from its effects.The third type of troop in the patrol corps, ‘Militia’, had just been recruited, with a current count of 30.

Mu Yuan didn’t expect these militiamen to be particularly strong, but as long as they evolved to the Halberdier stage, even at level one or two, they would naturally awaken their intelligence. This way, under Lu Liu’s command, they could handle some simple patrol duties.

The Remnant Souls of militiamen, being cheap and easy to obtain, were much simpler to purchase.

It might not be long before a high-tier troop above ‘Great Halberdier’ would emerge.

Surpassing both Lu Liu and Seventeen in one fell swoop.

Just as he thought this, he noticed the militiamen descending from the Lord Altar emitting faint ‘+0.01’ indicators, resonating subtly with the Sharpshooter on the distant watchtower and the patrolling Imperial Guard nearby.

Mu Yuan sensed something.

He focused his mind, and when his Mental Energy reached its peak, the intangible, formless Evolution Points transformed in his vision into clusters of light in varying colors, each swirling with indistinct, blurry shadows.

The total number of light clusters was “eight,” representing the evolutionary forces of the eight troop types.

At that moment, as his thoughts expanded—and likely because certain prerequisites were met—three of the light clusters began to slowly merge.

「Militia Evolution Point」

「Sentry Evolution Point」

「Archer Evolution Point」

The three blurred together and, after a few breaths, coalesced into a more radiant light cluster, within which shadowy figures flickered like the masses of the mortal world.

「Human Race Evolution Point: 13.56」

The total points were precisely the sum of the previous three.

Lord Mu understood. Without leaving the Mage Tower, he followed an instinctive impulse and pointed into the distance at an archer, a sentry, and a militiaman.

The next moment,

11 units of Human Race Evolution Points were deducted, and the three troop types began to ascend in a brilliant white light, as if touched by an Immortal.

One chapter for now, two more tomorrow morning (:з」∠)

(End of Chapter)