Chapter 37: Civil Decree and Vacant Building Slot
Based on Wu Yuan’s estimation, if a gray Village-Founding Stone had the upgrade feedback attribute, the newly established territory would start at Lv.1, with the first upgrade providing only 2-3 points of spiritual energy.
A white stone at Lv.2 would grant 5 points.
His azure stone, however, was the first of its kind to exhibit this attribute, doubling the reward—hence the Lv.3 feedback.
From what he knew, 1 point of spiritual energy could condense into 10 points of blood qi, and an ordinary person only needed to accumulate 100 points of blood qi to step into the Flesh-Tempering Realm.
He had initially hesitated about using slaves as his first batch of citizens. While he had thods to ensure their loyalty, their lack of cultivation would slow the territory’s growth and rise to power.
But now, with this unexpected attribute, his concerns vanished. Slaves would indeed be the safest choice for the initial population.
Of course, he still planned to recruit non-slave citizens—such as the refugees from Huifeng Town, whom he had long considered. But having a core force of absolutely loyal followers was essential for stability, a pillar supporting his foundation.
His gaze swept the wooden cabin, but the Cloud-Scaling Vine was nowhere in sight.
He wasn’t worried. Through his territory sense, he knew the little guy’s roots were beneath the cabin—it simply preferred staying outside, its vines stretching along the energy veins beyond the walls.
Thanks to the territory’s establishnt, the vine had gained trendous benefits.
It had evolved from a first-grade, peak-tier spiritual plant to a second-grade, peak-tier one. Its vines now stretched ten ters long, as thick as a child’s arm, and even its little green flower had grown larger, sprouting an extra layer of petals.
The mont Wu Yuan stepped toward the door, the vine slithered over like an affectionate puppy, rubbing against his clothes and body.
He stroked its vines in return, soothing it.
After a brief interaction, he connected his mind to the foundation stone to claim his rewards.
Two Star-Source Buildings and one Population Edict.
The rewards weren’t customizable—they were randomly drawn.
A faint shimr in the air, and two miniature structures, slightly larger than the courier station model he’d seen before, materialized before him, glittering with starlight.
Beside them floated a palm-sized, purple tal token.
Wu Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly at the sight of the two buildings. One looked vaguely familiar—sothing from his dream mories, though the details were hazy.
The purple edict, however, was no mystery to him—though its appearance surprised him.
Purple edicts had another na: “Salvation Edicts.”
Logically, this shouldn’t have been a reward for him yet. In his dream mories, the first Salvation Edict had only appeared ten years later.
Population Edicts, as the na suggested, were recruitnt licenses for ordinary people—not natives of the Tianyuan World, but inhabitants of the countless lesser dinsions and minor worlds attached to it.
A Salvation Edict opened a portal to another world, where a group of people awaited rescue.
It didn’t take a genius to guess that such a world would be dangerous—why else would they need saving?
Experience told him this reward wasn’t random. It was a recognition of his strength.
That made sense. The edict’s early appearance was tied to his cultivation level.
While most Earth transmigrators had barely adapted to the Tianyuan World in under thirty days, Wu Yuan had already reached a realm many wouldn’t achieve in thirty years. His lead was so vast that the edict had arrived a decade ahead of schedule.
Not all edicts were the sa.
Based on importance, they were categorized as:
Migration Edicts (common)
Recruitnt Edicts (common)
Plunder Edicts (rare)
Salvation Edicts (rare)
There was no strict hierarchy, but the latter two were far harder to obtain.
For new lords, recruiting citizens was extrely difficult. Unlike in gas, there was no “population refresh” chanic—people didn’t magically appear to join a fledgling territory.
Thus, edicts beca the primary ans of gaining citizens, making them priceless to lords.
Even the most common edicts were hard to acquire.
Ordinary lords had no way to earn them as rewards like Wu Yuan just had.
In fact, though dozens had already established territories before him, not a single one had obtained even a basic Recruitnt or Migration Edict.
Many were struggling over whether to use Earth transmigrators as citizens.
But Earthlings ca with serious drawbacks.
Their biggest flaw? Logging out.
When they “went offline,” they couldn’t return imdiately—there was a cooldown of at least one Earth day, which translated to ten Tianyuan days.
So lords, desperate for progress, had taken the gamble, recruiting Earthlings as citizens and rotating them to minimize downti.
But their nightmares were just beginning.
People from a technology-dependent world were far less adaptable than natives of non-technological worlds—let alone Tianyuan’s own inhabitants.
In a realm where manual labor was essential, Earthlings’ lack of basic skills, low tolerance for repetitive tasks, and general inefficiency would severely hinder territory developnt.
But Wu Yuan set aside the edict for now.
He wasn’t in a hurry to use it—he had other options for population growth.
Turning to the two Star-Source Buildings, he fell into thought.
The vaguely familiar one resembled a lighthouse. After a mont, he recalled: it was likely a Yuan-Regulating Pagoda, a structure used to control terrestrial energy veins.
These were typically only seen in city-level territories, where they helped reclaim land for farming, dramatically boosting crop yields.
Semi-independent, they still relied on the territory core for energy and couldn’t be placed too far away.
Even a basic-level pagoda could cover a 100-ter radius (about 47 acres).
At Lv.2, the range doubled to 188 acres.
This was an incredibly powerful Star-Source Building.
By adjusting terrestrial energy, it could transform barren wasteland into fertile fields, even spirit-enriched soil—a vital supplent to spiritual farms for cities with populations in the hundreds of millions.
It also slightly accelerated crop growth within its range (up to 20%, stackable with other buffs).
The pagoda’s appearance was a pleasant surprise, but it disrupted his plans.
He hadn’t intended for Xianteng Village to beco an agricultural hub.
Honestly, he’d have preferred two ordinary buildings—sothing he could deploy imdiately to speed up developnt.
Now, things looked complicated.
Xianteng Village had 18 energy nodes, but a Lv.1 Wild Camp could only utilize three.
Whether constructing custom buildings or placing Star-Source structures, exceeding this limit would overload the core, risking collapse.
Of the three slots, only one was typically reserved for Star-Source Buildings.
If he placed the Yuan-Regulating Pagoda, he wouldn’t be able to deploy the other reward—the core’s energy output was insufficient.
Even with the minor secondary energy vein doubling the local energy density, supporting two Star-Source Buildings simultaneously was impossible unless the vein or territory upgraded.
Though the pagoda was semi-independent, it still needed an aerial energy link to the core.
This was why Wu Yuan found this powerful building sowhat awkward at this stage.
Of course, this was just greed talking.
Most lords would kill for even one Star-Source Building—he’d gotten two effortlessly. Complaining further would be tempting fate.
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