novelraw Chapter 957 222:
Chapter 957 222:
As the number of power engines in the territory increased, making the territory more prosperous and powerful, many things became easy to forget.
Fortunately, Lin Rui's Wisdom Value is extremely high; he clearly remembers all the traits of [War Machine: Taboo Object of the Mechanicum: STC005: Dark Angel].
Every cycle, an Elite-level platoon enters.
If the entry is insufficient, civilians are randomly selected from the territory to be slaughtered on the Dark Dead End.
This trait can actually be rewritten by Wutong.
Wutong had once rewritten the effect of a Taboo Object.
But Lin Rui didn't choose to let Wutong take action this time.
For one, he didn't want to rely on Wutong for everything, and secondly, he felt that this Taboo Object trait wouldn't affect him.
Every cycle involves a platoon, and in a year, that's 52 cycles, only five battalions.
Even in ten years, it's only five divisions; the territory can easily overcome it.
The current forces seem unlikely to endure for a century, but the territory has abundant buildings, be it Recruitment Scrolls, Combat Priestesses from Heilv Castle, summons from the Devil's Golden Balance, or captives from the Ogre Kingdom's camps, all providing ample soldiers.
The key is Lin Rui also has three Building Plans for [Catastrophe-level Barracks: Celestial Punishment Fear Knight].
[Celestial Punishment Fear Knight: Barracks Building Plan]
[With faith as armor, devotion as a shield, and purity as a sword. What's more important is that we purify all worldly evil. Our Words and Laws Follow, causing demons to shrink back in fear. Even if I face the enemy barehanded, my heart shows no trace of fear, for I know humanity's light guides and protects me.]
[Celestial Punishment Fear Knights are specialized demon-fighting units, operating from specially modified Space Airships across the empire, ensuring any demon that dares to show its face is utterly obliterated. All members are Spiritweavers, having undergone rigorous Spiritual Training and equipped with various special Spiritual Weapons; they can sweep the battlefield with high-speed Explosive Bomb Guns or casually throw Spiritual Lightning and Flame Storms.]
[Upon completion, Elite-level civilians can be transformed into Catastrophe-level Celestial Punishment Fear Knights. Training time: 4 cycles. Training cost: Tier Five Spiritual Gem*10, Spirit Crystal Coin*100000, Mithril*100000, Vibranium*100000]
[Construction requirements: Subordinate towns of the empire (necessary condition·red), Vibranium*10000000, Mithril*10000000, Timber*1000000000, Stone*1000000000, Iron Ore*1000000000. Construction time: 3600 hours/100 artisans]
[After successful construction, Chaos Corrosion Resistance for all civilians +10, Melee Weapon Damage +10]
This Catastrophe-level Barracks is truly not expensive; both Mithril and Vibranium only require 10 million units for construction costs, and as for the timber, stone, iron ore, etc., Lin Rui hasn't even counted them; such basic resources are abundant for him now.
The resource packs he obtained in Plane Wars are also numerous, totaling several million, providing plenty of basic materials once opened, so there's no lack.
Building these three barracks is indeed straightforward.
But the training cost still caught Lin Rui's attention.
Training one Catastrophe-level Celestial Punishment Fear Knight requires 100,000 resources in Spirit Crystal Coins, Mithril, and Vibranium.
This seems not much, but Lin Rui is deeply impressed by troop types costing ten thousand Spirit Crystal Coins.
Initially, when he participated in a Plane trade with the Lusen Chamber of Commerce for the first time, they spent ten thousand Spirit Crystal Coins on a Tier Three Green Dragon Wyrmling as a foundation for nurturing.
But that was just a Heroic Spirit-level soldier!
Whereas Lin Rui has Catastrophe-level soldiers here!
The difference is three tiers!
Beyond Catastrophe-level is Epic-level.
In other territories, this step is extremely difficult, requiring hundreds or thousands of years to find success. But in the Golden Pansy Domain, this is a straightforward task.
A civilian can first train to be a Catastrophe-level Celestial Punishment Knight, then enter the Holy Grail Champion Divine Hall, complete the Path of the Holy Grail, and become an Epic-level Holy Grail Knight.
Then, they can pledge to join the Golden Pansy Knight Order, gaining tier +1 from the Knight Order trait, transforming into a Legendary-level Knight.
Therefore, Lin Rui doesn't waste energy focusing on the traits of Celestial Punishment Fear Knights; it's all just a transitional phase.
Yet when the quantitative change reaches a certain point, a qualitative change begins.
Transitioning a civilian requires ten thousand Spirit Crystal Coins, meaning one thousand civilians need one billion Spirit Crystal Coins.
This implies a battalion requires a total of one billion two hundred million Spirit Crystal Coins, and to satisfy the [War Machine: Taboo Object of the Mechanicum: STC005: Dark Angel]'s demands, six billion Spirit Crystal Coins are needed in just one year.
The first input of Territorial Essence triggers a historically significant trait, likely not less than a ten-year cycle. So Lin Rui has to prepare 60 billion in funds!
Currently, the only potential issue is the quantity of Elite-level civilians might not be abundant.
At least before inputting Territorial Essence, the territory doesn't have any unclassified Elite-level civilians.
Thinking this through, Lin Rui then searches in the Wizard's Plane to see if they sell any building plans for various academies.
[Imperial High-level Academy Elite Talent Reserve Scroll] Lin Rui once obtained had yielded Elite-level talents.
Since the empire can cultivate unclassified elites, Lin Rui senses the Wizard Academy could as well.
But after searching around, Lin Rui discovers that the Wizard World indeed doesn't lack academy plans, known for academies and knowledge, they certainly have academy building plans.