Chapter 616.5: Extraordinary Feat - Heart of Order
The purpose of this was naturally to enhance the modified Warriors' resistance to mental and spiritual attacks.
However, Matthew was not doing this as a mere 'fool's errand.'
The prerequisite for surgical modification was to make them genuinely accept Bay Territory's order from the bottom of their hearts, and through this ritual, that belief and concept were strengthened.
As long as Bay Territory continued to operate smoothly and maintain good order.
They would accept it wholeheartedly.
If one day, the order of Bay Territory was disrupted.
They would do everything in their power to protect it.
If Bay Territory were ever destroyed or lost its order forever.
They would seek out another place of hope and rebuild a new orderly home.
Bay Territory could be destroyed, but it would never truly disappear.
Once the seeds of order were sown, they would burn eternally, radiating brilliant light and heat.
Of course, Matthew would do everything in his power to ensure the first two scenarios.
Watching Famir's gradually stabilizing state, a touch of emotion flashed in Matthew's eyes.
"As expected, the stronger the recognition and loyalty towards Bay Territory, the greater the chance of success."
Before Famir, very few elves could successfully complete the surgery and achieve what Matthew desired.
Famir, who understood Bay Territory better, had unknowingly gained this blessing as well.
Thus, she successfully completed the modification and reaped the rewards of surpassing her own limits.
"Modification completed: Perception +2, Intelligence +1."
"Acquired Extraordinary Feat - Heart of Order."
"Heart of Order LV1: Perception +2, Intelligence +1, Willpower +2, Mind Defense +4, reduces the destructive effects of Mind and Thought spells by 30%."
The appearance of Heart of Order symbolized that Famir had successfully passed the sixth surgical modification.
Its impact on her combat ability was not particularly strong.
However, it allowed Famir to understand herself more clearly and maximize her combat potential in crucial battles.
Matthew understood very well that in future battles, when facing terrifying and dangerous enemies, combat willpower and mindset are no less important than physical strength, and sometimes even more so.
Now, the appearance of Heart of Order enabled many individuals in Bay Territory to break through their qualification limits.
A breakthrough in thought and mindset could shatter the shackles and barriers of the body.
However, obtaining this Extraordinary Feat was nearly impossible for ordinary people.
Even for the modified Warriors, they had to meet several crucial prerequisites.
Extraordinary Self-Healing LV2.
Without sufficient healing capabilities, even with the supply of Life Essence, they would bleed out and die from the pain.
Advanced Feat - Mental Shield LV1.
To resist possible insane thoughts and maintain their true self.
Not everything that appears is guaranteed to develop positively.
Past corrections could resurface at any time.
Advanced Feat - Steadfast Will LV1.
Without a strong enough willpower and a determined mindset, they might not even withstand the impact of the pain.
Besides these multiple physical prerequisites.
Material guarantees for the modification were also extremely important.
Invaluable Life Essence to continually sustain their life.
Highly precise and rare magical instruments.
Specially designed to replace digital displays, monitoring the experimenter's physical condition and applying various remedies and methods in real-time.
Matthew never confined himself to repetitive mechanical tasks; he would always find ways to replace them with mechanized solutions.
Matthew had a very clear vision.
This level of modification technology should be introduced to more talented individuals for improvements and further optimization.
Only through continuous progress and revisions could it always remain adaptive and ahead of its time.
Matthew had already begun preparations to delegate some of the basic modification tasks to the staff of Bay Territory.
At the same time, Matthew was also preparing to build various auxiliary modification machines.
These machines could reduce the difficulty of modifications, lower mortality rates, and improve the effectiveness and stability of the procedures.
In the future, more and more modified Warriors would continuously join the combat sequences of Bay Territory, becoming a nightmare for all enemies.
Beside him, Annie, Yaya, Elona, and Liana silently watched Famir as she returned to a calm state.
They carefully inspected her physical condition, meticulously researching and examining to accumulate experience.
Matthew called in another gray elf modified Warrior from the Ruins Outpost to begin the next phase of surgery.
Danger was approaching, and Bay Territory had to be prepared in advance!
"Roar...!"
Sharp, shrieking roars spread in all directions amidst waves of furious howls.
Swarms of zombie monsters frantically chased after fleeing humans.
They had no consciousness or thoughts, only an insatiable desire to kill and devour.
The cavalry patrolling the border quickly discovered the traces of these zombies.
They immediately split up, sending messages to the defensive fortresses and outposts along the border.
At the same time, they worked hard to delay the zombie monsters, helping the fleeing civilians survive.
The news of zombie monsters reappearing at the empire's border quickly stirred up a massive commotion throughout the Netheril Empire.
Even the most negligent lords and nobles understood the terror and danger of these zombie monsters.
Once again, they launched a hunt for the Eternal Life Church and began inspecting their territories.
This was mainly to ensure that one night, while sleeping soundly, they wouldn't have their heads bitten off by a zombified relative or citizen.
Fear of death was the primary motivation behind their rigorous inspections and purges.
Some of the more foolish lords had already died during previous crises and never made it this far.
When Matthew read this news in the Arcane Report, he immediately realized that Bay Territory still had considerable gaps and weaknesses in intelligence gathering.
Therefore, after discussions with the senior management team, Bay Territory allocated millions of gold coins to establish informants and spies in various regions across the Northern Continent.
Matthew shared some of the methods and techniques from his memory with Freya, who would first conduct trials and adjustments before expanding their scale.
Facing yet another wave of zombie monster invasions.
Panic erupted across the entire Netheril Empire.
No one wanted their home to turn into a living nightmare.
The Eastern Province and Blood Moon City, which had suffered greatly before, naturally, they became very attentive to how to defend against the zombie monsters and began actively preparing and responding.
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However, what made Bay Territory even more alert.
Were the increasingly noticeable movements of the surrounding forces.
The Cole Elven Army in front of the Rocky Mountains had already begun full-scale training.
After a year of mutual slaughter, the orc army, now extremely short on supplies, had also begun gathering around the outskirts of Blood Castle.
The Wokou pirates, who had redeployed a large number of manpower and completed modifications to part of their magical warships.
Were now glaring covetously at the island regions occupied by Bay Territory.
Even the barbarian troops blocked by the Silvermoon River had started transporting siege machinery that clearly wasn't of their own making, preparing to attack the fortresses and defenses constructed by Bay Territory.
The pressure from multiple sides would only grow stronger as time passed.
While completing the strengthening of the modified Warriors, Matthew continued to study and improve the production process of the sixth surgery.
Matthew still needed time, and so did Bay Territory!
"So much meat to be dried and brewed?"
"No, they will be transported to the newly established canning factory, processed and preserved as canned meat."
"Aren't these cans going to be sold?"
"Why sell them? These things are being stored as strategic materials, to be used only at critical moments."
"I see, just like the batch of Vitality Potions produced before..."
"Exactly, that's the real valuable stuff."
Bay Territory's factories began running at full speed, and the workers were kept endlessly busy.
In the past, they would usually just be notified of their work.
But as Matthew worked to enhance the influence of the Heart of Order and create better preparation conditions.
Bay Territory also started to disclose information about the enemies and crises surrounding it.
The purpose of this was to instill a sense of pressure in everyone in the territory.
Everyone was far from being able to rest easy; hard work was still necessary.
At the same time, this also served as a major 'training' for everyone in the territory.
Who is the number one enemy of the territory!
Who are the accomplices of the enemies!
Once the enemies and targets were clearly identified, everyone's work efficiency and motivation increased significantly.
Apart from the arrangements and preparations for livelihood and production.
The preparations and training of Bay Territory's army were also being intensified.
Various simulation experiments and numerous combat training sessions.
This constantly honed everyone's psychological readiness, so that when real battles came, they would not be confused or helpless.
Various new weapons and equipment also quietly completed their deployment among all soldiers, riding on this momentum.
The ever-expanding Bay Territory, consuming populations and resources, was sharpening its fangs and grinding its blades!
Who would be the pigs and sheep for slaughter?