Su Ye looked at the sleeping Talys, not paying it much mind.
"Alright, you guys go play on your own, I have some things to do," Su Ye said with a smile to Lilith and the others.
Lilith and the others nodded, but before leaving, they all glanced at Talys, who had turned into a giant cocoon; after all, they felt a familiar power emanating from her body.
Or rather, it was their power.
This power originated from them. If it weren't for Su Ye, they would have killed Talys immediately. The reason was simple: she was stealing their power.
This was something absolutely forbidden.
After Lilith and the others left, Su Ye looked at his resources. He was a bit reluctant to use the Barracks Refresh Recruitment Card, and even more so for the barracks upgrade card.
For the Barracks Refresh Recruitment Card, the only suitable barracks at the moment were the Fallen Heaven Sanctuary and the Supreme Protocol, both of which were level 3 barracks, but there were too few of them.
As for the barracks upgrade card, Su Ye was even more hesitant to use it now. Upgrading barracks became increasingly difficult in the later stages, so using it now would undoubtedly be a waste.
"I'll wait a bit longer and see if I can use it before the novice period ends." Su Ye made his decision; he really couldn't bring himself to use it now.
However, the earlier the barracks were upgraded, the more troops could be recruited.
Thinking of this, Su Ye became conflicted again. He thought it would be more cost-effective to wait until the barracks level was higher, but using it now would mean recruiting more troop units every day.
"Damn it, there are still too few. If I had more, I wouldn't be so conflicted," Su Ye couldn't help but think.
Then, two resource cards appeared in Su Ye's hand: one high-grade wood resource card and one high-grade stone resource card.
"System, upgrade the territory," Su Ye's voice rang out.
[Ding: Do you wish to consume Wood x100, Stone x100, and origin crystal x10 to upgrade the territory?]
"Upgrade!"
As Su Ye's voice fell, a white light merged into his territory, and it began to expand at a rate visible to the naked eye.
It soon came to a stop.
[Ding: Your territory, Supreme Heaven, is currently Level 2. You may view its attributes yourself.]
Su Ye took a look. The materials required for the next territory upgrade were: Wood x200, Stone x200, and origin crystal x20!
[Ding: Do you wish to consume Wood x200, Stone x200, and origin crystal x20 to upgrade the territory?]
"Upgrade!"
The white light merged into Su Ye's territory once again, and it expanded visibly once more.
[Ding: Your territory, Supreme Heaven, is currently Level 3. You may view its attributes yourself.]
After hesitating for a moment, Su Ye decided not to upgrade further.
The territory should be sufficient for now. Su Ye checked the attributes.
Name: Supreme Heaven
Level: 3
Area: 1,200 meters in diameter
Buildings: Stone House lords mansion
wonders: innate spirit source lake (Advanced), Chaos Spring Eye (Unique), Wine Pool and Meat Forest (Relic), Hall of Valor (Unique), tower of eternity (Unique)
barracks: Fallen Heaven Sanctuary (God), Supreme Protocol (God), Origin Dragon Nest (God), Holy Sanctuary (God)
Warehouse: Wood x9,700, Stone x9,700!
Upgrade: Wood x300, Stone x300, origin crystal x30
...
"This should be about enough." Su Ye looked at his territory's panel; the diameter had surged by 200 meters. This was the diameter!!
"A level 3 territory should last for a few days." Su Ye thought as he looked at the Ancient Black Gold Dragons soaring in the sky. The problem with large-sized troops was that the territory had to be big.
It didn't necessarily have to be good, but it definitely had to be big. Otherwise, they wouldn't even have room to turn around. What would he do then?
The Ancient Black Gold Dragons that had reached the Bronze Rank were each about six to seven meters long and three to four meters high, quite a bit smaller than Pangilia.
But there were so many of them—thirty-nine, and more could be recruited tomorrow. He couldn't expect creatures like dragons to lie quietly in a pen like pigs, could he?
Would that even make sense?
As for the wood and stone in the warehouse, they were what remained after opening the high-level resource cards. Both the Advanced Wood and Stone Resource Cards contained ten thousand units of resources.
Three hundred had been used, and the rest couldn't be put back into the resource cards, so they could only be placed in the territory's warehouse.
Fortunately, the warehouse had also been upgraded, allowing for infinite storage of the same type of items. Otherwise, a 120-square-meter warehouse really wouldn't be able to hold so much stuff.
"That's about it. Today's tasks are considered complete." Su Ye stretched and walked to the edge of the Spirit Source Lake, watching the Fallen Angels and Original Sin Fallen Angels frolicking in the water.
"Lord God Emperor, come and play." A Lust Fallen Angel, flaunting her proud figure, stood up directly from the Spirit Source Lake and unabashedly invited Su Ye.
"You vixen, eat my staff!" Su Ye took off his clothes and jumped straight into the Spirit Source Lake.
Before Su Ye could even surface, he felt himself surrounded by a group of curvaceous and beautiful goddesses.
Su Ye began to enjoy himself.
Some sensible Fallen Angels went directly to the Wine Pool and Meat Forest to fetch delicious roasted meat and wine, bringing them to the lakeside.
Su Ye leaned against the edge of the lake, enjoying the "imported" delicacies.
As time passed, Su Ye kept an eye on the sleeping Talys.
The morning passed just like that.
A brilliant light rose directly within Su Ye's territory. Su Ye, who was enjoying a massage from a Holy Angel, looked up toward the source of the light.
"Talys!?" Su Ye looked toward the light; it was indeed Talys.
Su Ye got dressed and walked over.
Lilith, Ishtar, Pangilia, and Kaisha were all waiting there.
Besides them, the entire Gene Forbidden Army had also appeared, quietly waiting for the light to dissipate.
Su Ye looked at the pillar of light in front of him. Four symbols representing Lilith and the others all appeared on the pillar, then continuously intertwined and rotated before shattering.
Finally, they transformed into a spiral gene symbol that appeared upon the light.
The pillar of light shattered, and countless raindrops of light scattered across the world. Talys stood silently in place with her eyes closed.
Su Ye looked at Talys's attributes.
Name: Talys
Level: Bronze 1-Star
Talents: Lord of Genes, Void Engine
Skills: Original Sin Form, Fallen Heaven Form, Holy Form, Destruction Form, Ultimate Form!
Artifact: Final Armament!
Potential: Creation (Influenced by term, no upper limit!!)
...Some unnecessary things won't be written, like loyalty or faction; only things that haven't appeared before will be recorded...
Su Ye looked at Talys's attributes. It was ridiculous, truly beyond ridiculous. Her skills had gone from none to five, each representing one of the four genes she mastered, with an Ultimate Form on top of that.
The change in potential was also absurd. At least on the surface, it had gone from Origin directly to Creation. The specific upper limit was unknown, as it was influenced by the Infinite Evolution term.