Bloodthroat was not weak. He was equivalent to a second-tier three-star monster. Lord Jack's strongest Flame Thrower Tracker, at only second-tier two-star strength, would have no advantage in a one-on-one fight if attribute counter factors were disregarded. But the entire battle went unexpectedly smoothly. This was entirely thanks to the specialty equipment from the Miracle City Secret Realm.
Automatic rifles were already weapons never before seen by the Dark Kind or even in this world. Moreover, they had the boost of 'Infinite Ammo.' This battle was a complete dimensionality reduction strike by Miracle City against Gloomy City!
The battle ended. Lord Jack conducted a statistical analysis. Human casualties were not small either. Out of the three hundred sixty mercenaries, as many as one hundred forty-eight were lost, and the number of contract soldiers killed in action was nearly half. Additionally, about 450 points of mental power were consumed to provide firepower for the riflemen.
Although the consumption was not low, Bloodthroat's side was completely annihilated. 816 Gloomy City Dark Kind were wiped out in one fell swoop. Whether in terms of battle damage ratio, revenue-cost ratio, or strategic value, it was a huge profit.
Black Stone Hammer King volunteered, "Lord, let's strike while the iron is hot and take down Gloomy City in one go!"
"That would be wonderful!"
"Let's kill until blood flows like a river!"
All the Adventurers wanted to achieve success in one battle.
"No rush, let's first consolidate the results of this battle. Today is not the time to capture Gloomy City."
Lord Jack did not get carried away. He considered three reasons.
Firstly, Gloomy City is a city after all. Even though most of its main force has been eliminated, there are still at least three to four hundred combatants, which is still a force that cannot be ignored. This troop itself is not a concern. But Gloomy City is a city with complete defensive facilities. With a few hundred Dark Goblins holding out relying on barriers, arrow towers, and various traps, it's really not certain that they could be breached with the current manpower.
Secondly, Lord Jack knows that Gloomy City not only has Dark Kind but also thousands of neutral races enslaved by the Gloomy race. These are also very important resources, and what Miracle City lacks most currently is population resources. But the Dark Kind are not stupid. They would not let the human race benefit from their population resources. Therefore, once the Dark Kind fall into a disadvantage in battle, and Lord Jack's territory cannot achieve a quick and overwhelming victory, they will definitely resort to desperate measures, frantically slaughtering these servants. In this way, even if the city is breached, the gains obtained will be greatly reduced.
Thirdly, the fruits of victory from this battle are already abundant enough, and the Dark races have a strong resurrection ability that must be guarded against. To avoid creating complications, all corpses and remains, including Bloodthroat's, must be destroyed quickly. This requires time. Attacking Gloomy City is too late.
The Adventurers felt a bit disappointed, but they also felt it made sense. Anyway, this city is already within reach, and there's no difference between taking it a day earlier or a day later.
Everyone got busy. A total of over 2,420 pieces of equipment were collected. Among them, one piece of equipment obtained from Bloodthroat caught Lord Jack's attention.
**[Ring of Shelter]** (Rare Equipment), Equipment Boost 5%, White Medium Quality... Attached Skill: Shield of Shelter.
Good stuff! It's White quality equipment. And it's Rare White equipment. This ring has a very good skill.
**[Shield of Shelter]**, consumes 5 mental power, instantly summons a shield that can withstand 200 points of damage, duration is 30 seconds, can consume an additional 1 mental power per second to replenish 50 shield points.
Good stuff. Modify it in the Artifact Refining Tower. Then this ring can be used. Under normal circumstances, the Lord himself does not leave the main city. Lord Jack rarely faces real danger, but having an extra layer of protection is never a bad thing.
As for the equipment captured in this battle? Lord Jack conducted a rough screening, took out one-third of it, and stored it in the territory's warehouse. This portion. The quality is decent. Waiting for the Artifact Refining Tower to be activated. They will all become valuable raw materials.
Tank Zombie already has considerable attack power and defense, if it is then refined a set of armor and crafted a spiked club, its combat power would surely increase by several orders of magnitude?
Of course, not all equipment has modification value. The cost of modifying some trash equipment might be more expensive than the equipment itself. There's nothing to say about this part, it should be decomposed immediately and converted into material essence.
A total of over three thousand four hundred portions of essence were obtained.
**[You burned the Dark Kind corpse, soul crystal +100!]**
**[You burned the Dark Kind corpse, soul crystal +3!]**
**[You burned the Dark Kind corpse, soul crystal +6!]**
The Incinerator worked overtime. Burning all the Dark Kind. Another 2,210 soul crystals were earned. The soul crystal and material gains from this battle were substantial.
It was getting late now, so Lord Jack officially withdrew his troops and led his subordinates back in triumph.
"Bloodthroat is dead?" Upon learning the battle results, the citizens of Miracle City were all overjoyed. This extremely powerful Dark Goblin had ruled Gloomy Valley with cruel methods for decades, and all the indigenous people living nearby were filled with fear towards him. Now, he's just dead like that. How could it not be a pleasant surprise?
Nancilia was even rooted to the spot, unable to believe it. Although she believed Lord Jack's potential would definitely allow him to defeat Bloodthroat, she never expected this day to come so quickly. With only over three hundred troops, they managed to completely annihilate over eight hundred combatants, including Bloodthroat! Not a single living soul from Gloomy City was left throughout the entire battle, which completely overturned Nancilia's understanding and imagination.
This was not a great victory. It was an overwhelming, comprehensive victory. It wasn't a small win, a medium win, or a big win, but a complete landslide! Although the remaining troops and time in Miracle City were not sufficient to immediately capture Gloomy City, the identity of the ruler of Gloomy Valley had undoubtedly changed hands.
After this battle, Lord Jack completed his expansion. He is now the Lord of Gloomy Valley. Nancilia no longer had any doubts. This was the variable she was looking for! There could be no new force with more potential than Lord Jack in the Eternal Night Great Forest. If there was a force here that could contend against the Eternal Night Dragon King, it would be none other than Miracle City.
Nancilia's mind was made up. She decided to develop and take root in the territory, first gaining the Lord's trust, and then at the appropriate time, reveal her intentions to him, assisting Miracle City's growth to become the largest force in the Eternal Night Great Forest.
After Lord Jack returned to the territory, he carried out some more construction in the territory. He built the Artifact Refining Tower and upgraded the Secret Realm Lobby. Upgrading the Secret Realm Lobby consumed a lot of resources, but the second-tier Secret Realm could not only increase the Adventurer reception capacity by 120 but also increase the Secret Realm Crystal limit from 100 to 500. This is equivalent to expanding the scale of the 'internet cafe' five times. The upper limit has increased. It's more convenient to harvest 'leeks' (referring to players/adventurers).
When he saw that there were still some resources left in his hand, Lord Jack continued to build the second and third Soldier's House. Each first-tier Soldier's House can provide 10 resurrections for the territory's contract soldiers. Now the territory has 3 Soldier's House, which can cumulatively resurrect 30 people, enough to enhance overall military strength.
After this operation, mental power remained at just over five thousand. Soul crystal and material reserves were nearing depletion. And Miracle City's Adventurer reception capacity increased to 900 people.
"Very good!" Lord Jack was very satisfied with this monetization of resources. Every battle, every income, and every round of construction is meaningful. The territory is constantly developing. And the larger the scale, the more income!
And he had nothing to worry about at this moment. After all, there was nothing in Gloomy Valley that could pose a threat anymore.
Lord Jack decisively upgraded! Mental Power -5000!
**[Ding, upgrade successful, Sea of Inspiration awakening count +1!]**
After breaking through to the third tier, lifespan directly increased by over a hundred years. Lord Jack will possess the ability to craft third-tier cores, third-tier buildings, and recruit third-tier units.
Of course, given the current development of the territory, third-tier facilities and units are still too far away. What Lord Jack is most looking forward to at the moment is undoubtedly the second awakening of the Sea of Inspiration.
Without hesitation, Lord Jack activated the Sea of Inspiration. The Crystallization of Inspiration to be activated this time is very important. And this will lay the foundation for the overall style and content of the second Secret Realm.
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