Jack checked his current resource reserves:
- Soul Crystals: 566
- Mental Power: 3,914 points
- Material Essence: 1,769 portions
- Tier 1 gray zombie soul essence: 336 one-star, 25 two-star, 6 three-star
There weren't many soul crystals left, though there was a slight surplus of zombie soul essence. Jack wanted to increase Adventurer reception capacity as much as possible before the city opened. He decided to cash in 36 ordinary zombie soul essences, netting an average of 15 soul crystals each, and recouped 548 soul crystals through the trading market.
Immediately, he upgraded both the "Second Mercenary House" and the "Essence Altar" to Tier 2. This consumed another 1,000 soul crystals, 600 material essences, and 300 mental power.
Now, Miracle City had two Tier 2 mercenary houses, capable of recruiting a maximum of 60 Tier 2 mercenaries or up to 300 Tier 1 mercenaries at a 1:5 ratio. The Tier 2 Essence Altar was also highly practical. It increased Adventurer capacity by 30 and contract Adventurer slots by 50, and added the crucial function of recombining life souls.
With a Tier 2 Altar, life souls could be recombined or replaced at any time. Many contracted Adventurers urgently needed this function. Jack set a rule: each time a contract was renewed or a life soul recombined, the Adventurer must provide their own zombie soul essence and pay at least 100 contribution points as a ritual fee. This would allow him to harvest another wave of Adventurers and reclaim contribution points, ensuring the scarcity and value of Miracle City's contribution points.
Currently, 150 Adventurers could be contracted, but only 15 were contracted. Jack planned to release more slots today, doubling the number of contracted soldiers. This would create a lineup of 300 mercenaries, 30 contracted soldiers, plus a number of monster soldiers. Although the number wasn't large, he believed it would be enough to defend Blackwind Pass. After all, Miracle City's troop quality was quite good, sufficient to meet the challenge!
Defense was not enough. Jack needed to annihilate Gloomy City's main force and build more troops, a larger-scale army. However, his soul crystals were currently exhausted, and he couldn't release any more zombie soul essence. He could only wait for today's income to arrive before completing the final construction, ensuring that his strategic goals could be successfully achieved.
A few minutes later, Nancilia and the Gnome youth Arno received the Lord's summons. They arrived at a brand new territory building—the Adventurer Guild.
"Greetings, Lord!"
Both had already learned from Adventurers what had happened today. Miracle City's expedition had achieved a great victory, eliminating 328 Dark Kind Gnomes and even meeting Bloodthroat, the Lord of Gloomy Valley. A major decisive battle would take place tomorrow! This battle held significant meaning for Miracle City and would directly determine the fate of the entire Gloomy Valley.
Both were deeply shocked. Although they had witnessed the miraculous speed of Miracle City's development, they hadn't expected the speed and process of its rise to be so terrifying. The Gnome youth Arno was somewhat bewildered, merely adoring the Lord's power, as in his eyes, the Dark Kind Gnomes were simply the most vicious and terrifying creatures in the world.
Nancilia was different. She could more clearly realize the value of Lord Jack and Miracle City. If the Lord could take down Gloomy City in one fell swoop, it would strongly validate Miracle City's potential, almost proving that this was the most promising lawful Lord in the Eternal Night Great Forest!
"No need for formalities."
"You two have been in Miracle City for several days, and you've both worked very hard. I've seen it all, so I'm preparing to give you an opportunity…"
"Miracle City now has 20 awakening slots for alien Adventurers. I plan to bestow Adventurer status upon you, and you can choose whether to accept!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Arno and Nancilia were both stunned. Jack secretly observed their reactions, more precisely observing Nancilia, because Arno would undoubtedly accept.
As for Nancilia? This girl had been in Miracle City for some time; she should have already recognized Miracle City. Furthermore, at the end of the day, Nancilia was still just a young girl; if placed among long-lived High Elves, she would still be a minor. Nancilia had a strong curiosity and desire for exploration. These days, watching Adventurers play games in the Secret Realm Lobby, she must have been itching to try it herself.
If given the opportunity to participate personally, Jack believed that with her personality, she wouldn't refuse. After all, bestowing Adventurer status didn't mean being completely locked down and bound, so this was also Jack's test.
"Thank you for your grace, Lord!"
Arno fell to his knees and kowtowed several times. For him, this was a great opportunity that could change his destiny.
"Thank you, Lord!"
Nancilia only hesitated for a brief two seconds before choosing to accept. She wasn't very interested in the Adventurer cultivation system or abilities; what truly interested her was Miracle City's Secret Realm. I'm not just playing around… Only by personally experiencing Miracle City's Secret Realm can I more accurately assess the potential of this Underground City! Yes, that's it. Only by understanding the Underground City better can I make accurate judgments, and if I fully join the Underground City in the future, I can better assist the Lord! Nancilia comforted herself in this way.
The traditional cultivation system and the Adventurer system were completely different. Precisely because of this, the two could coexist without repulsion.
"Very good!"
Jack was very satisfied with this. He immediately held the awakening ceremony for the two. Awakening each alien person required 50 points of mental power. Without any surprises, both successfully awakened their Adventurer souls and officially became Tier 1 Adventurers. They would generate 5 points of mental energy daily, which Adventurers often referred to as stamina.
However, since they hadn't contracted a Tier 1 life soul, they couldn't upgrade, but Jack felt there was no need to rush; everything had a gradual process. Being promoted to Adventurers was already a great reward for them. If he were to also give them zombie soul essence for cultivation, that would be too deliberate.
Nancilia and Arno officially became Miracle City's first and second alien Adventurers. Although they also possessed the ability to adventure in the Secret Realm, there were still significant differences compared to human Adventurers. Alien Adventurers were exclusive to Miracle City. These Adventurers were few in number and did not occupy Underground City reception slots. Their bond with the territory was also deeper, forming a more stable foundation. After all, if Miracle City ceased to exist, both would completely lose their Adventurer souls and could no longer be Adventurers, nor could they join other Underground Cities.
Furthermore, human Adventurers had their own main world. If they died in the Chaos World, they could resurrect in their main world. This meant that human Adventurers could not, or rather, were very difficult to kill completely, whereas alien Adventurers originally belonged to the Chaos World, making them relatively more fragile. They could adventure in the Secret Realm, but if their physical body was killed, even if there were means of resurrection, the cost would be extremely high.
Half an hour later, Miracle City officially opened its gates. After a period of construction, the territory's population and Adventurer reception capacity had reached 670 people, yet it was still instantly full without any suspense. At least two to three thousand Adventurers were still queuing outside, unable to get in.
Fifty Adventurers stayed overnight. Although they had only rested for less than two hours, there was no fatigue on their faces; each was radiant and full of fighting spirit.
"Wow!"
"It's finally open!"
"These days feel like years!"
"Huh? Nancilia? Arno? Why do you two have the aura of Adventurer souls?"
Before long, an Adventurer noticed the change.
White Crane Hermit remarked, "It's not strange. Miracle City has already built the Guild. The Lord must already have a batch of slots for alien Adventurers."
Mandy added, "Amazing! I heard that the construction cost of the Adventurer Guild isn't low, and such building blueprints are quite precious and rare for new territories."
"This is good news!"
Feng Zhong Mian noted, "Alien Adventurers are exclusive to the Underground City. Although their numbers are small, they can stabilize the territory's foundation!"
Black Stone Hammer King agreed, "Good, very good. He's already developed alien Adventurers? Lord Jack truly has some skills!"
Luna Snow added, "I believe this is just the beginning. Once we take down Gloomy City, Miracle City's construction speed will reach a new level, and the number of territory citizens will increase tenfold, even a hundredfold!"
"Hahaha!"
"As expected of the Underground City we favored!"
"Miracle City's future will definitely get better and better, and we can develop here with peace of mind!"
The Adventurers had their own interests in mind, but all hoped that Miracle City would get better and better. Seeing the territory flourishing also made everyone feel more secure.
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