The blueprint dropped by the Iron-backed Azure Wolf King looked ancient, with a grayish-yellow hue.
It was square-shaped, creased with many folds, and about the size of two palms.
It seemed ordinary, with no special features.
However, when Xiao Mo chose to appraise it immediately,
a faint blue light suddenly appeared, enveloping the entire blueprint.
This was the light of appraisal, one of the basic skills possessed by every lord.
Known basic skills included gathering, decomposition, mining, logging, planting, and appraisal, among others.
Basic skills were not displayed in a lord's personal information; they were hidden skills.
As hidden skills, lords had to discover them according to their needs.
Although everything happening here was very similar to strategy simulation and conquest games on Earth, it was not a game but a real world.
Xiao Mo stared intently at the blue light, rubbing his hands.
"I wonder what type of blueprint this is."
"What is its quality?"
Xiao Mo's heart was filled with anticipation, even a little excitement.
After all, this was the first blueprint he had dropped.
It dropped from an eighth-tier peak commander-level Iron-backed Azure Wolf King, so it was highly likely to be of high quality.
But if his luck was bad,
it was not impossible for it to be appraised as a low-tier blueprint, or even something useless.
It took a full ten minutes for the faint blue light to gradually disappear.
The seemingly ordinary blueprint then revealed its true appearance.
Its shape had not changed much,
but the folds on the blueprint had transformed into profound runes.
Faint golden light flowed over the runes, making them look incredibly divine.
Much text had also appeared on the previously blank blueprint.
[High-level Building Blueprint—Immortal Demon Sanctuary]
[The Immortal Demon Sanctuary is an exclusive sanctuary for lords, housing the lord's statue for the territory's troops and residents to worship.]
[First Function: Increases the loyalty of creatures within the territory's influence to the lord.]
[Second Function: Increases the attack and defense of the territory's troops by twenty percent, and increases the productivity of the territory's residents by ten percent.]
[Third Function: As the lord's strength increases, it accelerates the lord's collection of faith power to varying degrees.]
[Construction Requirements: 50,000 units of wood, 20,000 units of stone, 5,000 units of refined iron.]
Immortal Demon Sanctuary!
Xiao Mo's face was beaming with excitement.
"It seems my luck has always been good!"
"This is the first blueprint I've appraised, and it's a high-level building blueprint!"
What intrigued Xiao Mo even more were the three additional functions of the Immortal Demon Sanctuary.
The first function might seem useless to him now, but it would be different in the future.
Currently, the only creatures within the territory's influence were the Immortal Demon Squad.
As for the monsters, they had all been wiped out by the Immortal Demon Squad.
The loyalty of the Immortal Demon Squad needed no improvement; they were always loyal and fervent.
However, as the territory's influence expanded, and his fame and cohesion increased, many people would come to seek refuge and settle down.
At that time, the first function would be of great use.
The second function increased the territory's troops' attack and defense by twenty percent, and residents' productivity by ten percent.
This function was quite incredible.
Because it was a comprehensive boost, encompassing all troops.
And what did twenty percent increased attack and defense mean?
It meant that the combat power of all troops increased by one-fifth out of nowhere.
It could also increase residents' productivity by ten percent.
This function was extremely powerful!
The third function, as the lord's strength grew, accelerated the lord's collection of faith power to varying degrees.
This function also seemed useless for now, but its late-game utility was exceptionally strong.
Faith power was directly related to whether one could reach the final step and gain the chance for eternal life.
All lords who wanted to reach that step would inevitably need to collect faith power.
For now, loyalty was the greatest faith.
Faith power was also the foundation of every lord.
If we were to discuss faith power now, Xiao Mo undoubtedly possessed the most faith power among all lords.
Because he had the absolute loyalty and fervent support of his Immortal Demon troops.
When it came to the final step, competing for eternal life, the more believers there were, the stronger the faith power would be.
The stronger the power the lord controlled, the stronger their strength would definitely be, and the greater the chance of obtaining eternal life.
Upon seeing the materials required to build the Immortal Demon Sanctuary, Xiao Mo became conflicted.
The problem that troubled him was whether to upgrade his territory to a tribe first.
Or to put the territory upgrade on hold and build the Immortal Demon Sanctuary first.
The amount of wood and stone he currently had in stock was more than enough to build the Immortal Demon Sanctuary.
The only thing he lacked was refined iron.
And the little brat Dou Xiao Dou should already have enough refined iron to build the Immortal Demon Sanctuary.
As long as he could purchase the refined iron from the little brat, the Immortal Demon Sanctuary could be built immediately.
However, this would mean that the territory upgrade progress would be delayed significantly due to the need to replenish supplies.
Yet, building the Immortal Demon Sanctuary now would greatly enhance his strength.
Because the sanctuary could enhance the combat power of the Immortal Demon Squad by twenty percent.
This would be very useful whether hunting monsters or facing the impending beast tide crisis.
Xiao Mo pondered for a long time but couldn't make a good decision, so he could only slap his thigh in frustration.
"Forget it! I'll know tomorrow how much refined iron Dou Xiao Dou can get!"
"Besides, there are also equipment that can earn a lot of resources."
"I'll decide based on the amount of resources then! If it's really impossible, I'll just do both things at once! Damn it!"
After muttering to himself.
Xiao Mo directly put the blueprint into storage.
Then he contacted the little brat to inquire about the progress of equipment forging.
Upon learning that the goblin team was working hard to forge high-level equipment, Xiao Mo became excited again.
He had originally planned to wait until after the beast tide crisis to forge high-level equipment.
However, he hadn't expected Dou Xiao Dou to want to have it all ready before selling equipment tomorrow.
If that was the case, then high-level equipment would need some serious advertising.
After all, this was the first appearance of high-level equipment, wasn't it?
So, Xiao Mo raised his hand and sent several messages to the [World Chat Channel].
[Tomorrow night, after dusk, a large quantity of equipment will be sold!]
[Concurrently, high-level equipment forged from materials of the eighth-tier peak commander-level Iron-backed Azure Wolf King will be auctioned.]
[High-level equipment, with powerful functions and scarce quantities. Those who desire it will get it on a first-come, first-served basis! Limited exchange for resources—refined iron!]
High-level equipment would undoubtedly drive many lords crazy, and they would likely sell everything they had to get their hands on it.
And what Xiao Mo lacked most currently was refined iron.
Therefore, if these lords truly wanted to go crazy, they should pelt him with refined iron.
The more refined iron, the better!