Global Lords: My Species Can Mutate

Chapter 256: Chapter 254: Dazzling Vehicles

[Do you want to place the Secret Treasure into the “Tree Spirit” branch slot?]

[Once placed, the corresponding species will gain benefits from the Secret Treasure, and it can be changed at any time, though changing requires consuming Magic Energy.]

An emotionless prompt echoed in Lin You’s mind.

He pondered repeatedly.

He decided to give the “Natural Barrier” Secret Treasure to the Tree Spirit branch.

Because while it would be good for the Symbiotic Moss, the main combat force is still the Reproduction Species itself.

Moreover, as a dispersing plant, moss is hard to target and has much stronger survival ability than the main combat body.

Giving it to the Tree Spirit is the best choice.

With this thought, Lin You directly chose “confirm”, binding the Secret Treasure to the Tree Spirit branch, replacing the original E-level Secret Treasure, and then switching it to the moss.

After finishing everything, he walked down from the Species Base, came to the World Tree again, and took out the “Flying Dock” blueprint he had exchanged for earlier, slowly opening it.

[The materials for building the Flying Dock have been gathered. Do you want to build it?]

“Build.”

[Please select the construction location.]

As the voice fell, a territorial map appeared before Lin You, covering almost the entire forest inside and out, and even the mountain areas.

Lin You planned to create a flying route connecting major cities and duchies, and a large takeoff and landing trade area.

At the same time, he wanted to ensure that outsiders couldn’t directly enter the territory’s interior.

Therefore, the selected area needed to be very spacious.

After pondering for a long time, Lin You finally chose the vast open area outside the forest, at the edge of the junction between the mountains and the forest, and chose to establish it there.

Swoosh!

A light shone brightly, accompanied by a rumbling sound

A structure resembling a maritime positioning tower rose from the ground in that open area, surrounded by fences and wide platforms, both large and small, seemingly designed for parking flying mounts and vehicles.

[Congratulations, Lord, the Flying Dock has been successfully constructed.]

[This building can train demons as mounts and craft various carrying vehicles.]

[Unlocked Tier One reins, unlocked basic vehicles, please check the details in the building interface yourself.]

Listening to the prompts in his mind, Lin You hurriedly opened the building interface to check.

Indeed.

Many basic manufacturing options appeared at the bottom of the interface.

[Reins (Tier One): Can train Tier One and below demons into territory mounts for tenants to use or rent, with a 50% success rate.]

[Glider Wings (Small): The lowest level flying vehicle, able to fly at low altitude, slow speed.]

[Jetpack (Small): A Mechanical product worn on the back, allowing one person to fly into the air, difficult to operate.]

[Skyrocketing Cannon (Small): A Mechanical product that binds a person to it, directly igniting to soar into the sky, with high landing difficulty.]

“…”

Looking at these basic vehicle introductions, Lin You was filled with black lines.

Yet he also found it very surprising.

Upon learning that there were Mechanical Type territories in this world, he had speculated whether there would be similar mechanical products, and it turned out there were!

However, the types of vehicles unlocked by this Tier One Flying Dock were not many, and basically, most were the most ordinary, capable of carrying only one or two people as small vehicles.

So was the training of reins.

He really couldn’t think of any Tier One demon capable of carrying a person to the sky.

Gliding at low altitude might be possible, but truly taking someone to the sky would require a higher tier.

So without hesitation, Lin You directly used the remaining ore resources to upgrade the Flying Dock.

As bursts of light flashed, the level of the Flying Dock got higher and higher, beginning to unlock various more advanced vehicles.

For example, Magic Flying Carpet, Jet Wings, Rune Flying Sword, Magic Broom, Hot Air Balloon…

In short, the types were various, shapes different, usage methods, speeds, and manufacturing materials also varied.

Additionally, many loading components were added.

Such as cabins to increase passenger load, balloon tailwings to enhance stability, and turbochargers to increase speed.

However, Lin You found that even after upgrading the building to Tier Seven, no large vehicles were unlocked, and even the medium vehicles were pitifully few.

Only the Hot Air Balloon and Flying Carpet barely counted.

This suggests that.

The Magic Energy Airship, which he had just obtained, was indeed very rare, capable of directly accommodating 150 people, each weighing about 100 pounds, equating to 15,000 pounds in total.

Whether used for carrying passengers or goods, it was very convenient.

Although its speed might not match the Flying Species, it excelled in capacity.

Moreover, after upgrading the Flying Dock, the speed bonus was greatly enhanced.

[Building Name: Flying Dock]

[Building Level: Tier Seven]

[Building Function: Train territory flying mounts or craft flying vehicles, position the territory, and enhance flying speed.]

[Speed increase: 140%]

[Number of mounts: 0/700]

[Small vehicles: 0/350]

[Medium vehicles: 0/175]

[Large vehicles: 0/70]

[Daily consumption: 6400 Magic Energy]

[Requirements for upgrade: 10,000 Wood, 10,000 Stone, 5,000 Iron Ore, 5,000 Copper Ore, 50,000 Magic Energy, 1 Tier Seven Territory Essence]

This 140% does not mean turning it into 1.4 times.

But rather adding 1.4 times on the original basis.

Which means.

The Magic Energy Airship can achieve a base speed of up to 144 kilometers per hour.

This means he could travel from Yellow Sand City to several surrounding cities in just a little over half an hour.

At the highest speed of 288 kilometers per hour, it would take about twenty minutes, not much worse than his Flying Species.

After all, when there wasn’t any Symbiotic Moss or various Aura boosts before, it took him over half an hour on the Demon King Dragon to reach other cities.

“Now, I just need the Power Core.”

Lin You closed the interface with satisfaction and sat down nearby.

While having dinner, he pondered on the Power Core issue and casually opened the regional channel.

It was already dark by then.

The regional channel that had been quiet all day was gradually becoming lively.

The lords were appearing one after another, chatting about the various issues they’ve recently encountered, sharing information, or just rambling.

In short, it was a chaotic mess.

Lin You contemplated for a moment, put down the chicken leg in his hand, and in the spirit of trying, he typed a message in the chat box and sent it directly.

“Lin You (Yellow Sand City): Hey guys, does anyone know where to get a Power Core?”

Asking a question with a little flattery never hurts, and it doesn’t cost anything or cause any harm.

But to Lin You’s surprise, as soon as his message was sent, the previously lively chat channel suddenly paused.

Even the messages that were scrolling by rapidly slowed down.

Soon after, the messages suddenly exploded.

“Whoa? Did I see it right? Lin You, the big shot?”

“What? Did Lin You, the big shot, show up?”

“Whoa, it really is! I saw his message!”

“Take a group photo for memory…”

“Go, big shot capturing ball!”

The entire regional channel was in a frenzy, mostly filled with messages from Tier Six lords.

These people had all witnessed Lin You break records and skyrocket to first place on the kingdom’s Tier Six ranking.

They remembered this feat quite vividly.

It was even a hot topic among many, often brought up in conversation.

After all, it was one of their few accomplishments, outperforming the kingdom as a duchy.

Lin You didn’t realize he had become so famous, which suddenly gave him a bit of a headache.

How was he supposed to ask about the Power Core now?

Luckily.

The commotion in the regional channel only lasted for a short while before a few seemingly high-tier lords started speaking.

“Zhu Zhenpeng (Yongli City): Power Core seems to be needed only for medium or larger vehicles, are you making a medium-sized vehicle?”

“Jiang Wei (Luoyan City): If you need a medium vehicle’s Power Core, I can make it for you, charge it at market price, and just take a bit of a handling fee, main city transaction.”

“Zhang Desheng (Feiyu City): What kind of vehicle is it? Listen bro, don’t make those basic medium vehicles, they’re lousy. Last time I made a hot air balloon, it deflated right away as soon as it got halfway up! Lost a fortune!”

These lords clearly had Flying Dock Buildings and were well-informed about vehicles.

But before they could say much more, another message suddenly popped up.

“Lin You (Yellow Sand City): Can you make Power Core for large vehicles?”

Silence.

The high-tier lords who were discussing vehicles instantly went quiet.

Then, one message after another started flooding in.

“Are you sure you want a large Power Core?”

“Do you have a large vehicle blueprint?”

“No way, right? I’ve been around for so long and haven’t seen anyone in the duchy with a large vehicle.”

“I heard those things are really hard to get, not even available for points exchange.”

“Brother, I can make a large Power Core, don’t need your money, just open a route in my territory!”

“Same here! I have a medium city with a population over 200,000, open a route! I’ll provide the place!”

“Can you take me too? My city’s population just broke 200,000, having a route will definitely be profitable!”

Within moments, these Tier Seven and Tier Eight lords were in an uproar.

They were well aware of the enormous value a large flying vehicle held.

Being on the route would definitely boost local demand, increasing a city’s traffic and prosperity.

These factors directly tied to their faith and income.

The quick thinkers.

Were already sending private messages to Lin You, offering various benefits just to ensure the route would pass through their territory.

The more cautious ones.

Inquired about the authenticity of the situation, and got some details on the type of vehicle blueprint Lin You had.

After all, even among large vehicles, there were differences.

If it turned out to be something very slow, or had numerous defects or restrictions, then there wouldn’t be much point in cooperating.

Lin You didn’t expect such intense reactions from them.

Looking at the messages that kept popping up, his eyes gradually brightened.

It seems that the preciousness of this large vehicle is even greater than he imagined.

After contemplating for a moment, he started browsing the private message interface.

After some selection, he picked a few lords who seemed sincere, had moderately large territories, and were relatively far away to privately negotiate.

Finally, the discussions concluded.

They would provide Lin You with the Power Core for free, and in return, Lin You would open a trade route between the two.

Overall, it was a huge gain for Lin You.

After all, the places he chose all had populations of hundreds of thousands, which would present a significant development opportunity for Yellow Sand City.

The most important thing was that those partnering with him were Tier Eight lords located closer to the inner regions of the duchy, strong and capable of sending people to ensure route safety, sparing him from any threats.

As for those Tier Nine lords, their territories typically had populations in the millions.

They were currently uninterested in his small-time benefits.

It’s likely that he’d have to wait until he truly develops before they’d consider him worthy.