"Yawn~ I've been working hard lately. Thankfully, I can substitute sleep with meditation; otherwise, I might have collapsed by now."
It was the morning of the seventh day, and Qin Muye finished his meditation with a yawn. His magical power hadn't increased, but it had been fully restored through meditation.
Last night, he pulled an all-nighter researching sprites, and the results were quite fruitful. This was all thanks to his Lord talent for learning and his academic proficiency, along with intermediate enlightenment, intermediate academics, and his knowledge attribute of 6 points.
These factors granted him extraordinary learning and understanding abilities.
A brand-new sprite workshop transformation plan had been perfected by him, making the process almost like cheating.
This further strengthened his belief in specializing in his expertise. He only needed to focus on learning and capitalizing on the benefits of that learning. There was no need to engage in combat – the strengthening of his forces would naturally benefit him in return.
"Next, let's validate my speculation."
Qin Muye looked towards the sprite workshop. Today was the seventh day, and under normal circumstances, the sprites in these workshops would be refreshed tomorrow. He planned to modify the sprite workshop during this time.
This marked his first attempt at manipulating the buildings in "Lord Era."
"Unfortunately, I don't have a pen. Otherwise, I could record these data." Qin Muye sighed and walked into the sprite workshop.
As for giant sprites and sprite factories, he had already abandoned them. If his modification succeeded, the cost-effectiveness would surpass those of giant sprites and sprite factories by far.
"The Magic-powered Sprite Transformation Plan 1.0 is about to begin. First is the transformation device, the core device that requires manual adjustment."
Qin Muye observed the area in the sprite workshop resembling a magic array. It involved magical transformation, mental transformation, thought imprints, and various other technologies. He had a basic understanding of these from the experimental manual and building blueprints, knowing what to adjust and what not to.
"Fortunately, I have 72 points of magical power; otherwise, it might not have been enough." Qin Muye activated his Magic Vision, and the magical flow in the entire sprite workshop immediately appeared before his eyes.
Calculating vast amounts of data, his brain entered into an overloaded state, causing his blood to accelerate, and his skin emitted a glow of magical power.
"Found it!"
Qin Muye was thrilled as he quickly identified the nodes he needed. Magic flowed from his hands, initiating the reconstruction of the entire structure from local to global.
"Please note, one of your sprite workshops has undergone subtle changes."
"I can modify it. It seems I've grasped a glimmer of hope." Qin Muye glanced at the prompt, then focused on the modification of the core transformation device.
He knew that the adaptation period would not be as comfortable as the newbie period. Thus, he needed to upgrade his territory quickly.
As the powerful mage, he knew the significance of becoming stronger over time. However, for heroes and units, the situation was different.
Time passed second by second. Qin Muye accumulated more sweat on his forehead, not due to difficulty but tension. This was a delicate magical device, and a slight mistake could damage it. The frequent prompts also made him increasingly anxious.
When the last stroke of magic was completed, the prompt appeared as expected.
"One of your sprite workshops has changed. The attributes and skills of the produced sprites have been enhanced."
"Please name the unit and its building."
Qin Muye wiped the sweat from his face, revealing a smile.
"It's done. Let's first give it a name and check its attributes."
He transformed the sprite workshop into a Magic-powered Sprite Workshop, and the sprite was renamed Magic-powered Sprite.
"Unit Name: Magic-powered Sprite"
"Unit Tier: 1st Tier"
"Health Points: 20/20"
"Magic Points: 20/20"
"Attack: 7"
"Defense: 7"
"Skills"
"Lucky Garden: Luck +1"
"Magic Constitution: Attack +5, Defense +5"
"Magic Intelligence: Magic Points +20"
"Magic Resistance: Reduces magical damage by 5%"
"Elemental Resonance: For every point of health lost, gain an additional point of elemental damage amplification during attacks"
"Loyalty Training: Morale never drops"
"Introduction: Born from the transformation experiment of a bestowed lord, this sprite possesses attributes and skills that completely contradict its supposed weakness. Moreover, it seems this bestowed lord is still not satisfied?"
"Tsk, skyrocketing indeed."
Magic Resistance stemmed from the offsetting ability against magical power, but the truly powerful skill was Elemental Resonance. This was an improvement derived from the Bloodthirsty transformation; after being injured, the sprite could burn the elemental magic within it to amplify its attacks. However, the effect exceeded his expectations.
Checking the recruitment requirements for Magic-powered Sprites, the cost had increased from 30 gold coins to 100 gold coins. Given that even giant sprites were available at this price, were they comparable to these Magic-powered Sprites?
"Next, I'll transform the remaining five sprite workshops into Magic-powered Sprite Workshops."
Moreover, all other sprites needed to evolve into Magic-powered Sprites.
"Also, I've modified the input and output ports of the core device. This way, more Magic-powered Sprites can be produced. If my guess is correct, I should be able to recruit at least ten times the number of Magic-powered Sprites tomorrow."
"I wonder if 'Lord Era' acknowledges this. If it does, tomorrow could mean recruiting 600 Magic-powered Sprites. Even hero units might be overwhelmed."
Qin Muye quickly transformed another sprite workshop, preparing to turn it into a Magic-powered Sprite Workshop. It cost him around 10 magical power per workshop, and after converting all six sprite workshops, he still had some magical power left from his total of 72.
He felt that significant changes might occur after midnight today. Therefore, he had to prepare as quickly as possible. He was already three days behind other lords at the beginning, and if he continued to procrastinate, he would fall further behind. If he wanted to survive and live better, he had to put in some effort.
In terms of management, combat, and resource gathering, he might be lacking, but in his area of expertise, he couldn't afford to be lazy. If he continued to be negligent in his responsibilities, even a god wouldn't be able to lead him effectively.
(End of Chapter)