In the grand center of Sand Spring City, the Centaur Lord statue collapsed, replaced by a brand new human statue, symbolizing the change of leadership.

The new Great Lord is born!

Hang Yu has seized control of Sand Spring City!

Officially becoming the Northern Overlord of Desert Province!

This event was natural and well-deserved, with no objections, as no one in the Desert Province was more qualified for this position than him, and no one had the right to challenge Hang Yu for this position.

Finally crossed this step.

A string tight in my heart has relaxed!

Hang Yu let out a long sigh of relief, although he always appeared calm, he knew better than anyone the enormous risks involved along the way, with failure at any point leading to total defeat.

Luckily.

Hang Yu believes he did well, not making mistakes in any critical decisions or major strategies.

Hang Yu also believes he was fortunate; although he encountered several obstacles and perilous situations, events never worsened for various reasons, and threats were eliminated in their embryonic state.

One could say.

Getting to this point.

It’s not easy at all!

Jiang Nan smiled with crescent-shaped eyes, looking softly at the person before her, with admiration and a hint of obsession in her eyes.

Xiaoqiang, on the other hand, looked around like a bumpkin, exclaiming exaggeratedly, "Wow, so this is Sand Spring City? Wow, the place here is so big, the buildings are so tall, cities are really different, can’t compare to those little places, I never want to go back!"

Zhao Ming was equally excited, announcing to everyone, "We’ve made history, adding another striking stroke to the human race’s Spirit Realm expansion history!"

Xu Tianhua said, "Honor belongs to everyone!"

Every single person was filled with the joy of victory.

"Let’s cheer for Boss Hang!"

"Long live Boss Hang!"

"Long live Sand Spring City!"

"Long live Azure Dragon!"

People raised their hands, crowding around Hang Yu.

Everyone was brimming with enthusiasm and joy.

The Spirit Sword Bureau in New York is the second strongest force in the Desert Province, always suppressed by Azure Dragon, making the high-levels of the Bureau and the United States feel uneasy.

But it cannot be denied.

Without Hang Yu.

They would find it hard to reach this point.

Now Hang Yu and Azure Dragon have settled in Sand Spring City, and the Spirit Sword Bureau will also have a place in Sand Spring City; the vast territory resources and huge lands can’t be consumed by Azure Dragon alone.

We can’t just focus on being happy.

The battle is temporarily over.

But there are many loose ends that need to be dealt with.

Have Zhao Ming send someone to tally the battle losses and spoils.

Hang Yu then led others to start touring Sand Spring City.

An advanced territory will have more and stronger functionalities.

From the soldier types alone, Sand Spring City has many more varieties. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Hang Yu went to the recruitment stele in Sand Spring City, and from the feedback from the stele, humans in Sand Spring City can summon six different combat soldiers.

They are: Human Light Cavalry, Human Heavy Armor Spearman, Human Secret Technique Soldier, Human Middle Tier Infantry, Human Middle Tier Mage Soldier, Human Middle Tier Healing Soldier.

Infantry, Mage Soldier, Healing Soldier, are similar to those in small town territories, just with comprehensive improvements in skills and equipment; once summoned, they are 13th level Bronze Elite, and with some resource investment, can quickly be leveled up to 14th level.

Light Cavalry, Secret Technique Soldier, and Heavy Armor Spearman are new advanced soldier types.

The Light Cavalry comes with Spirit Beast Warhorses, making them the most expensive to produce, but also the strongest; they have high mobility comparable to the Centaur race, capable of both charging and slashing, and long-range attacks.

The Secret Technique Soldier is a spiritual profession-type soldier, possessing various spiritual occupation skills like curse, traps, illusion techniques, control, summon, among others; not strong directly but excellent in support roles.

The Heavy Armor Spearman, as the name suggests, is a heavy type soldier, clad in thick armor, capable of wielding both a giant shield and long spear; with low mobility but tough and strong, having the highest attack power and defense.

Besides the six combat soldier types.

Sand Spring City can also recruit four types of production soldiers: Human Middle Tier Collection Soldier, Human Middle Tier Medicine Refining Soldier, Human Middle Tier Cooking Soldier, Human Middle Tier Planting Soldier.

In Deserted Valley Town.

Hang Yu hardly ever created any production soldiers.

Partly due to the need for more combat strength.

Partly because the production soldiers in Deserted Valley Town are too LOW!

Sand Spring City can produce intermediate production soldiers, making a big difference.

For instance, let’s take Medicine Refining Soldiers and Cooking Soldiers.

The Cyan Dragon Group is thriving, and the only limitation now is production capacity; these Middle Tier Medicine Refining Soldiers all have intermediate production abilities, and can be produced by the hundreds or thousands.

Needless to say.

Even Jiang City Celestial Net.

Asking them to produce a thousand intermediate alchemists is impossible!

If Hang Yu decided to mass-produce ten or twenty thousand medicine refining soldiers, the current pharmaceutical production capacity of the entire Jiang City combined might not compare to Hang Yu’s production team.

Combat soldiers can have resources invested for cultivation, and Medicine Refining Soldiers can also be cultivated; they can master new production abilities when provided with appropriate formulas!

This is an influential production force.

This is a huge advantage after occupying an advanced territory.

Soldiers are fundamental yet not the entirety of the territory!

Sand Spring City has Spirit Land about ten times the size of an average small town, and the Spirit Land is all Blue Quality, meaning blue Spirit Plants can be transplanted and grown, which are very rare and precious.

Sand Spring City has many functional buildings.

For example, when entering the sacrificial stone temple, Hang Yu immediately saw thirty-two stone statues of different races.

Each statue represented a Minor Lord.

In front of each Minor Lord statue, there was an altar.

When a Minor Lord sacrificed to a Great Lord in their territory, all tribute materials would be directly transferred here.

Actually.

The altar’s item transmission function is two-way.

Minor Lords can transfer items to Sand Spring City, and Sand Spring City can send items to each small territory, though few Great Lords use this function.

Hang Yu has already given up on tax as the main income for the territory.

If a Spirit Realm trade economy is established in the future.

The stone temple of Sand Spring City will play an important role.

Besides the stone temple.

Sand Spring City has many unique buildings that only advanced territories have, such as: Cultivation Field, Arena, Production Base, Advanced Teleportation Stone, ten types of advanced Spirit Realm Shopping Stele.

Jiang Nan curiously asks, "What are the Cultivation Field and Arena?"

Hang Yu replied, "The Cultivation Field is a place specifically for cultivation. Upon entering the Cultivation Field, you automatically receive Spiritual Qi and can practice skills internally for faster proficiency."

He paused and continued, "As for the Arena, it’s a place to hone combat skills; you can freely spar in the Arena, because even if killed, you won’t lose equipment or levels."

Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up, "Wow, that’s amazing, that’s really awesome!"

Xu Tianhua says, "The Arena sounds interesting!"

Zhao Ming ponders slightly, saying, "I think a venue like the Arena has great potential and could possibly create significant economic value."

The Production Base is a dedicated place for production.

When producers enter, they receive Spiritual Recovery Power.

Similar to the Spiritual Power Array managed by Hua Country’s Celestial Net, but with lower costs, allowing for greater value creation.

The Teleportation Stele in Sand Spring City has over a dozen teleportation nodes.

Each connects to quality, advanced hunting grounds or resource fields.

The performance of the Teleportation Stele in advanced territories can’t be matched by smaller territories; if Sand Spring City’s Teleportation Stele serves as a hub, connecting the thirty-two minor territory Teleportation Steles as primary nodes, using Black Sand Town’s teleportation array technology to establish a connection.

In a way.

Hang Yu’s territory becomes essentially distance-less.

Hang Yu then led people to inspect the steles within Sand Spring City, where various Green Quality materials, seeds, Spirit Beast Eggs, and numerous alchemy items, contracts, even blueprints, formulas, and various First Tier Skill Stones could easily be purchased.

And so on.

The supply is considerable.

These are scarce resources for humans.

Even buying them to resell back home.

Could earn a fortune!

"Woof woof!"

"Boss!"

"Come quickly!"

A Husky sprang out from the front, turning around and barking, "This dog found something good! Absolutely something good!"

(PS: Some readers have complained that the Sand Spring City event was too rushed and skipped the war process.

Actually, the plot over the last dozens of Chapters has been appropriately compressed, with many unnecessary subplots, interactions, and descriptions removed. As mentioned in previous solo Chapters, since subscription follows weren’t particularly ideal, writing such lengthy Chapters would be difficult, hence conscious adjustments to the length were made, leaving out many side quests and unimportant content.

However, I will humbly accept feedback and will streamline similar side quests or battles in the future, but should detail be required, detailed writing will be provided to enhance the reading experience. I hope you continue to support, and I will maintain stable updates, trying to update more. Thank you with a bow!)