[Would you like to upgrade "Blazing Sniper King: Cannon"?]

"Upgrade!"

Lin You’s voice echoed once again in the territory.

After using the last Rule Fragment, the cannon was finally upgraded to Tier Ten, successfully condensing a Divine Fragment.

The attributes of the cannon also underwent a drastic change.

[Name: Blazing Sniper King: Cannon (Royal Family)]

[Race: Plant (Hero)]

[Level: Tier Ten]

[Power: 49000 (+24500)]

[Constitution: 47800 (+31548)]

[Agility: 44000 (+22000)]

[Spirit: 50000 (+25000)]

[Skills: Qigong Deviation, Pea Shooter, Hundred-step Piercing Willow, Deadly Sniper, Space Compression (Bullets can cross space, instantly appearing in front of enemies, shooting range 1 kilometer.)]

[Rule Transformation: Can absorb Rule Fragments to enhance attributes.]

[Precise Strike: Can precisely lock onto any enemy within range and target their weak points.]

[Introduction: The king of sniping, possessing extremely terrifying long-range attack capabilities, with a level high enough to take the enemy’s head from a thousand miles away.]

Because the cannon is a remote species, it cannot enjoy the Constitution boost from Cyan Gang.

Yet even so, its Constitution reached nearly 80,000 under the 40% Divine Fragment, 16% Racial Talent, and Lingxi’s 10% Natural Affinity, surpassing Spirit by far.

With this.

Lin You no longer needs to worry about the cannon being countered by Qigong Deviation when using Deadly Sniper.

It’s undeniable that this Racial Talent is really strong and very suitable for him.

"Greetings, master."

The cannon, after advancing, stood about half a person high.

Its bulky pea head slightly bowed, respectfully saluting Lin You.

Compared to Cyan Gang’s stability, its voice was somewhat rougher, with a grand and bold feeling.

"You may rise." Lin You nodded silently, then surveyed all the royals, "You’ve just advanced, so do familiarize yourselves first. As for Heaven-Devouring Shadowless and Soul-Seeking, we’ll upgrade when we have enough resources."

"Yes!"

The royals responded in unison, immediately dispersing and chatting nonstop or adapting to their new bodies and skills, making the entire territory lively.

Especially with the playful Mushroom Demon King joining, explosions were heard from time to time, not knowing which corner he was tossing mushrooms into.

Remaining where he was, Lin You finally had some downtime, thought briefly, and opened the duchy management for inspection.

Shua!

Light shimmered.

A large projection map appeared before him, representing the territory of the Saint Protection Duchy.

"So big?"

Lin You was taken aback.

He discovered that the land area of the Saint Protection Duchy was nearly fifty percent larger than the neighboring Great Wilderness Duchy,

and the terrain was mainly a combination of plains and forests, with countless rivers running through it, thousands of cities and villages scattered in every corner, indeed a fertile land.

The Saint Radiance Emperor has truly given him an unimaginable gift.

Then.

He looked to the southwest of the duchy and quickly found the Yellow Sand City marker, which was also adorned with a crown symbol, representing the capital.

The surrounding Mo Yuan City, Shuangye City, and all cities within a 300-kilometer range were already assigned to him by Ji Xinghe.

Next to the interface were various management functions.

Such as [City Information][Duchy Resources][Lord Allocation][Duchy Tax][Duchy Channel]and the like.

Lin You glanced at them and casually clicked on the Duchy Channel.

[Would you like to activate the Duchy Channel function?]

It needs activation?

Lin You surprisingly chose "Yes."

[Please set speaking permissions.]

With the prompt, a speech permission setting interface popped up, making him even more intrigued.

Because he discovered that there was actually a price set for sending messages on it.

This is great.

Previously, he used Magic Energy to send messages, now he could use this to collect money.

After some thought, he followed the Great Wilderness Duchy, setting the price at 100 Magic Energy per message, then chose to activate.

The next moment.

All lords within the Saint Protection Duchy received a notice that the Duchy Channel was open, and messages began to flood in continuously.

"Wow! The Duchy Channel is up!"

"Been waiting for this so long, finally it’s open!"

"Grabbing a seat first, hehe."

"Hello, brothers and sisters, we’re all in the same duchy now."

"Anyone want to explore the Realm Battlefield together? If so, message me privately."

Watching the messages pour in before him and the Magic Energy accumulating below, a smile gradually spread over Lin You’s face.

But soon, his brow suddenly furrowed.

Because he found that among those speaking, the highest tier was only Tier Seven, and their numbers were considerably fewer than those in the Great Wilderness Duchy, taking several seconds for a few messages to appear.

Confused, he hastily clicked open the duchy lord interface.

Not seeing is one thing, but seeing was shocking.

The number of Tier Eight and Nine lords in the duchy was actually all zero!

Even Tier Seven lords were only slightly more than three hundred, not even half of those in the Great Wilderness Duchy, and the rest were all Tier Six, with many cities having empty lord positions.

He certainly did not believe these cities always lacked lords descending.

Obviously.

Those high-tier lords originally belonging to the Empire couldn’t accept their territories being downgraded to the duchy, so they all moved their territories away, leaving only some Tier Six and Seven Lords behind.

"Indeed, there’s no such good fortune in the world."

Lin You smiled wryly, yet he could understand their actions.

Although this resulted in losing a lot of high-tier lords, there was good news yet.

That is, all territories have been vacated, and some troublemakers relying on their seniority were gone.

So the most urgent thing for him now is to quickly recruit a batch of new lords to fill the vacancy of territories.

For he discovered that all cities and towns in the duchy would actually provide him with the Power of Faith!

In just half a day, it had already accumulated over a thousand points of faith!

It must be known.

His duchy had just been established, and many citizens were not devoted yet.

Even so, he could acquire such faith. What if the duchy is developed?

This further strengthened his resolve to quickly recruit lords to help manage the territories.

Fortunately, the recruiting day was in a few days, so sharp people must be arranged to attend then.

Thinking of this, Lin You slid his fingers to continue familiarizing himself with various functions.

Not until dusk did he finally roughly understand everything about the duchy and stand up to relax his tense body.

Next, with a thought in his mind, the space around him suddenly twisted.

Then his figure flashed and instantly appeared in the sky above Yellow Sand City, standing quietly in mid-air.

"Is this space manipulation?"

Lin You was amazed, feeling this new ability gained after ascending to Tier Ten, as if the surrounding space was at his command, able to be manipulated freely.

If he wished, he could even instantly travel to a place hundreds of kilometers away.

To traverse the entire Saint Protection Duchy would only take a dozen trips, which was completely different from Tier Nine.

"Quick, quick, quick, get these things moved over; if you delay His Majesty the King’s enthronement ceremony, you all will lose your heads!"

Suddenly, an urgent shout from below interrupted Lin You’s thoughts.

In a vacant area not far from his territory, a massive palace was being urgently constructed.

Almost all architects in the city were gathered, building the palace intensely, even cultivators rushed over to help, showing a fervently bustling scene.

In just half a day, the shape was already constructed; it might be finished in a few days.

"You, go urge the goldsmith, make them hurry up in crafting the throne!"

In the midst of the crowds, Xue Changgui was glowing, looking rejuvenated and younger.

Although it was already nighttime, Yellow Sand City was still brightly lit inside and out, with busy figures seen everywhere, much more bustling than ever.

Although Lin You disliked trouble, he didn’t disturb them, merely observed quietly from above for a while, and then flashed back to his territory.

After such a busy day, it was time to attend to serious business.

The tenth royal family, he had long considered what kind of mutation to choose before ascending to Tier Ten.

Yet, faced with the moment, he was somewhat indecisive.

Because his current royal species were already saturated, covering melee, ranged, mass attack, mass battle, and single-target, seemingly nothing lacking.

Moreover, what kind of royal family mutation arises isn’t under his control; he can only decide the initial skills and general direction at most.

"Whatever, leave it to fate."

Ultimately, Lin You let destiny take its course.

Skillfully opening the recruitment interface, he recruited a Tier Seven four-leaf clover as the mutation embryo.

The reason for using a Tier Seven is due to the broad species types, with the four-leaf clover skills being straightforward and practical.

Because after reaching Tier Ten, the attribute bonus effect of the four-leaf clover would reach 40%. Although it’s a single attribute, for Tier Ten species, it’s still exceptionally formidable.

[Mutating Tier Seven Species requires consuming 2500 points of magic energy, do you wish to continue?]

"Yes."

[Please select the attribute and skill to retain.]

"Attribute random, retain Spiritual Protection."

...

The spiritual attribute directly affects the skill’s power, so naturally, it’s Lin You’s optimal choice.

If mutation results in a Sunflower Royal Family, it wouldn’t be a bad strong support species either.

And as he responded, the four-leaf clover before him started rapidly transforming.

After over two thousand attempts at mutation, a prompt finally sounded in his mind.

[Mutation successful, hidden effect triggered, species awakens Royal Bloodline.]

Success!

Lin You, who was already half-asleep, suddenly regained full alertness, instantly waking up.

Then he saw a Lantern Grass emitting a strong life aura quietly floating in the air.

[Name: Lantern Grass (Royal Family)]

[Race: Plant]

[Level: Tier Seven (0/2500)]

[Power: 500 (+200)]

[Constitution: 900 (+504)]

[Agility: 950 (+380)]

[Spirit: 950 (+760)]

[Skills: Spiritual Protection (Spiritual Attribute enhancement 40%)

Radiance (Unleash life radiance, dealing damage equivalent to spiritual attribute to enemies within 140 meters, restoring life to all allies in the range.)

Purification (Purify all abnormal states within 140 meters, nullifying abnormal states, lasting 10 seconds.)

Void Space (Seal space within 140 meters, preventing enemies from using displacement abilities, lasting 10 seconds. After the effect ends, space collapses, dealing damage equivalent to spiritual attribute to enemies in range.)

[Introduction: Lantern Grass of the Royal Family, possessing more powerful support and offensive means than ordinary Lantern Grass.]