Fang You indeed intended to take this opportunity to sell some war weapons to the representatives of the various oases.
Regarding the technology for Guijing Cannons, Xin Huo had obtained considerable data from the Kanderra Empire, and Master Wang Chui further referenced the artillery systems of Qian Hong. The combination of these two made their technological level among the best of humanity.
Xin Huo also held the top human-level standards in defensive plant technology.
A dominant force like the Ancient Wood Kingdom, specializing in wood systems, might be able to cultivate similar special plants. However, without the Life Tree of Yidola and special soil, cultivating and manufacturing a plant of the same caliber would require them to pay a much higher price.
A dominant force like the Ancient Wood Kingdom was far less competitive than Xin Huo.
As far as Tutor Fang knew, the Ancient Wood Kingdom rarely sold special plants. Whether it was due to their possessiveness or genuine inability to cultivate them in large quantities, he had no way of knowing, nor did he need to.
Xin Huo had the capacity for mass production.
The representatives of the various oases were also interested in purchasing.
This was sufficient.
Xin Huo would gain wealth, the forces of the various oases would acquire the weapons they desired, and humanity's overall resistance to disasters would improve… This was already a triple win.
Xin Huo Organization would also gain significant prestige.
This was a complete victory.
After all, there were hardly two or three forces capable of selling top-tier weapons in bulk.
And Xin Huo was likely the only one willing to sell at a fair price.
Not far from the city walls, on the observation platform.
Listening to the roar of cannons, the representatives’ thoughts had drifted elsewhere. They began to inquire and ask around, and soon learned the information they desired from a few "local residents of Ran Huo."
"The Glorious Sword defense system… you can buy this too?"
"And the price isn't expensive at all! A set only costs 66 units of legendary materials or equivalent."
This value, in their eyes, was almost the cost price.
Even though it had to be purchased with high-level equivalents like "legendary materials" rather than Guijing, they understood perfectly.
True treasures could not be bought with Guijing.
Divine Crystals, perhaps.
The Xin Huo Organization was indeed, as rumored, a great organization that cared for the human race!
"We of the Quiet Night Court want two sets!"
"Hmph, we of the Dawn Legion will buy three sets!"
"I represent the Seven Star Alliance… let's buy six sets to test the waters, and then four sets of the Dawn Tower system!"
Xin Huo openly priced and displayed for sale various legendary buildings and defense systems, such as the Dawn Tower and the Glorious Sword.
They sold individual units, not the technology.
They didn't possess the technology themselves.
Oh, they did possess the technical data for systems like the Glorious Sword defense system and the Pure Light Screen.
However, relying solely on technology, building these defense systems through conventional means was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive but also extremely costly.
It was roughly as the representatives estimated, the price of a few dozen legendary materials was merely the cost price.
If the construction technology was not skilled enough and there was no systematic component production line, the cost would be considerably higher.
Xin Huo did not build using these flashy methods.
They relied entirely on the Seed of Construction.
Buildings and defense systems could simply be grown.
This might involve rule-based means, which was quite astonishing, but given Xin Huo's current scale, it wouldn't matter even if it were accidentally exposed.
The Xin Huo Organization was already a behemoth.
"One order…"
"Ten orders…"
"One hundred orders…"
"Master, master, we're rich~!"
On the interface, Xiao Huan was counting money.
Her eyes were already shaped like ¥¥.
She even conjured a small mountain of gold coins, half buried in it, scooping up coins with both hands and tossing them into the air, creating a crisp and pleasant clinking sound.
Fang You: "…"
Let her have her fun.
The scenes conjured by Xiao Huan didn't even occupy 0.1% of the CPU, and did not affect the remaining 99.9% that were still working.
These orders, when combined, were indeed astronomical figures.
He himself almost drooled at the sight.
Super Oases were truly wealthy.
The older the oasis, the wealthier it was.
Some super oases, at first glance, seemed to be at the same level as Falling Star City, equally weak, but the wealth they possessed could be several or even ten times that of Falling Star City.
This was the immense wealth accumulated over generations of powerful beings under the might of time.
"Selling weapons, as expected, is very profitable."
"Although, being able to sell so much is not unrelated to the threat of disaster."
In normal times, super oases would be reluctant to spend this money, at least not to buy so many sets.
Tutor Fang was only slightly excited.
Wealth, in the end, was just wealth.
Only by converting it into power could the value of this wealth be realized.
"Mythic Awakening, Demigod Awakening, and the High Path indeed require an immense consumption of legendary materials."
"Xiao Huan, pay attention to acquiring materials with law fragments."
"Received~!"
Despite Xin Huo earning a lot, they also spent like a gushing stream.
The resources required for one Mythic to advance were not much, but what about ten, one hundred, or five hundred?
Tutor Fang had always been generous with the supply of cultivation resources for his own strong individuals.
In addition to this, oasis construction was also a major expenditure.
Other forces spent hundreds or thousands of years to establish an Level 8 oasis.
Xin Huo, however, needed to condense the time for management and construction into a few years.
And his goal was to elevate all oases to Level 9.
This was still a long and arduous journey.
Soon, Xiao Huan, based on the increased wealth, formulated a development plan table more suited to Xin Huo's current situation.
On it, the massive wealth was being consumed at an extremely rapid pace.
Xiao Huan: "e(┬┬﹏┬┬)3"
The money was barely warm in hand.
"Don't feel bad, wealth simply accompanies us in a different form."
"Cough… wealth only has value when it's spent."
Fang You said.
He understood all the principles, so he didn't feel bad.
… Not at all.
…
At this moment,
The bombardment of the Guijing giant cannons and the slashes of the Glorious Swords on various sections of the city walls had significantly reduced in frequency.
The might of various war weapons had been displayed before the oasis representatives, and Xin Huo's weapons exhibition could come to an end.
Next, the defense battle would enter normal mode.
That is: low energy consumption, high cost-effectiveness mode.
The bombardment of the Guijing giant cannons was indeed exhilarating, provided one disregarded the consumed Guijing.
The most cost-effective way to eliminate Guixie was by relying on human power.
Unleash skills, recover, and continue unleashing skills.
As long as the pressure of defense did not exceed the threshold, and there was no need to replenish with potions or Water of Life, the war was essentially free of cost.
Moreover, their own warriors were already itching for action.
…
Rumble—
In the sixth hour of the defense battle, the forefront of the increasingly surging Guixie tide finally struck the majestic city walls.
The defending soldiers all made their move.
For a time, lightning and fire seas spread outwards, filling every inch of space.
Their destructive power was no less than that of dozens of Guijing giant cannons firing in unison!
Blue-level skill 'Fission Lightning'!
Blue-level skill 'Skyfire Meteor'!
These two skills were primarily area-of-effect attacks and were of a moderate grade. Fang You had listed them on the recommended skills list. Therefore, the vast majority of Xin Huo warriors had learned at least one of them.
When they all attacked together, it was an instant cataclysm.
Compared to more than two years ago, when Starfire City was promoted, the average strength of the Xin Huo Organization had increased severalfold!
More than half of these defending soldiers were Sixth-level Awakened individuals.
"They… are too strong!"
The representatives swallowed hard, looking at the soldiers not far from them.
Soldiers wearing ordinary standard armor.
But when they raised their weapons, and lightning or flames surged forth from their tips, the power contained within was not to be underestimated by anyone.
The energy fluctuations on the scene churned the elements of the entire world into a frenzy.
They could not perceive it in detail.
But the faint fluctuations they captured told them that it seemed a single ordinary Xin Huo soldier possessed the power to threaten them.
Impossible.
Xin Huo was indeed strong, ranking in the upper-middle among dominant forces, but not to this extent.
They shook their heads and continued to gaze at the dazzling spectacle outside.
The war was still ongoing.
In the blink of an eye, two days and two nights passed quietly.
During these two days, more than ten Guijie Gates had opened within the city, and tens of thousands of Guixie had poured out from them.
However, they were almost all annihilated by the Xin Huo Mythics guarding within the city and on standby, before they could even set foot on the ground.
The Guixie tide outside the city could not even threaten the city in the slightest.
Even though the tide's crest repeatedly crashed against the city walls, it could not leave even a single trace on the majestic city walls.
Too weak.
Referring to the Guixie tide.
The representatives exchanged glances.
"I actually felt the Guixie tide was weak, how dare I!"
"But it seems, in front of Xin Huo Organization's invincible defense line, the Guixie are like ants trying to shake a tree."
As many as came, as many as died.
But they also understood that it was not that the Guixie tide was too weak, but rather that the defense line established by the Xin Huo Organization was incredibly formidable.
Outer, it was impregnable.
Inner, there were no weak points either.
Was this the true level of a dominant force?
Mythic of the Red Sand Kingdom: No, you might be misunderstanding something.
Mythic of the Water Overflowing Kingdom: This was the Level 9 promotion tribulation that almost buried our royal capital?
"However, in the past two days, over a hundred Seven-star Guixie and over ten Eight-star Guixie have appeared…"
"The tide is really not bad!"
"Xin Huo Organization not only has three High-tier experts presiding, but their core strength is also strong… no, unbelievably strong!"
"Compared to this, our own regular and elite legions are far inferior."
"No, upon returning, I must rigorously train my own legions. Perhaps I can learn some training experience from Xin Huo? I often hear Xin Huo people say – if they don't die from rolling, then roll them to death – the word 'roll' might be the essence of Xin Huo's strength."
"Let those little brats roll hard."
Many soldiers from dominant legions in distant foreign territories suddenly shivered.
After holding their ground for two days and two nights, the defending soldiers of Ran Huo City still maintained their top condition.
A batch of rotations had been carried out during this period.
The various oasis representatives watching did not need to fight. With their Sixth-Awakened physiques, they had stayed up for two days and two nights without sleep, and did not feel too tired.
"It is said that the third day is the most dangerous day of the promotion tribulation."
"But since Ran Huo City has held out easily for the first two days, even if the third day is more difficult, holding on should not be a problem, right?"
This was what ordinary representatives thought.
The representatives of Red Sand, Water Overflowing, and Xi Guang Demigod, among other dominant forces, thought so even more.
Those from ordinary super oases did not understand the process of a Level 9 promotion tribulation. Did they not understand?
During their own promotions, they could not guarantee complete no-loss for the first two days, nor were they as relaxed as Xin Huo.
At this rate, it would be quite easy for Xin Huo to hold on.
No wonder they dared to publicize this promotion process; they were clearly full of confidence.
The sky grew increasingly somber, with dark clouds pressing low.
The land of the oasis was retreating inch by inch, as if a man-eating mouth had opened in the gray mist, gnawing and devouring the green land.
"Roar—"
A sharp, ear-piercing Guixie roar sounded from the gray mist in the distance.
It reverberated through heaven and earth.
Overpowering the rumbling of thunder and fire.
On the viewing platform, a faint light barrier appeared at the outer edge, with various symbols flashing with dazzling brilliance.
Even so, the representatives felt deeply uncomfortable, and fear surged uncontrollably from their hearts, as if a giant black hand was tightly gripping their hearts.
As if about to crush their hearts directly.
Within the city, Mythics from various domains cast their gazes outside the oasis, piercing through the vast gray mist, and saw a terrifying giant silhouette.
"It's a Nine-star Guixie!"
"A High-tier Guixie, it has indeed appeared."
"However, if this High-tier Guixie is eliminated, then more than half of the crisis of this promotion tribulation will be removed. The remaining Guixie tide will not threaten the impregnable Ran Huo City."
"No, you can't be sure, what if a second High-tier Guixie appears?"
This probability was relatively small, but it still existed.
As soon as the words were spoken.
Outside another oasis, a world-shaking roar sounded.
"You… you jinx!"
"A second High-tier Guixie! Ran Huo City is in a bit of danger."
"I heard that Xin Huo has High-tier experts presiding, and Sage Cang Tu is also present, so it should be fine."
"The, the, the third one has appeared!"
The first two High-tier beings were still deep within the black tide, marching step by step towards Ran Huo City.
But not long after, a third High-tier Guixie emerged from the surging gray mist.
A few minutes later, a fourth High-tier Guixie emerged.
… A fifth High-tier Guixie emerged.
"Gulp!"
The Mythics trembled.
How could this be?
"Is it because the disaster tide has just ended, and some residual disaster effects remain?"
"No, absolutely not, at least not entirely!
"Look, under normal circumstances, High-tier Guixie do not appear in clusters. This is definitely influenced by the Evil God's servant!"
A Mythic spoke, his expression extremely solemn.
The promotion tribulation was already extremely dangerous, and being targeted by an Evil God's servant at this time meant what, they understood very well.
Ran Huo City, in danger!
This is a great catastrophe!
Within the city,
Fang You, using the power of the world, swept outwards of the oasis mightily.
But he could not find the figure of the Evil God's servant.
"No matter."
"The disaster tide has ended, and the servant's mobility will inevitably be restricted."
"Moreover, given the personality of an Evil God's servant, if they could attack head-on, they would disdain to, and would be impatient to sneak attack. This only indicates that their strength is insufficient, and they targeted the opportunity of the promotion tribulation."
He was right to wait until the end of the disaster tide.
Perhaps delaying the promotion for a while longer would be safer. At that time, there might be no Evil God's servants to disturb them.
But he had already begun the promotion, and regret was not to be had.
Nor was there any need for regret.
Regardless, it was only five High-tier Guixie.
Tutor Fang tapped the interface, transmitting a series of messages.
"It is time to reveal Xin Huo's true strength."