Since the resources were so abundant, it would not be difficult to build up a few small looting armies dominated by Native Demon and Lesser Demon, so Caelan considered leveling up his territory as well, after all, he had been using his resources elsewhere, and had not leveled up his territory yet.

  Caelan slowly arrived at the Abyss Throne with firm steps. The Abyss Throne, which was constructed from skeletons and solidified dark red blood, was covered with strange patterns, some of which were like meandering rivers of darkness, flowing with mysterious power. The armrests of the Abyss Throne were inlaid with gemstones glittering with ghostly light, just like the eyes of a demon, gazing into the Dark Abyss. The throne stood there silently, and the air around it seemed to have become heavy with its presence, permeated with a depressing aura.

  [Abyss Throne, Lv: 1]

  Material Required for Upgrade

  Resource Points: 3000 points (Currently 6350 points)

  Charcoal: 300kg (Currently 540kg)]

  “Upgrade Abyss Throne.”

  Caelan's voice was firm and strong, echoing through the air.

  [Resource Points: -3000, 3350 points remaining]

  [Charcoal: -300kg, 240kg remaining]]

  The Abyss Throne began to change, and a powerful fluctuation of magic power emanated from it. A mysterious light flickered in the lines on the surface of the throne, and the light of the gems at the armrests became even more dazzling, and the surrounding darkness surged like a tidal wave, constantly converging towards the throne.

  [Abyss Throne, Lv: 2]

  [The territory range has been expanded]

  As the Abyss Throne was upgraded, the territory range began to expand outwards. The darkness slowly spread out in all directions like an invisible curtain, and the originally blurred boundaries became clearer.

  [The maximum number of Abyss Hatchery and Abyss Gate has been increased to 2]

  [A new basic building has been unlocked]

  [Basic Building: Abyss Sinful Shrine, unique building, used for recruiting demon heroes!]

  [Abyss Sinful Shrine, construction cost: 10,000 resource points, 50kg Dark Iron]

  [INFO]

  “Abyss Sinful Shrine, recruiting racial heroes,”

  The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings.

  Caelan muttered as he saw the message that popped up. His gaze was fixed on the line, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

  Indeed, he thought that recruiting a hero would be a good choice at this stage, a hero that could help him to command these demon soldiers.

  These demons weren't intelligent enough, even Gyrus Demon only had a higher INT value, which didn't equate to true wise. He frowned slightly as he recalled how the demons had behaved in battle, the clumsy movements and lack of strategy in their attacks had left him deeply frustrated.

  “But ......,” Caelan said with a flash of depression in his eyes, his brow furrowed.

  Yes, he was very short of resources right now!

  [Resource Points: 3350kg, Dark Iron: 0kg]

  Caelan couldn't help but feel a bit of a headache, this consumption of resources was really too much, not to mention that the resource points had to be saved for hatching the demon army, Dark Iron, this kind of rare metal, he now does not even have 1kg. He shook his head helplessly and rubbed his temples in an attempt to ease his vaguely aching head.

  “Dark Iron, Dark Iron” Caelan chanted silently, and suddenly his eyes lit up as he remembered something.

  “It seems that a demon squad explored an Iron Mine earlier, where was it again?”

  Caelan stared at the map of the Eternal Continent that had been explored so far, his eyes frantically scanning, trying to recall and find the location of the Iron Mine. His gaze was like a torch as he moved quickly across the map, not missing a single detail. His heartbeat gradually accelerated a mixture of nervousness and anticipation.

  Eventually, Caelan zeroed in on the location of the Iron Mine, an iron mine that was literally vital for him to refine Dark Iron, the precious metal used to build the Abyss Sinful Shrine.

  Without hesitation, Caelan commanded the two hundred or so remaining demons on the Eternal Continent to mine the Iron Mine.

  After giving the order, more than two hundred demons surged towards the Iron Mine like a black tide, their figures moving rapidly on the earth, bringing up a cloud of smoke and dust. The eyes of the demons flashed with red light, full of greed and desire. They couldn't wait to mine that Iron Mine and obtain these precious resources for Dark Abyss.

  ......

  A thick layer of dust filled the mine, making it almost impossible to see the path ahead. The dust was like a heavy curtain, shrouding the entire cave in a haze. From time to time, fine pieces of stone fell from the walls and top of the mine, emitting a crisp sound. Those stones seemed to be warning the intruders that this place was full of danger. The air was filled with a pungent mineral odor mixed with humidity, making it difficult to breathe.

  Thanks to Abyss Heart, the demons showed surprising discipline. Like well-trained soldiers, they followed Caelan's commands in unison. Some of the demons held huge mining picks with rough and sturdy handles, which the demons gripped tightly with both hands. The heads of the picks were heavy and sharp and shone with the cold light of metal in the darkness of the mine. The demons crouched down slightly, their feet stepping firmly on the ground, and then swung their arms forcefully, raising the mining pick high in the air. Their arm muscles were taut and sinewy, showing great strength.

  Then, the demons violently slammed the mining picks against the mining wall, and the moment the picks collided with the mining wall, a loud sound was emitted, and the entire mining cave trembled slightly. As the mining picks fell, a large amount of ore shook down like rain, and the ore hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust that filled the air. The demons didn't pause in the slightest, tirelessly repeating the maneuver, pounding the mine walls one after another.

  Some of the demons carried baskets filled with ore, baskets made of roughly woven rattan and filled with heavy ore. The demons walked up to the baskets, bent down, grasped the edges of the baskets with both hands and then forcefully lifted the baskets and carried them on their shoulders. Their bodies leaned forward slightly, and their footsteps were firm as they walked toward the outside of the mine. They took large strides with great speed, leaving deep footprints on the ground.

  Although the Lesser Demons and Native Demons were weak, mining ore was actually an easy job for them as they traveled through the mines busily.

  As time passed, a transportation wagon filled with ore drove out from the mine cave and was transported to the Abyssal Gate.

  These transport wagons are the loot obtained during the siege of other tribes, and the drivers of these wagons are the Shadow Demons, the soldiers that Caelan has just hatched.

  Since the Native Demons are not smart enough to take on the transport task, Caelan can only choose to hatch a group of Shadow Demons with relatively higher intelligence to form the transport brigade.

  【INFO】

  Within the Dark Abyss, iron ore mining, and transportation were already on track, and there was one more extremely crucial thing to do next.

  Plunder resource points!

  This will be my constant motivation to update.