Strongest Lord by Opening Blind Boxes

Chapter 464: Chapter 322: Eco Royal Court

’Picking stars from the Star-picking Tower is basically like getting random treasures. This Dragon-shaped Spaceship is pretty good, too. This star-picking session was a huge score!’

Wang Yi was feeling quite pleased with himself. He continued to pick stars, but this time, he got a bunch of grapes!

The grapes were completely ordinary, just regular fruit. Wang Yi tasted one; it was sour and didn’t even taste good.

Wang Yi picked a star for the third time. His luck was terrible, and he got a toad.

It was just a normal little animal, so Wang Yi simply flicked his wrist and set it free.

’It seems getting treasures from the Star-picking Tower really depends on luck. The good thing is that there’s no cost. I could arrange for some people to pick stars here, or even train a batch of professional star-pickers to do it 24/7...’

Wang Yi mulled it over for a moment before having Wang Pingyi teleport Yang Qingxiu to him.

Yang Qingxiu worked as a receptionist in the Eco-Castle. She was meticulous and had a strong sense of responsibility. Although her abilities were a bit weak and she had no talent for combat or Cultivation, Wang Yi found her very reliable—even more worthy of nurturing than Yang Wanli or Yang Qingniu.

"Qingxiu, I am granting you a great opportunity. I hereby appoint you as the Star-Picking Official. From now on, you will be in charge of the Star-picking Tower."

As he spoke, Wang Yi used his [Authority] Divine Technique to officially appoint Yang Qingxiu. The position of Star-Picking Official was recognized by the system, holding a status equal to that of the Governor and Military Governor, with the function of managing the Star-picking Tower.

Yang Qingxiu was overwhelmed by the honor and kowtowed in gratitude.

But the opportunity Wang Yi gave her didn’t end there. He then used his Enlightenment skill to change Yang Qingxiu’s class to [Starlight Priestess], granting her the three skills [Starlight Healing], [Starlight Shelter], and [Stargazing Priestess].

The class wasn’t particularly strong and had little combat potential, but its support abilities were quite good. Moreover, Yang Qingxiu, who had only been level 5, saw her level skyrocket to 25 after the class change. Her Physique now far surpassed that of a Mortal.

Tears of gratitude streamed down Yang Qingxiu’s face as she kowtowed again. ’I will not disappoint Lord Wang Yi for investing so much in me,’ she silently vowed.

A moment later, Wang Yi announced the information about the Star-picking Tower to the entire Eco-Castle. From then on, the Star-picking Tower would be an independent institution.

As the Star-Picking Official, Yang Qingxiu also became independent from the Eco-Castle. She quickly recruited six star-pickers from the Hundred Skills Academy, and the Star-picking Tower began to operate efficiently.

’The Star-picking Tower’s influence will need to expand in the future... but whatever. I’ll let Yang Qingxiu and her people develop it on their own.’

Wang Yi stopped involving himself in the affairs of the Star-picking Tower. He returned to the Eco-Castle and attended a territory meeting, listening to the plans and arrangements for exploration presented by Jelena and the others.

During the meeting, the Eco-Castle took the lead in establishing an exploration team that would recruit talent from all sectors to be specifically responsible for exploring and developing the territory.

The provisional leader of this team was Pei Zhi.

Pei Zhi was affiliated with the Foreign Affairs Department and had been the captain of the Fire Dragon Trading Team. After the territory’s ascension, the Fire Dragon Trading Team lost its ability to conduct trade, so Pei Zhi and most of his former subordinates were now assigned to the exploration team.

Some of the armored off-road vehicles that were originally used to transport goods were also transferred to the exploration team for their expeditions.

Pang Damao also joined the team.

Pang Damao was originally the head of the Intelligence Department, but the department had become largely irrelevant. His daily tasks had been reduced to organizing the Mysterious Newspaper and analyzing it for useful information.

Now, this task was gradually being taken over by the Eco-Castle’s Secretariat. Since Pang Damao had a talent for drawing maps, he joined the exploration team, bringing along his subordinate, the ’Eye Brute’ Siyan.

It was worth mentioning that Pan Damao was no longer the man he once was. He had been a lucky soul who had the opportunity to enter the Fortunate Celestial Sect, where he obtained the special class [Wisdom Golden Body Buddha]. Now, he wore a kasaya, his hands pressed together in a prayer position, radiating a solemn and dignified aura.

His combat power had also increased dramatically. His level had reached a staggering LV 95, surpassing those who came before him, like Yang Qingniu and Zhang Lengzi.

Wang Yi sponsored the exploration team with the Dragon-shaped Spaceship. Having some free time, he decided to join them on their first expedition.

The exploration team’s current mission was to explore the region within the borders of the Quicksand River.

The Quicksand River stretched for 5,000 kilometers, encircling a vast region with a diameter of roughly 1,600 kilometers. This area contained system-generated terrain and landforms, most of which remained unexplored.

One day later, about five hundred kilometers west of Eggshell City, Wang Yi discovered a peculiar mountain peak.

The mountain was filled with vibrant Spiritual Energy and possessed a Dragon Vein. It was shaped like a Great Emperor seated upon a jeweled throne!

It had been randomly generated by the system and did not yet have a name. The Flower and Fruit Ecosystem had not yet spread to it, so its own ecosystem was relatively primitive.

Wang Yi named it [Great Emperor Mountain]. He used his abilities to move the entire mountain, placing it among the many Spirit Mountains north of Eggshell City. The Flower and Fruit Ecosystem immediately spread over it, causing flowers and fruit trees to sprout rapidly all over Great Emperor Mountain.

At the same time, Great Emperor Mountain’s Dragon Vein merged with the ecosystem, causing the Flower and Fruit Ecosystem’s Evolution progress to jump by 20%.

"This Great Emperor Mountain is excellent!"

Wang Yi couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration. He had already left the exploration team and was about to catch up to them when he suddenly heard a deep, muffled boom from the sky, like rolling thunder!

’Did something just crash into the World Line?’

Wang Yi looked up at the sky as a realization dawned on him. He stepped onto a path of starlight and flew swiftly out of the South Celestial Sect. Patrolling briefly outside the Heaven-Sealing Array, he soon discovered a massive stone sphere, roughly a kilometer in diameter.

On top of this stone sphere were five enormous, brilliantly glowing statues.

Wang Yi looked from a distance and felt that the giant statues looked somewhat familiar.

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