In the home of the goblins in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains.
Little brat Dou Xiaodou couldn't stop smiling.
Looking at the eighteen thousand units of iron essence obtained from auctioning ten sets of high-level equipment in the warehouse, he was so excited his mouth was about to split.
After all, it would take his goblin team at least a week to smelt so much iron essence.
It could be said that auctioning or selling equipment was a truly lucrative business.
Four-tenths, or 40%, of eighteen thousand units of iron essence should be seven thousand two hundred units.
With these more than seven thousand units of iron essence, plus the iron essence hoarded before, it would be enough to upgrade his territory to a primary tribe.
However, at this thought, Dou Xiaodou suddenly froze. Then, he listed all eighteen thousand units of iron essence on the trading platform.
Because the little brat suddenly remembered that Brother Qianmo seemed to need this iron essence more.
His own Goblin Home was already an advanced territory. Even if it were upgraded to a primary tribe now, it wouldn't be of much use.
But Brother Qianmo, as the strongest lord, must now be upgrading to a primary or even intermediate tribe.
Only when Brother's territory became stronger could he stand tall and even look down on others by being Brother's subordinate.
Besides, the Goblin Home had a smelting furnace. If he wanted iron essence, he could mine and smelt it anytime, it just took a little time.
Thus, all eighteen thousand units of iron essence were put on the [Ten Thousand Races Trading Platform] by the little brat.
And he set the restriction to only allow Xiao Mo to redeem it, while the redemption condition was just one unit of food.
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In the Immortal-Demon Territory.
Xiao Mo saw a string of six messages appear before him.
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained two thousand one hundred units of iron essence!]
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained two thousand one hundred units of iron essence!]
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained one thousand nine hundred units of iron essence!]
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained two thousand units of iron essence!]
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained one thousand eight hundred units of iron essence!]
[You paid one set of high-level equipment and obtained one thousand eight hundred units of iron essence!]
Almost the instant the auction ended, these six messages appeared before Xiao Mo.
This great harvest made Xiao Mo feel very excited.
These six sets of high-level equipment, which dropped from the dwarf tribe, had already yielded nine thousand six hundred units of iron essence.
As for those listed by the little brat, he should get one thousand eight hundred units of iron essence.
Adding these up, it was twenty-one thousand four hundred units of iron essence.
Coupled with the nearly nine thousand units of iron essence stored in the warehouse.
The total amount of iron essence would reach thirty thousand units!
Tonight's haul was definitely a massive profit!
This amount was more than enough to upgrade the territory and build the [Immortal-Demon Sacred Hall].
Thinking of this, Xiao Mo opened the trading platform and saw that the little brat had actually listed all eighteen thousand units of iron essence.
And the redemption price was only one unit of food.
This move left Xiao Mo completely bewildered.
However, after hesitating for a moment, Xiao Mo still redeemed all of it.
But Xiao Mo still felt a surge of emotion.
Dou Xiaodou doing this would prevent him from upgrading his territory to a tribe.
Although his goblin team could smelt iron essence, upgrading to a tribe required ten thousand units of iron essence.
Such a massive amount would take Dou Xiaodou quite some time.
The reason he redeemed it all was because it was Dou Xiaodou's kind gesture, and he couldn't bear to refuse.
Another reason was that at this stage, iron essence was still a very precious resource, and he indeed needed it.
Of course, according to Xiao Mo's principles, he would not take these more than seven thousand units of iron essence for free.
His plan was to directly send the food to the little brat at the agreed-upon price after collecting food tomorrow.
After everything was done, Xiao Mo closed the trading platform interface.
With a thought, another message prompt appeared before him.
[Current material storage has exceeded the requirements for territory upgrade!]
[Do you wish to immediately upgrade the Advanced Immortal-Demon Territory to a Primary Immortal-Demon Tribe?]
[Yes] [No]
"Upgrade immediately!"
As he spoke, there was no change from before. A golden light descended from the sky, passing through the faint blue protective shield on the outer layer, and enveloped the Immortal-Demon Territory.
However, this upgrade took a bit longer, and the changes were also different.
He felt the city rapidly rising, and the territory's scope expanding rapidly.
At the same time, the faint blue protective shield, which was running out of time, was also gradually expanding.
The magical beasts that had been outside the territory, with roars of fury, were being forcefully pushed outwards by the protective shield.
Those magical beasts that instinctively tried to resist met with broken heads or even tragic deaths.
It took a full two minutes before the golden light dissipated. Only then did the upgrade completion prompt sound in Xiao Mo's mind.
Xiao Mo looked around and saw that the city's perimeter had expanded by nearly two kilometers out of thin air.
The surroundings were completely empty, with only his dwelling, the Immortal-Demon statue, the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool, the warehouse, and a small to medium-sized plaza.
Xiao Mo understood that such a large space was reserved for him to construct buildings.
Besides the original buildings within the city, all other structures needed to be built by him personally.
However, for Xiao Mo, this was precisely a good thing.
As his strength grew in the future, the number of blueprints he could obtain would also increase.
Only with a sufficiently large space could he confidently build all the buildings he needed.
Standing on the plaza, Xiao Mo's gaze fell upon the pavilion where he lived.
At this moment, the pavilion had transformed into a small palace with carved beams and painted pillars.
The dilapidated and simple appearance of the past was gone, replaced by a touch of grandeur.
[Immortal-Demon Tribe]
[Current Level: Primary Tribe]
[Next Level: Intermediate Tribe]
[Basic Building: Fortified City (Upgrades with territory)]
[Ordinary Building: Warehouse]
[Special Building: Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool]
[Upgrade Requirements: 500,000 units of wood, 300,000 units of stone, 50,000 units of iron essence]
[Current Status: Invincible]
[Current Faction: None]
[Remarks: The cohesion and renown of the Immortal-Demon Tribe have reached widespread fame!]
Looking at the interface displaying the information before him, Xiao Mo instantly felt a headache coming on.
The material base required for territory upgrades was getting larger and larger.
This was only a primary tribe, and it already required so many materials.
If it were to upgrade to a small city, a main city, a royal city, a kingdom, an empire, etc., in the future, how enormous would the requirements be!
Thinking of this, Xiao Mo couldn't help but shiver.
However, Xiao Mo quickly adjusted his mood.
He would worry about future matters when they arrived. He would strive to develop his strength and aggressively collect materials.
Moreover, in the future upgrades of the territory, these ordinary materials might not be used anymore, and they might be replaced by other precious materials.
Thinking of this, Xiao Mo felt much better.
For now, he would focus on solving the current matters. Distant concerns were completely affecting his mood.
However, the next moment, the information interface that popped up again made Xiao Mo instantly feel unhappy.