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We found many useful things. The technology within them greatly advanced our space technology. Additionally, our research on Floating Warships led us to the field energy calculation formulas for planetary magnetic field lines. These lines can serve as a guidance source for spatial transmission channels. Combined with our current spatial technology, this allows us to achieve long-distance pinpoint teleportation. If the tests prove stable, we can also eliminate the need for temporary spatial anchor points and use magnetic field lines to synchronize information flow."

Although he didn’t understand the principles, Yan Xing immediately sensed the strategic value contained in this technology.

"Can teleportation be conducted anywhere within the coverage of a planet’s magnetic field?"

"Theoretically, yes. But we must accumulate a certain amount of spatial coordinates and build a coordinate system relying on a large database. If we want to cover the Land of Corruption, I calculate that we need more than 2,000 spatial coordinate points.

To achieve surface-level coverage, we need 1,000,000 spatial coordinate points.

To achieve a full network hookup through the planetary magnetic field, we need 100,000,000 spatial coordinate points.

And the energy consumption is very, very, very, very, very..."

Yan Xing gave Chui Chui, who kept repeating "very," a flick on the forehead.

"If I, your Lord, have the need for a full network hookup, would I lack the energy to achieve it? Now, you just need to figure out how to set up a Land of Corruption Pager System for me. We’re going to let the Undead be the first to experience what true freedom of movement is like..."

"Yes, Master. I guarantee to complete the task, Master!"

Chui Chui accepted the task of building this Pager System in the Land of Corruption.

First, she needed to create a vanguard team of Heart Demons to fly to the Land of Corruption. After building a small camp, they would verify and collect spatial coordinates at different locations in the Land of Corruption.

Then came the gathering of planetary magnetic field information from the Eternal Domain to the Land of Corruption.

On the Eternal Domain’s side, a large Spatial Transmission Main Station had to be constructed, along with its corresponding energy supply.

The project was undoubtedly a megaproject.

But to find Max’s body, this investment had to be made.

But as for who would pay... Since this was for Max’s sake, they would definitely be shearing Max’s wool. If Max wasn’t going to pay, did he expect his Lordship to foot the bill?

With the occupation of Storm City, Yan Xing could be said to have revitalized the entire war situation.

Countless trucks traveled the roads through Snowland, the Wildwind Highlands, and the Kingdom of Silvermane, accelerating the circulation of materials.

As more and more regions accepted the Grain Tickets issued by the Eternal Domain as official currency, the Eternal Domain operated like a high-power engine, driving rapid wealth growth for all people and regions associated with it.

If converted into GDP, the Thunder Coalition, with less than one-third of the Cloud Coalition’s land and population, created an equivalent amount of wealth.

Moreover, as Lei Ming continued to integrate its internal resources and the industrial scale of the Eternal Domain expanded, the Thunder Coalition not only rapidly widened the wealth gap with the Cloud Coalition but also utilized wealth with an efficiency the Cloud Coalition couldn’t match.

In all cities with direct flights to the Eternal Domain, there were noticeable changes every day.

The generous and benevolent Lord Yan Xing provided unimaginably low-interest loans to all friendly cities. He sent personnel, technology, and equipment to help these cities with alchemical transformation.

The method of repaying the loans was also very simple.

Mineral resources, alchemy resources, Gold Coins, God-given gold coins... anything of value, Lord Yan Xing wanted it all.

He would even accept entire populations.

Leveraging its technological superiority and financial system, the Eternal Domain created a siphon effect on the resources of the entire area controlled by the Thunder Coalition.

The territory was rapidly expanding.

Within six months of occupying Storm City, the population of Eternal City reached 100,000, comparable to Nuta City, and the total human population within the dominion exceeded one million.

Regarding the Snow Elves, Elf King Erelado had dedicated himself to making Frostleaf City the economic heart of Snowland. He issued various rewards encouraging Elves to move to Frostleaf City.

Making use of his relationship with Yan Xing, he relocated some of the Eternal Domain’s industries to the vicinity of Frostleaf City.

He also leased the vast lands to the east and south of Frostleaf City to the Eternal Domain for the construction of farms. The condition was that the farms must employ a certain proportion of Elves, and when the grain from the farms was supplied to Snowland, transportation costs would be granted the maximum discount.

The Eternal Grain Bank’s Grain Ticket policy was "Grain Tickets retain their value, grains are self-collected."

The Eternal Grain Bank was not responsible for delivering grain; transportation costs were borne by the grain collectors.

The transportation cost would deter Grain Ticket holders from traveling long distances to the Eternal Domain to exchange for grain unless necessary. This ensured that the Eternal Domain’s grain reserves remained within a safe range while keeping the Grain Tickets circulating outside.

If the Snow Elves wanted to become truly powerful, their demand for grain was extremely large. If they could save money on transportation, they could obtain more grain.

After Frostleaf City’s farms were handed over to the Eternal Domain and sowing was completed, they could await a bountiful harvest the following year.

King Erelado planned, within a year, to increase the Elf population in the Wildwind Highlands to between 300,000 and 500,000 to accommodate more industries transferred from the Eternal Domain.

The growth in strength of the Eternal Domain and Snowland on the Wildwind Highlands brought immense pressure to the Orc-controlled Highland City.

The Barbarians continuously sent well-trained armies to the highlands, bolstering the Orcs’ military strength to 100,000. Concurrently, they leased their human warriors as mercenaries to Anderson, forming a new army for the Wildwind Principality, numbering 50,000.

This Great Army of 150,000, based around the periphery of Highland City, constructed a defensive line as solid as a wall of bronze and iron.

However, the cost of maintaining such a massive army was unimaginable for the Barbarians of the past.

But this time, they had the full support of the Cloud Tower.

The Mages from the Cloud Tower used their reserves of God-given gold coins to expand the roads on the Wildwind Highlands that passed through Barbaric Orc territory. This enabled the giant beasts of burden raised by the Orcs to carry supplies up to the highlands.

They also manufactured a large number of simple airships for material transportation.

To alleviate the pressure on Highland City, the Barbaric Orcs amassed a significant force on the Snowland border. Multiple small groups of Evil Wolf Cavalry Troops had already crossed the border, continually harassing and launching stealth attacks on Elf garrison locations.

The Snow Elves also continuously dispatched well-trained, new-model troops to reinforce their border.

Both sides engaged in a military arms race, each responding to the other’s buildup with an even greater one. Even as winter set in, both the Barbarians and the Snow Elves strove to augment their military forces. The pressure from maintaining these armies kept building to a point where it had to be released.

A large-scale border conflict could break out at any moment.

Winter warfare was traditionally considered infeasible; that was the conventional wisdom.

Accepting King Erelado’s invitation, Yan Xing led a military observation group from the Eternal Domain to the border between the Barbarians and Snowland.

A mountain range that ran east to west served as a natural borderline.

Many roads crisscrossed through the mountain range, connecting north and south.

Covered in heavy snow, the mountain range, wrapped in its silvery garb, resembled a continuous, spectacularly tall wall.

Rumbling sounds intermittently filled the air, emitted by planes headed toward the Southern Foothills on reconnaissance missions.

Due to frequent Orc attacks, Snowland had not constructed any cities or fortresses in the area north of its border.

When Orcs approached, the Elves would retreat northward.

During the winter, Elves’ stealth attacks and small-scale counter-offensives would drive the Orcs south of the mountain range.

The cold air from the north was blocked by the mountains, making the southern side of the mountains relatively warmer.

For this coming conflict, the Eternal Domain provided the Elves with prefabricated barracks and insulation materials. They also laid pipes and used boilers, modified with steam explosion technology, to centrally heat the Elf army camps.

Other winter supplies were also amply provided.

Elf soldiers, clad in military greatcoats, ushanka hats, and thick gloves, patrolled the snowfields armed with replica AK rifles.

Inside the operations command room of the Central Group Army at the Snow Elf border, King Erelado, leading the Elf generals, gathered with their allies from the Eternal Domain’s military observation group around a tactical sand table.

King Erelado, holding a commander’s baton, explained in detail to Yan Xing the military deployments of the Orcs and Elves along the border.

He then proposed his own attack plan.