Soon, the stability of the entire void space began to deteriorate rapidly. Ram and the others could feel it—their time was running out. Based on their calculations, it would take about a week, maybe ten days at most, before the entire void space collapsed in on itself.
This was the common situation, that occurs when the monster dens inside the void spaces are rashly destroyed to the point of being unable to regenerate again.
However, most professionals who clear the void spaces won't rashly destroy the entire void space, like what happened on the third floor.
Usually, void spaces themselves are considered very precious resources. Many large and small organizations control them to cultivate more resources through newly generated monsters for card drops or many other purposes.
With the loss of stability in space, Ram and others also felt that they could already leave the void space.
But they still stayed back just because, after taking the territory token from Korrin, Ram immediately arranged for all the newly evolved and the other Half-Drow Cavemen to hide as soon as they returned from the trial space.
Since the cavemen on the second floor won't produce cards after death, Ram knew the Bio-Mechanical soldiers or other Professionals wouldn't show much interest in them and were already preparing to leave the void space.
At this time Ram didn't want any of those Bio Mechanical soldiers who were leaving to find the presence of Half-Drow Cavemen who looked not much different from the Half-Drows, or else with their Half-Drow features, they will become the next target.
Ram couldn't risk it.
Thanks to the information relayed by the Arcane Cats, they could monitor both Bio Mechanical soldiers and other remaining professionals and be sure not to attract more attention.
"Go, hide, and recover well. I will call you once everything here has settled," Ram ordered Korrin and the other cavemen, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Korrin nodded, still weary from the trial, but alert enough to understand the need for caution. The other Half-Drow cavemen quickly scattered, blending into the remaining underground tunnels.
Mai stood beside Ram, her expression thoughtful as she monitored, "we should be clear in a few hours," she said quietly, her eyes scanning the information projected in front of her.
Ram nodded, glancing at the altar, he immediately ordered Groot to destroy it, and then he entered a nearby stone house and focused his thoughts on the territory token.
Looking at the token, Ram's fingers brushed over the surface, the texture smooth yet cool to the touch. It was crafted from an unfamiliar material, glowing faintly under the low light of the stone house.
At first glance, it seemed ordinary, almost mundane. At the center of the token, a single word stood out—Bronze. Ram's brow furrowed slightly as he examined it more closely.
'Bronze?" He thought, puzzled. It didn't make sense at first. "Why would there be a classification like this for a territory token?"
He turned the token over in his hand, still thinking, when suddenly a faint shimmer appeared before his eyes. A familiar prompt.
[ Territory Token: Bronze Grade (10 Units)]
[ Description: This token grants its holder control over a designated area, converting ten units (1000m*1000m) of the designated area into the lord's domain.]
[ Territory: Not Selected]
[ Attribute: Not Selected]
[ Upgrade requirements: ???]
[ Would you like to activate this token and link it to Sylvan Soul Kingdom?]
[ Yes/No]
Doing so will also increase the amount of Life energy needed by three to four times compared to before, there are advantages and disadvantages.
He pondered for a while but knowing he had to wait one more day for the Sylvan Soul Kingdom to transform, he decided to take a break first.
Sleep came easily. He had been working continuously for the last two days, most of his time was spent on gathering cavemen, then they had to fight against the Half Drows, and even with the help of Life Spirit Body, he felt he needed to take some rest.
He slept for more than half a day before waking up, feeling refreshed, he rubbed his face, taking in a deep breath as his stomach rumbled at the same time.
Ram took out some dried meat from his inventory and chewed it hard. "Alright," he muttered. "It's time to upgrade."
First, he summoned Ling'er and infused her with large amounts of spiritual power to improve her spirit attribute and quality, the process was smooth.
Her spirit attribute steadily climbed, and soon enough, the number crossed 15 points.
"That's it," Ram observed, nodding as he felt a subtle shift in her energy. Her quality began to rise, moving from Rare to General.
"It appears that Ling'er only needs around seven thousand points of Spiritual Power to evolve into General Rank," he noted, a slight smile on his face. It was far less than what Korrin had required.
Ram suspected Korrin needed more spiritual power because of his special talent.
Linger's evolution was a smooth process. Ram continued infusing her with life energy, keeping a close watch on the progress.
It took more than half an hour, but finally, she crossed into Tier 3. Her quality had now improved to a one-star General rank.
Ram felt a drain on his life energy as well. "Four thousand points for life energy... still manageable." He shrugged; it was a small price to pay with his current reserves.
Ling'er, now stronger, hovered before him, there were not many changes in her looks. However, compared to before she radiated a refined, deadly aura.
As soon as Ling'er's evolution was completed, Ram felt an overwhelming surge of energy coursing through him—a massive feedback from her transformation.
His experience points soared, quickly filling up without any sign of stopping until they reached their limit.
He didn't hesitate. With a clear focus, he selected to upgrade himself once again.
For most professionals, the breakthrough from Tier 2 to Tier 3 was a straightforward process.
It involved an increase in spiritual power and the strengthening of the body.
But for Ram, things were different.
Under the control of the attribute panel, his spiritual power and life energy began to condense, just like what had happened when he first upgraded to Tier 2.
The spiritual power inside his body started to decrease rapidly. It wasn't a loss, the power was being refined, becoming ten times purer than it had been before.
Even the excess life energy and spiritual power followed the same pattern, shrinking but growing denser with each second.
Ram watched as his attributes changed. His health and spiritual power, once full, began dropping fast. His panel now displayed:
[ Health: 100/1000]
[ Spiritual Power: 100/1000]