Chapter 231: For Your Sake on the Golden Terrace

To serve your cause on the Golden Terrace,

To wield the jade sword and die for you.

When Mo Xiaobai spent 5 Heaven’s Gift Points to exchange for an item named “Building · Golden Terrace” from the Heaven’s Gift Treasure Box, the joy he had barely contained overflowed onto his face once again.

“Special Building: Golden Terrace!”

“Building Effect: Offer gold as a sacrifice to likely attract famous scholars from the area around the Territory to serve.”

“Effect Range: 10 Gold (within 100 li, 35% chance to attract); 100 Gold (within 1,000 li, 50% chance); 1,000 Gold (within 10,000 li, 70% chance); 10,000 Gold (within 1,000,000 li, 90% chance).”

“Effect Duration: 3 days / 20 days / 60 days / 200 days!”

“Building Description: In the early Warring States period, King Zhao of Yan, moved by the story of buying a horse’s bone for a thousand gold, built the ‘Golden Terrace’ high to recruit talent. Soon, scholars flocked to Yan, and talented generals and wise men like Yue Yi, Zou Yan, and Ju Xin came to serve one after another.”

“Usage Limit: Only valid within the Territory.”

“Exchange Cost: 5 Points”

Mo Xiaobai gently tapped the 5 Points he had just received, and they were instantly exchanged for a Building item.

Golden Terrace!

Just like Lingyan Pavilion and Yingtian Academy, it was an item Mo Xiaobai really wanted, a building item that could attract talent to settle in his Territory.

But unlike Lingyan Pavilion or the Martial Temple, the Golden Terrace had many restrictions and could not directly summon anyone. However, Mo Xiaobai still thought it was a high-quality Territory Building.

Because the Golden Terrace had its own special qualities.

As long as the sacrifice range was wide enough, it could affect all non-Prefecture City NPCs in the areas surrounding the Territory.

And this would be a long-lasting process!

You should know that it was still the early stage of the Plane. There were so many talented officials and worthy men hidden in every corner of the Plane. Ordinary Players found it hard to discover them, and even if they deliberately looked for them, they might not find them.

Players couldn’t find them, but the Golden Terrace had this ability because it came with both a radar search function and a talent attraction function!

The only thing was that using the special ability of the Golden Terrace required a fairly heavy cost.

The smallest sacrifice amount was 10 Gold, and the effect range and duration were very short and weak. The next levels were 100 Gold and 1,000 Gold, and only these two tiers might bring some unexpected surprises.

As for the top-tier Ten Thousand Gold sacrifice, even though Mo Xiaobai had just made a fortune in the Western Regions, he currently did not have the ability to use it.

After all, it was not 10,000 Copper Coins or 10,000 Silver Coins, but a full 10,000 Gold Coins!

“For the current Daming Village, a sacrifice of 1,000 Gold should be enough. A range of 10,000 li is enough to include the entire Great Han Dynasty.”

While thinking about how to use the Golden Terrace in his heart, Mo Xiaobai, accompanied by Xiao Bai and A-Dai, gradually walked towards the rear of the Territory.

Arriving at the southeast direction of Lingyan Pavilion, Mo Xiaobai immediately confirmed the use of the item.

In the next second, bright light erupted from Mo Xiaobai’s hand and spread continuously into the distance.

After a few breaths, a high-terrace palace building covering at least 40 mu appeared before the three of them.

The Golden Terrace had officially settled in Daming Town!

“Wow, is this the Golden Terrace? Great God, how did you get your hands on it?”

Even though Bai Hualin was not very knowledgeable about history, the three characters “Golden Terrace” rang in her ears. Looking at the group of buildings built on the high terrace, she couldn’t help but exclaim: “No wonder you were so excited earlier. If it were me, I would have been excited for a long time too.”

On Bai Hualin’s side, Little Yue also spoke softly: “Great God, your Territory is almost becoming a collection site for famous spots in the Plane.”

As Little Yue said, there were indeed quite a few buildings in Daming Town whose names could be called out.

The Martial Temple was the first, followed by Lingyan Pavilion and Yingtian Academy, and now a Golden Terrace had been added. These famous spots and ancient sites were things other Territories would beg for one but could not get. However, in Daming Town, ancient building items were almost sold in bulk.

“Haha~ They are not as exaggerated as you say.”

Mo Xiaobai waved his hand with a smile, then stepped onto the famous building from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. After touring the Zhao Wang Hall on top of the terrace, Mo Xiaobai soon fixed his gaze on the four Recruitment Halls on both sides.

The four Recruitment Halls were of different colors and sizes.

The 10 Gold one was only as big as a small pavilion, and the sacrifice tripod was small enough to fit in one hand. It looked very unimpressive no matter how you looked at it.

The 100 Gold one was slightly more spacious, about the size of a small two-story tower, divided into two floors. The lower floor recorded some names, and a quick glance would reveal that they were all surnames of ancient people. Stepping up to the upper floor, the sacrifice tripod was as thick and wide as a century-old tree trunk, and it was almost impossible for one person to lift it.

The 1,000 Gold one was on the other side, much larger than the previous two Recruitment Halls. As for the final Ten Thousand Gold one, the entire Recruitment Hall was almost as big as the Zhao Wang Hall.

On the entire Golden Terrace, besides the one main hall and four halls, there were also several bell towers and drum towers, as well as several pavilions surrounded by flowers. Mo Xiaobai had no interest in these places, but Bai Hualin and Little Yue were walking around enthusiastically.

After the group finished walking around the high terrace, Mo Xiaobai finally chose the 1,000 Gold Recruitment Hall for the sacrifice.

“Ding~ Lord Player ‘Daydreaming’ triggered the Golden Terrace Talent Recruitment Sacrifice. Sacrifice amount: 1,000 Gold Coins. Please confirm?”

“Yes!”

There was no need to hesitate. Although the funds in the Territory had not yet reached Ten Thousand Gold, they did have several thousand Gold Coins. Offering 1,000 Gold Coins for the Recruitment Hall was not a difficult choice for Mo Xiaobai.

When Mo Xiaobai silently confirmed in his heart, the tripod in the Recruitment Hall soon began to emit piles of Gold Coins.

Shining Gold Coins covered the entire surface of the tripod and even formed a thick layer on top.

“Wow, so much gold! Great God, what are you doing?”

“Sacrificing.”

“Sacrificing? With Gold Coins?”

“Mm.”

Mo Xiaobai nodded naturally, making Bai Hualin and the others beside him feel a bit dizzy.

Normally, ancient people sacrificed to heaven by killing pigs and sheep, or at best a sick ox.

But the Great God before them was directly using Gold Coins for sacrifice!

Was this a new operation of showing off wealth in the Plane?

Did it let ordinary Players play games normally!

“Great God, do you know how long I had to stand in the pharmacy every day to earn a single Gold Coin back then?” Bai Hualin felt she was about to collapse. Especially when thinking about those bitter days when she first came to the Plane, she even had the idea to crash into a pile of Gold Coins and die.

A girl cannot possess thousands of gold in life, so she must die in front of thousands of gold.

Bai Hualin was extremely speechless, and the couple A-Dai also smiled bitterly and shook their heads.

Compared to Bai Hualin, they were really not any better off. In fact, up to now, they still showed no signs of getting ahead. Unlike Bai Hualin, who had at least touched upon the Mohist School heritage.

Watching Mo Xiaobai throw 1,000 Gold Coins directly into the furnace and watching the Gold Coins inside the furnace disappear little by little, Little Yue remained silent, while A-Dai felt as if he had been hit by a million-ton punch.

However, no matter how Xiao Bai, Bai Hualin, and Little Yue’s expressions changed, Mo Xiaobai kept an expectant look on his face after the sacrifice began. He couldn’t wait to see the effect the next second and attract a large group of Famous Scholars to serve him.

However, reality was always a bit different from Mo Xiaobai’s imagination. When the first night of the sacrifice passed, Mo Xiaobai had been guarding the village entrance, but he still didn’t see any Famous Scholars visiting.

On the second day, Refugees spawned as usual, and two A-level Confucian scholars were even dropped. Unfortunately, they were still not the Famous Scholars Mo Xiaobai was longing for.

On the third day, it was still a wasted wait.

Three consecutive days with no results made Mo Xiaobai’s face turn as black as ink. His previous confidence had all turned into resentment towards the Intellect Brain for stealing his 1,000 Gold Coins.

Damn it!

He shouldn’t have expected the Intellect Brain to be so kind and give him a big burst of power. With a chest full of depression and resentment, Mo Xiaobai couldn’t stop complaining about that unscrupulous Intellect Brain even in his dreams.

Gradually, the Morning Star flashed across the dim high sky in an instant.

The fourth day, the sun rose!