As wolves breach the Storm Tower's range, cyan magic swirls atop it. A gust forms, spiraling into a tornado that engulfs the pack. Flung skyward, they crash—none survive.
"Damn, that's fierce!" Zhou Yan exclaims. The Storm Tower outmuscles the Flame Tower, its reach dwarfing the latter's. Level 20, it shreds level 5 wolves effortlessly—a dozen gone in moments.
The Flame Tower joins in, lobbing a fireball. It bursts amid the pack, incinerating five or six. Zhou Yan, Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Zhang San, and the eight vine demons—leveled and geared—stand at the gate. They face no threat from these wolves, even as today's horde triples yesterday's.
Another tower bolsters their edge. Few wolves reach them; those that do fall fast. "Charge!" Zhang San and Si Teng's crew brandish weapons, mowing down stragglers. Their SSS and S-tier quality crushes low-level foes—wolves barely register.
Zhou Yan triggers the Storm Tower's Wind Blade Slash. A storm of blades erupts, blanketing the sky like scattered petals, obliterating hundreds in one sweep. "Unreal," he breathes, stunned by the carnage.
More wolves spill from the forest, but none breach the wall. Elite wolves emerge just as the Flame Tower's half-hourly Sea of Fire unleashes—a fiery deluge torches the lot.
[Territory Prompt: "Third day of novice trial complete!"]
[Territory Prompt: "Calculating rewards…"]
[Destroyed: 150 level 5 black wolves, 150 level 5 white wolves, 150 level 5 gray wolves, 50 level 6 red wolves, 5 level 6 elite white wolves.]
[Battle Evaluation: SSS]
[Rewards: Base—2,000 soul coins, 2,000 spirit coins, Warehouse building. Bonus for SSS—4,000 soul coins, 4,000 spirit coins, Refining Workshop building.]
"Jackpot!" Zhou Yan grins. Easier than yesterday, richer too—6,000 soul coins, a lifeline. Two buildings sweeten the deal. "Gather those chests!" he calls.
"Yes!" the group replies. More hands make quick work—he savors dodging the grunt tasks. Lord life shines.
He deploys the new buildings:
[Territory Prompt: "Built Warehouse. Evolved into Treasure Room."]
[Territory Prompt: "Built Refining Workshop. Evolved into Divine Forge."]
[Building: Treasure Room]
[Level: 1]
[Upgrade Requirement: 300 spirit coins]
[Quality: SSS (0/4)]
[Quality Upgrade: 4 treasure rooms]
[Defense: 300/300]
[Special Attribute: 100 cubic meters of space; auto-sorts treasures.]
[Introduction: Stores all treasures. More and finer treasures yield surprises.]
Hidden perks intrigue—high-quality hoards might unlock them.
[Building: Divine Forge]
[Level: 1]
[Upgrade Requirement: 200 spirit coins]
[Quality: SS (0/2)]
[Quality Upgrade: 2 refining workshops]
[Defense: 200/200]
[Special Attribute: 1% chance for extra gear attributes during forging.]
[Introduction: Forges supreme divine weapons.]
He upgrades both to level 20:
[Territory Prompt: "Consumed 300 spirit coins. Treasure Room rises to level 2."]
…
[Building: Treasure Room]
[Level: 20]
[Upgrade Requirements: 30,000 spirit coins, 300 four-star wood, 300 four-star stone]
[Quality: SSS (0/4)]
[Quality Upgrade: 4 treasure rooms]
[Defense: 30,000/30,000]
[Special Attribute 1: 10,000 cubic meters of space; auto-sorts treasures.]
[Special Attribute 2: Auto-repairs damaged treasures (higher quality takes longer; costs spirit coins).]
[Introduction: Stores all treasures. More and finer treasures yield surprises.]
The repair trait staggers him. Broken relics—skills, gear—litter the Lord World. Restoring them here defies norms. "Worthy of its name," he murmurs. No high-tier treasures yet to test its depths, but he dumps all gear and items from his space into it, granting storage access to all in the territory. Chests stack neatly—99 per quality—easing clutter.
[Building: Divine Forge]
[Level: 20]
[Upgrade Requirements: 25,000 spirit coins, 200 four-star metal, 200 four-star stone]
[Quality: SS (0/2)]
[Quality Upgrade: 2 refining workshops]
[Defense: 20,000/20,000]
[Special Attribute 1: 1% chance for extra gear attributes during forging.]
[Special Attribute 2: 5% chance to enhance forged gear quality.]
[Introduction: Forges supreme divine weapons.]
The forge's new trait—quality boosts—promises future gains.