The moment the exact location of the Grim Gnoll Tribe appeared,
on the map of the Lord's Mark,
the countdown began as well.
"The mission lasts only seven days."
"If they were other Novice Lords, they would definitely choose to give up."
"Seven days is only enough for them to upgrade their main city to level three."
"And the monster forces capable of forming tribes on the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield are all made up of level-five monsters."
"But I'm no ordinary lord."
"I have a Golden Hero and two Purple Barracks."
"I also have a Mutated Source Crystal and a Wolf Head Curio."
"A mere level-five tribe is nothing to worry about."
Fang Yuan looked at the map.
The mission lasted seven days.
The mission location was roughly five kilometers from his territory.
The map showed that he would have to pass through a jungle.
Fang Yuan pondered for a moment.
"The jungle is relatively dangerous. The map hasn't been explored yet, so I don't know what kind of Monster Nests are out there."
"If I rashly sent Lilith over,"
"and she happened to encounter a high-level unit,"
"she wouldn't be able to revive if she died."
"So, to be safe, I won't send Lilith over for now."
"I can produce Wolf Hunters and send them to scout, gathering information about the Gnoll Tribe."
"Once I confirm the Gnoll Tribe's strength, Lilith can lead the Flame Mages there."
"Safety comes first."
"Besides, the main city had just finished upgrading."
"The population had reached 1,000."
"I can start producing soldier units."
However, before producing them,
Fang Yuan opened the building upgrade module.
He upgraded the two barracks and the Hero Altar to level two.
"Ding! 200 gold and resources consumed. Hero Altar upgraded to level two. Prosperity +100. Summoning attempts +1."
"Ding! 10,000 gold and resources consumed. Flame Mage Camp upgraded to level two. Prosperity +500. Troop magic power +10. Skill level +1."
"Ding! 10,000 gold and resources consumed. Wolf Hunter Camp upgraded to level two. Prosperity +500. Troop attack +10. Skill level +1."
Looking at the notification windows before him,
Fang Yuan wasn't particularly surprised by the slight attribute increase brought by the barracks upgrades.
For a troop type to achieve a substantial increase in strength,
it generally had to advance a rank every five levels.
The increase upon advancing was the significant one.
Apart from that, the improvement wasn't very great.
Fang Yuan then opened the two barracks and began recruiting units.
"Each unit of both troop types costs five population, 500 gold, and food."
"Although I still have room for 900 more population,"
"I don't need that many soldiers for now. The gold and resources are still needed to upgrade the territory."
"I'll produce fifty of each troop type."
He selected the barracks and raised the quantity to fifty.
"Ding! 250 population, 25,000 gold, and food consumed. Produced 50 Tier-Two Flame Mages."
"Ding! 250 population, 25,000 gold, and food consumed. Produced 50 Tier-Two Wolf Hunters."
Because it was still the novice period,
the produced units had no cooldown.
As the two notifications sounded,
Fang Yuan saw 100 Purple Units appear throughout the territory.
"There's no need to send too many Wolf Hunters to scout at once."
"I'll send ten to open up the map first."
"If there are high-level creatures along the way, the Wolf Hunters themselves are Purple Units, so they should still be able to put up a fight."
"By seeing them die in battle, I can also learn the strength of the high-level creatures."
With that thought,
Fang Yuan quickly issued the order.
Ten Wolf Hunters gripped their long blades and saluted him.
"We shall obey your command, Lord!"
Watching the Wolf Hunters leave,
Fang Yuan turned his gaze toward the Hero Altar.
"The level-two Hero Altar has gained another recruitment attempt."
"Perfect. I can't waste the two items I have on hand."
"Let's see what kind of hero I can find this time."
Fang Yuan thought to himself.
He soon entered the Hero Altar.
The level-two Hero Altar had not changed much.
The only difference was that a new statue had appeared inside.
The current statue was Lilith's.
Beside Lilith was another vacant spot.
Clearly, it represented a new Hero Unit.
Fang Yuan soon stepped onto the altar and arrived before the Sage Stone Slab.
Then he quickly placed the Mutated Source Crystal and the Shadow Demon Wolf skull on it.
"Both of these items are orange, but that doesn't guarantee a 100% chance of recruiting an Orange Unit."
"Fortunately, when I sold the Demon Wolf Corpse earlier, I obtained a Templar Guardian Badge."
Templar Guardian Badge: Orange item. After use, it increases the probability of recruiting an Orange Hero Unit from the Holy Church faction.
Holy Church units have decent damage, especially against evil and chaotic units, against which they receive a damage bonus.
At present, the Undead Calamity was raging across the territory of the Kingdom of Gondor.
If he could recruit a high-tier Holy Church unit,
it would be an enormous help to him.
Fang Yuan placed the Templar Guardian Badge on the altar.
Then he took a deep breath.
"Come on!"
"Let's see what kind of unit I can recruit this time."
"Luck can't save the unlucky, and spending money can't change fate."
Fang Yuan focused his thoughts
and pressed the recruitment button.
Very soon!
Countless orange radiances swirled through the main hall of the Hero Altar.
Amid the orange radiance was the sacred light belonging to the Holy Church.
There was also the bloody hue of the Shadow Demon Wolf.
Seeing this scene,
Fang Yuan thought, This is bad.
"The attributes of the two are clashing."
"It's over!"
"With their attributes in conflict, the recruitment could very well fail."
"I'm afraid I'm going to waste a recruitment attempt this time!"
Fang Yuan's heart immediately ached.
"Recruitment attempts only increase when the altar levels up."
"Wasting one means I'll have one fewer hero."
"That would create a huge gap in combat power between me and the other lords."
Just as he was feeling slightly dejected,
suddenly!
The sacred light within the Hero Altar's main hall surged dramatically.
It actually suppressed the blood-red radiance.
The blood-red radiance was gradually devoured by the sacred light.
Seeing this miraculous scene,
Fang Yuan froze on the spot.
"What just happened?"
Very soon,
a figure appeared in midair, followed by a notification.
"Ding! The mutated Orange Unit, Holy Light Fox Christian, has heard your summons."
"Christian has come to join your ranks."
"Recruit?!!!"
The new coronavirus hurts too much. I'll post only one chapter for now.
I'll make up for it once I've recovered.
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