The trading area nearby had gradually returned to calm.
But the World Channel was still buzzing with activity.
It seemed that, after being shaken by the Universe Shop, many lords would have trouble sleeping tonight.
Evening.
Dilios returned to the territory with fourteen Spartan Warriors.
Before that, they had transported monster corpses three times in succession.
Even now, the wasteland in the territory was still piled high with countless monster corpses.
The dozen or so gatherers had been busy all day.
Their average level had almost reached LV4!
They were about to catch up with the Spartan Warriors, who had fought all day.
Of course, the experience required for the two groups to level up was completely incomparable.
Huang Yu made a rough estimate.
The experience required for one Spartan Warrior to reach LV5 was almost equal to the total experience required for ten gatherers to reach LV5.
As for the experience required by Huang Yu and Dilios to level up,
it was even more outrageous.
Otherwise, Huang Yu, who shared his territory inhabitants' experience, would not still be only LV8.
"That batch of wild monsters we hunted just now should have numbered more than fifty!"
"They provided 650 units of food!"
"The materials we gathered should be enough to make nearly a hundred sets of equipment!"
As their strength gradually increased,
the efficiency of obtaining resources in Huang Yu's territory also grew higher and higher.
It would not be long before the Fire Seed reached Tier Three.
This rate of advancement was something other lords could hardly hope to match.
For Huang Yu, the assessment seven days later would practically be a guaranteed win.
After all,
if even someone as powerful as him could not pass the assessment,
then there probably would not be many of the several billion human lords left seven days later.
He sent ten warriors back to the Spartan Training Camp to recover.
Dilios entered the castle alone to meet Huang Yu.
After a day of battle,
Dilios had finally advanced to LV6 by the time night fell.
The remaining fourteen Spartan Warriors had all advanced to LV5.
Their overall strength had risen another step!
Seeing Dilios arrive covered in dust,
Huang Yu first had him eat and drink his fill, then silently sat in the seat of honor and waited patiently.
"Thank you, Lord!"
After wolfing down all the food Huang Yu had provided,
Dilios respectfully reported:
"We followed your orders, fighting while scouting the surrounding environment."
"There has been no unusual movement in the Gnoll territory, but to the northeast, we discovered traces of more than a hundred Giant Tooth Lizards migrating!"
"There are a great many of these Giant Tooth Lizards. A few of them put more pressure on me than that LV17 Red-armored Crocodile did!"
A Giant Tooth Lizard herd migration?
Huang Yu frowned.
Giant Tooth Lizards were wild monsters that lived on the grasslands.
They were not suited to forest environments.
The Giant Tooth Lizard Dilios had hunted earlier—
Huang Yu had thought it was merely a coincidence.
Now it seemed that some irresistible cause
had forced the Giant Tooth Lizards to leave the grasslands and migrate into the forest.
And the most likely explanation for this irresistible cause
was that a powerful force had emerged on the grasslands!
Huang Yu rubbed his brow, feeling somewhat troubled.
It had only been two days since everyone had descended.
The Giant Tooth Lizards had already appeared in the forest yesterday.
Today, there were signs of a large-scale migration.
This revealed two things.
1. The grasslands where the Giant Tooth Lizards lived were not far from here.
2. The new force on the grasslands was very powerful!
Powerful enough to drive away more than a hundred Giant Tooth Lizards!
This was a very dangerous signal!
Dilios had felt pressure from several of the Giant Tooth Lizards.
Their strength might very well surpass his!
The Gnolls were still three kilometers away, like a bone stuck in his throat.
Now another new force had appeared.
And it might not be any weaker than him!
The pressure on Huang Yu increased dramatically...
"Tomorrow, there will be ten more... Hmm..."
Huang Yu stroked his chin, paused, and then said to Dilios:
"Dilios, how many Spartan Warriors can you command right now?"
"If I make full use of my command ability, I can lead twenty warriors!"
Dilios answered after careful consideration:
"If necessary, I can also direct up to forty Spartan Warriors!"
"Forty?"
Huang Yu nodded.
He felt that, given the strength of the Spartan Warriors,
even if Dilios's command effects were weakened,
they would still be formidable.
"Tomorrow, I'll assign you more manpower!"
Huang Yu was preparing to spend money and mass-produce troops.
Using ten Soul Crystals to train an Ordinary Territory Inhabitant into a Spartan Warrior
was still a fairly worthwhile deal.
Looking at Dilios, Huang Yu continued:
"Since you've discovered that Giant Tooth Lizard herd, take the warriors to eliminate them tomorrow!"
"Remember, safety and grinding monsters for levels come first!"
"Don't rush in. If you aren't confident, don't provoke those wild monsters that put pressure on you."
Dilios rose and bowed slightly as he accepted the order:
"Understood, Lord!"
"Mm. Go rest for tonight. Remember to contact Xiu Zuo tomorrow. We can't let our guard down regarding the Gnolls, either!"
"Yes!"
Dilios respectfully took his leave.
Huang Yu stood on the castle balcony.
The most dazzling sight tonight was still that purple moon.
Compared to yesterday, however, the Purple Moon's radiance had dimmed considerably.
The Crimson Moon beside it, meanwhile, seemed brighter than it had been yesterday.
Red-violet moonlight spilled across the forest.
As the breeze brushed past, the undulating layers of trees resembled a fantastical, mysterious ocean.
Huang Yu was full of energy, with no trace of sleepiness.
He quietly waited for the arrival of the third day.
The night passed in the blink of an eye.
Huang Yu awoke to the commotion outside the castle.
He opened his eyes and stretched.
With the butler and servants attending him, Huang Yu washed up and had a simple breakfast.
He then opened the Chaos Mall and clicked the check-in button.
Check-in successful!
Congratulations, Lord! You have obtained livestock—Horned Sheep lambs (10)!
Horned Sheep Quality: Ordinary. Introduction: Ordinary livestock. It takes one month to mature naturally. Its meat is tender, and each adult can provide 10 units of food...
Ordinary livestock with a one-month growth cycle, huh...
Huang Yu curled his lips.
Although this was the normal way for the vast majority of lords to receive their check-in rewards,
neither the Earth Melon Seedlings nor the Horned Sheep he had obtained now
were of much help to Huang Yu.
What he lacked least at the moment was food...
Seeing that it was still early, Huang Yu did not hurry to leave the castle. Instead, he entered the Chaos Mall.
"Let's see what kind of surprise the discount artifact has for me today..."
He filtered the list of discounted products.
Thousands of products appeared before his eyes.
Three-tenths-price ordinary militia (20 people), original price: 600 Soul Crystals, current price: 180 Soul Crystals!
"Although I can afford it, it doesn't seem all that necessary..."
Huang Yu lost interest in the first product.
Six hundred Soul Crystals would be enough for him to train sixty Spartan Warriors.
One-tenth-price hero with Extraordinary Potential—Jerome. Original price: 2.2 million Soul Crystals, current price: 220,000...
A Hero Unit!
Huang Yu clicked his tongue.
He had seen Dilios's combat power for himself.
That was why he was very interested in Jerome.
Unfortunately, the number of Soul Crystals he possessed extinguished that interest...
"What a pity..."
Huang Yu disappointedly skipped over the Tier One Hero Jerome.
He sighed inwardly.
"If only the discount were even lower!"
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