Golden Trait: Wall of Sighs!

Su Ye looked at the mark on his wrist—the Lord's Heart.

The biggest reason he had not upgraded it before was his concern about rank suppression. The gap between minor levels was not that large, but there was genuine suppression between major ranks.

But now, Su Ye could give it a try. There was the double boost from the Crystal Palace and Valhalla, as well as Valhalla's guaranteed mechanism.

Most importantly, he now had a God Level troop type and Hero Unit.

[ Ding: Consume 200 Origin Crystals to upgrade the Lord's Heart? ]

"Upgrade," Su Ye said.

[ Ding: 200 Origin Crystals deducted. Your Lord's Heart has been upgraded. Current level: Black Iron Three-Star. You may select a new trait. Specific attributes can be viewed independently. ]

Su Ye felt a warm current flow from the Lord's Heart on his wrist throughout his body, strengthening him.

Every upgrade of the Lord's Heart came with a strengthening that enhanced the lord's power.

"Black Iron Three-Star." Su Ye exhaled a breath of stale air.

Raising the Lord's Heart to Black Iron Three-Star in two days was unprecedented.

"This is enough for now. I'll see how difficult the Void Trial is tomorrow first." Su Ye's eyes flickered. Everything that had appeared today had been Black Iron Nine-Star.

Now that he had raised it one level, what about tomorrow? A Bronze rank? He would play it safe and check tomorrow's Void Trial difficulty before deciding whether to continuously upgrade the Lord's Heart.

"Since it has come to this, let's pick a trait first. System, select traits." Su Ye's voice rang out.

Three streaks of golden light appeared before Su Ye.

"No red traits?" Su Ye looked at this set of traits. There were three golden traits and not a single red one. It counted as hitting the pity guarantee.

Golden Trait: Absolute Loyalty! Golden Trait: Fate Hint! Golden Trait: Wall of Sighs!

Su Ye looked over the three traits, then began examining them.

Absolute Loyalty: Golden troop trait. Troop Loyalty +30!

"This trait..." Su Ye raised an eyebrow. How should he put it? It was straightforward, but extremely powerful.

One should not underestimate those 30 points of Loyalty. A troop's Loyalty was generally only 50 when first recruited, meaning they were only barely obedient. If their lord did something they disliked or failed to meet their needs, they would not obey, and their Loyalty could even drop.

For lords, any trait that increased Loyalty was a top-tier trait. Even if that was its only attribute, it remained so. Loyalty that was not absolute was absolute disloyalty.

If a troop's Loyalty was too low, they could genuinely mutiny. This was no joke.

Red traits were unique traits. Once a lord possessed one, no other lord could have it.

"Unfortunately, I don't need it." Su Ye shook his head and looked at the second trait. His own troops already had full Loyalty, so he had no use for it at all.

Fate Hint: Golden lord trait. Once per day, the lord may ask a question concerning their own Fate!

"This one isn't bad. Isn't this basically prophecy?" Su Ye looked at the trait's attributes. He could ask one question each day regarding his own Fate.

"Seems decent." Su Ye could not help nodding, somewhat tempted, before looking at the final trait.

Wall of Sighs: Territory trait. Your territory's Space Barrier is linked to your troops' overall strength. The stronger your territory's troops are overall, the sturdier your territory's Space Barrier will be.

"Emmm, this trait..." Su Ye looked at it. Though it was a golden trait, to him, it was no less valuable than a red trait.

The reason this trait was golden was most likely because it was tied to the troops' overall strength.

After all, the stronger the troops were overall, the stronger the territory's Space Barrier became and the harder it was to break. Conversely, if the troops' overall strength was insufficient, then this trait would be a joke. That was also why it was only golden.

"A difficult choice." Su Ye looked at the traits before him.

He wanted both Fate Hint and Wall of Sighs. Could he select them all if he moved fast enough?

"Forget it. I'll choose Wall of Sighs." Su Ye made his decision, mainly because he had to consider the future.

Although Fate Hint was good, it was merely icing on the cake for Su Ye, not aid in a time of need.

Su Ye had to consider more than just the Novice Lord period. Once the Novice Lord period ended, that would be the true beginning. All lords would be in the Eternal World.

Anything could happen at any time. The most common occurrence was territory invasion—by monsters or by other lords. A sturdy Space Barrier would make Su Ye's territory safer.

At the very least, anyone trying to invade Su Ye's territory would first have to face the Wall of Sighs.

If they could not even open a spatial rift in Su Ye's territory, how could they talk about invasion?

"For future safety, all my troops are God Level troop types. Once their overall strength is added together, my territory's Space Barrier will only become sturdier and sturdier. As for Fate Hint, I'll see if I have another chance to encounter it later. It's a golden trait anyway, not a unique one. Perhaps I'll have a chance to roll it again in the future." With that thought, Su Ye made his choice.

"Bind trait: Wall of Sighs," Su Ye said solemnly.

[ Ding: Trait bound: Wall of Sighs. The lord may view its specific attributes in the Lord's Heart. ]

Su Ye took a deep breath and opened the Lord's Heart panel.

Name: Lord's Heart

Level: Black Iron Three-Star

Traits: Super God Evolution (Red), Crystal Palace (Gold), Wall of Sighs (Gold)

Upgrade: Origin Crystal x300!

After taking a look, Su Ye directly closed the Lord's Heart's attribute panel, then checked his resources.

Origin Crystal x7100, Gold Coin x70040, Advanced Meat Resource Card x10!

Gold Coins were what he had the most of. It could not be helped; even if Su Ye recruited at full capacity every day, he only spent 40 Gold Coins, and there was nowhere else to spend them.

"Done." Su Ye stretched lazily. He had finished today's tasks, and for now, there did not seem to be anything else he needed to do.

As for upgrading the territory? It was not within Su Ye's considerations for the moment. Mainly because upgrading the territory was neither here nor there for him.

He could upgrade the territory at any time, but his territory currently only had 60 troop units. Upgrading meant the area that needed defending during the Void Trial would become larger. With insufficient forces, upgrading now would bring him nothing but trouble.

Just as Su Ye was preparing to visit the Wine Pool and Meat Forest, a private message from a friend arrived.

Su Ye immediately opened the private message.

[Little Merchant: Boss, I've found the Dark Seed you wanted. How about 1,000 Origin Crystals or 20,000 Gold Coins?]

Su Ye looked at Little Merchant's message. To be honest, this price was dirt cheap. The Dark Seed was a Rare Treasure-level item. Its grade was neither particularly high nor low, but 1,000 Origin Crystals or 20,000 Gold Coins was truly a bargain.