Unique Wonder: Dimensional Gate!

"Damn it, the better the treasure chests get, the less they give me Gold Coins and Origin Crystals?" Su Ye thought in frustration.

That was good news for other lords, but not for Su Ye. Once he upgraded his two Barracks, his Gold Coin reserves would be all but exhausted.

Damn it.

"I have three Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards and four Barracks Upgrade Cards now." Su Ye looked at the two cards he had just obtained, considered them for a moment, then put them away.

He would deal with them later. For now, he would set aside upgrading the Barracks.

"Unique Wonder: Dimensional Gate?" Su Ye examined the wonder building he had obtained from the treasure chest with curiosity.

A miniature gateway appeared in Su Ye's hand, and he inspected it curiously.

Name: Dimensional Gate

Level: Unique Level

Trait 1: Anchor (Can anchor the coordinates of other dimensions or territories previously visited.)

Trait 2: Gate of Time and Space (Sacrifice Origin Crystals to open a random Gate of Time and Space. Black Iron × 1,000, Bronze × 10,000, Silver Rank × 100,000, Gold Rank × 1,000,000, Platinum Rank × 10,000,000, Diamond × 100,000,000!)

Trait 3: Lockdown (Can seal the space-time of a dimensional domain, preventing outsiders from detecting it, entering, or leaving!)

Trait 4: Immortal (Cannot be destroyed!)

Su Ye studied the Gate of Time and Space's traits.

"This thing..." Su Ye drew a deep breath, his eyes gleaming.

Sacrificing Origin Crystals would open a Gate of Time and Space. That meant he could explore Dimensional Worlds beyond his own territory whenever he wanted.

In the Eternal World, a lord's territory could be understood as a small world. Of course, it was not quite a world yet, but that was one way to think of it: a world floating in endless darkness.

Every lord's territory was like that, disconnected from the others. Territories could potentially collide, but the chances were negligible unless an invasion was involved.

Of course, other worlds existed in the Eternal World besides the lords' territories, and these worlds had ranks of their own.

The higher their rank, the more dangerous they were, but the resources within them were plentiful.

Some dimensions might also have been completely destroyed, leaving nothing behind.

Others still had native creatures. In short, anything was possible.

The dark forest law described it best. Every lord was a hunter, but they could also become prey.

There was only one reason lords needed to accumulate resources during the Novice Period: once it ended, they would have to plunder resources themselves.

Resources would no longer come knocking as they did in the Void Trial. Of course, things could still come knocking, but that would not be a trial. It would be an invasion.

Countless worlds existed in the Eternal World, each with its own rank. Among them were worlds inhabited by genuine native gods.

Of course, dangerous worlds like those were generally ranked above Diamond, far beyond what Su Ye could handle at present. Still, he could reach them if he wanted to.

He could open a gateway to such a world simply by sacrificing one hundred million Origin Crystals.

"This thing really burns through money." Su Ye looked at the model in his hand.

Then he placed it on the eastern side of his territory.

An enormous ancient gate rose from the ground, towering within Su Ye's territory. Its aged doors stood upon the earth, with fluctuations of space-time constantly rippling across them.

Lilith and the others looked curiously at the ancient gate that had sprung from the ground, then paid it little mind, having sensed no danger.

Su Ye glanced at the Gate of Time and Space.

I'll leave it here for now and decide later whether to open a Gate of Time and Space.

Su Ye opened his Private Chat Panel and checked his resources.

[Otherworld Traveler: Boss, are you there?]

Su Ye had thought he would have to wait a while, but Lin Xiaoxiao replied instantly.

[Little Merchant: Yes, I'm here, big shot.]

Looking at Lin Xiaoxiao's reply, Su Ye got straight to the point.

[Otherworld Traveler: How much is a Seed of Chaos? And how much do Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards cost?]

In her territory, Lin Xiaoxiao looked at Su Ye's message, her eyes practically turning into dollar signs ($ _ $).

[Little Merchant: Big shot, a Seed of Chaos costs one thousand Origin Crystals. I have twelve Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards altogether. How about three thousand Origin Crystals for the lot?]

Su Ye did the math after reading Lin Xiaoxiao's reply. That was about right. The main issue was the Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards: they could be useful, but they could also be useless.

Their price was not fixed. For ordinary lords, that price was hardly worth considering, but for Su Ye, even one thousand per card would be a bargain.

[Otherworld Traveler: Sure. Do you have anything else? Barracks Upgrade Cards, for example? Or special resources?]

Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up at Su Ye's words.

[Little Merchant: I have Barracks Upgrade Cards too, but they're a little expensive. Ten thousand Origin Crystals each. Big shot, you know their market price fluctuates, just like Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards.]

Su Ye sank into thought. This Little Merchant actually had Barracks Upgrade Cards too. Was ten thousand Origin Crystals per card expensive? Very. Upgrading an ordinary Barracks once would not cost nearly that much in resources.

[Otherworld Traveler: Help me collect them. I'll take as many as you can get. I don't have that many Origin Crystals right now, so we'll trade later.]

Reading Su Ye's message, Lin Xiaoxiao hesitated briefly before making up her mind.

[Little Merchant: No problem, big shot. I have five on hand right now. If you need them, I can give them to you now, and you can pay me the Origin Crystals when you have them.]

Su Ye had not expected Lin Xiaoxiao to say something like that. He stared at her message, stunned.

[Otherworld Traveler: Why would you do that?]

Lin Xiaoxiao smiled as she read Su Ye's message.

[Little Merchant: Big shot, consider it a gesture toward our continued partnership. We've traded so many times already. I trust you.]

Su Ye saw a single word behind Lin Xiaoxiao's message: investment!

[Otherworld Traveler: Thank you.]

[Little Merchant: Big shot, I've sent the trade request. Go ahead and accept it.]

[Otherworld Traveler: Okay.]

Su Ye looked at the trade request Lin Xiaoxiao had sent him and accepted it.

One Seed of Chaos, twelve Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards, and five Barracks Upgrade Cards, for a total of three thousand Origin Crystals.

Of course, he had not paid for the five Barracks Upgrade Cards.

Once the trade was complete, Lin Xiaoxiao sent Su Ye another message.

[Little Merchant: Big shot, do you still need these materials?]

[Otherworld Traveler: There's no rush on materials, but please help me collect Troop Refresh Recruitment Cards and Barracks Upgrade Cards. I'll get you the Origin Crystals as soon as possible. Thanks, and sorry for the trouble.]

[Little Merchant: OK, no problem. I'll let you get back to things, big shot. I'm off.]