Harvest!!

Su Ye looked at the live streams in the Live Streaming Module.

Sure enough, compared to the fast-acting clip guys and clip girls from the first day, there were now more types of streams.

Some taught people how to develop their territories and choose traits. Others streamed to show off their troop types or talents.

Don't think no one watched lords who showed off their troop types. On the contrary, they drew the biggest audiences, even more than the clip guys and clip girls.

These lords streamed because they intended to attract investments.

How did they attract investment? It was simple: they showed off their troop types' ranks and potential. Then some second-generation lords would promise them certain things and recruit them into their families or factions.

This was very common in the Lord World. Any lead ordinary lords gained during the Novice Period was completely illusory—at least for ordinary lords.

That was why they needed to attract investment this way.

But there was a price. Once the Novice Period ended, these lords would sign a contract. It was no ordinary contract, but a Rule Contract.

Such contracts were generally harsh. Of course, they could choose not to sign. But then they would have to endure it slowly and accumulate everything on their own. Without anyone to protect them, the outcome went without saying.

Likewise, lords who showed off their talents usually had decent talents but poor Novice Barracks. They needed these contracts even more. Calling them contracts of sale would not be an exaggeration.

Unless they were second-generation lords, Novice Lords generally found it difficult to make it on their own, especially with the immense sense of disparity. Many simply could not endure it.

During the Novice Period, they might still be geniuses. Once it ended, they became like stray dogs by the roadside. The gap was enormous.

Thus, there were very few lords who managed to rise through their own efforts.

Naturally, Su Ye was not among them.

"The road for ordinary Novice Lords is difficult indeed." Su Ye looked at the Live Streaming Module. Most streamers were like pets awaiting their masters' arrival.

If I didn't have such heaven-defying talent, I probably wouldn't be much better off than them. Su Ye thought with relief.

Su Ye closed the live stream panel.

I need a way to make money. Su Ye rubbed his brow. What he needed to consider now was no longer the Novice Period.

The Novice Period posed no challenge to Su Ye now. It was practically a joyful vacation. What he needed to do was find a way to establish himself in the Lord World after the Novice Period ended.

He needed a path that could last, continuously provide him with resources, and allow him to gain a foothold. The God-Level Barracks could not be exposed.

Exposure meant death. Su Ye would not gamble on someone appreciating him.

Su Ye knew very well that once his Barracks was exposed, he would die. His very existence was challenging the old Order of the Lord World.

Only by erasing him could they truly feel at ease. "They" referred to the current privileged class.

Such people allowed the birth of nouveau riche nobles, but they would never allow the emergence of someone capable of breaking every rule and reshaping them.

If Su Ye grew, he would become exactly such a person. It did not matter whether he had such ambitions. As long as he possessed that potential and ability, he was an existence that could not be allowed.

As time passed,

the system prompt sounded.

[Ding: The Void Trial has ended. Evaluating...]

[Ding: Evaluation complete. Battle losses: 0. Enemies killed: 20,000. Rating: SSS.]

[Ding: You have obtained an SSS-Rank Abyss Difficulty Rating Chest!]

Su Ye snapped out of his thoughts. He had still been considering how to find a path forward when the Void Trial ended.

"Twenty thousand monsters?" Su Ye looked at the battle report for this Void Trial.

There were a full ten thousand more monsters than yesterday.

Lilith, Thalys, Istar, Pangilia, and Keisha—the five Hero-Level Units—had all advanced to Bronze Five-Star.

The other ordinary troop units had also advanced to Bronze One-Two Star, including the troop units recruited today.

It was all thanks to these monsters feeding them.

But that also showed just how absurdly difficult it was for God Level units to advance.

The further they progressed, the harder it became to advance. The Spirit Source Lake had not been particularly useful from the beginning. Su Ye now treated it as a large swimming pool.

As for its function, it could only be called average. It was entirely incidental.

"Decomposition." Su Ye directly chose Decomposition.

[Ding: You decomposed 20,000 corpses and obtained Origin Crystal x5000.]

"Five thousand Origin Crystals." Su Ye looked at the decomposed corpses. He had directly obtained 5,000 Origin Crystals, which was already a considerable amount—more than considerable. The Novice Buff had also provided a hidden bonus.

Then Su Ye looked at the treasure chests that had dropped throughout the territory. They had all gathered together.

There were 6,000 Bronze Rank Abyss Treasure Chests in total!

"I hope I can get some Origin Crystals and Gold Coins this time." Su Ye looked at the Bronze Rank Abyss Treasure Chests before him.

[Ding: Open Bronze Rank Abyss Treasure Chest x6000?]

"Open them all," Su Ye said in a deep voice.

[Ding: You obtained Origin Crystal x100.]

[Ding: You obtained Gold Coin x1000.]

[Ding: You obtained Advanced Meat Resource Card x10.]

[Ding: You obtained Advanced Iron Ore Resource Card x10.]

[Ding: You obtained Advanced Copper Ore Resource Card x10.]

[Ding: You obtained Primary Gold Resource Card x10.]

[Ding: You obtained Primary Silver Resource Card x10.]

[Ding: You obtained Primary Steel Resource Card x10.]

A string of prompts sounded continuously as Su Ye began sorting through them.

Origin Crystal x100,000, Gold Coin x1,000,000, Steel Material x10,000, and Silver x1,000 had each consumed 1,000 Bronze Rank Abyss Treasure Chests.

Meat Resource Cards x5,000, Iron Ore Resource Cards x5,000, Copper Ore Resource Cards x5,000, and Gold Resource Cards x5,000 had each consumed 500 Bronze Rank Abyss Treasure Chests.

"Woohoo, I'm taking off!!!" Su Ye looked at the resource treasure chests he had opened. He had struck it rich in one wave.

Gold, silver, and steel were all new Resource Cards. Every Primary Card contained 100 units of material.

"Now I temporarily don't lack Origin Crystals or Gold Coins." Su Ye looked at his Origin Crystal and Gold Coin balances, a smile spreading across his face.

"Should I pay it back immediately?" Su Ye looked at his Origin Crystals. He still owed Little Merchant 50,000 Origin Crystals, and he was not used to owing others money.

"Forget it. I'll repay it slowly. I can't pay it all back at once, or even an idiot would know something was wrong." After thinking it over, Su Ye decided to repay 1,000 Origin Crystals each day. That way, he would not draw too much attention while still displaying his strength.