If Nobody Else Is Talking, Neither Am I!

Su Ye led Thalys across the grass.

"No wonder those second-generation lords are never in a hurry to upgrade their Lord's Heart, so that's why." Su Ye sighed. This is what it's like to be a commoner lord.

Every step was fraught with danger; even he fell into one. Without the Dimensional Gate, Su Ye would have to grit his teeth and open Bronze Rank Dimensional World if he wanted to develop further.

Not to mention the other Normal Lord.

"This is what inheritance is all about. Normal Lord don't inherit anything, and they don't even know about these things. They may seem insignificant, but once you take that step, there's no turning back," Su Ye couldn't help but think.

Is it possible for Su Ye to return to the Black Iron Rank now? Obviously not.

Su Ye glanced at the Lord's Heart Level Ranking and saw that none of them were second-generation lords; they were all Normal Lord frantically upgrading their Lord's Heart. The top-ranked lord had even reached the Silver Rank.

After the Novice Period, they don't even know how to survive, let alone unlock the Silver Dimensional World.

"Damn it, these beasts, none of them will say anything, huh?" Su Ye curled his lip. In his studies, the knowledge about lords was limited to things like faction classifications and the known preferences of different Troops.

As for the Lord's Heart, there's basically no one there. Su Ye is certain that Normal Lord know about it, but no one says anything, which is really frustrating. Everyone is keeping it a secret.

Everyone knows there are pitfalls to upgrading Lord's Heart, but no one mentions them.

Okay, okay, neither of you will say anything, huh? Then I won't say anything either.

Su Ye counted the Barracks Upgrade Card and found he still had twelve, which was still too few.

There's a reason I used several Barracks Upgrade Card to upgrade my Level 2 Barracks. Firstly, the materials are too expensive right now; I can't afford them, and they're not available on the market either. Even Lin Xiaoxiao couldn't find them, so how could I possibly find them?

You might as well pray for a rating Treasure Chest.

On the other hand, Level 3 Barracks can activate Halo, especially his own God-Level Barracks, whose Halo are incredibly powerful. Su Ye doesn't need to save a Barracks Upgrade Card to wait for materials.

Halo provide permanent buffs to your Troops. The Halo in Su Ye's Barracks either enhance strength or act as a Resurrection Armor, so they're a win-win situation.

Even the lowest level, the Supreme Protocol's technological Halo, is still God Level Halo that boosts research and production speed.

This is why Su Ye was so willing to spend so much.

Haven't you seen it now? Forget about these precious materials, even things like Troop Refresh Recruitment Card are hard to acquire?

So far, despite asking Lin Xiaoxiao to help me acquire these cards, I haven't found many sellers.

Ultimately, as time went by, these lords had established themselves and had stable incomes, so they were no longer willing to sell off their resources at a low price.

Su Ye can only wait until twenty days later, when the lords start their final push for the rankings, and only then will resources appear on the market.

To secure their final ranking, most lords would frantically arm themselves at that time, selling off resources that were useless to them at bargain prices, all for the sake of their final position.

Lords are currently stockpiling resources in preparation for the final push that begins on day 20.

No one will sell their resources cheaply at this time.

That will be the time for Su Ye to truly reap the rewards.

As time passed, Su Ye sat down on the grass with Thalys.

Half an hour has passed.

The Troops from Su Ye's Territory assembled together.

Cassilia and Alice went to the No. 2 Yellow Sand Zerg World to upgrade, as did the new Troops recruited today.

Those Troops recruited in the past that have reached the Silver Rank have returned; those that haven't are still leveling up in the No. 2 Yellow Sand Zerg World.

"System activates Void Trial, Difficulty: Abyss!" Su Ye's voice rang out.

Thalys disappeared behind Su Ye.

[Ding: Void Trial begins, Difficulty: Abyss! You have thirty seconds to prepare!!]

A system notification sounded.

Endless crimson mist gathered at the edge of Su Ye's Territory.

One after another, ferocious creatures emerged from the blood-red mist and set foot in Su Ye's Territory.

Su Ye squinted at the monsters.

The hideous Deep One and the Void Wriggles, their levels hadn't changed much, but their numbers were increasing at a visible rate.

Su Ye sat on the grass, not worried at all that these monsters would break through Lilith and the others' Lockdown.

A figure appeared behind Su Ye.

Liu Fei!!

Consort Liu Fei sat down next to Su Ye with a languid expression.

"Your Emperor, can we establish the Virus Research Institute today?" Consort Liu Fei asked Su Ye.

"It should be fine, as long as there's enough Glass," Su Ye said after thinking for a moment.

"Well, in that case, I can quickly help the Emperor share his burdens," Consort Liu Fei said with a charming smile.

"I really want to study these creatures," Liu Fei said, looking at the invading monsters in the distance.

"They should be excellent experimental subjects, right?" Liu Fei said with a charming smile, but her words made Su Ye feel a little uneasy.

Experimental materials?!

What does Liu Fei do? She works with Virus.

Her so-called experimental subjects didn't fare much better.

"Just take it easy and don't mess things up," Su Ye said softly.

"Your Emperor, rest assured, I am confident," Liu Fei said with a smile as she chatted with Su Ye.

As time went by.

An hour has passed.

A system notification sounded.

[Ding: Void Trial has ended, currently being evaluated...]

[Ding: Assessment complete, combat losses 0, enemy kills 200,000, rating: SSS]

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

"Were there 200,000 monsters invading today?" Su Ye looked at the corpses and flesh piled up like mountains in his Territory.

The number of invading monsters increased by 50,000 compared to yesterday, but it's still manageable, mainly because their levels haven't changed much.

As for Lilith and the others, their levels increased by one star—yes, one star. Being able to steadily increase by one star every day is a good thing for Su Ye.

As Troops upgrade, you might not be able to upgrade by even one star a day anymore due to insufficient resources, which is the most critical issue.

"But since my level hasn't changed, does that mean I can still increase my Lord's Heart?" Su Ye couldn't help but wonder.

As the level of the Lord's Heart increases, the difficulty of the Void Trial will definitely also increase.

The monsters that invaded today weren't leveled up, but their numbers increased significantly. That means I should be able to level up my Lord's Heart by one level without much trouble.

It's unlikely that Gold Grade monsters will appear.

"Forget it, let's take it slow. We'll see tomorrow. A day earlier or a day later won't make a big difference," Su Ye thought, looking at his Territory.

Let's see how tough tomorrow's Void Trial is.