By now, it had been over twenty minutes since the server launched.
And Lin Chen already had an SSS-rank hero, along with a 1,500-unit Tier 5 troop force.
You could call it an absolutely flawless start.
Even military representatives from other nations, elite conglomerate players, or the luckiest of RNG gods couldn't compare.
Now, Lin Chen was preparing to lead his troops to explore the surrounding area.
Time was tight—he had to move fast.
He needed to locate nearby treasure chests, resource points, and monster lairs as quickly as possible.
All of these were opportunities to grow stronger—how could he miss out?
Once he was done exploring, he would relocate his city.
While others still couldn't move their cities, he would take full advantage of the window to gather loot and resources from across different zones.
As he led his troops outward, Lin Chen opened the map to check his location.
He was currently west of Crescent Lake, roughly three kilometers away.
"Crescent Lake… So I spawned in the same spot as last time." Lin Chen raised an eyebrow, then grinned.
If he remembered correctly, he had also spawned near Crescent Lake in his previous life.
He had developed there for six months before relocating.
During those six months, Lin Chen explored every inch of the Crescent Lake area. He remembered all the treasure chests, resource points, and monster lairs like the back of his hand.
This time, his exploration would be twice as effective with half the effort.
He'd collect everything that could be collected, then relocate. Clean and efficient.
With that in mind, Lin Chen didn't hesitate. He opened the map and headed toward Crescent Lake.
Crescent Lake was named for its moon-shaped curve.
Its waters were crystal-clear, and the scenery was breathtaking.
Most importantly, the lakeside was dotted with resource points, treasure chests, and monster spawn zones.
On a small island within Crescent Lake was even a hidden troop unit—
Tier 6: furious blood orc.
This was likely the most valuable thing in the entire Crescent Lake region.
Unfortunately, in his last life, someone else had taken it.
This time, Lin Chen wasn't going to miss out.
Following the guidance of the map, Lin Chen led Ina and his Windrunner Archers toward the lake.
At the same time, he opened the chat channels to check the activity.
Era of Lords had five types of chat channels:
World Chat: Visible to all players across Bluestar.
National Chat: Only players from the same country could speak here.
Regional Chat: Centered on the player, covering a 20-kilometer radius.
Group Chat: A chatroom composed of selected players, similar to private groups in messaging apps.
Private Chat: One-on-one private messages—no need to explain.
At the moment, the World, National, and Regional chat channels were buzzing with activity.
Lin Chen skimmed a few messages before closing them.
But the Private Chat channel did catch his attention.
He had over 999+ unread messages.
"Boss, can I get a friend slot, please?!"
"Little Cutie~ You're amazing at this game! Can you carry me? I'm a dance major and can show you 360 different poses~"
"Bro, I'm the guild leader of Invincible World. I'll offer you a one-million annual salary if you join and become our vice-leader."
All sorts of messages flooded in—most of them friend requests.
But Lin Chen ignored them all.
He wasn't against adding friends.
But not just anyone could get on his list.
After glancing through them, he directly closed the chat window.
Meanwhile, Lin Chen's army encountered its first batch of monsters.
Tier 1 Goblins.
They stood barely 1.2 or 1.3 meters tall, with grayish-brown skin and pickaxes in hand. Upon seeing Lin Chen and his troops, they let out ugly, screeching cries.
"Kill them all!" Lin Chen ordered.
Monsters, once killed, could drop resources.
Even more importantly—they granted experience points.
And EXP was essential for leveling up troops, heroes, and even the player himself.
Hearing the command, Ina immediately drew her Fiery Bow and charged in with the Windrunner Archers.
Swish swish swish!
A barrage of arrows rained down.
Dozens of goblins didn't even have time to react before they were slaughtered.
At the same time, system prompts rang in Lin Chen's ears:
"Your troops have killed Goblin ×10. You gained 10 EXP."
"Your troops have killed Goblin ×10. You gained 10 EXP."
"Your troops…"
As a Lord, when he led troops into battle, Lin Chen could share a portion of the EXP gained by his troops.
Sure, some might say he was leeching.
But it was good leeching.
"A few more waves and I'll level up." Lin Chen muttered.
Then he gave new orders to Ina: "Fan out and eliminate every monster you see."
Ina nodded and commanded the 1,500-unit Windrunner Archer army to advance rapidly.
This was a low-level monster zone, and he had Tier 5 archer troops—
Led by an SSS-rank hero.
They could absolutely sweep the area without taking a scratch.
Wave after wave of monsters were eliminated, yielding waves of resources and EXP.
After a few assaults, Lin Chen's level finally rose to Level 2.
[Lin Chen]
Class: Mage
Level: 2
HP: 3,500
Defense: 250
Attack: 350
Speed: 131
Skills:
Wind Blade — Summons free-floating wind elements and condenses them into a wind blade that attacks a distant target.
Compared to Ina's stats, his were... not even close.
But that couldn't be helped. Ina was an SSS-rank hero.
Lin Chen, without a Hidden Class, was basically a D-rank hero.
This stat sheet was what a D-rank hero looked like.
"Looks like I need to figure out how to get a Hidden Class template," Lin Chen thought to himself.
He closed his status panel.
Just then, Ina's voice rang out from ahead.
"My Lord! Come quickly—we've found something!"
Lin Chen raised his brow. A discovery?
Without hesitation, he hurried forward.
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