"I actually think the same," Jia Lou said, stealing a glance at Lin Chen.
Seeing the conversation teetering on the edge of dangerous territory, Lin Chen quickly cleared his throat and cut in.
"All right, all right. Jia Lou, perfect timing."
Saying this, Lin Chen pulled out the last three Hero Advancement Gems and used them on Jia Lou.
He had twelve in total. After using seven on Lilith, five remained—just enough to upgrade Jia Lou to SSS-rank.
"Your hero Jia Lou has advanced to SSS-rank. Cost: Hero Advancement Gem ×3."
Flash! A beam of golden light descended—Jia Lou's rank soared to SSS.
The long-legged warrior woman was clearly delighted.
"Thank you, the Lord ."
Lin Chen waved it off. "Stick with me, and you'll never lack for good food and drink."
"I believe it—I believe it," Jia Lou nodded earnestly.
"Now, help Lilith get familiar with our territory," Lin Chen continued.
With a confident clang of her chestplate, Jia Lou gave a salute. "Leave it to me. Come on, Lilith!"
She grabbed Lilith's fair little hand and led her off toward the Lord Hall.
"That's our Lord Hall over there. Back there's the storage zone."
"That's the kitchen, and those are the residential quarters…"
Lin Chen turned his gaze back and began prepping for mass troop production.
Resources? Check.
Troop templates? Check.
Subject Refresh Cards? Check.
If he didn't mass-produce troops now, then what was he waiting for?
He first pulled up the latest Divine Domain resource stats:
[Divine Domain]
Level: 10
Alliance: None
Subordinate Territories: None
Population: 4,000 / 150,000
Daily Population Growth: 1,500
Available Troops: Windrunner Archer, Griffin Knight
Wood: 21.327 million
Stone: 21.367 million
Iron: 21.296 million
Gold: 18.658 million
Food: 1.963 million
Upgrade Requirement: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold ×1.17 million
With all key resources past 20 million, and nearly 19 million gold—time to go all out.
Priority: Griffin Knights.
Lin Chen had 37 Subject Refresh Cards, each refreshing 1,000 population in the Human Altar.
"You refreshed the Human Altar. +1,000 Human population."
"You trained 1,000 Griffin Knights. Cost: 900,000 gold."
"You refreshed the Human Altar..."
"You trained..."
One refresh, one training session, again and again.
Lin Chen used 20 Subject Refresh Cards, producing 1,000 Griffin Knights each time.
By the time he was done, he had summoned 20,000 fresh Griffin Knights.
Combined with the 2,000 he had trained earlier, that was 22,000 Griffin Knights in total.
Tenfold increase.
Now Lin Chen felt truly prepared to take on Crescent Island.
That monster nest over there might be fierce, but with 22,000 aerial cavalry?
Bring it on.
His 18 million gold was basically gone.
It stung a little—but this was how you became powerful.
Just then, Ina called out—lunch was ready.
Lin Chen joined the three girls and dug in heartily.
After a satisfying meal and half an hour of rest, Lin Chen stood up and gave the command.
"Let's move—Crescent Island awaits."
"Crescent Island?" The three girls exchanged puzzled looks.
Lin Chen smiled mysteriously. "You'll see when we get there."
The girls didn't dare delay. They packed up and followed him outside.
But when they saw the 22,000-strong Griffin Knight army, their jaws dropped.
"Heavens… this is unreal…"
"Looks like that legend might be true."
"You heard the legend too?"
Now it was Lin Chen's turn to be confused. "What legend?"
The three women exchanged glances. Jia Lou explained:
"It's said that in our world, certain 'Otherworldly Lords' would descend—individuals with powers and means capable of overturning the world order."
Lin Chen instantly understood.
Indeed, the lore of Era of Lords did include such a prophecy.
These "Otherworldly Lords" were essentially the players.
They came with player privileges and game-breaking growth speed.
That's the so-called world-shaking power they brought with them.
Lin Chen didn't give it much thought. He waved the girls onward.
Twenty-two thousand Griffin Knights soared into the sky in tight formation.
Below, 2,000 Windrunner Archers marched across the ground.
No exaggeration—this was the strongest military force in the game so far.
Guided by the map, the team pushed through the forest and soon reached the banks of Crescent Lake.
In the distance—several kilometers away—loomed Crescent Island.
Lin Chen glanced at the flying Griffin Knights, then at the grounded archers.
"Let's try having the Griffin Knights carry the Windrunner Archers over."
This was a common tactic from his previous life.
Have flying troops carry ground units over tough terrain.
Sure, it increased burden and energy drain, but it got the job done.
Jia Lou and Ina moved quickly.
The Griffin Knights descended, allowing the Windrunner Archers to climb aboard.
Each Griffin was massive—over five meters long—and had a broad enough back for multiple riders.
Lin Chen, Ina, and Lilith all mounted up as well.
Jia Lou, as a Pegasus Knight, could fly on her own.
With everyone ready, Lin Chen gave the order.
The army rose into the sky, heading toward Crescent Island.
Lin Chen sat atop his Griffin, wind whipping at his robes, feeling oddly nostalgic.
After all, in his previous life, he had been one of X Country's Top 100 Lords—
And one of the few fortunate enough to command flying troops.
In other words, he had already soared through the skies atop flying troops long ago.
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