Griffin Knight—Tier 6, Flying Troops.
Even without considering anything else, just the flight capability alone was enough for Lin Chen to rely on them for a long time.
Until he found a better flying troop unit, he had no intention of replacing them.
As for the Furious Blood Orc, its stats were impressive as well.
Lin Chen planned to train it too—but not now.
He would shelve it for the time being.
Everything was in place, just waiting for tomorrow's training.
Why not train them today?
Simple reason—troops need to eat.
Train them today and they'll start consuming food immediately.
Unless he was desperate to burn through his food reserves, waiting made more sense.
Leaving the Lord Hall, Lin Chen headed straight for the kitchen.
Perfect timing—Jia Lou and Lilith had also wrapped up their respective tasks.
The four gathered together once more.
Lin Chen took out all the equipment he had collected from Crescent Island.
"Take your pick. Grab whatever suits you."
The three girls' eyes lit up and they immediately crowded around.
"I'm missing a knight's lance—this one works perfectly!"
"Any necklaces or rings? I'm short on those."
"Do you have any helmets?"
Very quickly, the three of them selected the gear that suited their roles.
Lin Chen packed up whatever they didn't take, saving it for future sales—along with the troops.
Next up—dinner.
Ina's cooking was still excellent. Beautifully presented and delicious.
The four of them ate with great satisfaction.
After eating, they all prepared to rest.
Since Lilith was newly recruited, she didn't yet have a residence.
So Lin Chen spent some resources to build a house for her.
With that, all four of them had a place to rest.
Night had fallen. Lin Chen lay in bed.
He glanced through his inventory and spotted a familiar item tucked in a corner—Treasure Map.
[Treasure Map]
Description: When used, a treasure will spawn within a 100km radius centered around your territory. Digging up the treasure grants random rewards.
This was considered a strategic item.
Some players would stockpile them and use them all at once.
In his previous life, there were merchants who made a living off reselling Treasure Maps.
Because the treasures were completely random, there was a slim chance of obtaining god-tier equipment, premium troops, or high-level rare items.
This made Treasure Maps wildly popular among gambling-addicted players.
Even Lin Chen himself once went through a phase of treasure hunting.
The result? Half a month of digging, and all he got was basic resources.
He gave up without hesitation after that.
Treasure hunting? Fun in moderation.
But if you expected to grow strong from it? You were dreaming.
After organizing his inventory, Lin Chen began scrolling through the world chat.
It was always good to stay updated on developments across the game.
Sure enough, there were fresh messages:
"Guys, check this out—there's been a shift in the troop rankings! Richuan Gangban from Y Country trained a Tier-3 troop!"
"Holy crap, no kidding. That damn Japanese dude got lucky!"
"Pff, so what? He's still in fifth place."
"Exactly! There are still 28 days left before ranking rewards are finalized. Anything can happen!"
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.
Richuan Gangban—this guy was something else.
Cunning and ruthless, the textbook definition of a treacherous villain.
He pulled up the Strongest Troops Leaderboard and, sure enough, there it was:
[Strongest Troops Leaderboard]
1st: X Country[Evernight], Tier-6 Griffin Knight
2nd: X Country[Evernight], Tier-5 Windrunner Archer
3rd: X Country[Thunderstrike], Tier-4 Shadow Wolf
4th: X Country[Lonely Vanquisher], Tier-3 Troll Hunter
5th: Y Country[Richuan Gangban], Tier-3 Golden-Tail Shark
Fifth place was fifth place—but his troops were water-type.
Not particularly useful.
After all, humans were land-dwellers. Most development happened on land.
Water-type troops could only show their strength in aquatic environments.
What, was he expecting them to fight on land too?
Shaking his head, Lin Chen closed the leaderboard and drifted off to sleep.
Meanwhile, across the server, other players were progressing at full throttle.
As time passed, more people began to truly understand Era of Lords—How to gather resources, how to grow stronger, how to lead troops in battle.
Inevitably, the powerful lords from his previous life would begin to emerge one after another.
Additionally, as territories leveled up, players who knew each other started relocating to be near one another.
The early signs of alliance formation were starting to appear.
Of course, these weren't formal alliances yet—just groups teaming up to grow together.
True alliances required an Alliance Token to form.
Once established, they would unlock dedicated alliance events, PvP competitions, and exclusive resource mechanisms.
…
Time flew by. A new day had arrived!
Lin Chen woke up early.
First order of business—training troops.
"You've trained 500 units of Windrunner Archers. Spent 300,000 Gold."
He started with 500 Windrunner Archers to warm up.
After all, population refresh was free—might as well use it.
One important reminder:
Once an Altar was built, the daily population it generated would refresh the next day.
If unused, it would be overwritten—not carried over.
It doesn't stack.
It doesn't stack.
It doesn't stack.
Say it three times—just to be safe.
So…
Lin Chen continued training Griffin Knights.
"You've trained 1,000 units of Griffin Knights. Spent 900,000 Gold."
"You've used Subject Refresh Card. New citizens available."
"You've trained 1,000 units of Griffin Knights. Spent 900,000 Gold."
"You've used…"
After six rounds of refreshing and training, his Griffin Knight army had expanded to 29,000 units.
Not a staggering number, but respectable.
Balanced and efficient.
With the troop surge complete, Lin Chen made his way toward the kitchen while opening the system map to check the location of Dragonspine Mountain.
Today's goal—City Relocation.
Lin Chen had decided that Dragonspine Mountain would be his next destination.
"The deeper parts of Dragonspine Mountain are off-limits for now—Tier 8 and Tier 9 monsters roam freely. I'll stick to the outskirts for now."
"…Here. This coordinate looks good. Let's go with this."
Just as he muttered to himself, Lilith emerged from the kitchen—and bam, the two collided head-on.
A soft, bouncy sensation hit him full force, sending a jolt through his entire body.
Startled, Lin Chen snapped back to reality—and instinctively caught the nearly-falling Lilith in his arms.
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