"Buy it, I must buy it. Heading back immediately!" Lin Chen clenched his fists.
The limited-time gift pack only lasted for one hour.
Once the timer hit zero, it would vanish.
There was no way Lin Chen would just stand by and watch such a gathering-enhanced troop slip through his fingers.
But… he didn't have enough money at the moment.
So, he had to return to his territory right away, sell off some troops and gear in the market, convert the profits to funds, and recharge.
"Ina, Jia Lou, gather the troops—we're returning to the city at once!"
Ina and Jia Lou, still busy with various tasks, looked confused as they rushed over.
"Lord, there are still areas left unexplored. We—"
Jia Lou began, only for Lin Chen to cut her off:
"Leave it. We'll handle it tomorrow. We return now."
Though the two women were puzzled, seeing Lin Chen so serious, they didn't question him further.
They immediately rallied all Griffin Knights and Windrunner Archers, and took to the skies to return to the Divine Realm.
By now, the sky was darkening, but with a bit of golden twilight still lingering, they had enough light to guide them home.
Bathed in the dying light of dusk, the trio and their army made it back to the Divine Realm territory.
The moment they landed, Lin Chen bolted toward the market.
Jia Lou, Ina, and Lilith—who had just stepped out from the mess hall—were left stunned.
"Lord... what's going on?" Lilith asked.
Jia Lou shrugged. "No idea. Let's just take care of our tasks."
On the other side, Lin Chen rushed into the Lord Hall and checked the countdown for the gift pack—30 minutes left.
It should be enough time.
He began tallying up the day's haul.
Basic Resources: 5.36 million
Food: 230,000
Bronze Equipment ×25, Silver-Grade Equipment ×18, Gold Equipment ×13, Platinum Equipment ×2
Tier-1 Troops ×4, Tier-2 Troops ×3, Tier-3 Troops ×1
Subject Refresh Card ×5, Treasure Map ×1, various scrolls
Plus, 18 sealed Purple and Orange Gold Resource Points
That's right—Lin Chen now focused solely on Gold Resource Points.
Gold was the most scarce resource.
Next in line: food.
As for wood, stone, and iron—they could wait.
Now, Lin Chen selected the troops and gear he didn't need and added them to his market listings, including the ones from yesterday's 10 Troop Chests.
For sale:
Bronze Equipment ×26, price: 10,000 each
Silver Equipment ×19, price: 30,000 each
Gold Equipment ×15, price: 200,000 each
Platinum Equipment ×6, price: 700,000 each
Tier-1 Troops ×9, price: 100,000 each
Tier-2 Troops ×5, price: 3 million each
Tier-3 Troops ×3, price: 8 million each
Tier-4 Troop ×1, price: 18 million
This was the biggest single sale Lin Chen had ever done since the game launched.
Just the Tier-3 and Tier-4 troops alone were worth over 40 million.
Add in the rest, and this was going to skyrocket.
Everything set, Lin Chen clicked "List for Sale."
The next second, a universal system announcement echoed in players' ears:
"New items have been listed in the Evernight Shop. Please check them promptly."
Moments later, countless players—having just returned to their territories—immediately dropped whatever they were doing and dashed into the market.
They opened the listings and searched for the hottest shop: Evernight.
And within ten seconds—everything was gone.
Even Lin Chen was stunned by the insanity of it.
He knew his shop was popular… but this popular?
Actually, there was a reason for this phenomenon.
As the game progressed, the market system became the go-to method for development.
Governments, corporations, guilds—they all had teams constantly monitoring and purchasing from the market to speed up their progress.
Meanwhile, gold farmers and casual players would mark up the resources they collected and sell them to earn in-game—or even real-world—currency.
In short, over 90% of players actively used the market.
Trade was a legitimate means of becoming stronger.
But even with so many users, no one had ever sold large quantities of troops, let alone high-tier troops.
Except for Lin Chen's Evernight Shop.
It stood alone—truly one-of-a-kind.
And with Lin Chen selling troops every day, his shop naturally exploded in popularity across the entire server.
Of course, only players in X Country could actually buy from it.
Those foreign players who followed the shop could only gawk and drool.
In other words, they were just there for the hype.
They couldn't buy anything.
They weren't allowed to.
So they just… stared, scrolled, sighed, and salivated.
Because of these fans, Lin Chen's shop got more and more popular.
Every troop listing sold out faster and faster.
The world chat erupted once more into waves of commotion:
"F*ck, Evernight's selling troops again?! That's like the fifth time!"
"Damn it! Why are only X Country players allowed to buy?! This is outrageous!"
"Idiot! The gap between us and X Country is only getting bigger!"
"Aish! If I ever find this Evernight guy, I'll tie him up and whip him!"
The world chat was filled with rage and curses from foreign players.
The first day Lin Chen sold troops to X Country, they were envious.
The second day, they were jealous.
From the third day on, envy turned to resentment.
And by now, it had evolved into outright hatred.
This was textbook powerless fury.
They were mad enough to want to kill someone, but could do nothing but scream in chat.
Frustration at its finest.
Selling troops was one thing.
But doing it daily?
This was a classic case of "one man carrying an entire nation."
Absolutely nuts.
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