When Lin Chen saw the Growth Fund, he didn't even try to hide his excitement.
Priced at 50 million Summer Coins—it was ridiculously expensive.
But absolutely worth it.
First, let's talk resources.
If he spent all 50 million on resource packs, he could buy ten—worth 30 million resources in total.
But if he bought the Growth Fund instead, he'd receive 51 million basic resources alone.
And that was only part of the reward.
There were also troops, gear, Subject Refresh Cards, and Racial Soul Essence Chests.
Top-tier 5th-tier troops.
Mythic Equipment.
51 Subject Refresh Cards.
51 Essence Chests.
How could anyone not be tempted?
Lin Chen certainly was.
It was a total steal!
But then he looked at his balance… and deflated immediately.
Damn it.
Only 46 million left.
Still short of what he needed to buy the Growth Fund.
No choice—he had to wait until tomorrow to gather the remaining funds.
Closing the Growth Fund panel, Lin Chen pulled out the limited-time gift pack and opened it immediately.
"You have opened the Limited-Time Gift Pack and received:
Basic Resources ×5 million, Food ×500,000, Mythic Equipment Chest ×1, Tier-4 Dwarf Troop [Dwarf Miner], Subject Refresh Card ×50, Gathering Acceleration Scroll ×50."
A flood of rewards entered his inventory.
Absolutely worth it!
Lin Chen then took out the Mythic Equipment Chest.
Technically, this was the first Mythic Equipment he had obtained in this life.
He couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Mythic Equipment was the highest tier in theory—not only with superior base stats, but also two attached skills. That was massive!
No hesitation—he opened it.
"You have opened the Mythic Equipment Chest and obtained Mythic Equipment [Elemental Heart]."
As the system prompt ended, a ring appeared in Lin Chen's hand.
It was stunning, inlaid with a multicolored gem that shimmered softly.
Checking the stats:
[Elemental Heart]
Rank: Mythic
Level: 1
Class Requirement: Any – Ring
Bonus Stats: All Attributes +20%
Attached Skills:
Elemental Resistance:
When struck by elemental attacks (metal, wood, water, fire, earth, wind, ice, light, darkness), damage is reduced by 50%, and temporary resistance to that element increases. Stackable up to 10 layers, lasts until battle ends.
Elemental Orb:
Each attack generates a random elemental orb that inflicts additional damage and effects:
Fire Element: Burn – Target loses HP equal to 50% of user's attack per second, for 3s.
Water Element: Slow – Target's attack and move speed reduced by 50%, for 3s.
Wood Element: Heal – Restore 10% of user's max HP.
Earth Element... (and so on)
Seeing the stat panel, Lin Chen's expression turned… exquisite.
Heavens above—thank you!
The first Mythic Equipment of this life was an absolute gem.
Never mind the stat bonuses.
The real game-changer was the two attached skills.
Elemental Resistance meant 50% reduced damage from most magic and spell-based attacks, plus stacking elemental defense.
Basically a survival skill.
In Era of Lords, while physical damage was manageable, most spell damage was elemental.
So if Lin Chen wore this ring, all incoming spell damage would be halved or more.
How is that not a survival tool? But the most terrifying part of the Elemental Heart was the second skill—Elemental Orb.
Each attack would add a random orb, creating elemental damage and bonus effects.
Damage?
Crowd control?
Debuffs?
Healing?
Shields?
A complete utility skill.
This ring was utterly busted.
Lin Chen only needed one glance to fall in love with it.
No hesitation—he equipped it.
Boom—his stats jumped massively.
After all, a +20% to all attributes wasn't a joke.
Next, Lin Chen took out the Dwarf Miner troop.
It was a Human race troop, requiring the Human Altar to train.
His plan was to finish maxing out Griffin Knights to 50,000 tomorrow, and then start training these Dwarf Miners.
Bottom line—he was still starved for gold.
And food too.
Once larger wars start—like Nation Wars or Event Wars—without enough food, you wouldn't even be able to keep up, let alone fight.
So Lin Chen organized his next priorities:
1.Grind gold like a maniac—gathering, boss fights, nest raids, treasure chests—whatever works.
2.Stockpile food—just as important as gold.
3.Farm gear and troops, sell for Summer Coins, and recharge aggressively.
What's the point of having a recharge system if you don't use it to the max?
4.Level up troops and keep mass-training.
Only by growing faster than everyone else could Lin Chen push deeper into the world and claim more advanced resources.
That was also why he refused to sell that Tier-5 troop he had.
Why?
Because he didn't want others advancing too fast.
Don't underestimate troops.
In the hands of a skilled player, a single troop could snowball into unstoppable growth.
Lin Chen would help the player base grow—but never at the expense of his own progress.
So when it was time to suppress power, he would.
Why make trouble for yourself?
Just then, Lilith's soft voice came from outside his door:
"Lord… are you finished? Dinner is ready. Please come eat."
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