Lin Chen finally stood up, shook his head, and pushed all the chaotic thoughts out of his mind.
Then he headed straight for the kitchen.
Sure enough, a spread of food was already prepared.
There were wild berries gathered from the forest, mushrooms, lingzhi, and a mixed stew of herbs and meat.
The taste was rich and savory.
In the real world, it was almost impossible to experience such primal flavor.
After eating their fill, the four returned to their rooms to rest.
Lying in bed, Lin Chen checked the current resource stockpile of the Divine Domain while casually lurking in the system chat:
[Divine Domain]
Level: 10
Alliance: None
Subordinate Territories: None
Population: 49,000 / 150,000
Daily Citizen Yield: 1,500
Available Troop Classes: Windrunner Archer, Griffin Knight
Lumber: 52.63 million
Stone: 52.80 million
Iron: 52.63 million
Gold: 10.52 million
Food: 3.65 million
Upgrade Requirement: Lumber, Stone, Iron, Gold – 1.17 million each
Lumber, stone, and iron had now surpassed 50 million.
Only gold was lacking—just a pitiful 10 million.
"Looks like I need to find a way to burn through some lumber, stone, and iron," Lin Chen muttered.
Those three resources were mainly used for constructing and upgrading buildings—important but not consumed in large quantities.
So, aside from that, what else could they be used for?
Obviously—currency.
If he remembered correctly, the lord-based games had something called merchant caravans.
Merchant caravans were mysterious neutral units that traveled the Lordland.
They would sell all sorts of goods to players.
If you were lucky, you could even buy rare troops, items, equipment, or heroes from them.
Of course, the prices weren't cheap.
And the currency they used? Resources.
With different exchange rates:
Lumber, stone, iron = 1
Gold = 3
Food = 5
That meant if something cost 100 in resource value:
You'd pay 100 units in lumber/stone/iron
Only 34 units in gold
And just 20 units in food
Simple, right?
Other than caravans, could he spend excess resources anywhere else?
Sure—the marketplace.
He could use those resources to buy tools, materials, or even convert them into Summer Coins.
"Convert to Summer Coins?"
"Damn, why didn't I think of this earlier?"
Lin Chen suddenly sat bolt upright.
All this time, he'd only thought about selling troops and equipment for Summer Coins.
But why not resources too?
Resources were also fair game!
Many solo players and gold-farming groups made money by selling resources.
Meanwhile, military guilds, corporations, and alliances bought those resources to develop their territories.
With that in mind, an idea struck him.
"I'll sell off just enough to hit 50 million, then buy the Growth Fund. The rest, I'll save for special buildings."
Special buildings required rare blueprints to unlock.
They consumed huge quantities of base resources plus exotic materials.
So yes—he could sell some resources for cash.
But he couldn't sell it all.
When he needed it later, what—was he going to buy it back from others? Like an idiot?
"Enough talk—let's do this now." Lin Chen leapt from bed and rushed to the market.
Then he listed resources.
At the time, the going rates on the marketplace were roughly:
Lumber/Stone/Iron: 10,000 units = 300 Summer Coins
Gold: 10,000 units = 1,000 Summer Coins
Food: 10,000 units = 1,200 Summer Coins
The market fluctuated constantly, but this was about the average.
Lin Chen checked his balance: 47.25 million Summer Coins.
He needed 275,000 more.
Which meant selling about 90 million units of lumber, stone, and iron.
He could afford that.
So he listed:
Lumber: 30 million
Stone: 30 million
Iron: 30 million
As for gold and food?
Off-limits. He needed those himself.
Thanks to the popularity of the Evernight Shop, his 90 million units of resources sold out instantly.
In return, he got just over 2.75 million Summer Coins—just enough to reach 50 million.
90 million resources for 2.75 million coins?
Terrible exchange rate.
Lin Chen shook his head.
"Never again. That was not worth it."
Meanwhile, the X Country chat exploded with excitement.
"That's our Evernight boss—just dumped 90 million in resources! Absolute legend!"
"Damn, I thought it was another troop sale, turns out it was just resources."
"Yeah, I ran straight into the market the second I got the alert—didn't even have time to put on pants!"
"Dude… what were you doing before the alert?"
"Hehe, I've got a Priestess troop… you get it."
"WTF…"
Lin Chen ignored the chatter.
He had the 50 million now.
No hesitation—he bought the Growth Fund.
It ran for 7 days.
The sooner you bought it, the better the value.
"You have purchased the Growth Fund. Cost: 50 million Summer Coins."
"You have received today's Growth Fund rewards:
Basic Resources ×1 million
Random Troop Chest ×1
Bronze Equipment Chest ×1
Subject Refresh Card ×1
Essence Chest ×1."
Meh. Not much to get excited about today.
Lin Chen figured he'd just head back to his room and get some sleep.
But just as he left the marketplace, he caught a glimpse of a silhouette passing ahead.
He followed—and sure enough, judging by the height, it had to be Jia Lou.
She was second only to him in height in the entire territory—instantly recognizable.
More importantly, she wasn't wearing her battle armor tonight.
And that figure—wow.
So that's what was hidden under all that heavy armor?
Jia Lou clearly didn't expect to run into Lin Chen either.
She froze for a moment, her cheeks turning bright red.
"L-Lord… why are you here?"
Lin Chen glanced over her body and said calmly:
"This is my territory. If not here, then where?"
As the saying goes: Only a fool would ignore a beauty.
And Lin Chen was no fool.
Sensing his gaze, Jia Lou blushed even deeper. She instinctively crossed her arms over her chest.
"It's getting late. If you don't need anything, Lord, I… I'll take my leave!"
Then she turned and dashed into her residence.
Leaving behind only a graceful silhouette…
And it was a damn fine one at that.
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