Next came Mankun, a towering orc over two meters tall.
Clad in heavy plate armor and flaunting fierce fangs, he looked... well, kind of dopey.
[Mankun]
Class: Barbaric Warlord
Rank: A
Level: 1
HP: 12,000
Defense: 1500
Attack: 1200
Speed: 125
Skills:
Earth-Shattering Slash: Gripping his massive axe, Mankun leaps high into the air and brings it down with full force, dealing massive damage to all enemies in a wide frontal area. 50% chance to stun for 1 second.
Description: A rare orc bearing the bloodline of barbaric beasts. Stronger and more growth-potential than ordinary orcs.
From the stats alone, Lin Chen could tell—Mankun was clearly a berserker-type hero, and more importantly, he was an orc—the perfect match to lead the Furious Blood Orc army.
When a hero leads troops of the same race, it grants additional bonuses.
Now that he had two new heroes, Lin Chen prepared to use Hero Advancement Gems to promote them both to SSS-rank.
Over the past several days, he had saved up a total of 28 Hero Advancement Gems, more than enough.
Sano: Rank D → SSS requires 9 gems
Mankun: Rank A → SSS requires 6 gems
No hesitation—let's do this.
"Your hero Sano has advanced to Rank C. Consumed: Hero Advancement Gem ×1."
"Your hero Sano has advanced to Rank B. Consumed..."
"Your hero Mankun has advanced to Rank S. Consumed: Hero Advancement Gem ×1."
"Your hero Mankun has advanced to Rank SS. Consumed..."
One beam of golden light after another rained down.
Moments later, both Sano and Mankun reached SSS-rank.
Their stats surged across the board.
Their titles changed as well—
Sano went from "Logistics Officer" to Governor.
Mankun evolved from "Barbaric Warlord" to Barbaric God of War.
Realizing their transformation, both heroes knelt before Lin Chen.
"Thank you for your generous gift, my lord..."
Lin Chen quickly jumped to the side and waved them off.
"Thank me, sure—but don't kneel. That's not how we do things here."
Come on—Sano was at least three times Lin Chen's age. Having him kneel? That felt like stealing years off his life!
The two looked at each other and stood up, visibly grateful.
While they were still recovering from the excitement, Lin Chen pulled out the gear he'd saved over the past few days.
He hadn't sold all of it.
Some equipment, especially ones with powerful bonus skills, were worth keeping.
After all, gear might be easy to find—but top-tier gear was another story.
Now, he laid it all out in front of Sano and Mankun.
"Take your pick. Whatever you like, it's yours."
The two were shocked by this generous treatment and nearly moved to tears.
Mankun immediately spotted a two-handed war axe lying in the grass.
It was an epic-grade axe with a powerful area-damage skill—definitely a top-tier weapon.
While the two were selecting their gear, Lin Chen headed over to the Orc Altar to begin training.
First, he checked his current resources:
[Divine Realm]
Level: 10
Alliance: None
Sub-Territories: None
Population: 49,000 / 150,000
Daily New Citizens: 1500
Trainable Troops: Windrunner Archer, Griffin Knight, Furious Blood Orc, Dwarf Miner
Wood: 48.63 million
Stone: 47.52 million
Iron: 48.00 million
Gold: 25.82 million
Food: 4.05 million
Upgrade Cost: 1.17 million of each basic resource
Forget wood, stone, and iron—what mattered most right now was gold, and he only had 25.82 million.
First order of business: finish training Furious Blood Orcs to reach 50,000.
"You trained 1,000 Furious Blood Orcs. Cost: 900,000 gold."
"You used a Subject Refresh Card. Orc population refreshed."
"You trained 1,000 Furious Blood Orcs..."
After 7 rounds of training and 6 Subject Refresh Cards later, Lin Chen's Furious Blood Orc count hit the 50,000 mark.
Remaining gold: 19.52 million.
Still enough to keep training—next up: Windrunner Archers and Griffin Knights.
"You trained 500 Windrunner Archers. Cost: 300,000 gold."
"You trained 1,000 Griffin Knights. Cost: 900,000 gold."
"You used a Subject Refresh Card..."
"You trained 1,000 Griffin Knights..."
After 22 consecutive training sessions, his 19.52 million gold became:
500 more Windrunner Archers
21,000 more Griffin Knights
Now, the total troop count in Divine Realm was:
Dwarf Miner: 20,000
Windrunner Archer: 6,000
Griffin Knight: 74,000 (including 3,000 from daily free refresh)
Furious Blood Orc: 50,000
Total Troops: 150,000
Combat Troops: 130,000
For the first time, Lin Chen felt confident—this might be enough to challenge a Hidden Realm!
"Let's spend the morning leveling up these new troops and heroes. We set out for the Hidden Realm this afternoon," Lin Chen thought to himself, mind already made up.
He had the troops settled, gathered the leftover equipment, and then brought Sano and Mankun to the kitchen to meet the three heroines.
Perfect timing—breakfast was ready.
While eating, Lin Chen gave out the day's assignments:
"Old man Sano, you'll be taking over Lilith's duties."
"Lilith, Jia Lou, Ina, Mankun—you four are coming with me."
Lilith's eyes sparkled with joy.
Finally! She could leave the territory and fight alongside the Lord!
Way more exciting than guard duty and organizing gathering squads.
As for Sano, he was never meant for combat. A management role suited him perfectly.
After the meal, the four prepped the army.
Lilith and Sano completed their task handover.
Thirty minutes later, everyone was ready.
With Lin Chen leading the way, the massive force marched straight for the central region of Dragonspine Mountain.
The Hidden Realm lay in that direction.
This was no small expedition—it was a full-blown war party:
Griffin Knight × 74,000
Furious Blood Orc × 50,000
Windrunner Archer × 5,000
Total: 129,000 troops.
Plus, four SSS-rank commanders.
A truly formidable lineup.
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