Sano truly lived up to his role as a logistics officer.
His report was thorough, precise, and to the point.
After he finished, Lin Chen nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good. Same again tomorrow."
With that, Lin Chen stood up and went for dinner.
As for troop training—that could wait till tomorrow.
Today's soldiers still had to eat, right?
Food wasn't free!
As a competent lord, it was his duty to pinch every penny.
When he reached the mess hall, Lilith had already prepared the meal.
After eating his fill, Lin Chen returned to the Lord Hall.
He then took out all the treasure chests he had collected today:
Tier 4 Troop Chest ×1
Random Troop Chest ×5
Platinum Equipment Chest ×5
Diamond-Grade Equipment Chest ×2
Platinum Equipment Chest ×3
Gold Equipment Chest ×3
Racial Soul Essence Chest ×20
He opened everything except the Soul Essence Chests.
"You have opened Tier 4 Troop Chest ×1 and obtained: Tier 4 Troop [Wronged Soul]."
"You have opened Random Troop Chest ×4 and obtained: Tier 4 Troop [Poisonous Ghost Vine], Tier 2 Troop [Jumping Bug]..."
"You have opened Platinum Equipment Chest ×5 and obtained: Platinum Equipment [Whirlwind Axe], [Gale Boots]..."
"You have opened Diamond-Grade Equipment Chest ×2 and obtained: Diamond-Grade Equipment [White Phosphorus Armor], [Spirit Control Ring]."
"You have opened..."
Whoosh—an avalanche of troops and gear flooded into Lin Chen's inventory.
Two Tier 4 troops—those alone could sell for over 30 million. Nice!
The rest, like Tier 2 and Tier 1 troops, weren't really worth much.
As for the gear, one item stood out: the Spirit Control Ring.
[Spirit Control Ring]
Rank: Diamond
Level: 1
Class Requirement: Any
Bonus Attribute: +10% to All Stats
Skills: [Spirit Control] – After killing a boss, there is a chance to capture its soul and store it in the ring. During battle, the soul can be released to assist in combat.
Note: A Spirit-Controlled boss has only 10% of its original power.
This skill was one of the rare summoning-type abilities.
It allowed the user to summon a boss soul to aid in battle.
Definitely a premium item.
After some thought, Lin Chen decided to give it to Ina.
She was still wearing a bronze ring that only slightly boosted her attack speed.
This new ring would significantly enhance her combat power.
As for the other gear, Lin Chen sifted through them, kept the ones with good stats or useful skills, and listed the rest for sale:
Bronze Equipment ×10, Price: 5,000 each
Silver Equipment ×5, Price: 20,000 each
Gold Equipment ×8, Price: 150,000 each
Platinum Equipment ×5, Price: 500,000 each
Diamond Equipment ×1, Price: 1,000,000
Tier 1 Troops ×3, Price: 500,000 each
Tier 2 Troops ×3, Price: 2,000,000 each
Tier 3 Troops ×1, Price: 5,000,000
Tier 4 Troops ×2, Price: 15,000,000 each
After listing everything, Lin Chen closed the market interface.
Then, he took out the Human Totem Blueprint.
When he opened the construction interface, Lin Chen gave a wry smile.
He knew it wouldn't be that easy.
The Human Totem was a miracle structure, not an ordinary building.
Constructing it required a huge amount of resources—and not just the usual kind.
It also required special materials.
What were special materials?
They were resources obtained from:
killing monsters,
gathering rare minerals,
or looting special sites.
They were used to:
build special buildings,
enchant equipment,
forge legendary artifacts,
or brew advanced potions.
Here were the required materials for constructing the Human Totem:
Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold × 10 million each
Obsidian × 100,000
Dragon Turtle Shell × 100,000
Thunder-Struck Wood × 100,000
...and seven more special resources
Ten different rare materials—each needed in 100,000 units.
Intense, right?
Even worse, Lin Chen had already checked:
Each material was extremely rare.
For example, Obsidian only appeared near lava lakes.
And those resource points were scarce, holding just a few thousand units at best.
Gathering 100,000 units of Obsidian alone would be brutal.
And that wasn't even the end.
These materials were needed not only for construction, but also for future upgrades—which required even more.
Bottom line: building and upgrading a miracle structure was a grind.
But—miracle structures were worth it.
Their buffs far exceeded ordinary buildings—tenfold, even a hundredfold.
After some thought, Lin Chen exhaled.
He had a plan to get these special resources.
Relying on himself would be too slow.
He didn't have the time.
His solution?
Buy them.
That's right—he would purchase them from other players.
There were so many players in the game—surely some would stumble upon these materials.
All he needed to do was gather them up.
"Let's do it!" Lin Chen snapped his fingers.
He opened the market system—and saw that everything he had just listed was already sold out.
In their place sat 46 million Summer Coins.
He ignored that for now and switched to the market's purchase system.
There, he listed all the required special materials from the Human Totem blueprint.
He set public buy orders with clear prices.
But he wouldn't pay in Summer Coins, gold, or food—he needed those for himself.
Instead, he used wood, stone, and iron as the currency.
Sure, the offer wasn't very high.
But this was still early in the game—most players didn't yet know the value of these rare materials.
Plus, with the hot popularity of the Evernight shop, he was confident he'd gather what he needed.
Once the setup was complete, Lin Chen exited the market.
Now, it was time to spend that 46 million.
He opened the recharge interface.
Resource packs, troop packs, hero packs, daily packs, weekly packs, monthly packs, and the monthly card—he had bought them all.
So what should he buy next with the 46 million?
Draws?
Possible, but not the best choice.
So Lin Chen kept browsing—and soon, something caught his eye.
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]