In the Divine Domain Territory, Lin Chen had just completed his trade with Briar Rose.
His stockpile of various rare materials had finally surpassed the 100,000-unit threshold—just enough to meet the requirements for constructing the Human Totem.
So, next step...
First, he listed all the unused equipment and troops gathered today for sale:
Bronze-Grade Equipment ×8 — Unit Price: 5,000
Silver-Grade Equipment ×8 — Unit Price: 20,000
Gold-Grade Equipment ×5 — Unit Price: 150,000
Platinum-Grade Equipment ×3 — Unit Price: 500,000
Tier 1 Troops ×3 — Unit Price: 50,000
Tier 2 Troops ×3 — Unit Price: 2,000,000
Tier 4 Troops ×2 — Unit Price: 13,000,000
If all these sold, Lin Chen would net about 34.6 million Summer Coins.
Combined with yesterday's savings, that would round out to 60 million—exactly enough to purchase the VIP5 Exclusive Pack.
Double delight! Absolutely insane!
After listing the items, Lin Chen didn't linger.
He headed straight out of the market and opened his territory panel to check on resource reserves:
[Divine Domain]
Level: 15
Alliance: None
Sub-territories: None
Population: 174,500 / 580,000
Daily Population Production: 3,500
Available Troop Classes: Windrunner Archer, Griffin Knight, Furious Blood Orc, Dwarf Miner
Wood: 86.395 million
Stone: 87.231 million
Iron: 85.983 million
Gold Coins: 14.682 million
Food: 6.693 million
Upgrade Requirement: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold Coins — 8.88 million
Wood, stone, and iron were all over 80 million.
Gold coins were scarce—just over 14 million—but still enough for constructing the Human Totem.
No hesitation—let's go!
After leaving the market, Lin Chen scouted for the ideal construction spot.
He ultimately chose the northeastern part of his territory—the same area where the Human Altar was already placed.
Since both were human-exclusive buildings, it made sense to group them together.
Once the location was selected, Lin Chen initiated construction.
"Spent: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold Coins ×10 million, Obsidian ×100,000, Dragon Turtle Shell ×100,000, Thunder-Struck Wood ×100,000...
Human Totem successfully constructed."
The system prompt echoed.
A golden beam of light shot skyward from the selected area.
As the radiance gradually faded, a massive cylindrical stone pillar—over 10 meters wide and 50–60 meters tall—rose before Lin Chen's eyes.
This was the Human Totem.
Put plainly, it looked like a stone pillar—but unlike any ordinary one.
Intricate carvings adorned its surface—on closer inspection, each carving depicted a different human figure:
Armored warriors with gleaming swords
Mages chanting arcane inscriptions with their staffs
Knights charging into battle on mighty steeds
Every archetype of humankind was present.
It was Lin Chen's first time building a Human Totem, and he couldn't help but be captivated by its majestic form.
Sano, Jia Lou, and the others noticed the commotion and rushed over.
"My god, what is that?" Jia Lou gasped.
Even Sano, a man who had seen his fair share of the world, couldn't mask his astonishment:
"A totem... That's a totem!
Legend says every race's totem possesses unimaginable mystical power!"
Mankun said nothing, just scratched his head and blinked his big round eyes.
As for Lin Chen, he activated a detection skill to inspect the totem's attributes:
[Human Totem]
Level: 1
Human Troops HP: +10%
Human Troops Defense: +10%
Human Troops Attack: +10%
Human Troops Speed: +1
Human Troops EXP Gain: +10%
Human Troops Max Level: +1
Totem Skills:
Skill Cooldown (Passive):
All human troops in a totem-blessed territory have skill cooldowns reduced by 30%.
Casting Acceleration (Unlocks at Lv.5):
All human troops cast spells 30% faster in a totem-blessed territory.
Upgrade Requirements:
Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold Coins ×15 million, Obsidian, Dragon Turtle Shell, Thunder-Struck Wood... ×150,000 each
Upon reading these stats, Lin Chen's breath quickened.
Strong—insanely strong.
No wonder top-tier Lords in his previous life had gone to such lengths to get their hands on a totem blueprint.
So this was the kind of boost a totem could provide...
It was straight-up overwhelming.
Take this Human Totem for example—just level 1, and it already granted +10% to HP, defense, and attack, and +1 to troop speed.
That alone would be incredible.
But what truly shocked Lin Chen was that the totem also increased EXP gain and troop level cap.
+10% experience meant if other troops gained 100 EXP from killing a monster, his human troops would earn 110—a seemingly small gap that would snowball drastically over hundreds or thousands of kills.
Then came the level cap boost.
Previously established in Era of Lords lore—all troops, regardless of tier, had a max level cap of 10.
Yet now the totem could increase that cap.
Which meant…
Massive stat gains.
The higher a troop's level, the stronger its attributes.
So raising the level ceiling directly equaled raising troop power.
And this was just level 1 of the totem.
If Lin Chen could eventually push it to level 5, or even 10—who knew how much stronger the buffs would become?
Beyond all that, the totem also provided two race-exclusive skills.
The first—Skill Cooldown Reduction—cut human troops' cooldown times by 30%.
Don't underestimate that.
For powerful units with strong abilities, cooldown time was often their greatest limitation.
This passive essentially supercharged their DPS potential.
The second skill—Casting Speed Boost—unlocked at totem level 5, boosted casting speed by 30%.
While not as impactful as the first skill, it was still a huge help in high-intensity battles.
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