After all, many troop skills required charging or casting time.
Reducing casting time meant shortening that wait—for example, from 10 seconds to 7 seconds.
In actual combat, this was incredibly useful.
All in all, the buffs granted by the Human Totem to human troops were absolutely terrifying.
And it deeply stirred something inside Lin Chen.
Now that he knew how broken totems were...
his goals were no longer limited to just the Human Totem.
Elf, Orc, Undead, and even Magic Beast Totems—he was going to get them all.
With that many totems under his control, Lin Chen's troops would naturally outclass all others from the very start.
Imagine this: two armies of the same tier and same level.
But Lin Chen's troops had 50% higher stats than the enemy's.
Who would win that fight?
No need to even ask.
Of course, while totems were powerful, upgrading them was hellishly material-intensive.
Basic resources were manageable.
But those special materials?
Absolutely brutal.
No choice but to gather them slowly.
Shrugging helplessly, Lin Chen closed the totem panel
and went to the mess hall with his heroes.
Tonight's dinner was roasted venison—hunted fresh from the Barbarian Plains.
It tasted great.
To top it off, they had a few wild berries gathered from the plains.
A hearty dinner concluded with satisfied bellies.
After returning to the market, Lin Chen checked and—as expected—all the equipment and troops he'd listed earlier had sold out completely.
In return, he now had 34.6 million Summer Coins.
Added to what he had saved from yesterday, Lin Chen's balance now totaled 65.83 million.
The VIP5 Exclusive Pack only cost 60 million.
No need to think twice—buy it.
"You have purchased the VIP5 Exclusive Pack, costing 60 million Summer Coins."
The system notification chimed, and a brand new treasure pack appeared in Lin Chen's inventory.
Without hesitation, Lin Chen opened it.
"You opened the VIP5 Exclusive Pack and received:
Basic Resources ×30 million, Food ×3 million, Mythic Equipment Chest ×2, Tier 8 Troop Chest ×1, SSS-Rank Talent ×1."
Whoosh—an avalanche of resources and rewards poured in.
Each item alone was enough to send shockwaves across the server.
Naturally, Lin Chen had no plans to sell any of it.
These top-tier items were staying with him.
First up: 30 million basic resources.
A godsend—especially since constructing the Human Totem had completely drained his gold.
Now, his coffers were flush again.
Next: Mythic Equipment Chests ×2.
Open them. No hesitation.
"You opened 2 Mythic Equipment Chests and obtained:
Mythic Equipment [Absolute Guard], Mythic Equipment [Icy Edge Thorn]."
As the system chimed again, two new pieces of gear radiating golden light appeared in Lin Chen's backpack.
Checking their attributes:
[Absolute Guard]
Rank: Mythic Shield
Level: 1
Class Restriction: Knight, Shield Warrior
Bonus Stats: +20% to all attributes
Skills:
Defense Boost:
Increases the wearer's defense by 100%.
Also increases the defense of their cavalry and shield troops by 50%.
Absolute Guard:
Activates a 3,000-meter-radius shield centered on the wearer.
All allies within the shield become immune to all damage for 15 seconds.
[Icy Edge Thorn]
Rank: Mythic Dagger
Level: 1
Class Restriction: Assassin
Bonus Stats: +20% to all attributes
Skills:
Ignore Defense:
All attacks ignore 50% of enemy defense and gain +50% critical rate.
Icy Edge Freeze:
This weapon, forged from eternal frost, has chilling power:
First hit: slows target by 30% for 2 seconds
Second consecutive hit: slows by 60%
Third hit: 30% chance to freeze target for 1 second and deal bonus ice magic damage
After reviewing the two Mythic Equipment items, Lin Chen was breathless.
His luck... was absolutely on fire.
Both were top-tier items.
Absolute Guard, a radiant golden shield engraved with ancient runes—was especially terrifying for its skill set.
Defense Boost could instantly double the defense of the wearer, and buff their cavalry or shield-bearing troops by another 50%.
The power of that enhancement was obvious.
Say, for instance, Jia Lou—Lin Chen's only cavalry hero at the moment—equipped it.
Her defense would instantly double, and all her Griffin Knights would gain +50% defense too.
That's insane value.
Then there was the second skill, Absolute Guard—a classic invincibility move.
Activate it, and for 15 full seconds, all allies within the radius could not be harmed.
Fifteen seconds of full immunity.
Do I need to spell out how busted that is?
It's the ultimate lifesaver skill—no exaggeration.
Then we had the second item—Icy Edge Thorn.
A weapon for assassins.
Unfortunately, Lin Chen didn't have an assassin hero at the moment.
So it had to go on hold for now.
Still, its effects were absurd:
Ignore Defense cut enemy defenses in half and boosted crit chance.
Icy Edge Freeze—a compound crowd control skill—could slow and even freeze targets under repeated hits, making it perfect for boss fights.
Even if unused for now, it was undeniably a god-tier weapon.
As for Absolute Guard—it was going straight to Jia Lou.
No doubt, the long-legged knightess would love it.
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