Unlike territories, which players can only have one of,
troops can be trained in multiple batches.
However, only troops officially trained through an Altar are eligible for the leaderboard.
That was why only Lin Chen's Tier 6 Griffin Knight and Tier 5 Windrunner Archer made it onto the rankings.
Meanwhile, the top five rankings of the troops leaderboard were all occupied by Xia Country players.
This, too, was Lin Chen's doing.
He had sold three Tier 2 troops—
which directly allowed Xia Country players to dominate the board. Quite impressive.
At this moment, the launch of the leaderboard event had ignited the World Chat.
Countless players flooded in, all rushing to comment.
"Hahaha! Xia Country is too strong—full leaderboard domination! Foreign players must be mentally devastated right now!"
"It's not just Xia Country—it's Evernight. Don't forget, those three Tier 2 troops were all sold by Evernight."
"Holy crap, if Evernight hadn't sold them, wouldn't the entire top five be his?"
"Sh*t, is Evernight from Xia Country cheating? How does he already have Tier 5 and 6 troops on just the second day?!"
"I agree. This is way too fishy. It has to be cheating. He's clearly breaking game balance. I say we report him—ban the account!"
"You jealous idiot! If cheating's so easy, why don't you do it? Dumbass, moron, massive dumbass!"
The chat soon devolved into a fierce flame war, players cursing and bickering left and right.
At the same time, leaders from various national factions were also stunned by the rankings.
Xia Country, Twin Peaks, Domain of the Overlord.
Lei Lie stared at the troops leaderboard, inhaling deeply.
"Tier 5 and Tier 6 troops? Just how the hell is this Evernight pulling it off?"
"No wonder he sold Tier 2 troops yesterday!"
Yesterday, Lei Lie had been confused.
Now he finally understood why Lin Chen had sold off Tier 2 troops.
With Tier 5 and 6 troops in hand,
would he really care about mere Tier 2 troops?
The answer was clear: Absolutely not.
But on second thought…
Had Evernight made a tactical misstep?
If he hadn't sold those Tier 2 troops,
and had instead trained them himself—
Wouldn't that have meant he could dominate all top five leaderboard spots himself?
But… was it really that simple?
N Country, Eden Territory.
Adam was blowing up the internal military chat group.
"Sh*t! Useless pieces of garbage! Look at Xia Country—then look at us! They're dominating the board, and we don't even have a single Tier 2 troop!"
"This is a top-down order. By end of today, someone better get us a Tier 2 troop, got it?!"
The rest of the chat group consisted of other N Country military personnel who had entered the game.
Now, every one of them harbored deep resentment toward the player ID Evernight.
This guy had stirred the pot too much—completely throwing off the early game rhythm.
Absolutely ridiculous.
M Country, Y Country, B Country, O Country—
many nations were having similar internal discussions.
After all, no one wanted their country falling behind others in any aspect.
And now, seeing Xia Country sweep the leaderboard?
It was only natural to be angry.
But honestly, none of this had much to do with Lin Chen.
Right now, he had already finished breakfast.
With Ina and Jia Lou at his side,
plus 2,000 Windrunner Archers and 2,000 Griffin Knights,
he had set out once more.
The destination: the western edge of the Divine Realm Territory.
He already had a full plan for the day.
Step one: Continue looting around the territory—
clear all accessible chests, bosses, and resource points.
Level up his troops in the process to boost their strength.
Step two: Sell off another batch of resources and troops.
Recharge again to get more resources, train more troops, and then—head to Crescent Island.
If memory served, there was a large monster nest on that island.
Clearing it would yield tremendous rewards.
But with Lin Chen's current strength, it was still a bit much to handle alone.
Which meant—he needed more and stronger troops to back him up.
Soon, the trio led their massive army into the forest on the western edge of the Divine Realm.
This area hadn't been explored yesterday,
so all the monsters were still intact.
No need to hesitate—kill on sight.
"Your troops killed 100 Flower Sprites. EXP gained: 1,000."
"Your troops killed 100 Azure Treants. EXP gained: 1,200."
"Your troops killed 100 Long-Tusked Boars…"
Slash after slash, waves of monsters fell.
Lin Chen, Ina, Jia Lou—and the entire army—
gained waves of resources and experience points.
No doubt about it—Tier 6 Griffin Knights were beasts.
They could fly. Their mobility was unparalleled.
From spotting enemies in the air to lightning-fast strikes—
they were practically bulldozers.
As they pushed forward, it wasn't just about monster hunting.
They also found scattered chests deep in the woods—
which Lin Chen opened one by one, leaving nothing behind.
Resource points were another major focus.
Especially high-tier ones, which were extremely valuable to him.
With the Resource Point Transfer Scroll, he could relocate resource points.
[Resource Point Transfer Scroll]
Description: Allows the sealing and relocation of a selected resource point to any desired location.
This item was a mid-game essential in Era of Lords.
Once your territory was developed,
you could transfer wild resource points to your territory's doorstep—
turning them into private property.
Not only would harvesting be faster and safer,
the points would be under your territory's protection,
safe from poaching by other players.
Total win.
That was why Lin Chen was so obsessed with finding good resource points.
But since his scrolls were limited,
he only bothered with Purple-grade or higher.
Anything lower—ignored entirely.
Over the span of an hour, Lin Chen had already sealed four Purple-grade resource points:
1 Wood
1 Stone
1 Iron
1 Gold
He left them in his inventory for now.
Once he confirmed his territory's new location,
he'd deploy them all—so satisfying.
Time flew by.
By the end of the morning, Lin Chen, Ina, and Jia Lou
had returned to the Divine Realm Territory with a huge haul of resources.
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