The sudden moment caused Lilith's delicate figure to tremble slightly.
A soft blush quickly spread across her cheeks.
Right now, all she could feel was her heart racing.
It felt like... it felt like she was falling in love.
Before either of them could speak, Jia Lou's loud voice rang out from the direction of the kitchen:
"Early in the morning, what are you two doing?"
Lin Chen twitched at the corner of his mouth and quickly helped Lilith steady herself.
She kept her head down and whispered softly,
"Lord, breakfast is ready. Please come eat."
With that, the young lady turned around and ran back into the kitchen.
Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle.
That girl... she actually got shy.
But thinking about it, it made sense.
As time went on, the relationship between a lord and his heroes could become increasingly subtle.
If you were strong enough, it wasn't unheard of for a hero to fall in love with their lord.
Clearing his throat, Lin Chen glanced at Jia Lou, who was clearly trying to hide a laugh.
"What are you looking at? Eat up. We're moving out once breakfast is done."
Jia Lou raised an eyebrow. "Moving? To where?"
"Dragonspine Mountain," Lin Chen replied.
Upon hearing that name, Jia Lou's expression shifted slightly.
"Dragonspine Mountain? My lord, that place isn't exactly safe—if you…"
Before she could finish, Lin Chen had already turned and left.
Jia Lou could only swallow the rest of her words.
Soon after, with breakfast eaten and energy restored, Lin Chen gave a new order—
He asked Jia Lou and Ina to recall all troops currently out gathering resources.
In Era of Lords, city relocation had strict requirements:
First, all troops, heroes, and squads must return to your territory before relocating.
Second, the relocation destination must be safe—no nearby monsters.
Even the slightest danger would prevent a successful relocation.
As someone who had lived a lifetime in this game, Lin Chen naturally knew all of this like the back of his hand.
He quickly arranged everything accordingly.
The chosen relocation site was a spot near Dragonspine Mountain.
It was a safe zone that Lin Chen had carefully selected.
Once all was ready, Lin Chen took out his Designated City Relocation Decree and chose to use it.
"You've used a Designated City Relocation Decree. Please select your relocation destination."
"Relocation successful. Your territory's protection time will now be set to zero. Proceed with relocation?" — System prompt.
As previously mentioned, every player's territory enjoys a three-day protection period after it's first established.
During this time, it cannot be attacked by monsters.
However, if you relocate within those three days, that protection ends immediately.
In other words, by relocating to Dragonspine Mountain now, Lin Chen would lose all territory protection.
Both monsters and players would then be free to attack his territory.
If monsters breached the city, buildings inside could be randomly destroyed, requiring repairs and up to 30% of all stored resources would be lost.
If a player took over the city, up to 50% of resources could be lost.
Which is why attacking cities was a dirty, yet highly profitable strategy.
Naturally, this came with its own consequences.
For example, you'd receive a Red Name.
Conquering another player's city would grant you resources, yes—
but it would also flag your own territory with a red name.
For the next 30 days, you wouldn't be able to use protection items.
In other words—anyone could attack you.
Worse still, if your city were conquered during this time, your Lord Hall level would drop by 3,
and you could lose up to 100% of your stored resources.
It was punishment with a capital P.
…Ahem, back to the topic.
Having prepared for this, Lin Chen didn't hesitate.
"Confirm relocation. Coordinates: **, **."
With his command, a pillar of white light descended from the sky, enveloping the entire Divine Realm territory.
Ina, Jia Lou, and Lilith gathered beside Lin Chen, marveling at the scene.
Moments later, everything around them turned into chaos and mist.
At the same time, in the coordinates near Dragonspine Mountain,
an identical beam of light shot down from above.
When the light faded, Lin Chen's Divine Realm territory had reappeared—
safely relocated to its new home.
As the glow vanished, Lin Chen climbed the city wall and looked around.
No doubt about it—this was Dragonspine Mountain.
If Crescent Lake had been a Tier-1 monster zone,
then Dragonspine Mountain was firmly a Tier-2 zone.
The monsters here were tougher—most at Tier-4 or higher.
But the resources were far richer as well.
This was exactly why Lin Chen had come.
Treasure chests? He'd take them all.
High-tier resource nodes? Seal every single one.
And then there were the hidden realms deeper in Dragonspine.
With his current strength, he should be able to open one or two.
Clearing them would definitely yield a generous haul.
He had a solid plan—now it was time to act.
Ina, Jia Lou, and Lilith were all looking around curiously, soaking in the new environment.
Lin Chen cleared his throat: "Time to assign today's tasks. Listen up."
The three turned their attention to him.
"Ina, Jia Lou, bring all the Griffin Knights and 2,000 Windrunner Archers and follow me to explore Dragonspine Mountain."
Lilith looked confused and pointed to herself: "My lord, what about me?"
"You'll stay behind with 500 Windrunner Archers and guard the territory. Wait for our return," Lin Chen replied.
Lilith didn't look happy—she wanted to go, too.
But Lin Chen's order was final.
She had no choice but to nod in agreement.
With that, Lin Chen, Ina, and Jia Lou led over 30,000 troops out on their expedition.
"Remember the objectives—resource nodes, treasure chests, bosses, lairs. Leave none behind," Lin Chen commanded.
At his current power level, it was impossible to explore the entire Dragonspine Mountain.
But the outer and middle areas? That was doable—and rich in resources.
If he made the most of this opportunity, Lin Chen could grow significantly stronger.
Then, when it came time to relocate again, he'd be even more prepared.
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