However, Lin Chen hadn't yet decided which Race Soul Essence to choose.
So, for now, he chose to set them aside.
Once it was time to upgrade the Altar, he'd pick the race accordingly.
With all the treasure chests opened, Lin Chen checked his Divine Realm territory's current resource reserves:
[Divine Realm]
Level: 10
Alliance: None
Subordinate Territories: None
Population: 31,500 / 150,000
Daily New Residents: 1,500
Trainable Troops: Windrunner Archer, Griffin Knight
Wood: 42.15 million
Stone: 42.20 million
Iron: 42.08 million
Gold: 15.63 million
Food: 3.15 million
Upgrade Requirement: 1.17 million of Wood, Stone, Iron, and Gold each
His reserves of wood, stone, and iron had already surpassed 40 million.
Though his gold reserves sat at only 15.63 million, it was still enough to boost the strength of his territory.
So, Lin Chen headed straight to the Elf Altar and Human Altar.
"You have trained 500 units of Windrunner Archer. Cost: 300,000 gold."
With the system's notification, Lin Chen added 500 more Windrunner Archers to his army, bringing the total to 3,000 units.
Next up was the Griffin Knight corps.
Lin Chen checked his inventory—he still had 68 Subject Refresh Cards.
Plenty to work with.
"You have trained 1,000 units of Griffin Knight. Cost: 900,000 gold."
"You have used Subject Refresh Card. Human residents refreshed."
"You have trained 1,000 units of Griffin Knight. Cost: 900,000 gold."
"You have used…"
A total of 15.3 million gold and 16 Subject Refresh Cards were spent.
The Griffin Knight army grew from 29,000 units to 46,000 units—just 4,000 shy of Lin Chen's first milestone.
With training complete, and only a few tens of thousands of gold left, Lin Chen couldn't be bothered to check the rest.
He simply organized a rally point for his new Griffin Knights and headed to the mess hall.
Ina had already prepared breakfast.
Lilith and Jia Lou were also present.
Upon seeing Lin Chen, all three ladies warmly welcomed him.
He didn't stand on ceremony and immediately dug in.
After they finished eating, Lin Chen stood up and announced, "Today's task is the same as yesterday's.
Lilith, stay and guard the territory. The rest of you, follow me out."
The three nodded in acknowledgment.
Lin Chen then led 46,000 Griffin Knights and 2,000 Windrunner Archers, along with Ina and Jia Lou, out of the city to continue exploring Dragonspine Mountain.
Lilith stayed behind with the remaining 1,000 Windrunner Archers to defend the territory.
With everything in place, the trio took flight and headed for the mountains.
Their goal was the same:
Seal any high-grade resource points, especially Gold Resource Points.
Open every treasure chest they found, regardless of tier.
If they encountered a boss they couldn't defeat, detour around it. If it was beatable, fight it immediately.
After all, killing bosses yielded massive resources, and sometimes dropped troops or Soul Essences—absolutely not to be missed!
Then there were Monster Nests.
These were essentially monster territories:
They contained hordes of monsters, many different types, and usually at least one—sometimes multiple—bosses.
Though dangerous, monster nests were treasure troves.
They had a high chance of dropping rare items and resources.
In Lin Chen's previous life, the stronger nests had become battlegrounds for powerful lords and elite alliances.
Of course, strength was key.
Without enough power, it was just suicide.
At present, Lin Chen and his army were storming a Magical Beast Nest, similar in scale to the orc settlement on Crescent Island.
With 48,000 troops, Lin Chen had no trouble taking it down.
After hours of battle, from afternoon to dusk, they finally killed the boss.
Time was tight.
The three immediately descended from the air.
"Ina, seal off the resource points we need."
"Jia Lou, come with me. We're raiding the nest—take everything we can!"
Lin Chen issued orders coldly and efficiently.
As someone with experience, he was very familiar with post-battle procedures following a nest raid.
For now, these were just low-level nests, and cleanup was straightforward.
Later on, when it came to fortresses, cities, or hidden realms, post-battle management would be far more complex.
With smooth teamwork, the three raided the entire monster nest within 20 minutes.
Everything that could be looted went into Lin Chen's backpack.
Just as Lin Chen was considering another pass through the surrounding area,
a familiar system chime echoed in his ears—
"Limited-Time Gift Pack Refreshed. Host, please be advised."
Limited-Time Gift Pack?
Lin Chen's eyes lit up. Hell yes—freebies incoming!
Last time, the limited-time gift had given him Jia Lou.
That was a massive win.
So what was this one offering?
Without delay, Lin Chen opened the Top-Up Panel to check.
Sure enough, there it was—in the most prominent position—a bright red gift icon with a countdown timer.
[Limited-Time Gift Pack]
Price: 20 million Xia Coins
Description: Disappears once countdown ends.
Purchasing grants:
Basic Resources ×5 million
Food ×500,000
Mythic Equipment Chest ×1
Tier-4 Dwarf Troops: Dwarf Miner
Subject Refresh Card ×50
Gathering Speed-up Scroll ×50
Upon seeing the rewards, Lin Chen's eyes sparkled.
Oh yeah… this one's got the goods!
It was pricier than last time, but well worth the value.
The resources and food alone were equivalent to two Resource Packs—nearly 10 million value.
The Mythic Equipment Chest? Lin Chen hadn't seen one yet in this timeline. Easily worth 3 million+.
But those weren't even the real highlight.
The true star was this:
Tier-4 Dwarf Miner.
What's that? It's only Tier-4 and not a flying unit—why so hyped?
Hah! Dwarf Miner may only be Tier-4 and not built for combat,
but Lin Chen never said it was meant for battle.
Exactly—**Dwarf Miner's value wasn't in its strength, but in its gathering bonuses.
Dwarves, goblins, and some special races had certain troops with gathering boosts.
And Dwarf Miner was one of them.
That was why Lin Chen was truly excited.
He knew just how rare gathering-boosted troops were.
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