Lin Chen knew exactly what the rewards in those gift packs meant.
Even just one of them could allow a territory to develop rapidly in a short amount of time.
If he could buy them all, it would be an instant takeoff.
A head start now would mean staying ahead at every step.
Surpassing everyone and ascending the supreme throne wouldn't be out of reach.
However, that being said, buying all those packs would cost quite a bit of money.
Lin Chen was just an ordinary person. Four years ago, he had lost his parents in a car accident.
All they left behind was an apartment and just over a million in compensation money.
Over the years, some of it had been spent, and now he had about a million Xia Country coins left.
If this recharge portal was real, then that little money clearly wouldn't be enough.
So, how would Lin Chen get more money to recharge?
Of course, there was a way.
That was resource monetization.
Resource monetization referred to selling resources and items from Era of Lords in exchange for real-world currency.
After the game launched, this would grow into a massive system.
True, Era of Lords didn't have any official recharge function.
But that didn't mean trading wasn't allowed!
Negotiate prices online, settle through real-world payment methods.
The Era of Lords central AI acted as a middleman for the transaction.
No traces left behind—no one could figure out who traded with whom.
You had to know: the rich, the conglomerates, and even the military powers on Bluestar all took Era of Lords very seriously.
As someone who had lived through it, Lin Chen knew it would be easy to sell some items for profit. Just a matter of lifting a finger—easy and carefree.
So, if this recharge system really existed, it wouldn't be hard for Lin Chen to buy all the gift packs.
Which meant—it was time to test whether the recharge function was real.
The cheapest item available was the Daily Gift Pack, priced at 10,000 Xia Country coins.
A bit pricey, but worth a shot.
So Lin Chen selected the Daily Gift Pack and tapped "Purchase."
The next moment, a prompt sounded: "Daily Gift Pack purchased successfully. 10,000 Xia Country coins deducted from your balance."
"You've recharged a total of 10,000 Xia Country coins. First Top-up Gift Pack received."
Swish—two gift packs appeared in Lin Chen's inventory.
Seeing them clearly, Lin Chen was overwhelmed with joy.
Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap—the recharge portal is real!
He was about to take off!
"I'm rich, I'm rich! This is the real deal!" Lin Chen clenched his fists.
He immediately opened the two gift packs he'd just received.
"You've opened the First Top-up Gift Pack and obtained: Purple Resource Pack ×5, Food ×50,000, Designated Race Hero Chest ×1, Designated Race Tier 5 Troop Chest ×1, Gold-Grade Equipment Chest ×1, Subject Refresh Card ×1, S-Rank Talent: [Battle Blood]."
"You've opened the Daily Gift Pack and obtained: Blue Resource Pack ×5, Food ×10,000, Random Equipment Chest ×1, Equipment Enhancement Stone ×100."
In an instant, a massive amount of resources filled Lin Chen's backpack.
He was ecstatic.
So what now? Buy, buy, buy, of course!
"Weekly Gift Pack purchased successfully. 200,000 Xia Country coins deducted."
"Monthly Card purchased successfully. 800,000 Xia Country coins deducted."
"Monthly Card activated. Daily rewards received: Purple Resource Pack ×3, Food ×20,000, Random Equipment Chest ×1, Equipment Enhancement Stone ×100, Forbidden Spell Scroll ×1."
"Total recharge amount: 1,010,000. You are now VIP1. Privileges unlocked: +10% Gathering Speed, +10% Marching Speed."
After a buying frenzy, Lin Chen had claimed a ton of rewards.
And he'd become VIP1, gaining +10% to gathering and marching speed.
It felt amazing!
Gathering Speed referred to how fast your subjects and troops could collect resources.
Certain special items or hero skills could also boost this.
And Lin Chen, right from the start as VIP1, got a 10% gathering boost.
Marching Speed referred to the time it took for your troops to travel from one location to another.
It was especially important in raids and wars.
Although 10% might not look like much...
Lin Chen's VIP level could still go up!
What about VIP2, VIP3… all the way to VIP10?
How high would those privileges go?
Just thinking about it was enough to fire him up!
Looking at his inventory, now full of gift packs and items, Lin Chen couldn't stop grinning.
Unfortunately, his money was running low—he couldn't keep recharging just yet.
"I need to get stronger first. Then I'll sell some resources and items to get more Xia Country coins and keep recharging. This time, I'm going to be the strongest Lord!" Lin Chen shouted internally.
Reborn, with all his memories from his previous life.
And now he had a recharge system too.
If he couldn't take off now, he might as well smash his head into a tofu brick and call it a day.
No time to waste—Lin Chen began sorting through his backpack.
White Resource Pack ×1, Blue Resource Pack ×5, Purple Resource Pack ×9, Orange Resource Pack ×5, Food ×90,000.
Initial Troop Chest ×1, Random Troop Chest ×1, Designated Race Tier 5 Troop Chest ×1.
Designated Race Hero Chest ×1.
Gold-Grade Equipment Chest ×2, Platinum-Grade Equipment Chest ×1, Random Equipment Chest ×2.
Equipment Enhancement Stone ×1,200
Skill Stone ×200
Hero Advancement Gem ×2
Forbidden Spell Scroll ×12
Subject Refresh Card ×2
S-Rank Talent: [Battle Blood]
He had resource packs, troop chests, Hero Chests—
Even a talent!
And talents were the hardest thing to get in Era of Lords. Let alone an S-Rank one.
Information as follows:
[Battle Blood]
Description: Passive skill. All troops under your command gain +20% to all stats. When HP drops below 30%, triggers the Bloodthirst Buff.
(Bloodthirst Buff: +30% attack power, regenerates 1% of max HP per second, lasts for 1 minute. Can only be triggered once every 3 hours.)
Strong. Incredibly strong.
A passive stat boost, plus a buff that triggers when HP gets low.
More attack power and regeneration over time—for a full minute.
This was a textwar talent, perfect for combat.
Lin Chen was very satisfied.
Closing the description panel, Lin Chen turned his attention to the resource packs.
No need to say more—open them all.
"You opened White Resource Pack ×1 and received: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold ×3,000."
"You opened Blue Resource Pack ×5 and received: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold ×100,000."
"You opened Purple Resource Pack ×9 and received: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold ×450,000."
"You opened Orange Resource Pack ×5 and received: Wood, Stone, Iron, Gold ×500,000."
After opening all the packs, Lin Chen now had 1.053 million in basic resources.
Starting out with over a million in resources—he was already miles ahead of the entire server. Absolutely explosive.
Lin Chen was certain: even the tycoons, aristocratic families, or even national teams wouldn't be able to gather ten million resources within the first three days.
Some explanation here: Wood, Stone, Iron, and Gold were collectively known as basic resources.
They were required for building and upgrading structures, auction trading, and training troops.
Food, meanwhile, was also a resource, used mainly for daily troop consumption.
The higher the troop tier, the more food they consumed each day.
If you didn't have enough food, you couldn't train new troops, and existing ones might even rebel.
So, whether it was basic resources or food, they were the foundation of Era of Lords—crucial for building a territory and establishing an army.
With the resource packs done, it was time to open the Equipment Chests, Hero Chests, and Troop Chests.
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