Lin Chen fought continuously through the first half of the night.
He took a break to open some chests, then returned to his bedroom.
And continued fighting.
When dawn broke, Lin Chen was still fighting.
He glanced at the sweat-soaked sheets and smiled softly.
"Today, you should be satisfied, right?"
Lin Chen's question went unanswered.
He knew Mandi barely had the strength to speak now.
Lin Chen got up and dressed.
Just thinking about the advancement card he opened last night made him extremely excited and unable to sleep!
After a quick wash, he came to the statue of the Demonic Dragon Knight.
Lin Chen stared at the statue and fell into thought.
The last time the Troop Building was upgraded, it refreshed the free summon count.
Would using the troop advancement also refresh the free summon count?
"Worth a try, losing seven Demonic Dragon Knights isn't too bad," Lin Chen murmured.
He immediately used today's free summon quota for Demonic Dragon Knights.
Seven tall figures appeared before him, bowing respectfully!
"Greetings, City Lord!"
Lin Chen waved his hand, signaling them to leave first.
Then he took out the troop advancement card, gripping it tightly in his palm!
What would an SSS-Tier Demonic Dragon Knight become after advancement?
Lin Chen did not know, but his heart was full of excitement!
This might be his real chance to rise!
A rare troop surpassing SSS-Tier!
Lin Chen stood silently before the statue for a long while.
Finally, he slowly opened his palm, revealing the troop advancement card!
[Use Troop Advancement Card? Yes/No]
Lin Chen took a deep breath and said firmly, "Yes!"
The card in his palm immediately transformed into countless streaks of flowing light.
The light soared upward, extending into a shimmering ribbon circling the Demonic Dragon Knight statue.
[Congratulations! Successfully used the Troop Advancement Card!]
[Your Demonic Dragon Knight troop has advanced to — Epic Class Troop!]
[Epic Class Troop]:
Initial strength at Level 4!
Soldiers of the Epic Class Troop can break through the Level 9 limit; level cap raised to Stellar Level!
Epic Class Troop is unique and cannot be selected by others.
Troop advancement does not raise the level of already summoned soldiers but grants corresponding attribute boosts!
...
Reading the flashing messages, Lin Chen's frown gradually relaxed.
Sure enough.
The soldiers' level ceiling was not Level 9!
SSS-Tier Troops can only be raised to Level 9 at most.
But Epic Class Troops break that ceiling to reach a higher realm.
From the descriptions, Lin Chen understood the differences between soldier Tiers.
E to C Tiers:
Soldiers start with the same strength, differing only in quantity and cost.
B to A-Tiers:
Soldiers start with different strengths and differ in cost and combat specialties.
S, SS, and SSS-Tiers:
These three troop levels start with the same strength.
Differences lie in intelligence, growth speed, and growth potential!
No doubt,
the original SSS-Tier Demonic Dragon Knight was much stronger than soldiers of the other two Tiers.
Now, advancing to Epic Class, the Demonic Dragon Knight would be even more formidable!
Starting strength raised to Level 4, the strength ceiling reached a new high!
The only regret was that previously summoned Level 3 Demonic Dragon Knights would not increase in strength.
But attribute boosts meant their comprehension and intelligence would improve.
This pleased Lin Chen.
With enough battles, the gap between Level 1 soldiers would quickly close.
No big problem.
[7 free chances remain today!]
[Would you like to summon Demonic Dragon Knights?]
While Lin Chen pondered, the prompt sounded again.
A smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Looks like he guessed right—troop advancement also refreshes free summon counts.
This time, he could get seven Level 4 Demonic Dragon Knights for free!
"Summon!"
At Lin Chen's whisper, seven imposing figures suddenly appeared before him.
All seven were Level 4 Demonic Dragon Knights!
"Greetings, City Lord!"
A killing aura swept out sharply.
Lin Chen gestured for them to stand.
Now Morning Song City had 24 Demonic Dragon Knights:
7 Level 4 and 17 Level 3!
Such a force was wasted inside Morning Song City.
Only a few knights were needed for guarding.
The rest could all enter Boss Cave.
They could grab Treasure Chests and gain upgrades by killing Bosses.
This would help compensate for their smaller numbers.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Chen decided to keep only two Level 4 Demonic Dragon Knights for defense.
The rest would all enter Boss Cave.
"But I've already messed up that cave enough,"
Lin Chen's mind flashed.
"Can I explore multiple Boss Caves?" he asked.
The system responded quickly.
[As long as forces suffice, City Lords are allowed to explore multiple Boss Caves within the rules!]
Lin Chen smiled slowly.
Good.
Others explored only one cave because they had no choice!
But he was different.
He could split forces!
Only problem: so far, Lin Chen had found only one Boss Cave teleportation point!
"That's a bit troublesome..." Lin Chen frowned.
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