newbobooks Chapter 442 - 437: Shocking News
Chapter 442 - 437: Shocking News
After looking at the battle ranking, Lin You had a basic understanding of the strength of the other Tier Nine Lords.
Especially those at the top, they’re likely those elder monsters who have lived for decades or even centuries.
Such a long time, the accumulation of resources is incredibly formidable.
His greatest strength currently comes from the Divine Fragment, Royal Family, and Mutated Ability.
This is the reason he can stand above other Lords.
But those Tier Nine elder monsters are different.
With the passage of time, they surely have found many powerful means to enhance their strength.
Even if they don’t match up to the Mutated Ability and Royal Family, they wouldn’t be far behind.
So for these elder monsters, his biggest advantage is still the Divine Fragment.
Because this is something these elder monsters probably don’t have, otherwise, they would have already advanced to Tier Ten.
Thinking of this.
Lin You continued to scroll through the leaderboard to check the rankings.
It wasn’t until he reached the three hundred mark that he finally saw someone from the Great Wilderness Duchy.
Rank 347: Wei Heng[Great Wilderness Duchy]32200
This Wei Heng is probably the strongest Tier Nine in the Great Wilderness Duchy.
Being ranked over three hundred on the whole continent shows how formidable his strength is.
Lin You silently noted down the name and continued to scroll down the rankings.
Then, he noticed that a small number of people’s identity information was hidden, only showing country info and battle power value.
"Is there a hiding function?"
Lin You showed some curiosity.
After carefully searching, he indeed found a hiding option at the bottom of the leaderboard interface.
A light touch of his finger, and a prompt suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Would you like to hide your name?]
[Once hidden, others won’t be able to see your name information, but you can release the hiding at any time.]
A great feature!
Unexpectedly, the leaderboard is so considerate, allowing freedom in hiding one’s name.
In this way, there’s no fear of having one’s exact strength exposed.
"Hide!"
Without hesitation, Lin You chose to hide.
In the next moment.
His name vanished from the leaderboard, leaving only the words "Great Wilderness Duchy" and his battle information up there.
It’s really convenient.
After watching for a while ensuring no omissions, he nodded contentedly before closing the interface and went up to the treehouse to rest.
A quiet settled around the territory.
...
No words for the night.
Early the next day, Lin You was awakened by a flurry of noise.
After Yellow Sand City advanced to Tier Nine, the entire city became much more lively.
Many who received the news came by airship to visit, and the residents of Yellow Sand City began hustling to build, led by Xue Changgui, who planned the new lands.
The first thing Lin You did upon waking was check the territory interface.
After one day, the liquid funds had grown by over a million.
At least, it didn’t reach the awkward realm of being unable to pay wages.
But with his territory just upgraded, it’s a crucial time for expansion, and such funds aren’t enough.
Plus, he still had seventy to eighty troop positions empty, without Magic Energy to recruit species.
He needs to come up with a way to make money.
But the problem is.
Now, he can’t go to the Demon Plane or the border battlefield, and all the Treasures he could sell were already sold off.
It’s quite awkward.
He got up and washed simply, then walked down from the treehouse, approaching the Tower of Species.
Yesterday he was overloaded with tasks and forgot to research species.
Opened the building interface, checked it, and the materials for upgrading were all gathered, without hesitation, he decided to upgrade.
Whoosh!
A flash of light, various materials quickly converged.
The original eight-level Tower of Species instantly rose to nine levels.
[Building Name: Tower of Species]
[Building Level: Tier Nine]
[Building Introduction: Allows researching advanced forms of existing species, making them recruitable, requires consumption of Magic Energy, Species Level not to exceed Building Level.]
[Research Speed: 30 days]
[Research Quantity: 0/2]
[Upgrade Requirements: 50,000 Wood, 50,000 Stone, 25,000 Iron Ore, 25,000 Copper Ore, 1,000,000 Magic Energy, Tier Nine Territory Essence x1]
Eh?
The research quantity actually became two?
Seeing the changes in the upgraded interface, Lin You couldn’t help but feel pleased.
In this way, he could research two species at a time, being much more efficient than before.
Immediately he opened the research interface, and found the Plant Dragon research option.
[Researching Tier Nine Ordinary Species requires consuming 2,500,000 Magic Energy, do you confirm?]
So expensive...
It’s a time when he happens to be the poorest.
Lin You glanced at the leftover 2,700,000 Magic Energy from yesterday’s mutation, gritted his teeth, and chose to confirm.
As for the remaining research slot, it will have to wait for more funds.
"Lord, we have a request to see you."
At this time, Xu Zhong’s voice suddenly sounded outside the territory.
Lin You closed the interface, looked outside, and let Cyan Rattan clear a path for them.
Shortly after.
An excited Xu Zhong appeared in a hurry with two attendants.
"Greetings, my Lord."
The three of them bowed respectfully to Lin You.
"No need for formalities, is there something you need?" Lin You asked.
"In response to the Lord, we just received news from the flying dock that an emissary of the King has come to discuss opening trade route lines with us."
"King’s emissary?"
Lin You was slightly surprised.
The King intends to open trade routes here?
This is quite significant.
If the negotiations succeed, then Yellow Sand City can connect with the Duke’s Capital, which is undoubtedly tremendous news for him.
"Where is the emissary now?" Lin You quickly asked.
"Already in the reception hall," was the reply.
"Alright, you go ahead, I’ll be there shortly."
With that, Lin You turned around to his tree house and changed into the lordly attire previously made for him by his people, tidied up briefly, and then directly rode the Demon Emperor Dragon, heading towards Yellow Sand City with Lingxi.
Soon, he reached above the reception hall located in the city center and landed on the ground with a flip.
"The Lord has arrived!"
Wei Gang, standing outside the hall, hurried up with his men to greet him.
Lin You raised his hand to gesture them off and quickly walked into the reception hall, where he saw the King’s emissary.
It was none other than Shen Hui, the Tier Nine Lord who had exchanged Origin Fruit with him before.
"Brother Lin, we meet again, hope I am not disturbing you?"
Standing in the center of the hall, Shen Hui turned and looked at Lin You with a smile, appearing much more amiable than before, even changing the address to ’Brother’.
At this moment, Lin You had long transformed into another Tier Nine Lord, like him.
Naturally, he couldn’t be treated as casually as before.
Feeling the change, Lin You smiled slightly: "Brother can come, it’s my pleasure, please take a seat."
With that, the two sat down at a seating place beside them.
After the servants brought the tea, Shen Hui took the lead and said, "The last time we met was half a month ago, wasn’t it? Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, you’ve leveled up to Tier Nine, I’ll raise this tea instead of wine to salute you, congratulations on your promotion, Brother."
"Brother Shen, you are too kind; it’s I who should salute you."
Lin You laughed and raised the teacup in his hand.
He dared not underestimate Shen Hui.
After all, being the King’s trusted aide, his status and position aren’t something other lords can compare with.
Moreover, Lin You remembered that Shen Hui’s combat power isn’t low; he ranks among the stronger Tier Nine veteran lords.
Judging by appearance, he’s at least fifty or sixty years old.
"I presume Brother Lin already knows why I’m here this time?"
After the toast, Shen Hui put down the teacup and got straight to the point.
"The King indeed plans to open a trade route between the Royal Capital and Yellow Sand City?" Lin You couldn’t help but ask.
"Naturally." Shen Hui nodded, "I received a direct order from His Majesty to negotiate with you regarding it; I wonder what you think?"
"I have no objections here."
Nonsense.
That’s the Royal Capital.
The largest and most prosperous city in the entire Duchy, serving as the Duchy’s center.
Once the trade route opens, Yellow Sand City will undoubtedly flourish quickly, catching up to the veteran lords’ territories in a short time.
"Since Brother Lin has no objections, I won’t waste time with unnecessary words. I’ll call someone over to discuss the details later; please bear with us a bit."
"That’s a given." Lin You nodded gently.
Such matters are best handed over to subordinates to manage; there’s no need to waste time at the top.
Furthermore, aside from opening the trade route, Lin You had a very important issue.
So, after pondering, he couldn’t help but ask, "Brother Shen, you’re a veteran around the King, you should know many things; I want to inquire about something."
"You want to know about the Demon Plane and the border battlefield, right?"
Shen Hui’s keen perception was astute; he immediately deduced Lin You’s thoughts.
Lin You wasn’t surprised by this, since the issue had already caused quite a stir, with many people seeking information everywhere.
The reason for asking Shen Hui is due to his standing as a trusted aide of the King, likely knowing something.
Indeed, facing this inquiry, Shen Hui’s smile gradually faded, turning serious.
"This matter shouldn’t be casually divulged." His voice was deep and solemn, "But since you’re asking, I’ll disclose a bit, hoping you won’t spread it carelessly."
"Alright!" Lin You nodded earnestly.
Then Shen Hui took a deep breath and spoke in a voice only the two could hear: "Actually, I only heard from others that the Saint Radiance Emperor... seems to be grievously wounded!"
"Are you sure!?" Lin You inhaled sharply, his body slightly leaning back.
The Saint Radiance Emperor grievously wounded?
How is this possible!
"It shouldn’t be wrong, and I heard the other emperors aren’t doing too well either, all seeming to have suffered varying degrees of injuries."
"This..."
Lin You opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.
His heart was utterly shaken.
With Shen Hui’s background, the information network is undoubtedly terrifying.
Meaning, what he mentioned is likely true!
What on earth happened?
That so many emperors are all injured?
"Did you hear any reasons for this?" Lin You asked softly.
"No," Shen Hui shook his head, "The authorities probably don’t want to cause widespread panic, so they sealed all information; we can only wait."
"I see..."
Lin You murmured to himself, his tense mood gradually relaxing.
If the news can still be suppressed, then it hasn’t escalated to an irrevocable state, he thought, relieved.
Moreover, as Shen Hui mentioned.
They currently can only wait.