Before entering the Battlefield of Myriad Races, the information about the Lord's Heart must be registered with the Ministry of Education.
Li Muze had complex feelings towards Jiang Chen.
He was both envious of Jiang Chen's striking looks and dismissive of his humble origins.
But one thing never changed.
He always considered Jiang Chen his imaginary rival in love.
Thus, it was no surprise that he had investigated Jiang Chen's personal information in advance.
However, when Li Muze exposed Jiang Chen's background, everyone found it even more unbelievable.
"A commoner lord with an F-grade entertainment talent, yet he reached Tier 1 so quickly, surpassing all the second-generation lords."
"Jiang Chen is a genius from our Donghai No. 3 High School and even participated in the National High School Lord Simulation Contest!"
"Geniuses fear the pay-to-win players! No matter how talented, they can only slowly claw back the disadvantage against pay-to-win players. Besides, aren't Lin Mo, An Chuxia, and the others all geniuses?"
"Could he be The Lucky One, with his territory conveniently placed on a resource point?"
"Even so, extracting resources takes time unless Jiang Chen brought a large number of Settler Tokens?"
Speculations ran wild among the crowd.
Meanwhile, in a territory a hundred miles away from Jiang Chen.
Rare Human Race Marksmen and Beast Race Wolf Riders were clearing out the wild monsters occupying the second resource point.
Another team of rare Outriders had already scattered, exploring the Fog of War.
Everything was moving in a positive direction.
"I didn't expect my luck to be this good, encountering two resource points right after setting out."
An Chuxia was brimming with confidence, fantasizing about obtaining the first rare Treasure Chest and impressing Jiang Chen.
Suddenly, a Heavenly Dao notification flashed in the bottom left corner of the Town Channel.
[Announcement: Lord Jiang Chen is the first to upgrade to a level 1 Lord's Manor, rewarded with one rare Treasure Chest.]
[Announcement: Lord Jiang Chen is the first to upgrade to a level 1 Lord's Manor, rewarded with 10 points of Prestige.]
The girl was bewildered for a moment, then her eyes widened.
"How... is this possible?"
If Jiang Chen made it into the top ten, she would be happy for him.
But reaching Tier 1 in less than half an hour left her only shocked and puzzled.
Because no one knew Jiang Chen's background better than she did.
A common Lord's Heart, F-grade [Green Mountains and Clear Waters].
She had secretly approached Jiang Chen, planning to share some of her resources with him without her family's knowledge.
But Jiang Chen would rather take out a campus loan than accept her charity.
"Could it be that Jiang Chen's space was entirely filled with Settler Tokens, and his territory just happened to be on a resource point?"
"This luck is incredible!!!"
It took An Chuxia a full minute to regain her composure and analyze the most likely scenario.
"This is bad!"
An Chuxia suddenly widened her eyes.
"If he only brought Settler Tokens, how will he withstand the upcoming monster tide?!"
Thinking of this, she looked anxious and immediately tried to contact Jiang Chen.
...
The second-generation lords also gradually guessed the "truth."
Li Muze: "Ahhh! This guy really hit the jackpot! His territory is actually on a resource point."
Wei Ming: "Be content, I haven't even found a resource point yet. Why don't I have Jiang Chen's luck?"
Lin Mo: "Everyone, don't be discouraged. No one's luck can be good forever! Ultimately, the Battlefield of Myriad Races relies on foundation and pay-to-win!"
However, some held a different view.
Mu Qingshuang: "Even if he landed on a resource point, extracting upgrade resources so quickly means Jiang Chen must have brought at least 90 Settler Tokens."
Wei Ming: "That's right, I couldn't muster that kind of courage!"
(The initial Lord's Space has 10 slots, 10 Settler Tokens occupy one slot)
Tushan Yueyue: "Exactly! Brother Jiang Chen didn't bring units, blueprints, or even living supplies, using almost all his space to carry Settler Tokens to gamble on this one-in-a-billion chance. I admire him greatly!"
Ying Yinman: "Victory or defeat, it seems Jiang Chen made the right gamble, respect +1."
Jiang Chen watched everyone's speculations with satisfaction.
Just as he expected.
Without needing to explain, someone naturally found a reason for him.
Suddenly.
Lin Mo said quietly: "Heh, don't forget, every time a territory levels up, there will be a monster tide..."
This statement startled everyone.
"Carrying so many Settler Tokens, there's naturally no space for Hero Tokens, Troop Tokens, or equipment. How will he fend off the upcoming monster siege?"
"He's not like the pay-to-win players with high-level units. Upgrading without preparing for war is definitely not a good thing!"
"That's right, the most important quality of a qualified lord is not courage, but stability. Wang Jianming, who just fell, is a cautionary tale!"
"If not for the Heavenly Dao rewards, recruiting heroes and filling up units before upgrading would be the safest!"
"Jiang Chen is a bit too eager for quick success! He could have waited another hour!"
"Hopefully, Jiang Chen won't become the second fallen lord of our town!"
Most lords were still kind-hearted.
Although they envied Jiang Chen's good fortune, they also admired his courage and didn't want to see him fall.
Li Muze gloated: "Heh, this is the consequence of opportunism. I hope everyone learns from this!"
An Chuxia anxiously said: "Li Muze, shut up! And Jiang Chen, why aren't you answering my private messages? Give me your territory coordinates, and I'll see if I can send troops to support you!!"
Li Muze: "..."
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen looked at the recent Heavenly Dao notification.
[Warning: Due to your territory upgrade, novice protection has disappeared. In half an hour, your territory will face a monster tide attack. Please prepare.]
Monster tide countdown: 00:29:59
At the same time.
The one-way light shield enveloping the territory gradually faded, revealing the thick Fog of War outside.
The reason he hadn't seen An Chuxia's private message was that after he reached Tier 1, too many people were messaging him privately.
Jiang Chen simply muted the private message notifications.
Now he couldn't keep pretending to be silent.
Jiang Chen: "Don't worry, I've opened the Treasure Chest, and the rewards are pretty good."
Heh, since there's already a misunderstanding, let's make it even bigger!
After all, everyone loves to speculate.
An Chuxia was still worried, but there was nothing she could do since Jiang Chen said so.
"But you still need to be careful! After all, there's no time to recruit units now."
Jiang Chen: "Don't worry..."
Li Muze interjected: "Heh, stubborn to the end, let's see if you can maintain that attitude when the monster tide starts."
Wei Ming tried to mediate: "Alright, alright, we're all lords of the same town, Li, say a few less words. Anyway, the results will be out soon. If... anything unexpected happens, the Heavenly Dao will announce it."
...
Because of Jiang Chen's sudden rise, everyone was eager to know if he could withstand this wave of monster tide.
Even the "mysterious big shot" from the Ying Family of Immortal Qin was no exception.
With half an hour until the monster tide.
Jiang Chen closed the chat group channel and calmly opened the territory construction interface.
[Barracks] (0): Common Stone 900, Common Wood 100, Energy 100 (Construction conditions met)
[Tavern] (1): Fine Stone 50, Fine Wood 50, Common Wood 100, Energy 200 (Insufficient materials, construction conditions not met)
A few minutes later, Jiang Chen consumed 100 Spirit Stones to enhance the Fine Stone and Wood needed for the Tavern.
"Build Barracks!"
Countdown: 00:09:59 - Instant completion (Consumes 100 Spirit Stones).
"Build Tavern!"
Countdown: 00:19:59 - Instant completion (Consumes 200 Spirit Stones).
During the wait.
Jiang Chen looked at the gains from this time.