Universal Lords: Building an Immortal Fairyland from Scratch

Chapter 11: Combat Rewards! Barracks!

After killing all the monsters, their bodies turned to ash as time passed.

This was a characteristic of Void monsters.

It is rumored that immortals and gods have tried to study the secrets behind this, but after millennia, they found nothing!

What is known, however, is that these monsters are most likely the native inhabitants of those shattered worlds!

Therefore,

in the Boundless Void,

angels and demons are not uncommon,

on the magic side,

on the technology side,

on the cultivation side,

all kinds of monsters exist!

In the (People’s Education Edition) Chinese Textbook, Volume 9, the Daoist Master’s description of the Boundless Void is recorded—

“This is the tomb of the myriad worlds, the final resting place of all worlds, without exception.”

Of course,

these things were too far removed for Wu Chi at this moment.

All he knew was that killing Void monsters could reward him with treasure chests and settlement rewards!

After killing 18 monsters, Wu Chi collected a total of 18 treasure chests.

Seventeen of these were smaller, blood-red treasure chests, all from Sinking Demons,

while one chest, the Sinking Demon Sorcerer’s chest, was significantly larger, and its rewards were sure to be better!

To avoid any surprises, Wu Chi took Lin Daiyu back to his territory and entered the small hut, where he laid out all the treasure chests together.

“Now, it’s time to test my luck!”

Wu Chi grinned, rubbing his hands together.

Seeing this,

Lin Daiyu sat in the chair and glanced at the chests.

“Let’s go!”

Wu Chi had always enjoyed unboxing and card drawing in his previous life, playing various games where this was a common activity—he was quite the spendthrift!

Now,

he opened all the chests in one go.

“Obtained: 2 Void Crystals.”

“Obtained: 1 Void Crystal, 1 Void Source Stone.”

“Obtained: 3 Void Crystals.”

“Obtained: 1 Void Crystal.”

“Obtained: 2 Void Crystals, 500g of Gold.”

“Obtained: 2 Void Crystals, [Curved Blade].”

“Obtained: 7 Void Crystals, [Arrow Tower].”

…

A pair of prompts appeared.

Then,

the table was covered with Void Crystals, 1 Void Source Stone, a curved blade, and a small building model!

“Not bad!”

Wu Chi was excited.

He had brushed up on the knowledge of the Newcomer Trial.

Typically,

when killing a regular monster, the rewards were 99% of the time 1-3 Void Crystals,

yet he had received 3 rewards from the 1% tier,

which was excellent luck!

Counting them up,

he had 28 Void Crystals.

Wu Chi swept his hand, collecting them all, and placed the Void Source Stone into his inventory.

Next,

he grabbed the curved blade.

…

[Curved Blade]

• Level: 1.
• Quality: Gray.
• Attributes: None.
• Description: A weapon dropped by a small monster you could easily defeat. What else is there to expect?

…

“Damn!”

Wu Chi’s face darkened,

but then he saw Lin Daiyu staring at him in surprise,

“Ahem… I was referring to a plant, ‘grass’!”

Wu Chi said with a straight face.

“Young master can speak freely. In those grand mansions, there are many who dislike foul language.”

Lin Daiyu smiled, her voice soft and gentle.

Wu Chi coughed awkwardly and quickly stood up. “Let’s go, time to build some structures!”

“As you wish.”

…

In his territory, the 200-square-meter space was not large!

After placing the small hut and the [Red Chamber], the remaining space was minimal.

After leaving the hut,

Wu Chi took out the three building models,

[Barracks], and two [Arrow Towers]!

“Damn!”

Wu Chi grabbed the [Barracks] and tossed it beside the hut.

The building model grew in size mid-air,

getting larger and larger,

until it became a small camp, landing beside the hut!

…

[Barracks] (+)

• Level: 1 (0/100).
• Function: Recruit soldiers (…).
• Recruitable Soldiers: Militia (1).
• Description: Militia, farmers wielding long spears, without any military training.

“A new friend, the Militia!”

Wu Chi sighed.

Among new Lords, the most common starting partner is the Militia!

In fact, the teachers at the school recommended starting with the [Barracks], using 10 Void Crystals to recruit 10 Militia, then relying on numbers to overcome the first wave easily.

After receiving the rewards, they could recruit more Militia the next day, continuing the cycle of battle and growth.

Eventually, heroes, soldiers, and various buildings would become available!

This was considered the easiest and most convenient starting strategy.

Of course… for ordinary people!

“Sorry, I’m just a noob.”

Wu Chi silently shed tears for his noob status, tapping on the plus sign.

In the next instant,

five-colored divine light swept through, enveloping the [Barracks]!

A moment later,

the divine light faded, revealing the structure!

It was a rough, wild-looking building, somewhat like a barbarian dwelling—round, a large canopy!

“This style… Could it be a barbarian?”

“Or perhaps a Yeti, Stone Golem… Hmm… a Stone Demon, or Tree Demon might work!”

Wu Chi rubbed his chin, opening the new [Barracks] attribute panel.

…

[Steel Armored Shelter]

• Building Type: Barracks.
• Level: 1 (0/200).
• Function: Recruit soldiers (…)
• Recruitable Soldiers: Steel Armored Wild Boar (5).
• Description: Steel-armored wild boars, the tanks of the wild boar herd!

…

Wu Chi: “…?”