Chapter 399 - 16: Reincarnation Hall 2

Chapter 399: Chapter 16: Reincarnation Hall 2

[If your Lord, Lin Yu, loses his territory or is eliminated, you will revert to being a wandering lord.]

Al received a system notification. Meanwhile, Lin Yu was using the system interface to manage the newly conquered territory.

[Your main territory is Level 3. You cannot appoint a Vice Lord for a Level 3 sub-territory.]

[Do you wish to appoint Al as the supervisor of this Level 3 sub-territory?]

The attempt to appoint Al as Vice Lord failed. However, judging from the system notification, if the Territory Core’s level was higher, he should be able to make him a Vice Lord then.

For now, he could only appoint him as a supervisor. A sub-territory’s supervisor had partial control over the territory but lacked a lord’s intrinsic abilities. This meant they couldn’t use the special benefits provided to lords by the tournament organizers, like the point shop and chat channels.

"Thank you, my Lord!"

After Lin Yu confirmed the appointment, Al received the system notification and immediately knelt on the ground in gratitude.

"This will do for now. If you perform well, I’ll give you a proper promotion."

Hearing this from Lin Yu, Al’s voice grew even louder with thanks as all sorts of sycophantic praises came pouring out.

Lin Yu found it quite enjoyable. ’As expected of someone with a professional education,’ he thought, ’even his flattery is top-notch.’

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「Titan Continent, Al’s territory.」

Lin Yu’s consciousness arrived in the territory. Ever since it had been conquered, Lin Yu found that he could project his consciousness here whenever he was deeply merged with the World Tree.

However, without the territory trait "Elemental Rule Manipulation," he couldn’t command the wind and rain or reshape the world as he could in his main territory.

Still, being able to view the entire territory from a god’s-eye perspective and issue commands to his heroes within it was enough for Lin Yu to maintain control of the situation.

"Dong Lin, Rose, Manqiluo, Amuti Goodwin. The territory has sent you reinforcements. Each of you will now lead a force of ten thousand heroes."

"Once the reinforcements arrive, set out immediately. Attack the four nearby Titan Clan People territories that have been scouted and bring me back their lords and Territory Cores."

"You don’t need to worry about this territory. Its lord has already surrendered to us, and I will be sending him back to take charge."

The four respectfully acknowledged the order. Then, they led their heroes out of the city and made camp in the forest outside its walls.

After the territory’s occupation, the ordinary Titan Race civilians within the city automatically came under Lin Yu’s rule. They all remained obediently in their homes, awaiting the new lord’s commands.

But the commands never came. Instead, the occupying army simply withdrew.

Just as they were bewildered and at a loss, the territory’s original lord returned.

Returning with him were the soldiers who had been captured at his side, as well as a grand army of thirty thousand of Lin Yu’s heroes.

"Everyone, I have now pledged my allegiance to the great Lord Lin Yu. His Lordship has appointed me the supervisor of this territory, and I will continue to manage the affairs of this sub-territory going forward."

"For now, please continue with your work as previously arranged."

"I am confident that with Lord Lin Yu’s backing, our territory will grow and prosper rapidly!"

...

Upon returning to the territory, Al immediately gathered the populace and gave a speech to stabilize morale.

Meanwhile, after Al pledged his fealty to Lin Yu, all of his heroes and soldiers came under Lin Yu’s command as well.

With Al’s former troops as guides, the four hero units navigated with ease, each arriving at the gates of their target lord’s city.

Al’s former subordinates tricked the guards into opening the city gates, allowing the hero armies waiting in ambush to swarm inside. They launched a direct assault, capturing the Lord’s Mansion before the local lords could react, and then proceeded to mop up the battlefield...

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「A few days later. World Tree Territory, Lord’s Mansion.」

Lin Yu looked at the four Territory Cores in his hand and carefully placed them onto his own.

The four Level 3 Territory Cores dissolved into streams of light and merged into the World Tree Territory Heart.

[Territory Core EXP +100]

[Territory Core EXP +100]

[Territory Core Level +1]

[Territory Core EXP +100]

[You have obtained a new territory trait—Double Defense.]

[Territory Core EXP +100]

[Your current Territory Core is Level 4.]

[Current Territory Core EXP: 200/400.]

[Please select one of the following three options as your Territory Core level-up reward:]

[1. Territory Trait Upgrade Point +1]

[2. Random Territory Buildings +3]

[3. Territory Building Upgrade Point +1]

After absorbing the four Territory Cores, his own had reached Level 4. It would take another 200 EXP to reach Level 5, which meant he still needed two more Level 3 Territory Cores.

He had also gotten lucky while absorbing the Free Territory Hearts, obtaining a universal territory trait: Double Defense.

[Double Defense]: The territory’s defenses have double effectiveness. The Defense Power of defensive buildings is doubled, their durability (HP) is doubled, and their attack power is doubled.

For a lord like Lin Yu, whose defensive structures numbered in the hundreds of millions, a territory trait like this was absolutely fantastic.

Furthermore, this time the Territory Core’s level-up hadn’t directly enhanced or added a new trait. Instead, it had thoughtfully presented three options for Lin Yu to choose from himself.

If not for the first option, Lin Yu might have assumed that after Level 3, every level-up would only focus on improving the territory’s buildings...

The second option wasn’t bad, though. If it had appeared during his first territory upgrade, Lin Yu might have actually chosen it. Back then, his territory didn’t have nearly as many buildings as it did now, and he had been in desperate need of building blueprints.

’What bad timing!’

As for now, he was of course going to choose the first option. Many of the World Tree’s territory traits were incredibly useful, and the higher their level, the better.