Noon.
The sky was slightly overcast.
An echo from the depths of the soul broke the long-lost silence.
【Time's Up!】
【First Week Mission Closed!】
【Ding--】
【Mission Score Leaderboard Activated】
【Congratulations! Human Lord Lin Yi achieved the top score with 963 points.】
【Congratulations! Human Lord Xia Jie achieved second place with 472 points.】
【Congratulations! Human Lord Long Tao achieved third place with 299 points.】
【Mission rewards have been sent.】
【Special Reward—Congratulations, Lord Lin Yi has obtained a Mysterious Treasure Chest! Upon opening, you received a Mythical Tavern Blueprint, Hero Recommendation Orders x20, and Reputation +100!】
Boom—
As the will's prompt resounded!
All Lords incredulously re-checked the message content!
An unprecedented tier appeared before their eyes!
"Holy crap, Mythical tier? What the hell is this tier? Is it above Legendary? Or even higher?"
"So there's a higher tier above Legendary! No wonder the alien race are so powerful; they must have mastered many high-tier technologies and qualifications... Our Blue Star Lords haven't discovered anything above Legendary in a thousand years, how did Lin Yi do it?"
"Terrifying! Looking back at previous seniors who completed top-tier missions, they only received Legendary tier rewards. Lin Yi's Mythical tier must mean he reached the threshold for mission completion time! It's too crazy! When this trial ends, the entire empire will be stirred into a storm."
"And it's a Mythical tier Tavern! Does that mean he might have a chance to recruit Mythical tier heroes later? Under the same tier of troops, will the Blue Star Lords' heroes leading legions be unable to contend with Mythical tier?"
"20 Hero Recommendation Orders... Holy cow, that's amazing!"
"Quickly try other hidden missions! Since our Blue Star Lords can obtain Mythical tier rewards, it must be possible through other means too!"
"..."
On the other side.
Long Tao, who had just received his weekly mission reward, had a grim expression.
The Legendary Blacksmith Shop Blueprint in his hand, compared to the Mythical Hero Tavern, was like a piece of waste paper in a latrine at this very moment.
The confidence he had in being able to trample Lin Yi underfoot inexplicably diminished by a few points.
"A Mythical tier Tavern..."
Long Tao's dark face was full of solemnity.
Taverns recruit heroes, and they are always backward compatible with lower tiers.
If he remembered correctly.
A Mythical tier Tavern has a very high chance of refreshing Transcendent heroes, and occasionally refreshes Epic heroes.
Under normal circumstances, encountering one Legendary hero a year would be considered good luck.
Mythical tier?
That probability was almost zero; in his previous life, he had never heard of anyone refreshing one.
But...
No matter what, those were heroes!
Their value far surpassed other items of the same tier by countless miles.
To say he wasn't envious.
That would be a lie!
Long Tao was extremely jealous at this moment.
More importantly!
The person who obtained this blueprint was Lin Yi!
"What if you get the blueprint!"
"With your current resources and development, even if a high-tier hero sits in the tavern and doesn't leave, you won't be able to increase their favorability."
"And the advanced Lord knowledge I possess, accumulated over time, will eventually allow me to far surpass you!"
Long Tao's eyes sparkled with renewed confidence.
"Liu Yi, collect the materials on this list! Notify the hunting team, deploy!"
"Yes, my Lord!"
...
"Mythical tier!!!"
Inside the mansion.
Seventh Prince Xia Jie hadn't even checked his own rewards yet, his mind greatly shaken by the never-before-seen tier.
His entire body trembled uncontrollably.
From childhood to adulthood, even when facing an assassination that was a certain death situation, he had never lost his composure like this.
"It's true!"
"Blue Star civilization and the foreign races have an insurmountable chasm..."
Xia Jie recalled the secret documents from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, his face pale, and he slumped onto a stool.
It was said that hundreds of years ago.
A powerful Lord on Blue Star captured a peculiar foreign race member.
From that foreign race member, it was learned that Blue Star was merely a livestock farm developed by the Gods out of a momentary whim.
All the 'foreign races' that descended were merely livestock and slaves raised by the Myriad Races' Gods.
The latter two, like humans, were confined to the Legendary tier and unable to advance, being classified as a Tier One civilization.
As long as they couldn't break through the Tier One civilization's shackles.
Blue Star Lords would forever be humble insects in the eyes of the Gods.
"Insects..."
Xia Jie's pupils gradually unfocused.
Because.
Aside from the truth of the civilization tiers.
That foreign race member had also said.
Each livestock farm created by the Gods would only last for a thousand years.
After a thousand years.
The truly high-tier Myriad Races, and even Divine Legions, would completely descend to harvest the planet!
And now.
The thousand-year deadline seemed... within reach!
Suddenly!
The dragon head statue within his territory shimmered with golden light.
"No!"
Xia Jie's pale complexion visibly reddened, his eyes filled with cold light, "Since Lin Yi can obtain a blueprint that only a Tier Two civilization can master, why can't I?"
"Bottleneck? It doesn't exist!"
"As long as the method is right! Any Lord can obtain higher-tier resources!"
"Lin Yi..."
Seeing the name at the top of the score list that he found a bit troublesome, Xia Jie slightly narrowed his eyes, "Buildings... can be occupied! Territories... can be annexed!"
.............
"Mythical tier Tavern Blueprint?"
Lin Yi stared at a light red scroll, twenty floating metal tokens, and a blood-red shimmering, lightly fluttering shirt that appeared out of thin air before him.
The latter was a special reward for entering the mission leaderboard.
A Legendary tier defensive inner shirt.
"Damn, why are all these tiers I've never heard of?"
"Aren't Blue Star humans' highest discovered tier just Legendary?"
Complaining aside.
When he picked up the scroll in front of him and checked its detailed content, his previous doubts immediately vanished.
【Mythical Tavern Blueprint】
Type: Consumable
Material Requirements: Iron Ore x500, Silver Ore x200, Gold Ore x100, High-Grade Sandalwood x500, purple crystal coins x900
Prerequisite Requirements: Territory reached Tier Two (Completed), Population met 50 (Completed)
Effect: Constructs a Mythical tier Hero Tavern, which can attract unaligned heroes to stay, or quickly refresh them using Recommendation Orders.
Note: Unless there are special circumstances, heroes will stay for a maximum of three days. Increasing favorability helps extend their stay, conversely, it reduces it.
Probability: Transcendent Hero (Guaranteed), Epic Hero (Guaranteed), Legendary Hero (High Probability), Mythical Hero (Normal Probability), Holy Spirit Hero (Low Probability), Immortal Hero (Slim Probability), Universe Hero (Dream on), Ultimate Hero (Everything in your dreams)
"Does that mean Ultimate tier is the world's limit?"
After reading the description, Lin Yi finally fully understood the tier system.
The 'top-tier' quality that Blue Star Lords could access was merely Legendary, and above that, there were five more major tiers!
Then he thought that his own territory was Ultimate tier.
He felt a bit incredible!
However...
When his gaze landed on the material requirements section, the excitement he had just felt from obtaining the Mythical tier Tavern was like being splashed with cold water.
"I have early morning classes!"
"Nine hundred purple crystal coins! Why don't you just rob me!"
Lin Yi was speechless!
Ore might be fine; his warehouse at least had some stock, at most he'd buy to cover the shortfall.
But nine hundred purple crystal coins would completely empty his treasury!
"Damn it..."
Lin Yi was heartbroken, "They probably calculated this based on my wallet, didn't they?"
His current funds, when fully converted to purple crystal coins, were exactly 930.
The extra thirty could be used to acquire the missing materials.
"High-Grade Sandalwood is this expensive?"
"Is this bark made of gold or is this tree trunk made of gold?"
He opened the exchange.
The three-digit gold coin amount stunned Lin Yi!
"Average price 150 gold coins, 500 units would cost me over seven hundred purple crystal coins!"
"No wonder they say poor people shouldn't play the Lord profession!"
"And there are only a dozen or so units available..."
Without sandalwood materials, he couldn't build the Hero Tavern.
After a moment of thought.
Lin Yi opened the chat channel and sent a message.
"Trading beast meat for High-Grade Sandalwood, private message me if you have any."
After saying that, he opened his private message settings to the public.
Whether they were forces with long-standing plans or Lords simply looking to trade.
They all sent Lin Yi private messages instantly.
"I represent Seventh Prince and extend goodwill to you. If you pledge loyalty to His Highness, you will shed your commoner status and ascend among the powerful, receiving unimaginable generous treatment. His Highness's patience is limited, I hope you know what's good for you."
"I have 30 units of wood, not a single cent less than 200 gold coins. If exchanging for beast meat, the price increases by 20%, unless it's high-grade beast meat. Hehe, by the way, the batch of beast meat you picked up earlier should be almost used up. Can you afford my High-Grade Sandalwood?"
"Lin Yi, this High-Grade Sandalwood isn't easy to get. I got lucky and found one tree. I still have one unit and will sell it cheaply to you, just 50 jin of beast meat."
"Friend, there's a sandalwood forest near my territory. I've collected quite a bit recently. If you need it, I can trade it for beast meat at 70% of the market price."
"Big brother, please give me some meat! My sister can't develop any further... As long as I get through today, I'll definitely help big brother find High-Grade Sandalwood with all my might. Here are my artistic photos, Brother Lin, if you're interested, I can visit anytime for guidance..."
"Boss, add me as a friend!"
"Brother, can you send some resources? Your little brother is willing to go through fire and water for you!"
"Boss, begging for food..."
"..."
Miscellaneous private messages instantly flooded Lin Yi's entire chat interface.
"Holy crap."
"Don't they know what they look like? Made me anticipate for nothing."
He quickly closed that eye-searing suggestive photo.
Another second, and Lin Yi felt his soul would be corrupted.
Most of them were useless begging messages.
After filtering, only those related to trade remained.
However.
Unexpectedly, there were very few Lords who could sell High-Grade Sandalwood.
Most of the transactions were in single digits.
The total added up to less than a hundred.
"So scarce?"
After pondering for a moment.
Lin Yi's gaze lingered on the Lord who had explored the sandalwood forest.
Not only did the other party have sufficient quantity, but the price was also irresistible.
He looked at the Lord's name.
Well, well.
It was none other than Hao Xingren, whom Lin Yi had a slight impression of a few days ago.
"I need five hundred units of High-Grade Sandalwood. Do you have stock now?"
Lin Yi sent the message.
The other party replied instantly.
Hao Xingren: "【Shocked.jpg】 You need that much? I'm a bit short on current stock, but I can get it done in half an hour by sending villagers to collect."
Lin Yi: "Alright, I'll wait half an hour."
Hao Xingren: "Uh huh, but... Boss, even at 70% of the market price, trading 500 High-Grade Sandalwood for beast meat would require at least 18,000 jin of beast meat... 【Confused.jpg】"
Hao Xingren: "Boss, it's not that I doubt your ability... This High-Grade Sandalwood is an important material for early territory development, a hard currency, very expensive... If it weren't for your need, I wouldn't sell it to anyone else."
Lin Yi: "No problem, over ten thousand jin is easily enough, as long as your goods are fine."
Hao Xingren: "【Awesome.jpg】, Okay, Boss! Should we trade directly in half an hour?"
Lin Yi paused: "I don't have enough beast meat right now, but I need the materials for development. I'll pay you back by evening at the latest, is that okay?"
Seeing the reply.
Hao Xingren, far away in another corner, was dumbfounded.
No way...
Brother, for this magnitude of a transaction.
You're asking for credit?