3: Chapter 3 Mission: Earn Your First Pot of Gold – Ten Million in Three Days

Loren's soaring mood quickly plummeted, only to lift again the very next second.

"Ding~ Energy source detected—Ancient God Divinity, beginning to absorb power."

"Could you not leave me hanging like that??"

He felt like he was on a rollercoaster, his emotions rising and falling wildly.

He abruptly looked down at the crystal ball in his hand. The thing that had granted him the Demon Grand Duke Bloodline was actually an Ancient God Divinity?

But before he could examine it further, the crystal ball shattered directly, dissolving into energy and vanishing into nothingness.

This Ancient God Divinity had vanished before he could even warm it up.

Loren felt a sharp pain in his heart.

"Ding~ Ancient God Divinity fused, beginning to analyze world rules. Rule analysis successful. Rules fusing into system... Fusion successful... Lord System activated, acquired Lord Talent—Eye of Truth."

After the system notification sound, his attribute panel appeared in Loren's mind.

Grey Eagle Territory (Bound; if the territory falls, the system will automatically be destroyed)

Level: Village-Town Level

Lord: Loren Grant (Detailed attributes can be viewed)

Special Attribute: Level Up (Members of the Grey Eagle Territory army can gain the ability to level up by killing monsters. The level cap increase depends on bloodline potential; the higher the potential, the higher the level cap.)

Defensive Buildings: 1 Black Iron-tier arrow tower (can be upgraded to a bronze-tier arrow tower)

1 Wooden Wall (can be upgraded to an Earthen Wall)

Living Buildings: Lords Manor, Blacksmith Shop

Residents: 110

Army: Humans (40), 1 Silver Rank, 39 Bronze Rank.

Soul Power: 0

Evaluation: In the Endless Wasteland, only adventurers dreaming of being lords would build such a shabby territory. Perhaps after the next Day of Blood, this territory will no longer exist.

After the attributes of the Grey Eagle Territory appeared, a hint of joy showed in Loren's eyes; sacrificing an Ancient God Divinity had finally activated the system.

He wouldn't have the chance to know if the Ancient God Divinity was strong, but the system was definitely more useful than an Ancient God Divinity he didn't know how to use.

However, after carefully looking at the attribute panel for a few moments, Loren's mouth twitched.

It was too shabby; the entire territory didn't even have two hundred people...

It was truly unbelievable.

And what was even more fatal was that the system was bound to the territory; if the territory fell, the system would also be destroyed.

The Ancient God Divinity had been swallowed by the system; if the system were to disappear as well, he would truly go crazy.

Although the territory's attributes were a bit poor, the system's functions were invincible.

Especially the trait that joining the Grey Eagle Territory allowed for leveling up by killing monsters; it was simply tyrannical.

Life in the Nuoer Main Plane could only increase their level through bitter, arduous training, but now his subordinates could level up by killing monsters. How was this any different from cheating...

The levels in the Nuoer Main Plane are divided into Black Iron, Bronze Rank, Silver Rank, Gold Rank, and Platinum Rank, and there are three levels above Platinum, but those were not things he could touch right now.

In the future, he could completely buy a batch of Black Iron-tier and Bronze Rank slave soldiers and upgrade them to Silver Rank or Gold Rank.

It was simply incredibly satisfying.

However, what was that Soul Power status bar? Experience points?

Loren was a bit puzzled, but after studying it for a while without figuring anything out, he focused his gaze on another status bar.

Lord: Loren Grant (Detailed attributes can be viewed)

With a thought, his personal attributes appeared before his eyes the next second.

Loren Grant

Identity: Lord of Grey Eagle Territory, descendant of the Bauhinia Family

Lord Talent: Eye of Truth (Can observe the loyalty of subordinates)

Level: Silver Rank Initial

Bloodline: Bauhinia Family Bloodline (A-Rank, Awakened), Trait: Mental Toughness (A-Rank), greatly improves mental resilience and Soul Power, can immunize against mental-type spells below the second circle.

Demon Grand Duke Bloodline (Awakening)

Cultivation Method: Bauhinia Breathing Technique (S-Rank) Advantages: Focuses on the mind; after cultivation, it will greatly strengthen the mind and increase mental resilience. When cultivated to the later stages, it can immunize against the mental shock of a Spellcaster. When used in conjunction with corresponding skills, it can unleash powerful force.

Disadvantages: The Bauhinia Breathing Technique does not sufficiently train the body; after a full-force outburst, it is easy to cause significant damage to the body.

Innate Skills: Steel-Breaking Slash (S-Rank), can condense all mental force and concentrate the strength of the entire body to unleash an outburst.

Storm Slash (S-Rank, can be learned at Gold Rank), Armor Piercing (S-Rank, can be learned at Platinum Rank)

In the Nuoer Main Plane, if ordinary people want to increase their strength, they must choose a breathing technique to cultivate.

Breathing technique levels are divided into five grades: S, A, B, C, and D; the higher the grade of the breathing technique, the stronger it is.

As the highest grade, the S-Rank breathing technique is extremely precious. The cultivation conditions are harsh; not only does it require pairing with a large amount of magic potions for cultivation, but it also requires extremely high talent. Often, only high nobles have the possibility of learning it.

One of the conditions for cultivating the Bauhinia Breathing Technique is—it must be used with the bloodline of the Bauhinia Family.

After cultivating an S-Rank breathing technique, the entire person will receive a huge improvement.

Loren's current mental force is more than ten times stronger than an ordinary Silver Rank warrior.

After looking at the attribute panel, Loren carefully checked his memories and found that his attributes were indeed as the system displayed, without the slightest discrepancy.

Especially the description of the Bauhinia Breathing Technique, which was extremely detailed; this powerful S-Rank breathing cultivation method is the foundation of the Bauhinia Family.

The breathing technique mainly exercises mental force, can use mental force to condense the strength of the entire body, and instantly unleash damage far exceeding one's level.

He is currently at the initial stage of Silver Rank, but if he uses the S-Rank skill that comes with the breathing technique—Steel-Breaking Slash—he can unleash the power of the initial stage of Gold Rank, which is extremely exaggerated.

Of course, the defects of the Bauhinia Breathing Technique are also very obvious: it does not sufficiently train the body.

After using Steel-Breaking Slash, one will soon fall into a state of weakness; in other words, this is a high-burst cultivation method.

It can only make a quick dash and cannot last long.

Unfortunately, his attributes do not have specific physical data like strength or constitution; he can only see a rough estimate.

But regardless, his current attributes can be called magnificent: A-Rank bloodline, S-Rank breathing technique, and an even stronger Demon Grand Duke Bloodline awakening. This is no different from being gifted an artifact at the start.

Additionally, there is another Lord Talent that surprised Loren—Eye of Truth.

The Nuoer Main Plane has no contract that can bind the loyalty of subordinates; there are too many unruly subordinates, and who knows how many lords have been killed because their subordinates rebelled.

Now that he can see the loyalty of his subordinates, this directly eliminates a hidden danger that gives all lords a headache.

It is too perfect for him.

But just as he was preparing to continue researching what other functions the system had.

The system's mechanical notification sound rang out.

"Ding~ Mission triggered: The First Pot of Gold."

"You, who are in a predicament, urgently need a huge sum of funds as an investment to restart the territory."

"Mission Objective: Earn 10 million currency within three days. Mission Reward: Activate Demon Grand Duke Bloodline."

"System mission??"

"Earn ten million currency in three days??"

"And the reward is to activate the Demon Grand Duke Bloodline?!"

Loren felt his heart rate accelerate sharply.

The Demon Grand Duke, as a lifeform that strikes fear into everyone and only exists in myths and legends, is so powerful that no one knows the extent of it.

And he is about to become the new generation of Demon Grand Duke.

The legendary dark ruler.