Chapter 2: War of Ten Thousand Races, First Synthesis!

Above the vast forest.

Screech!

A black bird flapped its wings, diving from the high sky like an arrow loosed from a bow.

It pierced through the dense leaves, crossed the stream.

Slowed down and landed on a thick branch.

Preening its feathers, it looked down.

Below was an abandoned village long since ruined; dappled sunlight fell upon broken walls and scattered ruins everywhere.

In the center of the village stood an altar, the only intact structure.

Upon the altar.

Li Yue opened his eyes.

He looked up at the dense branches overhead and paused, stunned.

He suddenly rolled over and sat up, staring around in disbelief:

"What place is this?"

"How did I end up here?"

At that same moment—

A cold, mechanical voice sounded in his mind:

【Welcome to the War of Ten Thousand Races.】

【This is an endless land belonging to the Ten Thousand Races for survival, hegemony, and power.】

【Everyone will receive a Lord Altar and a starting troop camp.】

【Protect your Lord Altar; it is the core of your Territory. If the Lord Altar is shattered, you will lose your status as a Lord.】

【Danger is everywhere here. Develop your Territory, summon your troops.】

【You may die, but there is also hope for immortality!】

……

"War of Ten Thousand Races?"

Li Yue frowned tightly.

He did not know why he had appeared in this War of Ten Thousand Races.

Of course.

For him now, this question held no meaning whatsoever.

"Awooo!"

A faint wolf howl came from somewhere, making his body shudder as he sensed danger.

This was most likely deep within a forest.

Beasts would certainly be plentiful.

Once a beast discovered him, he would likely become a meal for some beast.

He did not know whether dying here would return him to his original world or cause him to vanish completely.

But he dared not gamble.

"Lord Altar."

"This one beneath my feet must be the Lord Altar, right?"

"But how is it used?"

He glanced at the white altar beneath him and murmured.

As if sensing his thought.

A message appeared before his eyes.

……

—Begin Territory?

……

"Begin!"

Without any hesitation, he spoke directly.

As his voice fell.

The white altar emitted a hazy light that enveloped the abandoned village.

All the broken walls and ruins vanished; the weeds and shrubs on the ground also disappeared into thin air.

A flat expanse of land, centered on the altar, appeared before Li Yue.

He estimated.

It was roughly fifty meters in radius.

Not large.

At the same time.

A status panel materialized before him.

……

【Territory Name: Unnamed】

【Lord of the Territory: Li Yue】

【Territory Tier: Common★】

【Territory Buildings: Goblin Camp (Constructible)】

【Territory Troops: None】

【Territory Equipment: None】

【Territory Energy: 100】

【Territory Upgrade: Energy (100/100), Altar Upgrade Stone (0/1)】

……

"Goblins…"

Li Yue was stunned.

His initial troop type—

was the legendary lowest-tier Goblins!?

He did not know how others' situations were.

But he knew he had absolutely been abandoned by the Goddess of Luck.

Yet weak as they were, and complaints aside,

in this place full of dangers, they still had to be established.

With his control.