[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac":3,"chapter-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-16":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Universal Lord: The Zero-Troop Building Maniac",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1941998,2690,"Chapter 16: The Princess in a Huff","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>A single stone stirs up a thousand waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu casually shared his joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his private messages were flooded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scared him into quickly disabling the private chat function.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire chat interface was left with only one person's messages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also the only lord he had added since entering the Multiverse Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only lord added.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"Great Su Yu, can I come to your place for a meal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu: \"It's 50 kilometers away... Are you sure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"Anyway, if I die, I can resurrect. I'll keep trying tomorrow, and I'll eventually get to your place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu: \"...Not developing your territory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"There's a Dark Flame Dragon at the entrance of my territory. How can I develop it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"My troops and heroes are too afraid to disturb it, so they don't even dare to go out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"Even the peasants are terrified when cutting down trees, fearing that any noise might lower their loyalty significantly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"Seriously, why did an epic-level leader have to spawn right at my doorstep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu: \"My condolences... Actually, there's also a legendary one near your territory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei: \"Great Su Yu, you must save me soon! I'm waiting for you to grow stronger!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu: \"OK.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Bai Bai Xiaowei saying it, Su Yu was already eyeing that epic-level leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, Su Yu closed the chat window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding what Bai Bai Xiaowei said about coming over tomorrow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he didn't take it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>50 kilometers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he really didn't believe that a newly graduated girl could endure such hardship and have the stamina for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it's a rugged forest path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing else to do, he opened his terminal and browsed the Blue Star forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the photo he had posted in the group had already been uploaded to the forum by a classmate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photo didn't show any people, but the lavish feast, along with the B-class restaurant's windows, tables, and ceiling lights, were easily recognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without special design plans, all B-class restaurants look like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking on the comments, as expected, it was a barrage of curses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn capitalism!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is outrageous, absolutely insane!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this already a Level 3 territory?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, how many new lord starter packs did he open?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least hundreds of young adults over 18 lost their chance to become lords.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New lords can trade through the Trading House,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and to reach Level 3 territory on the third day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>apart from backroom deals, they couldn't think of any other way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pure jealousy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, he's just a commoner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm his classmate, and I can vouch for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up, all of you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Commoner?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just tell me, how could he gather so much territory energy to upgrade the lord crystal in just three days?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if... he sold some good items?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The classmates supporting Su Yu felt a bit uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What kind of good items could sell for so much territory energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think those tycoons' descendants are fools, buying garbage with territory energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not certain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't someone sell a legendary dragon eye for 100,000 territory energy before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A legendary dragon eye, that would attract the attention of all races.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A user with a very flamboyant ID, White Emperor, replied, \"What if he was the one who sold it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He sold it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dream on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he sold it, I'll live-stream eating three pounds of shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some forum experts analyzed that unless he killed one of his own legendary units, and it had to be a dragon, there's no way to get it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hilarious, still insisting on the legendary dragon eye. Does your classmate even have a legendary unit?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu watched the arguments for a while. Since his classmates were speaking up for him, he decided to reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu Luo Yu: \"It was indeed me who sold it. When will you start the live stream?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lazy Luan Luan: \"Oh, the main character has arrived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still being stubborn here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your boasting has gone too far, your mom is calling you home to fix your brain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You, selling a legendary dragon eye?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On the entire Blue Star, only Her Highness the Princess has a legendary unit. Where did you, a nobody, come from? Do you want to be on par with Her Highness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha, the hope of our Blue Star's new generation has arrived. Everyone, aren't you going to welcome them with applause?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many sarcastic and mocking comments on the forum,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>especially from the ID 'Luan Luan, the Freeloader,' who had boasted about eating three catties of shit and kept hurling insults at Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Su Yu did not retort but simply posted a screenshot of the [Trading House] sales record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu Luo Yu: \"@Luan Luan, the Freeloader, remember to @ me when you start your live stream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the forum fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary figure who sold the Legendary Dragon Eye is really from our Blue Star?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Emperor: \"The great god has arrived, why haven't you all knelt down yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneeling in front and paying homage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kneeling in front and paying homage +1!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big shot 6666666 wow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Front row begging to hug the big leg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the abusive comments instantly disappeared, with some deleting their posts and others running away,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaving only a sea of flattery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, a legendary figure selling the Legendary Dragon Eye has appeared on the Blue Star forum. The Emperor is preparing to allocate resources to support him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger, dressed in a white dress and using the lord terminal, raised an eyebrow:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's his name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't paid much attention to the matter of the Legendary Dragon Eye being sold in the Trading House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were to slaughter her Legendary unit, the Ice Phoenix, she could also list the Legendary Ice Phoenix Tail Feather for sale in the Trading House.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the value of a Legendary unit, she would have to be out of her mind to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, in her view, this was just a foolish attempt to grab attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His forum ID is Su Mu Luo Yu. We are currently investigating his specific identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice from the terminal made Gu Gu Linger pause for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then she cursed, \"No need to investigate, there's no point in supporting him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess... Your Highness?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He even refused the position of Imperial Son-in-Law. Do you think he would accept your support?\" Gu Gu Linger burst into anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... Is he that Su Yu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else but that Su Yu?\" Gu Gu Linger gritted her teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","75ab44a4d7d975a9931d8731b00ff71ae3b63cad4f29663d7177314ad6f44745","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-17","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-15",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]