[{"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-18":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},1942000,2690,"Chapter 18: Old Country Woman Enters the Grand Garden, Determined to Freeload","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>On the fourth day, the farmers built over a hundred arrow towers in the east, west, and north directions of the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brought the number of arrow defense towers in the territory to 200.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of these were also built in the wilderness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>hunting the beasts that would occasionally emerge from the mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through experimentation, Su Yu discovered that the defense towers built in the wilderness with the \"Holy Blessing\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>did not attract the hostility of the targets towards the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could build more defense towers scattered in the wilderness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This way, when the monster horde came,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their attention and attack targets could be diverted from the single territory to all directions in the wilderness!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, within a kilometer radius around Su Yu's territory and the surrounding wilderness,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not even a fly could enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The triangular formation constructed by the arrow defense towers\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was enough to make any monster that set foot on the territory instantly perish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no loophole to exploit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, who could possibly intrude into his territory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised, Su Yu opened the territory map and saw the small blue dot on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the territory map, green dots represented friendly forces, and red dots represented enemy forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any unfamiliar lord's forces would automatically be marked as red dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue dot was precisely the mark of Su Yu's friend, a fellow lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This girl...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that the visitor was Bai Bai Xiaowei, Su Yu felt both amused and exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it was some kind of stealthy monster that had evaded the net of arrow towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She really came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu personally went down the mountain to meet Bai Bai Xiaowei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei was his classmate and also a lord,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so he didn't put on any airs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Su... Great Su Yu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Su Yu appear, Bai Bai Xiaowei stammered, unable to speak properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gaped at her surroundings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking at the desolate mountains, the barren plains, and the arrow defense towers everywhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with a look of shock on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like an old country woman entering a grand garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, let's have a meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu patted Bai Bai Xiaowei's shoulder, incidentally brushing off a few leaves from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A high school graduate girl,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>able to walk 50 kilometers a day through forest and valley terrain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made Su Yu somewhat admire Bai Bai Xiaowei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This girl, who always clamored for him to take her under his wing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>said she wanted to come for a free meal, and he had thought it was just a joke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but she really came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Sylph had cleared the route beforehand; otherwise,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if Bai Bai Xiaowei had encountered even one or two wild beasts, she wouldn't have made it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Bai Xiaowei didn't know that Sylph had cleared the route,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so from her perspective, even with many fierce beasts ahead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she continued to move forward, even though death would mean returning to the starting point and making futile efforts,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she still moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, I seem to be a bit dirty.\" Bai Bai Xiaowei looked at her disheveled appearance, feeling at a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her hair had spider webs from some unknown bush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine, I have a hero who can clean you up.\" Su Yu said, leading Bai Bai Xiaowei up the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei's eyes lit up, \"Is it that elf beauty? Does she use water magic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she asked, she stumbled a bit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having walked all day, her calves were sore to the point of giving out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and climbing the mountain now, she was already exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu quickly supported Bai Bai Xiaowei, frowning slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I carry you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then... thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei was aware of her physical condition and didn't try to be tough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't take advantage of me, move your hand a bit lower.\" Bai Bai Xiaowei said coyly, looking at Su Yu who had squatted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With your flat chest, who would take advantage of you?\" Su Yu felt speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the word \"flat,\" Bai Bai Xiaowei's temper flared up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't mean that! I meant…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She huffed and puffed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>having been exhausted all day, she was already mentally drained and couldn't hold back her anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't touch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Su Yu's response,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei finally lay on Su Yu's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu used his hands to support Bai Bai Xiaowei's thighs and began to climb the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild mountain had paths built by farmers, so it wasn't too strenuous for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But carrying a person on his back made it a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After not long, Su Yu started to feel tired,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was now a new lord with no cultivation base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, sensing the steady breathing of the girl behind his neck,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he gritted his teeth and continued climbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, walking through my own territory for the first time and feeling tired.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This girl, she even fell asleep…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drenched in sweat, Su Yu shook his head, climbed to the top of the mountain, and placed Bai Bai Xiaowei on the soft bed in the Hero Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the feeling of hunger and thirst woke Bai Bai Xiaowei from the soft bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was already dark outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Food! My food!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei felt like crying but no tears came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had kept her going to reach Su Yu's territory was the promise of a delicious meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever she wanted to give up, she would look at the picture of the delicious meal, which gave her the motivation to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, she had missed it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of situation was this!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I've kept some food for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu casually turned on the territory's energy-supplied sky lantern and walked in from the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei saw Su Yu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and was momentarily stunned before she quickly came to her senses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>realizing that she had fallen asleep on someone else's bed in their territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stuck out her tongue, feeling very embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint blush appeared on her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm.\" Bai Bai Xiaowei nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Su Yu, she entered the B-rank restaurant she had been eagerly anticipating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The restaurant was built with gray bricks and blue tiles, red corridors, and painted walls, with two stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Li Huahua, knowing that guests had arrived at the territory, had finished her meal early with everyone else\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and had simply decorated the restaurant a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall was set up very grandly, with a large round table covered in a white tablecloth at the center,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a tiger skin rug laid on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aroma of the dishes filled the air, making one's mouth water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei took a deep breath, her eyes shining,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>feeling as if she had returned to Blue Star and booked a high-end restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this really the Multiverse Battlefield?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the hardships and the constant fear over the past few days, Bai Bai Xiaowei felt a bitter and sour taste in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she noticed the table setting and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are there two more people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sumptuous dishes on the round table were still steaming, but there was an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mm, they will be here soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu nodded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silvia and Elodie, who had gone hunting, had already returned to the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footsteps sounded, and Silvia walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu gave her a reproachful look,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and she lowered her head, feeling embarrassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had agreed to return by dusk, and they were indeed a bit late...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly, she was still a little short of experience to reach level 10. After getting Su Yu's permission,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she stayed in the wild a bit longer and managed to level up to 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting next to Su Yu, Bai Bai Xiaowei let out a strange cry\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>upon seeing the two mythic heroes enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is...?\" Silvia asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, my classmate.\" Looking at the eccentric Bai Bai Xiaowei, Su Yu suddenly felt ashamed to be her classmate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei rushed over to Elodie in a few quick steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a star-struck expression,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she marveled at the silvery hair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the cold and beautiful face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the indifferent and proud silver pupils,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the radiant attire!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This, this, this was exactly what she had always dreamed of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei aspired to achieve great things, become a great lord, and rise to be a female emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angel of light, Elodie, perfectly embodied the image and aura she idealized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are my two heroes, Silvia and Elodie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei's star-struck behavior made Su Yu feel helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He, heroes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-hello, my name is Bai Bai Xiaowei.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Bai Bai Xiaowei spoke, her eyes full of hope, she wanted to shake hands with Elodie,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but she realized that her appearance was dirty and could not taint the other's purity,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so her hand froze halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elodie silently raised her head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the holy light washed over Bai Bai Xiaowei's body, cleansing all the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei was stunned, feeling the power of light for the first time, which left her in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>",1533,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a59edb0a851e6bf395b8dbdddf19229da31afac03a773464f9061814d34c2b60","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-19","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-17",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]