[{"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-22":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},1942004,2690,"Chapter 22","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-22",22,"\u003Cp>The range has also increased by 500 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also has a special enchantment ability that reduces the target's movement speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, under the blessing of the Mythic Talent Twin Sacred Diti Flowers, it appears extremely terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Cannon Tower]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grade: Advanced]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level 1: ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Health: 290 (Base Health 20 + \"Diti Curse\" + \"Sacred Diti Blessing\")]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attack: 29 (Base Attack 2 + \"Diti Curse\" + \"Sacred Diti Blessing\")]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Defense: 29 (Base Defense 2 + \"Diti Curse\" + \"Sacred Diti Blessing\")]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Range: 1500 meters (10x effectiveness!)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Modification: Cannon attacks come with an explosion effect, increasing damage by 50% (10x effectiveness!)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow tower has been modified into a cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power and energy replenishment are provided by dark energy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but during the modification, a considerable amount of territory energy was consumed for the special alloys and gunpowder needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The effects are very significant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with the \"Sacred Diti Blessing,\" damage is permanently increased by 50%!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the level gets higher, the gap will become even more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu was very satisfied with these two advanced defense towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he did not plan to continue modifying and enchanting them over the next two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The special effects are valuable for their uniqueness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice arrows are suitable for dealing with agile enemies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while cannons are suitable for dealing with massed human wave tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To truly take down powerful enemies, one still needs to rely on arrow towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not that ice arrows and cannons are inferior to arrow towers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but mainly because they are too difficult to upgrade, requiring massive amounts of territory energy without readily available materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrow towers, on the other hand, can be upgraded with the current materials,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a Level 2 arrow tower can already match the attributes of a Level 1 cannon or ice arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they lack special effects, they are easier to upgrade and have strong attack power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a long-term perspective, upgrading arrow towers and then modifying and enchanting them would reset their levels back to 1,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making the upgrades a waste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Su Yu's goal is the monster horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scale of the monster horde is determined and matched based on the strength of the territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To achieve a good ranking, his target is the highest-scale monster horde: \"Calamity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he must enhance his short-term strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a firm resolve, Su Yu spent a massive amount of territory energy to upgrade all the ice arrow towers and cannon launchers directly to Level 3.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the blessing of the Mythic Talent, their attack power reached a terrifying 65 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the enhancement of the Mythic Talent, their attack power reached a terrifying 65 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, this was the first time Su Yu had called Zhang San to ask the farmers to work overtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord!\" The burly man bowed respectfully, awaiting orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you, in two days, upgrade the remaining 180 arrow towers in the territory and the wild to Level 5 by the day after tomorrow?\" Su Yu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang San was taken aback for a moment but firmly replied, \"Yes, we can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Zhang San was taken aback for a moment, then firmly said, \"I can!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu dismissed Zhang San and continued to ponder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 5 arrow tower has a base attack of 5 points, which, under the Mythic Talent, can reach 72 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a terrifying attack power, combined with a dense number of towers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would force even Sylph and Elodie to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attack power of 72 points is a terrifying number that only a Level 30+ arrow tower could achieve,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and there are as many as 180 of them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so even if they are just ordinary-grade defense towers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a Level 10 Mythic hero would have to avoid their sharp edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the range wasn't so exaggerated, Sylph and Elodie wouldn't be afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the 10x special effect bonus, the exaggerated range, and the powerful force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they can indeed force a Mythic to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can even force back a myth!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As night fell, the peasants toiled, working overtime to upgrade the arrow defense towers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu did not build more residences to increase the population cap or recruit more peasants because of their hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buildings have a limit, and it is difficult for friendly units to destroy them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had only built 250 structures in his territory, with a limit of 500, he still needed to consider the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu sat on the edge of the bed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>staring at the completely depleted energy balance of the territory: 0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the next two days, I can still get 4000 territory energy. I need to use it sparingly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll save it for any possible changes during the monster wave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level 3 Lord Crystal provides 2000 territory energy per day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Su Yu planned to use the next two days' worth to deal with the monster wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could predict if there would be any sudden changes during the monster wave,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and at that time, he could use the territory energy to directly build defense towers in the missing spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon scales placed in the Trading House had not sold for a long time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and as the monster wave approached, no one was willing to spend a large amount of territory energy on something they couldn't use at this stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than selling them at a low price, Su Yu decided to take them off the market for his own future use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Su Yu, please close your eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Silvia's gentle voice came from outside the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\" Su Yu asked as he closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing footsteps approaching,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu said with a smile, \"I told you to play around today, but don't come back so late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can open your eyes now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't come home before dusk, I'll worry.\" Su Yu lectured Silvia as he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment he opened his eyes, he was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bow, interwoven with blue and black, was placed in front of him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>exuding an ancient aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bowstring was made from dragon sinew,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the grip was crafted from the inverted scales of a dragon, alternating between black and blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bow's nock was a red eye, with black flames burning within, looking very strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the condensed eye of the [Dark Flame Dragon].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" Su Yu, who had been preoccupied with territory matters recently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had forgotten what Silvia had said earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had promised to give him an epic-level bow after killing the [Dark Flame Dragon].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a heart full of excitement, Su Yu accepted the bow with both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","270192b275c0d9043fb57d727e2e2a81b40df3493c02f30c20d361111fc3ef66","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-23","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-21",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]