Chapter 40

Su Yu commuted to school because it saved him accommodation fees.

He rented an empty room for free near the school.

As long as he kept cleaning it and maintained its cleanliness, the landlord was willing to rent it to him.

That house had been where Bai Bai Xiaowei’s father lived before his death.

After Bai Bai Xiaowei’s father died, the house remained vacant until Su Yu moved in.

Su Yu’s living expenses came entirely from his school scholarship.

Occasionally, unnecessary expenditures were gifts from his landlord.

His landlord was Bai Bai Xiaowei’s mother, named Bai Jie.

Bai Bai Xiaowei herself was nearing graduation in just a few months.

It was only then that she learned from her mother that the family’s vacant house had been rented out.

When she discovered it was Su Yu—the Great God—she was utterly astonished.

She followed him around day after day, waking him up and bringing him breakfast.

Honestly, Su Yu was deeply moved—this was precisely why he was willing to help Bai Bai Xiaowei in the Myriad Realms Battlefield.

Aside from Lin Luoyue, no one had ever treated him this well.

Even if her motive was self-interest—simply wanting to latch onto a powerful patron—

he would still repay her.

“Aunt Bai.”

Before they even reached the house, the door swung open from inside.

A woman in her thirties stood there,

full-figured and charming,

and if time had reversed by ten years, she would certainly have been a stunning, captivating young woman.

“Xiao Xiao Yu, Xiao Xiao Wei!”

“Congratulations on becoming official Lords.”

Bai Jie’s crow’s feet crinkled at the corners of her eyes, her face beaming with joy.

For Blue Star residents,

becoming a Lord was an immense honor.

Even though her husband had died in the Myriad Realms Battlefield,

she held not a shred of resentment.

Ever since her daughter withdrew from school dormitory housing,

rushing here daily to see Su Yu,

Bai Jie, unable to rest easy, moved into this house as well.

The house had three bedrooms and one living room—perfect for three people, one per room.

“You’ve just become Lords.”

“This is a critical moment for developing your territory.”

“There’s no need to keep me company, an old woman like me.”

“Besides, the Sovereign summoned you today.”

“Don’t disappoint the nation’s cultivation and trust!”

Bai Jie chattered on, Bai Bai Xiaowei sitting obediently, Su Yu listening patiently.

Though it was night,

Bai Jie unhesitatingly shooed Su Yu and Bai Bai Xiaowei out the door.

“If you want to repay me, come back when you’re a Grand Lord!”

“Right now, you’re still just children!”

The door slammed shut with a bang,

and Su Yu rubbed his nose—he could tell Aunt Bai was genuinely happy.

“Let’s go—back to our territory.” Su Yu said offhandedly.

“Huh? Oh!”

The two opened their Lord terminals, applied for teleportation, and returned to the Myriad Realms Battlefield.

Returning to the Myriad Worlds Battlefield, Su Yu stood on the mountain top, looking at the stars in the sky.

I wonder how far these stars in the Myriad Worlds Battlefield are from the ground?

Becoming an official lord,

and spending a day back on Blue Star,

made him deeply realize the life changes brought about by the territory.

"Recruit!"

Su Yu waved his hand and gave the order to the Lord terminal.

Today, 50 new farmhouses were built, and the population limit increased to 110.

Down the mountain, men and women walked out of the farmhouses.

They knelt and bowed in Su Yu's direction.

"Zhang San."

"Present."

"You are responsible for dividing the teams, let the 30 farmers of the territory lead them."

"Yes!"

Zhang San agreed happily; the Master had recruited new farmers,

and he had already become a small leader of the farmers.

"Continue to build farmhouses in the forest area tomorrow."

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"Wait until 200 farmhouses are built, then go to the iron ore area and the river area to build 200 each."

Su Yu ordered.

"As you command!" Zhang San responded respectfully.

Male farmers are responsible for transport, logging, and masonry,

female farmers are responsible for weaving.

30 farmers can build 50 farmhouses a day.

Now, another one hundred have been recruited, and farmhouses will only be built faster and faster.

And Su Yu doesn't need to worry too much about building density,

because after reaching 10,000 buildings,

he can activate the last effect of the mythical talent, territory buildings can move freely!

This is usually an effect that only wall and fence units have,

and, compared to walls and fences that can only move once a day,

his mythical talent allows buildings to move an unlimited number of times!

After building 600 farmhouses, Su Yu plans to send a group of people to reclaim farmland.

Rice and vegetables cannot always rely on Territory Energy to solve.

Especially when the territory develops and the population becomes larger and larger.

In the end, the Territory Energy required will likely be a terrifying number.

Fortunately, the operation of the territory is powered by the epic-level [Dark Energy Crystal Core],

otherwise, once the territory develops, maintaining its operation would also consume a lot of Territory Energy.

Territory Energy can be used to upgrade buildings,

once dragged down by daily consumption, the territory's development speed will also decrease.

"Beep beep."

The Lord terminal suddenly sounded a notification.

Su Yu opened it and glanced inside—it was a message from the Sovereign of Lanxing.

Although the Sovereign was no longer the Overlord of the Myriad Realms Battlefield,

he still possessed a special terminal enabling him to contact them.

He could also enter the Myriad Realms City.

Moreover, he could choose to become a “hired unit” for the Myriad Realms Battlefield.

Yet once one became a hired unit, any cultivation rank gained from the Myriad Realms Battlefield would reset to zero—few ever chose that path.

The Sovereign: “High ambition is commendable, but obtaining legendary cultivation techniques is no easy feat.”

The Sovereign: “If you need one, I can travel to the Myriad Realms City myself and search for another rare technique for you.”

Su Yu: “No need to trouble Your Majesty—I already have my own plans.”

The Sovereign: “Very well… please look after my daughter for me.”

The Sovereign of Lanxing set down his terminal.

Truth be told, having granted Su Yu only five million units of territory energy left him uneasy.

But under current circumstances, he simply couldn’t offer more.

This was a Sovereign who commanded a legendary hero!

He feared alien forces might poach him away.

The cosmic space realm held far more than just Lanxing’s civilization.

Let alone other cosmic realms entirely.

“Sigh… all I can hope is that, after joining the Taiqing Cosmos, he won’t forget Lanxing.”

The Sovereign of Lanxing sighed deeply.

“Daughter, you’ll need to step up your efforts…”

Lanxing had produced a Sovereign possessing a legendary hero.

The Sovereign felt both anxious and elated—and deeply stirred.

So long as that hero didn’t perish prematurely—not even reaching Level One Hundred,

reaching just Level Fifty would be enough to conquer the Solar System!

……

Gu Gu Linger: “@Su Yu, Su Yu, come out right now!”

Su Yu: “What’s wrong at this hour?”

Su Yu lay in bed, scrolling through the group chat on his Sovereign terminal.

This was a chat group created by the 105 newly appointed Sovereigns of Lanxing who had entered the [All-Human Civilization Sovereign Selection Contest],

the group chat he had created

with Gu Gu Linger as group admin.

[You have been muted.]

“…”

Su Yu stared at the message on his terminal, speechless.

What was wrong with this girl?

She summoned him specifically—then immediately muted him?

Was it royal brattiness?

Well, she truly was a princess—so contracting such a condition was perfectly normal.

Su Yu set aside his Sovereign terminal.

Casually draping an arm around Sylph, he prepared to sleep.

“Lord Su Yu… you’ve placed your hand in the wrong spot.”

A mosquito-soft voice whispered, terrified of waking the other mythic hero sleeping on the adjacent bed.

Su Yu froze for a moment—then instantly shifted his hand downward.

“Sleep tight. Good night.”

“Good night…”

On the other bed,

Elythi lay awake, expressionless.

Sylph had slipped out of her bed in the middle of the night and crawled into the Sovereign’s covers.

Regarding this behavior, she pretended to be asleep.

……

Elsewhere, someone spent the entire night wide awake.

“Su Yu—you infuriating jerk! You’re driving me mad, mad, mad…”

“No wonder—you had such confidence all along! Hiding a legendary hero just to humiliate me, huh?”

Gu Gu Linger fumed silently.

Sometimes, human relationships were extraordinarily subtle.

To Su Yu, Gu Gu Linger was merely a princess he’d met once.

He had no idea how closely Gu Gu Linger followed him in private.