[{"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-47":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},1942029,2690,"Chapter 47: Prince of the Moon and Stars—How Could I Possibly Decline?","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-47",47,"\u003Cp>“Are all the things you’ve said true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Absolutely true! That brat used a bow—*whoosh, whoosh, whoosh*—and slaughtered all of us!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng stood before a handsome man, recounting his encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him stood his two companions, utterly dazed and hollow-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The handsome man listened in silence, then swept his gaze toward the other two: “Is everything he said true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, Your Highness!” Both nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Prince of Queen Yuexing, they dared not conceal a single thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Prince of Queen Yuexing likewise believed they dared not lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng Hobson,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Prince of Queen Yuexing, he was also the leader of the newly formed Queen Yuexing Alliance composed of regional lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… that bow of his must be at least a Legendary-tier weapon!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And its tier is no lower than Level 10!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold gleam flashed in Yaheng’s eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To possess a Legendary-tier weapon within the first ten days of the game?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How terrifying would that be for early-stage development and construction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avarice flickered across Yaheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“@All Members: All Queen Yuexing Alliance lords within a 500-li radius—mobilize your troops immediately!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No problem, Your Highness!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It would be our honor to serve you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After issuing the order in the Queen Yuexing Alliance group chat, Yaheng’s mood brightened considerably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had randomly obtained the Legendary-tier troop-building structure—the Dream Demon Pavilion—which allowed recruitment of the Legendary troop: Dream-Eating Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, from the Hero Pavilion, he had recruited the Rare hero—the Orc Habason!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though this Orc hero left the female farmers in his territory utterly exhausted and miserable,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it still symbolized formidable power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this strength, he could confidently outmatch the Blue Star Princess on Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because while the Blue Star Princess possessed only a Legendary-tier troop-building structure, her heroes were utterly ordinary!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this “Global Human Civilization Lord Selection Contest,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Queen Yuexing was unquestionably ranked above Blue Star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he never imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Blue Star actually had a lucky soul who’d recruited a Legendary hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed firsthand how powerful Rare heroes were, Yaheng naturally understood exactly what a Legendary hero implied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at Level 1, a Legendary hero required ten same-level Legendary troops to stand against them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recruiting Legendary troops was extremely costly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he’d frantically collected “Troop Recruitment Edicts,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his domain currently housed only thirty Dream-Eating Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their levels had barely broken past Level 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply couldn’t compare to a Legendary hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he was confident he could defeat that Legendary hero using Orc Habason alongside the Dream-Eating Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… heroes’ growth potential was immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher their level, the more terrifying their combat prowess became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The growth trajectory of a Legendary hero was something he scarcely dared imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh heh—once I seize that Legendary bow, my early development speed will surely surpass yours!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if you possess a Legendary hero, you’ll only become formidable once you’ve developed—right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Su Yu…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng muttered the name bitterly, his eyes flashing with malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… Your Highness, what about us three…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Feng and the other two exchanged glances, then finally Luo Feng gazed pleadingly at Yaheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng glanced at them, brows slightly furrowed—why hadn’t they left yet?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having disgraced the Queen Yuexing Alliance, what more did they want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want?” Yaheng asked indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could we… please be granted a ‘Hero Recruitment Edict’ so we may recruit a new hero?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Luo Feng spoke, all three fixed hopeful eyes upon Yaheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the early stage of domain establishment, a “Hero Recruitment Edict” was extremely valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as representatives of Queen Yuexing dispatched to the “Global Human Civilization Lord Selection Contest,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>acquiring one “Hero Recruitment Edict” shouldn’t have been particularly difficult, in theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, every aspect of the Queen Yuexing Alliance was under the Prince of Queen Yuexing’s control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All domain energy from every lord had to be surrendered to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he alone decided how it was allocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng sneered: “Return to Queen Yuexing. I’ll take care of your domains for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the three froze, staring at Yaheng in disbelief—as if unable to trust their own ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Prince, please don’t!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Prince, Your Highness Prince… I don’t want to lose my status as a Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Prince…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three of them dropped to their knees and began weeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, it had only been a hero’s death—but no one expected the Prince himself to issue a death order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To forfeit one’s status as a Lord was tantamount to having one’s Lord Crystal breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Get out—stay far away from me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve disgraced the Moon Star Alliance—yet you still want to remain a Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng kicked them away with disgust and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, wails and cries echoed without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, something terrible has happened!” A guard rushed over in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Yaheng frowned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The south—the southern watchtowers have all been destroyed!” the guard reported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng froze for a moment. To the south of his territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the newly appointed Lords of the Moon Star Alliance\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had erected a defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroyed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yaheng hastily opened his Lord Terminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, numerous messages tagged him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Highness Prince! An attack is underway!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many troops?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No troop types, no heroes—just a single Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No troops, no heroes—just one Lord…?” Yaheng wore a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes—he wields a black-and-blue bow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon reading this, a smile spread across Yaheng’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d been preparing to gather forces to hunt him down—yet here he came, walking straight into the trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since you’ve delivered yourself to me, I’ll gladly accept that legendary bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Yu darted swiftly through the forest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the hero who had slain Luo Feng and his two companions, along with their troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His level rose from Level 5 to Level 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His combat power surged to 700 points!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His running speed reached an astonishingly extreme level!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thanks to the “Mythical Sprite’s Blessing” effect embedded within the Cloud-Heaven Demon Flame Bow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the wind offered not the slightest resistance to his speed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>instead gently aiding his advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shielded his eyes from flying sand and gravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the light ahead flared brilliantly—Su Yu burst out of the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him stretched a vast, open plain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This terrain is perfect for an opening move,” Su Yu murmured, gazing toward the distant horizon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>surveying the lush green grassland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his earlier strategic planning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ideal starting terrain had always been grassland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was worlds apart from his own barren mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for him now, terrain no longer mattered at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His territory’s development faced no geographical constraints—it required no gradual expansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the watchtowers dotting the far end of the plain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu narrowed his eyes and drew the bowstring taut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea just how far the Cloud-Heaven Demon Flame Bow’s range truly extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet everything within his line of sight had never once missed its mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he willed it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even if he fired an arrow skyward with the Cloud-Heaven Demon Flame Bow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the arrow would pivot midair under the “Cloud-Heaven” effect and fly unerringly toward its target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow pierced the watchtower, and black demon flames erupted fiercely across the wooden structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu declared his invasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who—who are you?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A newly appointed Moonstar Lord stared at Su Yu in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His terminal clearly labeled Su Yu as a Lord unit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet he sensed Su Yu was more like a Rare-tier powerful hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had a building unit—the watchtower—just been obliterated by a single arrow?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The one come to kill you,” Su Yu replied coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Myriad Realms Battlefield, seizing cities and conquering lands needed no justification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cavalry—charge!!” The Moonstar Lord gritted his teeth and roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the camp surged dozens of Rare-tier cavalry units,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mounted on fiery steeds and wielding long halberds, their battle cries thunderous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cavalry units on grassland terrain?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu raised an eyebrow in surprise—and drew his bow again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You have slain 50 Rare-tier Cavalry units, earning 175,000 experience points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! Your level has risen to Level 8, and all attributes have increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! Your level has risen to Level 9, and all attributes have increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! Your level has risen to Level 10, and all attributes have increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining levels through slaying troops really was faster!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu squinted slightly, surveying this territory laid out in a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be fair, the Moonstar people were highly organized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had claimed territory in a perfectly linear formation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so even with only a Level-3 Lord Crystal—capping territory at 500 squares—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their domain still spanned 50,000 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty kilometers—neither small nor large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if all nearby Moonstar Lords did the same,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their territories would interlock into a vast, inescapable net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant they had deliberately coordinated, relocated their territories, and seized control of this great grassland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Territory Relocation Card was certainly not cheap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more buildings relocated, the higher the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the scale of Su Yu’s territory, relocation was virtually impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t planned to relocate anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moonstar Lord watched helplessly as all fifty cavalry he’d painstakingly trained—spending every last resource—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All perished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrified, he collapsed onto the ground, trembling with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s in charge of your so-called Moon Star Alliance?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Su Yu spoke, he gripped the bow handle of the Cloud-Heaven Demon Flame Bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently tapping the pale-blue Lord Crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Producing a crisp, pleasant sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Star Lord’s eyes followed the up-and-down motion of Su Yu’s bow handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The King—His Highness the Prince! It’s His Highness the Prince!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stammered, voice quavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afraid that Su Yu might accidentally shatter his Lord Crystal with a single careless tap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If troops fell in battle, one could still rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the Lord Crystal shattered, all hope would be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Moon Star Prince?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should be roughly on par with Gu Gu Linger’s status, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take me to your prince’s territory.” Su Yu gazed across the vast, boundless grassland, squinting slightly as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, yes!” The Moon Star Lord dared not refuse; he swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frantically scrambled to his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led Su Yu forward, and only breathed a little easier once they’d left his own territory far behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reported the situation via terminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Su Yu pretended not to notice at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step, he advanced deeper into this coalition-controlled territory of the Moon Star Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah! The Moon Star Alliance got invaded?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it true or false? Weren’t they supposed to gather forces and reclaim their honor?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How soon did they launch the assault?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How many troops were deployed? Attacking the Moon Star Alliance—that’s suicide!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems… there were no troops, no units, no heroes—just one person. One lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One lord???”\u003C\u002Fp>",1777,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","47ca77ae4a167f5d09f509ab0f3134337aa10dfd716e12a192b181ab716d07f1","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-48","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-46",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]