[{"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-62":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Nationwide Lords: 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},1942044,2690,"Chapter 62: One Battle to Fame, a Big Shot","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-62",62,"\u003Cp>Losing to a new-generation lord was a monumental loss of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the footage of that simulated battle\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was uploaded to the elf clan forums,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlo felt even more humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell? A newbie lord beat Carlo the 'Valiant Lord'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... looks like his alt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap, how many territory structures is that??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I recall there's a Legendary-grade talent called 'Heavenly Mandate Construction' that raises the building cap a hundredfold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he can build structures outside his territory? That's absolutely insane...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Never Fall' — isn't that the new lord who ranked first in the monster-wave assessment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh yeah, it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good grief, is he really that terrifying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what's the point of the myriad races ranking battle? First place is as good as his!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lord who had developed for thirty years\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was defeated by a newly ascended lord in a simulated fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This incident quickly made it onto the official TW news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carlo was so mortified he wished he could crawl into a hole in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Never Fall'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the news about the new-generation lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mysterious territory, the one that had ranked first in the monster-wave assessment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had always remained obscure and unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never imagined it would announce its arrival in this fashion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\" Carlo's shame curdled into rage; he never thought he would become the other party's stepping stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered how his fellow elves of this generation... would see him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do all of you make of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myriad Realms City, First Layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside a modest council chamber, seven figures sat around a table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An image screen had been placed at the table's center,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and what played upon it was precisely footage of the territory, \"Never Fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has an enormous number of structures, and he builds them beyond his borders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is the result of the Legendary-grade talent 'Heavenly Mandate Construction' combined with the Epic-grade permanent territory buff, 'Unrestricted Construction.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for moving structures at the end, that should be a one-time-use item: the 'Structure Warp Card.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I say, stop hiding things. With a trump card like this, just hand him first place in the myriad races ranking battle outright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven figures seated at the table exchanged bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They represented the seven great races of the myriad realms:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Red Demon Clan, the Angel Clan, the Machine Clan, the Divine Beast Clan, the Demon Clan, the Celestial Demon Clan, and the Undead Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the seven great figures who stood at the pinnacle of the myriad realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TheWorld — they were its creators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They even held sway over a portion of the myriad realms battlefield's very rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old bird, this one's from your Angel Clan, isn't it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell he is! Don't go assuming that just because his body flickers with white light, it's holy radiance — it could just as easily be sacred light, magic, or an illusion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel Clan's elder huffed and bristled, utterly devoid of an angel's usual grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quarreling continued without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never Fall\" was beginning to reveal its fangs — and they expected the incoming lords to compete against something like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was practically bullying. First place in the myriad races ranking battle was almost a foregone conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to sniff out exactly which race this trump card belonged to; they couldn't let the opposing side seize the top race ranking without a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Red Demon elder narrowed his eyes. He was certain \"Never Fall\" did not belong to the Red Demon Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant one of these six was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Among them, the Angel Race is the most suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the other races, they were not even within his consideration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the seven great races of all realms, the remaining races are no different from ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't possibly produce such a freak of nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing a legendary talent? An epic territory BUFF? And able to one-shot a level 35 Forest Guardian?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not just the terrifying fortune of his territory — his own strength is also monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your \"Sniper Tower\" has destroyed the opponent's Lord Crystal.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are victorious. 6 points gained.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exiting the simulation battle, Su Yu let out a breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing a former lord for the first time, he had been completely unsure of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he noticed the lord terminal flooding with messages,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his figure stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he manage to forget about this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the human side of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening ceremony of the All-Human Civilization Lord Selection Tournament,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was being held with great fanfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That guy, where the hell has he gone off to...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger was anxiously looking around everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The opening ceremony had already begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Blue Star Alliance were already seated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sovereign of Blue Star had also arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bai Bai Xiaowei, can't you contact him either?\" Gu Gu Linger asked Bai Bai Xiaowei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In reply to Your Highness the Princess, Su Yu may have temporarily blocked the lord terminal's chat messages.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei's tone was feigning aloofness, her stiff face perfectly expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger was used to seeing Bai Bai Xiaowei like this and didn't think much of it, believing she truly was just a cold and aloof little loli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, even absent from the opening ceremony — it seems this so-called hope of Blue Star doesn't take you seriously at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magnificently elegant woman, wearing a moon-white head crown, remarked sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the Moon Star Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Moon Star Alliance's hopes gone, she had redirected some of her resources into the Blue Star Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one paid any mind to her mocking words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Blue Star Sovereign beside her offered a couple of fawning laughs in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the Moon Star Alliance had been uprooted single-handedly by Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this matter, Blue Star was in the wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what terms the Sovereign and the Moon Star Queen had agreed upon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Moon Star did not pursue the matter afterward and instead poured resources into the Blue Star Alliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, her words were merely taken as wind past the ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I... go look for him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Gu Gu Linger's anxious expression, Bai Bai Xiaowei probed tentatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Gu Gu Linger's expression instantly turned strange, as though she were looking at a simpleton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Myriad Realms City was immense beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, many people were situated in different subspaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking for someone here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing short of a pipe dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when two people arranged to meet and kept in contact with each other, they could still fail to meet due to getting lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to go searching for someone with no prior notice, without even knowing where they were —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how could one possibly find them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger had also checked the Myriad Divine Hall; Su Yu was simply not there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh... I hope he hurries over soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger sighed, her heart full of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumors said that those possessing a legendary hero would receive a reward at the opening ceremony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Yu missed it, it would truly be a pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could have imagined that Su Yu would enter the simulation space directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even match into a TW simulation battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the Blue Star Sovereign shouted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star Alliance members seated on their stools instantly fell quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sovereign was seen nervously gazing ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance of the open-air venue where the Blue Star people were...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One person bowed respectfully, bending at the waist and lowering his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Blue Star recognized him, because not long ago he himself had bent at the waist and lowered his head before this man in respectful greeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the one who held power in the Milky Way Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, another person stepped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That person stood by the roadside and again bowed respectfully, bending at the waist and lowering his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone to make the power-holder of the Milky Way Federation bend at the waist and lower his head with such reverence —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could only be a great figure from the Universal Federation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… why would a great figure from the Universal Federation assume such an attitude?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be the power-holder of the Universal Federation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or perhaps not someone from outer space,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but a personage from the Grand Purity Universe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the scale of this all-humanity selection tournament, the Lord of Blue Star suddenly began to breathe rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There appeared an old man with crane-white hair and a childlike face,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who, surrounded by a crowd, walked into the open-air grounds where the Blue Star Alliance was stationed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a cyan robe, with three white cloud patterns embroidered on the cuffs and chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three white clouds symbolized the cultivation civilization — one of the five great civilizations of humankind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of Blue Star immediately rose to his feet and bowed respectfully at the waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moon Star Queen also rose, her hands and feet betraying a trace of fluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger, Bai Bai Xiaowei, and the many new lords also bent at the waist and lowered their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their hearts pounded ceaselessly within — a great figure had arrived!\u003C\u002Fp>",1547,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","68663fd85d449558c8cbab99e54bf4a042f855d200533cb774fd17acc77b6e80","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-63","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-61",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]