[{"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-70":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},1942052,2690,"Chapter 70: The Terrifying Arrow Defense Tower!","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes, yes! That's the route!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go, go, go! Beat the crap out of that bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators in their individual sub-dimensions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all stirred with righteous indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the unit carrying the scouting mist\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>advanced in a straight line, about to touch Su Yu's territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One tile of war fog dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant Su Yu's territory was revealed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those three scout units swiftly pulled back and retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bowstring rang, arrows hummed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>several earth-shaking, heaven-rending roars erupted,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the three scouts widened their eyes, utterly unable to dodge in time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>struck by arrows in a flash, reduced to a mess of blood and flesh between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your unit, Scout, has died.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A notification sounded from the lord terminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cang Lin, who had been waiting impatiently, was not alarmed but delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had finally found the opponent’s territory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He actually hunkered down in one spot,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and what was more, his territory was only a single tile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was far too insulting — treating him as if he were nothing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liman, charge with me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lin mounted a sturdy black horse\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and left his territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would personally conquer the territory of this lord who possessed a legendary hero!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would show the world that legendary heroes were not invincible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first person to defeat a territory with a legendary hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he, Cang Lin, would make his name in a single battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A multitude of troop types began to converge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lin possessed one common troop type — 100 scouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two advanced troop types — 300 orc warriors and dwarf axemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one rare troop type — 500 corrosive ants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with his two advanced heroes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was confident that defeating a single legendary hero would be as easy as reaching out his hand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A legendary hero merely had stronger individual combat power;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>faced with a siege like this, there was simply no way to reverse fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, he didn’t even recall his troops inside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And there are only eight arrow defense towers as buildings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he drew near Su Yu’s territory,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lin felt an urge to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the smile on his face froze,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the hand holding his telescope froze as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw Su Yu lying on a reclining chair,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mouth open wide,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>while beside him, an indescribably beautiful elf maiden used a knife and fork to spear a piece of watermelon from a fruit plate\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and placed it into Su Yu’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The telescope was crushed to pieces in Cang Lin’s grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nameless fury blazed in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been exhausting himself marching and deploying troops, and seeing Su Yu enjoying himself so thoroughly enraged him completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was, after all, a lord from the human race’s main universe, a primary planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, a lord from a fringe universe, a fringe planet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>how dare you disrespect me like this??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Charge!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lin led his many troop types and heroes and launched the charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted not only to win this simulated battle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but also to torture and kill that elf hero right in front of the other lord!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thwishthwishthwishthwishthwish—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of arrows tore through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, they’re finally fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not easy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That guy called Su Yu is finished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought he might have some hidden backup plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re already at his doorstep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What does he think a legendary hero is? An invincible unit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s lost, nothing worth watching now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh, wasted my time. I really thought he had something up his sleeve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tsk tsk.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great army charged toward Su Yu’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A clamor of noise erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Moonstar Queen looked coldly at the Blue Star Nation Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If Su Yu loses, you will cough up everything the Blue Star Alliance swallowed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-well, he hasn’t lost yet…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Blue Star Nation Lord said, lacking confidence. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his face full of anxiety as he stared at the large screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What in the world was Su Yu doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was Su Yu the Prodigy even thinking…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The enemy is practically at the gates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he still won't project any other troop types or buildings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In simulation battles, once enemy units are on the territory, you can't project anything more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star spectators were sighing in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought the much-talked-about figure with a legendary hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would actually just give up and throw the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Handing victory to his opponent just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has anyone noticed… isn't the arrow defense tower's attack a bit too high?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A timid voice spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, everyone froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The despondent Gu Gu Linger immediately raised her head and stared intently at the big screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charge had barely covered a few hundred meters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet the great army of corrosive ants and orc warriors had already lost a third of its force!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrows that were clearly single-target attacks\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seemed to be producing an area-of-effect impact,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the shockwave from a single arrow enough to kill three or four soldiers!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Th-this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is an arrow defense tower?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, how can its range be this far?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A level 10 arrow defense tower only has a range of 200 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do these eight arrow defense towers seem to have over a thousand meters??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is going on…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow defense towers that had suddenly erupted with power\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sent arrow after arrow tearing through the sky, too fast for their eyes to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first they hadn't noticed these arrow defense towers were so monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a little time passed, the sheer horror of them became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way, a common arrow defense tower, and he's leveled it to 40?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"A Level 3 Lord Crystal can't unlock the cap all the way to level 40, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it's been modified, or he used some kind of territory item.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is insane. Such good resources, and he used them on a common-grade Arrow Defense Tower?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a criminal waste...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience erupted, voices surging like a tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn't witnessed the might of a legendary hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but instead saw an utterly outrageous Arrow Defense Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant black horse beneath him was blasted away by the arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cang Lin was swept off, thrown tumbling to the ground by the recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>0 ·····Please give flowers·· ········\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head, a blank look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How... had eight Arrow Defense Towers wiped out his entire force?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Detecting that all troops and heroes have been slain. You have been defeated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Yu the god is insane!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>850296501\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He won, he won!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star spectators below cheered in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light gradually dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu stretched lazily,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and exited the simulation battle space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting a newly-minted lord truly was boring enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't stir the slightest spark of passion in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Star Nation Lord let out a breath of relief; the Moon Star Queen felt the great stone lift from her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer power of this Arrow Defense Tower had completely shattered their understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To have witnessed such an utterly bizarre arrow tower,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this match could hardly be called a waste of time!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Buffing an Arrow Defense Tower to this extent... way too extravagant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if the guy's talent specifically boosts arrows?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even then, building a higher-grade defense tower would be better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, judging by this, he went all-in on Arrow Defense Towers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The arrow tower's level must be at the Level 3 Lord Crystal cap: level 30.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, this is only strong early on. When everyone's territory develops later, one rare defense tower will be way stronger than this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idle chatter around the venue never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the cheers from the Blue Star lords instantly quieted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dazed, they looked at one another,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in dead silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wanted to speak up and defend Su Yu,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but couldn't find any angle to argue from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they could only stand frozen in awkward silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I— I'm going to go do my simulation battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Blue Star Alliance were the first to find the atmosphere unbearable. After bidding Su Yu farewell, they all dispersed one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu's classmates, however, argued with those people for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy just won without relying on a legendary hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you still have the nerve to run your mouths?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do any of you have an Arrow Defense Tower like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green with envy, aren't you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Yu, well done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nation Lord patted Su Yu on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts differed from everyone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his eyes, Su Yu had always been a quick-witted, neither servile nor overbearing young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surely had his own development strategy and plans for his territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would not interfere; he trusted Su Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Su Yu the god, I have a match too. Are you going to cheer for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Bai Xiaowei bounced up to Su Yu, looking at him with eyes full of anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not now, I have things to do.\" Su Yu waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to expose too much of his territory's strength in the qualifiers; this match had indeed wasted quite a lot of his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still wanted to go play a round of TW simulation battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only by fighting those previous-generation lords could he ignite his true passion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\" Bai Bai Xiaowei pouted and started matchmaking for a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't have much hope anyway; she'd just fight casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Gu Linger saw that Su Yu had even turned down Bai Bai Xiaowei, and swallowed the words she was about to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She silently began matchmaking for a duel.\u003C\u002Fp>",1613,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9a164d8a6ccd5d2fbc74dd0a93dd69b3aea815e1a6eef5e46eefc12e77bb2d16","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-71","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-69",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]