[{"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-74":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},1942056,2690,"Chapter 74: Never Fall","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>Sylph directly opened her hero terminal, lay down on the recliner, and started playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elotti, on the other hand, looked completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With free time on her hands, she had no idea what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farmers in the territory worked themselves to the bone with desperate devotion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so they didn't need her supervision either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a hero,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what was she supposed to do in a territory?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylph glanced up at Elotti and beckoned, \"Elotti, come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it…\" Elotti walked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll show you something nice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sly curve lifted the corner of Sylph's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women sat inside the newly built Hero Hall\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and started watching a movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a rosy flush crept up the rims of Elotti's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a holy angel, this film's content was a bit too risqué,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not exactly proper... but it actually seemed kind of interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elotti mused to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Start matching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Yu, having entered the simulation space, gently stroked the Light Throne Ring on his thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no more than a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his entire body was bathed in holy radiance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>transforming into a white, humanoid creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the disguise ability of the Light Throne Ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tested it; even the two mythic figures in the territory\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>found it hard to see through this disguise and glimpse his true face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than calling it a disguise, it was more like an alteration of physical laws,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making Su Yu's body, in the truest sense, become white light—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet this body of white light still possessed the properties of a physical body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was extraordinarily strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, it could completely cut off all auras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\u003Cp>If Su Yu curled up into a ball and remained motionless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>probably no one would think that mass of white light was a living being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Matchmaking complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Territory \"Never Fall\" versus \"Beast Dominion\".]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ID: Moonfall VS Mad Beast Lion Bro]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Terrain: Desert. Duel begins.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please select territory units for projection.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moonfall is online!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who's Moonfall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Never Fall' — that one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy crap!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New Lord section of the Myriad Races Forum immediately erupted with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, very few new lords bothered to pay attention to that so-called TW simulation battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing matchmaking battles against lords from all realms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was that insanity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For new lords, it was nothing but signing up for punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once your points went negative, you couldn't even reapply for a TW account.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if your negative points piled up too much, you'd suffer penalties,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and might even be permanently barred from logging into TheWorld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could endure that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, no one had ever imagined\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that among this cohort's new lords, someone truly was fighting TW simulation battles,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and what was more — they were winning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The territory that ranked first in the monster wave settlement, \"Never Fall\"!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The TW newcomer forum had never been this lively before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden emergence of \"Never Fall\" let them glimpse hope of defeating lords from the older generations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this battle keep the winning streak going?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a few new lords waited with anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, they saw that \"Never Falls\" had entered a match,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and immediately paid to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ordinary simulated battles, apart from invitation by the participants,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>others who wished to spectate had to pay to enter the livestream room opened by TW.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moonfall's big shot is online.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's not going to win again, is he...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looking forward to it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large number of new-generation lords flooded into the paid livestream room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rapidly surging viewer count of the livestream room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>also drew the attention of some previous-generation lords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They paid to enter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to discover it was a new-generation lord versus an old-generation lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've got to be kidding me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can we get a refund?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of damn title is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moonfall VS Raging Beast · A Fierce Battle!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This qualifies as fierce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is TW's official doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fledgling is just a fledgling. You think you can win this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any idea whose alt account Raging Beast Lion Lord is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's Bamate, the Lionhead. A top standout of the 'Valiant Lord' rank!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His territory 'Beast Dominance Under Heaven' has been developing for fifty years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Combined with his racial talent 'Battle-Intent Furious Howl,'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even a Grand Lord's army, face to face, would struggle to guarantee victory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's a new-generation lord and wants to win?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a joke.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of previous-generation lords couldn't help but start mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all felt that spending money to watch this kind of stream was a total rip-off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never mind learning anything — it probably won't even be the least bit exciting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What's there to watch in a straight-up crushing match?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been developing my territory for ten years, and my win rate in this TW simulation battle is still zero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He just got lucky winning one match. Does he think he can keep winning?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That elf lord is a complete idiot, losing even this one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some previous-session lords who'd watched the free recordings were utterly dismissive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being defeated by a newcomer to the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could be called a veteran lord's disgrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who enters the Ten Thousand Realms Battlefield without getting schooled by the veterans the whole way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, a newcomer, want to ride roughshod over the veterans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you placed first in the monster wave rankings, everyone would still curse you out all the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let alone the fact that, without revealing their identity, staying hidden and anonymous, they could curse without the slightest scruple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if later they find out they're from the same race, a quick apology and it's done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of cheering new-session lords in the livestream room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>immediately fell quiet in dismay. Strength is what speaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with strength can you speak loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only wait and hope, wishing Moonfall would win another match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teacher Carlo, that Moonfall has come online.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come online?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf Carlo had taken half the day off classes in the afternoon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and couldn't even stomach dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw the message on his lord terminal, he snapped to alertness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Log into TheWorld!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After losing the simulation battle to Moonfall, the more he thought about it, the stranger it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why hadn't his troops breached the opponent's city wall?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now people of his own race looked down on him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he'd utterly humiliated himself throughout the entire Ten Thousand Realms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If... more people were to lose to Moonfall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wouldn't that take some of the heat off his own name?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full of expectation, Carlo entered the pay-per-view livestream room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi, head of TheWorld's newcomer division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His main role was running competitions for promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, he'd been in charge of the \"Valiant Lord\" tier, but results kept dropping and dropping,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he was reassigned to the unranked newcomer division.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the higher tier divisions,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the newcomer division's revenue was pitifully low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried for several years, found he simply couldn't improve performance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>let alone return to his previous post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had no choice but to accept his fate, gave up any thought of climbing back up, and decided to take it one day at a time, just waiting to retire and draw a pension to get by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suddenly trending post on the TW Newcomer Forum, Moonfall vs Elf Carlo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had reached the front page of the TW Forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi knew — his chance had come!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Promote it! Immediately promote his simulation battle!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to occupy the ad slots in the 'Valiant Lord' tier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw Moonfall online, Ma Ma Kusi immediately gave the order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, boss, for the 'Valiant Lord' tier...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is a guy who's only fought one battle worth a promotional slot like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the results fall short,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and a rival makes trouble,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>we'll probably just have to pack our bags and get lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push it! If anything goes wrong, I take full responsibility!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi barked the order, eyes glaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd never seen a new-session lord this strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monster wave settlement first in the rankings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>very likely to take first in the Ten Thousand Clans Ranking Battle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be plenty of people tracking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This promotion was absolutely worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the pay-per-view livestream room's viewer count surge,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ma Ma Kusi trembled with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number was already surpassing the popular \"Valiant Lord\" matches!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought that had vanished for years resurfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought, keep climbing higher!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was TheWorld, representing the official simulated battles of the Myriad Realms Battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climb higher, and infinite possibilities awaited.\u003C\u002Fp>",1434,"2026-06-15T03:53:46.766Z","2026-06-15T04:25:06.961Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","f18b1e4cbf3eab50724a00345b81b1717a742dee836f02c8e3b210cca0bb55f7","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-75","universal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-chapter-73",312,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Funiversal-lord-the-zero-troop-building-maniac-cover.jpg"]