Chapter 18
Lost in thought, Liam considered his options for upgrading the buildings within his territory.
Each structure offered unique benefits and advantages, but he knew prioritizing the upgrades was essential for his domain's overall defense and prosperity.
After careful deliberation, Liam's gaze settled on the wall and the arrow tower.
Strengthening the defenses of his castle was paramount, especially with potential threats looming on the horizon.
"Upgrading the wall and the arrow tower will bolster our defenses significantly."
Liam mused, affirming.
"It's the first step in ensuring the safety of our territory."
"And upgrading the wall is essential for the castle's upgrade requirement. Doing so in advance will save me a lot of time once I upgrade the castle. After this, I can directly upgrade it again, given that the resources are sufficient by then."
With his decision made, Liam turned his attention back to the building panel, his fingers deftly navigating the interface.
[Wall][Level 1]
Description: The shield of the castle, once the wall is broken, then the castle will be left vulnerable.
[1000/1000][HP]
Upgrade requirement: Level 1 castle, 5000 Woods, 5000 stones.
[Arrow Tower][Level 1]
Description: A normal arrow tower, useful against mortal soldiers and for spotting.
Upgrade requirements: 100 woods, 100 stones, level 1 castle, level 1 blacksmith.
Liam initiated the upgrade process for both structures with a determined expression, committing the necessary resources to strengthen his castle's defenses.
[Ding, automatically deducting 5000 stones and 5000 wood from the resources]
[Ding, automatically deducting 100 stones and 100 wood from the resources]
[Under Construction]
[Wall][Level 2][Timer]: 12 hour 59 minutes
[Arrow tower][Timer]: 2 hour 59 minutes
As the upgrades began, Liam then shifted his gaze towards the remaining resources that he currently has.
[Lord of the human race][Lord of the dragon race] [Earth, Human] +
[name]: Liam Adermin
[Race]: [True Dragon][Human]
[age]: 18/1000
[Lord level]: 3(+ 7)
[Exp to the next level]: 100/10000
[Lord Class]: None
[Base troop]: Draconic slime (Epic) (rarity: S) (level : 3(+7))
[Description]: A powerful life form that possesses the strength of a dragon cub at birth, seemingly hybrid, and adept at mana manipulation.
[Skill]: [The art of morphing, adapt]
[Combat power]: 1700
[Summon space]: 100/100
[Power]: 175670
[Experience points][7400]
[Resources]
[Wood]: 2132
[Stone]: 3339
[Food]:18723
"The food number is still safe."
"though they have dwindled quite a bit for the wood and stone."
Liam murmured, his eyes fixed on the Lord's panel.
"Then, let's trade half of these foods for other resources. And even treasures. I doubt those Lords won't be tempted by these high-quality beast meats."
Deciding so, Liam shuttled his finger across the panel, tapping on the trading market, and there it was, page after page filled with Lords selling their resources or even items in batches.
Surprisingly, there are even rankings for those Lords within the trading market.
The higher the transaction amount of resources placed in, the higher the ranking. This will allow for more exposure among the billions of Lords.
Looking over the pages assigned according to the ranking, Liam discovered a lot of familiar nametags among them.
For example.
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1.[Lord Xander]
[Items]
3000 unit of meat[Exchange for wood and stone][Exchange rate: 10 units of meat for 50 units of resources, each]
2.[Lady Isabelle]
[Items]
50 unit of high purity crystal[Exchange for rare building blueprint][If you have any other treasures, you can personally message me]
3.[Lord Elijah]
[Items]
1500 units of meat[400 of this unit is of level 5 leader monster][Exchange for valuable information regarding Lord Askme location]
Liam wasn't surprised since it would be logical for powerful lords like them to sell certain resources within the trading market.
However, his ability to buy information besides physical commodities surprised him.
The trading market seems to allow all sorts of transactions here.
Liam then shifted over several pages and filtered the pages for only food-selling options. Comparing the prices and finding the average selling point, Liam then nodded in understanding while saying.
"The average exchange rate is 10 to 30, though these ratios are only for those wild animals meat or even normal fruits. For top-quality meat that came from high-level beasts, the average exchange ratio is roughly around 10 to 50. Lord Xander is a great example."
"Then... "
Liam hesitated for a moment within his words and continued.
"How about the meat of an Alpha beast, an existence equivalent to that of a level 10 existence. Just what price should I sell them for."
Pondering this question, Liam devised a price that suited him and the quality of the beast's meat he was about to sell.
"1 unit of meat for 50 units of stone and wood."
Yes, it is a bloodsucking exchange rate.
Only a fool would buy such a thing. Though, there are many fools among them that Liam can play around with.
Liam had tested it. The benefits of this meat are evident enough if a normal Lord were to consume it. They will be able to notice considerable changes in their strength essence.
And for such a benefit, Liam believed many Lords would scramble for it.
Sadly enough, the meat of this monster couldn't do much to his current physique. It is akin to throwing a rock into the ocean, not even a ripple from the grand scale of it.
Placing the 2000 units of alpha beast meat on sale alongside the other 3000 units of normal meat. Liam then listed these two items in separate categories with different exchange ratios.
In full calculation, Liam expected to see roughly 100 thousand each of the basic resources from the alpha beast meat transaction alone. As for the other remaining normal transactions, they should be worth around 20 thousand worth of resources separately.
"A total of 120 thousand in full return if all these meats are traded out."
"With these resources, It can last me for a long time before I move to the next course of action."
"Knowing this, I can refrain from sending the normal soldiers to the resource point outside of the territory, at least not until I have enough of them."
"Too many Lords have suffered from doing so; the disadvantages outweigh the benefits."
"And from what I had inferred from the global chat, many Lords seldom send their troops to these resource points due to the inefficient amount of soldiers."
"It can be said few Lords would be willing to send out their troops in the early stage of this world."
"Relying on the wilderness to earn these resources and hunting to earn the extra units of food and trade them in the trading market."
Pondering all this and ensuring several times that the order placement within the trading market was in the right amount that he wanted, Liam shifted his focus to the surrounding area of his territory.
Unaware of the storms that were happening after he posted his [Items] within the trading market.