The Birth of the Herausragend Desert Empire!
[Welcome to the Imperial Cosmos!]
[Every chosen individual by the Supreme Being carries the fate of the Sapphire Orb as Emperors and engage in the competition for the title of Supreme Emperor on this cosmos!]
[Each Emperor will possess an Emperor's Palace and a Portal of Enlightenment!]
[Moreover, specific Emperors will activate their unique Emperor Skills!]
[Attention All Emperors, employ this as your foundation to expand your empire and compete for the title of the Supreme Emperor!]
[The Imperial Cosmos offers you everything — Priceless relics, opportunities, wealth, power, status — whatever your heart yearns for!]
[Engage in battles to your heart's content!]
[All of these can belong to any one of you Emperors!]
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[You have activated your Emperor Skill!]
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"The contest for dominance as the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Ming woke up, stood upright, and surveyed his surroundings.
An endless ochre desert that seemed to extend into infinity was the sight that met his eyes.
Behind him was a simple wooden dwelling and adjacent to the dwelling was a glowing white portal towering over three meters tall.
The blistering wind blew onto Li Ming's face, scattering some sand onto him.
"The contest for dominance as the Supreme Emperor… So this must be my empire."
"It's a desert… Even water might be a scarce resource in this empire, huh?" Li Ming's expression was somewhat grim.
A Desert Empire!
This was indisputably a demanding start for an Emperor who required resources to flourish.
At this moment, a golden holographic screen materialized in front of Li Ming.
[Honored Emperor!]
[As a Novice Emperor, you will be granted seven days of Novice Protection!]
[During these seven days, your empire will be shielded with a Novice Emperor Protection Barrier to safeguard your territory from invading Emperors and beasts from the local areas!]
[After the seven days period, the beasts of the Crimson Mist will assault your empire as part of the Novice Emperor Evaluation!]
[Please strive to fortify your empire within these seven days and pass the Novice Emperor Evaluation. Failure to do so will result in both you and your empire being obliterated!]
Li Ming had barely finished reading when a cubic-shaped white light barrier materialized above him, enveloping his empire.
"This barrier will only safeguard me for seven days!"
"In these seven days, I must fortify to the extent where I possess the capability to combat beasts or I'll perish here!" His expression was serious.
"Let's assess my development groundwork first." Li Ming turned his attention to the wooden house behind him.
A golden screen surfaced.
[Building Name: The Emperor's Cabin]
[Building Level: Red-Tier Elementary Grade]
[Building Effect: The Emperor's dwelling. Concurrently, it is the location where the Empire Token is stored.]
[Construction Upgrade: 200 units of wood, 200 units of refined sand, 200 units of metal, 200 units of stone, 100 units of Red-Tier Mist Core!]
[Empire Level: Red-Tier Elementary Grade]
[Empire Construction: Emperor's Palace (Red-Tier Elementary Grade), Portal of Enlightenment (Red-Tier Elementary Grade)]
[Emperor Skill: Hermes' Touch (Legendary)]
[Hermes' Touch: You can view the status of a designated entity. There is a 100% probability of retrieving all the loot of the defeated entity]
"I've actually activated a Legendary-Tier Emperor Skill! Isn't this Hermes' Touch too extraordinary?!" Li Ming was ecstatic.
He was a transmigrator who had experienced two quite mundane lives without much fortune.
He did not foresee his luck taking a turn in this Imperial Cosmos!
After regaining his composure, he approached the Portal of Enlightenment.
Li Ming observed the radiant white portal before him, and the golden screen resurfaced.
[Building Name: Portal of Enlightenment]
[Construction Level: Red-Tier Elementary Grade]
[Building Effect: Every day, five natives of the Imperial Cosmos can be invoked from the Portal of Enlightenment to become subjects of the Emperor. There exists a possibility that you might be able to invoke entities with profession.]
[Construction Upgrade: 100 units of wood, 100 units of sand, 100 units of metal sand, 100 units of stone, 50 Red-Tier Mist Core!]
[Prompt: Would you like to use the Portal of Enlightenment immediately?]
"Yes!"
Li Ming promptly responded.
As he lacked significant combat strength himself, he would have to rely on these subjects to tackle the beasts seven days later.
Suddenly, the Portal of Enlightenment radiated blinding white beams of light, signifying the impending arrival of five individuals.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The five of them immediately kneeled and respectfully greeted Li Ming upon their arrival.
"Rise," Li Ming commanded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Ming took a moment to observe them after they stood up.
Three of the five were men and the remaining two were women. Among them, a man and a woman were Red-Tier Elementary Grade Cooks and seemed to be a married couple. The other two men has no profession and appeared rather ordinary. The last woman, however, was an archer. She was the only entity who has a combat profession among the five.
"My name is Li Ming! Welcome to my empire! As you've become my subjects and accepted my protection, you are expected to comply with my commands and serve me with loyalty. We are surrounded by beasts. It would be unwise to deal with the external beasts and internal chaos simultaneously, right? Are you prepared to fight for our survival?"
"We are willing!" The five of them responded hastily.
Li Ming nodded.
Suddenly, a series of clattering sounds erupted from nearby, accompanied by hissing noises.
"What was that?!"
Li Ming quickly regained his composure, aware that he had the Novice Emperor protection. He then led the five subjects toward the origin of the sound.
A lizard with yellow skin and blood-red eyes was incessantly attacking the protective barrier from outside, attempting to force its way in.
When it noticed Li Ming and the others, it immediately displayed a lust for blood and roared at them.
"It's a Crimson Mist Beast!"
Meu Yer, the archer, got ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Li Ming studied it.
A beast notification popped up.
[Beast Name: Desert Mist Spiny Lizard]
[Strength Level: Red-Tier Elementary Grade].
[Beast Description: A beast from the Herausragend Desert, born in the Crimson Mist. It is bloodthirsty and enjoys killing all living creatures that come into its sight. It enjoys painting its thick, white scales with the blood of its enemies.]
[Bounty Drop Rate: 2 units of Red-Tier Mist Core (Drop Rate: 100%), 1 to 20 units of Red-Tier Elementary Grade Desert Haze Lizard meat (Drop Rate: 20% to 1%), 1 kg water bag (Drop Rate: 3%), 1 gradeless Desert Soldier Class Certificate (Drop Rate: 0.1%)]