"Initial environment set to: Endless abyss"
"Initial species set to: Demons."
"The Lord Trial has officially begun,initial resources have been distributed to private space. Please establish and improve your territory as soon as possible."
In the darkness, Wu Wei opened his eyes.
"Endless... abyss?"
"What kind of birthplace is that? and what kind of species is demons? why have I never heard of them? wait... could it be"
When Wu Wei opened his eyes, he couldn’t hide the extreme shocked emanting from the scene he saw.
There was none of the graceful silence of the forest environment, nor was there the grandeur of the Elemental Plane. There were no streams, no grasslands, and no warm winds here.
The only thing Wu Wei could see was a scarlet sky and countless barren lands that had long since cracked. Along with a large amount of foul-smelling air, accompanied by never-ending storms and lightning, constantly rushing to the west and in all directions.
In the sky, a huge black-red vortex eerie enough the scare the bravest men, hovered menacingly, It was like a giant Vacuum machine, ruthlessly sucking and destroying all the good things in the world, and dragging those sinful and fallen souls into its arms.
Perhaps it was the atmosphere of the abyss or his new status as lord, as Wu Wei knew immediately there are no uniform rules here, everything is as chaotic as it seemed.
This is a place where the environment is extremely harsh and distorted, and it is also a place where there are no rules. This is the birthplace of death and destruction, and it is also the final destination of all evil and fallen souls, This is...
Endless abyss!
"Cough cough cough!"
Just after taking two breaths, Wu Wei felt some pain in his lungs, and started coughing, contrary to his expectations what came out wasn’t dry air, but his own blood! In less than a minute after coming here, he actually started coughing up blood. His eyes widened, The air was poisonous!
The environment of the endless abyss was worse than he thought
Were there really civilized species that could survive here? Wu Wei sighed
"Either way, it’s not like I can go back and choose again."
Wu Wei glanced at the distributed resources in his private space and said.
"Even if I regret it, it's too late. No matter how bad the environment in this world is, I have to establish my territory here."
The two random options not only brought Wu Wei an extra fifty percent of his initial resources but naturally brought him additional risk.
For the advent of risks, Wu Wei has long been prepared.
So he didn’t regret it.
"First, is the location of my base, where to start."
"According to the [Age of Lords] textbook tutorial, there should be various types of resource production areas near my birthplace. I need to find them, and then place the core of my territory with them as the center point."
Unfortunately, as soon as Wu Wei started to take action, he discovered that those so-called textbooks may not be accurate. Or maybe , the endless abyss didn’t follow the laws of the textbooks.
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Wu Wei walked for a whole morning with the basic tools and territory core issued by the system on his back, but he couldn’t find any territory core!
Not only that, during the morning when he was probing around, Wu Wei didn't even catch a glimpse of any type of natural resources.
At this point, most of the people who were conducting the lord assessment would have already selected their bases and started to establish their own territory prototypes. The faster ones would have already started producing troops and gathering resources.
"No, I can’t go on like this,my operation speed is already behind them." Wu Wei thought out loud
"Instead of my meaningless exploration alone, it's better to recruit some units early and let them explore for me."
Wu Wei chose a relatively flat open ground and placed the core of his territory.
【Territory is being generated..】
[Territory construction completed. 】
[Congratulations, you have your first level 1 territory! 】
[You have officially become a level 1 lord. 】
After a flash of digitized symbols, a dusty throne of decay appeared in front of Wu Wei. The throne was made of the bones of unknown creatures and solidified dark red blood, it was engraved with some symbols of the abyss that Wu Wei couldn't understand.
And this throne was the core of Wu Wei's current territory.
It is also equivalent to the "main base" in Wu Wei's territory.
When Sitting on it, Wu Wei can command everyone who belongs to the territory and build new buildings. But at the same time, once it is destroyed, it also means that Wu Wei's territory has been completely destroyed.
[The basic buildings of your territory are now available. 】
[You have obtained the basic building Abyss Sacrificial Altar x1! 】
[You have obtained the basic building - Abyss Incubation Pool (dry state) x1, and you have obtained the building - Abyss Gate x1! 】
The establishment of each new territory regularly comes with 2-5 basic buildings.
However, due to the different genetic characteristics of Many Species, these basic buildings are all different.
If it is a territory of dwarves and gnomes, then these basic buildings will generally be taverns and smelting rooms.
If it is a territory with undead creatures, then these basic buildings will generally be cemeteries, halls of the dead, and death watchtowers.
And if it is an extremely rare dragon type of territory, then these basic buildings will be unified into dragon nests, hunting grounds, hatching greenhouses, and keel lands.
All in all, the basic buildings given by the system basically correspond to the species
chosen by the lord, and are used to provide basic functions such as recruitment, food, and education.
For the endless abyss it seemed Wu Wei got an old grey looking platform, a closed pool surrounded by countless withered black tentacles, and a gate glistening with black and red light. They appeared in three different spots within Wu Wei's territory, and not far from each other.
These were Wu Wei's basic building.
And Wu Wei was also sitting on the core of the territory, looking at the three buildings one by one.
"So with Abyss Sacrifice Altar you can sacrifice valuable things, such as treasures, resources, and even hope and souls? After the sacrifices, they can be exchanged for Abyss treasures?"
Wu Wei looked at his private space, he didn't seem to have anything to sacrifice at the moment.
or...
Try sacrificing your own soul, maybe your soul has some value?
Wu Wei blinked
Almost randomly and without reason, a dark thought suddenly appeared in Wu Wei's mind.
A gust of wind flew by, and Wu Wei, who was awake, quickly shook his head, left the abyss altar behind, and looked at the next building.
"An Abyss hatching pool, but why is it in a dry state?"
"Does it require something to activate it?"
Sitting on the old throne, Wu Wei clicked on the Abyss Incubation Pool.
The next moment, he froze.
"What's this? Why are there so many units to exchange for?, and none of them require any technology to unlock?!"
[Abyss Incubation Pool Exchange Options. 】
[Level 0 unit: Small devil, price: 0.25 souls, 25 kilograms of flesh and blood (any species, Does not need to be a complete body). 】
[Level 1 unit: native ghoul, price: 0.5 souls, 40 kilograms of flesh and blood (any species, Does not need to be a complete body). 】
[Level 2 unit: Serpentine Demon, price: 1 soul, 60 kilograms of flesh any species, (Does not need to be a complete body)]
...
[Level 10 unit: Gargoyle, price: 5 souls, 540 kilograms of flesh and blood, 20 kilograms of precious metals. 】
[Level 11 arms: Demon Craftsman, priced at 3 souls, 20 kg of flesh and blood, 100 kg of precious metals, requires the building [Demon Workshop]. 】
...
[Level 25 unit: Succubus, price: requires a special soul. 】
...
[Level 50 unit: Balrog, price: Molten Core x1, only available in hatching pools built in volcanoes 】
..
[Level 100 unit: Devil Prince, price: Son of God x1! 】
Seeing the countless possible units, Wu Wei was so excited that he couldn't help himself.
This was the first gift from the endless abyss to Wu Wei.
The best gift possible!