Chapter 39: I still have a chance to get this Reward

At this moment, at the top of the island's chat channel, rows of golden, shimmering text captured everyone's attention.

[Congratulations Lord Edward, for conquering the native stronghold—Goblins Tribe]

[As the first Lord to conquer a native stronghold, Lord Edward is rewarded with 1000 gold coins, 100 honor points, and 500 prestige points.]

[May all professionals take Edward as a role model and make outstanding contributions to the unification of the Worlds' Floating Isles.]

These lines of golden text, prominently pinned and shining with prestige, ensured that every professional entering the chat channel saw them immediately.

This is what is known as a "world announcement," a surefire way to make any professional envious and famous.

If anyone was unaware of Edward's name before, now, such individuals would be exceedingly rare—unless they never entered the island's chat channel.

But obviously, that's unlikely.

Whether it's bragging, gathering information, or just chatting, participating in the chat channel is a daily activity for professionals.

Thus, Edward has truly made a name for himself.

His name, at this moment, is etched in the minds of all professionals on the island.

He is now a household name across the entire Worlds' Floating Isles.

The chat channel was absolutely buzzing:

[Holy smokes, a world announcement!]

[Never heard of that before. Even the first batch of professionals who arrived at the Worlds' Floating Isles never got such treatment.]

[That's true.]

[Back on Earth, I used to hang out on professional forums every day and never heard of the Worlds' Floating Isles issuing a world announcement for any professional.]

[Since when did the Worlds' Floating Isles start getting so competitive?]

[Competitive or not, the content of the announcement is what's important... Is Lord Edward really that powerful to have conquered a Goblins Tribe?]

[I know about Goblins; they are low-intelligence creatures of the Worlds' Floating Isles.]

[Low-intelligence or not, it's still a Tribe.]

[Generally, even the weakest native stronghold is guarded by a level 9 monster.]

[In other words, Lord Edward's troops must be strong enough to take down a level 9 BOSS.]

[That's insanely strong.]

[As a fellow Lord, I can say that I wouldn't even dream of taking on a level 9 BOSS, let alone ordinary level 5 monsters.]

[You're telling me.]

[God help me, I'm a Lord with advanced troops, and I'm still struggling against small packs of wild wolves.]

Currently, Lords are indeed at this level.

As of now, only top-tier Lords have the strength to challenge level 5 or level 6 monsters.

But managing to kill a level 6 monster is already considered reaching the sky's limit.

For someone like Edward to conquer a stronghold guarded by a level 9 local powerhouse, it's something other professionals wouldn't even dare to dream of.

If it weren't for the "world announcement" testifying for Edward, absolutely no professional would believe that Edward's strength had reached such a formidable level.

...

[Hey folks, anyone got a clue about what exactly Edward's troop type is? It's only been three days, and he's already taken down a local stronghold. It's mind-boggling.]

[On this matter, I think the leader of the Hall of Kings would have a lot to say.]

[Seems like even the leader of the Hall of Kings can't take down a local stronghold, right?]

[No need to say 'seems,' it's a fact.]

[Ever since Edward started rolling out high-level gear, I knew his troops were something special.]

[Edward's troops are definitely among the strongest of the top-tier units.]

[Jealous of Edward.]

[Speaking of which, managing to snag gold coins from the Worlds' Floating Isles isn't something just anyone can pull off.]

[A whole thousand gold coins, man.]

[Now, Edward can summon twenty more top-tier units.]

[Don't forget about the honor and prestige values as rewards; those are even more valuable than gold coins, especially the honor points...]

[I just opened the honor contribution leaderboard, and it's just Edward at the top, no one else.]

[Seeing Edward at the top of the honor leaderboard has literally changed my face with envy.]

...

Out on the vast prairie~

In the territory of the Golden Behemoth Lord.

All of the Golden Behemoth troops had been dispatched for hunting.

The territory was left with only the Golden Behemoth Lord himself.

At this moment, as he watched the bustling [Island Chat Channel] and the dazzling [World Announcements], his face twisted.

Jealousy, shock, disbelief...

A variety of negative expressions appeared on his face.

Making his already plain face look even uglier.

"How is this possible?"

"Even if Edward's top-tier units are stronger than my Golden Behemoths, he shouldn't be able to conquer a stronghold of native intelligent beings this quickly."

"Level nine local champions..."

"Is this something current professionals should be able to challenge?"

The young lord's eyes widened in terror and astonishment.

For his Golden Behemoth team, it would take at least a week to possibly challenge a level nine champion.

But Edward has already done it.

He couldn't understand why Edward's troops were so powerful.

It had been speculated before that Edward's troops could hunt monsters at night, but now, in a blink of an eye, he had even taken down a stronghold of native intelligent beings.

What kind of troops are these, with such astonishing growth rates?

Or is it that Edward's troops start at a level higher than four?

That's even more impossible.

Because the initial level for top-tier units is four.

What kind of troops have an initial level higher than four?

God-tier troops?

"We can't keep going like this."

"I must seek other ways to develop quickly, otherwise, I'll have a hard time catching up to Edward."

As a top-tier Lord, Edward has been speeding ahead.

While his territory and troops are also developing and growing, compared to Edward's breakneck speed, his pace might only be eighty miles per hour.

It won't be long...

He might not even see Edward's taillights.

So, he must find a way to step on the gas.

But what can he do?

Maybe he has to scrape together another batch of gold coins in the alliance to expand his Golden Behemoth team?

Seems, probably, maybe...

That really might be the only way.

...

It wasn't just the young lord who felt the 'crisis'.

Other top-tier professionals on the island also felt a great sense of urgency.

Especially those aspiring to compete for the position of Lord of the Worlds' Floating Isles, each one was extremely anxious.

The faster Edward ran.

The bigger the gap between them and Edward.

The more difficult it would be to seize the position of Lord in the future.

Under this pressure, every top-tier professional was frantically trying to find ways to speed up their own strength enhancement, lest they be left too far behind by Edward.

Not to say they could catch up with Edward.

But at least they had to be able to see Edward's taillights after his wild ride.

Otherwise, they were completely done for.

Just then, a message appeared on the [Island Chat Channel], once again stirring up heated discussion among countless professionals.

The content of the message was very straightforward—

[Edward was the first to conquer a native stronghold, receiving a generous Reward from the Worlds' Floating Isles. So, the first to upgrade Territory, the first to conquer an outdoor gold mine, the first to advance to king-level professional... Will the Worlds' Floating Isles also give corresponding Rewards?]

As soon as the message was released, the Island Chat Channel was instantly abuzz.

Countless professionals quickly began discussing related information in the channel.

And in a short time, the [Fences blueprints] and [Watchtowers blueprints] being sold on the island's trading platform were snapped up by some Lord professionals.

They felt this message was very reliable.

And the reason they were scrambling for Fences blueprints and Watchtowers blueprints was because they all wanted to be the first to upgrade Territory, to eat the second crab.

But soon, these Lord professionals were confused again.

What could they do after grabbing the Fences blueprints and Watchtowers blueprints, they didn't have Warehouse blueprints.

Fences, Watchtowers, Warehouse.

These are the three essential buildings for upgrading Territory to [Medium Village].

Indispensable.

But on the trading platform, there was no trading information for [Warehouse blueprints] at all.

The drop rate for Warehouse blueprints was even lower than for Fences and Watchtowers blueprints.

"No worries, no rush."

"There hasn't been a single Warehouse blueprint out there, Edward definitely doesn't have one either."

"I still have a chance to get this Reward."

This was the thinking of many Lord professionals, perhaps also comforting themselves.