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Next, Haru went to recruit his other top-level troops. A new day meant the Elf Mother Tree, Dragon Island, Golden Beamon Palace, and the Holy Monastery all had fresh recruitment slots ready. All these four barracks were now at Level 9 and no longer required Energy Stones or Magic Crystals.
After about an hour of recruitment, he had gathered:
- 3,000 Elven Troops
- 3,000 Dragon Troops
- 3,000 Golden Beamon Troops
- 5,000 Troops of Light
Just from these four buildings, he would get 14,000 top-level troops daily for free from now on. For other Castle Lords, especially the top-level ones, such a number was simply unimaginable. Envy and jealousy were their only possible reactions. Haru quickly evaluated their quality.
"Among the 3,000 new Elves, there are more than 200 Elemental Elves with growth potential at peak Demigod Tier. That's super top‑tier level troops."
"Among the dragons, two were Space Dragons, genuine God Class troops!"
"Among the Golden Beamons, although there aren't Golden Titans, there are several Pure‑Blooded Ancient Beamons, but that's still an excellent haul."
As for the Troops of Light from the Holy Monastery, there was not much to analyze. No matter how good his luck was, they would always cap at peak Saint Tier. Compared with the other three barracks, the Holy Monastery gave him higher quantity but slightly lower individual quality.
Overall, his luck today was outstanding. Not to mention Yvonne, the two Space Dragons, four Pure‑Blooded Ancient Beamons, and over 200 Elemental Elves was an event that has never happened in any previous recruitment.
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Once the day's recruitment was complete, Haru looked at Celestia and said, "There are still three hours until noon. Assemble the army of elites that will participate in the Demon Slayer Tournament. We will leave soon."
Celestia bowed and left to carry out his orders while Haru returned to the Imperial Palace and sat on his throne in the Throne Room, taking out his two growth type artifacts. He then checked his reserves:
- Energy Stones: 79.3 Million+
- Rare Crystals: 16.8 Billion+
- Divine Crystals: 259,000+
(T/N - I'm pretty sure there's no confusion about it but the + sign indicates that the numbers have been rounded down.)
'Almost seventeen billion Magic Crystals…' He mused, 'Since I have no barracks left to upgrade. I'll hold back a small reserve and exchange sixteen billion of them for Divine Crystals.'
He contacted the GM and a message prompt immediately arrived.
[Exchange in progress…]
[Exchange successful.]
[Congratulations, Divine Emperor Kazehaya, Lord of the Aetherium Empire. You have traded away 16 billion Magic Crystals and obtained 1.6 million Divine Crystals. Do you want to extract them now?]
[Yes] [No]
"Yes." The void in front of him split open, and a torrent of Divine Crystals poured out like a river of light, piling into a glittering mountain on the floor. By the time the crack sealed, there were 1.6 million Divine Crystals in front of him.
Haru thought with a smile, 'Hahaha, those Supreme Gods of Faith would definitely be jealous if they saw this scene.'
Gods of Faith were notoriously poor. Even Supreme Gods like Svetlana, one of the oldest and the current Official Goddess of Fate, had struggled to gather even 100,000 Divine Crystals to help the Nature Pantheon.
If Haru had not been a Castle Lord able to convert mortal resources like Power Stones and Magic Crystals into Divine Crystals through the GM, he would be even poorer than them. At the same time, he definitely wouldn't be able to continuously recruit adult Angels, let alone upgrade both of his growth type artifacts.
The Scepter of Sovereignty and the Armor of Sovereignty were pure gold‑swallowing, or in this case, Divine Crystal swallowing beasts. Each of their upgrades consumed hundreds of thousands of Divine Crystals.
Fortunately, his two large trades with the Ice Queen Eira had allowed him to reach this point. Without that, let alone the artifacts, he would have been struggling with the daily Angel recruitments.
He checked the current upgrade requirements:
- Scepter of Sovereignty: Intermediate Stage High God Tier Artifact → Needs 500,000 Divine Crystals for a level up.
- Armor of Sovereignty: Early Stage High God Tier Artifact → Needs 300,000 Divine Crystals for a level up.
"On paper, 1.8 million looks like a lot." He muttered, "But in reality, if I pour it into these two artifacts, I only get a few upgrades before the reserves run out…"
Just moments ago, he had felt like the richest God of Faith after the Titans and the Dragons. Now, with a single glance at the upgrade costs, he looked like he was about to go broke.
Moreover, above High God Tier lay Supreme God Tier and if he were to take the past into consideration, upgrading these two to the peak Supreme God Tier Artifacts would need tens or maybe even hundreds of millions of Divine Crystals.
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