"Before recruiting, check how many resources are left and whether they are enough to upgrade the territory."

As he spoke, Su Bai glanced at the resource page.

【Soul: 799,628】

【wood:】

[Stone: 6100]

[Iron Blocks: 137,700??]

[Basic Energy Gem: 9,260?]

[Biomass:]

As the territory level increases, the resources required for each upgrade become increasingly greater.

Besides iron blocks, wood and stone are relatively scarce.

It will probably take another day to accumulate enough resources to upgrade to a level 13 territory.

"Let me think about how to distribute these nearly 800,000 souls!"

Su Bai stood there, his mind racing.

The recruitment numbers for springtails, hydralisks, and cockroaches were set at 1670, 512, and 400, respectively.

【Soul-167,000?】

【Soul-153,600】

【Soul-200,000?】

The hatchery was bustling with activity.

The purple skeleton opened up, revealing a huge gash.

One after another, springtails, hydralisks, and cockroaches scurried out.

Fifteen minutes later.

The fractured skeleton came back together.

Recruitment of troops is complete.

The insect swarm surged, and the territory became bustling with activity.

"bring it on!"

"My dear pyrobug!"

I need you!

Su Bai selected 500 mutated explosive insects.

【Soul-250,000?】

Genes began to mutate within 500 springtails, causing biomass on their surface to grow rapidly.

They transformed into giant green cocoons, enveloping them.

One minute later.

The cocoon ruptures.

One by one, round, exploding insects appeared in the territory.

Looking at the massive swarm of insects, Su Bai's lips curled up slightly, a look of delight and joy on his face.

"5,000 springtails, 2,500 hydralisks, 2,200 cockroaches, and 500 blasting insects."

"The number of insect swarms has finally surpassed the 10,000 mark!"

"Becoming a lord in just over ten days allows one to command tens of thousands of troops!"

"Looking across the entire Land of Redemption, no other lord can produce troops at such an astonishing speed!"

The military region's courses have taught that only those lords with exceptional talent can increase their troop numbers to over ten thousand in a relatively short period of time.

This shorter period of time refers to one year!

Most lords would have to spend two, three, or even longer to have an army of ten thousand.

Of course, we can't rule out the possibility of some incredibly lucky individuals.

You might stumble upon a stroke of luck and acquire a huge amount of resources, or a large number of high-level troop recruitment vouchers.

However, luck is always unpredictable; it can make someone powerful for a time, but it cannot guarantee lasting strength.

For Su Bai, his greatest stroke of luck was binding with the interstellar Zerg, which led to the sublimation of his Lord's Mark into the highest level of Supreme Mythical quality.

Everything we have now was earned through hard work and dedication.

As the saying goes, one must be strong to forge iron.

The interstellar Zerg, with their limitless potential and formidable combat power, is the fundamental reason why Su Bai is able to crush lords of the same level.

Just then, the system's mechanical synthesized voice suddenly sounded.

[Note: Congratulations to Lord Su Bai! You are far ahead of other lords who arrived in the same year, and your troop strength has surpassed 10,000, triggering the special achievement "Overcrowded with Troops"!]

[Note: Special reward has been credited to your account and automatically added to your storage space!]

"Nice!"

"Another special achievement has been triggered!"

"StarCraft Zerg, I love you guys to death! Hahahaha!"

Su Bai was overjoyed, and the corners of his mouth turned up in a happy smile.

Trigger various achievements consecutively and reap generous rewards.

Besides luck, it also depends on the overwhelming power of the insect swarm.

However, the lords who awakened this year have been a bit unlucky.

Whether the number of soldiers under your command exceeds one thousand or ten thousand, you will not be able to trigger the achievement and receive the reward.

This type of achievement is similar to a monster first kill.

Only the first lord to achieve this goal will receive the corresponding reward.

"Let's see what kind of reward we got!"

Su Bai stood still, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, and quickly opened his storage space.

There was an additional architectural blueprint inside.

[Blueprint: Needle-like Reptile]

[Quality: Epic]

[Unique: Exclusive Building for the Zerg in StarCraft]

[Function: Ground defense building]

[Requires: 1000 wood, 1000 stone, 2000 iron blocks, 2000 biomass]

"That's awesome!"

"It's a defensive building blueprint!"

"What our territory will always need is a constant supply of defense!"

"Besides regular unit defenses such as Zerglings, Hydralisks, and Roaches, defensive buildings are an indispensable force."

"Under certain special circumstances, it could very well play a different and important role!"

Su Bai grinned, his face practically beaming with joy.

The emergence of brand-new defensive structures is of great significance to the current territory.

As the swarm continues to grow, Su Bai will inevitably explore even more distant places.

At this point, the defense of the main base becomes extremely important.

If you're away from home and fighting against hostile forces, and your hometown gets attacked, it will greatly affect your mood.

Therefore, having more defensive buildings for early warning and enemy elimination is a very important thing.

"Build it now!"

Without any hesitation, Su Bai consumed the blueprint and issued the construction command.

[Timber - 1000]

【Stone - 1000】

[Iron Block - 2000]

【Biomass-2000】

At the edge of the territory, a pale purple orb of light appeared out of thin air, emitting faint glows.

You can vaguely see a sharp building inside, gradually taking shape.

Time passed second by second.

The outlines of the buildings within the cluster of light became increasingly clear.

finally.

Six minutes later.

The light faded.

Before Su Bai appeared a peculiar interstellar insectoid structure.

Its appearance presents a sharp, organic structure, resembling a giant cylindrical monster.

The main body is a protruding ridge-like structure, which is several meters long and is its main attack organ.

At the very top of the ridge-like structure, a huge spine needle extends, gleaming with a sinister, cold light.

Six long legs, composed of complex organic structures, are firmly rooted in the ground.

"Such a huge spinal needle must be incredibly lethal!"

Su Bai's eyes lit up.

As the gaze focused, lines of information popped up.

Spinal needle reptile

[Level: Lv1]

[Quality: Epic]

[Unique: Exclusive Building for the Zerg in StarCraft]

[Function: Ground defense building]

[Weapon: Spiked Tentacles]

【Skill 1: Pull Up】

The spine-spined reptile can be uprooted and moved on the ground to change its location, but it cannot be attacked at this time. Its movement speed on the fungal carpet will be greatly increased.

[Skill 2: Rooting]

The spine-like crawler takes root upon landing, gaining the ability to attack, but cannot move.

[Attack range: 200 meters]

[Description: The mobile, spine-climbing reptile is an ideal defensive structure for protecting territory. It is rooted in fungal carpet and topped with powerful spines. Don't be fooled by its apparent length; this creature can extend to nearly ten times its relaxed length, slamming its top spines into enemies.]

[Note: The spine-spined reptile cannot attack air units, so the skies over its territory are guarded by its equally repulsive relative—the spore reptile.]