Chapter 58: Game Mall 6
And on top of that, there is no mention of this item in any of the history books of the other creatures in this section of the void, as if this item is unique.
Even when some people remembered and told the other creatures about how the item looked and its description, they were not able to get any information back.
And he was right, because the World's Will created this item as a test to see how these kinds of items worked.
Later this item was replicated into something that is used by all of them, namely the World Wide Auction House.
This place was operated by one of the World's Spirits who are the workforce of the World's Will, and they are some of the most powerful beings in each world.
Though they are never hostile and always act like little children who are curious about the world, they are generally harmless until they are provoked first which has happened only once.
The next items are:
Imperial Command Seal
Description: Grants the ability to the player to better rule over their people, providing initial resources and a loyal army.
Cost: 10,000 spirit stones
Quantity: 1
Celestial Army Training Manual
Description: Enhances the strength and discipline of the empire's soldiers, making them elite warriors.
Cost: 80,000 spirit stones
Quantity: 1
Heavenly Fortress Blueprint
Description: A blueprint for constructing an impregnable fortress, providing unparalleled defense for the empire.
Cost: 120,000 spirit stones
Quantity: 1
The Imperial Command Seal is an item that almost every player who later became an Empire-style player bought, as this item is one of the most important resources available to them.
This kind of resource is not available for any other style player as to have a thriving empire, a player needs more than just people to fill up spaces.
It needs time to accumulate its foundation, along with a stable army to both protect its territory and expand it.
Compared to that, the normal Family-style and the Sect-style players do not have many requirements.
Normal Family-style players need a stable source of geniuses to later become the pillars of their family and make their situation more stable.
For them, having an army is not important, as lower-level families until the middle and even the top-level families need to use these resources to instead make their families stronger.
And conscripting an army is not going to help them unless they are thinking about long-term options.
But that can only happen if they are alive to see their plan work, which will not happen if they use astronomical amounts of resources to strengthen an army that will never be used much, as most of the time the high-level cultivators are the deciding factor.
Similarly, sects have their own problems, as they have to provide for their disciples who strive for higher realms instead of going after territory.
They believe that as long as their realms are high enough, they can subdue an empire-level force and collect resources from them.
For Sect-style players, they are more concerned about their cultivation realms, as they believe that a singular strong cultivator is a deciding factor.
But this is wrong in many ways, but that is for later.
Lastly, there are the Chamber of Commerce players. These types of players come under both family-style players and adventurer-style players, as both sides can own one.
They can also cooperate together, which is the norm for some of the well-known Chambers of Commerce.
But while these three styles don't have a fully armed army or anything, they do have a small force to protect their territory, which is normal as many different beasts attack them.
Beasts are different from the Monster Race as they are not able to unlock their intelligence even after they reach a high realm.
This is the difference between them, which is why Empire-style players are given resources at the start to help them tide over difficulties at the start.
Next up is the Celestial Army Training Manual, which is something that every Empire-style player needs.
In the void, armies are divided into three ranks: Conscripted, Elite, and finally Ace.
Conscripted armies are similar to a ragtag group brought together and given some training and low-level equipment to fight.
They are the lowest in the strength sections as they all have different cultivation realms depending on their talent in cultivation.
Elite rank is given to armies that have an organized structure with matching cultivation realms and uniform equipment.
They are not called formal armies as they are much more powerful than that, as they can create a unified formation that helps the commander of that army control a special power that can fight higher-level cultivators.
This is why they are given the title of Elite instead of a normal army. And finally, there is the Ace army.
These are the highest-end armies an empire can have. They are usually low in number as the amount of resources it takes is astronomical, and the requirements on personnel are also huge as they need to meet certain requirements before they are even given the option to choose this branch.
Later, they have to go through many different tests and training before the personnel is allowed to be part of the Ace army.
Each Empire has at least one Ace Army under its command, or else they are not given the right to call themselves an Empire but instead are given the title of a Kingdom.
However, there is no manual in the mall, but Xu Qianghua knows some of the places where he can find them.
Some of them cost money as the seller does not know the value of the item, while others are either from a treasure chest or from a special boss monster.
And finally, there is the Heavenly Fortress Blueprint. This item is used to create Heavenly Fortresses, which will be used as a place to station soldiers along the border of their territory.
These kinds of fortresses are upgradable, but they are hard to build as the time it takes is long and the materials required are expensive.
So these fortresses are built in choke points with the highest risk value to safeguard the Empire and also act like a hub for both civilians and military personnel.
And finally, the last item in this section is one of the rare items for Empire-style players:
Ethereal Diplomatic Corps
Description: A corps that enhances diplomatic relations with other empires and realms, fostering alliances and trade agreements.
Cost: 1,800,000 spirit stones
Quantity: 1
This is one of the most sought-after items in the whole void as this is a special type of army. The number of people who are able to join this corps is rare as there are many requirements to join.
The requirements include good cultivation talent, the ability to speak foreign languages, and having high IQ and EQ to deal with any problems that might arise outside of the Empire they are representing.
Xu Qianghua only remembers that this item came back when this planet evolved to the middle level.
It was part of the rewards given to the people who contributed the most, and the highest Empire at that time got this army.
But unfortunately, as soon as that Empire got the blueprint, it sold it to a different race and instead got other items from them.