[You have obtained 7 Rank-B items, 2 Rank-A items, and 1 Rank-S item!]
“Is the Rank-S item guarao be the rate-up character, Manna?”
[There’s a 50% ce you’ll get the rate-up character, and a 50% ce you’ll get a standard Rank-S character.]
[The standard Rank-S characters were the five listed iandard banner. Still powerful, but they had some limitations pared to the exclusive Rank-S characters.]
“Ugh, this exclusive banner feels kind of pointless,” Ats muttered.
[However, if you lose the first 50:50, your Rank-S is guarao be the rate-up character—in this case, Manna Nightshade.]
“Ah, now that’s great,” he said with a grin.
"Alright, so this Rank-S isn’t guarao be the exclusive character. Let’s see how lucky I am with this gacha thing!"
Ats decided to open the brown tickets first, which taihe on items.
The ticket opened, and five glowing purple orbs emerged, floating in front of Ats, shimmering in the light.
[You have received 5 Rare XP Orbs.]
"Well, not bad for a start."
Ats grabbed the orbs and stored them in his Iory. These XP Orbs were valuable items, used to level up units under a Lord’s and.
Normally, they were obtained by hunting monsters or through resource harvesting. But it seemed the Ultimate Gacha System had given him an incredible advantage right from the start.
One of the reasons why Lords in this world were sidered so overwhelmingly powerful, with limitless potential, was because they could use uems like these—items only accessible to Lords.
Many awakeners from the "lower nds"—those who lived oh's surface—would willingly pledge themselves to serve a Lord. The Lords, iurn, offered them power, and often, money.
With items like XP Orbs, Lords could level up their subordinates quickly, a feat far easier than having them grind through battles with monsters.
He opened another brown ticket.
[You have received 1 Rare Fireball Skill Scroll.]
A saterialized in front of Ats, h momentarily before he quickly stored it in his Iory. It was a skill scroll that could be used by ao unlock a new skill for themselves.
Looks like all the standard items I’m getting are Rare-grade. I wonder if it’s possible to get something higher than this?
In this world, item grades typically started from on, then progressed through Rare, Elite, Epiique, Legendary, and Mythic. For those living in the lower nds—especially ordinary awakened with limited talents—even obtaining a Rare-grade item was sidered a luxury.
Well, this scroll will e in handy when I have subordio use it on.
Eager to see what else he could get, Ats tinued opening more tickets.
[You have received 100 Units of Wood.]
[You have received 100 Units of Wood.]
[You have received 100 Units of Stone.]
[You have received 50 Units of Iron.]
[You have received 20 Units of Mana Crystals.]
Ats immediately opened five more brown tickets at once, and this time, he received four materials in sequence: Woods, Stones, Irons, and Mana Crystals. These were the essential resoureeded to build structures.
In the early stages, acquiring these resources was vital, as new Lords were given only 14 days to prepare. They had to hunt for monsters, recruit subordinates, build their first fortress, a up defehere was a lot to do as soon as someone became a Lord.
With the Ultimate Gacha system, and the number of tickets Ats still had left to pull, it looked like the process would be much easier for him. The materials he'd just acquired gave him a head start in fortifying his territory.
"Jackpot, tell me the list of structures o build in the early phase."
[First, Host, you o build Fortress Stage 1 – Outpost Fortress.]
[The fortress serves as the heart of the isnd, where all major decisions are made, resources are managed, and security is coordinated.]
[Stage 1 - Outpost Fortress: A basic, minimal deferucture with a small and room. It provides access to the system for basiagement, including resource trag and minimal deferategies.]
[System Significe: Unlocks isnd ma features, more structures, basic ste, and early resource processing.]
"Okay, I uand the cept of the Fortress. It's like the main building that every Lord has to struct to unlock more features for the floating isnd. Right?"
[Correct, Host.]
[And the process of building the structures is faster tharaditional struethods used by humans in the lower nds. You just o gather the materials, and stru begin immediately.]
"Tell me what I o build Fortress stage 1."
[Wood: 300 units]
[Stone: 250 units]
[Iron: 150 units]
[Mana Crystals: 20 units (optional for a minic defense boost)]
"Alright, I’ve already gathered the Mana Crystals. We just need a few more resources before we build our first fortress.”
Ats tinued, noting that there were still some tickets left—two Rank-A and one Rank-S.
Without hesitation, he decided to open one of the Rank-A tickets.
[You have received a Rank-A Character: Edrik Thornwall - The Golden Steward]
Ats’s eyes widehis would be the first time he’d witness a summon from his Gacha System iime.
Damn, is someone really about to appear right in front of me? Just how insane is this system?
The ticket fell to the ground, f a glowing magic circle. From within, energy and light coiled together, until a figure began to take shape. The light dissipated, revealing a man with slicked-back bck hair, a sharp mustache, and dressed in an immacute bck suit. He looked to be in his thirties.
The man gnced down at his body, iing his hands, then his feet, before straightening his jacket with a cough.
“Ah, my Lord, thank you for summoning me. My name is Edrik.”
He gnced around, taking in his surroundings.
“So, you’re a newly awakened Lord? Iing. I must say, summoning me is probably the best stroke of luck you’ve had so far. I am an Effit Tacti, after all. To put it simply, I excel in Resource Allocation, Logistic Mastery, and Mert Strategy, among other things.”
He bowed gracefully. “Edrik at your service, my Lord.”
Ats stepped closer, poke Edrik’s arm.
“Yes, my Lord?”
“So... you’re really alive? Where exactly did you e from?”
Edrik cleared his throat. “My Lord... first, may I ask, what world is this?”
“What do you mean?”
“Yes, what do the people here call this world?”
“h?”
“Yes, that one,” Edrik firmed with a nod. “I am a Lord from a different world. My floating isnd was destroyed, and I was nearly killed in the process. But then, the summoning pulled me in, and now here I am, summoned as your subordinate.”
"Wait, you're tellihere are other worlds out there with Lord battles and floating isnds, just like here?"
Edrik nodded again. "I’m surprised this is o you. How long have Lords been rising in this world?"
Ats shook his head. "No, we know that other worlds exist—there are different races here, like elves and others who surely came from those other worlds. But I don’t know the details about what they have outside of this world, beyond where I live."
"Please, My Lord, allow me to answer any curiosities you have," Edrik said with a respectful bow. "And about how long..."
Ats cut in, “The floating isnds have been around for, what, about a thousand years, up until now.”
“Ah, still quite young,” Edrik mused. “Once Lords bee powerful enough to reach certain levels, their wains access to others, and the battles grow far more intense from there.”
“How long does it usually take to reach that stage?”
“It depends, my Lord. It could take 2,000, 3,000, or even 5,000 years, depending on how far the Lords of that world develop.”
“Alright. Thanks for the expnation, and wele to my floating isnd.”
“Ready to serve with all my experience, my Lord,” Edrik responded with a respectful bow.
There was still so much Ats o learn as a new Lord. But with Edrik’s presence, he now had solid support—someone knowledgeable he could finally talk things through with.
“Other worlds?”
Could that be why this whole Lords thing is called the Intergactic Lord Project?
For now, he pushed those thoughts aside. There would be time to explore them ter.
"Alright, let’s finish the summoning. Time for the Rank-A ticket," he said.
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