Cosmic Lord: The Error Awakens
Chapter 73: The Golden Flame Rekindles

Chapter 73: The Golden Flame Rekindles

The sixty-seventh dawn bathed Kael El’s Ashen Empire in a radiant gold, the 10,906 square kilometers of his Territory Level 5 dominion pulsing with strength. The capital city stood at 200 buildings, bone steel and golden turrets towering as 2,688,000 subjects worked the forges and fields. Kael leaned against a golden throne in the Lord’s Estate, Stormforged Blade propped beside him, EX: Dragonflame Reaver casting a warm glow, Stormhide Armor gleaming nearby. His flirty smirk danced across his lips, a cool dominance radiating as he flexed EX: Gold Dominion, golden veins threading the walls. Vex’s iron retreated 900 kilometers east with 18,000 left, and Kael burned to forge his empire into an unbreakable bastion.

Day 67. Vex’s iron limps, my gold rises. His dark eyes gleamed with unwavering confidence, pride a molten core beneath his chill exterior. Two-point-seven million souls, 10,906 square kilometers, Territory Level 5’s my anvil—Vex’s 64’s a dented blade. The Nexus hummed: "Kael’s 69, gold endures!" "Vex’s 64, iron reels!" He winked at the air. Reel away, I’m the hammer.

"Day 67: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 5 – Commanding Lord. Territory Size: 10,906 sq. km. Population: 2,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 23 Days. Resource Yield: +100% (Lv. 5 Bonus) + 100% (SSS: Resource Lord) + 0.5x (R18 Boost, 1 Day Left). Resources: 810,000/1,000,000 for Lv. 5 Completion – Excess Banked: 0. Summon Limit: 20/Day. Territory Lv. 6 Conditions: Reach Level 105, Continental Empire (500+ buildings) [200/500], Defeat 100,000-stat Entity [Not Met], 5,000,000 Resources [810,000/5M], 250,000 Gold/Month [115,000/250,000], Army of 10,000 Elite [2,000/10,000], Build World Wonder [Not Met]."

"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Kael El (69), 2. Vex (64), 3. Myra (63), 4. Lyra (62), 5. Gavrin (60), 6. Sylth (59), 7. Elynn (58), 8. Jorr (56), 9. Kalia (55), 10. Zane (54)."

Kael’s grin widened, a teasing glint sparking. "Level 69 keeps me first, Vex’s 64 holds second. Iron can’t scratch my gold." His talents stayed cloaked, EX: 10,000x Multiplier purring, Total Stats at 13,967 in Champion Lord Low Tier (10,000–25,000).

Lena swept in, her map glowing with golden lines. "Lord, resources hit 810,000 with the R18 boost and battle loot, gold’s at 115,000 monthly. Buildings at 200—need 300 more for Level 6’s empire."

Kael leaned forward, winking. "Lena, my goldmine, hit 210 by tomorrow, 220 by week’s end. Bank 190,000 more to the million. Vex’s licking wounds, let’s outshine him." He tapped the Nexus, trading 30,000 gold ore for 20,000 Mist Cores, lords eyeing his haul.

Thora stomped up, hammer slung over her shoulder, gold dust on her grin. "Forges are blazing, Lord. Hit 205 by dusk, 210 by dawn. Gold steel’s piling, wards rising."

Kael clapped her arm, smirking. "Thora, my forge, 210 by dawn, 220 in three days. Build me a golden citadel." He turned, voice a low rumble. "Drayce, Veyna, lock east. Vex’s 900 kilometers off, I want him pinned."

Drayce nodded, glaive sharp. "Lord, army’s 2.2 million, 400 gold-clad elite holding the border. Scouts say Vex’s 18,000 regroup, iron creaking."

Veyna strung her bow, eyes narrowing. "Vex’s east, Level 64, 9,800 Total Stats, SSS: Iron Lord forging 20,000 now, 900 kilometers off. Wolves smell rust."

Kael’s laugh rolled deep. "Nine-k’s stubborn, his iron’s brittle. Two days, we hit 220 buildings, then I crush him." He triggered EX: Gold Reaper, a golden blade humming, Total Stats at 13,967 a promise.

He called his girls, voice a teasing drawl. "Ladies, 10,906 square kilometers, 2.7 million souls, 810,000 resources, Level 69. Vex’s 64, 20,000 left. I’m stacking, hit me."

Lena traced the map, precise. "Gold to 140,000 monthly, tax harder, trade cores for steel. Buildings to 220 by week’s end."

Thora grinned, hammer sparking. "205 tonight, 210 by dawn, gold barriers next. Forges’ll roar."

Veyna smirked, arrow notched. "Scouts push 1,000 kilometers east, cage Vex’s iron. Wolves’ll snap."

Kael’s grin sharpened, predatory. "Lena, drain ’em. Thora, raise ’em. Veyna, stalk ’em. Vex’s iron crumbles, I don’t." He stood, EX: Bone Dominion raising golden bone turrets, ash and gold fusing.

The city thrummed, forges thundering as gold steel clad 201, 202, 203 buildings by mid-morning. Tax collectors swarmed, gold ticking to 120,000 monthly. Veyna’s scouts darted 1,000 kilometers east, reports flowing: "Vex’s 20,000 swell to 25,000, 900 kilometers off." Kael kicked a golden shard, smirking. "Swell all you want, I’ll shatter it."

By dusk, 205 buildings stood, gold turrets spiking skyward, siege walls thickening. Gold hit 125,000 monthly, Lena’s traders swapping 5,000 Mist Cores for 10 days’ food, stockpiles swelling. Kael strode the lines, EX: Gold Dominion threading wealth into defenses, Total Stats at 13,967 a shield against Vex’s 9,800. "Close to 220, then his throat."

The Nexus pinged: "Kael’s 69, gold climbs!" "Vex’s 64, iron gathers!" Kael chuckled, spinning the Stormforged Blade. "Gather all you like, I’m the storm."

POV Shift: Lord Vex

Vex’s iron fortress pulsed, Level 64, 9,800 Total Stats gleaming. SSS: Iron Lord forged his 25,000, 900 kilometers west of Kael. "Kael’s 69, Territory Level 5, 2.7 million strong. He’s a sun, I’m a blade." Steel glinted, his axe cold.

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