Cosmic Lord: The Error Awakens
Chapter 77: The Golden Empire Solidifies

Chapter 77: The Golden Empire Solidifies

The seventy-first dawn cast a triumphant gold over Kael El’s Ashen Empire, the 10,906 square kilometers of his Territory Level 5 dominion glowing with victory. The capital city stood at 220 buildings, bone steel and golden turrets towering as 2,688,000 subjects worked the forges and fields. Kael lounged 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 was ash, and Kael burned to push his empire closer to Level 6, eyeing Myra’s distant shimmer.

Day 71. Vex’s iron’s cold, my gold’s hot. 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 throne—Myra’s 64’s a flicker now. The Nexus hummed: "Kael’s 70, gold reigns!" "Myra’s 64, crystals gleam!" He winked at the air. Gleam all you want, I’m the sun.

"Day 71: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 5 – Commanding Lord. Territory Size: 10,906 sq. km. Population: 2,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 29 Days. Resource Yield: +100% (Lv. 5 Bonus) + 100% (SSS: Resource Lord). Resources: 930,000/1,000,000 for Lv. 5 Completion – Excess Banked: 0. Summon Limit: 20/Day. Territory Lv. 6 Conditions: Reach Level 105, Continental Empire (500+ buildings) [220/500], Defeat 100,000-stat Entity [Not Met], 5,000,000 Resources [930,000/5M], 250,000 Gold/Month [135,000/250,000], Army of 10,000 Elite [2,000/10,000], Build World Wonder [Not Met]."

"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Kael El (70), 2. Myra (64), 3. Lyra (63), 4. Gavrin (61), 5. Sylth (60), 6. Elynn (59), 7. Jorr (57), 8. Kalia (56), 9. Zane (55), 10. Taryn (54)."

Kael’s grin widened, a teasing glint sparking. "Level 70 holds first, Myra’s 64 takes second. Crystals can’t dim my gold." His talents stayed cloaked, EX: 10,000x Multiplier purring, Total Stats at 14,467.

Lena swept in, her map glowing with golden lines. "Lord, resources hit 930,000 with Vex’s loot, gold’s at 135,000 monthly. Buildings at 220—280 shy of Level 6’s empire."

Kael leaned forward, winking. "Lena, my goldmine, hit 230 by tomorrow, 240 by week’s end. Bank 70,000 more to the million. Myra’s watching, let’s blind her." He tapped the Nexus, trading 40,000 gold ore for 30,000 Mist Cores, lords eyeing his haul.

Thora stomped up, hammer slung over her shoulder, gold dust on her grin. "Forges are blazing, Lord. Hit 225 by dusk, 230 by dawn. Gold steel’s piling, spires climbing."

Kael clapped her arm, smirking. "Thora, my forge, 230 by dawn, 240 in three days. Build me a golden bastion." He turned, voice a low rumble. "Drayce, Veyna, scout east. Vex’s ashes settle, I want Myra’s scent."

Drayce nodded, glaive sharp. "Lord, army’s 2.2 million, 400 gold-clad elite ready. Scouts push 1,200 kilometers east, Myra’s crystals 1,500 kilometers off."

Veyna strung her bow, eyes narrowing. "Myra’s east, Level 64, 9,900 Total Stats, SSS: Crystal Lord forging 50,000, 1,500 kilometers off. Wolves smell glass."

Kael’s laugh rolled deep. "Nine-k’s fragile, her crystals’ll shatter. Two days, we hit 240 buildings, then I hunt her." He triggered EX: Gold Reaper, a golden blade humming.

He called his girls, voice a teasing drawl. "Ladies, 10,906 square kilometers, 2.7 million souls, 930,000 resources, Level 70. Myra’s 64, 50,000 stirring. I’m stacking, hit me."

Lena traced the map, precise. "Gold to 160,000 monthly, tax harder, trade cores for steel. Buildings to 240 by week’s end."

Thora grinned, hammer sparking. "225 tonight, 230 by dawn, gold wards next. Forges’ll roar."

Veyna smirked, arrow notched. "Scouts push 1,300 kilometers east, track Myra’s crystals. Wolves’ll growl."

Kael’s grin sharpened, predatory. "Lena, squeeze ’em. Thora, raise ’em. Veyna, stalk ’em. Myra’s crystals crack, 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 221, 222, 223 buildings by mid-morning. Tax collectors swarmed, gold ticking to 140,000 monthly. Veyna’s scouts darted 1,300 kilometers east, reports flowing: "Myra’s 50,000 swell to 60,000, 1,500 kilometers off." Kael kicked a golden shard, smirking. "Swell all you want, I’ll grind it."

By dusk, 225 buildings stood, gold turrets spiking skyward, siege walls thickening. Gold hit 145,000 monthly, Lena’s traders swapping 10,000 Mist Cores for 15 days’ food, stockpiles growing. Kael strode the lines, EX: Gold Dominion threading wealth into defenses. "Close to 240, then her turn."

The Nexus pinged: "Kael’s 70, gold towers!" "Myra’s 64, crystals sharpen!" Kael chuckled, spinning the Stormforged Blade. "Sharpen all you like, I’m the edge."

POV Shift: Lord Myra

Myra’s crystal citadel pulsed, Level 64, 9,900 Total Stats gleaming. SSS: Crystal Lord forged her 60,000, 1,500 kilometers west of Kael. "Kael’s 70, Territory Level 5, 2.7 million strong. He’s a titan, I’m a prism." Gems glinted, her staff cold.

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