Chapter 1126: Ascending to Junior Empire! Upgrading the Summon Gate! Mythic Architect Job Transfer Statue!

Chapter 1126: Promotion to Junior Empire! Upgrade the Summoning Gate! Mythic Architect Profession Transition Statue!

Zhou Zhou glanced at it, his brow furrowing slightly.

The resource requirements were becoming more absurd than ever.

Without His continuous warfare against multiple race-level factions, claiming their ancestral territories and their vast resources, He would have absolutely no way of gathering the materials needed.

Even so—

Faced with a total of 200 million units of temporal-spatial gemstones, He still fell short.

He glanced at his Crown Box.

There, after consuming 60 million units of temporal element gemstones and 6 million units of spatial element gemstones, He still held 33 million units of temporal gemstones and 16 million units of spatial gemstones.

Together, that amounted to just 49 million units—still a massive gap from the required 200 million units of temporal-spatial gemstones.

"More war is needed."

"I hope the remaining 93 elite Crimson Empires can provide me with enough temporal elemental gemstones to upgrade my territory."

Zhou Zhou thought to himself.

According to Wu Tu's intelligence reports,

these Crimson forces came to the Supreme Continent not only to invade, but also to claim territory and establish a lasting presence for their Crimson influence across this land.

To expand their power, they would inevitably bring vast amounts of materials necessary for establishing and developing settlements—among which might just be the temporal elemental gemstones I require.

He shook his head, dismissing further speculation, and flew to the summoning gate. He spent 680 million units of base materials, 5,000 legendary fog hearts, and 3,000 lower god sub-tier crystals to upgrade the summoning gate to a mid-level lower god tier.

A text message appeared.

[Congratulations! Your summoning gate has successfully been upgraded to a mid-level lower god structure!]

[Your daily summoning capacity for citizens has increased by 200,000!]

[Among every group of citizens you summon each day, exactly 3,000 will be professionals!]

[Tip: Influenced by the unique racial designation 'The Glory of the Pioneer IX', the number of vassals you can summon each day has reached 3,289,500!]

[Among the vassals you summon each day, exactly 3,010 will be professionals!]

After reading it through, Zhou Zhou nodded in satisfaction.

The base number of vassals summonable through a mid-tier divine summoning gate is 365,500!

With the blessing of 'The Glory of the Pioneer IX', it has surged ninefold—now standing at 3,289,500!

Though several million new vassals may seem insignificant to the currently flourishing Yangyang Kingdom,

who wouldn't love free access to such a vast number?

Not to mention that among these three hundred and twenty-eight thousand new vassals, there are ten divine beings of mid-tier lower god rank.

Then He turned his gaze to the upgrade requirements of the summoning gate.

[Building Upgrade: 500 million units of wood, 500 million units of fine sand, 500 million units of metal, 500 million units of stone, 10,000 upper-tier lower god crystals, and territory level upgraded to upper-tier lower god!]

"Even after attaining the tier of a Lesser God, upgrading the Summoning Gate remains remarkably straightforward."

"As expected, this Summoning Gate is merely a complimentary benefit of the territory's advancement."

Zhou Zhou paid it no mind.

He then drew a deep breath and opened the requirements for elevating a High Kingdom to a Primary Empire.

His gaze swept across the list, and upon confirming that every single condition had been met, he hesitated no longer. Producing a Primary Empire Token, he silently willed the command within his heart: 'Promote.'

In the next brief instant,

A textual notification materialized before him.

[Empire Notice: Lord of the Scorching Sun, you have utilized a Primary Empire Token. Do you formally resolve to elevate your territory from a High Kingdom Lord's Territory to a Primary Empire Lord's Territory?]

"Yes!"

Zhou Zhou replied without a moment's delay.

[Shall 'Jiaoyang Capital (Upper Divine Regional Territory)' be your primary imperial capital region?]

"Yes!"

[Please set your kingdom name:]

"Jiaoyang Empire!"

[Tip: Your lord's territory — Advanced Kingdom - Jiaoyang Kingdom — is currently ascending…]

[Tip: Ascension successful!]

[Congratulations! Your advanced kingdom territory — Jiaoyang Kingdom — has officially been elevated to a primary imperial lord territory — Jiaoyang Empire!]

[Tip: You may display your empire's rank in any channel!]

[Your world channel ID has changed!]

[Your current world channel ID is: Jiaoyang Empire - Jiaoyang Lord!]

Immediately.

A staggering announcement erupted, resonating deep within the hearts of every clan lord.

[Universal Clan Lords' Broadcast: Congratulations to the Human Clan—Lord Jiaoyang! You have successfully established the first Empire of the Universal Clan Lords. Reward: One Mythic Holy Box, one Newcomer Empire Box! Legendary Rank +1000! Mythic Rank +10!]

[Universal Clan Lords' Broadcast: Congratulations to the Human Clan—Lord Jiaoyang…]

[Universal Clan Lords' Broadcast: Congratulations to the Human Clan—Lord Jiaoyang…]

Zhou Zhou's lips curled into a smile.

After waiting so long, after preparing for so long, this goal that once seemed utterly out of reach—had finally become reality.

My Empire…

It’s built!

At that very moment.

The textual prompt reappeared.

[Junior Emperor Prompt 1: After your Advanced Kingdom ascends to Junior Empire status, your reputation will spread across a wider region, and more beings will gradually become aware of your empire's existence. Prepare yourself and manage the various imperial affairs that lie ahead!]

[Junior Emperor Prompt 2: Your Advanced Kingdom channel has officially been upgraded to a Junior Empire channel, capable of accommodating up to 1 million million vassal subjects.]

[Junior Emperor Prompt 3: You now possess the authority to issue imperial proclamations! Once issued, all vassal subjects within imperial channels will instantly receive your message!]

[Junior Emperor Prompt 4: Your 'Subordinate Kingdom' function has been officially upgraded to 'Subordinate Realm' function. You may recruit up to 1,000 Junior Kingdom lord factions, 500 Mid-Level Kingdom factions, and 100 Advanced Kingdom factions, establishing them as your Subordinate Realms.]

[Subordinate Realms must never attack the sovereign state and must obey the sovereign's commands, standing together in prosperity and adversity; the sovereign state, within its capabilities, shall support the development of subordinate realms and protect them from external threats.]

[A mother-child space teleportation array exists between the sovereign state and its subordinate realms, enabling free, distance-ignoring transportation; the sovereign state holds the unilateral right to shut down this mother-child teleportation array at any time.]

After reading it through, Zhou Zhou's smile grew ever more radiant.

Then He began reviewing the rewards, opening the Pan-Clan Mythic Chest first.

Inside lay a statue of a venerable elder, one meter tall, entirely golden, holding a long ruler, resting quietly.

Zhou Zhou looked over.

...

[Building Name: Statue of the God of Architecture and Industry]

[Building Rank: Above Divine]

[Building Function - Mythic Architect: Spend 100 lower-tier god's subordinate crystal shards to gain the divine-level vocational lineage of the God of Architecture and Industry, Chirodo. This allows one legendary upper-tier architect to be reclassified into a divine-state civilian occupation—the Mythic Architect.]

[Building Description: Architecture exists as a device to understand civilization—the Mythic Architect, Chirodo.]

[Place it?]

...

Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up.

Even stirred with excitement.

Was it the architect's sacred vocation advancement lineage?

And a main god-tier vocation lineage!

He had waited for this lineage for a long, long time!