Heaven and earth, heed my command! Sing praises to the noble Emperor of Humanity!

Outside the blessing barrier of the heavens, the world was bathed in a crimson hue. You Qian "admired" the scene for a while before turning to Artemis and the others. He noticed that they had changed into different attire: Artemis wore a tightly woven gown while the farmers were dressed in robes. These items, crafted by You Qian using general skills, lacked attributes, much like the houses they had built themselves. Only items made from blueprints possessed attributes. Under Artemis's leadership, the group stood solemnly before the human altar, their expressions grave. In front of the altar, several uncollected exotic beasts were neatly arranged.

"Sacrifice?" You Qian watched with interest as Artemis and the others solemnly intoned.

"Heaven, earth, human, and spirits."

"Obey!"

"The Holy Emperor, benevolent and virtuous, is the beginning of all paths."

"Today, we offer this ceremony to honor our ancestors!"

Then, the group began a solemn ritual dance around the altar. The dance was strange but uniform, complemented by their solemn expressions, creating an inexplicable harmony and sanctity. They continued their solemn chanting.

"The Majesty of the Holy Emperor is vast and boundless,"

"From chaos, he emerged supreme."

"With a single thought, he created heaven and earth."

"He balanced yin and yang, gave birth to myriad spirits, and established the five elements!"

"With the primordial qi, he created myriad saints, opened myriad realms, and established myriad paths!"

"With the boundless purple aura, he condensed the primordial divine spirit."

"And thus, humanity was born!"

...

"The Supreme Eternal, the Holy Spirit immortal!"

You Qian shook his head and smiled. "You guys always manage to surprise me!"

Accompanied by the solemn ritual, You Qian gradually fell asleep.

...

In the morning, You Qian sat on his bed in silence for a while. He had a dream. In the dream, he led billions of humans to sweep across the heavens and myriad realms, making the name of humanity resound throughout the universe and achieving ultimate supremacy. But upon awakening, there was nothing.

"The road still needs to be taken step by step, and it's long and arduous."

After being attended to by Artemis, You Qian immediately began developing new human race units. The human altar shimmered with mysterious runes, and two muscular men emerged from it: two farmers.

"Two 3-star level farmers."

"It's a pity that no units above archers have appeared."

You Qian couldn't hide his disappointment. Obviously, even with his luck, not every opportunity would lead to a breakthrough. However, he quickly adjusted his mood.

"The human altar breeds higher-level units, but the chances have always been slim."

Being able to obtain archers at a higher price in a level-one altar was already a stroke of luck from his extraordinary luck. Among the billions of leaders, few could have such fortune.

"One must learn to be content."

After all, even the most basic farmer could reach demi-god status, with terrifying potential that surpassed other races inside and out.

"Let's put in more effort today."

"After all, we're close to upgrading the human altar."

Unit buildings are the foundation for breeding powerful units. They are extremely important.

"Upgrading the human altar will enable us to breed more powerful units, strengthen the human race, and accelerate village development."

"And I believe that upgrading the altar will greatly increase the probability of obtaining higher-level units!"

You Qian had accumulated one hundred and thirty magic crystals and one elemental stone. He was only twenty magic crystals away from upgrading the human altar. If everything went smoothly, he could upgrade it today.

You Qian named the two farmers Flame and Spark. Under Artemis's leadership, the five farmers went out to hunt and explore. With a moment to spare, You Qian sat down at the central table in the courtyard and enjoyed a lavish breakfast prepared by Artemis and the others. Food made with perfect-level general skills was naturally different from ordinary food. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with a lingering aftertaste. Even ordinary food felt like a rare delicacy.

This time, the food was made from the meat of a 5-star elite snake leader. The meat was extraordinary and could increase spiritual energy. Although it only increased by a trace, You Qian could feel it.

"Perhaps I can get more of this kind of exotic meat in the future."

You Qian pondered to himself. Compared to sharing the spiritual energy from killing monsters with units, although there wasn't much spiritual energy in the meat, it could accumulate continuously. With more accumulation, couldn't he level up?

Not long after Artemis and the others went out, You Qian received feedback from their kills. His spiritual energy continued to increase, and notifications of dropped magic crystals or skill books appeared from time to time. Their hunting speed had also increased compared to before, thanks to the addition of two members and the expansion of the territory range,

 allowing for more prey.

You Qian had also considered sending Artemis and the others out of the territory to explore further and investigate other local powers. However, he didn't want to take that risk. Even though the territory range still allowed him to patrol using the "patrol" function of the leader stone and check on the status of the units, once they left the territory range, he would be completely in the dark.

"Let's wait until everyone's numbers and strengths are up before considering going out."

Now, the 1,500-meter territory range was sufficient for hunting requirements. There was no need to play the exploration game.

...

The sun was warm. You Qian lay on the solid wood recliner made by Artemis and the others, browsing through the world chat area. As a newcomer to the Divine Continent at the 2-star level, he didn't entertain the idea of going out adventuring with Artemis and the others. Although the number of human races and their strength had increased to a certain extent, the risks of the wilderness were not to be underestimated. He didn't want to become a burden.

Of course, even if he wanted to go out now, Artemis and the others would probably kneel before him and beg him not to. As the supreme ruler of the human race, he had to take action personally. Otherwise, it would make this group of warriors seem useless!

"Let's wait until my level is a bit higher before considering going out to take a look."

For now, it's better to keep an eye on things at home.

And with the blessing barrier of the heavens, there's no need to worry about being robbed. Gods can't even enter!

After reading the nonsense of everyone in the world chat area, You Qian glanced at the trading area. The number of sellers offering skill books, food, and other leader items had increased several times compared to before.

"Now, sellers are increasing rapidly, while buyers are decreasing rapidly."

It was obvious that everyone's efficiency in obtaining resources had improved significantly.

The market was gradually becoming saturated, and prices were about to return to normal.

"Compared to the most difficult times at the beginning..."

"Everyone couldn't learn unit skills, didn't even have food, drink, or shelter, and now almost everyone is selling skill books."

What used to be rare and precious skill books had now become the most common items.

Even the equally precious clean water was being sold by some people.

"Now that physiological needs are addressed, everyone can finally focus on developing their territories."

You Qian nodded in satisfaction.

Now, the prices of resources such as wood in the trading area were steadily increasing, indicating that everyone was preparing to upgrade their leader buildings.

However, most leaders were still stuck at the primitive village level, and very few powerful leaders could reach the intermediate village level.

There was only one person who reached the advanced village level: You Qian.