I Can Get 1,000,000x Returns from Selling Anything!-Chapter 63 --Version 1.0 Major Event: War Horn

Ten minutes later, Hudson stood at the workshop entrance, utterly stunned.

He had seen countless War Machines over his years in the Imperial Army. He had faced every conceivable battlefield scenario.

Yet even he was shocked.

Nearly two hundred machines, perfectly arranged in the massive space, each glowing faintly silver and radiating immense power.

He approached a trebuchet, reaching out to touch the runes engraved on it.

"As expected... all Platinum-Grade..."

His voice trembled.

"Your Grace, the Duke... these... you built all of these?"

Daniel nodded.

"Three days."

Hudson fell silent.

He had seen countless skilled engineers in the Imperial Army.

But someone building 200 platinum-grade war machines in three days—he had never seen that before.

"Your Grace, these war machines are worth a fortune."

He drew a deep breath, speaking seriously.

"One Platinum-Grade Trebuchet sells for at least 5 million gold coins on the market."

"Nearly two hundred of them here... total value exceeds 1 billion gold coins."

"And they are priceless in terms of demand!"

Daniel smiled.

"1 billion? Roughly."

He paused, then said:

"Transport all these war machines to Luminara."

Hudson froze.

"Your Grace, you intend to sell them?"

"No."

Daniel shook his head.

"I am donating them to the Empire."

...

Luminara, War Bureau

Kasel was in his office handling documents when suddenly a commotion erupted outside.

Frowning, he stood and opened the door.

He, too, froze.

In the War Bureau plaza, nearly two hundred War Machines were neatly arranged.

Trebuchets, ballistae, shield wagons, battering rams... every type was present.

Each machine glimmered with faint silver light and was engraved with intricate runes.

Officials from the War Bureau, passing players, and NPCs who had heard the news all surrounded the machines.

"Holy shit! These are all Platinum-Grade War Machines?!"

"Am I seeing things? So many platinum-grade machines?!"

"How much is this worth?!"

"Who sent them?"

"I don’t know..."

Kasel hurried over for a closer look.

The more he examined, the more he was shocked.

Trebuchet, Platinum-Grade, attack range 800m, 300m further than the Empire’s standard Gold-Grade.

Ballista, Platinum-Grade, incredible penetration, can pierce five layers of shields.

Shield Wagon, Platinum-Grade, immune to arrows, reduces magic damage.

...

Each was a masterpiece.

Each exceeded the Empire’s standard Gold-Grade by a huge margin.

He turned to the officer in charge of receiving the machines.

"Who sent these?"

The officer swallowed hard.

"P... Polaris City, Duke Faustus."

Kasel’s pupils contracted.

At that moment, Daniel appeared in the plaza.

He approached Kasel and said calmly:

"Minister Kasel, these war machines are a donation from Polaris City on behalf of its citizens to the Empire."

"I hope they will be of use in the upcoming war."

Kasel was silent for three seconds.

Then he straightened, placing his right fist over his chest and saluting solemnly.

"Your Grace, on behalf of the Empire, we thank you for your generosity."

"These war machines will save countless Imperial soldiers’ lives."

"Your deeds will be remembered by the Empire forever."

[Ding! You have donated Platinum-Grade War Machines ×199 to the Empire]

[Merit points calculated based on machine quality and quantity...]

[Merit Points gained: 6,000,000,000]

[Current Merit Points: 6 billion]

[Ding! Congratulations! You have completed S-Rank Task "Full-Scale War Preparation"!]

[Task Rating: SSS (overachieved)]

[Rewards:]

Merit Points +100,000,000

Gold Coin +500,000

Contribution Points +50,000

Honorary Title: Pillar of War

...

Kasel took a deep breath as he looked at the machines.

Six billion merit points.

Combined with previous exchanges, the Duke’s merit points had likely surpassed the heavens.

He spoke seriously:

"Your Grace, since you have completed the war preparation task, next..."

He handed over a scroll.

"This is the latest imperial decree!"

[Ding! You have received SSS-Rank Task: Sound the War Horn!]

[Task Background: The Empire has discovered that goblins, beastfolk, dark elves, and dwarf insurgents are secretly forming an alliance to wage war on humans. Rather than passively defending, it is better to strike first!]

[Task Objectives (must complete at least one):]

Occupy Territory: Capture at least 10 territories of non-human races.

Eliminate Enemies: Kill at least 2 billion non-human units (soldiers and civilians; merit points calculated by level).

Pillage Resources: Capture at least 100 million non-human population (as slaves or labor).

[Task Rewards:]

Merit Points, Gold Coins, Contribution Points: calculated by completion rate

Special Reward: completing all three objectives grants the title "King of War"!

[Task Duration: Long-Term]

[Special Notes: This task is a special Empire-issued war mission for adventurers. It aims to consume the Strength of non-human races. The more enemies killed, the greater the rewards.]

...

Daniel read the task description, his eyes narrowing slightly.

2 billion kills, 100 million captured, 10 territories.

The scale of this mission was unprecedented.

In his previous life, he had faced similar tasks—but that was two months after the game launched.

Now, it was less than a month in.

The timeline had accelerated drastically!

Clearly, the butterfly effect of this life had created a massive impact.

But this did not hinder Daniel’s plans. Faster timelines meant earlier acquisition of resources and more opportunities for the player community to gain experience.

He looked at Kasel.

"Can all adventurers accept this task?"

Kasel nodded.

"Yes! The Empire hopes to weaken the Strength of these major non-human races first through this war."

"After all, the real threat is not only these non-human races."

He said this with deep meaning.

Daniel understood.

Behind the non-human races, there were even greater powers at work.

"For the Empire!"

Daniel saluted briefly.

Kasel returned the salute.

"For the Empire!"

At that moment, a blood-red system announcement echoed across the Stellar world.

[Global Emergency Announcement!!!]

[Ding! Under the leadership of player "Faustus," Universe #616 has successfully triggered Version 1.0 Major Event—"War Horn"!]

[Version Event Details:]

All players must choose a faction—Humans, Non-Human Races, or Neutral.

Note: Once chosen, the faction cannot be changed until the event ends.

Faction Warfare: Players of different factions can attack each other and earn points.

Faction Leaderboard: Real-time ranking; rewards distributed after the event ends.

[Faction Selection Time: 24 hours]

[Unselected players default to Neutral faction]

[Event Duration: Until the end of the Version Event]