Starting attributes and base growth are before stars, cultivation, equipment and other upgrades. They are not troop buff percentages or a ranking of combat performance.
SIGNATURE SKILL
Inspiration
Each ascension stage shows that stage's skill, not an additional stack. Do not add stages together. Dragon, duty and deployment requirements still apply.
Base skill
Increases resource gathering speed by 15% when General is leading the army.
Food Gathering Speed / Lumber Gathering Speed / Stone Gathering Speed / Ore Gathering Speed / Gems Gathering Speed: +15%Applies in the situation named by the effect.
Skill text and values may differ by game version. Listed effects are not a complete combat simulation; ownership bonuses and other systems can add effects outside this skill.
SPECIALTY PROGRESSION
Specialties
Values at each level include earlier levels of that specialty. One level per specialty counts, not the sum of every level.