Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Great, great! Successfully avoided ruining my image through clever words, preserving my glorious and great impression in the hearts of the territory's people.

If I were to fight with Su Xi, her "Celestial Punishment Prayer" and "Silent Judgment" traits, each more painful than the last, would make me scream in agony when hit. Even if Lin Rui won, all his glorious image would be completely shattered.

She is rated as an extremely dangerous Tier Five Epic-level Hunter!

If she chased after me to slash me to bits, the tag of being the dream of all the young girls and little aunties in the territory would surely be lost from Lin Rui.

With the successful recruitment of the super-strong unit Su Xi, the remaining trade of goods became much smoother.

Ranging from a thousand Spirit Crystal Coins to ten Spirit Crystal Coins, everything was available, and still with that puzzling introduction style of the ogre.

Lin Rui made a huge profit today and was too lazy to study it in detail; he simply paid over eight thousand Spirit Crystal Coins to buy all the goods with a wave of his hand.

His good luck continued to overflow, with six knights urgently needed by the territory appearing, including three at Elite-level, two at Rare Level, and one at Heroic Spirit Level, all at Tier Three.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Dawn Legion saw as many as three appearances, which just used up all the blast fall from the Flame Demons today.

The remaining soldiers were miscellaneous types, except for one Life Sacrifice; the rest Lin Rui transformed into the Black Banner Guard.

The Black Banner Guard under Terion's command successfully broke through the one hundred mark, reaching 104 people.

Soon, they could form a complete squad and trigger their squad trait.

This is a milestone process for the entire territory. On the battlefield, a squad of soldiers usually forms a phalanx.

In a force war, with thousands of people fiercely fighting, each side forms twenty to thirty phalanxes, clashing with each other.

The appearance of the first phalanx signifies that the Golden Pansy Domain has begun transitioning from village-level skirmishes to force warfare.

So upon seeing Terion, Lin Rui asked, "How is the training progress of the Territorial Manor Guard?"

Terion replied heartily, "The progress is very gratifying. After converting the last batch of Manor Guards into the Black Banner Army, I recruited three more squads of Manor Guards from the people, who daily clear out the overflowing Fishmen from the Little Fishman Camp. They should be reaching Tier One soon."

Lin Rui smiled and said, "The territory is truly entering a proper phase, with all aspects developing faster. However, the number of Manor Guards can still be increased. The territory's population has now exceeded fifteen hundred, so we can easily pull together another complete squad of Manor Guards."

The Golden Pansy Domain has long dominated first place on the wealth list but was previously constrained by insufficient population, which slowed military development.

Now that the population has surpassed fifteen hundred, it is time to let everyone witness the power of wealth. The military might will instantly begin to expand!

Terion naturally wouldn't refuse such a good thing and immediately said, "I'll go recruit soldiers from the territory to expand the Black Banner Guard to two squads."

Lin Rui nodded. He did not need to worry much about this aspect of the territory's military strength. Once fully reconstituted, there will be around four squads of soldiers in the territory, including Terion's Black Banner Guard squad, Lin Rui's Heavy Assault Squad, and Hanna's Mixed Support Squad.

If you add Audrey's Undead Squad, theoretically, after Lin Rui completes the reconstitution of the troops, he should be able to fight a proper force war, just needing to win more with less.

Thinking about these things, Lin Rui happily began returning to the territory. Goodbye, village wars!

When Lin Rui returned to the Government Hall, Civil Servant Soro hurriedly approached.

Every time the territorial essence was added, he was the busiest one.

Walking up to Lin Rui, he immediately said, "Lord, all the refugees seeking to join our territory have gathered, and the accommodations have been arranged."

Lin Rui eagerly asked, "How is it? Any special talents?"

Soro immediately replied, "Yes, first, there are as many as four Dwarven blacksmiths! They are all Tier Two Elite-level and very powerful. I've asked them, and they said that if the territory could provide ample Vibranium, they could even forge Tier Two Fine-level equipment."

"That's pretty good." Lin Rui commented approvingly.

Fine-level equipment is exceptionally marketable; what does this mean?

Lin Rui himself still had a few pieces of equipment at Fine-level. Even this tailored cloak, despite being super handsome, was only at the Excellence Level.

An Explorer equipped with a complete set of Fine-level equipment would absolutely be outstanding among the crowd and always so.

With military development afterward, most people never reach the point of wearing Rare Level or even Legendary Level equipment.

For countless people throughout their lives, wearing Fine-level equipment is the best they can achieve, with perhaps a slight increase in grade.

Nevertheless, it is only the close combat professions that can get a full set of Fine-level equipment.

The Caster professions have very few equipment options.

Soro also highly valued this aspect, saying, "If they massively produce Fine-level equipment, which is then modified by Master of Armaments Burton in the armory, it will be exceptionally powerful and sure to be sold to major forces. This will become one of our territory's most profitable specialities."

"Not bad. What other talents?"

"There's also a knowledgeable scholar, a Rare Level master."

"A scholar?" Lin Rui asked curiously, "What is his ability?"

"His ability is to inspire the territorial citizens. Shall I call him over for you to meet, Lord?"

"Sure, I'm free now, let him come over."

Soon, an old man with gray hair, supporting himself with a wooden staff, walked into the Government Hall.

Judging by his age, he must be in his eighties or nineties, but he appeared in good spirits, lively, with well-kept hair, and wearing black-frame glasses on his nose.

Upon seeing Lin Rui, he proactively greeted, "Honorable Lord, thank you for your benevolence in taking us in. Since entering your territory, I've felt much lighter. I remember this feeling vividly; it hasn't been like this for over ten years."

Lin Rui nodded. The territory is indeed nurturing, with abundant spiritual energy, and encompassed by the Jilun Tower, where life elements spread, making it the best place for ordinary people to live.

Moreover, the Martial Spirit further enhances everyone's Physique by two points, soul by two points, adding significantly to longevity.

Then Lin Rui opened his attribute panel.

[Scholar Carl]

[Talent: Rare Level]

[Level: Level 9]

[Age: 92]

[Physique: 4]

[Intelligence: 20]

[Charm: 16]

[Willpower: 10]

[Root Bone: 22 (Breakthrough possible)]

[Soul: 8]

[Commander: 10]

[Luck: 1]

[Loyalty: 60]

[Life Value: 220/240]

[Spiritual Energy: 30/230]

Trait: [Triple Wisdom·Rare Level Trait: Wisdom comes in three forms: thorough thinking, proper speaking, honorable behavior. Triple wisdom encompasses all, with a 4% chance to inspire enlightenment through contact, current level skill proficiency increases by 10%]

[Martial Spirit: Physique +2, Willpower +2, Root Bone +2, Soul +2, Life Value +100, Damage Reduction +1%.]

Skills: None (You may encounter thousands of scholars, tens of thousands of experts, yet a true sage never bores with preachy words!)

His attribute panel was not worth a detailed look, as a mere glance took it in, except for the Root Bone, which stood out for potentially breaking through under territorial enhancement.

However, with his old age and just 220 points of Life Value, Lin Rui had to seriously consider whether to help him with this advancement challenge.

His most striking feature was a single trait, Triple Wisdom, with a 4% chance to enlighten others through interaction.

With the added effect from the Goddess Monastery of the territory, this chance increased to 9%.

In simple terms, one in ten people who interact with him will be inspired.

Lin Rui couldn't help but turn to Soro and ask, "What level is the Confused Little Auntie's Alchemy Skill?"