Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Wouldn't the best choice for a mortal force like the Lusen Chamber of Commerce be to closely follow a hero like this?

Lu Weite almost immediately made a decision and said, "Lord Lin Rui, you are right. Grand Commander Richthofen is indeed too arrogant. How could he know that your Golden Pansy Domain doesn't have other forces supporting it? The Templar Order's fortresses, strongholds, and treasuries are indeed very secretive, but coincidentally... our Lusen Chamber of Commerce has precise information on some of the locations."

Lin Rui's mouth curved into a slight smile as he looked at Lu Weite, who was looking at him with a serious expression.

Audrey also finished tying her bracelet, but she had no intention of letting go of Lin Rui's right hand. Instead, she held it with both hands, feeling very pleased.

Hearing Lu Weite's words made her even happier, and she asked with a grin, "Oh, old man, this isn't your usual timid and cautious style. If you tell us such important information, you'll thoroughly offend the Templar Order and bind yourself closely with our Golden Pansy Domain. Will your chamber of commerce allow you to be so reckless?"

This was also why Lin Rui didn't bother with him.

There were many directors in the Lusen Chamber of Commerce; it's not something he alone could decide.

Lu Weite gritted his teeth, "No matter, I will convince our board. Even if they disagree, I will hand over the intelligence I have to Lord Lin Rui. I believe in the Golden Pansy Domain and even more in Lord Lin Rui. We will ultimately be compensated in victory!"

Compensated in victory.

Lin Rui smiled, then earnestly said to him, "I admire your determination."

"The food is here. Lord, please taste it and see if it's to your liking." Little Radish personally brought over the dishes.

Today was the day of the territory's harvest, and the food was especially sumptuous. Even the Life Fruit was doubled, with each soldier receiving four of them.

Taking a bite of the cool and refreshing Life Fruit, Lin Rui felt his mood significantly uplifted and said, "Indeed, only delicious food should not be let down. Director Lu Weite, I look forward to your chamber of commerce's tangible feedback. Let's end the heavy negotiation here; it's all about the food now."

Lu Weite glanced down at the Life Fruit on his plate, immediately understanding Lin Rui's underlying meaning; indeed, it was time to prove his influence with action.

The food was indeed very tasty, and Lin Rui was soon quite satisfied with the meal. Eight-tenths full at dinner, with vigorous activities later in the evening, eating too much wouldn't be suitable. Otherwise... during the avatar battles or melee combat, getting struck by a monster might be quite uncomfortable.

Yet Audrey hadn't finished eating and held his hand, refusing to let him leave. Lin Rui had to sit beside her waiting for her to finish before they could leave together.

Lin Rui had no choice but to sit on the bench and flip through the communication panel, where various channels were still bustling with activity.

In the world channel, there were still people hysterically cursing at Lin Rui, calling him a butcher, pushing everyone hastily to the battlefield to die.

Lin Rui sent a lurking emoji.

The explorers, fervently speaking just a moment ago, suddenly trembled, and in the next instant, all sorts of sycophantic praises overwhelmed the civilization channel.

Did we ever call him a butcher?

Our admiration for Lin Rui the Great is simply heaven-shaking and earth-moving. If you don't believe, I can show you right now; in my territory, there's even a small figurine of Lin Rui the Great as a tribute.

To express our profound admiration for Lord Lin Rui, every day before waking and sleeping, we offer a salute in the direction of the Golden Pansy Domain, daily and nightly asking about the good health of Lin Rui the Great!

In the world channel, they can curse Lin Rui as they please; after all, Lin Rui can't reach them for now.

But those in the civilization channel are truly heading to the plane battlefield; if they were to curse vehemently and Lin Rui noted it down, it could really mean death.

Don't say you're not afraid; far apart, everyone dares to slide tackle. But within twenty days, if truly thrown into the arena to face a fierce tiger, no one dares to provoke.

Having observed their strange exaggerations for a while, Lin Rui found it uninteresting and shut off the civilization channel, glancing at the regional channel.

He rarely checks this channel; due to the free speech opportunity once, the density of useful information is low, so he seldom pays attention.

Yet after watching for a while, he quickly deduced a valuable piece of information: there have been many opportunities in the Dragonbone Plain recently.

Because the frequency of arguments in the channel has greatly increased, many people have the ambition to expand their influence, but their opponents play the fool and then outsmart, leading to explorers repeatedly being flustered.

Moreover, many bragged about recruiting higher-level troops and more talents.

This indicates that many urban residents of this world are fleeing, even at the risk of hiding within the Explorer Territory.

After flipping through the chat messages for a while, his private channel coincidentally chimed,

Dongg Qingxue: "Are you there, big boss?"

Did Dongg Qingxue contact me, could it be another good thing?

Lin Rui replied with a smile: "Yes, what's the matter?"

Dongg Qingxue: "Can't I just chat with you, big boss? Today, I encountered a Half-Elf Thief in the wild, a very peculiar unit carrying a tattered sack. Whenever frightened, it would flee while throwing treasures. I picked up a box of heart-shaped candies, which were really delicious; shall I give you some later?"

This... Lin Rui, though still young, could roughly tell that this lady was trying to flirt?

Lin Rui helplessly replied: "Thank you for your gift, then. So, what's the real matter?"

Dongg Qingxue: "The real matter is, I'm inviting you, big boss, for a walk under the moonlight. What do you think?"

Lin Rui: "..."

Lin Rui: "Do you take this for Blue Star, where you can stroll leisurely under the moonlight at night? Here, nighttime is full of monsters and demons; your mood would surely be spoiled."

Dongg Qingxue: "Oh, forget it, forget it, you're too unromantic, not joking anymore. The real matter is that recently there's been a significant influx of refugees and explorers from the interiors to these areas, nearly a wave of refugees. Many nearby explorers are going over to recruit actively, so a few of us plan to go together. Would you like to join us?"

A refugee wave?

Lin Rui immediately became interested; after all, his current territory was already on the fast track of development, and even without his command, heroes would actively deploy troops at night to clear the nearby monsters.

So, he promptly replied, "Sure, where shall we meet? I'll be there in a while."

Dongg Qingxue: "Hehe, you're quite easy to invite, big boss. I'll send you the address right away."

Lin Rui: "..."

This friend's invitation isn't a bad thing; according to reciprocity, it should be accepted.

Decline once, decline once again, and who would invite again in the future. Lin Rui thought of himself as fairly approachable.

Seeing Lin Rui summon Death's Claw, Audrey quickly followed, asking concernedly, "Dear, my dear, where are you going? Won't you take me? Father! Father! Take me with you, take me! Daddy~ Please, I want to go too."

She clung tightly to Lin Rui's arm, with her chest in disarray, revealing large areas of fair skin. Lin Rui had no choice but to compromise: "Fine, but you have to ensure the civilians are sent back to the territory."

Audrey immediately responded with a charming smile, energetically saying, "No problem! You can order me around anytime."

Audrey's little Xiaoxiao had already disbanded, hoping to use the lack of a mount as an excuse to sit on Death's Claw with Lin Rui, but unfortunately, it didn't work out as Death's Claw firmly resisted.

A good woman does not serve two husbands; a noble eagle does not carry two women. Death's Claw, too, had its faith; already shaped into Wutong's shape, no other woman could dream of riding it.

Frustrated, Audrey vowed to pluck this silly griffin bare. With no choice, she had to switch to riding another griffin, which was also of Rare Level quality.

The Territorial Treasure Lucky Coin selected another griffin, triggering its Ancestral Regression Phenomenon and its quality smoothly improved.

The probability of a griffin being selected by Lucky Coin: Sand Washing was much higher than ordinary citizens, possibly second only to Aunt Shirley.

Lin Rui guessed it might be because they inherently had the Lucky Silver Coin trait, making them more favored by the Territorial Treasure.