Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Among them, a large number of Muscle Bully units, with a Tier Five Soldier consuming as much as 96 units of food per day.

These 2,500 soldier citizens, even if they do nothing all day, consume thirty to forty thousand units of food.

The territory's current supply of over a million units of food is barely enough to sustain the citizens for a month.

As the territory expands rapidly, the population swells continuously, and it may not even be enough to last until the next harvest.

Soro suggested, "Lord, a few hundred citizens' food needs might be filled with one or two unexpected harvests. But for thousands of citizens, the food needed is calculated in millions, even tens of millions. If we still rely on the previous model of unexpected harvests, it might be unsustainable. We must have a very long-term plan. Besides, we still have the Devil's Golden Balance hanging over us, a taboo object, making it unsuitable to continuously accelerate the cycle."

Lin Rui nodded, "What you say makes a lot of sense. I'll keep a close eye on this matter. After some time, I will visit the Banquet Hall to see if we can exchange for a large amount of food. I think if we offer a batch of Legendary Weapons, the Holy Knight could easily provide us with tens of millions, even hundreds of millions of units of food."

"However, right now, food prices among the Explorers are at their peak. We should seize this opportunity to quickly convert food into resources for the territory, enhancing our strength."

Food should be the hottest commodity on the market right now, and quickly exchanging for more materials allows Lin Rui to reinforce all Recruitment Scrolls, then recruit enough soldiers.

The war between the Templar Order and Count Frans is still raging fiercely; Lin Rui must quickly strengthen his forces, and then, under the guidance of the Lusen Chamber of Commerce, loot the Order's treasury.

Time is money now, and strength is opportunity.

So Lin Rui didn't hesitate to pour all the territory's reserve wealth, going all out with Krypton Gold to enhance the territory's combat strength.

Soro bowed respectfully, "If you insist, Lord, then everything will follow your will."

Lin Rui, drowsy, yawned and waved his hand, saying, "Deploy as such, you go oversee these matters; I'll take a nap."

Being a Lord is truly worrisome. While others are cozy in their beds, enjoying themselves, he's outside recruiting refugees.

While others sleep soundly after enjoying themselves, he's handling territorial governance and planning regional directions.

Before others even wake up, he's already been battling hundreds of thousands of Green Skins, the ground littered with corpses, with neither sun nor moon in sight.

Now he finally gets to rest a bit, forcing himself to wash up before diving into bed.

It must be said, being a Lord does have its tiny perks. Namely, that life is extremely well-cared for.

The room is filled with the fragrant scent of Golden Pansy in hanging baskets, creating a comfortable and clean atmosphere.

The snow-white quilt has just been sunned and carries the scent of sunshine, soft and dry. Moreover, the pillow still retains the delicate fragrance of Audrey's hair, her body scent always a faint lavender aroma with a hint of sweetness, making the aftertaste long-lasting and perfect for relaxation.

In such a comfortable bed, it's best to throw away all restraints, relax, and lie down.

Lin Rui closed his eyes and lay quietly for a moment, feeling utterly content.

Lin Rui believed that as long as he lay quietly on this bed, he would fall asleep within three minutes.

"Are you sleeping or not?" But that's assuming one can lie down quietly.

With someone restlessly nuzzling into your chest, unable to stop kissing your neck and collarbones, which man could possibly fall asleep!

The biggest regret Lin Rui had today was having taken that bath, for as soon as he finished, Audrey had already finished her patrol of the territory and returned.

Unlike Lin Rui, she wasn't as busy, having already bathed after defeating the Green Skins, so by the time Lin Rui came out of the bath, she was already nestled in bed.

Audrey, with a cheerful grin, said, "Go to sleep, sleep!"

"How can I sleep when you're moving around like this?"

"How am I moving around?"

Lin Rui grabbed her fingers sliding over his neck, saying, "Your hand is still moving, and you ask how you're moving?"

"Hehehe, I can't help wanting to be close."

"Could you calm down? I really can't keep my eyes open."

"Alright, alright! You go to sleep, I won't move."

...

"Phew!"

After a short while, Lin Rui let out a frustrated sigh, looking toward the girl nestled happily against his chest, revealing an involuntary sweet smile.

"Must you always be so restless?"

"What did I do?" Audrey was being scolded yet continued to smile sweetly, her face full of a happy, blissful expression.

"How can I sleep with you kissing me all over like this?"

"But when I see how close you are to me, I can't help but want to kiss you."

Lin Rui, feeling heated, quickly flipped over and pinned her down: "Come on, you just want a showdown, don't you?"

Audrey immediately shook her head, smiling brightly and saying, "No! I really just wanted to kiss you."

At this moment, men and women truly think entirely differently.

Lin Rui didn't believe her at all, pressing down forcibly and capturing her red lips.

This close encounter filled Audrey's eyes with a bright glow as she responded deeply.

Not until the moon was high did Lin Rui, supporting his waist, climb out of bed to retrieve the supper that Silver Moon brought him from outside the door.

Silver Moon Little Lolita's usually cool face couldn't help but color red as she handed the tray to Lin Rui, speaking softly, "Lord, Sister Su Xi asked me to convey to you, save some energy for the future. Lord, I'll head back to continue my sword practice."

Having said this, she quickly dashed away.

Lin Rui closed the door, carrying the food back to the bedside.

Audrey had already changed into her seventh set of sensual nightgown, took the food from Lin Rui's hand, took a bite, and smiled gently and softly, "Hehe, dear, if it really doesn't work, you could just give yourself an acupuncture."

Lin Rui, holding his waist, sat back on the bed, "Can't work? Who was the one begging for mercy?"

"Mmm! Dear, you are the best." Audrey clasped her hands on her cheeks, wearing an expression of admiration.

Lin Rui found this woman to be really something; she was just in awe eight times already! How could she be so provocative?

Lin Rui took a few bites of the Life Fruit and Essence Spirit Food; the effects were remarkable, and the hunger in his stomach instantly dissipated.

Then he groaned, flopping down on the pillow, feeling the muscle aches in his waist from fighting from noon to midnight.

After finishing her food and replenishing her energy, Audrey straddled Lin Rui's waist, smiling brightly, "Where does it hurt? I'll massage it with my hands."

"Yes, where your hands are massaging. Now that your goal is achieved, you're starting to show great diligence."

"How so! From the beginning, I just wanted a kiss, never expecting you to get serious. Hehehe, but dear, you were quite into it."

"That must be because of your continuous speechless gasps."

"Mmm, how's this? Tonight, I'll be your mute bride."

Lin Rui instantly took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and once again began to savor the delights of nighttime life.

When Lin Rui, yawning, stepped out of Golden Pansy Manor, it was already past six the next day.

The day was hazy, with a golden mirror placed in front of him, "Have you lost a couple of pounds?"

Lin Rui brushed aside the snow-white arm holding the mirror, looking at the curious face of the Goddess Priestess Yuyu in front of him.

"It's rare to see you up and about so early in the morning."

Yuyu laughed jokingly, "Do you think there's a chance that it isn't actually six in the morning right now but six in the evening?"

Lin Rui glanced at the western sunset and fell silent.

This seductive torture corrosion is quite severe.

Then Lin Rui asked, "What brings you here?"

"A sacrificial ritual! Your civil servant woke me up first thing at dawn, only for you to come out at dusk. I've waited for you here the entire day."

"And yet the whole day was so uneventful, hardly any fun at all."

You, a Priestess of the Goddess of Fortune, eavesdropping! You're really quite amusing.