Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

This guy must be dreaming!

Strategic Treasures! It's clearly written in the name, strategic! Treasure!

Each one is a strategic item that can influence the entire army and be used indefinitely.

As long as it's worn, it will genuinely enhance the combat power of all subordinate armies. Even if the rank breaks through to Tier Five, even if the army numbers in the tens of thousands, it still works.

Remove one strategic treasure, and the army's combat power will drop significantly. How could a few scrolls trade for something like this?

Lin Rui's attitude was non-negotiable, making the other party very embarrassed. He replied, "Boss... I'm over seventy years old, calling you brother may not be quite appropriate."

Over seventy years old?

Lin Rui had no intention of respecting the elderly or caring for the young.

Although being over seventy seemed somewhat out of place among explorers, if one smoothly integrated into this world, a white-haired mage wearing a robe and holding a staff would not be out of place at all, but rather a strong exemplar.

He could take out so many scrolls in one breath, even vigorous young people couldn't match him, Lin Rui really didn't need to show respect for the elderly.

Lin Rui directly said, "There is not the slightest possibility of giving a strategic treasure. Name other conditions, otherwise, you can only settle for fixed trades in the shops."

Cheng Ying promptly replied without any delay, "Then could a Tier Four Spiritual Gem do?"

Lin Rui: "Sure. How many do you want?"

Cheng Ying was silent for a few seconds, obviously seriously considering the question, before saying a number after a while: "Two hundred pieces?"

Lin Rui truly disliked dealing with these elderly people, do they think all young people are fools?

He still appreciated young people, with their kindness, resilience, straightforwardness, and a unique youthful innocence, or one could say they possess a certain sincerity.

These elderly people, being overly shrewd, came across as a bit harsh.

Seeing Lin Rui not reply, he hurriedly revised the number: "One hundred and fifty pieces!"

Actually, there were plenty of Tier Four Spiritual Gems in the territory, with over two hundred pieces in the warehouse, and Lin Rui had over a hundred pieces in his spatial treasures, amounting to nearly four hundred pieces in total.

Even if it were two hundred pieces, Lin Rui could afford it, but he truly didn't want to give someone like this a good deal.

He replied, "A Tier One Recruitment Scroll for more than ten Tier Four Spiritual Gems, do you think it's reasonable?"

Cheng Ying weakly replied, "Mainly, there are two [Long Halberd and Fierce Armor] too."

Lin Rui: "[Long Halberd and Fierce Armor] recruiting a Tier Three Elite soldier can exchange for over a hundred Tier Four gems?"

Of course, Cheng Ying knew the value was not equivalent, but being a shrewd person, he replied cautiously, "For us, it's definitely not worth it. For you, boss, it should be very worthwhile."

Lin Rui grew even more certain, this old man probably had his own core troop system and knew that some types of soldiers in certain territories were far more valuable than they appeared.

Regarding Cheng Ying's speculation, Lin Rui didn't deny it, directly replied, "You're right, but I just don't like the feeling of being extorted. 100 Tier Four Spiritual Gems, consider it yourself."

Lin Rui thought Cheng Ying would hesitate for a long time, but unexpectedly, he replied immediately, "Deal, boss. You can set a purchase order, and we'll complete the transaction immediately."

Lin Rui summoned Civil Servant Soro, instructing him to go to the warehouse and take one hundred Tier Four Spiritual Gems to set a bounty on the trading market.

Soon, the transaction was successfully completed, and thirteen Recruitment Scrolls appeared in Lin Rui's territory.

Meanwhile, a hundred dazzling Spiritual Gems appeared in a dim territory hundreds of miles away.

An elderly man in a black robe looked at the dazzling over a hundred Tier Four Spiritual Gems before him, letting out an excited, maniacal laugh far different from his cautious demeanor when speaking with Lin Rui.

"Hehe! Tier Four Spiritual Gems! Tier Four! My Clay Warrior Legion can finally take shape, over a hundred Tier Four warriors, at this stage, who can stop me?"

At his feet, within a huge pit, rows of tall and sturdy clay golem warriors stood neatly arranged, each standing three meters tall, holding long spears, like a silent legion.

As the black-robed elder tiptoed and embedded each Tier Four gem into the chest of the golem warriors, the once silent legion finally came to life, each Clay Warrior's eyes emitting a crimson spiritual light, their massive bodies suddenly exuding a chilling aura.

Simultaneously, a name rapidly climbed the military strength rankings like a shooting star.

But Cheng Ying soon hid his name, and besides those with a keen interest, no one noticed this fleeting moment.

After embedding all the Spiritual Gems, Cheng Ying specifically checked the territory's military strength rankings, his gaze sharpened.

Despite having over a hundred Tier Four warriors, his territory's military strength still couldn't compare to a tiny fraction of the Golden Pansy Domain.

He truly couldn't imagine under any circumstances why the Golden Pansy Domain had such high military points.

"It's clear; Lin Rui absolutely must have more than one strategic treasure." Cheng Ying looked at his bronze sand table, the key to his rise, also a strategic treasure: "If he only had one, he wouldn't have spoken in a half-joking tone."

"The more frightening thing is how many Tier Four units he must have killed to be so casual about 200 Tier Four Spiritual Gems. If a normal person heard this number, they'd likely erupt in anger, yet he clearly didn't care much."

"Unfathomable. It's better to develop quietly. There must be others like me hidden, waiting for the right moment to strike. Who knows if there are more perversions like Lin Rui among us."

What Cheng Ying didn't know was that Lin Rui, after sacrificing all the scrolls, had already taken out the [Mad Hunt Horn].

Lin Rui frowned slightly, seriously contemplating that Cheng Ying was definitely not far from him.

Perhaps he could use the Wild Hunt Banquet to locate him.

Lin Rui had a hunch that this visit was just a probe, and more Recruitment Scrolls might still be in his possession.

Maybe upgrading the territory to town scale would uncover many hidden surprises.

Lin Rui looked toward the newly recruited Lionheart King Richard Leoconwall beside him.

This was the second Lord-level Knight Lin Rui summoned with a Recruitment Scroll after Violet, nicknamed the Lionheart King, of the Sun Flame Knight Order, Master of the Lance, Golden Saint Knight, High-tier Royal Court Knight, Heart of the Lion.

Unlike the blue-robed, silver-armored maiden Violet, he was a standard heavy-armored, majestic, male knight, armed with not just two but three weapons: the King's Spear and a sword and shield. In the hands of the Holy Knight, the shield also served as a secondary weapon, capable of launching a fierce attack.

Behind the Lionheart King stood thirty-eight Sun Flame Knights, including two Heroic Spirit Level, six Rare Level, and thirty Elite-level knights.

Lin Rui asked, "Richard, are you ready to embark on a grand hunt?"

The Lionheart King raised his sword before his chest with both hands, the golden blade reflecting his resolute face: "Lord, my sword is ready to slay and drink blood, my spear will flatten all monsters."

Lin Rui's lips curled up, "Then let's start preparing."

He then walked with the [Mad Hunt Horn] toward the territory's government hall. Beside the Territory Keystone, he took out ten Territorial Essences, which he had purchased for a high price.

The territory upgrade to town level required several conditions, the first of which was a restricted, fixed condition requiring sixteen Territorial Essences.

In this aspect, Lin Rui was already close to achieving it, having already embedded four and planning to embed all ten today, leaving only two to meet the requirement. With the territory's military strength and wealth, acquiring the remaining two wouldn't take long—perhaps a day or two.

The second condition was population; upgrading the town required the population to exceed fifteen hundred.

The territory now lacked a bit over two hundred people, which Lin Rui felt wouldn't be much of a problem. The installation of Territorial Essences should trigger the populous or historically significant options at least once or twice.

Both options could significantly boost the territory's population.