Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Lin Rui solemnly said, "Genius and mediocrity are always filled with differences, go forth and transform, I believe in your strength as a master of armaments. Regardless of the outcome, the territory will fully support you, providing all resources for your armament plan."

[Ding, your action has produced an incentive effect, citizen Master of Armaments Burton Turner's loyalty +20]

Loyalty increased by a whole 20 points, which was an unprecedented enhancement for Lin Rui.

Burton, with tears of excitement in his eyes and eager for action, said, "I will not disappoint you, my Lord! I will give my all to complete the highest quality armament transformation for all the soldiers in the territory to repay your grace."

Lin Rui took out a precious [Bloodline Enhancement Potion (Quality Type)] from his pocket and handed it to Burton, saying, "No rush to start work yet, the territory will scour the market for the finest armory blueprint, and once we enhance it to the extreme, we will build you the grandest and most magnificent armory. Take this time to improve your strength, rise to Tier Two, and conduct better armament research."

After all, advancing a tier comes with trait rewards, and Lin Rui needed to get more powerful traits for this Master of Armaments.

With a look of determination, Burton said, "My Lord, I will fight to the death."

The main issue was that he was just a production professional with no combat traits or skills, attempting to surpass and defeat a Tier Two combat soldier was extremely dangerous. It was like asking a chubby bakery owner to face off against a scaled poisonous python tens of meters long, and his full-force strike might only leave a slight trace of blood on the snake's scales.

Lin Rui waved his hand with a smile, "Relax, the advancement challenge isn't as dangerous as you think. The territory will have heroes to empower you, allowing your every strike to deal divine damage, every attack will be fevered with crimson, and there will be strong damage reduction effects to help you mitigate loads of damage."

"After taking the potion, your attributes won't be much lower than a Mirror Image. Equipped with full Fine Armor, there won't be much danger as long as you fight with full force."

The Bloodline Enhancement Potion (Quality Type) especially would also increase 1000 Life Value and 100 Spiritual Energy Value, and with the aid of damage reduction, even if it came to a critical exchange, there was a huge probability of winning.

After bringing the refugees back to the territory, Lin Rui entrusted Soro, "After settling them, stop by the market and see if there are any armory blueprints for sale, select the best one and bring it back."

"As you wish, my Lord."

The surprises brought by the Territorial Essence were indeed considerable, so Lin Rui planned to strike while the iron was hot and use the remaining two as well.

[Ding, Territorial Essence successfully added, civilization has grown through integration, gaining the mild climate trait, all productive buildings in the territory income +10%.]

This one was truly simple and brutal yet immensely powerful.

Lin Rui speculated whether if triggered extensively, this trait could achieve the feat of yielding 150, 200, or even 300 units per acre instead of the usual 100 unit yield per acre of others?

The entire territory having a mild climate would greatly benefit the hundreds or thousands of acres of fertile land.

Subsequently, Lin Rui exhaled and placed the last Territorial Essence into the Territory Keystone.

The brilliant golden rune appeared for the fifth time on the brightly luminous Territory Keystone.

[Ding, Territorial Essence successfully added, civilization has grown through integration, endowed with the historical significance trait, every building, resource point, and item in the territory receives one cycle time income.]

Lin Rui's eyes widened instantly.

No!

In the next moment, the [Lucky Coin: Sand Washing] in Lin Rui's pocket flew into the air, spinning rapidly, projecting shooting star-like fire-red orbs streaking across the sky in every direction a total of seven times before the flames on the coin slowly retracted and it fell back into Lin Rui's pocket.

Outside, flames roared, and the terrified screams of citizens and the bellowing of monsters already reached.

But Lin Rui didn't have time to check it out, as the golden Devil's Balance floated once again before his chest.

[Ding, the Devil's Fair Trade has been activated for the second time, requiring 200 Realm Coins.]

[Please select your preferred trading option: Troops, Blueprints, Weapons, Resources, Traits, Treasure, Wonders, Random]

Lin Rui swiftly chose Random.

[Ding, trade successful, obtained Heroic Spirit Level Troop Sun Flame Knight.]

A flash of golden light, and a heavily armored Sun Flame Knight wielding a warhammer knelt on one knee before Lin Rui.

"In the name of the knight, I, Knight Gatling De of the Flame Sun Knight Order, swear allegiance to the esteemed Lord, becoming the sharp blade in my Lord's hand henceforth."

Lin Rui glanced at his level, Tier Three Level 20, roughly the same as Sterling.

Recruiting such a Heroic Spirit Level Tier Three Knight for 200 Realm Coins would astonish countless lords.

However, Lin Rui couldn't be happy because the historically significant trait provided by the Territorial Essence, paired with the Devil's Golden Balance, was practically a death warrant.

Lin Rui now was only thankful that when he first acquired the Golden Balance, he restrained his excitement and did not continue trading with the devil in succession.

Otherwise, placing this Territorial Essence would have been like gambling with a revolver.

Lin Rui quickly calmed himself and told Gatling, "Stand up quickly, the situation is urgent, and swiftly follow me to look into the unexpected situation of the territory."

Gatling immediately got up and followed Lin Rui out of the Government Hall, holding the warhammer.

Outside, parts of the territory have already been ignited, and amidst the flames, a massive Flame Demon over ten meters high was rampaging.

Gatling wore a serious expression and said, "My Lord, Flame Demons are Super-Tier Troops! It is said that the second era was the era of the dwarves; they built grand palaces beneath the mountains and mined extensive pits, accumulating vast wealth. However, the dwarves, in their prime, suffered heavily because they over-dug and broke through to the surface, releasing subterranean Flame Demons."

Even the dwarves at the height of their era were heavily damaged by these Flame Demons; Lin Rui naturally couldn't underestimate them.

Super-Tier Troops, each surpassing Tier Five!

If troops below Tier Five still belonged to mortals, those above Tier Five had extraordinary attributes, akin to high martial planes' armies.

Sure enough, as Audrey's undead surrounded it, this Flame Demon instantly teleported dozens of meters away.

Space movement, untouched by encirclement constraints.

The supposed benefits of the [Lucky Coin: Sand Washing] event turned into a demonic havoc!

Lin Rui had no choice but to intervene personally, and a frosty arrow shot forth from behind him, glowing with a bright blue hue as it impacted the Flame Demon's chest, compelling it to retreat step by step under the powerful impact, the frigid frost violently evaporated against its fiery exterior.

The frost hadn't yet receded when Ice Blade Frost Splendor, akin to ice spears, instantaneously materialized, shooting from all directions towards the central monster. The thick ice spears pierced through its body as if forming an interlocking Ice Prison, pinning it firmly to the ground.

The creature bellowed wildly, its raging claws tearing through the ice blades that penetrated its body, but before it finished, the dense ice blades shattered one by one. The frost shards swept, forming a blade dance, cutting through its body like a whirlwind with thick frost accumulation.

Seizing the opportunity, Lin Rui decisively cast Mirror Image, as fifteen reflections appeared simultaneously, a magic array the shrouded all, with each mirror appearing with a shadow of destiny overhead.

[Blade cleaves the body, heart severs the soul. The Swordsman is at your service.]

[Valiant and fearless, honor in sacrifice. The Knight is at your service.]

[With justice in mind, purging evil. The Light Mage is at your service.]

When the shadows of destiny transformed into streaks of light, impacting the hand of each reflection, the fifteen reflections, simultaneously wielding longswords, launched attacks against the Super-Tier Flame Demon.