CHAPTER 142: CHAPTER 55 SILVER-LEVEL EARTH MOTHER GODDESS STATUE_2

The territory has the Celestial Country trait, increasing the output of all resource points by 25%.

This trait wasn’t noticeable in its early stages, but as the territory has grown stronger, its effects have become increasingly evident.

A giant resource point producing fifty thousand resources per week instantly becomes sixty-two thousand five hundred per week under the Celestial Country’s blessing. Even just the excess is double the current output of the territory’s resource points.

After putting away the Earth Mother Statue, Lin Rui curiously asked, "Do you take such precious materials and so many resources when you go out mining?"

Lu Weite sighed deeply and said, "To be honest, Lin Rui, our chamber of commerce is harvesting blood maple wood here as a side activity. Our main goal is to head east to the Glacial Abyss to participate in the annual interdimensional trade."

"Interdimensional trade?"

"Yes, we have a regular trading partner who crosses planes to reach the Glacial Abyss on the last day of March every spring. Our caravan will bring a large amount of supplies for trade."

"Can they casually cross dimensions?"

At this, Lu Weite’s face lit up with excitement: "Plane movement intersects with certain worlds at specific times, allowing heroes to cross dimensions. Their hero uses this time to enter our world, but they dare not go too far, lest they miss the time to leave, so we have to go to Glacial Abyss to trade with them. But it won’t be long before our chamber of commerce also owns a hero to lead a team for trade in other worlds."

Lin Rui’s expression shifted, keenly sensing the key point: it won’t be long before the Lusen Chamber of Commerce possesses a hero.

"Does your chamber of commerce know where there is a Divine Altar nearby?"

Lu Weite nodded and said, "We know a secluded place where there is a lost altar. However, the problem is that there are a lot of Fallen there."

Lin Rui generously waved his hand, saying, "Take me with you, and in return, I’ll help you clear out all the Fallen!"

Lu Weite’s face was instantly filled with shock as he looked at Lin Rui in disbelief: "Lord Lin Rui, what are you going to do at the Divine Altar? You... You... Do you have another Hero’s Heart?"

Lin Rui calmly nodded, "I haven’t said I only have that one Hero’s Heart."

Everyone around from the Lusen Chamber of Commerce lost their ability to maintain their composure.

You never said!

But this is a Hero’s Heart!

The average person might go their entire life without ever seeing one. You actually have two?

How much does the Goddess of Fortune favor you?

Everyone was still in shock when the army of the Golden Pansy Domain had already finished cleaning up the battlefield. Audrey joyfully skipped over, leapt onto Lin Rui’s back, perched her slender legs, and wrapped her arms around Lin Rui’s neck, her laughter like wind chimes.

"Lord, guess how many troops I summoned."

"Eighty-one Tier Two Elite."

"Eh??"

"Eh!! Lord, how do you know so precisely, have you grown eyes on your back?"

"This is impossible! Lord, weren’t you always secretly conspiring here, how could you be so clear about my recruitment?"

This fool! What do you mean by secretly conspiring?

Lin Rui pulled her off his back; by slightly using his brain, he could easily outsmart her.

She has a total of 650 Command Value points, with each Tier Two Elite Troop consuming 8 Command Value points. With this field full of Tier Three remnants, what else could she summon that isn’t immediately obvious?

Audrey still couldn’t comprehend how the Lord knew so clearly, without error.

She seriously raised her arm and looked all around her body, her amethyst-like beautiful eyes wide with wonder, and asked, "Lord, did you secretly install some kind of spying eye on me? Like, are you that eager to see my body?"

"In principle, this can’t be done, but with you, that’s hard to refuse."

Lin Rui had a sweat drop on his forehead; my carefully built image of wisdom!

Sure enough, as Audrey’s words fell, everyone from Lusen Chamber of Commerce gave Lin Rui a knowing look that all men understand, and unanimously gave a thumbs-up.

Lin Rui took a deep breath, controlling his emotions, spoke to Audrey, "Quickly go help your newly recruited Necromancer to summon the Undead!"

"Eh? Lord, you even know about my new Necromancer recruit? What spy eye did you plant on me?"

"I guessed! The body of the Ogre Mage obliterated by your Death Finger is intact, the top-level summoning material."

"Oh my goodness. Lord, you must have a thousand wits, right? You could even guess that. I successfully used this body to summon a Tier Two Elite Necromancer. Both he and the Little Skeleton Mage have filled up the Command Value."

"Now I control eighty-one Tier Two Elites, and the two of them control two platoons of ordinary and Excellence Level Undead. Hahaha, powerful, right?"

Lin Rui nodded, truly the Undead is a race that snowballs most easily.

As long as they win a battle, they can rapidly expand their force size.

But Audrey’s undead have a significant weakness, which is that they are her summoned creatures and do not receive Lin Rui’s Commander Bonus.

This makes their combat strength relatively weak; without Audrey’s support, they might not withstand an epitome of fierce combat, like Leviathan Long.

This mighty warrior, alone on the battlefield, smashed over two hundred monsters with a large axe, and continuing would have been able to break all of Audrey’s skeletons as well.

Counting Audrey’s fragile skeletons, Lin Rui’s army size reached over three hundred people, already displaying the characteristics of a small noble territory in military terms, completely unlike a small village.

Especially when these people gather, with lined queues and flying banners.

Lu Weite’s eyes lit up, and he quickly stepped forward to stop Lin Rui, who was planning to leave.

"Lord Lin Rui, on behalf of the Lusen Chamber of Commerce, we extend a warm invitation for you to join us in going to the Glacial Abyss. You know, our chamber has suffered heavy losses due to the ogre raid this time. Additionally, we hope you can escort us to the Glacial Abyss, and we will give you ten percent of the profits as a reward."

Hearing the heavy losses, Lin Rui felt that Lu Weite was hinting at something else. However, Lin Rui soon got over it, as their current relationship was so amiable, it was definitely not about the fortune in the safe that he’d taken.

"Is the Glacial Abyss far from here? I must return to the territory the day after tomorrow," Lin Rui cautiously asked.

The day after tomorrow is the last day of the civilization cycle on Blue Star. The newbie protection period might end.

Lin Rui must return a day earlier to prepare in case of any unexpected events. After all, the territory is almost undefended now, relying entirely on the newbie protection mechanism for security.

Lu Weite immediately said, "The Glacial Abyss is not very far from here, head east through Blood Maple Forest, then pass the Ruins River, and you’ll arrive. If all goes well, traveling at full speed, it only takes a day and a night. The only issue is that there are frequent monster appearances along the way, which we need to be careful to avoid."

If you say that, well, I am interested now!

The Golden Pansy Domain has been worried about where to find monsters to kill and loot resources.

Lin Rui decisively raised his hand, and a row of blue light frosty arrows shot out, instantly freezing the Unclean clinging onto a Ghoul.

"I accept your invitation. Leave the road monsters to my army."

Everyone in the Lusen Chamber of Commerce looked at the inconspicuous corner at this frozen Unclean.

This was a Fallen tempted by an Evil God, comparable to a Demon. Yet it was obliterated with a raise of a hand?

This lacks a sense of achievement.

But it also provided everyone with incomparable security.

Lu Weite excitedly said, "Then we’ll be in your care, Lord Lin Rui. Oh, Lord Lin Rui can also prepare some materials for trade in advance. Anyone who reaches the Glacial Abyss can trade with this caravan."

Lin Rui nodded and then took the looted items from Audrey’s hands.

The loot from this Unclean is impressive, including Judgement Knight Order set pieces, Gems, seed of emerald green, and a Knight’s Heart Recruitment Scroll.

Currently, Lin Rui already has five Knight’s Heart Recruitment Scrolls.

Plus two "long halberd and fierce armor" scrolls, this is powerful stuff, capable of recruiting Tier Three Elite Troops, befitting the loot from an Ogre Hero.

Lin Rui temporarily stored all the recruitment scrolls in his backpack, planning to collect some materials to strengthen his territory once he returned.