CHAPTER 248: CHAPTER 104: SETTING OUT FOR THE LOST ALTAR_2

Note that this millions refers to each type of resource consuming millions.

In fact, the civilization channel was somewhat confused, not understanding what kind of trick Lin Rui was pulling?

His rating on the wealth leaderboard was like a joke, fluctuating wildly.

The numbers never stayed still, constantly changing like a rolling stream.

With such a level of Kyrpton Gold, even Lin Rui was worried for Noesen; just what kind of monster was he challenging?

Afterward, Lin Rui took out the strongest Divine Artifact of the territory.

At this moment, Lin Rui felt he was really soaring, now daring to consider enhancing the Divine Artifact.

Enhancing such a Sacred Treasure once casually costs millions as a starting point!

But the key was, after a night of bloody battle, the Golden Pansy Domain could indeed afford it.

One could imagine how much wealth the Golden Pansy Domain reaped under the siphon effect.

Lin Rui pondered for a moment and decided to enhance the Celestial Kingdom Armament: Ultimate Battle Banner, not because it was much stronger than the Ice and Snow Royal Court’s Extreme Cold Realm, but because it was convenient and versatile.

One banner could be switched between several armies, enhancing a Sacred Treasure yields multiple benefits.

Now is the time to enrich the foundation, without the need of waging large-scale, intense battles, so Lin Rui wasn’t in a rush to enhance his own Ice and Snow Royal Court’s Extreme Cold Realm.

When Lin Rui chose to confirm, the sacred chants seemed to come from the Celestial Kingdom, with brilliant golden light shooting down from heaven, infused into the Celestial Kingdom Armament: Ultimate Battle Banner through the Goddess Pendulum.

The golden light faded, and the blue background with gold emblems of the Golden Pansy family’s banner waved without wind, fluttering above the territory.

Sacred Treasure: Celestial Kingdom Armament: Extreme Battle Banner (once with Divine Blessing): Survival is not an innate right, but a prize snatched by forgotten heroes from a cruel world! This is the armament of the Celestial Kingdom; this is the flag of heroes. The commanding army has 60% (+10%) added Divine Damage and receives 35% (+5%) fixed damage reduction.

This enhancement truly emptied all resources of the territory.

Civil Servant Soro didn’t even need to organize an inventory; except for precious Spirit Crystal Coins and high-tier materials, ordinary resources, packed by Lin Rui for the Hero’s Heart sacrifice, were already sparse, barely enough to meet the basic needs of the territory’s development.

Once the sacrifice was completed, Lin Rui actively sought out the director of the Lusen Chamber of Commerce, Lu Weite.

The chamber’s camp was set outside the territory, benefiting greatly from strong supply capabilities when backed by the big tree; unlike the battles between Explorers, they were still a one-time affair, gaining the opponent’s Crimson Card was a winner-take-all.

The chamber, much like a vast and profound power, could continually supply the front even if a stronghold was uprooted.

Therefore, even though the chamber suffered heavy losses in the Glacial Abyss, they quickly received a massive resupply.

Even this wave of losses remained within the controllable range for their chamber. Because they had successfully completed transactions and smoothly transferred all items away.

As for the dead guards and workers?

In this world, just existing could risk sudden encounters with monsters or Chaos Corrosion, making death a trivial matter.

Lu Weite from the Lusen Chamber of Commerce was not at all subdued by the deaths, greeting Lin Rui with excitement, "Lord Lin Rui, how come you’re here?"

Lin Rui replied with a smile, "I’ve come to see if you are ready for the trade. We should sacrifice the Hero’s Heart as soon as possible; you’re likely very eager about this affair as well, right?"

Lu Weite nodded, saying, "We certainly hope to sacrifice the Hero’s Heart early. But are you already able to leave the territory, Lord Lin Rui? What about the Dark Strike...?"

Lin Rui casually said, "The territory can be assured, with two heroes leading the troops to clear surrounding monsters, there will be no problem."

Lu Weite’s eyes widened in shock, "Tw---two heroes!!!???"

"Did...did another hero join your territory just today?"

Lin Rui looked at this old man speechlessly, questioning why he was always so easily excited at such an age?

Lin Rui nodded, "Yes, just this late night, a female hero joined my territory."

Lu Weite was so shocked that his jaw nearly dropped.

Did something go wrong in this world?

Heroes! Heroes!

In the ordinary course of things, they are not seen among billions; having one hero unit in a group of tens of billions is a rare blessing.

Yet he nearly lost count of how many hero-related opportunities the Golden Pansy Domain had encountered.

Last night, when they gathered around the bonfire, singing songs, the whole territory had just one hero.

He went back to camp to sleep after the festivities, and in just a few hours, a few hours! They gained yet another hero!

Being with the Lord of the Golden Pansy Territory, he should follow around every moment!

When he doesn’t sleep, others shouldn’t either. Otherwise, none would know how many opportunities they’d miss.

Lu Weite, losing his ability to manage expressions, exaggeratedly said, "Lord Lin Rui, originally we planned to set up the trade route first, then go to the Lost Altar. But after evaluating your territory today, I found that the route our chamber previously planned couldn’t ensure trade guarantees. I can’t believe it; overnight, your territory yielded thousands of Life Fruits! We simply couldn’t complete the trade."

Lu Weite was now quite unfazed; that a small village could gather three heroes and the Life Ancient Tree bore flowers like iron, spewing out thousands of Life Fruits overnight, comparatively seemed not to matter...right?

Heck! Despite these unreasonable occurrences...how did they seem so rational in this territory?

Surely something somewhere must have gone wrong!

Lu Weite took a deep breath, saying, "Regarding the establishment of a trade point in the Golden Pansy Domain, we need to prepare for a while, so if Lord Lin Rui is ready, we can set off to sacrifice the Hero’s Heart now."

Lin Rui energetically said, "Then let’s depart now."

Lu Weite, somewhat not used to it, asked surprisingly, "Are you leaving without preparations? Can you just leave all these matters of your territory unattended?"

Lin Rui laughed and said, "What’s there to dawdle about?"

He has always acted decisively, never indecisive.

Though the territory seemed to have an abundance of administrative matters, in truth, Lin Rui could completely let go.

With two full-fledged heroes commanding armies near the territory, and within the territory having a Tier Four Epic-level Sword Master to oversee, Lin Rui didn’t need to worry about military strength at all.

Lin Rui even hoped time would pass quickly since, each day under the heroes’ conquests, the territory’s wealth would quickly soar, which was the best opportunity to enhance the foundation.

This outing could even be seen as a leisurely trip, passing the cycle in a few days.

Knowing that being historically significant is one of the most important constructs of a power’s foundation.

The more a power endures through the ages, the stronger it grows.

As for administration, Lin Rui has always entrusted it to Civil Servant Soro.

There’s nothing in the territory requiring Lin Rui’s direct intervention presently.

With this dual wall of military and civil service, Lin Rui could indeed plan an impromptu travel.

Even his escort didn’t need to be many.

He himself was the best fighter within the territory.

Nevertheless, to prevent encountering large-scale battles, he brought along a troop.

Firstly, there was Audrey, the beautiful girl—though absurdly dim-witted, yet truly formidable. Bringing her equaled bringing an army.

Especially after equipping the Strategic Treasure: Magic Secret Spell, the Undead Army had become tank-like tough!

With the Rare Level auxiliary unit Nether Engine, the undead were naturally resilient and had multiple layers of healing effects, nearly invincible.

Although unable to defeat Sun Flame Knight-like hacked troops, Explorers’ regular units would literally scratch their heads in frustration against them, utterly unable to kill them.