A tea party at the council pushed the time forward by three hours... Su Yue watched as Europa led a dozen or so followers of the Saint Georgian Brotherhood away, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

At least the potential threat from the Papacy has been temporarily resolved.

Jin Xiuer asked, "Master, I've already made the bed!"

"..."

"So big?"

Su Yue walked into the side chamber of the council hall and found a huge wooden bed covered with luxurious soft blankets and mattresses, which felt very soft to sit on.

The curtains fluttered in the breeze, their pattern of distinctive white flowers appearing both solemn and sacred.

The sunset peeked out from the window, casting a crimson glow over the northern mountains.

Thinking of those dwarves, Su Yue remembered another question.

"What about the two players we captured earlier?"

"They didn't want to waste time, so they both committed suicide."

Su Yue thought to himself that it was true. Time was precious in exploring the world of Turin. If the time spent walking with the prisoners was wasted, it would be better to commit suicide and start over... He really had a limited number of players he was in contact with. He was originally planning to have a good chat with them during his free time.

Who would have thought he would die...

At this moment, Su Yue did not feel lonely, but a sense of desolation arose in his heart.

"The Holy See within the Bato Empire is incredibly powerful, comparable to the authority of an emperor and a lord. They are capable of launching holy wars and have their own tribunal and inquisition. I learned all this information on the way... Dealing with them should have resolved many of the crises within the territory."

"Sister Europa is amazing."

Kim Soo-ah said so.

Why aren't you looking at the buildings?

"They've eaten, and they have an hour to rest."

Su Yue nodded, stood outside the window, and gazed into the distance for a while.

I also plan to take a break.

With 1.35 million gold coins now in his territory, he finally breathed a sigh of relief after resolving the Papacy's troubles and crisis. He then began browsing the players' forums.

Turin World is a global game, but individual circumstances and experiences vary greatly. Some players are naturally destined to struggle and fight for 100 or 200 resource points; others have sparse populations in their territories, resulting in slow development, and many even go bankrupt because they can't support a dozen or twenty farmers; of course, there are also top-tier players like Su Yue.

By establishing an advantage in advance, they achieved in two days what others took two months to accomplish.

This is the diversity of the world.

The world is always uneven, just like in the past, some people drive Lamborghinis while others are buying shared bikes.

"Damn the wealth gap!"

Su Yue cursed, but then laughed.

In this life, he became the one driving the Lamborghini, while everyone else became peasants… but he was originally a peasant. His inner attitude hadn't changed much, and Su Yue felt a pang of emotion at this situation.

He finally had time to reflect.

They had been fighting all along, cleaning up the remnants of their forces.

Five Tier 4 Imperial cavalrymen stood guard at the council's main gate. These were the rewards they had won in the global broadcast lottery. Because of their loyalty and integrity, and being a core unit, they had fortunately not participated in the war and were now standing guard at the gate.

This further enhanced the authority of the parliament within the territory.

These are, of course, Su Yue's personal impressions.

Su Yue opened the player forum.

"Those damned night elves raided my territory again yesterday!!! They almost killed me!" A player named Lulu posted screenshots on the forum to complain.

"Are the lords in the game Turin World already banding together on the second day? I was attacked by seven or eight lords from the Japanese game 'Little Life,' and their troop strength has exceeded 'throng (large group): 100-249' just to occupy an abandoned port! How can we fight them?"

"You little devils? Where are your coordinates? Gather the lords and we'll wipe them out."

"Kill those little devils! Damn it, they can't bully players from China."

"Third-tier tree spirits are really powerful! (with picture) Look at this majestic tree spirit, I feel like I'm about to take off! Are there any big guilds recruiting?"

"After I died and was resurrected, I ran straight into a horde of beasts... Now I'm constantly being pushed around. None of my family members understand this feeling."

"Blueprint trading, are there any Tier 2 blueprints for trading? I'll buy blueprints at high prices!"

"Undead players don't need to go to the toilet every day, it's so boring, and I've lost my five senses, I really want to eat, sob sob... Now I'm just a skeleton, and several of my friends are dead. Really dead, this game is too cruel, I want to go home! I don't want to continue fighting..."

Dwarves, elves, treants, lizardmen, ratmen, humans, and undead—posts from all sorts of races were being updated every second, and Su Yue simply couldn't keep up.

He also casually posted a message.

"A boring day in my territory, day 2."

He took a picture by the lord's bed in the fiery sunset, with a beautiful black-haired girl making tea. In the picture next to it, there was an enormous, soft bed surrounded by fresh flowers, juniper branches, and various fragrant wildflowers and berries.

Silverware, porcelain, and wooden and gold candlesticks glowed softly nearby. That soft light contrasted sharply with the sunset view outside the window and the bright red and white clouds that had been burned through the sun—the room was brightly lit and full of life, while outside the window, the blue sky and white clouds were approaching and the sunset was approaching, creating a scene of leisure.

Holy crap! This is so relaxing?

"Boss, why is everything on your table made of silver? And there are even gold items too! Damn, I'd just melt them down and exchange them for gold coins!"

"Extravagant, so damn extravagant! You weren't born into a noble family, were you?"

Players in the world of Turin have different circumstances. While some are indeed born into good circumstances, most have to start from scratch as lords. Many players possess lordly talents, including diplomacy and affinity attributes. Beautiful female players in the world of Turin might even marry a powerful nobleman, hence the numerous posts flaunting their wealth.

However, posts that flaunt wealth usually have an obvious air of affectation.

The image in Su Yue's post.

Yet it appears incredibly vivid, possessing both a sense of life and a touch of pretentiousness and luxury... This is truly rare, evoking not resentment towards the rich, but rather a longing for a better life!

Human emotions and feelings are very simple and basic.

Su Yue's photo had virtually no intention or technique, appearing extremely simple and unadorned. Yet, it was precisely this simplicity that garnered immense popularity among Chinese players on the forum!

"So beautiful..."

"Where are you, boss?"

"ID name: Canaan? Who is this big shot? I've never heard of them before."

"Wow, look out the window at their territory! It's developed so rapidly, all high-rise buildings and even city walls? Really?"

"??? It seems so! Look at the view outside the window, holy crap, there looks like a catapult! But it's not a catapult, it looks like a trebuchet! Trebuchets and catapults are not the same thing."

"Good heavens, look at the silhouette of a pretty girl in black on the right... They even have servants?"

In the world of Turin, which player doesn't wish they could split one person into ten to serve as a servant responsible for their daily needs the next day? What kind of treatment is that?

Many players were shocked.

Su Yue, however, left without a trace after accomplishing his task, concealing his merits and fame.

He had been busy for two days, and when he opened his friends list... there were 999+ friend requests. Su Yue ignored all the unread emails and looked at his only friend. He also felt that he was being a bit too "lone wolf" and seemed to be neglecting the players.

Unfortunately, everything he did was serious business, just like a CEO wouldn't bother with trivial workplace squabbles.

Zhou Zhuo's message: "Hey bro, are you there!?"

"Wow, you're number one on the list of amazing artifacts! That's incredible!"

"How come you have so many gold coins? 180,000 gold coins on the list, are you the one who sold that Tier 1 weapon and armor set? My guild leader, Long Qing, is your buyer? Are you there?"

"Boss..."

"Wow, that's awesome! The whole server is buzzing with news that you're the first to defeat a Hero Lord!"

"...It's on the broadcast again, this time it's the Baron!!"

Su Yue smiled and said, "It's alright. I have something to talk to you about. Where are you now?"

"??"

"Holy crap, you finally replied! I've been friends with you for almost two days, you're so aloof!!!"

Zhou Zhuo was excited. He was already on his way to visit Su Yue's territory when he saw the message Su Yue had sent. Did he want to talk to him about something? What was it?

Su Yue said, "I plan to gather the player lords in the vicinity to do something together. Of course, I won't be directly involved in management or operations. We need someone to cooperate and help. Would you be willing to come and talk?"

Players are also a force to be reckoned with. For example, in Su Yue's first battle against the dwarven players, he seized over 200 of their troops. Don't be fooled by the fact that Su Yue now has two thousand troops in his territory.

However, players are actually a very powerful force. Su Yue has seen dwarves, humans, elves, and a small number of orc and goblin players in the vicinity, all thanks to intelligence provided by Innsmouth scout Ragnar.

He plans to reorganize the player factions next.

After all, those dwarves were right there.

They have players helping them out, but if they fall behind, they'll definitely suffer even more losses for no reason... The main reason, which Su Yue didn't say, is that he's from China!

He was born a citizen of the Dragon Kingdom, and he will die a soul of the Dragon Kingdom. If it would benefit Dragon Kingdom players by following him (provided they are not evil people), he would be willing to do it.

Because he knew that in the future, European players and American players would definitely join forces to bully China... Therefore, the stronger China is, the greater the benefits will be for Su Yue in the future, even from the perspective of national war.

Su Yue is already thinking of creating two forum guides to help improve the overall quality of players in the Dragon Kingdom.

However, creating strategy guides doesn't offer much improvement.

Because you've provided a strategy guide.

Back in the US and Europe, there were traitors within China who directly copied their ideas. Maintaining information security is extremely difficult, which is why Su Yue has never excessively interfered with the development of Chinese players. Now it's time to let them have a piece of the action.

You can't just eat meat all the time.

Not leaving a single drop of soup for other allies, "With great power comes great responsibility... The key is to support the players, which is also in line with the Bathor Empire's strategy against the European lords of the dwarves."

There are a lot of players from the dwarves fighting against us, and we also need to train our Dragon Kingdom players to fight back!

The view outside the window grew increasingly dim.

Zhou Zhuo sent an excited emoji and said, "Boss, shall I go to your Canaan territory now?"

He was actually already on his way, but didn't want to reveal his neediness, so he didn't tell Su Yue directly.

Su Yue said, "Come on. There are already quite a few foreign players banding together among the dwarves and elves. Our Dragon Kingdom can't fall too far behind!"

"!!!"

Zhou Zhuo was greatly encouraged by Su Yue's words!

Who is this person in front of me?

The holder of the ninth-tier archangel's subordinate, the number one leaderboard in the world's most powerful rankings, in the global broadcast silence, only Su Yue carried the banner of the Dragon Kingdom, slapping those foreign players in the face repeatedly.

It can be said that Su Yue has a very high reputation among players in the Dragon Kingdom!

It was so high that even he himself was unaware of it.

Because it brought glory to the Dragon Kingdom.

Therefore, Zhou Zhuo felt a sense of duty and immediately rode his horse to the territory of Su Yue.

Su Yue needs the support of the Dragon Kingdom players, and the Dragon Kingdom players need Su Yue as their banner. The two sides are on the verge of a mutually agreeable cooperation! On the other hand, due to the raids on the two southern territories of the Human Empire, "Gwof and Grujion", the Empire's influence and intervention on the players' Chosen Ones have been forced to decrease.

So now only Su Yue can step forward.

Recruiting Dragon Kingdom players as a Baron of the Barto Empire!

Note that this is only for players from China.

He has no liking for players from Europe, America, or other regions.

A cool breeze blew in from outside the window, billowing the curtains. Su Yue murmured:

"I wonder how many Dragon Kingdom lords there are in Canaan? Even dwarves and goblins could band together..." It's not that Su Yue doesn't approve of dwarf and goblin lords; on the contrary, with the development of multiple races, the Dragon Kingdom is the core principle that unites everyone.

As long as they are Chinese.

Being together means having a home. Su Yue's feelings for his country and the world have never changed.