Su Yue's words make a lot of sense. After all, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. Now, the Bato Empire is engulfed in civil war.
He had a premonition that this civil war would soon sweep across Canaan.
Countess Joanna's reply has arrived.
Su Yue glanced at the map.
The area affected by the war is nearby, and it is expected to break out tomorrow—at that time, he may face a real siege.
"This is much more interesting. City defense is not the same as a direct confrontation or open field battle."
"We need to have Jin Xiuer reinforce the city walls."
Su Yue's eyes sharpened, and at that moment, the faith of a large number of holy believers collapsed and their faith was shattered.
They had just embraced the mission of Cardinal Schwarz and received the Holy Sacrament.
As for the Brotherhood of Saint George, no one has the right to join yet.
They were just ordinary laypeople.
At that moment, a third-order slave master (a follower of the devil) dressed in black loudly proclaimed: "The world is spiritual, and the true God resides within us... without distinction between evil and darkness."
"..."
Su Yue gazed at the third-tier enslaved master in the distance, checking his information. He discovered he was a follower of a branch of the Devil's Cult called the "Reconversion Sect." 'The Devil's Cult has branched out now? Wasn't there only the Dominican Order before?'
Su Yue looked somewhat surprised, but then, looking at Abraham, his expression became complicated as he said:
"This is a bit troublesome."
Abraham laughed and said, "It's no trouble at all."
The death of a cardinal in the Papacy is normally a major event. Cardinal Schwartz, a seventh-tier NPC, possessed his own bishopric and the Papacy's power was immense. However, these are extraordinary times. The Pope is dealing with civil war and the "Boat People" movement erupting among the poor... The imperial power will undoubtedly weaken the rights of clergy during this period.
To put it bluntly, it all boils down to the principle of things reaching their extreme and then reversing.
The world, after a long period of division, will inevitably unite.
What is united for a long time will eventually divide.
Since the Papacy and the Holy Church have exploited the poor, artisans, and craftsmen, the textile guilds are bound to face their retribution today… Su Yue said, “Abraham, how long do you estimate it will take for the civil war in the Bato Empire to end?”
"Uncertainty, and perhaps things will remain chaotic indefinitely; it all depends on your will."
Su Yue asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Abraham laughed, “Our men are supplying the Imperial rebels with provisions, provisions, weapons, and armor…”
"What!?!"
Su Yue was surprised.
Abraham laughed and said, "Doing business is nothing to be ashamed of. We can acquire prisoners and various scarce resources from the front lines of the Imperial Civil War, such as the core of the corpse disposal machine, and some noble prisoners of the Empire. Aren't you looking forward to it?"
"...I am somewhat looking forward to it, but is it a bit too much?"
Abraham laughed but did not answer.
"Master, let me give you a gift first."
"What gift?"
Su Yue knew very well that Abraham was a great devil above the ninth rank, while Europa was kind by nature, simple in character, and young; Abraham was the complete opposite of Europa, insidious, cunning, and probably thousands of years old. In reality, he appeared to be an 18th-century nobleman, but in reality, his scheming was so deep that it was appalling.
With such a subordinate state, Su Yue naturally also had certain responsibilities and habits.
Therefore, he did not hesitate to thwart the Holy See's missionary and rebellion plans.
All this is to support Abraham's camp, the "Devil's Cult"!
And as it turns out...
Su Yue and Abraham were completely consistent in their words and deeds, and their cooperation was extremely seamless.
One of Abraham's main goals was to find money for Su Yue.
The money has now arrived in my account.
As large quantities of gold and silver were loaded onto carts and transported into the warehouse, Su Yue glanced at the information on the global leaderboard: "First place: Mysterious Person (Dragon Kingdom player), Gold Coins: 15.46 million."
His wealth not only didn't decrease, but actually increased by a third!
This scene left many players and lords in the Turin world, who assumed Su Yue was using gold coins to buy resources, feeling utterly exasperated. Hadn't Su Yue already made a fortune? How did his gold coin count suddenly skyrocket from 5 million to 15.46 million?
The members of Longqing's guild reported the news to Longqing immediately.
Long Qing's face turned green.
They're on day three in Turin now, and everyone's progress is incredibly difficult... But what about Su Yue, this big shot? He spent five million gold coins and still has 15 million left?
Lord's Log: "Abraham has paid you 10 million gold coins from the interdimensional portal. The gold coins have been deposited into the Tier 5 resource reserve warehouse. The defense force is: Tier 7 Shrine Attendant (Deep Diver - Innsmouth) x16."
Su Yue laughed loudly.
"Jin Xiuer".
"My lord?"
Kim Soo-ah, with her long, jet-black hair, looked even more graceful and elegant.
Su Yue and Elie hadn't started discussing life in detail yet tonight, but looking at Kim Soo-ah and what was about to happen, he felt an extreme sense of pleasure and ecstasy!
Su Yue issued a direct order: "Build me a Tier 6 special building, the Dragon Fleet Port!!"
"Dragon Fleet Port (Tier 6 Special Building): Fiscal Revenue +100,000, Trade Tariffs +10%, Tradeable Resource Production +5%, Ocean Territory Range +30%".
Once this thing is built, Su Yue's territory will be able to converge from a mudflat called "Bala Yamakan" on the south side to the ocean current area on the south side; what Su Yue finds somewhat troublesome and feels is the reality.
His port appeared to be surrounded by the forces of the Bato Empire.
This made Su Yue somewhat dissatisfied.
The seventh-tier Soth Griffin, Xiao Yi, discovered on the territory map information detected in the sky that there is a small imperial sea town called "Qiwell City" outside the mudflats of "Barayamakan", the port point established in Canaan!
Chaos has broken out in this small sea town, and many surrounding villages are still covered with small pieces of ice.
Most of the residents are fishermen who have relied on fishing for their livelihood for generations.
They also have a whale hunters' association.
"It's frustrating... These small towns in the empire are actually hindering my port development. But I seem to be thinking too far ahead. The most important thing now is to build up the port."
Su Yue now has two worries. One is the fortress in the northern dwarf mountains, which could be attacked and invaded by the northern dwarves at any time.
—Of course, the dwarves' main tasks are guarding and mining. Su Yue already knew this from a surrendered European dwarf player; cruel torture and interrogation by the Devil's Cult were quite effective.
The second problem arose after the establishment of Dragon Port.
In the south lies a small maritime town called "Qiwell," belonging to the same faction as the Bato Empire. This city is situated next to the port of Su Yue—because Su Yue's Canaanite territory is expanding too rapidly, and its expanded territory borders the Dwarven Snow Mountain to the north; the Empire to the south; and the dense forest region to the west on the left... making it a classic battleground on all four fronts.
Enemies were everywhere, in front, behind, left, and right.
Especially now that the Bartholomew Empire is experiencing a civil war during the Crusades; a large number of heretics are preparing to purge the Pope. What level of rebellion is this? The scale is terrifying. Therefore, Su Yue predicts that a siege will be necessary tomorrow or tonight, which will also bring large-scale rewards.
So many thoughts have crossed my mind.
Su Yue came to her senses.
Kim Soo-ah stretched out her hands and said, "Please leave it to me, Lord Su Yue."
"You are my wise and capable wife, Xiuer! Without you, I really don't know how the territory would develop." Su Yue said these words sincerely. God-level NPCs are too rare. Among all the players in the world, Su Yue is probably the only one who can have a god-level NPC on the third day.
Players from other territories and other parts of the Turin world would probably have to complete those chain quests with hundreds of rounds, or even high-risk chain quests with dozens of rounds, to obtain god-level NPCs.
This brings us to Abraham.
Abraham and Jin Xiuer seem to have some secret connection. Su Yue naturally saw through this, otherwise there would be no reason for the succubus Jin Xiuer, a refugee, to appear on the first day.
She's a devil, after all.
Like Abraham, he belongs to the Abyss species... If there is no connection between the two, Su Yue would never believe that he could recruit a god-level NPC so easily. As for the second god-level NPC, 'The Resurrected' Frederick... Su Yue has no clue for the time being. It seems that he really appeared out of thin air?
But is that really the case?
Su Yue had a vague guess, but he didn't know if it was accurate, that was that god-level NPCs might choose their own masters, just as masters would desire high-quality subordinates.
This German Emperor Frederick II may have been lured here by himself... or perhaps he appeared of his own volition. No one knows what ambitions he harbors after his sudden 'resurrection'... And Id Ya, this evil god, has also returned with his army, bringing many benefits.
Lord's Log: "Your territory hero, Id Ya, explored the underground city of the Ocean Outpost and obtained: 140,000 gold coins (from salvaging shipwreck treasure), 4,500 mercury, 1,340 mithril, and 4,440 sets of Tier 1 armor and armor..."
"Due to Idya's attack, 33 second-tier Dark Swordsmen (Dark Elves), 245 third-tier Fear Spearmen (Dark Elves), 126 fourth-tier Black Ark Pirates, and 12 fifth-tier Halgonsi Executioners have sworn allegiance and surrendered to Idya."
"This hero's journey includes some viewing clips. Would you like to watch them?"
"???"
"Watch a clip?"
"Check!"
Su Yue was stunned. Idya, the Cthulhu god, was a water-based evil god. Both Cthulhu and Idya lived in the ocean city of R'lyeh at the bottom of the sea, so he would naturally explore the ocean first!
As for her divine power, it was naturally unfathomable; Su Yue imagined the scene of Idya leading her troops into the Dark Elves' underground stronghold and then into the deep sea... As for how the troops followed her into the deep sea?
That requires asking just how powerful her divine abilities are.
The legendary sea god can bestow upon fishermen and believers a bountiful catch, even protecting them from ocean storms and preventing shipwrecks, among other mysterious divine powers... Id Ya, to put it simply, is the sea god in the Cthulhu pantheon.
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