The highest level of soldiers that Su Yue can currently recruit is still Tier 5.
Moreover, his territory was originally a Tier 3 council, but now, due to the appearance of Kim Soo-ah, it has been upgraded to a Tier 4 council!
"Four councils, yet numerous recruitment buildings for Tier 5 troops!! That's already insane, but the blueprint for 'Rick's Guard Palace (Tier 5)' is even more insane!? Kim Soo-ah's building level increases by 1, becoming Tier 6, and after recruiting Rick's Guard, the level increases by 1, making it a Tier 7 troop!?!"
"It exploded!!!"
Su Yue hadn't considered the possibility of this situation before, but upon deeper reflection, it gave her a chilling feeling.
"You know, this is only the fourth day of the Turin world... The speed at which my territory is developing is already extraordinary."
Eliz walked over from a distance, looking at Su Yue, and for some reason he was delighted.
All the events that have been told throughout human history.
It all revolves around these three things.
That is—war, death, and love.
Where there is a battlefield, without the blessing of love, something always feels missing... And Su Yue vaguely sensed that the mature and sophisticated woman in front of him seemed to have really fallen in love with him.
I don't know if it's true.
The Cthulhu Imprint of the Luoyan Yellow Seal provides a refined ability to sense friend from foe. If an enemy harbors any malice or dissatisfaction towards him, Su Yue will subtly sense and be triggered by it.
But Elie in front of him seems to have really fallen for him?
Has she fallen for this?
Su Yue was just playing around with her; he didn't develop any real feelings for her!
She's just a socialite...
That night, he discovered that Eliza was still a virgin...
What's even more outrageous is that she works as a sales associate for Hermès.
Having seen countless wealthy people, her charming and sophisticated manner was like that of a brothel madam; it was impossible to tell that she was a virgin.
That shouldn't be the case...
This operation, which defied common sense and logic, surprised even the person who got first blood.
Lord's Log: "You have drawn the second building blueprint and obtained the Imperial Territory building: Tier 2 Stable Blueprint..."
Su Yue didn't care much about this thing! It was just a stable, which he could already build himself... After all, it was a random blueprint... It was impossible for it to always produce good items.
"I feel like my hidden attribute, luck, is a bit too outrageous."
"Isn't it normal for random blueprints to show Tier 2 buildings like this?! How come I got a Tier 5 Rick's Guard Castle (Tier 6) on my first try?"
Su Yue immediately glanced at the building requirements for Rick's Guard Castle.
"??!"
"So expensive?! Holy crap, 14 million gold coins?!"
Su Yue was so shocked that he was dumbfounded.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed? A fifth-tier building, and the construction price is so expensive?"
Eliza looked at Su Yue in surprise, only to find that Su Yue was handing over the blueprints: "Eriza, I'm short of money again... I'm really short of money... I'm broke."
"Huh!? How could this happen?"
Elisa looked at Su Yue with genuine concern, not with the affected, pretentious air of a sophisticated older sister... She was truly captivated by Su Yue's gentleness and handsomeness, unable to extricate herself.
He's a sucker for good looks, and Su Yue is so handsome and dashing, plus he's a hero!!
They launched a surprise night attack and routed tens of thousands of troops!
Compared to her batch of backup suitors, the difference is more than tenfold.
Those so-called "global pros," those so-called "elites" of the Dragon Kingdom guild, and his super-rich sycophants—which one of them has the strength of Su Yue? Especially Elie, who has a masochistic tendency.
The more women around Su Yue, the greater the competitive pressure. The less they care about Su Yue, the more they crave his attention and care.
And so, the beautiful lord, with her delicate figure, snow-white and graceful shoulders, wearing a red crepe dress with a faint sense of transparency, fell into Su Yue's arms!
"Are you still going to receive Lady Joanna?"
"Yeah! Rize's out of money... You have to help me raise some money."
Eliz is deeply involved.
Another competitor from the natives has arrived. Gu Yu has already made her move. This pure, aloof school beauty goddess has climbed up to Su Yue's side late at night and taken the initiative to make her move.
She naturally longed to possess Su Yue's body or soul, and even more of his attention.
That's right, she just wanted to capture more of Su Yue's attention and time.
She even wished that Su Yue could be with her every moment, every second, and that she could never be without him...
"My sycophants are like leeks; I can't harvest them all at once... As for Rick's Guard Castle, the construction cost is so high, consuming 8 million gold coins and over 500,000 resources each. The total price would probably be over 14.6 million if I exchanged it now..."
"You're pretty good at math."
Su Yue praised Elisa, saying she was an extremely intelligent woman, and added, "This building must be a special building, right?"
"yes."
Elie said, "The imperial family is extremely extravagant; they basically don't treat gold coins as money... So I've heard on the forums that many buildings with the 'royal' tag cost three to five times more to build than ordinary buildings..."
"What the hell? 'Royal Family'?"
"Yes, royalty and imperial nobles are all about luxury and extreme extravagance... High Elves are the same, perhaps even more ancient and expensive. Players at this stage would find it very difficult to build any special buildings with the 'Royal' tag that they draw in the lottery... Your 'Rik Empire Imperial Guard Castle,' since it's for the Imperial Guard, must be serving the Emperor..."
"That means his attribute should be 'Royal Guard,' so the price is naturally extremely outrageous."
Upon hearing Elisa's explanation, Su Yue suddenly realized what was going on.
Oh shit.
No wonder... His Tier 6 Dragon Harbor only costs 7 million gold coins, but a Tier 5 Rick's Guard Castle costs him 14.5 million gold coins?! What a joke!
Now he understands.
Emperor Henry VII of this empire was far too rich... far too extravagant!
Are royal architectural blueprints and construction costs very high?
"And what about the recruitment price?"
Su Yue looked at Elie...
Elisa breathed softly, leaning on Su Yue's shoulder, and said, "The recruitment price is naturally four to five times that of ordinary troops..."
"Ahhh!!"
"I have no money!!"
Su Yue fainted… Elisa felt the warmth of his chest and said softly, “I will help you, but it may take some time…”
Su Yue said softly, "Why don't you just stop contacting those simps? What's the point of contacting them? You've already lost your virginity."
Eliz rolled her eyes at him. "You can't change my nature and lifestyle."
Yes, Eliza is skilled at and enjoys cultivating backup options.
Women who engage in fake flirting or the like.
If Su Yue were to force her to become a housewife and stay at home every day, she would lose her charm...
Su Yue isn't faithful either, and doesn't restrict Elie at all... Moreover, the fact that she's kept her virginity shows that she's very discerning.
"..."
"Now it's time to make money again."
Su Yue naturally set his sights on two things: firstly, the five-star bases for building his territory; and secondly, the new Rek's Guard Castle (Royal) with its unique high gold consumption attribute, and even the future recruitment cost would be four or five times the normal price.
Faced with this situation, an ordinary lord would probably have no choice but to give up.
But the situation is different in Su Yue now.
He immediately summoned Abraham for a council.
The two were essentially connected in spirit and shared the same thoughts. Guided by "meditation" which boosted his intelligence by 40 points, Su Yue now also had some awareness of magic, feeling numerous magical marks planted on his body by Abraham… of course, they were all inanimate, but could be triggered at crucial moments to elicit Abraham's "echo." Very convenient; it was clear that Abraham was a master of magic.
"Who knows how many more trump cards this guy has up his sleeve... Holy crap, he even resurrected Schwarz and sent him mining..."
Lord's Log: "Your external vassal mining district 'Silver Palace Mining District' provides the following resources: Abyssal Wood x, Steel x85,000, Mercury x54,000..."
Abraham laughed and said, "What a delicious soul!"
"The 'Ninth-Order Great Demon' Abraham absorbs the souls of those who die on the battlefield. You have gained 450,000 Soul Absorption Gold Coins."
"..."
Su Yue said, "Take a look, the blueprints for the Royal Guard's buildings... Tier 5, 14 million gold coins..."
Abraham laughed and said, "Don't you still have more than 18 million gold coins?"
Su Yue sighed and said, "What about building maintenance costs and military expenses? Doesn't the development of the territory also require investment? Where has the development of your Devil Cult followers gone?"
Abraham said, “We are secretly providing weapons to the Imperial rebels. These lackeys and peasants have a high demand for weapons and armor, but prices seem to be declining. Many lords within the Empire are also selling them salt, iron and weapons in private. In addition, many spies within the Empire are using them to eliminate dissidents, intending to carry out a revolution and a ‘Great Purge’ against the power and parliament within the Empire.”
"??? Fighting a civil war while simultaneously aiding the enemy? Are all the nobles of the Bathor Empire this despicable?"
Abraham laughed and said, "Aren't we the same?"
Su Yue said, "It's almost dawn, and I'm short of farmers... Do you have any ideas?"
Abraham laughed and said, “I suggest you send troops to plunder farmers, or more precisely, lead them to the Canaanite territory for refuge. The number of refugees around here is increasing... A rabbi from our Devil’s Sect’s merchant guild estimates that he will bring more than 5,000 farmers to the territory tomorrow.”
"ah?!!"
"Bought from the imperial rebels..." Abraham said with a cunning smile.
"Holy crap, this actually works?!"
Abraham laughed and said, "The empire is in chaos, and the rebellious expeditionary force needs provisions, food, armor, and weapons, but some of them may not have money. What should they do if they don't have money?"
"what to do?"
Abraham's mustache and the image of an 18th-century medieval nobleman in a tailcoat, holding a cane, made him appear increasingly cunning and treacherous. He laughed and said, "Of course, it's about selling the souls of servants and prisoners; I predict that more than 800 high-ranking imperial prisoners will arrive in our territory tomorrow."
"Holy crap!!!"
"My military budget can't keep up, Abraham! We've become far too militaristic! A 2:1 military-to-civilian ratio, do you know what that means?"
Abraham laughed and said, "You need to open a second base."
“I know…I understand.”
Su Yue was well aware that he should open a branch base now... but the expenses were already too high. He said, "Are the Innsmouth people in the inner territory still clashing with the Devil Cult followers?"
"It's just a minor incident... We'll keep to ourselves for now."
Su Yue said, "Fortunately, the Holy See's troubles have been resolved, otherwise the territory would still be in constant turmoil... I heard that many wandering clergy have also entered the territory? And many refugees are born with the Holy See's faith?"
"Yes, quite a few of them are devout followers of the Vatican."
Su Yue said with pity, "Don't tell them the truth. Without knowing the truth, they are still my loyal subjects..."
"That's just how it is."
Su Yue knew that the next step was the conquest of the dwarves' northern fortress! This time, he wasn't facing the imperial rebels, but the dwarven empire, which was on a higher level... and it was an uphill battle!
"What follows is likely to be a bloody battle."
Su Yue pondered. The territory of Canaan was incredibly vast, essentially encompassing the territories of two or three towns within the empire. Therefore, Su Yue didn't want any waste of territory and was temporarily unwilling to establish new territories within the Canaan territory. This would cause overlap between the lords' territories, resulting in low utilization and competition for resources between the two territories.
"My initial territory is, after all, a god-level territory. My second branch base should ideally also be of a higher level..."
"Beginner level isn't unacceptable, but..."
Su Yue couldn't help but chuckle when he thought about the strength of the players in the Turin world. He really couldn't accept letting them develop so slowly.
"No, the players' growth rate is still too slow. My best option, it seems, is to directly occupy the Dwarven Northern Fortress and use it as a second base..."
Seeing Su Yue deep in thought, Abraham chuckled, "The Cthulhu pantheon shows an extremely terrifying interest and excitement in strategic aggression at sea..."
"Is that so?"
"A large portion of their population is concentrated in the mudflats of 'Balayamakan'..."
"Many of the people have been infected by Cthulhu's 'monster inheritance'."
Su Yue smiled and said, "This is a good thing."
Abraham said, “Indeed, we should accept anything that can increase our strength.”
Su Yue said, “Canaan is not my own; it was established by you and me together. Abraham, you have done great work.”
"I will never betray you."
"hehe……"
Su Yue and his terrifying master-servant, both above the ninth rank, had another in-depth conversation, during which they began to talk about women.
"...Damn it, you old bastard!! You're even sending a succubus? Jin Xiuer has nothing to do with you? I don't believe it for a second!! Jin Xiuer was sent by you to mess with me!"
"whee."
Abraham laughed eerily. Jin Xiuer was a "succubus," after all. How could a "demon" and a "succubus" possibly appear in an ordinary person's territory?!
He was plotting to build up Su Yue's harem from the very beginning!
The same is true now...
"Damn Sixth Brother!!"
Abraham said, “I have important matters to attend to. As the first councilor of Canaan, I am very busy.”
"Do you dare tell me what the hell you're up to now?"
Abraham smiled and said, "Joanna is a beautiful woman. I hope you will enjoy your time with her from now on, Master."
"It would be best to marry him, so that the empire's earldom will still belong to the empire on the surface, but secretly it will be yours."
"...Of course, I will also introduce you to the empire's princesses and noblewomen!"
"Holy crap!!!! An imperial princess?! A princess?!"
I'm kind of looking forward to this.
Abraham tipped his hat in respect, and his figure instantly melted and disappeared into the air, leaving only a faint gray-black aura of disgust... It is said that the demons who are opposed to the angels of heaven can teleport; and it is a distinctive teleportation. No matter how Su Yue sensed Abraham's method of teleportation and disappearance, he could not perceive his whereabouts or path through 'meditation'.
This proves that he has mastered extremely profound and advanced teleportation magic...
"The princess?"
"Joanna... the Dwarf Empire conquest guide... and the left wing spying on my Elf Empire..."
Things are getting more and more complicated.
...
On the ocean, the mast of a large keel ship swayed in the wind: "We are about to arrive in Canaan!!" The viscount named Eli, dressed in a noble lake-blue shirt, paired with a belt and leather boots, looked incredibly dashing at sea!
“Countess Joanna, we have arrived in the Canaan Territory… Our current target is the ‘Barayamakan’ region.”
"What is that?!"
Joanna was being helped along. She was wearing a voluminous, black dress with gold trim, reminiscent of medieval aristocrats. A breastplate was also attached to her chest, making her appear incredibly voluptuous and her slender waist appear disproportionately large compared to the dress.
He had blond hair, and his appearance was naturally outstanding, inheriting the looks and good looks of the deceased old count. On his feet were black stockings formed by garters and noble leather boots, which made his long legs look slender and long...
Her looks were at least as good as Elisa's, and in terms of ancient charm, she was even more charming. The gentlemen and ladies present showed Joanna a respectful attitude.
The benefit of kissing her hand and bowing her head was to add an aura of power to her.
Unfortunately, this aura did not shine during its peak.
The imperial territory is now embroiled in civil war and chaos...
She wasn't here to inspect her baronial territory this time, but to seek help from this powerful Canaanite lord!
A large number of nobles, merchants, and celebrities gazed at Joanna's figure with admiration.
"She is an extremely beautiful woman."
"Yes, she is indeed the old count's daughter. If I could marry a woman like her... I would be on the rise to the top."
Several players from the European region were also whispering among themselves...
"Is this beautiful countess going to Canaan? Shouldn't she be going to Chivel?"
"We can't get close even if we want to, otherwise the rewards from the quests given by high-level NPCs would be much higher, right?" The players all longed to get to know this stunningly beautiful countess.
"That's strange..."
"Damn it, will that damned Su Yue find out about our identities as player lords?! He's... his strength..."
"..."
Several European players recalled Su Yue's terrifying combat capabilities and the power of his server-wide broadcasts. Because of the previous server-wide broadcasts, Su Yue's reputation and prestige had almost reached the point where people were paranoid. Now, when the Dragon Kingdom was mentioned...
The name Su Yue is absolutely indispensable.
He's terrifying.
Ten thousand elite imperial rebel troops were wiped out without warning!
"Dangerous Canaan!"
Joanna stared in astonishment at the enormous dragon-head structure in the distance, then gazed in disbelief at the faint golden wakes left by the docked ships on the shore. "That's...?! A port!!!!"
"When did Canaan have a shipyard!?"
Three large ships were docked in the port.
Joanna was utterly shocked. What was even more outrageous was that what she saw now was the massive dragon port building that almost filled her entire field of vision!
"This building...this building!!!"
"How spectacular!!"
"Holy crap, Canaan is this prosperous?! Look at those city walls in the distance... it looks like there's just been a war!!"
Gazing at the distant walls of the Canaanite territory, they discovered that the territory had grown to nearly the size of a small town within the empire!
"They're developing way too fast."
"I wonder what kind of personality Lord Su Yue has. He's a white-horse hero; I wonder if he'll be easy to get along with?"
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