"Why do I feel like there's some kind of connection between her and me? Is it blood, spirit, or psychology?"
The Cthulhu S-class Blessing in Su Yue's possession, the Spiral Annihilation Yellow Seal, can provide subtle perception.
This kind of subtle perceptive ability.
The true blood of the Cthulhu mythos originating from Su Yue's body.
Originating from his Old Ones faction.
The latent terror potential of the gods of the Kelvin.
"How about we add a little something every now and then?"
Su Yue shook his head.
He didn't assign any advisors for the time being, intending to first observe the attributes of the advisors Gregory had placed in the Fourth Order Council.
Lord's Log: "Gregory already has a territory-wide buff, so he cannot serve as an advisor."
"Oh? Can't Gregory be a consultant?"
This put Su Yue in a bit of a predicament.
An advisor definitely needs to be highly intelligent. Eric is a fourth-level internal affairs officer, and he is already busy enough. An advisor is someone who can provide information and strategic advice to the territory councilors in his spare time.
If Gregory Sasham isn't up to it, are we going to have to use Ragnar instead?
Ragnar was an Innsmouth diving scout.
He has trouble communicating with ordinary people.
"...I never imagined that such a small matter as an advisory position would stump me..."
Su Yue chuckled.
"Sir, the person has been brought."
Su Yue looked at a limping old man with white curly hair in the distance, who was reeking of alcohol. His hand was trembling as he held a pipe. Smoke drifted around him, and a strong smell of tobacco wafted up, along with the stench of cheap beer that went straight to the top of his head.
Su Yue was not deceived by his ugly appearance.
As the lord, view the information of your subjects.
"Huntington Frederick, the Restorer (a fifth-tier noble, a god-level resurrected being, the only one with gold rank), age: 57, profession: god-level resurrected being, strength: 14, agility: 22, constitution: 13, intelligence: 19, charm: 102, loyalty: 100."
"This old man has over 100 points of charm?!"
What does "god-level resurrectionist" mean?
Jin Xiuer shrugged and said, "I don't understand this old man either. He smokes and drinks, and he even acts crazy in the street when he's drunk. He arrested the sheriff before and almost threw him into the slums."
In Su Yue's Canaanite territory, the rich and the poor have now been largely separated. The Devil Cult has even formed a community of its followers, separated from the Holy See's residence, Schwartz, by a single street, yet as if by a raging river. This community of Devil Cult members, along with the small territory formed by the Cthulhu Innsmouths, is beginning to sprout within Su Yue's territory.
Various handicrafts, private markets, and bazaars are gradually taking shape.
He truly felt like a medieval noble lord.
The streets, carriages, eaves, taverns, and prostitutes all became incredibly realistic! Su Yue could occasionally see babies and children running and playing in his territory, the young Devil Cult followers living in warm and happy families! This made him somewhat intoxicated by this social atmosphere.
—His territory has clearly formed a small society.
"Mmm...mmm."
The old man exhaled smoke, followed by a piercing, violent cough.
The cough was like a bellows, as if it was trying to cough up its lungs.
"What business do you have with me, sir?"
Su Yue glanced at Jin Xiuer, as if to say, "Can this person handle it?"
Kim Soo-ah is clever and quirky, with lively eyes that seem to say, "How do I know if it will work?"
Su Yue sighed. He'd give it a try anyway; at least the other party was a legitimate Tier 5 God-level NPC. Even if they weren't used, keeping them around for battle wouldn't be a problem. He wondered what this 'God-level Resurrector' did. "The council is currently lacking an advisor. The advisor needs to provide strategies to the council and the territory's administrators, tax officials, municipal officials, and the city defense forces. They'd be a semi-think tank member. Would you be willing to take on this responsibility?"
Huntington Frederick's wrinkled face, paired with his curly white hair, made him resemble one of those high justices in history books wearing a wig.
The old man chuckled:
"Advisor? I want to be emperor."
"puff……"
Su Yue couldn't hold back any longer.
If it weren't for his strong attributes, he would have thought the old man was quite unreliable.
The old man knelt respectfully and said, "I am willing to offer you my loyalty, Your Excellency Baron Su Yue, Lord of Canaan."
"I accept your allegiance."
He immediately added an option for an old man with white hair to the vacant consultant section.
He dragged the white-haired old man up, as if it were a game from a past life.
Instantly, the advisor column changed!
But the following attributes shocked Su Yue immensely!
"Holy crap!!!!!!!!!!"
Holy crap!!!
"Holy crap!!!!"
"First Advisor: Frederick Huntington II, Trait 'Nibelungen Song': Territory Legend +3, Territory Migrant Attraction +20%, Territory Stability under the Lord +10, Probability of Conflict with the Papacy +30% (Negative Attribute)!"
'Dragon Slayer Leader': Campaign advantage +5%, Army morale +3%, Damage to dragons +45%.
'Soldier King': All Imperial soldiers gain +35% attack power.
"!!!"
This old man has a big problem!
There is definitely a big problem.
Su Yue looked at the three attributes: one was Dragon Slayer, the second was King, and the third added 3 points to the territory's Legendary status? Increased refugee attraction and improved stability under the lord's command meant a lower probability of rebellion within Su Yue's territory. The probability of spies from other factions, rebellions, and guild movements would also decrease.
It's unlikely that a large-scale rebellion like that of Bartogol Rivers will occur.
"The probability of conflict with the Vatican has increased by 30%. Does he have some deep-seated grudge against the Vatican?"
Su Yue suddenly recalled a rumor from his previous life.
It is rumored that Frederick II was hanged and burned at the stake by the Papacy!
The reason was that he rebelled against the authority of the Papacy.
A fierce conflict erupted with the Pope, demanding the confiscation of all assets and wealth of salaried clergy. This movement sparked a massive war between royal and divine authority within Germany, with numerous trials of members of the Holy See leading to the monarch's loss of power.
They were burned at the stake.
However, it is rumored that Frederick II did not die, and even if he was burned at the stake, he would keep resurrecting until Pope Benedict IV died completely. He would be reborn and make a comeback.
"Isn't this legend linked to god-level resurrected beings?"
"He's the emperor?!"
The 'Soldier King' attribute grants all soldiers in the empire a 35% attack power increase, which is already considered a lord's talent for an A-rank player lord. However, it is merely one of the advisor attributes provided by the god-level NPC old man in front of him.
If he really was a deposed emperor.
All of this makes perfect sense.
but……
According to Su Yue's knowledge of history, the royal family and emperors of the Bato Empire always shared the surname Henry.
The current Emperor Henry VII of Bath is a monarch who believes in chivalry and the Holy See. He has absolutely no connection with this old, decrepit king before him. 'Soldier King,' 'Soldier King,' this is clearly hinting to Su Yue about the old man's identity in his previous life.
"Were you an emperor before?"
The dirty old man with white, curly hair chuckled, "Let's say that for now."
"..."
What's it like to recruit a god-level NPC who was once an emperor?
Su Yue was completely dizzy.
It now seems that his conflicts with those 'illustrious people'—the Holy See's Secret Order, the Saint Georgian Order, the Saint Georgian Divine Order, the various religious orders, and the clergy deeply rooted in the Bathor Empire—are probably impossible to resolve!
What if the Holy See discovers you are in my territory?
"The Bato Empire will send a large army to raze your territory to the ground, my lord... Heh." The old man, with a pipe in his mouth, leisurely took a sip of his cheap beer.
Su Yue said, "In any case, welcome to the team, Your Excellency Frederick II."
His chief advisor also complained that Abraham used the name of the French emperor Napoleon; now he had another German emperor under his command.
"..."
"It's truly a case of 'the tree may wish to be still, but the wind will not cease...' The Holy See, you're in trouble!"
"And then Elizabeth, hehe... I'll have all the emperors in my territory."
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