Lord's Log: "Tier 4 Tavern: Players can recruit special heroes through this building."
The fine rain finally stopped, and more than three thousand refugees and farmers came out of their houses. Some were logging, some were building, and now the territory of Su Yue was thriving. Everywhere you could see farmers carrying timber and food.
The tavern is located next to the shrine of the gods.
The two seventh-tiered Temples of the Gods' "Deep Divers" from Innsmouth knelt on one knee before Su Yue, raising their cups in salute.
After returning the greeting, Su Yue headed towards the tavern.
He noticed a detail: the Innsmouth men, who hadn't been holding wine cups before, were now carrying them, indicating that a tavern had been established. They had even provided wine to the temple priests.
Octavia, female, Tier 4 Abyss Hero. Lord Skills: Offense, Scholarship. Troops: 26 Tier 2 Monsters, 13 Tier 4 Horned Demons. Hero Specialty: B-Rank War Planning (This hero has exceptional battlefield awareness and excels at support and supply; planning speed +20%, support speed +10%).
Recruitment fee: 70,000 gold coins per week.
Lord Chris, male, Tier 4 Human Hero. Lord Skills: Leadership, Artillery. Troops: Tier 2 Halberdiers, 3 Catapults, 12 Tier 4 Griffins. Hero Trait: C-Rank Catapult Lord (Catapult attack power +20%, Catapult movement speed increased.)
Recruitment fee: 50,000 gold coins per week.
"Descartes (Straker), male, Tier 4 Abyss Hero. Lord Skills: Leadership, Defense. Troops: 75 Tier 1 Lesser Demons, 12 Tier 4 Minotaur Lords. Hero Trait: B-Rank Vanguard Horn (This hero leads from the front in battle; after sounding the Vanguard Horn, morale +15, attack power +30%, and troop resilience +5%)."
Recruitment fee: 90,000 gold coins per week.
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Su Yue's eyes lit up as he looked at the attributes and details of these heroes.
Before he transmigrated in his previous life, the heroes he saw on player forums were all different. These are fourth-tier heroes... not ordinary first-tier heroes. Their lowest lord talent is C-level. The quality of the heroes recruited by the first-tier taverns he saw in his previous life was significantly worse.
They're all mediocre talents with D-grade and F-grade abilities.
A 5% troop bonus is already pretty good. If the bonus isn't high, would you dare entrust your troops to them to raise? What if they fail and suffer a crushing defeat? You'd lose everything. So, the higher the hero's strength, the better.
"And a Tier 4 hero comes with a Tier 4 unit?! Holy crap! This is insane!"
"Don't even mention a recruitment price of 100,000 gold coins, even 200,000 gold coins would be a huge profit!"
The mere presence of this Tier 4 unit was enough to shock the other ordinary players in the Turin world. While it was true that the Shrine of the Gods contained many Tier 7 Innsmouths, those Great Old Ones of Cthulhu were followers of a Cthulhu cult, guardians of the temple, and could not be used as regular troops. In other words, unless the Shrine of the Gods was attacked, these people would not actively engage in combat; guarding the temple was their primary duty.
However, Su Yue's subordinates are different. His second-tier demon followers are all businessmen whose main goal is to make money. Su Yue would feel it's a huge loss if even one of them died. It's simply impossible for him to mobilize them to coordinate operations.
The strongest unit under Su Yue's command is that Tier 3 dwarf long-bearded heavy hammer-wielder!
Now all you need to do is recruit tavern heroes.
Send more than ten Tier 4 units directly?
"This is so awesome!"
"With this recruitment, am I now on the same starting line as all the top players in the world? I should be able to make it into the top seven players in the entire server. I'm so envious..."
"I never thought I'd be able to experience what it feels like to be on the same starting line as these pro players. Wow, that's amazing!"
Su Yue's words were undoubtedly spoken at Versailles.
His own symbiotic subordinate, Abraham, was a super-ninth-tier being. Europa recruited one S-rank subordinate from the Grand Lord of the Divine Realm every natural month, and another ninth-tier archangel was also discovered. He resurrected more than 300 troops with just one Great Resurrection spell, and was the ultimate father among fathers, ranking first in the global leaderboard for subordinates, hero lords, artifacts, territories, money, and resources.
As soon as Su Yue stepped into the tavern, it erupted in a cacophony of noise. The beautiful human tavern waitress, the bartender, shouted:
"The great Divine Sovereign, His Excellency Su Yue, has arrived!"
"Whoosh!"
A series of cracking sounds rang out, and several heroes even smashed their wine glasses on the ground, making the sound of shattering glass.
The intense gazes of those dozen or so heroes seemed capable of devouring Su Yue on the spot!
"I've never seen a territory with such terrifying potential?"
"I wouldn't dare cause trouble while drunk. There's a terrifying seventh-tier boss right next to me, and the temple is right there too. A few Innsmouths staring at me almost scared me to death. Who wouldn't want to join a territory like this?"
At this moment, the abyss heroine Octavia, with her black hair, gazed at Su Yue with her brown eyes and walked towards him with her elegant and charming figure: "My esteemed lord, if you are willing to recruit me to join your territory and serve you, I am willing to reduce the recruitment fee by 30%."
"Of course, sir, if you wish to have a one-night stand with some pretty lady."
"I am also willing to submit to you and become your wife."
"Damn it!!!" Descartes (Straker) glared angrily at the Abyss Lord Augtavia beside him.
"You got a pay cut, huh? I got a pay cut too."
Descartes roared, "My lord, if you're willing to recruit me, I'm willing to pay you -50% of my salary to serve you!" He was joking, having traveled far and wide, leading troops as an Abyss Lord and seeing all sorts of taverns and territories.
However, having only been established for two days, he had never seen a single company of this size.
Therefore, he must join the territory of Su Yue.
"???"
Su Yue was stunned.
He had imagined himself recruiting heroes, but he never expected to be recruited by a hero.
"This works?"
"No, weren't all the heroes in my past life high-class and aloof in the tavern...? How come they're so humble in front of me? A pay cut is one thing, but a female hero is throwing herself at me? Wanting to be my wife?"
Su Yue looked Octavia up and down. This female hero with demonic abyss blood had a hot figure and looked like the kind of woman who was very outgoing when she was wearing leather clothes... Su Yue imagined a pair of small leather whips lashing him and quickly shook his head.
"No, no, I need to take a good look."
Just as Su Yue was studying the talent levels of these lords, and he happened to have 180,000 gold coins on hand, so he wasn't short of money (Abraham was a good helper, otherwise Su Yue wouldn't even have enough for recruitment fees).
He suddenly spotted it among the heroes in the tavern before him.
An outrageous name has appeared!
"Idya, female, level: unknown, lord skill: unknown, troop strength: unknown, hero specialty: ???..."
Su Yue's mouth was almost forming an "o" shape.
This female hero is covered in question marks.
【Idh-YAA】A Great Old One, consort of Cthulhu, and mother of his four children. She first appeared in the novel series *The Xothic Legend Cycle*, created by Lynn Carter.
"She sat in the corner like an elegant black rose, a hazy mist surrounding her eyes. Nevertheless, her extreme beauty still attracted the attention of Lord Su Yue, who, upon entering the tavern, was unable to look away and chose her." —Years later, a memoir of Su Yue's personal heroism recounts his first encounter with this great Lady Cthulhu.
A strong impulse arose within Su Yue.
He walked past the fourth-tier heroes who had voluntarily applied to join the territory and even offered to take a pay cut, and looked at the stunningly beautiful lady with a red-skinned servant who looked like a large red salmon squatting beside her, and said, "Excuse me... are you also a hero?"
Id Ya chuckled and said, "Are you going to recruit me?"
She looked at Su Yue with some curiosity. She was traveling with her daughter Kherema on Soth when she heard that Cthulhu had suddenly appeared in a new place of worship in the multiverse and was being worshipped.
I was planning to come and take a look.
She ended up being recruited while sitting in a tavern drinking? Keep in mind, she's an Old One, Cthulhu's wife, and the mother of four of Cthulhu's Old One sons.
"Are you sure you want to recruit me? I don't have any special skills or abilities..."
"certainly."
Su Yue's Adam's apple bobbed and his heart trembled... If he could recruit Lady Cthulhu to his side, he could only describe his future territory in two words: "invincible".
Aside from a fleeting glimpse of Cthulhu, he has yet to interact with any of the major gods in Cthulhu or the Cthulhu Mythos. This feeling is extremely thrilling and tense, like a follower of the goddess of night who discovers he has unexpectedly encountered her in the night.
He's a Cthulhu believer now.
The woman before me is Cthulhu's only wife.
Idya, on the other hand, is the wife of the chief god of faith... in ancient Greek mythology, she would be Hera. Although this analogy is not entirely accurate, it is... in fact, that's how it is.
The heroes all around were unhappy!
Who is this woman?
"Heh, Lord Su Yue, recruit me! I'm willing to take a pay cut, and I'm even willing to sleep with you," said a sticky, catfish-faced hero. Hearing him say this, the surrounding heroes felt a wave of nausea.
The noise from the tavern did not affect Su Yue.
Id Ya suddenly looked at the male lord in front of her in astonishment. He knelt on one knee, held her hand, and said, "You remind me of my deceased mother... I have a special feeling for you."
At this moment, Su Yue wondered if Abraham's spirit had possessed him, as he himself had become unusually obtuse. Id Ya had given birth to four children for Cthulhu, all of whom were being hunted by Hastur, the Wind King. If the woman before him was a sanctified agent and incarnation, then it was a deal that would be incredibly profitable for him.
So at this moment, Su Yue opera god possessed him.
The performance started immediately.
"Oh! My poor child..."
Id Ya knew that Su Yue was a follower and follower of Cthulhu, and that the Temple of the Gods was built by him for Cthulhu, so he naturally felt a sense of goodwill towards Su Yue. Now, hearing that he had lost his mother at such a young age, and seeing his own emotions of remembering his mother through the objects he saw, he was also somewhat moved.
"Would you be willing? Even just to keep me company?"
At this moment, Su Yue resembled Armand in "La Dame aux Camélias," experiencing the scene of his first encounter with Marguerite Gautier, immediately pouring out his heart.
If successful!
Within his territory, there will be one more Ancient One!
O Great Old Ones!!
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