CHAPTER 174: CHAPTER 70: THE THRILLING ENHANCEMENT_2

Greed and corruption are the impressions left by the kingdoms of this world, especially the ogres, renowned for their greed.

Simply put, in this Ogre Slave Garden, there’s a bold and greedy guard who can sell explorers some sick or injured slaves on the brink of death. As for the quality of these slaves, that’s up to the explorer’s luck. If you’re lucky, a dying woman might turn out to be a Tier Five Rare Level Knight or a High-tier Mage, and the lucky explorer will soar instantly.

But it won’t be below Tier Two, as this is, after all, the Ogre Kingdom’s finest prisoner camp.

Lin Rui’s face felt a little flushed, being the Divine Chosen Warrior of the Goddess of Fortune, perfectly suited for buildings that rely on luck and draws.

This camp has two slots available each day, and if you can afford it, you can buy them.

As always, the special buildings are reliable, directly opening teleportation gates for delivery.

Lin Rui immediately handed these two building plans to Civil Servant Soro, instructing him to organize the laborers to construct them promptly.

The captives purchased from the Ogre War Prisoner Camp, if they are particularly strong, are retained and directly incorporated into the army. If their attributes are ordinary, they are sent to the Black Banner Guard Camp and trained into Tier Two Elite-level Black Banner Guards.

Then Lin Rui took out the other two recruitment scrolls obtained from this battle: "Long Halberd and Fierce Armor," capable of summoning Tier Three Elite-level troops.

Lin Rui selected one and placed it under the pendulum: [Ding, strengthen recruitment scroll, "Long Halberd and Fierce Armor" requires Realm Coin 10,000, iron ore 10,000, Spirit Crystal Coin 1,000, Gem 1,000, Tier Three Spiritual Gem 100, strengthen?]

The strengthening requirements for this troop are indeed peculiar; it needs 100 pieces of Tier Three Spiritual Gem. Counting the blast fall and those bought from otherworldly caravans, Lin Rui only had a total of 247 pieces.

The primary use was to forge the Clan Badge, never expecting this troop to also require Tier Three Spiritual Gems, and in such quantities.

However, Lin Rui did not hesitate. The more demanding the conditions, the greater the potential of this troop.

Lin Rui decisively chose to strengthen. The Spiritual Gems erupted in a brilliant blue light, with the entire area beneath the pendulum sparkling. Countless spiritual lights swam like lively fish beneath the pendulum, and then, as a golden light descended from the sky and struck the scroll, the dense spiritual light surged into it.

The light dissipated, and the scroll emitted a crystalline blue glow, infused with spiritual energy.

The territory’s Spiritual Gems were depleted; Lin Rui tore open the scroll without hesitation.

[Ding, the Explorer uses the recruitment of Long Halberd and Fierce Armor, gaining Rare Level Divine Chosen Warrior Loren]

Rare Level!

Tier Three Troop!

Lin Rui promptly strengthened and sacrificed the other scroll as well.

[Ding, the Explorer uses the recruitment of Long Halberd and Fierce Armor, gaining Rare Level Divine Chosen Warrior Reya]

The two Tier Three Rare Level troops, one male and one female, solemnly knelt on one knee before Lin Rui and declared, "In the name of the gods, I, Divine Chosen One Loren/Reya, swear allegiance to the esteemed Lord, becoming a sharp blade in your hand from this day forth."

Lin Rui gazed at the two. Both clad in silver heavy armor, enveloped in full body armor like heavy infantry, wielding a heavy bladed long halberd. At the junction of the halberd and blade, a prominent skull was carved.

Tier Three Rare Level troops hold significant meaning for the territory.

Lin Rui immediately called for two Griffins and instructed the two Divine Chosen Warriors, "Try riding the Griffins."

They promptly rose, gripped the long halberd in one hand, and effortlessly leapt onto the Griffins’ backs.

The proud Griffins immediately began to struggle, tossing and turning in mid-air, but the two Divine Chosen remained firmly anchored, no matter how much they twisted, they couldn’t shake them off.

Until tiredness overcame them, the Griffins descended.

Reya pushed up her helm’s visor that revealed only her eyes, displaying a rather heroic, pretty face. Her red hair flowed in the wind, brimming with vigor, and she said decisively to Lin Rui, "Lord, we can ride the Griffins, but they’re very uncooperative. We need to focus on controlling them, leading to a decrease in combat effectiveness, resulting in a 1+1

Lin Rui smiled with satisfaction and replied, "That’s not much of an issue. Ride the Griffins, ensure mobility, and gradually sync with them. If you can align well, that’s excellent. If not, I’ll find you suitable artifacts."

Loren, a cold and stern male warrior, replied concisely, "Understood, Lord."

"Then go and harmonize; I hope to see you present a strong cavalry attribute soon."

They bowed and retreated, taking the Griffins with them.

Then Lin Rui brought out the Giant Sword Guard Statue.

This is a Tier Three Excellence Level troop, with a total of two.

Lin Rui spent a total of twenty thousand various resources to enhance them to Tier Three Elite-level.

From the start, Lin Rui only planned to enhance this troop to the elite level.

Because this was not a recruitment scroll, but a guard statue.

Upon activation, two massive statues over twenty meters high appeared instantly in the territory, gripping a stone giant sword with reversed hands, standing like gate guardians at the center of the lakeside town.

Uninformed individuals would assume they’re mere decorative statues of the territory.

Lin Rui directly activated them, instructing, "Go patrol the territory, but don’t trample the wheat fields and flower fields."

The statues started moving immediately, rumbling as they exited the town.

Within the town, they seemed like statues, but once outside, they appeared harmonious, surveying the hills, plains, lakesides, pastures, and forests in the idyllic territory, further enhancing the territory’s safe and peaceful atmosphere.

In the future, there will be no need for Lin Rui to assign people to specifically clear the lakeside Little Fishman Camp; these two will handle it along their route.

Having arranged all this, Lin Rui pulled out the day’s enhancement focus—the Knight’s Heart Recruitment Scroll.

A total of thirty-two.

Even with ten draws thrice, there’d still be leftovers.

Yet, Lin Rui’s resources were running low. His Resource Pack (large) held a hundred in total, all obtained through trade with caravans. A truly legitimate, absolute million-resource!

But strengthening the Hero’s Heart alone consumed seventy percent right off.

The enhancement of "Black Banner Army Camp," "Ogre Slave Garden," and "Long Halberd and Fierce Armor" depleted nearly two hundred thousand.

Lin Rui’s remaining resources were just over a hundred thousand.

This was indeed spending like water, but so far, besides the two Rare Level Divine Chosen Ones, the territory’s strength hadn’t noticeably improved.

The majority of the wealth has been invested in the future.

But that’s not acceptable. Without the present, how can there be a future?

Lin Rui summoned Soro to ask, "Soro, how much wealth is there in the territory’s warehouse?"

Soro immediately replied, "Lord, the warehouse has a total of eighteen thousand Realm Coins, fourteen thousand food units, twelve thousand wood materials, ten thousand iron ores, twelve thousand stones, and a thousand gems."

Lin Rui was momentarily astonished and promptly asked, "Did the Special Building Plan ’Blood Transformation Pool’ get sold?"

"Nothing escapes your wise eyes, Lord," Soro praised.

This special building plan was gained by Lin Rui after defeating the Burrow Demon, and the Tier Three Rare Weapon "Spiritual Technique Revelation" still sat in his backpack.

Lin Rui had originally listed this plan on the trading market, setting the price at one hundred thousand of each type of resource, and a thousand gems.

This price was indeed not high, and any Undead Element Lord who bought it would secretly delight in their coffins.

If Lin Rui were to sell it now, he’d surely double, even triple the price.

This building’s effect is extremely dominant, allowing direct enhancement of soldiers’ attributes and potential using blood and Spiritual Gems. With enough resources, one could even upgrade a common zombie all the way to Excellence Level, Elite-level, or even Rare Level! As long as you have the money and resources, anything is possible.