CHAPTER 175: CHAPTER 71: KNIGHT KING VIOLET

If the Blood Transformation Pool is sold now, although the price will double, it will still take at least until the next cycle to sell.

So Lin Rui was not particularly regretful. The priority now was to enhance his strength within the current cycle, as no one knows what challenges might arise when the cycle ends.

However, after opening all the Resource Packs, including the small Resource Packs obtained from the Crimson Card, Lin Rui still couldn’t gather all the materials needed for this wave of strengthening.

He was short by about fifty thousand resources of various types.

In the desperate scramble for resources, he even considered the idea of tapping into Audrey’s stash of savings.

But the thought only lingered in his mind for a second before he swiftly dismissed it.

Who knows if that quirky girl might yell something like: "I saw you as a buddy, but you just want to scam me for my secret stash" with her unique flair.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Rui opened the communication panel and nudged Chu Wudi: "Are you there?"

Chu Wudi: "?"

"Do you have any extra resources to lend me fifty thousand?"

"!! Lin Rui, are you a dog? You, the number one on the wealth leaderboard, are borrowing money from me?!!!"

Lin Rui could already picture the indignation and exasperation on the other side and immediately replied, "Why are you cursing? What happened to your image as an expert?"

"And what about your image as an expert? Borrowing money? I’ve never seen an expert who both haggles and borrows money!"

"Experts can’t be down-to-earth? Don’t idealize me as some untouchable sage! The world isn’t just about fighting; it’s about human interaction!"

Chu Wudi remained silent for a good half-minute: "I really feel like we aren’t living in the same world! I’ve never seen anyone borrowing money in a doomsday survival scenario."

"That’s because they’re stubborn, insisting on the hard way. If there are shortcuts and conveniences, why not use them? Hurry up, I’ll repay double. Are you lending or not?"

"... When will you have the money?"

"Uh... This year."

"..."

"This month!"

"Mid-month!"

"Next cycle!"

"The day after tomorrow! I’ll definitely repay the day after tomorrow!"

After a long silence, Chu Wudi finally replied with two words: "Deal."

Then Chu Wudi offered a solution: "Put up a trade in the shop, pricing all types of resources at fifty thousand."

Lin Rui rummaged through his backpack and placed a broken Beastman tusk up for sale, pricing it at fifty thousand of each type of resource.

[Ding, the item consigned by Explorer 5128·Golden Pansy at the shop has been sold, receiving 50,000 Realm Coin, 50,000 food, 50,000 iron ore, 50,000 wood, and 50,000 stone.]

Aside from Chu Wudi, no one else would be crazy enough to spend such a high price on a broken tusk.

Chu Wudi: "You’re really cunning. A broken tusk, you really thought of that."

"Don’t focus on appearances! You just lent it to me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll skip out on the debt?"

"If you default, I’ll post our chat logs on the Civilization Channel. See if you can afford that shame. The top expert on the wealth board not only borrows money but also defaults!"

Lin Rui decisively closed the communication panel. This Chu Wudi, resorting to such drastic measures right off the bat, was too unscrupulous.

Shouldn’t he have said: "If you default, I’ll consider it as my misjudgment" or "I trust in your noble bearing as an expert"? That would showcase empathy between heroes, elevate the tone, and raise the status and temperament of both parties. The atmosphere, the grandeur, would be different instantly.

But he actually resolved it in the manner of a street quarrel, which was really damaging to the image!

And to think I once believed he was a cool and classy expert.

With resources in hand, Lin Rui began a collective enhancement; thirty-two Recruitment Scrolls shimmered under the blessing of the Holy Light.

The reason Lin Rui borrowed money to upgrade all these Recruitment Scrolls was to challenge his luck to the extreme.

If you want to enhance strength, there are two ways.

One is to consume a vast amount of wealth, with a success rate of 40%.

The other is to use minimal resources, with a success rate of 1.26%.

Which one to choose?

Hero’s Heart, Lin Rui chose the former.

For these Recruitment Scrolls, Lin Rui planned to use the latter method: to attempt and test his luck with a large number of tries, leveraging the advantage as the chosen of the Goddess of Fortune.

So, after exhausting all resources, Lin Rui immediately began tearing the Recruitment Scrolls.

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, Hans Brin]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, Lorin Serton]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, Nord Sevi]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Rare Level Knight, Raymond von Stein]

Lin Rui paused, as the Rare Level Knight emerged at the very start, showing a very good sign.

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Rare Level Knight, Maximilian Levina]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, Owen Eugene]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, ...]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, ...]

[Ding, Explorer used Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart, obtaining Tier Two Elite Knight, ...]

One after another, the scrolls were torn, and Lin Rui’s brows gradually furrowed. Had he chosen the wrong method?

The method only yielded Rare Level Knights, a total of six.

However, apart from these six Rare Level Knights, there was no Supreme Tier unit, not even a single Heroic Spirit Level appeared.