Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor-Chapter 710 - 85: Plucking the Wool of the Goddess and the Elf_2

[Achievement 2: Undead Butcher. Slay 0/100,000 undead to earn the Undead Butcher achievement. Holy Grail Knights will become terrifyingly powerful warriors. Enemy units fighting against the Holy Grail Knights will be horrified, enemy attack power -20%, attack speed -20%, and if their willpower is too low, they won't be able to launch an attack on the Holy Grail Knights. All enemy units facing the Holy Grail Knights suffer 15% more damage.]

[Achievement 3: Chaos Nemesis. Slay 0/100,000 Chaos Demons to earn the Chaos Nemesis achievement. Holy Grail Knights will become taller and stronger than before. In battle, they can withstand attacks stronger than any ordinary knight, as if they have no effect at all. Holy Grail Knights' physical and spiritual defense +100%, reducing damage by a fixed 1,000 points.]

For a Holy Grail Knight to fully unleash their power, they must slaughter a hundred thousand undead.

These hundreds of Holy Grail Knights would need to slaughter over a hundred million units of undead to fully unlock their traits.

Truth be told, if not on this vast battlefield, Lin Rui wouldn't know where to find so many undead for them to kill.

A hundred thousand undead wouldn't even fill the gaps in their teeth; it's simply a drop in the bucket when divided among them.

Therefore, Lin Rui plans to help the elves resist the Graveyard. On the battlefield, he can simultaneously help the Holy Grail Knights achieve the Undead Butcher achievement while earning commissions.

What is this called? It's called a win-win!

Similarly, Lin Rui looked towards the War Altar and asked, "Is there any interest from the elves to recruit a Celestial Kingdom Armament? They can operate within a 1,000-kilometer radius."

War Altar [Function 2: Sacrifice 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins to recruit a team of Heroic Spirit Level Goddess War Altar Guards. All their experience, reputation, and merit points from kills belong to the Explorer. (After the Plane War ends, the Altar Guards all return to the Celestial Kingdom)]

Recruiting a squadron of Heroic Spirit level soldiers for 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins is not a permanent recruitment; they return to the Celestial Kingdom after the Plane War ends.

The cost-effectiveness is, of course, relatively low.

However, from another perspective, with an open chest, it's simply a golden opportunity.

With a one-time payment of 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins, you get an incredibly large mining operation willing to work tirelessly, 24/7!

As long as you can maximize their value, the millions, even tens of millions of Spirit Crystal Coins they subsequently earn all belong to the Golden Pansy Domain.

Capitalists would shed tears at the sight.

When capitalists buy a batch of automated robotic arms for assembly line production, they still worry about wearing them out, needing to provide power and maintenance.

But these Altar Guards don't require any of that.

They make no demands and always fight on the harshest front lines!

More of a corporate drone than Audrey's Undead Army.

Moreover, Lin Rui wasn't planning to fork out for the initial 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coin investment either.

He intends to bring in the Elf Imperial Court as the biggest angel investor.

Using the elves' investment to recruit troops, then earning commissions from them, and then recruiting more Celestial Kingdom Armament for work.

This closed loop is simply perfect.

Rose looked at Lin Rui cautiously, the smile on his face clearly filled with ulterior motives, wondering what calculations he had against the Imperial Court.

So, Rose cautiously asked, "Celestial Kingdom Armament? What do you want? How will you provide the service?"

Lin Rui waved his hand grandly, saying, "Very simple, for every 300,000 Spirit Crystal Coins the Elf Imperial Court pays me, I can provide the elves with an additional squadron of Celestial Kingdom Armament. Of course, that's just the engagement fee; specific combat missions will be separately negotiated."

Upon hearing this, Audrey instantly widened her eyes and couldn't help but secretly give Lin Rui a heart gesture, praising him endlessly; indeed, you are the father!

I thought getting the elves to invest, and us recruiting soldiers was already profitable enough.

But it turns out you charged for recruiting three times over?

Yet Rose's eyes instantly brightened, and she didn't hesitate to say, "Deal!"

Lin Rui's heart sank instantly.

Oh no!

Asked for too little!

"Don't you think you should consult Her Majesty the Empress once more? We could reconsider. I think..."

Before Lin Rui could finish, Rose raised her hand directly, saying, "No need to consider! I don't need you to think; it's enough that I think it's okay. The Empress will surely approve the agreement I've reached."

"Isn't it just Spirit Crystal Coins? Our Imperial Court Treasury is piled high."

"Buying a Heroic Spirit-level Giant Dragon for 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins is a bargain. And you are offering a whole squadron of Celestial Kingdom Armament for only 300,000 Spirit Crystal Coins. The Star Nebula Sage was right; you are worthy of our elves' friendship. After all, you taking care of one section of the front line means two or three fewer Heroic Spirit-level soldiers dying for us elves, that's already earned us profit!"

"Celestial Kingdom Armament! The talent must surely not fall below Heroic Spirit Level, right?"

Lin Rui gritted his teeth: "Relax, their talent is definitely worth your price."

Damn it. Still limited by being from a poor background, never experienced wealth. My outlook is greatly restricted.

I thought doing nothing but making 200% profit was already very lucrative.

Turns out, the elves think this young hero is just too conscientious!

Rose couldn't help but rejoice, "The Star Nebula Sage really is wise. Sending me here indeed bore fruit. 300,000 per squadron, let's start with a billion then. If they prove useful, expanding by a few hundred billion won't be a problem."

One billion is equivalent to 330 squadrons. Recruiting nearly 40,000, creating three full divisions!

Calculated like this, the elves indeed make a huge profit.

If they drop a few hundred billion, it's almost like the Goddess of Fortune is helping them fight the Graveyard.

Don't know if the Goddess would take this assignment.

Of course, Rose also feared he'd shirk and not fully commit after recruiting thousands of troops, ending up just observing the action and avoiding combat. Otherwise, she'd directly opt for a contract worth tens of billions.

Lin Rui's service was too enticing. Rose had some suspicion, how could this guy be so generous to offer such a "losing" contract.

In Rose's impression, this guy walking along the road and not picking up a treasure is considered a loss.

But now, he took the initiative to offer the elves "discounts," which seemed quite strange.

Lin Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Quit the nonsense, just sign the contract and get the money over here quickly, I'll not wait beyond today! If I don't see the money today, I'll change the terms tomorrow."

Rose nodded contentedly; this small guy still kept his word. Even if he felt "cheated," he didn't backtrack.

"Wait here for me. I'll be back in a minute."

Once Rose left, Audrey immediately laughed until she bent over backwards, "Hahaha! Hahaha! I'm dying of laughter. The Goddess of Fortune gave a favor to her little lover, and in the end, all the benefits went to the elves."

Whether it's the array of contribution point exchanges or the functional list of the War Altar, they're clearly benefits provided by the Goddess of Fortune to her followers, extremely cheaply priced.

A Heroic Spirit-level soldier only requires 100 merit points to exchange.

The [Avenging Goddess Spiritual Power Armor], a rare-level outfit, only needs 10 merit points to exchange for a set, available infinitely.

Undoubtedly, the Goddess is kind and considerate, setting prices favorably considering the possibility of limited Spirit Crystal Coins for her followers.

But the Goddess evidently didn't anticipate Lin Rui pulling such a crafty move, shearing the sheep from both sides.

Lin Rui could only glare at Audrey, saying, "Don't embarrass me. What is a mere 40,000 Celestial Kingdom Armament to the Goddess? The Master of Brilliance provides humans with angels in the hundreds of thousands. Any Earl's Domain can easily recruit a squad of angels from the Master of Brilliance."

"Even though the Goddess of Fortune isn't known for sheer army numbers, her accumulated foundational power wouldn't even flinch at 40,000 troops. 40,000 Celestial Kingdom Armament to her might be like us seeing four squads of Golden Pansy Knights."