Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor-Chapter 800 - 129 Preparation for Strength Enhancement_2

On the third day, in front of the command seat inside the Jade Heart, the generals of various races were in a heated argument.

Particularly the generals of the Tree Demon Race were roaring in anger. Tree Demons are the most cold-hearted and malicious creatures in the forest, with no mercy or kindness in their souls, entirely evolved from the plants and trees in the forest. They are numerous, possess immense strength, and have the resilience and defense of vines, making them the best defensive unit.

In the midst of thorns and vines, their power increases by over 50%, possessing a home-field advantage.

Hence, near the barrier at present, amid the thorns, it is mainly these Tree Demons that are fighting, followed by the Elves and then the Mantis Guards.

Although the Tree Demon generals are malicious, their eyes are still clear. He roared, "Fighting a battle of attrition with the Graveyard is the stupidest thing! Especially when Setra is the strongest in the Graveyard; his troops can immediately resurrect after they die in battle. Every day when I open my eyes, my warriors and I face an endless Sea of the Dead. We are utterly exhausted. Millions of Tree Demons have died or been injured!"

The Mantis Guard general immediately chimed in, "Although the Tree Demons and we are both large races known for our numbers, we do not fear dying in battle for Mother Forest. But such meaningless deaths are the height of folly! The first priority in battling the Graveyard is to eliminate the necromancer behind them! Only by cutting off their support can this war see a turnaround!"

The Mantis Guards are another main battle unit in the forest. They are beneficial insects inhabiting the Life Ancient Tree, helping it clear away pests hiding everywhere, while also absorbing the dewdrops formed by the Life Ancient Tree to sustain vitality.

Like locusts, a single flight of mantises can number in the hundreds of billions or even trillions. Exactly how many mantises are on the World Tree is beyond knowing.

Even with just a one-in-a-million chance of evolving a Mantis Guard from a mantis, the scale is still boundless.

Since the day the Elf Imperial Court was formed, the Elves have never had an accurate count of the Mantis Guards' numbers.

As a race, they definitely far surpass humanity's mere eight billion.

After all, insects can number in the billions within a small area.

They are as common as wild grasses on the ground, as numerous as the hair of the forest along with the Tree Demons.

But now, due to the deaths and injuries within their race, they are lamenting incessantly, which gives an idea of the forest's dire losses.

Rose knew Lin Rui needed to focus on his breakthrough these few days, so she didn't seek him out, but instead sat at the command seat, propping her chin with her hands and calmly said, "Rather than complaining here, why not think about how to assassinate Emperor Setra? I am ashamed of your current behavior. How do you know no one is planning to assassinate Setra? Outsiders are giving their all, preparing to assassinate the king. And you, forest dwellers, only know how to whine. Don't you feel ashamed?"

Grand Marshal Xinglu at the end of the command seat looked towards Rose and asked, "That human explorer is preparing to assassinate Setra?"

Rose nodded and said, "He is preparing for it."

"His courage is commendable," Grand Marshal Xinglu showed appreciation, "They have been very active lately. Haven't there been four or five thousand soldier casualties? Also, they have been eagerly taking every counterattack mission and performing outstandingly, their combat power is impressive."

Clearly, the performance of this mercenary group pleasantly surprised all the high-ranking generals on the command seat.

Even Oland, who had serious objections to Lin Rui, had to admit that this human mercenary group was an exceptionally outstanding unit on the frontline. Every time they launched an attack, they could smash through obstacles and complete their duties, pushing back the surging undead tides.

If not for their valorous fighting, the forest's casualties would've increased by two or three tens of percent.

Rose immediately said, "More precisely, it's three divisions, about forty thousand troops in total. All those who died were Celestial Kingdom Armament-level elites."

All the high-tier generals present took a deep breath; no wonder they performed so brightly.

Three divisions of Celestial Kingdom Armament can obliterate everything in their path.

Heroic Spirit-level soldiers attacking elite-level soldiers is as easy as a flip of the hand?

Just like a Tier Two professional soldier, who can shatter stone and gold-like an Extraordinary Knight, hacking at a newly adult farmer.

If there were no external interference, they could singlehandedly slaughter thousands of serf army soldiers.

And losing three divisions of Celestial Kingdom Armament would cause any Lord heart-wrenching pain enough to bleed.

Grand Marshal Xinglu also sighed, "He truly fights life and death for our forest. Such dedication from an outsider, how can we forest dwellers fear death? Everyone must hold the line, even if it's to assassinate Setra; we must lure him out to get a slightly clearer grasp of his strength!"

Clearly, there is an extremely detailed plan among the Elves regarding assassinating Setra.

Grand Marshal Xinglu is not a reckless commander; he would not rashly send out a powerful squad to penetrate deep into enemy lines to assassinate Setra.

His plan is to first weaken the overall strength of the Graveyard, thin out the troops around Setra, or lure his elite units onto the battlefield, and then, when his defenses are weak, execute a strike to kill.

Then Grand Marshal Xinglu looked at Rose and said, "We cannot let that human's effort go to waste. I now very much support the Empress's plan to enhance his power. Go and ask him if he needs our help. Also, if he needs the Elves' financial help to replenish his army losses, he can speak freely. It is at least our Elvish responsibility to help him make up for his losses during this period."

Shortly, Rose sat down on a recliner next to Lin Rui at the Golden Pansy Domain camping ground and tossed him a money storage box: "Here, this is one hundred million Spirit Crystal Coins, compensation for your troop losses from Grand Marshal Xinglu."

Lin Rui happily pocketed it; he just earned a cool sixty million Spirit Crystal Coins doing nothing!

Counting the rewards for the soldiers' deaths, blasting falls, and completing the Imperial Recruitment Order, in just two or three days of this war, he's already earned two or three billion Spirit Crystal Coins!

A small daily goal achieved smoothly.

Lin Rui happily said, "Grand Marshal Xinglu is pretty nice. I'll put up another billion myself to recruit three more divisions!"

Of course, when I say a billion, my real costs are only a little over thirty million.

The other sixty million plus are all empty pay.

False reporting of pay is nothing out of the ordinary.

Compared to true military heads, Lin Rui feels he is still overly honest.

After all, one should aim ten times higher!

Lin Rui only reported twice the profit, an extremely conscientious price by military industry standards.

In the past, poverty greatly limited the speed of his power expansion.

Of course, Lin Rui doesn't refrain from recruiting more soldiers, but these soldiers' activity range is only a thousand miles.

With nearly seven divisions, an army of eighty thousand defending this thousand-mile territory, their formation is densely packed, comparable to cold weaponry battles.

Many soldiers' attack angles overlap considerably.

Continuing to recruit more will waste the wealth if Rose doesn't fake report battle casualties.

Rose was accustomed to his shameless, opportunistic behavior, and merely gave him a glance, without opposing him, and said, "Prepare yourself, Grand Marshal Xinglu wants to help you enhance your strength. He asked if there was anything you need help with, you can mention it without hesitation."

"Send me for a tier advancement challenge?"

"Yes."

"Can I really ask for anything I want?"

Rose looked at him helplessly, "What scheme are you cooking up now?"

Lin Rui looked sincere, "Absolutely nothing, just thinking this battle will be quite perilous. To ensure I successfully and safely complete the mission, would it be unreasonable to ask for thirty thousand pieces of Mythical Material: World Tree Leaves, ensuring each of my soldiers gets one?"