Global Lord: Start with Divine Favor

Chapter 912 190: Finding the Empress's Gift (2)

Even a Divine Spirit losing a division of Celestial Kingdom Armament cannot guarantee they won't be furious.

Of course, a powerful Divine Spirit wouldn't care much about the losses. For instance, the Goddess of Fortune would surely discover a business opportunity from this.

A squadron of her Celestial Kingdom Armament costs 100,000 Spirit Crystal Coins just for leasing and usage rights!

This woman has always been adept at reaping believers. Whether it's her Goddess Pendulum that's as Krypton Gold as an enhancement machine or the leasing of Celestial Kingdom Armament, both have brought her immense wealth.

This Plane War has undoubtedly declared Yunning as the biggest winner. However, Lin Rui isn't jealous of her bounty, as everything she gained was well-deserved. She meticulously planned for thousands of years, enduring hardships, and employing wisdom, strategic planning, and intelligence gathering to achieve this final outburst of success.

But besides Yunning, the second biggest winner is undoubtedly the Goddess of Fortune!

She acquired at least two Elemental Keystones, where the entire world only has six!

She seized one-third.

The key point is, with massive Divine Kingdom armies arriving later, it's unknown if her army took part. Ultimately, where the other two Elemental Keystones ended up or which Divine Spirit obtained them, no one knows.

However, according to Lin Rui's instincts, this Goddess probably didn't participate in the finale. With her lazy nature, personally fighting is not her style.

Her victory was purely passive!

Lin Rui glanced at the previous system prompt. With the completion of the Divine Revelation Task, he could make another request to her personally.

This time, Lin Rui is determined to thoroughly think it over and make an extravagant request that she would feel compelled to return tenfold! Sorry, I meant repay graciously!

Once the chaotic explosions at Audrey's location subsided, Lin Rui immediately rallied the Knights and headed back to the camp.

Upon Lin Rui's return to the camp, the corpses scattered everywhere had already stiffened, with pools of blood dried on the ruins.

Despite the smoldering fires still illustrating the recent chaos, the camp had fallen into silence. Only patrols of Soldiers cheerfully scouted the area, searching for surviving comrades or selecting spoils left by Celestial Kingdom Armament.

Some Soldiers found a Rare Level blood-red long sword, others stumbled upon a golden dagger, and some even discovered the broken half of an Epic-level long spear.

These were battlefield remnants, items left uncollected by the territory, stuck in piles of corpses. Soldiers gathered these items, planning to return to the territory and have the Master of Armaments refurbish them, potentially restoring their former glory.

Even if they can't be repaired, the remnants serve as scrap material for the territory, aiding Soldiers in enhancing their combat strength.

As dusk fell, it became apparent that this Plane War had nearly reached its conclusion. After nearly three months of battles, the Soldiers were eager to return home.

They were all ready to relax and enjoy a few days of respite back at the territory.

Furthermore, their fallen comrades could be brought back to the territory for resurrection, an event everyone eagerly anticipated.

So apart from the patroling Soldiers, another group was already packing their bags, carrying their spoils back to the territory.

As the Giant Dragon landed, Audrey enthusiastically joined in, her cheerful voice resonating through the camp: "White Bone Marquis, White Bone Marquis - Lei Manson, how are our troops preparing? Quickly package our wealth, don't leave anything behind. Ravenclaw, have you packed a batch of elf talents for research?"

Meanwhile, Rose happily greeted Lin Rui and excitedly said, "According to your command, we indeed found a massive treasure under the World Tree, a gift unmistakably left for you by the Empress."

Lin Rui smiled at her. Seeing the smile on Rose's face was undoubtedly good. Still, he couldn't resist teasing her, asking, "According to your instruction? Who are you?"

Rose was momentarily startled, then blushed slightly, replying, "It's... it's Lord... Lord."

"Lord... Lord?"

Rose bit her cherry lips in slight frustration, glancing at Lin Rui with watery eyes. She had already conceded, yet he kept teasing her?

Lin Rui smiled. This proud female elf, although loyal unto death and willing to obey his every command, still bore a distinguishable aura from others.

Fearing she might get genuinely embarrassed and angry if he continued teasing, Lin Rui ceased his jokes and leaned close to her ear, whispering softly, "Lord sounds too formal. When no one's around, you can call me brother."

Rose's blush spread instantly to her pale neck; she had to call him brother despite being much older than him. This title was filled with his mischievous delight.

"Bro...Brother, don't tease me~" she pleaded softly.

After a moment's hesitation, Rose chose to comply. Knowing more of Lin Rui's mischief, she didn't know what antics he'd resort to otherwise.

Lin Rui felt a sudden heat on his nose, and warm blood trickled down his nostrils, his veins boiling and heart pounding vigorously.

This was too overwhelming!

"Weiwei, that's against the rules!" I asked you to call me brother, not to add that last line. What man can withstand such cute pleas and soft charm?

He couldn't let his authority and image crumble like this and promptly wiped away his nosebleed, forcing his focus elsewhere.

"Where are the items you found?"

Rose, her eyes curved in a smile, fought hard to stifle her laughter. From her storage space, she retrieved a tool of mysterious, enigmatic style.

"Listening to brother's words, near the World Tree Foundation while searching the Jade Heart's relic, we found this Mythical Artifact - Imperial Recruitment Order."

Lin Rui nodded, receiving the Mythical Artifact from Rose.

As a Mythical Artifact, its appearance was extraordinary, uniquely shaped, and mysterious.

The object resembled a token, its edges smooth, center slightly raised, crafted from an unknown metal, emanating a faint glow in the twilight.

The front of the token was intricately engraved with totems and Runes, seemingly narrating an ancient and mysterious history, bringing a heavy, expansive sense of past.

The back of the token was relatively simple, carved with a dignified crown emblem symbolizing royal authority and honor.

"It's indeed that." Lin Rui examined the Mythical Artifact repeatedly. From Rose's recount of the Empress Yunning's message, he had an inkling of what it was.

If there was any treasure that both he and Rose knew of, it was undoubtedly this item.

Lin Rui was already familiar with the artifact's effects. It could create tasks and distribute them to everyone within the faction.

Lin Rui checked the thorough introduction, confirming his understanding but discovering some minor details he was unaware of.

One was the task creation was not entirely unrestricted, related to the controller's tier. Being at Tier Seven, Lin Rui could issue only seventy tasks a day.

But that didn't matter. Who could complete seventy tasks a day?

Moreover, there were cyclic tasks, adequate for Lin Rui's current needs. If seventy tasks weren't enough to solve a problem, Lin Rui would have to take matters into his own hands and deploy an army to address it.

Once Lin Rui tucked away the artifact, Rose curiously asked, "Why would the Empress give us such an item as a gift?"

Lin Rui answered with a smile, "Obviously, with the Plane War ending, it's the perfect time for this item's utility. The Empress is quite thoughtful. The next time we meet her, we must return the favor."

The Empress had completed a significant consolidation of her faction, apparently having no need for the item. Meanwhile, for Lin Rui, returning to the Azure Realm, with vast territorial expansion, the artifact would be of exceptional strategic advantage!