Chapter 1015: Chapter 232: Divine Kingdom and Fairy

The military strength of a territory determines the upper limit of the territory’s development.

It should be said that in the Azure Realm, the development of a territory is very much in line with the bucket effect, where the level of the shortest board determines how far the territory can develop.

Just like how much water a bucket can hold is determined by the shortest board.

The territory ranking is divided into [Territory Internal Affairs Ranking], [Territory Reputation Ranking], [Territory Merits Ranking], [Territory Military Strength Ranking], [Territory Area Ranking], [Territory Potential Ranking], [Territory Wealth Ranking], and [Territory Comprehensive Strength Ranking].

Except for the Territory Area Ranking, Lin Rui undoubtedly occupies an absolute leading position in all others.

However, in the Territory Area Ranking, Lin Rui hasn’t even made it into the top 100.

The reason is quite simple; many territories have gained noble titles in the empire following this plane war.

Since they often interact with Counts and Barons, they receive local noble bonuses, and their direct superiors may grant them a fertile area as territory, allowing them to build cities, cultivate farmland, and manage their territory.

Many of these individuals become Lords or even some have become Barons.

Lin Rui, on the other hand, does not receive such bonuses; his direct superior is the Emperor of the Empire.

Which is also the current Riceland Elector.

The downside, of course, is the lack of support from superiors, resulting in slightly smaller territorial boundaries. The upside is that he doesn’t have to be constrained by a group of Barons, Counts, or even Dukes.

Lin Rui cannot imagine a scene where a Count issues a summons order, forcing him to abandon all his ongoing strategic plans and lead a large number of territory troops to engage in a skirmish with another Count.

At this level of strength, Lin Rui is more concerned with how to build his territory into a Divine Kingdom.

Currently, he holds six Divine Core Fragments, meaning he can ascend to divinity whenever he wishes.

At this collection speed, it seems it won’t be long before he acquires four more, achieving the goal of ascending to become a Divine Spirit together with Audrey.

However, that’s just the minimum goal; if Lin Rui is willing to pay any price, he might achieve this in the next high-plane auction.

It’s not that Lin Rui is deliberately delaying his divine ascension, but the military preparations in his territory are not yet complete.

Unlike others, Lin Rui has no pressure after ascending.

Upon ascension, he will immediately face the retaliation of the God of Light.

This is an old Divine Spirit who has put a bounty on Lin Rui, which includes a Mythical Hero and twelve Demigod-level Troops!

He wouldn’t bankrupt himself just to put a bounty on Lin Rui; the fact he can offer so much implies he has even more or stronger troops of the same level.

Possibly, he has twelve Main Gods in his Divine Kingdom as his subordinates and followers.

With Lin Rui’s current level, direct ascension might lead to being besieged by the God of Light.

More importantly, Lin Rui is uncertain of his own strength compared to Divine Spirits.

It would be best if someone could practice with him, such as the Goddess of Fortune.

At the very least, he plans to have a good chat with her during the next priest ceremony to understand some levels of Divine Spirits.

Before the end of the plane war, Lin Rui sacrificed an Elemental Keystone to gain an opportunity for direct communication with the Goddess of Fortune.

This opportunity has returned to the territory for two days but has not yet been used.

In the past two days, he has been quite busy, and it seems that the next week will be occupied with the deployment of Territorial Essences.

These Territorial Essences trigger the population issues brought by [Large Population], which Lin Rui has not yet fully understood.

He then asked Wutong: "Are there any high-level talents among these people?"

Wutong nodded and said: "Yes, although there are no Legendary-level talents, there is strength in their large scale, especially among the farmers. One family once moved over entirely, with thirty-eight Excellence-level farmers among them!"

"Excellence-level farmers?" Lin Rui couldn’t help raising his voice.

Don’t undervalue the tier of Excellence-level talents, but this is a farmer.

The most numerous and prevalent existence in a territory.

It can be said that farmers are the very foundation of a territory and the absolute pillar of its population.

Initially, their talent might be mediocre or foolish, but the Excellence-level is a grade that can only be possessed by those with extraordinary talent, directly turning ordinary people into extraordinaries.

If ordinary farmers possess extraordinary power, then the territory’s future is boundless!

On a lower note, the future subjects of the territory have their potential guaranteed.

On a higher note, this is a sign that the territory is transitioning towards a high martial plane!

Saying this may make it hard to have a direct concept.

Wutong directly displayed the attribute panel of a female farmer to Lin Rui and said: "Look, her panel is very simple, with only a few hundred words, but the meaning is definitely extraordinary."

[Village Woman·Alan]

[Talent: Rare Level (Excellence Level)]

[Level: Tier One Level 15]

[Age: 32]

[Loyalty: 75]

[Physique: 27]

[Intelligence: 22]

[Charm: 29]

[Will: 15]

[Root Bone: 21]

[Soul: 12]

[Commander: 3]

[Luck: 11]

[Life Value: 857/857]

[Spiritual Energy: 690/690]

[Command Value Consumption: 1]

[Trait: Decree: Celestial Maiden’s Words: The Celestial Maiden’s Words are as dazzling as the starry river, granting vitality to all things. [Blessing of the Starry River], allows all creatures within the territory to be bathed in the starry river’s light, ignoring tier attribute limits when enhancing attributes. [Vitality of All Things], when soldiers are attacked, a mandatory evasion, block, hit, physique, will, soul, and sixfold judgment occurs; only if all enemy judgments are passed does the damage take effect. Upon entering battle, under full status, the life recovery value per second will be converted into the life limit, and the spiritual energy recovery value per second will be converted into spiritual strength.]