Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Tens of thousands of Golden Crowns were brought to Su Li’s room by the steward of the Griffin’s Heart Arena, filling up an entire wooden chest. The glow of gold illuminated the entire room.

Su Li was extremely generous and immediately waved his hand, ordering the knights whose breaths had become heavy, ”Take your earnings, put them in bags!”

The knights cheered and each spent a few Copper Coins to buy sturdy cloth bags from the arena, stepping forward to claim their share.

Even the smallest share-holder, Selanweir, received over 48 Golden Crowns. Not only did she repay Hilude’s loan, but she also had 38 Golden Crowns left.

She could hardly imagine how quickly destiny could change. Just this morning, she was a lowly slave eliminated from the competition, with even the smelly sailors on the ship tearing at her prison clothes wantonly. If not for this man breaking the darkness with dazzling golden light and rescuing her from the dampest and darkest hold, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

And within just a few hours, she already had nearly 40 Golden Crowns in her hands, a huge wealth she had never seen even in the Elf Kingdom. Even if her parents spoiled her more, as a young girl, all the pocket money she saved only amounted to 2 Gold Coins, 37 Silver Coins, and 49 Copper Coins.

She couldn’t help but carefully glance at the young figure sitting in the front, recalling his domineering words: from now on, her destiny would be linked with his, for better or worse.

But as the radiant center of the room, Su Li completely failed to notice the silent, transparent gaze from the corner. Once Hilude had proportionally distributed all the Gold Coins, he said ambitiously, ”We’ve made a fortune gambling in Marle Castle, so next, we’ll host our own competition festival, making even more wealth. We’ll ensure our own Summer Solstice Radiant Competition Festival becomes a grand event for the territory and an opportunity to improve the finances of us all.”

Fastrick immediately asked excitedly, ”Lord, are you going to bet in the competition festival? Can we continue to place bets with you?”

Su Li waved his hand with a smile and said, ”A small bet for entertainment; I won’t participate in the competition festival, ensuring the fairness and justice of this grand event.”

If he were to participate, people from the territory, knowing him too well, would definitely follow his bets. No matter how he manipulated, there wouldn’t be much profit; winning or losing would only result in losing people’s trust.

Moreover, his Daily Intelligence refreshes randomly; this gambling intelligence was encountered only after dozens of days had passed, so it’s not about his unwillingness to gamble, but the intelligence doesn’t support it. This intelligence is more inclined towards strategic opportunities that allow him to become permanently stronger, expanding his influence with a continuous stream of financial income. Rather than being a gambler relying on the wealth refreshed daily, getting by, and once similar opportunities no longer refresh, income evaporates, leading to financial ruin.

However, Marle Castle indeed seemed to be a prosperous commercial city, and his direct gains there this time were indeed substantial.

Su Li looked at the Skaven head inside the chest, the head of the Rat People’s Divine Chosen, Skinner Quiklik Poison Blade, infamous for his numerous crimes. Thirteen forces had pursued him, and the bounty reached 6869 Golden Crowns.

Su Li decided to bring this guy’s head to the headquarters of the Flame Sun Knight Order to maximize the benefits.

Of course, having Hilude, the Divine Chosen of the Sun Goddess, take it would be most appropriate. Su Li looked at Hilude and asked, ”Was it smooth to kill him?”

Hilude, with heroic grace, held her sword and then lifted the blood-stained chest with one hand, replying, ”Very smooth. He’s an assassin, thinking no one could track him. In his arrogance, he exposed himself on an open grassland, where Silvana and I ambushed him from above, leaving him no chance to resist. Silvana’s help was significant too; her Foot Binding Technique greatly inhibited Quiklik’s mobility.”

The Foot Binding Technique is a Wood Elf talent, just like High Elves have Isa’s blessing. The Wood Elves have Tal’s blessing. This basic magic resembles a form of divine magic, an inherent talent of their bloodline and race that can be used without risk. Unlike powerful magic, which carries significant risks during casting, any mistake can lead to injuries or, at worst, the caster’s head exploding or being corrupted by the Wind of Chaos, turning into a warped monster.

Silvana immediately stepped forward, taking out two more items from the chest of spoils, with a sweet smile, she said to Su Li, ”Lord, these are the spoils I collected for you, all treasures of Quiklik. This black and green short dagger is a Rare Level weapon, notorious even in Marle Castle as the Poisonous Plague Fang, with blood-vein patterns capable of corroding and breaking down super strong defenses. Even facing a powerful Chaos Knight, it can destroy a squad of Heavy Armor in a short time. However, this Rare Level weapon lacks Ethereum Gold, so it cannot change shape and transmits Skaven corrosion, which isn’t quite suitable for us human knights.”

”The other is a powerful tool, the Giant Dragon Snare, a rope forged by soaking Dragon Tendon in Hardening Potion, offering both flexibility and hardness...”