Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 668: Chapter 52: Forging Alliances and Networks of Interest (Part 2)

The Hesse Territory is currently stockpiling grains and training troops; there is no need to expand the scale of the army.

If they manage to defeat the Blue Mirror Territory and capture hundreds or even thousands of Elite Knights in one battle, the scale of the prisoner trade will reach unprecedented levels.

The numerous Elite slaves in the Border Prince’s Territory are essentially generated through such means. In a war between forces, a large number of elite soldiers in the army become captives, which is a feast for slave traders.

Negotiations with the Ramsey family continued until nine o’clock in the evening, when Su Li left with his entourage. The senator promised to help the Hesse Territory build an extraordinary fish trade network and provide funding and support for its spice industry.

The specific funding and support still require them to compile and summarize resources to set the scale, but providing several new seeds and organizing a group skilled in tending spices for guidance is a certainty.

The Ramsey family originally extended a warm invitation for Su Li to stay overnight, but Su Li did not agree; he still had to return to Sea-Lake Park to prepare for the auction ceremony tomorrow.

As soon as the auction ends, he would swiftly return to the Hesse Territory with his guards.

The main purpose of his visit to Marle Castle was to raise funds for improving the fiscal situation of the Hesse Territory.

Once this goal is achieved, he wouldn’t want to wander outside aimlessly; he would rather return to the territory and enjoy farming.

When he returned to Sea-Lake Park, Silvana had also smoothly returned.

This Green Tea immediately brought a cup of hot tea upon seeing Su Li reeking of alcohol, saying, ”Lord, alcohol is harmful to health, please have a cup of hot tea to warm your body.”

Su Li tasted it and immediately recognized the familiar flavor; it was the oriental black tea gifted by President Elle.

This Green Tea always made him drink this black tea, which made him instinctively develop a favor towards her.

Such a schemer.

After drinking a few sips, Su Li asked, ”How are the preparations I assigned to you?”

Silvana, beaming, replied, ”Of course, Lord, I devoted myself doing what you assigned, and all was successfully completed. The Rusted Sword Knight Algernon has already been brought back to Sea-Lake Park. Would you like to meet him?”

”Certainly.” As someone with the potential to become a Divine Chosen Level knight, Su Li decisively said, ”Bring him over.”

Divine Chosen Knights are extremely difficult to cultivate; in the entire Border Prince’s Territory, countless Elite Knights, Champion Knights may not have the aptitude to grow into Divine Chosen Knights.

Those few knights with enough qualifications might eventually break through to Divine Chosen Knights, but ultimately only one in ten thousand succeeds. Most knights either lack opportunities and resources to grow quickly or fail to gain attention during their growth, dying prematurely.

Su Li’s advantage with intelligence assistance is finding knights with true potential amid many and providing them support and cultivation. This could allow him to nurture more Divine Chosen Knights than other territories.

The saying goes, great horses are often seen, yet great trainers are rare.

With the intelligence system assisting Su Li, he equates to having Liu Bang’s talent for discerning people, capable of selecting and employing talented individuals. Selecting and employing talents, to a monarch, is more crucial than any dragon-slaying technique.

However, even with all these advantages, cultivating Divine Chosen Knights is no simple task. Su Li’s many promising picks, like Rascal Teberos, Griffin Knight Edwin, Handsome Gilles, and Corona Knight Order Leader Constantine, are all remarkable knights in the Fiery Sun Goddess Church. But ultimately, only Hilude and Oerstein broke through to the Divine Chosen Level.

And perhaps currently, there should be added Raven Dominator Demster, but he is not a Fiery Sun Goddess Divine Chosen Knight; he is a Mole Divine Chosen Knight. It is still unknown how he is faring now, whether he arrived in the Hesse Territory and went to the Grey Rock Tribe to complete the task of purifying the Dwarf Holy Tomb.

If the Hesse Territory obtains the friendship of the Gray Rock Tribe, its diplomatic allies would increase, including nearby the Redbeard Tribe and the Grey Rock Tribe, far reaching the Ramsey family, Senator Smith, and receiving support from the Eternal Flame Cathedral.

His allies would weave a network of interests, strengthening and solidifying his Hesse Territory.

When Algernon arrives, Silvana took out the treasures from the Rusted Anchor Pirate Group from her backpack, handing the rare level ring and jewelry to Su Li.

”Lord, this is intelligence and treasures we managed to obtain from the wanderer, rare level Ring of Verena’s Righteous Judgment, possessing three characteristics: [Heart of Wisdom], [Justice Behavior], and the strongest [Heartless Priest].”

”Heart of Wisdom can enable knights to judge battlefield conditions more calmly and thoroughly, making more reasonable tactical decisions, boosting melee defense, reducing fatigue rate, and decreasing fear.”

”Justice Behavior locks the ring’s equipment faction; Chaos Faction wearing this ring suffers fire damage constantly, while other Order Factions can only trigger basic defense attributes, unable to use the stronger Heartless Priest. Should the wearer violate the Goddess of Justice’s teachings (e.g., massacre civilians or ally with chaos forces), the ring gradually loses its effectiveness. Perfectly practicing the Goddess’s teachings can enhance the collection of divine grace, strengthening the ring’s attributes.”