"There’s really no one else..." Lin Rui admitted candidly, as apart from Audrey, there wasn’t a girl who would sit quietly beside him, allowing him to play with her long hair from behind.
But Audrey had Silver Moon and Snow White, and every time she met Lin Rui, she was already dressed up with the help of her summoned creatures, approaching Lin Rui in the most beautiful manner.
So Lin Rui really never had the chance to play with a girl’s hair up close.
"Turns out you don’t understand girls at all, no wonder you chose to ascend at night! Waking a beauty in the middle of the night can cause wrinkles." As she spoke, she pulled a hand-held gold mirror from the deep cleavage in front of her and examined the corners of her eyes carefully.
Only after confirming that no wrinkles had formed at the corners of her eyes did she feel satisfied, her lips curling into a smile. She then took out an eyebrow pencil from the white and delicate cleavage in her chest and started drawing light eyebrows.
Lin Rui had to raise his hand to block the mirror and stop her, otherwise, this woman might spend two to three hours on makeup. Even though he could tell she was rather lazy, Lin Rui never expected her to be this nonchalant. Wasn’t it more urgent to introduce the situation of the Divine Hall?
It felt like if he didn’t ask, this woman could continue her makeup and beauty routines indefinitely, completely neglecting the affairs of the Divine Hall.
To learn about the details, Lin Rui took the initiative to ask, "Are you the Champion’s Crown?"
She held the pencil between her fingers, gently brushed away Lin Rui’s hand blocking the gold mirror, rolled her eyes at him, and continued drawing her eyebrows, saying, "Are you kidding? How could this delicate body of mine be the Divine Champion?"
Lin Rui immediately understood; so, the Divine Champion the knights were talking about was actually himself! "Then who are you?"
"Of course, I’m the Goddess Priestess. My name is Yueqian, but you can call me Yuyu."
Lin Rui, led into self-doubt by her matter-of-fact tone, wondered if his question really was that baffling.
But he hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, "Can I ask why you are always doing your makeup?"
Yuyu raised an eyebrow, checked her makeup result in the mirror to ensure it was perfect, then lazily replied, "Makeup is for others to see, of course."
"But it’s the middle of the night, and there’s not even a ghost around."
"Isn’t this early preparation?" She put away the eyebrow pencil, took out a lipstick from her delicate chest cleavage, applied it to her purple lips, and said, "Tomorrow, I’ll have a grand meeting with the townspeople, and I must ensure my makeup is perfect to enchant everyone."
Lin Rui took a deep breath, "It seems... you are the priestess of the Goddess of Fortune! Not some star courtesan! Shouldn’t doctrine be more important than makeup?"
"Who says so!" She put away the gold mirror and lipstick, then took out a bottle of mild perfume, sprayed it on herself, and also sprayed some on Lin Rui, asking, "Does it smell good?"
"It’s pretty nice."
"You see, that’s the purpose of dressing up carefully. The followers want a joyous and delightful experience, not boring doctrines. An exquisite look is much easier to attract followers than seriously preparing doctrines. As for the doctrines, I’ve long forgotten them."
Lin Rui was speechless, thinking the style of the Goddess of Fortune’s priestesses was consistent! As a priestess in the Divine Hall, saying she forgot all the doctrines, is she really loyal?
"So, what can you do presiding over this Divine Hall? Be a Welfare Princess, showering followers with gifts?"
"What’s wrong with that? Who doesn’t like a Welfare Princess? Besides, I can grant blessings."
"What kind of blessings?"
"Fifty Spirit Crystal Coins per person."
"I am the Lord here! Also the Divine Champion of the Goddess of Fortune!"
"Alright then, twenty percent off. Forty Spirit Crystal Coins, pay up. I don’t offer anything for free."
Free... this woman really can say whatever she wants, doesn’t she care about anything?
Lin Rui admitted defeat, promptly giving her forty Spirit Crystal Coins.
Yuyu lazily raised her hand, took the Spirit Crystal Coins, yawned, and said weakly, "Bless you with great fortune, winner winner chicken dinner, oh wait, you’re a man, so let’s say, bless you to reach the unreachable places, though you can. So sleepy, I want to sleep."
"That’s it?!" Lin Rui was simply stunned.
"What else? Isn’t this a blessing? Should I recite the doctrine from the beginning? I can’t remember it either."
Lin Rui had to check his status bar.
[Divine Blessing: A blessing orally bestowed by the purest maiden, good fortune accompanies the blessed, and heart’s desires are fulfilled. Charm +10, Luck +10, all probability mechanism results not aligning with one’s wishes can trigger Luck Veto, allowing a re-evaluation by sacrificing 10 points of Luck Value temporarily, lasting 24 hours.]
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However, the blessing effect is indeed powerful, essentially granting a single opportunity for a Luck Veto.
And for someone like Lin Rui, with relatively high luck value, continuous Luck Veto can be achieved by spending luck value, thus gaining new opportunities for re-evaluation.
For instance, that Devil’s Golden Balance, if Lin Rui is dissatisfied with the trade result, he can redraw the trade item by spending 10 points of luck value.
Of course, these 10 points of luck value are not permanently consumed but more like a short-term loan of luck, which will be restored after 24 hours.
Lin Rui closed the status bar and took a look at Yuyu’s attributes, a Tier Five Epic-level Goddess Priestess.
But before he could look further, Yuyu interrupted his attention, "Hey, don’t get any wrong ideas. I’m a Goddess Priestess, on the same level as you, the Divine Champion. Don’t expect me to fight for you. I will never leave the Divine Hall, nor will I leave my bed!"
So she’s a shut-in, no wonder she’s so lazy, and unexpectedly, "pure."
Lin Rui paused, asking, "Then what about these knights?"
"A detachment of Heroic Spirit Guardian Knights is also responsible for guarding the Goddess Hall. However, with your relationship with the Goddess, as long as you don’t trouble me, you can take them all. Just note that their Heroic Spirit’s Hearts are in the Divine Hall, they can’t leave more than fifty miles away from it. Within this range, you can use them however you like."
A detachment of Tier Five Heroic Spirit Knights! This is already one-tenth the size of the Celestial Kingdom Legion led personally by the God of Light.
Basically, this number is sufficient to fully guarantee the safety of the territory.
With the current strength of an Explorer, there’s no stopping these Heroic Spirit Guards even for a single strike.
It can be said that with this building, Lin Rui’s territory worries are basically settled, and he can confidently and boldly lead his troops on expeditions.
Of course, as an Explorer, he surely won’t be content with having these Tier Five Heroic Spirit Knights stay in the territory as guards. He’s already thinking rapidly about how to make the most of their abilities.
He then took out the territorial treasure, the Mad Hunt Horn.
With Yuyu unwilling to exert effort, Lin Rui was not really troubled.
The territory has Su Xi, who is a Tier Five Epic-level unit specialized in combat.
Truth be told, looking at Yuyu’s lazy and delicate appearance, Lin Rui found it impossible to hope she could beat Su Xi.
After all, Su Xi could stubbornly continue to fight until the last drop of her blood drained, making everyone shiver in fear of her deadly prowess.
Their temperaments and characters determined that their combat capabilities were incomparable.
Yuyu just needed to boost the traits of the real warriors in the territory.
Her squad of Heroic Spirit Guardian Knights at the Divine Hall would be the core of the forthcoming battles.
Lin Rui directly used the territorial treasure, the Mad Hunt Horn. The sound of the mad hunt blew with the wind into the night, endlessly spreading like circular waves.
Within a 750-kilometer radius, everyone, monsters, beasts, and even undead became restless.
Countless skeletal claws emerged from the ground, one after another, undead creatures hidden beneath the earth climbed to the surface. Slumbering giant beasts roared, furiously tearing off the constraints on their chests, charging out of their caves. Two-legged flying dragons roared in the sky, unleashing poison that flooded the earth.