Chapter 403: Chapter 403

The words of Death’s Wings truly broadened the horizons of all the humans present.

You might call him an idiot, but his words go straight to the core; they’re simple and easy to understand. ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ᴠɪsɪᴛ novel fire.net

In the eyes of the giant dragons, the charm of the Black Dragon is like how human men view women wearing black stockings.

What old lecher could resist that?

However, Death’s Wings is clearly not an old lecher, as he isn’t old at all! He is at the age of being curious about the opposite sex.

But to head to the Underground City just like that?

Lin Rui felt it was too abrupt.

The Grand Commander of the Templar Order, Richthofen, is definitely not a simple person to deal with.

His strategy could be considered already successful. Gathering the main forces and defeating them one by one was a flawless tactic.

Limited by insufficient knowledge of some mystical items, Lin Rui wasn’t able to foresee that the main members of the Templar Order had set up a teleportation point with tens of thousands of town recall scrolls before the Dawn Fortress.

It can be said that Richthofen had preplanned this tactic before sending troops to attack Count Frans.

If Count Frans engaged, he would strike with full force, first breaching Count Frans.

If Count Frans did not engage, he would wait for Golden Pansy Domain to raid the rear treasury, then surround the deeply penetrated Golden Pansy Army.

Just as he said, defeating any opponent first was completely the same to him.

It was a perfect strategy.

But it ultimately led to failure, with the sole reason being his arrogance! He had won all his life, defeating countless strong enemies, reaching the pinnacle of strength with Tier Seven Legendary power!

He simply didn’t believe anyone in this world could perform a headhunt tactic on him!

But it was precisely this single opportunity that Lin Rui seized. Then he made a desperate gamble, forsaking all commander bonus, and invested it entirely into Su Xi.

Then Lin Rui, Su Xi, and Death’s Wings successfully completed the headhunt tactic on him.

Even though he was Tier Seven Legendary, nearly invincible below demigod, he was repeatedly slain. This way, they shattered the Templar Order knights’ belief in their undefeated ethos.

This was Golden Pansy Domain’s only possible tactic to defeat the Templar Order head-on.

It could be said that if Richthofen were even slightly cautious, those ten thousand Templar Knights could swamp Audrey and the mere thousand elite soldiers from Golden Pansy Domain. At the very least, they could heavily damage the soldiers of Golden Pansy Family. It’s entirely feasible to cause massive casualties among Lin Rui’s troops.

Even after defeating the Templar Order, Lin Rui acknowledged that Richthofen was definitely a clever man. And clever men don’t fall twice into the same pit.

He didn’t perish with the Dawn Fortress but retreated into the depths of the Underground City. This means he still has the confidence and courage to turn the tide.

Temporary defeat and setbacks aren’t fearsome. Lying on the bitter set wood waiting for revenge, three thousand warriors from Yue can devour Wu!

Next time, in battle, Lin Rui is certain; there won’t be another chance for headhunt tactics.

And then, if he amasses a huge army again, how will Golden Pansy Domain with its mere two thousand elite soldiers respond?

Lin Rui certainly wouldn’t want to engage in a big battle and have his subordinates suffer heavy casualties.

Every ounce of military power in the territory relates to future expeditions. A pyrrhic victory is nothing short of a defeat for Lin Rui.

So Lin Rui said: "No rush for the Underground City; let’s first return to the territory to enhance our strength. With full preparations, then advance to the Underground City."

What’s the greatest advantage for an Explorer?

It’s definitely having a territory.

Momentarily not defeating your opponent is okay. As long as an Explorer has time, they can farm to develop, produce troops, and climb technologies.

Strength will rapidly expand.

This is why "Era of Civilization" sets all Explorers as lords, to let Explorers more deeply understand the importance of territory. To have more human elites invest their talents and energy into their territories.

Otherwise, simply tossing Explorers in with the identity of adventurers at the start would be more straightforward. Let those with ability find their territorial essence and search for village sites themselves.

Upon hearing the decision to return to the territory, most people had no particular waves of emotion.

Only Death’s Wings anxiously approached: "No, Dad. You’re not my step-dad, you’re my real dad! Why not strike while the iron is hot? Isn’t exploring the Underground City good? Isn’t it to find mounts for the knights? I think female dragons are very suitable! The territory should establish Dragon Knight legions in conjunction with Griffin Knights. Griffin Knights act as aerial cavalry for mobility; Dragon Knights perform frontal assaults."

Lin Rui clicked his tongue. You know, this Idiot Dragon’s design is rather perfect.

Despite appearing impulsive and hot-headed, his combat instincts are quite formidable.

The territory’s mobile cavalry he designs is somewhat reminiscent of the distinction between heavy cavalry and light cavalry, except the territory’s cavalry are all aerial cavalry, flying in the sky.

Lin Rui glanced at him: "No need to rush; the entrance to the Underground City is right there and won’t move away. It’s not a matter of these few days; sooner or later, we’ll be able to bring the entire Underground City under control. The immediate task is to quickly convert the acquired wealth into territorial strength. You don’t want tens of billions of resources piled up in warehouses unused, only for the weak territorial strength to ultimately allow others to benefit from it, right?"

This battle is considered Golden Pansy Domain’s overnight windfall. Resources soared from the millions, leapfrogged past the billion level, reaching tens of billions in scale. Before this, the territory only had wood with units up to one hundred and twenty million.