Chapter 410: Chapter 410

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Lin Rui wasn’t sure what she was thinking, but he did feel that he should indeed invest some resources in her.

Others spend a fortune on resources with low returns, but as long as resources are invested in Audrey, there’s an immediate growth in strength.

Therefore, if he could cultivate her into a hero, the benefits would undoubtedly be the greatest.

A dark mage hero riding a black dragon would definitely command a much larger undead army, possibly numbering in the tens of thousands, enough to overwhelm a castle or even a city.

She would quickly become one of Lin Rui’s most important allies, even commanding half of the territorial military power. The human army would be led by Lin Rui, and the undead army entirely by her.

So Lin Rui asked, "Can a Hero’s Heart only summon heroes? Is there no way to cultivate a soldier into a hero?"

Hanna sneered, without much thought, she knew the Lord was asking this for Audrey.

She snorted, "Lord, you’re really biased towards her. What’s so charming about her anyway? Just because she’s a dumbass?"

"You’re the dumbass! Your Goddess is a dumbass! Your whole family is dumbasses!" Audrey immediately retorted, puffing out her chest.

Lin Rui wanted to speak but couldn’t, actually, he found dumbasses quite endearing. Being with dumbasses is pressure-free, joyful every day. She is so pure, even her pleading is straightforward without a hint of subterfuge. Moreover, she is very passionate and straightforward in her affections.

No one else in the territory can be as pure as her, so she’s the only one who can openly monopolize him. Everyone else unconsciously avoids her.

Lin Rui didn’t want to argue about this, he directly said, "Alright, enough of this bickering! Let’s talk business, is there a way to do it?"

Audrey immediately quieted down, obediently curling her arm around Lin Rui’s. When it comes to the 108 ways of being a sycophant, Audrey is not bragging, there’s no one better than her in the territory!

Otherwise, how did she manage to win over her god-like man and have him be her knight every night?

Hanna grunted angrily, "Don’t know, never heard of it!" She certainly wouldn’t do anything to benefit this dumb woman.

Lin Rui could only look to others, and the one receiving attention first was the gray dwarf hero, Groller.

He’s a Tier Four hero with a lifespan of hundreds of years, even just through experience can accumulate a lot of knowledge.

Groller clearly didn’t have Hanna’s confidence, under Lin Rui’s gaze, he quickly said, "Actually, there is a way, but..."

"Don’t beat around the bush, just say it."

"It’s extremely difficult and requires a lot of resources."

"Forget the high cost, just tell me the conditions."

Audrey looked up at Lin Rui with bright eyes, at this moment, from any angle, he was perfect and handsome!

First rule of being a sycophant, be good at using one’s imagination.

The implication of his words must be to spare no expense to help her elevate to hero status!

But Groller, considering the territory’s wealth, clearly understood that the Lord didn’t care about the high cost at all.

He immediately gave a detailed explanation: "Aside from some very specific items, the most reliable method is fusion sacrifice."

"Fusion sacrifice? What does that mean?" Lin Rui raised an eyebrow, "A new sacrifice method?"

Groller decisively shook his head, "Sacrifice is just sacrifice, there’s no messing around with it when it comes to Divine Spirits. They are never forgiving."

Everyone glanced sideways. Somehow, the Goddess worshiped in the territory seemed to be characterized by forgiveness?

Groller, puzzled, continued to explain, "It’s literally fusion and sacrifice. Meaning you build a special Hero Altar, consume two Hero’s Hearts, sacrifice one to the Divine Spirit as an offering, request the Divine Spirit to bestow divine power, erase the mark in the other Hero’s Heart, and then fuse this Hero’s Heart with a mortal heart to generate a Heroic Body."

"But except for... cough, except for special cases, rarely does anyone use this method to forcibly promote a soldier."

In fact, what Groller wanted to say was, except idiots, nobody would do this.

After all, they originally had two Hero’s Hearts and could potentially summon legendary heroes of higher tier.

Only idiots would consume one, waste one, just to elevate a soldier. It’s like having two cups of milk, throwing one away, and then pouring half from the other, what’s the point?

Hanna covered her mouth and laughed, "Lord, you better think carefully. With your lucky trait, using two Hero’s Hearts for summoning, no one knows what powerful hero would appear. If you just waste them to forcibly elevate this dumb woman, it would be a real pity."

Even Audrey agreed, she hugged Lin Rui’s arm and giggled, "Yeah, Father, if there are really two Hero’s Hearts, even I wouldn’t agree to waste them like that. I’m so strong, living for hundreds or even thousands of years would be easy, as long as I can stay by your side, I’m happy. Totally don’t need to become a hero."

"Tch!" Hanna scoffed, "Sycophant! Just saying nice things pretending to be generous. You think Hero’s Hearts are like cabbages? You haven’t even seen one."

Audrey puffed up her cheeks angrily, wanting to throw undead into this woman’s room at night, let her know what a sweaty ghostly crush feels like!

She was about to retort, when her eyes suddenly lit up, and she smirked, "Vicious woman, your luck is really bad. How about answering, which race has the most heroes in this world?"

Hanna furrowed her brows, what does this idiot mean?

She immediately turned to look around, could it be they’ve really encountered a hero!

Logically speaking, the top race would naturally be Little Fishmen.

The ocean area in this plane is far greater than land, with plenty of rivers and lakes on land, so water-dwelling races are far more numerous than land ones. And as the bottom-tier, most numerous water creatures, Little Fishmen naturally have the most heroes in this world.

Beyond Little Fishmen, there are naturally goblins. Their ecological niche is exactly like Little Fishmen, except one lives underwater and one on land. They are numerous but weak, serving as cannon fodder in any power.

On land, whether in high mountains and deep valleys, or beneath forest caves and even deep within imperial plains, near village wilderness woods, a goblin nest could lurk at any time.

When there are few of them, they steal from villages; a bit more, they rob travelers or abduct lone women; when their numbers swell, they form warbands, ransacking and plundering everywhere.

Every power has a bunch of Rangers and Mercenaries to deal specifically with these omnipresent pests.

They’re like weeds that even burning doesn’t work. Even if the land is scorched black, you think it’s absolutely safe, yet after a year or two, these pests pop out like weeds from charred earth again.

Thus, these endless new units, such a massive number, dispersed forces, no one knows in which corner you might face a Goblin Hero.

And as long as he’s a hero, even a Goblin Hero would be troublesome because he can quickly gather a massive camp, monsters of all kinds would flock into their camp from all directions.

Hanna’s brow furrowed, could it be the undead her stupid woman has outside encountered a Goblin Hero?

Considering the advanced tactics of those earth goblin riders before, it seems highly likely a Goblin Hero is behind them!

It was definitely not a random burst of inspiration, otherwise, they wouldn’t have decisively attacked the Golden Pansy army’s left wing.