"What’s so strange about that? I can use damage skills too, and with your tiny body, you can’t even withstand one of my skills," Lin Rui said nonchalantly.
Audrey’s eyes widened instantly, and she dared not be frivolous any longer. She accepted her status honestly, explaining to him, "This Heart of the Soul summoning creature’s tier is determined by the soul bonus. Once the tier is set, the strength is enhanced by wisdom and spiritual energy value."
So the soul determines the tier, and attributes determine the strength within the same tier.
No wonder it’s Elite-level. My soul value is only 11 points, I can’t even detect the soul attributes of a Fishman Hero, the gap is just too big.
Audrey giggled and said, "Lord, it’s already quite remarkable that your soul value can summon an Elite War Dancer. By attributes, the best you could expect is an Excellence Level Troop."
Lin Rui pulled out a stack of Recruitment Scroll Knight’s Heart from his backpack, isn’t super-tier recruitment just basic operations?
This recruitment scroll most likely recruits an Excellence Level Troop, yet I managed to summon an Elite Knight Roger, didn’t I?
Failing to summon a Heroic Spirit Level Troop, Lin Rui decided to go for a round of krypton gold, to reinforce Uncle Lin’s Muscle Bully army. Let this silly girl realize reality, she still wants to single-handedly defeat all the men in the territory?
Feel the fear brought on by the crushing power of wealth.
[Knight’s Heart] recruitment scroll, there are four in total. One was dropped by the old lady lying on Lin Rui’s back, one was dropped by seven or eight Unclean on their way back, and Audrey just brought out the other two.
Lin Rui didn’t plan to use them directly. Instead, he went to the Goddess of Fortune’s Pendulum.
Covered in a veil of mystery, this building—although called "Goddess of Fortune’s Pendulum"—lacks the presence of a goddess, showcasing instead a golden bell floating above a simple white marble altar.
According to pendulum theory, a pendulum swings back and forth, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, cyclically and rhythmically, always swinging around a central value within a certain range.
Thus, the Goddess of Fortune’s Pendulum symbolizes the uncertainty of fate, rewarding those who are bright and good, and punishing the greedy.
This means that sacrificing wealth to the goddess might earn you divine favor or might result in punishment for greed. Just like reinforcement, it can either succeed or fail; it’s all up to chance.
But Lin Rui believed this Goddess of Fortune not only rewards the bright and good but also rewards a bright and handsome lord like himself.
Since the note said, "Keep thinking about it, and there will be a response. Brave everything and try. Anything can happen."
Lin Rui believed his housewife wouldn’t deceive him.
So Lin Rui immediately placed a Knight’s Heart scroll on the altar, ready to begin the enhancement journey.
[Ding, enhancing the Knight’s Heart scroll requires 1000 Realm Coins, 1000 Fresh Meat, 1000 Iron Ore, 100 Gems, enhance?]
"Cancel!" Lin Rui unwillingly chose to cancel, once again feeling the blow from poverty.
The housewife had prepared everything, but he couldn’t afford the enhancement!
Realm Coins and fresh meat were manageable, but iron ore and gems—the gap was more than just significant.
No choice, since he decided to rely on the lady’s wealth, he could only hold on tightly.
Lin Rui took out all the treasure chests from his backpack, ready to open them in a burst.
A total of one Golden Treasure Chest, four Bronze Treasure Chests, and three Beast Horde Wealth Treasure Chests.
The Golden Treasure Chest was dropped by a Fishman Hero. Besides that, there should’ve been five Bronze Treasure Chests and four Beast Horde Treasure Chests, but one each was wasted by Audrey, that silly girl.
Seeing Lin Rui about to open the chests, Audrey eagerly came closer, planning to take the chance to mock him too.
Before opening, Lin Rui placed the Golden Treasure Chest on the altar to see if it could be enhanced.
Just one glance, and Lin Rui immediately took it down; all enhancement resources were counted in ten-thousands. The gems alone required 1000 pieces, even for someone as wealthy as Lin Rui, it was overwhelming.
Seeing Lin Rui hesitating to open them, Audrey urged, "Hurry, open them. Are you afraid of drawing nothing and being mocked by me? Don’t worry, the most I’ll do is cover my mouth and laugh secretly, trying not to make a sound unless I can’t help it."
Lin Rui shot her an annoyed look, already envisioning her making goose-like cackling laughter.
Yet Lin Rui cautiously sat on the Golden Treasure Chest, contemplating how to maximize the benefits.
A moment later, Lin Rui stood up and left the altar.
Audrey quickly followed behind Lin Rui, tugging on his arm and asking, "Where are you going, Lord? Come on, open them, I promise I won’t mock you anymore."