Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

At this time, Luo Xuan was no longer on the city wall, but in his territory.

It was the gray wolf, which was scouting and keeping watch on the perimeter, that first noticed the anomaly on the beach. After it howled to signal, Luo Xuan finally reacted.

Luo Xuan quickly climbed the city wall and looked towards the sea.

Although it was already dark, Luo Xuan could still make out the figures of Azathoth and Nereia by focusing his attention.

The figure at the front on the sea surface was Azathoth. Its movements in the water were calm and composed, without the slightest sign of disarray or awkwardness, indicating that its previous reconnaissance had not encountered any trouble.

Nereia was a body length behind Azathoth, swimming closely alongside him towards the shore.

Soon, two figures reached the shore and headed towards the territory.

Now, Luo Xuan was eager to learn about the situation at the bottom of the sea from Azathoth, hoping to bring back some exciting news.

As they drew closer, Luo Xuan also contacted Azathoth through the Lord's Space and learned about the current situation underwater.

Currently, the war between the fish-men and lobster-men in the ocean has passed its most intense phase and is slowly coming to an end.

Luo Xuan already knew that the two fishman tribes had joined forces to fight against the lobster man tribe and had pushed the battle line to the vicinity of the lobster man camp.

Originally, Luo Xuan had already prepared for the lobster people to be wiped out by the fish people. One plan was to send Azathoth and Nereia to explore the lobster people's village ruins to see if they could find any fish people's relics.

The information Azathoth brought back surprised Luo Xuan: the lobster people had actually withstood the combined attack of two fishman tribes thanks to the powerful defense provided by their hard shells.

Of course, Luo Xuan was quite certain that the bigger reason was that the two fishman tribes were sabotaging each other.

Even so, the lobster people performed very well, giving Luo Xuan even more opportunities to pick up bargains.

After failing to break through for a long time, the fishmen's previous momentum dissipated considerably.

In addition, the discord between the high-ranking members of the two murloc tribes led to frequent disputes among the murlocs below.

Although they maintain a superficial cooperative relationship, conflicts are gradually emerging.

With both sides suffering heavy losses, the fishmen and lobster people remained locked in a stalemate.

Despite heavy casualties on both sides, neither side was willing to admit defeat.

Lobster people are stubborn and inflexible; otherwise, there wouldn't still be a portion of them resisting the rule of the Naga.

And coincidentally, the Greenthorn Clan Lobster People are one of them.

The merfolk, on the other hand, were losing face. They had mobilized two tribes, yet they still couldn't wipe out a single lobster-man tribe. If word got out, it would damage the merfolk's reputation.

And so, despite the somewhat strange reason, the two sides did indeed reach a stalemate.

However, the intensity of the battle between the two sides has decreased significantly compared to before.

Both sides tacitly avoided large-scale warfare, instead initiating small-scale infiltration and espionage operations.

Therefore, there are now patrol and surveillance teams everywhere on the seabed, and the level of vigilance in the deep sea area is much higher than before.

After realizing that the danger of continuing the investigation was increasing, Azathoth prepared to return to his territory.

On their way back, at the edge of the open sea, they happened to encounter Nereia, whom Luo Xuan had sent out to meet them.

Although Azathoth had not met the newly joined Nereia, it could sense the mark information belonging to Luo Xuan on her, so it returned together.

"A ceasefire on the main battlefield? Is it because of a shortage of troops? That shouldn't be the case." Luo Xuan was puzzled after learning this news.

It's important to know that both fishmen and lobster people are known for their reproductive capabilities, so there's never a problem with manpower shortages.

So, putting that factor aside, there's only one possibility that could bring the two sides to a ceasefire: the intervention of a higher-level force.

Luo Xuan's first thought was the Naga race, but then he realized that didn't quite make sense.

The merfolk are subordinates and slaves of the Naga and will obey the Naga, but the Bluethorn Lobster Clan are among the rebels against the Naga, so how could they possibly obey the Naga?

Luo Xuan, who was initially pleased to hear about the fish-men and lobster-men, suddenly had new worries.

If the fishmen and lobster people had been locked in a stalemate, they wouldn't have disturbed Luo Xuan's territory, and it would have given Luo Xuan the opportunity to profit from the situation.

However, the sudden appearance of a third party cast a shadow over Luo Xuan's plans.

Luo Xuan first sent Azathoth and Nereia back to their territory to rest, but the slight joy that had risen in his heart earlier had completely vanished.

If it wasn't the Naga who intervened, then who was it?

Luo Xuan kept guessing in his mind, while also reviewing the other forces on the sea.

Besides the Naga, the dominant seafarers, there are many other forces on the high seas.

However, they are certainly inferior to the Naga, hence their lack of fame.

For example, there are the Deepsea Undead mentioned before, as well as the Deepsea Raiders, Vrykul Pirates, and so on.

However, these forces generally only appear in the deep sea.

Even the Vryk pirate force, composed of human pirates, generally only appears near the Orchis Commercial Federation and the shipping lanes of the other major forces.

"Could it be that a small group of pirates has just arrived nearby?"

Luo Xuan felt a little heavy-hearted. Although they were just a small group of pirates, if they could easily subdue the fishmen and lobster people, their strength must be considerable.

In the following days, Luo Xuan could only send Azathoth and Nereia into the sea repeatedly, hoping to find out more accurate information.

In reality, Luo Xuan returned the coral necklace he had borrowed from Shen Ce, and also learned more about the exchange group and selection process mentioned earlier from him.

"I heard that not only players with official backgrounds like us, but also scions of wealthy and powerful families will be participating and vying for the spots," Shen Ce told Luo Xuan.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan's first thought was of the four people who had participated in the trial with them but ultimately gave up when signing the agreement.

"Do you know about time?" Luo Xuan asked.

"That's not decided yet," Shen Ce shook his head.

While undercurrents were swirling in reality, the Blood Moon began again in the game.

The undead calamity, which had been somewhat suppressed, is now showing signs of resurgence under the amplification of the Blood Moon, causing considerable trouble for all major forces.