Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

The spider monsters in the forest are actually not very strong; they just come in such large numbers.

Last time he went to explore, Luo Xuan was unaware and went inside without warning, only to come out in a sorry state.

Besides their sheer numbers, the spider monsters also possess a weapon: poison. The swarms of tiny spiders attack so fiercely that even the mighty Azathoth cannot escape unscathed.

Therefore, this time Luo Xuan did not act rashly, but instead, just like when he dealt with the kobolds, he sent gray wolves to lure the monsters from afar.

Compared to other unit types, the gray wolf is fast and can run back in time even if it is spotted by the spider.

The plan started smoothly, with Luo Xuan using gray wolves to lure monsters and slaughter spider monsters on the outskirts of the forest.

I killed a total of fifty or sixty spiders, including various large spiders, small spiders, and poisonous spiders, and finally obtained my first unit card.

[Unit Type]: Forest Spider

[Race]: Neutral

[Level]: Tier 1, Level 1

[Quality]: White (Standard)

[Type]: Infantry

[Life]: 50

[Physical Attack]: 1-2

[Physical Defense]: 1

[Magic Attack]: 0

[Magic Defense]: 0

[Speed]: Medium

[Skills]: None

[Demand Statistics Value]: 1

Looking at the information on the card, it's fair to say that this is a pretty terrible unit; its attributes are poor and it has no skills.

However, there's no problem using it as source material.

Using all four unit cards in his hand, Luo Xuan summoned two goblins, one kobold, and one forest spider.

Luo Xuan used them, along with the two Great River Spirits, as evolution materials for Azathoth.

The Lord's talent activated, and a familiar white light enveloped Azathoth.

As the light gradually faded, a completely new Azathoth appeared before Luo Xuan.

[Unit Type]: Water Elemental

[Race]: Elemental

[Level]: Tier 1, Level 4

[Quality]: Purple Excellent

[Type]: Infantry

[Life]: 500

[Physical Attack]: 15-20

[Physical Defense]: 8

[Magic Attack]: 10

[Magic Defense]: 8

[Speed]: Slow

[Skills]: Elemental Body (Passive), Trickling Nourishment (Passive), Water Bullet (Active)

[Demand Statistics Value]: 5

The secondary water elemental, which was originally only a little over a meter tall, grew to about one and a half meters after its second evolution. Its color became darker, its body became more robust, and its eyes became more lively.

Luo Xuan opened Azathoth's panel and couldn't wait to take a look.

Its health points jumped to 500, making it an absolute standout among all the Tier 1 units that Luo Xuan currently knows of.

The offensive and defensive attributes have been greatly improved, and the original two passive skills have also been significantly enhanced.

The effect of [Elemental Body] remains unchanged, still reducing physical damage by 50%, but the probability has been increased from 20% to 30%.

As for [Trickling Nourishment], it has been replaced by the new skill [Trickling Perpetual]. Now Azathoth can recover without being near water, although it will be slower. However, the recovery effect will be greatly enhanced when near water.

In addition, Azathoth finally has an active skill for attacking.

[Water Bullet]: Azathoth gathers the power of water element to attack the opponent, dealing damage of (20 + Magic Attack * 2).

In other words, Azathoth's water bullet can currently deal 40 points of damage, which is quite considerable.

Next, Luo Xuan had Azathoth test the Water Bullet spell.

With Azathoth at full power, it can currently fire five times in a row, but each time it needs to charge up for three to five seconds.

After five treatments, a longer recovery period is required.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan had a better understanding of Azathoth's current strength and was quite satisfied with this evolution.

The only problem is that this evolution plan has exhausted all of Luo Xuan's resources, leaving only one gray wolf that Luo Xuan specifically left to patrol and scout.

Moreover, after this evolution, Azathoth's leadership value increased to 5 points, which made Luo Xuan feel a bit of urgency.

However, the matter of leadership value is not urgent for the time being, so Luo Xuan put it aside for the time being.

Having achieved their objective, and to prevent the spider monsters in the forest from "rioting" like the kobolds, Luo Xuan decided to call it a day and returned to the camp with Azathoth and the gray wolf.

Tianxuan Territory is currently much the same as when Luo Xuan first arrived, with dilapidated fences and a run-down wooden house.

The wooden house is the core of Luo Xuan's territory; its prosperity and decline are intertwined with his.

However, Luo Xuan currently lacks the ability to improve the territory, so this is the best that can be done for now.

Luo Xuan logged off and returned to reality, then logged into the forum to search for items that increase leadership value.

He dug up the posts he had seen before.

The Cold Moon Fruit, Blood Moon Fruit, and Radiant Sun Fruit are all things he can only dream of right now, and their trading prices are ridiculously high.

Unless you're lucky enough to encounter them in a lord game.

However, according to the forum posts, these rare fruits are guarded by powerful wild monsters.

Even the final Radiant Fruit was located directly within the territory of the Elven Court of Light.

Luo Xuan knew, of course, that it was unreliable to place his hopes on vague luck, and the only one that was closest to him and had a clear place of origin was [Moonlight Coral].

Moon coral grows on the seabed in turbulent waters, and can sometimes be found in shallow waters near the coast.

However, the Naga people live in the ocean, making water combat a major problem.

Luo Xuan wasn't worried about having Azathoth; what worried him was the security of his territory.

After looking around, there wasn't much of a good solution other than spending a lot of money to buy it from someone else.

However, Luo Xuan is not in a hurry at the moment. He is just preparing for the future, since it will be a long time before he can gather all the materials needed for Azathoth's next evolution.

Moreover, even after the next evolution, Azathoth's leadership value may not exceed 10 points, leaving Luo Xuan with ample time.

However, even as he tried to comfort himself, Luo Xuan's sense of urgency did not diminish in the slightest.

After thinking for a moment, Luo Xuan called the area where he had previously consigned troop blueprints, prioritizing trading items that could increase his leadership value.

Since Luo Xuan started consigning the [Tomb of the Dead], he has been receiving offers from the community area almost every day on his phone.

However, none of them could satisfy Luo Xuan. They either wanted to buy it with real money, or they treated Luo Xuan like a fool and offered extremely low prices.

Therefore, Luo Xuan ignored it.

Sometimes Luo Xuan would think that if his territory was developed and hadn't been traded yet, he would take it back for himself.

However, this time, Luo Xuan also received a piece of information from the bartender: someone was consigning a [Mutant Cold Moon Fruit], which could increase the leadership value by 3 points after consumption.

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan's first reaction was that he was a little puzzled. Why didn't the other party eat such a good thing himself?

The answer was that the person had already consumed ten Cold Moon Fruits, and consuming more would have no effect.

Luo, the poor guy: So you're a rich guy! My apologies!