Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

The next morning, a ray of morning light quietly shone into the room through the gap in the curtains. Luo Xuan's eyelids trembled, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

The lingering sleepiness dissipated quickly like a thin mist, and the aches and fatigue from yesterday had completely vanished.

Luo Xuan subconsciously rubbed his temples, and the first thing that came to mind was game-related content such as territories and troop types.

The sounds of car horns and vendors' shouts from the morning market could be faintly heard through the closed windows.

Luo Xuan got up and walked to the window, pulled back the curtains, and squinted uncomfortably in the bright sunlight.

Opening the window, the morning breeze, carrying a hint of summer heat, neutralized the coolness of the air conditioner in the room.

After washing up and getting ready, Luo Xuan went downstairs and ordered a steaming bowl of wontons.

Yesterday, Azathoth killed a demon spider and escaped unscathed, which gave him a more accurate assessment of his current strength.

What's more, now there's also Lilith, a rare blue unit.

Lilith can trade pieces one-on-one, so Azathoth will only need to deal with three more spiders next time, which should make things much easier.

Luo Xuan ate while making plans.

However, after returning home and entering the game, Luo Xuan did not head directly east, but instead led his troops north.

Luo Xuan was curious about the recent activities of the kobold camp, and it seemed that they had suffered a considerable loss.

Now that Luo Xuan's strength has increased, the pressure from the kobold camp is not as great, but the thought of an unknown force suppressing the kobolds makes him feel somewhat threatened.

Arriving at the location where he frequently observed the kobold camp, Luo Xuan discovered that the original three patrol teams around the camp had now been reduced to one.

Even in this single group, Luo Xuan could see that several of them had bloodstains on them, and one of the kobolds had broken fangs.

The sight of this "old, weak, sick, and disabled" patrol team in front of Luo Xuan confirmed to him that yesterday's events were not a trick by the kobold sorcerers to lure him into a trap, but rather that the kobold camp was indeed weakened to a certain extent.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan no longer hesitated and prepared to launch an attack with Azathoth and Lilith.

The gray wolf first created a disturbance to lure the only patrol over, and then, with Lilith's help, Azathoth easily dealt with them.

After eliminating the only remaining defensive force, Luo Xuan approached the kobold camp for the first time in half a month.

Sensing the unfamiliar presence and movement, all the remaining kobolds in the camp came out.

There are a dozen or so kobold cubs of varying sizes and six old and frail kobolds left.

Without any mercy, Luo Xuan simply waved his hand and annihilated them.

Afterwards, Luo Xuan prepared to enter the camp to see if he could find anything of value.

However, just as Luo Xuan was about to step into the camp, he heard the notification sound in his mind again, a sound he hadn't heard in a long time.

"The camp has been found to be without any living forces. Please select [Capture] or [Destroy]."

A clear yet grand voice echoed in Luo Xuan's mind, causing him to stop in his tracks.

"Is there no remaining fighting force? Have the kobold warlocks also died?"

The kobold sorcerer, whom Luo Xuan once considered a formidable enemy, died so quietly that Luo Xuan was left feeling uneasy.

"If I don't work hard to become stronger, I'll probably end up like the kobolds, swallowed up by other forces."

The cruel laws of the continent of Aetheran were displayed so directly to Luo Xuan for the first time.

"destroy!"

After careful consideration, Luo Xuan decided to destroy the camp.

The camp is not close to Luo Xuan's territory, making it inconvenient to manage.

Moreover, they had already decided to take the elite route and wouldn't easily waver because of this camp.

As Luo Xuan made his choice, the kobold camp in front of him quickly began to collapse and became dilapidated.

After it was completely reduced to ruins, the notification sound in Luo Xuan's mind rang again.

"Congratulations on destroying a kobold camp. You have obtained 10 gold coins, 100 units of wood, 300 units of stone, 20 units of food, 1 unit of magic crystal, and 1 kobold camp blueprint."

After destroying the kobold camp, Luo Xuan directly reaped a large amount of resources.

The gold coins and other resources were within Luo Xuan's expectations, but the magic crystals and building blueprints surprised him.

Although he had planned to obtain a blueprint of the Kobold Camp in exchange for the [Mutated Cold Moon Fruit], Luo Xuan was still pleasantly surprised when it actually dropped.

Then there was that one unit of magic crystal. Luo Xuan held it in his hand and examined it carefully. The fist-sized dark purple crystal looked very deep and mysterious.

Luo Xuan looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He only learned from the introduction that it was a very precious resource.

Upgrading the territory requires 100 magic crystals. Luo Xuan put them away and then led the team to continue north.

With the gray wolf scouting ahead, Luo Xuan felt much more at ease taking action.

However, Luo Xuan frowned not long after he started walking.

Compared to the vicinity of my own territory, there seem to be far too many wild monsters roaming around here.

Luo Xuan looked around and saw that there were at least seven or eight groups of wild monsters gathered in twos and threes.

"And there are many more undead monsters now."

Since encountering the undead race monsters in the Lord's Trial, Luo Xuan had not seen them in the game, but he had seen them twice in real life.

These monsters no longer pose a threat to Luo Xuan.

However, based on the ideas of "since we're already here" and "every little bit helps," Luo Xuan sent Azathoth and Lilith to clear out all the monsters they could see in the vicinity.

After all, once the territory develops, this area will definitely belong to him, so this move can be seen as cleaning up the "territory" in advance.

After clearing out the nearby monsters, Luo Xuan led his troops forward, and the outline of a mountain range could be vaguely seen in the distance.

According to the information shared on the forum, Luo Xuan knew that Falling Moon Canyon was located between two mountain ranges, meaning that Falling Moon Canyon was just beyond the mountain range he was looking at.

"If that's the case, then the Tianyu Empire's garrison should be stationed on those mountains."

Although the mountains could be seen in the distance, Luo Xuan knew that the actual distance was still very far. After all, the saying "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death" is not just an empty phrase.

"Click-clack~ Click-clack~"

Just as Luo Xuan was about to stop and rest, a strange noise coming from a nearby bush caught his attention.

Upon hearing the sound, Luo Xuan's first reaction was to shield Azathoth in front of him. He wasn't a stubborn fool who would insist on probing the bushes with his face.

At the same time, Lilith's venom and spider webs had already enveloped that area.

"Click-clack~ Click-clack~"

The sound became clearer and clearer, and even somewhat familiar.

Just as Luo Xuan was on high alert, two skeleton soldiers emerged from the bushes.