Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

Luo Xuan hadn't seen it clearly before because of the distance.

As the distance closed, Luo Xuan was able to clearly see the strength of the human race squad.

The squad consists of eleven members: one Tier 2 hero unit, the Blademaster, and ten Tier 1 green Bladeguards.

To be honest, this configuration isn't that high if you exclude the commander.

This was also the first time Luo Xuan had encountered a hero unit.

Using the access granted by Zhao Wenjie, Luo Xuan gained access to the Liangyi Division's database and learned a lot of advanced information that he was previously unaware of.

Luo Xuan once knew that failing the Lord Trial would result in being demoted from a candidate lord to a hero.

The database also mentions two other ways to become a hero.

The first type consists of native inhabitants of the continent of Aetheran who, after undergoing a series of different rituals or trials, are able to become heroes.

The second type involves continuously advancing the troop type until reaching the ninth rank, after which it transcends and becomes a hero.

At the time, Luo Xuan sighed, realizing that the starting point for these gamers was an end point that many people on the continent of Aetheran could never reach in their entire lives, no wonder they were called "Chosen Lords".

Returning to the present, although Luo Xuan felt that this team was of average strength, it might just be an advance team on an exploration mission.

While speculating, Luo Xuan kept a close eye on the movements on the battlefield.

The actions of the human team just now gave Luo Xuan an opportunity, a chance to make contact smoothly.

Judging from the squad's appearance, they had no idea how terrifying the undead in the bushes were.

Luo Xuan can help at crucial moments, which will establish a basic level of trust and make subsequent negotiations much easier.

On the battlefield, the human swordsmen and shieldmen, under the command of their leader, quickly formed a battle formation—five men per group, two groups in front and behind, standing in a semi-circle to form two shield walls.

Soon, the surging undead crashed into the shield wall.

The soldiers in the front row were responsible for defense, while the soldiers in the back row were responsible for attack, working together seamlessly to intercept the skeleton soldiers.

The commander stands behind the shield wall, responsible for directing operations, coordinating, and filling in any gaps.

The skull waves crashed against the shield wall like ocean waves washing over reefs, endlessly.

However, these swordsmen and shieldmen were highly skilled and, under their commander's orders, they held off the skeleton soldiers' offensive.

On the contrary, the skeletons suffered heavy casualties. The swarm of skeletons crashed into the shield wall as if an eraser had wiped a piece off from the middle.

Soon, the first wave of skeletons was mostly wiped out, leaving only a few scattered individuals wandering around the perimeter.

Before the human squad could relax, there was new movement in the bushes.

"alert!"

The commander issues orders.

Then everyone saw a new batch of even stronger skeletons emerge from the bushes.

This time, the human team had a much harder time dealing with it, and gaps appeared in the front shield wall multiple times.

Fortunately, the commander-in-chief was good, and timely adjustments were made to fill the gap, preventing it from widening.

With two waves of soldiers rotating in and the commander joining the battle, the attack was barely managed to be resolved, albeit somewhat chaotically.

"Get out of there! Get away from the bushes!"

Just as the commander was about to order a rest on the spot, he heard shouts coming from afar.

The commander turned his head to look in the direction from which the sound came, and he saw someone in the distance waving frantically at them.

Although he didn't want to easily trust strangers, considering the two waves of strange skeleton soldiers that had suddenly appeared before, the commander ordered a retreat to keep his distance as a precaution.

Seeing that the other party had moved away from the bushes, Luo Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't entirely trying to help others; Luo Xuan was also worried that the other party might attract an enemy he couldn't handle.

It doesn't matter if they die, but Luo Xuan and his territory will suffer the consequences.

Once the human squad was away from the bushes, the skeletons inside stopped appearing.

After giving the order to rest on the spot, the commander walked alone towards Luo Xuan's direction.

Seeing this, Luo Xuan felt relieved. The other party had come alone, so at least it wasn't for fighting.

"Hello, this is Shi Qing, squad leader of the Tianyu Empire's troops stationed in Luoyue Canyon."

Commander Shi Qing approached but did not rush in. Instead, he stood at a safe distance and spoke.

This is also a way to express goodwill.

"Hello, I am Luo Xuan, the lord of Tianxuan Territory."

After they finished speaking, the two looked each other over for a while, and finally Shi Qing spoke first:

"Thank you for reminding me. Are you familiar with that bush?"

As soon as the question was asked, Shi Qing probably felt it was a bit abrupt and presumptuous, and quickly explained:

"We've received a mission to search for undead lairs near Falling Moon Canyon. Clear out those you can handle yourself, and report back if you can't."

Upon hearing this, Luo Xuan roughly understood what Shi Qing meant, but he was still a little puzzled as to why the garrison of Falling Moon Canyon would receive such a strange mission. Shouldn't they be responsible for guarding Falling Moon Canyon?

With these questions in mind, Luo Xuan first recounted the information he had gathered and his experiences from his two previous encounters before finally asking his own question.

"That's right. Our main responsibility is to guard Falling Moon Canyon, but we recently received an urgent order from the royal city of Tianyu to investigate the undead in the Falling Moon Canyon area."

"After receiving the order, General Wang dispatched a large number of teams to scout the surrounding area, and we were one of them."

"Do you know why? Why was there such an order suddenly given?"

Luo Xuan pressed for an answer.

In his memory, although the natives of the continent of Aetheran did not like the undead, they did not actively try to exterminate them; they mostly just dealt with them when they encountered them.

"I don't know about that, but General Wang might know."

Shi Qing shook his head.

"Anyway, thank you for the information, otherwise my men and I might have been defeated here."

After learning about the danger behind the bushes from Luo Xuan, Shi Qing was still somewhat shaken, but thankfully he retreated in time.

After a brief exchange, Shi Qing took his leave, as he wanted to bring back the information about the place as soon as possible.

Luo Xuan logged off again after saying goodbye to Shi Qing, as he needed to verify some information.

Luo Xuan first opened the group chat and asked everyone to check if any of the native lords or official troops near their respective territories had received orders to exterminate the undead.

Although the people in the group didn't understand, they still agreed under Luo Xuan's strong urging.

"What's wrong, Luo Xuan? What happened? Or have you run into some trouble?"

Zhao Wenjie even made a special inquiry, because Luo Xuan was now a key person to be cultivated in his eyes, and he couldn't afford any mistakes.

"I don't have time to go into details right now. Please trust me, investigate first, and I'll talk about it when I have the results."