Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

"Wow!"

As soon as Luo Xuan and his group appeared, they were spotted by the overseer who was constantly monitoring the mudflats to see if any fishermen were slacking off.

It shouted loudly and even brandished the bone whip in its hand.

Upon hearing the overseer's command, the deep-sea slaves scattered across the mudflats waved their weapons and charged toward Luo Xuan.

Luo Xuan did not let Azathoth make a move, but only let Lilith launch the attack.

Lilith first sprayed venom at the nearby deep-sea slaves, and then sprayed it at those further away.

When the deep-sea slaves were already close, Lilith stopped spewing and prepared to create some distance.

However, Lilith misjudged the environment of the mudflats, where its speed was limited.

On the contrary, the deep-sea slaves thrived on this mudflat.

Seeing Lilith trapped in the mud, he charged towards her with even greater momentum.

As a result, just as they gathered together, a powerful torrent of elements swept them away.

With the combined efforts of Azathoth and Lilith, the deep-sea slaves were easily dealt with.

Upon seeing this, the fishman overseer in the distance tried to escape into the sea.

However, Luo Xuan had already taken precautions against this, and Lilith's web-like ability, which she had not used, kept him firmly bound.

"Gurgle! Waaaaa!"

Looking at Luo Xuan, the fishman overseer shouted.

"What are you babbling about? Azathoth, Lilith, kill it."

Luo Xuan didn't have time to study the Merman language and simply waved his hand.

Once the noisy shouts subsided, the beach and mudflats returned to quiet.

Luo Xuan trudged through the mud, carefully examining each fishman's corpse. He needed to figure out what these fishmen were doing.

Lilith is just like Luo Xuan, or even worse.

On the contrary, Azathoth moved effortlessly, even more easily.

"Gurgle!"

Ultimately, the agile Azathoth was the first to make a discovery.

Luo Xuan looked up and saw the location of the fishman overseer in the distance, so he hurried over.

"Gurgle!"

Following Azathoth's directions, Luo Xuan discovered two small branches emitting a strange glow beneath the corpse of the merman overseer.

【Moonlight Coral】: Permanently increases leadership value upon use.

The brief introduction had a tremendous impact on Luo Xuan.

"This is Moonlight Coral?" Luo Xuan asked incredulously as he looked at the panel description.

Back then, he worked himself to the bone to increase his leadership value, and almost emptied his pockets to exchange for the mutated Cold Moon Fruit.

Unexpectedly, it suddenly "exploded" on an inconspicuous mudflat on the edge of the territory today.

After carefully storing the two portions of Moonlight Coral, Luo Xuan searched even more diligently, eventually finding another portion on the corpse of a deep-sea fishman.

Just like the Cold Moon Fruit, which has a limit on the number of times it can be consumed, Moonlight Coral also has a limit of three per person. Otherwise, one's mind will be corrupted by the Dark Moon.

Luo Xuan didn't know exactly what 【Dark Moon】 was; it was information he had obtained from the forum.

"I can look into it when I have time later." Luo Xuan kept the matter of [Dark Moon] in mind.

Now that Luo Xuan has access to the Liangyi Division, he can access a lot of confidential information.

Luo Xuan didn't care before because it didn't matter, but he needs to pay attention to it later.

Like the Blood Moon Fruit, each person can only eat three Moonlight Coral pieces. However, the effect is not as dramatic as the Blood Moon Fruit, which increases leadership by ten points. It only increases leadership by 2-5 points, depending on the energy contained within the Moonlight Coral.

However, every moon coral is the same before you eat it, so it's all a matter of luck.

If you're lucky, you'll get three fives; if you're unlucky, you'll only get three twos. The difference is obvious.

Luo Xuan looked at the three moon corals in his hand and ate them without hesitation.

Luo Xuan could clearly feel streams of cool energy flowing into his limbs and bones.

I closed my eyes and felt the effect. The three Moonlight Corals increased by 3, 4, and 4 points respectively, for a total of 11 points, which is a slightly above-average result.

Luo Xuan was quite satisfied with this; he had gained 11 points of leadership value for free with just one exploration.

If he had known earlier, he would have come much sooner.

However, after consuming three Moonlight Corals, Luo Xuan also sensed a sinister malice emanating from the darkness, which had reached an extremely intense level.

Luo Xuan could sense that if he ate another moon coral, something very bad would happen.

Luo Xuan guessed that this must be the so-called "Dark Moon". Fortunately, as time went by, this malice gradually subsided.

However, Luo Xuan knew that this did not mean it had disappeared, but rather that it had gone into hiding.

Are Moon Coral, Dark Moon, and the strange behavior of the Deep Sea Slaves all in search of Moon Coral?

Everything Luo Xuan encountered today made him eager to learn more.

However, Luo Xuan temporarily put aside his concerns and continued to explore the coastline with Azathoth and Lilith.

After exploring the east, Luo Xuan took Azathoth and Lilith to the south.

Coincidentally, Luo Xuan also discovered traces of deep-sea slave activity on the mudflats to the south, and it is very likely that these were the same groups he killed in the east.

After exploring the coastline, Luo Xuan didn't rush to continue exploring the sea area. Instead, he logged off to find Shen Ce.

This time, Luo Xuan didn't ask in the group chat, but instead messaged Shen Ce privately.

"You've been developing your career among the Naga, do you even know how Moon Coral is formed?"

Luo Xuan waited for a while, but Shen Ce did not reply.

Luo Xuan wasn't in a hurry. The other party was probably in the game. He logged into the forum to search, but he only found some posts with only a superficial understanding, which did not satisfy Luo Xuan.

Subsequently, Luo Xuan used his privileges to access the internal database of the Liangyi Division and made some unexpected discoveries.

According to internal information from the Ryougi Shi, moon coral is a "special product of the ocean," formed when corals on the seabed accidentally absorb moonlight.

However, this explanation was still too general, and Luo Xuan wanted something more specific.

Shen Ce checked his phone but still didn't reply.

Just then, his stomach suddenly growled. Luo Xuan checked the time and realized that it was already late at night without him noticing.

"No wonder Shen Ce hasn't been replying to messages; he's probably asleep."

Luo Xuan put his phone on the table, then got up to cook some instant noodles for a late-night snack. After eating, he prepared to rest.

When he returned to the table with the cooked instant noodles, he found that Shen Ce had actually replied.

"I might not know the answer to other questions, but I can definitely explain Moonlight Coral to you."

What followed was a long introduction of Shen Ce.

With Shen Ce's introduction, Luo Xuan gained a clear understanding of Moonlight Coral.

It turns out that moon coral is a product of both the ocean and the moonlight.