Lord: My troops can evolve indefinitely.

However, the moat and city walls were just ideas that flashed through Luo Xuan's mind. They did not provide any attribute bonuses and could only be considered as man-made terrain obstacles.

Even so, it's still better than Luo Xuan having nothing before.

Since the skeletons are idle anyway, it wouldn't hurt to give them some work to do.

Although the territory is not currently in danger, based on existing intelligence analysis, the undead wave now seems to be showing signs of becoming uncontrollable.

Once the scattered waves of undead converge, the undead scourge that will sweep across the entire continent of Aetheran will officially begin.

Luo Xuan slowly inspected the unfinished trench, while the skeleton soldiers continued to dig tirelessly.

"I don't know if we'll make it in time." Luo Xuan touched his hand, estimating the progress and time.

In a few more days, Luo Xuan will max out the remaining leadership stats, and the number of skeleton soldiers will increase by a few more.

However, this amount is still a drop in the ocean compared to the overall scale of the project planned by Luo Xuan.

However, unless Luo Xuan obtains another item or item that increases his leadership stat, this is the only option he can have for now.

Turning to look at Lilith and Azathoth, Lilith was still focused on the skeletons, and as soon as she noticed a problem, she would walk over with her sharp limbs to point it out.

As for Azathoth, it looked on with some curiosity. It had been busy with things in the sea and wasn't quite sure about the current state of its territory.

The skeleton soldiers dug out the damp, earthy soil bit by bit, slowly piling it into a mound.

"Territorial defense can only delay the inevitable; it cannot truly solve the problem."

Luo Xuan understood that whatever he was having the skeleton soldiers build, whether it was a moat or the wooden city walls that followed, it was purely for defense or simply obstacles.

It is not a fortification such as crossbows or cannons that can pose a threat to the enemy.

Once you encounter high-level liches or death knights, the so-called moats and wooden walls will be of little use and won't last long.

The increasingly serious situation on the forum served as a wake-up call for Luo Xuan, greatly enhancing his sense of crisis.

Although there is no immediate danger around his territory, he doesn't know when a large number of undead will swarm in.

Luo Xuan's gaze swept over the various troops under his command. Azathoth's underwater activities had temporarily ceased, and Lilith and the gray wolves' exploration in the north had also temporarily stopped. The remaining gray wolves and skeleton soldiers were no longer combat-ready.

Now, Luo Xuan is eager to explore the situation in the Falling Moon Mountains to the north, but he does not have a suitable mobile squad.

The Grey Wolves are a good fit, but they lack the necessary strength.

Lilith is strong enough and quite suitable, but she needs to oversee the work in the territory.

Azathoth is strong enough, but he's not well-suited for mountain operations.

We still have too few troops; when we really need them, we always feel like we're running out of resources.

After thinking it over, Luo Xuan decided to let Azathoth take over Lilith's oversight position, which freed Lilith from her duties.

Azathoth was stationed in the territory and oversaw the work of the skeletons, while Lilith and the Grey Wolf teamed up again to explore.

Thinking of this, Luo Xuan summoned Azathoth and Lilith, gave them some instructions, and then Lilith set off with the gray wolf.

"It's a pity that I didn't get any unit cards when I was farming for Harpies, otherwise having flying units would have been much more convenient."

Luo Xuan thought to himself with a touch of regret, "If we had flying units now, it would be much easier for anyone to scout or do anything else."

As time passed, the little skeletons under Luo Xuan's command had grown to nine.

The trench is about halfway dug, but the depth varies, with some sections being more than five meters deep and others less than four meters deep.

However, Luo Xuan no longer cared about these minor issues; now he needed to complete the trench as a whole.

We'll make adjustments gradually when we have time, and so the Scourge of the Undead has officially begun!

Lilith and Gray Wolf, whom Luo Xuan sent to explore the Falling Moon Mountains, brought back some information: there are many wild monsters in the mountains, as well as scattered undead.

Luo Xuan specifically instructed Lilith to have the gray wolf search for any traces of human troops.

However, whether it was because the Falling Moon Mountains were too large and the two sides missed each other, or because Zhou Fa had not yet arrived, the Grey Wolf did not find any trace of the human forces.

Luo Xuan instructed Lilith and the gray wolf not to venture too deep into the mountains, but to explore the outer perimeter first and figure out the situation before proceeding.

Lilith has been clearing out small groups of wandering monsters on the outskirts of the mountains for the past few days, and she accidentally discovered an ancient ruin.

Luo Xuan accompanied Lilith on a special trip to personally inspect the ruins.

Based on the patterns and designs left on some ruins, Luo Xuan initially judged that it should be a former stronghold of the dwarves, but he didn't know why it was abandoned, and that it had been abandoned for a long time.

Although there was no actual gain, it at least gave Luo Xuan some good news, proving that dwarves did indeed live in this mountain range.

When Luo Xuan heard about dwarves, his first impression was of them being short, short-tempered, and skilled at crafting weapons and equipment.

However, the dwarves on the continent of Aetheran are broadly defined as all races that live underground, including dark elves, cavemen, and so on.

The reason Luo Xuan knew about the outbreak of the undead calamity was because while he was searching for useful clues and intelligence in the dwarven ruins, the gray wolf responsible for the outer perimeter suddenly gave him a warning.

Luo Xuan immediately left the ruins and discovered that for some reason, a large number of undead troops had suddenly appeared around him.

Although they were all low-level skeletons, with the occasional skeleton archer mixed in, they posed no threat to Lilith.

However, this is the amount that Lilith has already cleaned up over several days.

Otherwise, the number would definitely be much greater.

Fortunately, the skeletons were not targeting Luo Xuan and his group, but were converging in a certain direction to the east.

"Zhou Fa is right, there are indeed undead strongholds in the mountains."

Having dealt with the undead race quite a bit, especially having cooperated in wiping out an undead stronghold, Luo Xuan had a fairly good understanding of the undead race.

Logically speaking, the undead monsters would indiscriminately attack any living creatures around them, including Luo Xuan and his companions.

However, they acted as if they didn't see Luo Xuan and the others at all, passing by without even glancing at them.

This leaves only one explanation: a higher-level undead nearby issued a supreme order, which the nearby undead, especially the lower-level undead forces, must obey unconditionally.

Although low-level undead don't really have much thinking ability anyway.

Luo Xuan's side had no problems. Taking advantage of the fact that the other side was "not fighting back," Lilith went on a rampage and cleared out most of the undead in the surrounding area.