9: Chapter 9 Gao Yue's Shock

"Forget it, just kill them."

Lin Xiao couldn't be bothered to think too much and directly issued the order to attack.

The Black Armor Soldierss went first as usual.

Holding broadswords and shields, they stepped into the Void Land without any hesitation.

The Orcs on the outermost edge were all Tier 0 Orc laborers. They were ragged, armed only with wooden sticks. Seeing the Black Armor Soldierss enter, they swarmed forward and attacked them frantically.

Wang Wu and the others held their shields, easily blocking the attacks without retreating a single step. At the same time, their long blades hacked down without pause, claiming the lives of the Orc laborers one by one, quickly clearing an open space.

The long blades and shields they originally carried were of Normal grade and had long since been destroyed in the continuous battles.

The ones they were using now were partially obtained from regional treasure chests, while the majority were purchased by Lin Xiao from the trading market.

Five thousand years into the Lord Calendar, the path of the Lord had long since developed to its Peak.

A race capable of establishing a foothold in the Chaos Source Sea would never consist solely of War Lords responsible for conquest; there were also logistics Lords responsible for farming, commerce, forging, Alchemy, and so on, all working together and performing their respective duties.

At this time, the various logistics Lords who followed the forging path had long since been running their blacksmith shops at full capacity, continuously producing equipment.

High-quality equipment was hard to come by, but Normal-grade equipment was plentiful and affordable.

After the Black Armor Soldierss opened up the situation, Jiang Yao escorted Lin Xiao into the Void Land.

Once inside, she immediately began a massacre.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Streaks of azure light shot into the pile of monsters and exploded, claiming the lives of a large number of Orcs.

After relieving the pressure on Wang Wu and the others, Jiang Yao targeted the Tier 1 Orc warriors in the back. With every arrow shot, she took out at least one Orc warrior.

However, the other Orcs were fearless and continued to charge forward one after another.

Lin Xiao watched the development of the battle with a solemn expression.

Although he knew the monster strength of the fourth layer of the Void Land, there was some fluctuation inside; some were strong, some were weak. The monster strength in the northern Void Land was undoubtedly the highest.

The number of Orc laborers alone reached two thousand, and the number of Orc warriors was close to two hundred.

With so many Void Monsters swarming in, the pressure on Jiang Yao and the others was significant.

Lin Xiao decided in his heart that if the situation became critical, he would immediately use a Rare-grade troop token or hero token to summon a new hero or troop type to resolve the crisis.

Fortunately, this situation did not end up happening.

Jiang Yao, Wang Wu, and the others were capable enough, and with Lin Xiao's logistics work being on point—replacing equipment immediately when broken and providing a constant supply of recovery items—they maintained their condition very well.

They forcibly fought their way through the monster horde and slaughtered all the Orcs.

Next was the cleanup.

Under Jiang Yao's protection, Lin Xiao walked toward the depths of the gray mist.

When opening the regional treasure chest, his fingers paused slightly.

If he chose not to open the regional treasure chest, the current Void Land would not disappear. Although this could not completely eliminate the threat from the Void Monsters, it could significantly delay the subsequent Void Lands from bordering his territory, buying him quite a bit of development time.

The monster strength of the fifth layer of the Void Land far exceeded that of the fourth layer, both in terms of quantity and quality.

With Lin Xiao's current territorial strength, he couldn't even defeat one.

However, he quickly shook his head decisively.

He was determined to get the best rewards; how could he hesitate?

"Open the treasure chest."

[You opened a regional treasure chest and obtained the following items: 65,000 Source Crystals, 6,000 units of food, 6,000 units of wood, 5,500 units of stone, 650 units of iron ore, 10 x Frost Bright Pills (Tier 1), Purple Light Armor (Normal)]

"Frost Bright Pills."

Lin Xiao's eyes brightened slightly; these were good things.

Although they couldn't directly increase attributes like the blood red fruit, they could accelerate the speed of Cultivate, indirectly increasing the user's attributes. They were perfect for everyone to use.

Like the blood red fruit, the Frost Bright Pills were Tier 1 items. If the user's attributes exceeded Tier 1, they would have no effect.

Battle over, time to wrap up.

Lin Xiao led his army back to the territory.

He saw that inside the territory, rows of civilian houses stood tall; Lin Xiao had built these in his spare time.

After all, he couldn't let Jiang Yao and the others have nowhere to sleep.

Whether they were territory residents, heroes, or troop types, they were living beings. As a Lord, he had to consider their food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Afterward, after rewarding his troops, Lin Xiao dismissed the team and let them rest or Cultivate individually.

The fifth layer of the Void Land wouldn't border the territory until at least tomorrow.

Opening the territory panel, he saw that after converting four Void Lands, the territory size had become 570,000 square meters, getting closer and closer to the 1 square kilometer required for an upgrade.

Once the fifth layer of the Void Land was converted, it would definitely be enough.

Of course, the fifth layer of the Void Land would not be easy to fight.

"I must strengthen the territory's power."

Lin Xiao opened the regional channel. After thinking for a moment, he made some of his information public. From now on, anyone who clicked on his avatar would be able to see the content he made public.

Immediately after, he posted an advertisement in the Morning Star No.1 High School communication group.

"Is there anyone else willing to sign a temporary protection contract with me?"

"Spots are limited, first come, first served."

Lin Xiao's appearance also caused a stir.

After all, he was the only one in the group who dared to sign temporary protection contracts with others; even Gao Yue didn't dare to do so.

"Everyone, look at Lin Xiao's profile quickly." Suddenly, someone noticed the information Lin Xiao had made public.

"A Level 1 territory, 570,000 square meters in size... Hiss, this territory panel is not much worse than Gao Yue's, is it?"

"No wonder he dares to sign that kind of contract."

"The gap between people is greater than the gap between a person and a dog. My territory is only Level 0."

Everyone was shocked.

It was only the first day of entering the Chaos Source Sea. The vast majority of people were stuck at Level 0 territory, and in Morning Star No.1 High School, only Gao Yue had reached Level 1. Now, there was another one, Lin Xiao, and the latter's territory was not even much worse than Gao Yue's...

Territory size represented real, solid strength.

Lin Xiao's display of strength had immediate results. Five classmates approached him right away and signed the contract.

Gao Yue was also alarmed by the commotion in the group.

"His territory is actually not much smaller than mine." Seeing the territory panel Lin Xiao made public, Gao Yue was also greatly shocked.

He still had some understanding of Lin Xiao's family situation.

It was unlikely they could have prepared a territory expansion card for him.

In other words, this 570,000 square meter territory all came from converting Void Lands. The other party must have already cleared the fourth layer of the Void Land.

Such strength was not a bit inferior to his own.

Gao Yue's eyes flickered slightly. He had originally positioned Lin Xiao at the level of guild management, but now it seemed that in the short term, the other party obviously already had the qualifications to stand on equal footing with him.

He quickly made a decision: try to befriend Lin Xiao, or at least not make an enemy of him.

The Human Race prohibited infighting, and after the Seven-Day Assessment, they would all face countless alien Lords. Therefore, having a strong ally with a good relationship would also be a good thing for him.

"Hmm?"

Gao Yue was suddenly stunned; he saw that Lin Xiao had sent him a message.

After receiving five temporary underlings in the Morning Star No.1 High School communication group, Lin Xiao didn't continue.

The number of Lords in Morning Star No.1 High School was limited after all, and they knew Lin Xiao quite well. They obviously wouldn't think that after protecting eight people, he would still have the capacity to protect others.

The remaining people either joined Gao Yue's guild, huddled together in small groups for warmth, or prepared to choose those old Lords' guilds to join after passing the Seven-Day Assessment.

Basically, they wouldn't come looking for him again.

Lin Xiao didn't bother with that effort. He opened the message to Gao Yue. He didn't hold back and asked directly: "Gao Yue, I wonder if you have any spare Perfect-grade hero tokens or troop tokens in your hands?"