147: Chapter 147 Slaughter him directly!

Xu Qin waited like this for half an hour.

The rift remained quiet.

Not a single Void Rift Demon respawned.

"Hmm?"

"Why aren't they coming out yet?"

He turned to look at Tian Ming.

"Could it be that after killing the boss guarding the pass, the monsters stop respawning?"

Tian Ming tilted his head to think for a few seconds before speaking:

"Replying to Master, it is possible that after binding, the ruins now belong to the lord, and the monster respawn mechanism has terminated."

Upon hearing this, Xu Qin shrugged helplessly.

"So be it."

Xu Qin opened the resources in his treasury.

"Keep pouring them in."

Resources flooded into the stone platform once again.

[ 85% → 90% → 95% → 100% ]

Ding!

[ Ruins construction progress: 100%! ]

Boom!

The entire stone platform erupted with a pillar of purple light that shot straight into the sky.

The dark purple light dyed the sky for tens of kilometers around a pale purple.

[ Portal Ruins binding complete! ]

[ Ruins name: (Customizable) ]

[ Current status: Teleportation array not activated (activation conditions must be met) ]

[ Unlocked: ]

[ Branch city garrison function ]

[ Building expansion function ]

[ Branch city teleportation network ]

Xu Qin looked at the panel and nodded with satisfaction.

The teleportation array was his.

...

Five kilometers away.

Tie Ge was directing the orcs to set up camp.

The moment the purple pillar of light illuminated the sky,

all the orcs stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at the pillar of light.

"As expected... those ruins..."

Tie Ge's expression was complex.

Those were the ruins that fifteen lords had defended against for dozens of days without being able to get a single step closer.

And his master... how long did it take him?

Just then, a private message popped up on the command panel.

"Lord Ta Lun: Tie Ge, are you still alive?"

"Lord Ta Lun: I found a good stronghold in the Frost-Clear Valley. Where are you now?"

Tie Ge read the message and replied directly.

"Tie Ge: Lord Ta Lun, don't contact me again."

"Lord Ta Lun: ?"

"Lord Ta Lun: Why?"

"Tie Ge: I have a master now."

"Tie Ge: If you send more messages, I'm afraid my master will misunderstand."

After sending it, Tie Ge immediately added Lord Ta Lun to his block list.

...

Fifteen minutes later.

The teleportation array lit up with purple light.

A bone-chilling cold surged out from the teleportation array.

The figure of Winter Sovereign walked out of the light.

It stood beside the stone platform of the Portal Ruins and knelt on one knee before Xu Qin.

"Greetings, Master."

Xu Qin walked to the edge of the Combat Readiness Platform.

"Rise."

Winter Sovereign looked up and stood up.

Xu Qin spoke directly:

"These ruins are under your management."

He opened the command panel,

and assigned the management authority of the Portal Ruins to Winter Sovereign.

"Just like with Winter City, build up defenses and expand the radiation range. Bring everything within a two-hundred-kilometer radius under your control."

Winter Sovereign nodded.

"As you command."

Xu Qin continued:

"After the teleportation array is activated, this place will be the passage connecting two worlds. Guard it well."

"Yes."

After arranging things with Winter Sovereign, Xu Qin turned to the communication panel.

He clicked on Tie Ge's name.

[ Xu Qin: Come over here. ]

[ Tie Ge: Yes! Arriving immediately! ]

...

Three minutes later.

Tie Ge was riding an Iron-Horned Battle Rhino,

trotting all the way to the front of the ruins.

The moment he saw Winter Sovereign,

Tie Ge's rhino slammed on its front hooves,

refusing to take another step forward no matter what.

Tie Ge dismounted, ran to Xu Qin, and knelt on one knee to salute.

"Master."

"Build a second territory near these ruins."

Xu Qin did not delay and said directly,

"From now on, develop right next to the Portal Ruins."

Tie Ge was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously.

"Yes."

"Wait until I have established a firm foothold on the other side of the portal, then you will teleport over and build a third branch city on the other side."

Tie Ge's eyes lit up.

The other side?

That was a high-tier plane!

"Master, can I go with you?"

Xu Qin looked at him.

"Of course you can."

"But you are too weak right now; going over there would be suicide."

"I don't know the situation on that side yet, so I can't take care of you for the time being."

Upon hearing this, Tie Ge lowered his head in shame.

"Yes!"

"Focus on developing for now. We'll talk once you've raised your high-tier units."

"Yes! Tie Ge will keep this in mind."

"Oh, right."

Xu Qin spoke again: "Your rhino units are not bad; I like them very much."

Hmm?

Tie Ge was stunned,

"Are you talking about... the Iron-Horned Battle Rhino?"

"Yes. Recruit a batch and send them to me."

Tie Ge felt a surge of joy upon hearing this...

Master was finally going to assign him a task.

"How many does Master need? I'll go recruit them right now..."

"Send as many as you have."

"Uh... all of them?"

"Yes."

The smile on Tie Ge's face stiffened.

He only had thirty Iron-Horned Battle Rhinos in total right now.

This included the eighteen he had just recruited using resources.

With so few, would Master be disappointed?

But Tie Ge swallowed hard and could only bite the bullet and say:

"Yes, I'll send them over to you right away."

"But Master, my units are bound to my command panel; you can't command them directly."

"It doesn't need to be that complicated."

Xu Qin waved his hand.

"Just slaughter them and convert them into undead units."

After hearing this, Tie Ge's mouth fell open.

Slaughter them?

His high-tier units, the Iron-Horned Battle Rhinos, just like that...

Huh?

After saying this, Xu Qin turned and walked back to the Lords Hall.

"Send them quickly."

"...Yes."

Tie Ge stood there, not moving for a long time.

A few seconds later, he gave a wry smile, mounted his rhino, and headed back.

On the way back, Tie Ge finally realized one thing.

He had started to feel like he was just a dog for his master.

But he hadn't expected...

that he was actually a pig.

Raised to be slaughtered when fat.

The cavalry was his, but not entirely his.

Their final destination was to become skeletons and stand in Master's ranks.

"Sigh."

Tie Ge sighed.

But then he thought...

Master gave him resources, protection from two Bone Dragons, and a safe territory.

As long as he kept recruiting and producing,

there would be a steady stream of "tribute" to hand over.

The more he handed over, the more useful he was in Master's eyes.

The more useful he was, the safer he was.

"But then again, being a pig is actually pretty good."

Tie Ge muttered, and his mood instantly improved.

...

Half an hour later.

Thirty Iron-Horned Battle Rhinos arrived at the open space in front of the ruins.

The battle rhinos lined up, completely unaware of their fate.

Xu Qin walked down from the Combat Readiness Platform.

Tian Ming followed behind.

"Tian Ming."

"Here."

"Do it."

Tian Ming raised the bone emperor scepter.

A flash of purple-black light.

The thirty Iron-Horned Battle Rhinos fell to the ground simultaneously without even a grunt.

Clean and efficient.

Ding!

[ Battle victory! ]

[ Calculating loot... ]

[ Targets killed: Iron-Horned Battle Rhino × 30 ]

[ Talent "War Gift" triggered! All loot × 21! ]

[ Final acquisition: ]

[ Iron-Horned Battle Rhino Skeleton × 630 ]

Xu Qin looked at the settlement panel and nodded with satisfaction.

"War Gift, it's truly wonderful."

...

Five kilometers away.

A series of red notifications popped up on Tie Ge's command panel.

[ Your Iron-Horned Battle Rhino No. 1 has fallen in battle ]

[ Your Iron-Horned Battle Rhino No. 2 has fallen in battle ]

[ Your... ]

...

[ Iron-Horned Battle Rhino No. 30 has fallen in battle ]

Tie Ge looked at the notification messages, his expression complex.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

Then he opened the barracks panel and clicked [ Recruit · Iron-Horned Battle Rhino ].

"Raise thirty more."

Tie Ge muttered to himself,

"Trading troops for stability is still better than feeding them to the Void Rift Demons."