215: An Ruoyun: My principle is, if you can't beat them, join them.

“Previously, when we fought against the little japanese devils, Big Shot Su Bai led his troops through and was willing to lend a hand, which is enough to prove his excellent character!”

“If I can become his Affiliated Lord, my situation will definitely be better than it is now!”

“God bless! Everything goes well! Please accept my friend request quickly!”

An Ruoyun’s brows were filled with apprehension, her gaze fixed on the translucent friend page in front of her.

In her heart, she didn't think becoming someone else's Affiliated Lord was a shameful thing.

Being in the Land of Redemption, dangers abound.

Being able to survive is the most fundamental thing.

If one puts oneself in danger for the sake of so-called face or honor, that would be the most foolish thing.

An Ruoyun understood this very clearly.

She even eagerly hoped to become Su Bai's Affiliated Lord.

Because, ever since becoming a Lord over a year ago, she had been living in constant fear.

Even sleeping at night felt very unsettling.

Waking up four or five times in the middle of the night was common, causing her to become somewhat haggard.

The root cause was her lack of strength.

The lords imprint she awakened was of excellent quality.

It wasn't too bad, belonging to the middle tier.

However, the accompanying race was somewhat unsatisfactory.

Her luck was also a bit poor.

The Merman Race is not strong in combat.

Among thousands of races, their combat power is considered low-tier.

But this race possesses some special abilities.

Merman Soldiers can survive in the sea.

The Lord herself also possesses the ability to breathe underwater.

If An Ruoyun's territory's initial location was by the sea or on an island, then she would have a huge natural advantage over other races.

But the problem was that her initial location was in a vast wilderness.

Let alone the sea, she couldn't even find a decent lake.

Therefore, An Ruoyun's racial advantage was completely gone.

Being bullied by Kobolds and Goblins was also commonplace, a frequent occurrence...

On the other side.

Su Bai led the Zerg Swarm back to his territory.

Just as he was about to rest for a while, his friend page suddenly flickered.

“Prompt: Dragon Country Lord An Ruoyun requests to add you as a friend!”

“It’s probably another person sending spam messages!”

Su Bai quickly glanced at it and rejected it directly.

And, while he was at it, he batch-rejected all the 99+ friend requests that had accumulated.

Ever since he topped the newly promoted lord ranking, there had been an endless stream of Lords adding him as a friend every day.

Friend request messages came in continuously.

These Lords wouldn't add the wrong person due to a duplicate name.

Through the newly promoted lord ranking, they could accurately find the true top-ranked Lord.

Su Bai found it troublesome, so he simply didn't bother to look closely.

Every few days, he would open the friend page, reject all accumulated application messages, and then clear them all at once.

At the same time.

A line of system information popped up in front of An Ruoyun.

“Prompt: Your friend request to Dragon Country Lord Su Bai has been rejected!”

“Rejected?”

“This man is so aloof.”

“No, I can’t give up.”

She did not get discouraged, typed a message, and sent it to Su Bai along with the friend request.

The next second.

Su Bai’s friend page flickered again.

“Prompt: Dragon Country Lord An Ruoyun requests to add you as a friend!”

“Note: Hello, I am Lord An Ruoyun, whom you saved earlier. I want to become your Affiliated Lord, and my Murloc Territory will also become your Affiliated Lord. I wonder if you are willing to accept me?”

“An Ruoyun?”

“I remember now.”

“It was that woman I happened to meet earlier and saved on a whim.”

“She wants to become my Affiliated Lord?”

Looking at the system message in front of him, Su Bai's brow furrowed slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

If he possessed a certain number of Affiliated Lords, it would have a positive impact on his territory.

Similarly, having a certain number of Affiliated Lords would also provide him with a certain boost.

Additionally, conquering Affiliated Lords could also increase prestige, expand territory, and bring many other benefits.

Furthermore, An Ruoyun's companion race was the Merman Race.

Although their combat power was not particularly strong, they possessed unique characteristics.

That is, they could breathe underwater and survive in the sea.

As of now, the Zerg Swarm has not yet produced, or evolved, any aquatic units.

Therefore, if An Ruoyun could be taken as his Affiliated Lord, her Merman Race might play a crucial role at critical moments.

There is no limit to the number of Affiliated Lords and Affiliated Territories a person can have.

Therefore, there is no need to worry too much.

With this in mind, Su Bai accepted An Ruoyun's friend request.

After a while, the chat window vibrated.

“An Ruoyun: I’m so happy to be friends with Big Shot Su Bai! I was so worried just now, thinking that if you rejected me once, you wouldn’t accept me again.”

“Su Bai: Why do you want to become my Affiliated Lord?”

“An Ruoyun: The location of our territories is very close. To avoid becoming enemies, I want to become your Affiliated Lord, and my territory will also be your Affiliated Lord.”

“Su Bai: Is that all?”

“An Ruoyun: As you saw earlier, my Merman Soldiers are not very good in combat, they can't even defeat the Bigfoot Wildman. If we were to fight in the future, I'm afraid my troops would be annihilated in an instant.”

“An Ruoyun: Based on the principle of joining if you can't beat them, becoming your subordinate and standing on the same front as you will solve this problem. At that time, you can make any demands of me, lead troops to assist in combat, or even let Merman Soldiers act as cannon fodder, all of it is fine.”

Seeing this, Su Bai nodded slightly: “What this woman says is honest, she doesn’t seem to be lying. This reason is acceptable.”

Once a Lord becomes an Affiliated Lord to another, there is absolutely no possibility of rebellion.

Because the primary priority for his soldiers to obey orders is no longer himself.

Therefore, Su Bai's inquiry about the reason was not out of concern that An Ruoyun harbored ill intentions.

He simply wanted to know why she wanted to become his Affiliated Lord.

“Su Bai: What is the specific situation of your territory?”

“An Ruoyun: Territory level 15, excellent quality, with 3200 Merman Soldiers.”

“A level 15 territory, she must have become a Lord last year.”

Su Bai guessed as such.

“Su Bai: Are you sure you want to become my Affiliated Lord? You know, we’ve only met once, and you trust me that much?”

“An Ruoyun: I’m sure! I trust you! And I firmly believe that this decision I’ve made is not wrong!”