42: Chapter 42 The Arrival of a New Race, A Scent of Bloodshed and Turmoil.

"Fine, come on then."

Xu Xuan lay prone by the edge of the pool, letting this vassal lord help him scrub his back.

Closing his eyes, Xu Xuan could hear the sound of water entering from behind. Tokugawa Mio used her slender hands to gently wash the bloodstains off his body.

In today's battle, he had charged into the enemy formation on a white horse and had been stained with quite a bit of blood.

After a tiring day, having a girl from the island nation scrub his back was truly an enjoyable experience.

Tokugawa Mio, standing behind him, asked in a trembling voice, "Lord Sovereign, you won't abandon us in the future, will you?"

After today's battle, Tokugawa Mio had truly witnessed Xu Xuan's power; with a force of less than three thousand men, he had thrown tens of thousands of enemies into chaos.

He had raided the enemy's main camp, daring to charge into the enemy lines with only five followers.

Then, he had Chi You utilize the Floating Island's advantage to crush the enemy army in one fell swoop while they were in disarray.

Relying on the 20,000 arrows crafted in advance and the ballista! They had slaughtered the enemy, causing them to collapse completely; the savages had trampled each other to death, killing over a thousand of their own.

In such troubled times, on such a dangerous Lord Continent, if she and her mother lost Xu Xuan's protection, they would likely be dead and gone without a trace in no time.

She had already surrendered to Xu Xuan and become part of the Great Xia faction; she couldn't go back now.

This high school girl knew very well that in a world like this, clinging to such a powerful figure would at least make her future much easier.

Facing the island nation girl's question, Xu Xuan narrowed his eyes. "What qualifications do you have to demand a promise from me? Have you made any contributions, or have you performed any meritorious service for me?"

"You don't think you can trade on your looks alone to extract a promise from me, do you?"

Xu Xuan turned his head at this moment, looking at Tokugawa Mio, who was desperately trying to curry favor with him.

His gaze appeared exceptionally cold.

What a joke. Who did she think she was? If these vassal lords had no use, Xu Xuan would abandon them without hesitation.

After all, he possessed a Floating Island; he could go wherever he wanted and would never stay in one place for long.

Upon hearing Xu Xuan say this, Tokugawa Mio lowered her head in fear, trembling. "I'm sorry! Lord Sovereign, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said those things. Please forgive me."

Seeing this, Xu Xuan finally showed a satisfied smile. "This is what a qualified servant looks like. You don't need to have your own thoughts; you only need to do as I say. Only those who are useful to me can stay."

Xu Xuan had no intention of coddling these foreign vassals.

They were all just expendable materials—keep them if they were useful, discard them if they weren't.

Seeing the island nation girl before him crying like a rain-drenched pear blossom, Xu Xuan smiled and pulled her into his embrace.

Just then, the wooden door was pushed open, and Hu Zi Mei, that lovable simpleton, ran straight in.

"Wow! Is this what people call a house? Living in a place like this is so cool!"

"Wow!!! Great King, you're taking a bath? Add me in, too!"

As she spoke, this uncivilized female savage actually jumped straight into the pool, splashing water everywhere.

This girl...

Xu Xuan was left between laughter and tears, scolding, "You jumped in while all dirty—how bold!"

Hu Zi Mei giggled, not taking it seriously. "Oh, Great King, I couldn't help it. Oh, right, I almost forgot the important business."

Watching this simpleton pat her head, it seemed she had come to report something.

Meanwhile, Tokugawa Mio, beside Xu Xuan, felt a pang of jealousy seeing how cold Xu Xuan's attitude was toward her compared to the doting affection he showed this female savage.

As a modern person, her status was actually lower than one of Xu Xuan's female savages.

However... this only fueled her competitive spirit. She, too, would work hard to become someone useful to the Lord Sovereign!

Clearly, Tokugawa Mio didn't realize that she had already been brainwashed by Xu Xuan without even knowing it.

Watching Xu Xuan laughing and chatting with the female savage, she felt aggrieved, wishing she could be like Hu Zi Mei as well.

Looking back at Hu Zi Mei, she scratched the back of her head, then remembered something. "Oh, right! Great King, you should go take a look, there's an anomaly happening outside!"

Hearing this, Xu Xuan stood up from the pool.

When he stood up from the pool, naked and revealing his robust eight-pack abs, both Hu Zi Mei and Tokugawa Mio couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Under the enhancement of his titles, Xu Xuan's body was becoming increasingly strong—not too thin, but not overly bulky either; his muscle distribution was a naturally perfect golden ratio.

Hu Zi Mei, being sensible, took off her animal skin cloak and draped it over Xu Xuan.

"Great King, it's cold out. Just make do with my animal skin cloak for now."

"Hmm, what is it you want me to see? Let's go."

After putting on the animal skin, Xu Xuan followed Hu Zi Mei, striding toward the edge of the Floating Island.

At this moment, one could see that a wooden wall had already been erected at the edge of the Floating Island, and many newly joined or captured savages were working through the night.

"Great King, come up this way."

Hu Zi Mei led the way, guiding Xu Xuan up the wooden ladder to the newly built wall.

Standing on the wooden wall and looking down, the distant land was shrouded in fog.

By the dim moonlight, Xu Xuan saw some buildings looming in the fog.

After he examined them closely, he realized something.

"Is that a barracks? And it's flying a strange flag."

Moreover, Xu Xuan discovered that these weren't just single barracks; over a dozen large camps had appeared one after another across the entire land.

It was just that they were currently empty. If Xu Xuan hadn't guessed wrong, these were undoubtedly the monster strongholds that would appear tomorrow.

It was nearly midnight; presumably, these were the new races that would be added to the Lord Continent tomorrow.

Seeing this, Xu Xuan spoke up, "General Chi You."

"I am here!"

"Lead several hundred riders and set fire to those strongholds tonight. Clear out the camps currently spawning near us!"

Hearing Xu Xuan's order, Chi You didn't say a word and immediately led his men to attack.

Nvba had invented a manually operated lift on the wall, connected by ropes. People would ride their horses onto the wooden platform, and several savages would turn the wooden wheels to slowly lower the lift.

It had to be said that the Yellow Emperor's daughter was quite knowledgeable; she was truly skilled in construction.

It was also possible that it was technology previously unlocked by the system, but regardless, with this lift, transporting goods on and off the island was much more convenient.

Chi You could be seen taking the lead, holding a torch as he charged into the fog, attempting to set fire to these barracks.

Xu Xuan stood on the wall watching. After they set the barracks on fire, the fog began to churn, and a large amount of mist gathered to extinguish the flames.

"This? It seems we can't dismantle these things in advance?"

Seeing what was happening before him, Xu Xuan narrowed his eyes. "Barracks, catapults—the new civilization appearing tomorrow is likely not something simple-minded like the Goblin."

He bit his thumb, deep in thought. "Our wooden wall definitely won't be able to withstand the bombardment of catapults. Nvba, order the workers to dig earth through the night. We need to build another earthen wall behind the wooden one!"

The wooden wall certainly couldn't withstand the bombardment of rocks, but as long as they built an earthen wall behind it to act as a buffer, the defensive effect of the city would be raised to a new level.

Tomorrow would likely be a bloody storm.