56: Chapter 56 The Conqueror's Banner: The Slave Legion Fights to the Death.

Five War Eagle Barracks, five Flying Eagle Riderss took to the sky simultaneously.

The War Eagles spread their wings with imposing momentum, their sharp talons capable of easily tearing off a human head.

Accompanied by the dust kicked up by their flapping wings, the five War Eagles flew toward Jung Jae-soo's base. The riders atop them held bows, charging straight at Jung Jae-soo.

The War Eagles flew incredibly fast; even while carrying a person, they could fly at 300 kilometers per hour.

A speed of three hundred kilometers per hour could be considered the super fighter jet of this era. At such extreme speed, it was unlikely anyone could pursue them.

In the blink of an eye, the five War Eagles reached the sky above the White Tiger Tribe. The Flying Eagle Riderss drew their bows and loosed arrows, which came whistling down.

At this moment, the Korean lords were all stunned in place, their brains crashing. They could never have imagined that Xu Xuan actually possessed flying units.

Furthermore, Jung Jae-soo had nowhere to hide. Being shot at from high altitude, he was practically a sitting duck.

Seeing the arrows whistling toward him, the terrified Jung Jae-soo immediately learned his lesson.

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[Jung Jae-soo (South Korea): We don't want autonomy anymore! We are one hundred percent loyal to you!!!]

Seeing that the intimidation was sufficient, Xu Xuan finally blew the horn to recall the distant Flying Eagle Riderss.

His goal was simply to strike with a big stick to gain a group of loyal dogs who would never betray him.

Now that his goal was achieved, he could focus on dealing with the Orcs.

Soon, Jung Jae-soo revised the new agreement, and a surrender request popped up on the virtual screen.

[Jung Jae-soo leads his White Tiger Tribe to surrender to you, willing to become your vassals (Never betraying, you hold the power of life and death over them).]

Xu Xuan was very satisfied with the new terms. After all, throughout history, how many subordinates with autonomy had rebelled and stabbed their masters in the back to take over?

Stories like the Chenqiao Mutiny and the Donning of the Yellow Robe told the people of Great Xia to never delegate power to subordinates.

Having the Lord's Laws to restrain them and using those laws to ensure 100% loyalty—that was the true point of taking underlings.

On the old Earth, this would have been impossible.

Underlings would definitely betray you once you became weak; there were too many real-life examples.

But in the Lord Continent, with the restraint of the Lord's Laws, once you became someone's dog, you could never turn back.

Xu Xuan clicked 'Agree' on the screen, and in the next moment, the system displayed dozens of names.

[You have recruited Jung Jae-soo, Kim Sook-young, Lee Sang-deok, Park Jae-hyung...]

A long string of names that Xu Xuan was too lazy to remember floated by. A total of 32 lords had become his servants.

Including their 20,000 savages, all had become subordinates that Xu Xuan could command freely.

Upon accepting them, the system also popped up a new reward.

[You have conquered 32 South Korean lords through extreme pressure without shedding blood. You have unlocked a new achievement — Human Conqueror (Conquer more than 10 human lords).]

[You may choose one reward from the following: Ballista Workshop, Catapult Workshop, War Elephant Barracks.]

Xu Xuan pondered for a moment. Although catapults were powerful, they required large stones, which were hard to come by on the island.

The War Elephant Barracks were very fierce, but only 5 elephants could be recruited daily. Furthermore, elephants could only serve as special forces; one couldn't maintain too many.

Elephants moved slowly and ate a lot; they were mainly used for intimidation and breaking through certain formations.

If the enemy was hiding in a fortress, war elephants weren't actually that useful.

After thinking it over, the Ballista Workshop was what the Floating Island needed.

Moreover, as long as he obtained the production technology for ballistae and let Chi You and the Gong Clan master it, they could produce them in large quantities.

When the time came, the Floating Island would have the high ground. A volley from a hundred ballistae would be a beautiful sight.

Combined with his War Eagle units, the difficulty of capturing cities and strongholds would be greatly reduced.

"I'll choose the Ballista Workshop."

He clicked to receive the Ballista Workshop technology, unlocking the ballista tech tree.

However, the rewards clearly didn't end there.

[You have conquered 32 lords. Your Floating Island's diameter has expanded by 320 meters; the island's diameter is now 1,850 meters.]

[You have obtained a set of Conqueror's Iron Fish-Scale Armor and the conquerors army flag!]

A set of iron-gray fish-scale armor appeared on the screen, which Xu Xuan could extract at any time.

[conquerors army flag: Plant this banner in the ground, and soldiers within a hundred-meter radius will trigger an 'Unbreakable' state. Combat power increases by 200%, and they will not retreat even if they fight down to the last man!]

At this moment, the island seemed to come alive, expanding outward by another ring.

1,850 meters—what did that mean?

A Floating Island nearly 2 kilometers long!

But a problem also arose. After the island expanded, the original outer city walls were now 320 meters away from the island's edge. That section of the wall had become an inner wall.

Outside the city walls, a large number of trees and open-air ores grew, and more resources emerged.

Xu Xuan realized a problem: every time the Floating Island expanded, he had to build a new section of wall further out. This would consume a massive amount of labor.

But current technology couldn't solve this. He muttered thoughtfully, "If only there were some kind of Mobile City wall. Every time the island expands, I could just push the wall outward and build some extra sections to fill the gaps."

However, for now, the Early Magic Era couldn't achieve such mobile walls.

He could only hope that with the development of magic, he could unlock some powerful sorcerers to solve the problem of building walls.

These matters could only be considered later. He snapped back to reality and walked to the edge of the newly grown territory, covering a full 320 meters to reach the island's brink.

Looking down, Xu Xuan waved his hand and shouted, "Newly joined Slave Legions, cooperate with my army and slaughter these Orcs together!"

With that, Xu Xuan raised his hand and summoned the newly rewarded conquerors army flag.

The banner was a piece of red cloth printed with the image of the Floating Island, representing Xu Xuan's kingdom in the sky.

He threw the banner with force. It flew like a spear and stabbed directly into the ground in front of Jung Jae-soo and the others.

"Take my banner, lead your men, and kill!!"

It was a simple sentence, but under the influence of the banner, all the lords felt their blood boil.

Did Xu Xuan's words have some kind of magic?

With just one sentence, they no longer felt fear. Instead, they raised their weapons and shouted, "Kill!"

Jung Jae-soo pulled out the banner and roared, "Kill these green-skinned Orcs! Humanity is invincible!"

On the other side, Hu Zi Mei's War Elephant unit, Chi You and Xing Tian's cavalry, and Nvba's Corpse Slave legion also began to join the battle, surrounding and annihilating this 10,000-strong Orc army.

Watching those vassal lords charge out with their men in a feverish heat, Xu Xuan showed a satisfied smile.

"This conquerors army flag is quite useful. It instantly maxes out morale; even these lords are controlled by the banner."