70: Chapter 70 The Golden Legend, Battle Qi Academy.

When they saw Xu Xuan's Floating Island drifting towards the north, the lords below were all dumbfounded.

Ah, this?!

It wasn't that they didn't want to run, but they had to take their belongings with them, right? Food was the bare minimum.

Some might say a lord could just flee on horseback—'where there is life, there is hope.'

But in a place filled with war, how long could a lord survive fleeing with just a few riders?

They were left with only two choices.

One, encounter another group of Orcs and be easily crushed and killed by the Orc Wolf Cavalry.

Two, encounter other lords and be coerced by force into becoming someone's dog.

Both scenarios dictated that as long as you had no soldiers in hand, you were just fat meat waiting to be slaughtered.

At this moment, Xu Xuan threw out this 'dog recruitment' agreement; they either signed it or they died.

Among these hundred or so people, everyone looked at each other; it seemed they had no choice.

They had originally wanted to bargain with Xu Xuan, but Xu Xuan simply drifted away with his island.

This situation...

Directly silenced those who still wanted to say something.

Having a Mobile City is truly great; you can leave whenever you want.

Xu Xuan had options, but they could only grit their teeth and face the Orcs' wrath.

Seeing this, Takeshita Asuka said with a bitter face, "It seems we have no choice."

"Abandon the troops and leave, we die. Stay, and we also die... it seems the only choice is to surrender to Xu Xuan."

"Sigh, what should we do..."

While some were still hesitating, the smart lords had already chosen to sign.

[Lee Yoo-jin: Oppa, I've signed the deed of sale, I'm yours now. You'll protect me, right?]

[Lee Yoo-jin: Oppa, if you take me in, I can sing and dance for you. Back on Earth, I was a member of a popular girl group.]

Hearing this, Xu Xuan grinned and chuckled inwardly.

No matter how well you dance or sing, can you be more seductive than Su Daji?

How could a mere girl group member compare to a Nine-Tailed Fox?

However, to win over their hearts and get this group to sign, Xu Xuan waved his hand. "Very well, you are the first to sign the contract. You are qualified to come onto the island."

Receiving Xu Xuan's reply, that hot-bodied, sweet-looking, and fashionably dressed girl group member happily ran over.

She arrived beneath the Floating Island, and the elevator above slowly descended with a mechanical clatter to pick her up.

Seeing someone taken in by Xu Xuan, the other lords suddenly went wild.

Gaining the protection of the Floating Island meant at least they wouldn't have to face the Orcs head-on, and they could run away at critical moments.

If being a dog meant living, then why not?

With the first person as an example, these japanese people and koreans scrambled to press the 'agree' button.

Was dignity more important or life? It didn't need to be said.

Prompts kept popping up before Xu Xuan's eyes.

[Kim Hyung-tae has become your vassal.]

[Kato Nana has become your vassal.]

[Choi Eun-ah has become your vassal.]

[Park Tae-sang has become your vassal.]

The continuous prompts made Xu Xuan very satisfied; after all, in his plan, these people were very important cannon fodder.

After everyone had signed, they all ran beneath the Floating Island, looking up at Xu Xuan on the island.

"Suzerain, I've signed! I've signed! Let me up!"

"I was the second to sign the agreement, please save me!"

"My Lord!! My Lord, I'll be your mistress, your dog, anything. Just let me up!"

Watching the group of lords begging to get on the island, the smile on Xu Xuan's face gradually twisted.

What a joke, how could this cannon fodder be allowed on the island?

Without them holding the formation down below, how could he fight the Orc army?

His elite troops couldn't be used in the meat grinder; the subordinates of his vassals were the perfect candidates for cannon fodder.

As everyone gathered below, begging Xu Xuan to take them onto the island.

Xu Xuan raised an eyebrow. "Did I promise you that? I'll only pick one or two people to come up based on your performance."

When they heard this, the crowd exploded. "No! You said you'd save us!"

"You... you're not keeping your word?"

The lords below were all stunned and began to grow agitated.

Xu Xuan snorted coldly, "All of you, shut up!"

In an instant, those lords who had signed the vassal contract all clutched their heads in pain and crouched down.

Now that they had signed the vassal contract, it was no longer up to them; their lives were entirely in Xu Xuan's hands.

However, Xu Xuan had no intention of killing them off.

After all, now that this group had become his dogs, they were considered part of his property.

Looking at the now-quiet crowd, Xu Xuan took a deep breath. "I cannot let you on the island, but rest assured, since you chose to become my subordinates, I will not let you die pointlessly."

"Immediately assemble your armies and deploy defenses beneath the Floating Island. I will be in the sky, and you will be on the ground. I will use the firepower from the Floating Island to support you, and your task is to block the Orc army!"

Hearing Xu Xuan's words, they were furious but dared not speak out.

Even though they knew they had been tricked, they had to obey Xu Xuan's orders one hundred percent.

The contract stated 100% obedience, no rebellion, and the loss of autonomy.

If they didn't comply, they would experience a tearing sensation from the depths of their souls; the contract was like the Tightening Fillet on Sun Wukong's head, firmly controlling them.

The 102 newly joined Japanese Lords and 49 Korean lords could only honestly gather beneath the Floating Island and assemble their troops.

The population of these new vassals totaled 187,000, making for a very excellent cannon fodder force.

Though their equipment was garbage, they could still wear down the Orcs.

At the same time, Xu Xuan received a system prompt.

[You have subdued 151 lords; your Floating Island's diameter has expanded by 1,510 meters!]

Suddenly, the originally crowded Floating Island began to grow visibly from a diameter of 2,430 meters to 3,940 meters.

It was starting to have the faint feel of a Floating City!

Furthermore, on the newly grown land, Xu Xuan discovered some new things!

"Open-pit iron ore? Open-pit coal? Corn? Sweet potatoes? Good heavens... expanding the island also comes with random bonus resources?"

"Wait, it's also possible that the larger the island, the higher the grade of resources produced..."

"Maybe Spirit Stone mines or Magic Crystals will appear later."

Xu Xuan had a hunch that if it followed the sequence of bronze and iron, the subsequent ores would definitely get better and better.

But there was no time to smelt iron now; the Orc army was about to arrive, and he had to put all his effort into defensive preparations.

Along with the expansion of the island, system rewards continued to pop up.

[You have conquered over 100 vassals without shedding blood. Your achievement 'Human Conqueror' has upgraded from a Bronze to a Silver Medal: 'Conquer over 100 human lords.']

[You have unlocked a brand-new building: Battle Qi Academy (Golden Legend Grade).]

[You have obtained a brand-new divine general card—one card.]