73: Chapter 73 The First Wave of Offensive: A Sea of ​​Greenskins.

With the lessons of history as a warning, Xu Xuan also placed great importance on medical care.

On this island with a diameter of over four thousand meters, the population density was extremely high. Once a plague spread among the people, the entire Floating Island would turn into a Necromancer Island.

Fortunately, there were generals like Chi You and Grand Preceptor Wen who were proficient in herbal medicine, as well as medical clinics and herbal halls.

If it were any other lord, they would probably have typed 'GG' amidst the laughter and chatter.

After calming down, Xu Xuan knew that the next wave of the Orcs' offensive would arrive soon, so he had to quickly prepare more qingzi bamboo.

“According to what Grand Preceptor Wen said, qingzi bamboo can absorb miasma. We shouldn't just use it for medicine; we must also plant several qingzi bamboo groves across the island.”

Hearing the order Xu Xuan issued, the generals were once again surprised.

Indeed!

By arranging it this way, the Great King would have qingzi bamboo spread all around the island. This bamboo naturally possessed the ability to absorb and purify miasma.

“Great King, your arrangement is truly a stroke of genius. This old man is full of admiration!”

Grand Preceptor Wen couldn't help but marvel at Xu Xuan's foresight in planning ahead.

Planting qingzi bamboo around the perimeter could block the flow of miasma, greatly reducing the probability of the island's residents being infected by the plague. Brilliant!

The 20,000 people on the island began to move according to Xu Xuan's arrangements.

The tens of thousands of Orcs killed previously had all been burned into bone meal.

This bone meal was good stuff. There's a saying about 'scattering beans to create soldiers,' and mixing this bone meal with plant seeds truly gave people that kind of feeling.

Grabbing a handful of bone meal and a handful of qingzi bamboo sprigs, and then sticking them directly into the ground, one could see the qingzi bamboo rising steadily, growing at a frantic speed.

As long as there was bone meal, there was no shortage of food or medicinal materials!

Furthermore, Xu Xuan didn't just plant them on the island; he knew that his hundred thousand plus vassals also had to be protected against toxins.

“Jung Jae-soo, I'm dropping qingzi bamboo and bone meal onto the ground. Arrange for people to plant them immediately. These can purify the plague and treat the infected.”

Xu Xuan sent a transmission, his voice echoing in Jung Jae-soo's mind.

Hearing Xu Xuan's words, Jung Jae-soo's spirits were instantly lifted: “Understood!”

Jung Jae-soo was now the leader of this group of vassal lords. Although Xu Xuan hadn't allowed him onto the island, Jung Jae-soo was full of confidence.

“Listen up, everyone! The Suzerain has found a way to resist the plague. We don't need to fear the Orc Shamans anymore!”

Upon hearing this news, every one of the over one hundred lords present breathed a sigh of relief.

They had also seen the global announcements and knew that the Orcs could spread plagues.

As long as one was a modern person, they knew the terrors of a plague.

If a plague were to spread among their hundred thousand plus people, what would the consequences be?

Anyone who had lived through those specific years knew exactly how terrifying a plague could be!

Now that Xu Xuan had dropped the qingzi bamboo and baskets full of bone meal, it could be said that he had given everyone a much-needed reassurance.

While everyone on and below the island began planting the qingzi bamboo, the Orc army was also slowly advancing.

On the horizon, a group of burly Orcs, over two meters tall, were driving a horde of Goblins about 1.4 or 1.5 meters tall, charging forward in a massive wave.

The Orcs served as the elite backbone, mixed with a large number of Goblin cannon fodder, advancing in a very scattered formation.

[System Announcement: Skull-Cracker's first vanguard unit has arrived.]

Even without the system's announcement, Xu Xuan could already see the situation with his naked eyes.

If one counted the Orc vanguard and the little green-skinned Goblins, there were over a hundred thousand!

“This is only the vanguard?”

Seeing this, Xu Xuan frowned.

Although the vanguard units were all cannon fodder used to wear them down,

the number of these little green-skins was a bit excessive. Just how many members did this Skull-Cracker Legion have?

Moreover, according to the system's introduction, the Skull-Cracker Legion also had hero units.

It seemed he needed to prepare for a war of attrition; these Orcs were somewhat different from those in the past.

At this moment, behind the vanguard, a unique white-haired Orc with a long sword hanging at his waist stood with his arms crossed, looking into the distance.

The white-haired Orc squinted his eyes, staring at the position of the Floating Island.

“Is that the Floating Island you spoke of? It's even larger than I imagined. If we can occupy this Floating Island, we will have a place to settle for the upcoming War of Ten Thousand Races.”

An Orc attendant nearby bowed his head respectfully: “Lord Sword Saint, these humans seem to be prepared.”

As the front-line commander, the Orc Sword Saint showed a calm expression: “Let the Goblins go and expend their arrows and their stamina. By the time this battle is over, the soldiers below their island will likely be exhausted.”

The Orc Sword Saint was right. This mixed force of a hundred thousand, with Orc elites leading the Goblin suicide squads in a charge, could definitely inflict a massive bloodletting on Xu Xuan's Servant Army.

This white-haired Sword Saint looked at the Floating Island, and information about it appeared before his eyes.

[Floating Kingdom]

[Lord: Xu Xuan]

[Ranking: Rank 1 Human Lone Wolf Lord (Has not joined any alliance)]

[Affiliated Faction: Great Xia Human Race]

Seeing this, the Orc Sword Saint's face hardened: “So he's the number one human, is he? It's exactly the elites we're after! We must cut off his head and use his skull as a wine bowl!”

“We Orcs will let the humans know who the true kings of this continent are. In the War of Ten Thousand Races, victory shall be ours!”

Hearing the bold words spoken by the Orc Sword Saint, the Orcs under him also felt their blood boiling.

“Lord Sword Saint is right!”

“Behead this number one human, eat their people, and ravage their wives and daughters!”

“Make the Orcs great again! Restore the glory of the Orcs!”

While a group of Orcs were howling and getting pumped up, the first wave of the vanguard began its attack.

The Orcs drove the servant Goblins forward. Holding clubs and stones, the Goblins shrieked and stuck out their tongues, their eyes glowing as they shouted: “Human women! Human women!!”

Viewed from the sky, the army composed of Goblins and Orcs was like a sea of green, wave after wave crashing forward.

The overwhelming sound of battle cries formed a sound wave like an air current, blowing back Xu Xuan's hair.

The ugly alien monsters let out earth-shaking cries like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves, forming the first line of the charging tide that slammed into the defense line below the island.

Roars, fighting, angry curses, and screams wove together into a war march.

It was not pleasant to the ear, but rather a filthy, unbearable movement.

The weapons of the Servant Army soldiers were very poor quality; most held bamboo spears, and only a few possessed bronze weapons.

The weapons of this Servant Army and the Goblins were about equal, only slightly better than the Goblins' wooden clubs.

Xu Xuan stood on the island overlooking the battlefield. The front line had turned into a cruel meat grinder.

He could clearly feel the countless living beings beneath his feet struggling, fighting, and roaring.

Until their last trace of vitality was burned out, and they fell as cold corpses.