92: Expansion war!
The Ice Lion King's "enfeoffment" allows those enfeoffed to retain Region Lord-level strength even when not within their own territory! (Effective within the Great Snow Mountain Secret Realm)
"Ying~" (Thank you, Your Majesty.)
The Snow Treading Fox Leader was overjoyed and immediately prostrated itself on the snow, expressing its gratitude and respect to the Ice Lion King.
Amidst the shock of the gathered beasts, the Ice Lion King's voice rang out again.
"Unicorn Frost Sheep."
"Mie ah~"
The Unicorn Frost Sheep was very excited, its eyes shining.
"I appoint you as the Frost Sheep Mountain Lord, commander of the Frost Sheep Clan, responsible for the planting of Spiritual Plants and divine medicine."
Just like the Snow Treading Fox Leader, a powerful aura suddenly erupted from the Frost Sheep Leader, and the Spiritual Qi within its ice core rapidly condensed into a liquid state.
"Mie!"
The Unicorn Frost Sheep knelt on one knee, its face full of joy.
Farming is promising too!
Seeing the changes in the two beasts, the other leaders unanimously revealed envy and fervor in their eyes.
The Ice Lion King could actually directly promote other creatures to become Region Lords!
Such a method was unheard of, akin to a god.
Meanwhile, the remaining leaders were praying in their hearts that they were also on the list for enfeoffment.
"Ice Crystal Rat, I appoint you as the Ice Rat Mountain Lord, responsible for searching for Heaven And Earth Treasures."
Upon hearing this, the Ice Crystal Rat raised its head, its face full of disbelief.
Does Little Mouse have a share too!?
It prostrated itself before the Ice Lion King.
"Zhi!!" (Praise the Lion King!!)
"Frost Hound."
"Awoo!"
"Ice Specter."
"Ling~~"
"Wang Long, I appoint you as the Starfire Mountain Lord, commander of the Human Race."
Just as Wang Long was stunned, he suddenly heard the Ice Lion King's voice.
He froze for a moment, then suddenly felt the Spiritual Qi inside his body surging, and only then was he certain he hadn't misheard!
Aside from the core of the Ice Lion Clan, the Lion King had previously enfeoffed only those races that had surrendered to him in the first batch, or those that had made huge contributions during the struggle for the second-tier divine medicine.
He had never expected that he would also be enfeoffed!
"I hope you will lead the surviving humans to make contributions to the Ice Lion Kingdom."
The Ice Lion King said calmly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Wang Long said gratefully.
This time, Chen Mo only enfeoffed 18 Mountain Lords and 45 Deputy Mountain Lords.
He decided to wait and see regarding these Deputy Mountain Lords; it wouldn't be too late to enfeoff them after they had made sufficient contributions to the Ice Lion Kingdom.
"Second, I am announcing the ice lion laws here; these are the rules that everyone needs to follow from now on."
Regarding the [ice lion laws], Chen Mo just mentioned it briefly.
Next, the Snow Treading Fox Clan would introduce every law in detail to each Mountain Lord and Deputy Mountain Lord, and have them promote it on their own snow mountains.
"The last matter, and also the most important one, is territorial expansion."
The Ice Lion King's majestic voice resonated in the hearts of all the Extraordinary Leaders.
"Let Mountain Lord Bing Li introduce this matter to everyone!"
"Currently, the Ice Lion Kingdom has over 25,000 Extraordinary Creatures. With so many Extraordinary Creatures, the daily consumption of Spiritual Plants and extraordinary flesh and blood is an astronomical figure."
The Snow Treading Fox Leader said slowly, now looking every bit like a military strategist.
"Therefore, we must expand externally."
"There are two main directions for the initial expansion—the two countries of Tanzania and Kenya."
Hearing the names of their own countries, Karam and the general couldn't help but prick up their ears.
"These two regions were originally human territory. However, after the Spiritual Qi Revival, the vast majority of cities have been occupied by Extraordinary Creatures."
"We are now going to occupy these two regions."
"As for the humans and other Extraordinary Creatures encountered on the way, if they are willing to submit to the Kingdom, they can be appropriately absorbed and observed, and suitable ones can join the various clans. After all, the area is so large, and our number of beasts is limited, making it difficult to manage completely."
Next, Bing Li detailed the current military strength of the Great Snow Mountain, the detailed tactics for the expansion war, and the arrangements for the work each clan was responsible for.
It was well-organized.
The other Extraordinary Leaders attending the meeting were listening attentively.
The leaders who hadn't been enfeoffed earlier felt a burning sensation in their hearts.
Expansion inevitably means war.
And war inevitably means merit.
If they could gain enough merit in the expansion war, His Majesty Lion King might just enfeoff them as Mountain Lords too!
Xiong Ba looked at the other Extraordinary Leaders' eyes, which were eager to "achieve great things," and suddenly felt that something was amiss!
Damn it, the competition has started!
His Majesty Lion King's favor is limited; if I want to maintain my current status, I must work even harder!
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The next day.
The Ice Lion Clan split into two armies.
The Northern Expedition Army, led by Frost Lion Xiong Ba and Sister Lion Aisha, had Kenya as its target.
The Southern Expedition Army, personally commanded by the Ice Lion King, had Tanzania as its target.
Among them, the Frost Crane was responsible for reconnaissance and food transport, so supply was not an issue.
Moreover, both armies carried a large number of seeds, and with the Frost Sheep present, they could use the Minor Spirit Rain Technique to produce large quantities of ice grass in a short time.
Half a day later.
Above the vast snow plains.
A legion possessing numerous Extraordinary Creatures was charging forward in a grand manner.
"King, ahead is Arusha, originally the third-largest city in Tanzania."
Karam said to Chen Mo.
Along the way, the Ice Lion Legion advanced very smoothly, with no existence capable of threatening the legion appearing.
During this period, the various units also subjugated many passing Extraordinary Creatures and humans.
Next, they would enter the first city that once belonged to humans.
Chen Mo looked into the distance, roughly seeing the general appearance of the city more than 30 kilometers away.
The former city had now become a paradise for Extraordinary Creatures; high-rise buildings had turned into ruins, and between these ruins, patches of black clouds were hovering over the city.
It was the Ice Locust Swarm!
Countless mutated Ice-Eating Locusts were ravaging this city, devouring everything they saw.
Whether it was living or non-living!
After the Spiritual Qi concentration increased, countless locusts had become Extraordinary Creatures.
Not only had their bodies become larger, but their appetites had also increased tremendously; their hungry nature made them gnaw on everything they saw, even including their own kind.
After seeing this scene, Chen Mo's lion eyes had almost no fluctuation, and he only let out a low roar:
"Roar!" (Charge!)
Soon, the Ice Lion Legion reached the city gates.
Sensing the aura of living beings, and specifically the aura of a large group of fresh and powerful Extraordinary Creatures.
The Ice Locust Swarm turned into patches of "black clouds" and swept towards the Ice Lion Legion.
Unfortunately, they had met a tough opponent this time.
"Roar!" (Fight!)
At the Ice Lion King's command, the Extraordinary Creatures of the various tribes in the legion vied to launch attacks against the Ice Locust Swarm.
They were afraid that if they were one step slow, there would be no "merit" left to snatch.
They were eager to let the Lion King see their contributions, so as to obtain the Ice Lion King's enfeoffment.
First was the "bombardment" by the Frost Crane unit; they dropped "mutated ice vegetables" from high altitude, then activated their own Spiritual Qi to release large-scale area-of-effect attacks similar to Frost Breath.
These "mutated ice vegetables" were detonated in mid-air.
Bang! Bang! Bang!