Chapter 179 - 123: All Forces Mobilized
Beneath the World Tree, Lin Yu and Phantom didn’t have to wait long before the scouting party returned.
"Reporting!" The squad leader stepped forward to report their findings.
"On the other side of the Teleportation Gate is a plain. The target is a united tribe of Beastmen."
"United Tribes?" Lin Yu was taken aback for a moment. ’Weren’t we told the enemy on the other side of the Teleportation Gate was a lord? Could this lord be that powerful? Ruling over five different races, just like how my own territory has multiple races?’
"Yes. We discovered that on the other side of the Teleportation Gate is a large united tribe composed of five different Beastman races."
As he spoke, the scout leader took out a video recorder and played the recorded footage.
This video recorder had been obtained directly from the Glacier World. Because the territory currently lacked such devices, it was being used without any modifications.
"Are they operating independently, or are they under a unified command?" Phantom asked.
"There’s a unified command, but they don’t seem to belong to the same lord. Each of the five camps has its own Lord’s Mansion, and there are many buildings with redundant functions..."
"So, we’re fighting five of them at once?" Phantom said incredulously.
Nearby, Lin Yu watched the projected image. "Hmm... Five different races: the Snake-man Race, the Wolfman Race, the Catman Race, the Centaur Race, and the Minotaur Race. What’s their combat strength?"
"The Energy Detector shows that their troop tiers are all Exceptional and Excellent grade. Only the Minotaur Race has a Legendary-grade unit. Their average level is 20, and their total forces number around one hundred thousand."
"Good, they’re all relatively weak races, and their units aren’t strong either!" Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
The Beastman Race is a common humanoid race in the Cosmos. They are by no means weak, and their paths of development vary widely. Therefore, all competing lords must be knowledgeable about the various Beastman races.
However, most planets only have a single race. Only on some special planets might multiple Beastman races coexist.
Such planets usually have special energies or vast surface areas, and are very powerful Extraordinary Worlds.
Lin Yu carefully recalled the information he had previously memorized. The territorial layout of these five completely unrelated races, united together, clearly wasn’t a temporary arrangement. That left only two possibilities.
One: there is a great danger or a very powerful lord in their vicinity, forcing these five races to unite.
Two: they were already together on their home planet. In other words, they are vassal races subordinate to the same powerful race.
The second possibility was the most likely. If so, the randomly assigned defending side might include the suzerain race of these Beastmen. Fortunately, however, Lin Yu was not afraid.
"My Lord, which troops should we send in?"
"Send..." Lin Yu began to think about which troops to send.
But then, a new thought occurred to him.
’No, why am I even considering this question?’
’The other side of the Teleportation Gate is a completely different world, full of lords from other planets.’
’Even if I send all my territory’s forces over, I don’t have to worry about anyone finding out.’
’Besides, if I run into troops from other lords, they won’t know the army is mine anyway.’
"Anything goes!"
"Huh? Anything goes?" Phantom was stunned. ’Except for that one time we were ambushed by zombies, haven’t we always carefully studied the situation before dispatching the appropriate forces to battle?’
"That’s right, anything goes. Notify everyone in the territory. As long as they’re not on duty today, they can go—soldiers and heroes alike. No, wait. The ordinary subjects shouldn’t go. Let them focus on their cultivation and try to change their class sooner."
"Yes, sir!" Phantom was instantly excited. This meant he could also participate in the battle this time, instead of commanding from the rear.
[Attention, all soldiers and heroes!]
[Public announcement! Public announcement!]
[A Teleportation Gate to the Otherworld has opened in the plaza beneath the World Tree.]
[Before 11:00 each day, those interested in traveling to the Otherworld may gather in front of the Teleportation Gate. At 11:00 sharp, you will enter the Otherworld as a group!]
[The Otherworld is the territory of other lords.]
[Killing the soldiers and heroes belonging to the Otherworld lords will grant a large amount of experience!]
[Aside from personnel on duty for the day, there will be no restrictions on participation for this month. All are encouraged to participate!]
[Attention, all soldiers and heroes!]
...
After the announcement was broadcast three times, the entire territory erupted in excitement.
Nowadays, any subject in the territory whose physical fitness reached a certain level would change their class to Druid through the Druid Temple and study Extraordinary knowledge.
By pairing this with the "Sun and Moon Breathing Technique" and the "Star Technique," they could rapidly increase their combat power. Then, they could go to the Skeleton Wilderness and the Goblin Forest to grind levels and raise their own level.
In this process, exceptionally talented members might get promoted to hero status during battle, becoming the backbone of the territory.
Or, they might pass the Transformation Tribulation and become one of the territory’s "Yao."
Members who had changed their class but didn’t enjoy combat could, just like ordinary subjects, contribute to the territory’s development in normal jobs, but they could not earn military merit.
Overall, the only ordinary subjects in the territory now were the pixies, Slimes, and animals that hadn’t changed their class. All other members were at least practitioners.
In other words, aside from a small number of subjects and the personnel on duty each day, everyone else could go to the Otherworld.
Word had spread over the last few days that Squad Yuan had helped "Shenmu" capture a small world, bringing great benefits to the territory, and that its members had all earned a massive amount of military merit.