Sun Wu commanded seven types of soldiers: the [Northern Prefecture Army], [Myriad Demon Soldiers], [Tiger Leopard Cavalry], [Heavenly Strategy Black Armor Army], [Netherworld Ghost Soldiers], [Guan Ning Iron Army], and [Elf Archers].
Each of these seven types of soldiers had reached a number of seven hundred thousand. However, more than half of them were not deployed externally. This was because many had only recently been summoned and were undergoing class changes.
Even those who had completed their class changes entered the territory's dungeons, accompanied by higher-leveled soldiers.
The generals of the seven types of soldiers began to assimilate the tribes, taking ten thousand soldiers as one unit.
Xie Xuan, leading a unit of ten thousand soldiers alone, attacked one of these tribes. From the reconnaissance drones, Xie Xuan had already observed that the tribe's construction was very rudimentary.
There were low-level thatched huts, over a dozen watchtowers, a stone wall, several blacksmith shops, a few wells, and dozens of farmland plots.
Among them, there were many slaves from other races working in the fields to grow crops. They were identifiable as slaves because these individuals were shackled and driven to perform tasks.
In the distance, there was a decent mine, with many miners digging for ore.
This tribe was established next to a very good mine.
Many of the tribes in this region chose to do so, as they understood that mines could be used to forge weapons and make them stronger.
The inhabitants of this tribe had peculiar appearances. Their skin was entirely blue, and their arms, thighs, and backs were covered in scales that shimmered under the scorching sun, offering decent defense.
Through the information gathered, it was discovered that they were a race called the Blue Spirits. They were naturally gifted with considerable magic power, making them formidable magic swordsmen and mages.
The ore mined by the Blue Spirits was quite good, far superior to iron ore. However, the blacksmiths of this race were evidently not very skilled, as the equipment they forged was crude. The best quality achieved was only gold.
Xie Xuan had a general understanding of the entire tribe's situation. They had a population of about twenty thousand, making it a relatively large tribe.
Yet, their structures were very backward. The only things that particularly piqued Xie Xuan's interest were the barracks and an altar within the tribe.
When dealing with tribes of such low defense, Xie Xuan opted for the simplest and most brutal methods.
"Charge!"
With a command, Xie Xuan led a group of soldiers riding on wyvern mounts into the Blue Spirit tribe.
Xie Xuan was an excellent commander. He did not wish to kill these Blue Spirit people, so during the attack, he ordered his soldiers to use specially made fishing nets to capture them.
These fishing nets were not as powerful as the special nets used to capture phoenixes; for these Blue Spirits, nets of that caliber were unnecessary.
A thunderous sound echoed. The Blue Spirits on guard outside the stone wall turned their attention outwards upon hearing the noise, seeing clouds of dust and the roaring sounds.
As they approached, their eyes widened as they looked upon the enemies, clad in full armor and riding terrifying beasts.
"ξpφkÎÑŸÞÛÙÁÕÊ"
Translation: "Brothers, the enemy is here, prepare yourselves!"
The Blue Spirit soldiers shouted, activating the watchtower defenses, and also had the Blue Spirit mages position themselves on the low stone wall to prepare their magic.
As Xie Xuan and his men drew closer, the watchtowers began to attack, and the Blue Spirit mages unleashed their spells.
Various spells and volleys of arrows rained down upon Xie Xuan and his forces.
But!
Something astonishing happened that left the Blue Spirit soldiers dumbfounded.
They discovered that their attacks, upon hitting the enemy, did not even scratch their defenses.
Xie Xuan and his men did not even bother to defend themselves; they advanced directly into the enemy's onslaught.
Blue Spirit Soldiers: "✘♡▷♬§¤®♫♪♩♭"
Translation: "Holy crap! What kind of race is this, they're too abnormal!"
Giant nets flew towards them. These Blue Spirit soldiers were caught firmly, like a flock of trapped birds.
One could also describe their current state as being nested within each other, like matryoshka dolls.
Xie Xuan's wyvern mount leaped directly over the stone wall built by the Blue Spirit tribe, astonishing the Blue Spirits once more.
Blue Spirit Soldiers: "(꒪Д꒪)ノщ(ﾟДﾟщ)0Дqщ(゜ロ゜щ)w(°o°)w"
They had never seen such a powerful tribe, nor such terrifying monsters.
Were these celestial soldiers and divine generals?
As Xie Xuan's soldiers stormed into the Blue Spirit territory, they began to spread out in an orderly fashion, clearing and capturing the entire tribe. Soldiers following behind entered the tribal area, dismounted, gathered the Blue Spirits together, and then bound them.
Half an hour later, the entire Blue Spirit tribe had fallen into Xie Xuan's hands.
Xie Xuan ordered the dismantling of the existing tribal structures and began to converse with the Blue Spirit tribe leader.
The Blue Spirit leader looked at Xie Xuan dejectedly and asked, "Which tribe do you belong to? How can you be so powerful?"
"Tribe?" Upon hearing this, all the soldiers laughed.
"You are now our captives. Do you choose to submit or resist?" Xie Xuan asked.
"You are too strong; we are no match for you. Why should we resist? The weak should naturally submit to the strong; this is the tradition of our tribes."
The Blue Spirit leader looked at Xie Xuan with some confusion.
This made Xie Xuan a little surprised. He had not expected that the tribes here would have such a rule. It was truly unexpected for Xie Xuan.
Xie Xuan began to ask the Blue Spirit leader many questions, such as about wars between tribes.
The Blue Spirit leader replied that wars between tribes were normal. Whichever tribe conquered another tribe would receive complete submission from that tribe, and they would become slaves, at the mercy of the conquerors.
This was because they worshiped strength, and those who conquered their tribe should be entitled to everything the conquered tribe possessed.
This greatly surprised Xie Xuan. He had thought subjugating them would be difficult, but who would have known that they didn't need to be subjugated? As long as their tribe was conquered, they would cooperate willingly and become slaves.
Although it seemed incredible to Xie Xuan and his men, this was how the Lord Continent existed.
Xie Xuan gathered them all together and used a large teleportation scroll to transport them all back to the territory.
Teleportation scrolls were extremely precious, and to transport so many people?
On the entire Lord Continent, only Zhou Yan's territory dared to use them in such a manner.
It was simply because Zhou Yan was not short of money; he possessed a very large number of such teleportation scrolls.
Subsequently, a group of miners arrived and began excavating the mine. After dispatching some men to protect these miners, Xie Xuan continued his journey to the next tribe.