The arrangements for the traveling personnel did not change much. The generals of the various armies were still in charge of the expeditions, with only a few more legions added.
These matters were all left to Bai Qi to arrange.
Since Gao Shun was training the [Guanghan Fairies], Bai Qi did not assign him to go out this time. Some of the trained [Guanghan Fairies] had already been placed in the [Heavenly Emperor's Palace].
As for the rest, some were responsible for city defense, and the remaining ones were directly led by Diao Chan, Sun Shangxiang, and the others.
Regarding the arrangement of other personnel, Chen Qingzhi led the [White Robe Ghost Soldiers].
Because Gao Shun had other matters to attend to, the [Trapped Beast Camp] was temporarily placed under Meng Tian's command.
Xie Xuan led the [Northern Army], Li Guang's [Great Han Iron Cavalry], Xiahou Chun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong, Cao Ren commanded the [Tiger Leopard Cavalry], Grelu's [Orc Warriors], Long Shan, Hu Ling, Hu Li's [Ten Thousand Demon Soldiers], Meng Ao, Meng Wu, Meng Yi commanded the [Great Qin Black Armored Army].
The [Undying Flying Army] was also to be deployed, with Zhao Yun as its commander. Zhang Xiu and Wen Pin served as Zhao Yun's deputies. Zhou Yan also handed over tens of thousands of people from the Ming Cult, including Zhang Wuji, Wei Yixiao, Yin Tianzheng, Xie Xun, Fan Yao, Yang Xiao, and Dai Qisi, to Zhao Yun for arrangement.
As for the commander of the [Celestial Strategy Black Armored Army], it was Qin Qiong, with Xiao Siye, Hou Junji, Yang Zaixing, and Wang Junhuan as his deputies.
As for Zhang Sanfeng, Song Yuanqiao, Yu Lianzhou, Yu Daiyan, Zhang Songxi, Yin Liting, and others, they remained in the territory, primarily responsible for its safety. They were generally free to move around when there was nothing major happening.
Yan Chixia and Wu Song followed Zhou Yan, awaiting his orders.
Regarding the [Underworld Ghost Soldiers], Bai Qi did not make any arrangements, as most of them were still undergoing job transfers and remained in the territory.
After the arrangements were made, Bai Qi began to organize the soldiers, assembling them at the East and West Gates.
Zhou Yan, meanwhile, teleported the territory to the Lord's Continent.
As the entire territory began to teleport, passing through space channels, it finally arrived at an unknown location in the Lord's World.
The entire Lord's World was vast, so vast that no one knew its true extent. Some even wondered if the entire Lord's World existed on the same continent, or even the same planet.
In the eyes of many, the Lord's World was merely a general term, without a defined scope. Perhaps the entire Lord's World was composed of billions of planets, waiting to be explored and discovered.
Because the Lord's World was so vast, there was no complete map of the Canglan Continent, only fragmented ones. Even if these maps were combined, no one knew if they were complete.
After Zhou Yan's territory landed, he looked up at the sky and found that his luck was not good today. The sky was covered in dark clouds, with lightning and thunder, and a torrential rain began to fall.
These raindrops were blocked by the territory's defense formation, and not a single drop entered the territory.
Outside the territory's walls, dense raindrops could be seen falling with a "hua la la" sound.
Even with the pouring rain, they would not change their plan to explore the outside.
Because a qualified soldier must learn to fight regardless of the weather conditions.
Upon seeing the weather, Bai Qi actually felt that it was very suitable for training soldiers, so he did not change his previous plan.
However, such heavy rainfall would affect the images that the intelligent reconnaissance drones could capture.
It was only an influence, not a complete obstruction of reconnaissance.
Thousands of intelligent reconnaissance drones were dispatched, along with mineral prospecting aircraft. Once precious ores were identified, the territory's miners would head there to begin excavation.
After waiting for a long time, there were no monster attacks. The images from the intelligent reconnaissance drones also showed no monsters within a dozen kilometers, only some small animals at most.
Bai Qi began to arrange for teams of soldiers to go out and explore, leaving only the necessary soldiers within the territory.
The expeditionary force consisted of nearly 300,000 soldiers. Their primary objective was to hunt monsters. Of course, if they encountered suitable mounts, they could capture them to be used as their own.
Team after team of soldiers ventured out into the rain.
The intelligent reconnaissance drones also flew further out and transmitted some images.
"Lord, we have an image," Yin Lihua said to Zhou Yan through one of the screens.
"Oh, let me see." Zhou Yan's army had not yet moved. He was still on the territory's city wall, watching the heavy rain.
Upon receiving the image transmitted by Yin Lihua, he discovered traces of monsters about thirty kilometers away from the territory.
That direction was where Chen Qingzhi was headed. Zhou Yan examined the image carefully and found that these monsters strongly resembled dinosaur-like creatures.
"Could it be that this area is all inhabited by these dinosaur-like monsters?" Zhou Yan became curious.
"Lord, we've discovered more monsters. A primeval forest has appeared. These trees are incredibly tall, even taller than any we've encountered before. And, oh my, Lord, we've found many giant monsters..."
As the intelligent reconnaissance drones flew further, more and more images of monsters were transmitted. Looking at these images, Zhou Yan's guess was confirmed: this was indeed a place inhabited by dinosaur-type monsters.
Looking at these giant monsters, each one like a monstrous beast, it seemed that dealing with them would not be easy.
Zhou Yan instructed Yin Lihua and the others to notify the generals in that area and to prepare strategies against these monsters.
Upon seeing these monsters, Bai Qi and the others immediately began to make plans. Facing such creatures, their numbers could not be too dispersed. Each team should consist of at least one thousand people, so that they could handle large monsters, should they encounter them.
If they encountered excessively powerful monsters, Zhou Yan also told them not to engage head-on, as humans were too small in comparison to these creatures.
Zhang Liang, upon seeing the monsters, prepared to move the territory towards them, and Zhou Yan agreed.
Then, Zhou Yan leaped down from the city wall and said to Diao Chan and the others, "Let's set out too. The monsters are about forty kilometers away from us."
"Mm."
Accompanying Zhou Yan on this trip were Diao Chan, Zhen Mi, Cai Yan, Sun Shangxiang, Nie Xiaoqian, and Chang'e.
As for Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao, Si Teng, Hua Yuerong, Sasha, Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, Xiao Zhao, and Wei Zifu, they all remained in the territory.
Among them, Zhao Min, Zhou Zhiruo, and Xiao Zhao were diligently cultivating, while the others were responsible for operating the reconnaissance drones.