At this moment, Xiao Mo had finished dealing with the Goblin Kingdom's affairs and returned to Immortal Demon Small City.
Watching the messages in the public channel from atop the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City, Xiao Mo's lips curved slightly.
He had long anticipated that releasing sixteen thousand sets of equipment would stir up a huge storm, and he would once again become the center of public opinion.
This was actually quite normal; he had always gone through this, and was already accustomed to it.
Moreover, his original intention was precisely to provoke those alliance forces, to strengthen their resolve to attack him.
Therefore, Xiao Mo was now very sure that the armies of the alliance forces would attack him sooner rather than later.
But this was precisely what he desired to happen.
The reason Xiao Mo was not with the main army was that he needed to return to upgrade the territory's level.
The territorial resources obtained from the Goblin Kingdom far exceeded the needs for upgrading the territory.
Therefore, he planned to upgrade the territory first before rejoining the army. In any case, with the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City, travel was very fast.
[Detected sufficient territorial resources, upgrade Immortal Demon Small City immediately?]
[Yes] [No]
Xiao Mo looked at the upgrade interface before him and decisively chose yes.
In an instant, the entire territory was enveloped in a familiar golden light, and the whole territory underwent a significant transformation.
Xiao Mo had experienced this kind of territory upgrade many times, so he was very calm now.
The resource consumption for this territory upgrade was immense, but Xiao Mo did not pay much attention to it.
Territorial resources were meant for upgrading territories; they were consumables and had little other use, and even occupied warehouse space.
Half an hour gradually passed, and the golden light finally dispersed. The upgrade of Immortal Demon Small City was finally completed.
At the same time, the completion interface appeared before Xiao Mo.
[Congratulations, Lord, your territory has been upgraded to an Intermediate Small City. The territory's area has expanded to one hundred and twenty kilometers in radius, and the territorial influence has expanded to eight hundred kilometers!]
[The defense of the Intermediate Immortal Demon Small City's Heart of the Territory has been increased tenfold!]
[The reputation and cohesion of Intermediate Immortal Demon Small City on the Primal Continent have been greatly enhanced!]
[Friendly Reminder 1: The Dragon race's hatred value towards Immortal Demon Small City has greatly increased]
[Friendly Reminder 2: The Elf Kingdom's hatred value towards Immortal Demon Small City has greatly increased]
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After reading these prompts, Xiao Mo was still quite surprised.
The territory's city area had now expanded to one hundred and twenty kilometers in radius, which was truly astonishing.
Most importantly, the expansion of the territorial influence to eight hundred kilometers meant that the Goblin Kingdom, which had just been subjugated, was now included within the territory's sphere of influence.
To be honest, such a large territory had both advantages and disadvantages.
The advantage was that he could build more structures within the territory's city.
The disadvantage was that defending such a large city posed a significant problem.
Although the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City was stationed in the sky, it would be difficult to defend the territory adequately when the Nine Heavens Nine Nether City was absent.
After all, such a vast area could not be managed by just a few hundred people.
Even if one unit was responsible for every two hundred meters of city wall, it would require two thousand four hundred units, which was extremely labor-intensive.
Simply defending the city would consume more than half of Xiao Mo's forces.
Thinking this, Xiao Mo surveyed the empty city and frowned slightly.
A city of this size would typically require a garrison of at least sixty thousand troops.
Moreover, a city of this scale should have a very large population, but the current territory had a very sparse number of residents.
Besides his own troops, there were no other inhabitants.
The primary reason was that Xiao Mo's development speed was too fast, and the population growth could not keep up with the territory's upgrade speed.
In addition to the sparse population, there were also very few buildings in the territory's city.
Apart from the buildings around the plaza, the rest of the area was flat as far as the eye could see, with no structures, just vast expanses of empty land.
Seeing this, Xiao Mo pondered for a moment and then directly said to Mu Ya behind him, "Mu Ya, move all the Natural Woodmen over. Also, notify the Dwarves to relocate as well."
"Later, divide the territory's city into several regions, with each race occupying a region. Otherwise, it might lead to unnecessary disputes!"
"Yes! Lord!"
Mu Ya listened to Xiao Mo's words and responded respectfully.
After resolving this matter, Xiao Mo checked the territory's information again.
The next level was an Advanced Immortal Demon Small City. The required territorial resources for upgrading were seven million units of wood, five million units of stone, and two million units of iron essence.
The current reserves were lacking in wood and stone.
As for iron essence, there were still three million six hundred thousand units in stock, enough for the next level upgrade.
Furthermore, the recent conquest of the Goblin Kingdom yielded another sixteen thousand Immortal Demon Stones and two thousand three hundred Soul Crystals.
The total reserves in his bracelet were now two million two hundred and seventy-five thousand five hundred Immortal Demon Stones and five thousand eight hundred and twenty Soul Crystals.
This harvest was many times greater than the harvest from conquering the Dwarf Kingdom.
Indeed, the more powerful the force, the richer it was. This also meant that the Elf Kingdom and the Dragon race likely had even more terrifying harvests.
Now, with just over four thousand more Soul Crystals, the Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool could be upgraded to level seven, and the strength of his Immortal Demon legions would be greatly enhanced again.
At level seven, the Reincarnation Pool could reincarnate one hundred and twenty-eight Immortals and Demons at once, and ten reincarnations would form an Immortal Demon Legion.
Thinking this, Xiao Mo could not suppress his excitement.
At this moment, a message arrived in his mind. It was Xian Qing'er reporting that the territory's army was about to attack the Elf Kingdom.
Afterward, Xiao Mo glanced at Mu Ya and smiled slightly, "Those elves you subjugated might be useful now. Have them scout the Elf Kingdom first!"
Mu Ya heard this and responded. A seductive smile appeared on her face, and then she vanished in a flash.
In less than ten minutes, with a tremor in the void, Mu Ya returned and gently shook her head at Xiao Mo.
Seeing this, Xiao Mo frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"
"Lord, the elves there have all disappeared. I suspect they either went to the Elf Kingdom or relocated. Their original living places were neat and orderly, not like they had been attacked!"
Mu Ya said, a hint of annoyance flashing across her face. If she had known these elves were so unreliable, she should have captured them all directly.
"This has nothing to do with you. Since they broke their promise, this Lord will personally visit the Elf Kingdom and have a 'friendly' discussion with them!"
Xiao Mo curved his lips and said indifferently.
The thing he hated most in his life was such treachery and reneging on one's word.
"Lord, I..."
"You cannot go. You must defend the home!"
Seeing Mu Ya's conflicted expression, Xiao Mo interrupted her before she could even speak.
Mu Ya immediately looked wronged. She just wanted to go fight, why was it so difficult...