Soon, about twenty kilometers from the Immortal-Demon tribe.
A very brief battle occurred.
It ended almost as soon as it began.
With Xian Qing'er, a spiritual-grade lower-rank, personally appearing, there was no need to even make a move. A mere aura of holy mental pressure caused all the dwarves to kneel down in fear.
Essentially, these dwarves were also a race that bullied the weak and feared the strong.
Even the eighth-order peak commander-level dwarf leading them instantly knelt, having no room for resistance against this powerful mental force.
"Immortal Purification Technique! Transform!"
As the incantation finished, a soft white light enveloped the dwarves.
After a moment, the dwarves' eyes shifted from confusion to piety, even fanaticism.
Before long, they all began to pray to the "Almighty Holy Lord."
Seeing this, Xian Qing'er nodded slightly.
"The effect is quite good. I can take them back to the master!"
Mo Wuxin, standing beside her, also nodded, then signaled a few Immortal-Demon soldiers to escort the dwarves back to the territory.
In the Immortal-Demon tribe.
The auction for the [Skeleton Warrior Soldier Building Blueprint] was nearing its end.
The bidding price had already reached a staggering nine thousand three hundred Immortal-Demon Stones.
This sky-high price made countless lords gasp in astonishment.
And it caused the global chat to erupt once more.
[Damn! This auction has my heart pounding!]
[I'm not heart-pounding! I just feel this world is too crazy!]
[It's indeed crazy enough! I wonder where these super-rich lords came from! They're bidding nine thousand three hundred Immortal-Demon Stones! They must be top-tier lords with great strength!]
[Even top-tier lords can't do this! I'm also a top-tier lord! But if you turn my territory upside down, you won't find this many Immortal-Demon Stones!]
[It only takes five thousand Immortal-Demon Stones and fifty Soul Crystals to upgrade a soldier building to level four, right?]
[Hiss... Could it be that the lords participating in this auction have already upgraded their soldier buildings to level four?]
[This is the difference between an underdog and a wealthy person!]
[Rich people just play for the thrill!]
[Rich people? Nonsense! In the current situation, even though the territory defense war and the beast tide war have just ended, no one can produce so many Immortal-Demon Stones at once!]
[But the bidding price is right there! How can it be fake!]
[The bidding price is indeed real! However, in order to bid for Lord Qianmo's soldier building blueprint, many lords have borrowed Immortal-Demon Stones from everywhere!]
[That's right! I've heard some about this!]
[I can confirm this with solid proof! I have a friend who has undead-type soldiers. He wrote me an IOU, borrowing five hundred Immortal-Demon Stones from me! And it's clearly written, stating he'll return eight hundred within seven days!]
[Uh! So they're not super-rich, but crying tears of debt!]
[Is this kind of crazy usury worth it?]
[Of course! As long as they get their hands on this soldier building blueprint, they can summon two armies of soldiers. Will they still be worried about not getting Immortal-Demon Stones? What do you think?]
[I'm really envious of Lord Qianmo right now! This is practically becoming rich overnight!]
[This wave alone should be more than enough for Lord Qianmo to upgrade his soldier buildings to level four, right?]
[Who wouldn't agree? I guess no one has been able to upgrade their soldier buildings to level four yet, right? Immortal-Demon Stones are manageable, probably enough, but Soul Crystals are very hard to drop!]
[There's only one thing to say: I worship Lord Qianmo!]
[Same, +1]
...
Glancing at the messages in the [World Chat Channel], Xiao Mo felt no fluctuation in his heart.
Becoming rich overnight was a certainty.
However, these lords still underestimated him.
His current goal was to upgrade his soldier buildings to level five.
As for level four, that was already a thing of the past.
Now, it seemed that Immortal-Demon Stones were abundant. As long as the Soul Crystal reserves reached one hundred, he could upgrade the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool] to level five.
This was the development speed of the Immortal-Demon tribe.
This was the reason why he could become the strongest lord and remain invincible.
Soon, the auction ended.
The [Skeleton Warrior Soldier Building Blueprint] was ultimately sold for a sky-high price of nine thousand three hundred Immortal-Demon Stones.
As for who actually purchased the blueprint, Xiao Mo did not care.
No matter who it was, even with two types of soldiers, they would still not be able to shake the threat posed by his Immortal-Demon troops to various territorial powers.
The lord with two types of soldiers would merely have accelerated development.
As for territorial warfare.
Skeleton Warriors were, at best, intermediate-tier soldiers.
And besides his Immortal-Demon soldiers, Xiao Mo also had Immortal-Demon Death Warriors, Immortal-Demon Iron Guards, and Chong Tianming Que, all of which were Immortal-Demon bloodline attribute soldiers comparable to top-tier soldiers.
Would he care if someone else had an additional intermediate-tier soldier?
After the blueprint auction ended, Xiao Mo's gaze turned to the [Teleportation Array] blueprint.
This blueprint was listed about ten minutes later than his soldier building blueprint.
So, the final bidding time had not yet arrived.
However, Xiao Mo did not care at all and directly raised the price to a head-numbing amount.
Two thousand Immortal-Demon Stones!
The previous bidding price had stalled at one thousand six hundred stones.
Now that Xiao Mo had directly increased the bid like this, he figured no one would be able to bid further.
Afterward, Xiao Mo also received notification of his earnings of Immortal-Demon Stones.
When he saw he had only earned five thousand two hundred Immortal-Demon Stones, Xiao Mo felt a sense of surprise.
He had initially thought the "system" had embezzled four thousand one hundred Immortal-Demon Stones from him. But upon seeing that he had also received a battle spear in addition to the Immortal-Demon Stones, he became very confused.
"What's going on? What is this battle spear?"
[The bidder used this Saint-grade battle spear to offset four thousand one hundred Immortal-Demon Stones!]
Seeing the "official" explanation, Xiao Mo suddenly understood.
At the same time, an excited smile spread across his face.
A Saint-grade weapon, only offset by four thousand one hundred Immortal-Demon Stones, meant this bidder had definitely taken a huge loss.
However, upon taking out this battle spear, Xiao Mo understood why the bidder had agreed to such a disadvantageous offset.
The reason was simple: this battle spear contained extremely potent Immortal-Demon spiritual energy, which had a great restraining effect on all undead, dark, and evil-type soldiers.
The bidder clearly possessed soldiers of these attributes, so they naturally could not use this battle spear.
If they couldn't use it, it would be a waste to keep it. It was better to offset it with a discount and obtain the soldier building blueprint.
In this light, the bidder had actually profited.
Without further thought, Xiao Mo directly took out both the battle spear and the Immortal-Demon Stones from his warehouse.
With five thousand two hundred Immortal-Demon Stones plus the remaining seven thousand Immortal-Demon Stones from the [Elf Queen's Bracelet], his total reserves now reached twelve thousand two hundred Immortal-Demon Stones.
This already far exceeded the requirement for upgrading the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool].
Now, he could only hope that his Immortal-Demon troops would hunt more magical beasts and gather the required number of Soul Crystals soon.
However, given the strength of his Immortal-Demon troops, this time might not be long...