Twenty kilometers northeast of the Woodman tribe.
Nestled within a dense, lush forest lay a high-level territory.
Figures of werewolves could be seen entering and exiting the territory's walls.
Inside the territory's city, a tall young man stood before an eighth-tier peak commander-class werewolf, who was respectfully at attention.
"Master! I still sense the aura of the Natural Woodmen clan around the territory. Although it's faint, it seems to have reappeared!"
The tall young man chuckled dismissively.
"That's normal. Didn't you sense the Woodmen's aura yesterday too? We clashed with the Woodmen before, but they only repelled us. They didn't attack our territory, which shows the Woodmen are benevolent and peace-loving."
"The reappearance of the Woodmen's aura outside the territory now must be them monitoring our territory, just to prevent us from approaching or harassing their tribe again."
Upon hearing the tall young man's words, the werewolf commander shook his head slightly.
"The Woodmen aura that appeared this time seems to be more numerous. I suspect they intend to attack our territory! This group of Woodmen appearing now is reconnaissance to understand our situation."
As the werewolf commander finished speaking, the tall young man's expression changed subtly, a flicker of worry and confusion in his eyes.
After being repelled during the last conflict with the Woodmen, they had essentially reached a truce. He hadn't dispatched any troops to hunt monsters near the Woodmen's territory since then.
If that was the case, with no contact and no lingering grudges, there was no reason for the Woodmen to attack them.
Moreover, weren't the Natural Woodmen known for being peace-loving?
"I think we might be overthinking it. Perhaps these Woodmen are just passing through, and they'll surely leave soon."
The tall young man seemed to be trying to comfort the werewolf commander, or perhaps himself.
For he could imagine that if the Woodman tribe truly intended to attack his territory, his territory would have no means of resistance.
Based on his investigations over this period, he was very clear about the strength of the Woodman tribe.
One Monarch-tier, four Spirit-tiers, and thousands of Woodman warriors.
Let alone his own troops, who were only Bloodthirsty Werewolves of the intermediate tier, even the top lords would not be a match for the Woodman tribe.
Furthermore, the tall young man was absolutely certain that even Qian Mo, who was hailed as the strongest lord, would definitely not be able to defeat the Woodman tribe.
A peak Monarch-tier expert was enough to sweep through the entire Immortal and Demon territory.
The beam of light from last night had led the tall young man to deduce that his territory was not far from the Immortal and Demon territory.
After all, someone had already confirmed the location where the beam of light appeared, stating it was very close to Qian Mo's Immortal and Demon territory.
And his territory was not far from the landing point of that beam of light.
Therefore, the distance between his territory and the Immortal and Demon territory was obvious.
He believed that Qian Mo had simply not yet discovered his territory, or perhaps had discovered it but didn't want to bother him yet.
But sooner or later, the Immortal and Demon team would come.
He was well aware of these matters, yet he had not immediately withdrawn from the Endless Abyss region, precisely because he was still waiting...
He was waiting for a suitable opportunity.
That is, to find an opportunity to capture two female Woodmen who were exceptionally beautiful and exuded an ethereal aura of nature.
In another two days at most, his troops would be able to advance to ninth-tier.
At that point, capturing two female Woodmen would be quite easy.
His plan was simple: as soon as he captured two female Woodmen, he would immediately retreat to a place where neither the Woodman tribe nor the Immortal and Demon tribe could find him.
The thought of the female Woodmen's stunning faces and their shapely, perfectly proportioned tall figures intensified the lustful glint in the young man's eyes.
Afterward, the tall young man waved his hand, signaling the werewolf commander to lead his troops out for a hunt.
"Soon, soon! In at most a day or two, the Werewolf team can make their move!"
The tall young man took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the impulses within him.
The Natural Woodmen were something he yearned to obtain; he didn't care if he lost some troops in the process.
...
At this moment, Xiao Mo had already left the Treasure Pavilion and entered the Woodmen tribe's warehouse.
The warehouse stored a large quantity of timber, stone, iron essence, food, and other resources.
There were nearly 40,000 units of iron essence alone, and timber and stone combined amounted to approximately 18 million units.
"You can keep this food for yourselves, but I will be taking the timber, stone, and iron essence."
These resources were essential for upgrading the territory, and Xiao Mo naturally wouldn't pass them up.
Mu Chun Rou and the other priests expressed their gratitude again.
After all, for them, food was the most important.
The timber and stone were considered dispensable; they could always gather more if needed.
Although iron essence was used for forging equipment, since their Lord needed it, they naturally wouldn't object.
At this point, Priest Mu Ke stepped forward again to offer his services.
"My Lord, would you like me to dispatch some Woodman warriors to help you transport these supplies?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Mo nodded without hesitation.
Transporting over 200,000 units of supplies to the Immortal and Demon territory, which was over a hundred kilometers away, would undoubtedly be a massive undertaking.
Although the Immortal and Demon team, the Immortal and Demon Guard Corps, and the Immortal and Demon Death Corps equipped with Sky-Treading Immortals would be sufficient to transport these supplies back, having free labor now, why not use it?
However, just then, a flash of inspiration struck Xiao Mo.
The "Myriad Races Trading Platform." Why not utilize such a good transfer channel!
Although the buyer of the goods he listed couldn't be himself, he had friends.
With this thought, Xiao Mo proceeded to list all the resources. He also specified the trading partner as "Little Brat" and set the price, which couldn't be empty, to one unit of food.
"Little Bean, I've listed some supplies on the trading platform. Buy them and then resell them to me."
Little Brat's message reply was swift.
"Okay, Big Brother! I understand. I'll do it right away!"
Ten seconds later, the supplies on the trading platform disappeared.
A moment later, the same batch of supplies reappeared, with the trading partner restricted to Qian Mo and the transaction price still set at one unit of food.
Xiao Mo immediately purchased them, and the supplies were successfully stored in the Xiao Mo territory's warehouse.
Looking at the warehouse that had been emptied almost instantaneously,
High Priest Mu Chun Rou and the other four priests exchanged surprised glances, their faces etched with astonishment.
In their eyes, they could see a common question.
There was no fluctuation of spatial energy in what had just happened.
Therefore, it couldn't be spatial transfer or spatial equipment.
This was most likely a unique ability of the Lord.
Were all these Lords from other worlds so mysterious and powerful?
High Priest Mu Chun Rou was certain that even with her peak Monarch-tier strength, she could instantly destroy these supplies without any problem, but she could not transfer them instantly.
"It's nothing! Let's go, we'll head out first!"
Xiao Mo smiled faintly, offering no further explanation. After all, this was the secret of the Lord...