The trading platform was bustling.
From time to time, familiar lords could be seen bidding high prices for iron essence.
These included lords from [Blood Tribe Capital], [Asura Territory], [Undead Home], [Elf Forest], and even Jin Xuan's [Endless Wasteland], among others.
Seeing this, Xiao Mo's smile widened.
This indicated that these top lords were tempted and determined to acquire the advanced equipment.
However, Xiao Mo could also understand.
While the troop teams under these top lords were powerful, the lords themselves were relatively weak.
Just like Xiao Mo, the weakest of his Immortal and Demon troops had already reached the sixth tier, while he himself had only just reached the fifth tier.
He was already far stronger than many other lords.
Now, the beast tide crisis was imminent.
Who knew how many demonic beasts would attack the territory, and what their strength would be.
If a lord lacked the ability to protect themselves and was killed in the beast tide, it would be a huge loss!
This was especially true for these top lords.
They all possessed the potential to advance unimpeded on the path to dominating the myriad races in the future.
If they perished in the beast tide, it would be a truly regretful death.
Hadn't even Xiao Mo, who possessed a unique top-tier troop, dared to be careless and pre-ordered advanced equipment long ago!
In the end, they would have to be equipped with advanced gear to participate in the beast tide war.
Looking at the liveliness of the [World Chat Channel] and the [Myriad Races Trading Platform],
Xiao Mo beamed with joy.
"Judging by the current situation, tomorrow's advanced equipment auction will surely be incredibly popular!"
...
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, the once scorching sun gradually turned blood-red, clearly about to sink into the west.
This day was almost over, and tomorrow would be the last day of the novice protection period.
Time always passed so quickly.
Xiao Mo looked at the area not far below the city.
This was where he had landed when he first arrived.
Eight days had passed in the blink of an eye.
As today was drawing to a close, the Immortal and Demon team should return to the city.
However, the number of demonic beasts hunted today was not particularly large.
Even with the iron-backed wolf pack hunted in the morning, it had still been a day of great harvest.
But, the most important thing was...
The Immortal Demon Stones were still not enough!
Apart from the iron-backed wolf pack, only over three hundred demonic beasts were hunted today.
Although four thousand units of food and some demonic beast materials were collected,
This still made Xiao Mo anxious.
Because he had thought that hunting for a whole day would be enough to gather the remaining more than twenty Immortal Demon Stones.
He never expected that these over three hundred demonic beasts would only yield ten Immortal Demon Stones.
He still lacked fourteen Immortal Demon Stones to meet the upgrade requirement for the [Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool].
At this rate, it seemed unlikely he would be able to upgrade the [Immortal and Demon Reincarnation Pool] today.
Night was about to fall.
The number of demonic beasts outside the territory would certainly surge.
"Perhaps I can try letting the Immortal and Demon team go out hunting at night?"
As he thought this, Xiao Mo's heart stirred.
Hunting tonight might allow him to gather enough Immortal Demon Stones.
But...
After nightfall, the demonic beasts became incredibly ferocious, and their strength increased severalfold.
While there were many demonic beasts, there were also many high-tier elite, commander, and even lord-level demonic beasts that were rarely seen during the day.
With the strength of the Immortal and Demon team, although they were no longer afraid of night hunting,
It was still fraught with danger, like walking on mountains of knives and seas of fire, where even a slight misstep could lead to heavy losses.
If the Immortal and Demon team suffered any casualties, even if the reincarnation pool was upgraded today, it would not be worth the cost.
What's more, after tomorrow, they would face the beast tide crisis, and any loss now was unacceptable!
"Forget it, forget it! There's no need to rush!"
"It's better to be cautious! At least until the Immortal and Demon team's strength improves further!"
"Then, hunting at night will be much safer!"
With this thought, Xiao Mo no longer dwelled on it.
After all, he still had one more day tomorrow, and earning fourteen Immortal Demon Stones was enough!
He could not continuously put the Immortal and Demon team at risk for the sake of development speed.
While opportunities and risks coexist,
If he could consistently gain benefits, that would be fine.
But if an irreversible crisis occurred and the Immortal and Demon team suffered any losses, his heart would ache.
As usual, Xiao Mo collected and decomposed the wild demonic beast carcasses piled up in the square.
The harvested food was all listed on the trading platform.
As for the other demonic beast materials,
They were all packed up and sent to the little brat who was still busy in the dark cave, for forging equipment.
At the same time, Xiao Mo also tallied the profits from trading the iron-backed wolf meat.
After all, it was a legendary divine beast bloodline.
All the lords had been quite generous with their spending.
Xiao Mo's combined earnings were thirty-seven thousand units of wood, eighteen thousand units of stone, and three hundred units of iron essence.
This was naturally another significant profit.
Nearly four thousand units of food had just been listed.
This food would also earn him a considerable amount of supplies.
With the current reserves of wood and stone, he would soon have enough to simultaneously upgrade the territory and construct the [Immortal and Demon Temple].
...
As the sun gradually set in the west,
In a mountain about seven kilometers south of the Immortal and Demon Territory city,
An Immortal warrior clad in golden armor stealthily moved through the forest.
In the distance ahead, several small figures could be seen darting about.
This Immortal warrior was Xian Si.
The reason he had ventured so far alone was naturally to complete the mission assigned by Xiao Mo to the Immortal and Demon team.
This mission was to search for indigenous forces hidden around the territory.
He had found nothing for two or three consecutive days.
But perseverance pays off!
Today, at noon, he discovered some traces of what appeared to be indigenous forces.
So, he followed the dwarf-like humanoid creatures all the way here.
Although the dwarves were short in stature, they moved with incredible speed through the forest.
They were agile, navigating even the most rugged terrain as if it were flat ground.
However, no matter how fast they were, they couldn't match the speed of the Immortal warrior who could fly.
Thus, Xian Si kept a moderate pace behind the dwarves, wanting to find out where their lair was.
"Quickly go back and inform the chief of what we've scouted!"
"Those despicable humans have invaded our territory, resorting to all sorts of underhanded tactics."
"They've used poison, dug traps, and smoked us out!"
"We must inform the chief quickly, so he can dispatch a powerful Dwarven warrior legion to completely annihilate those detestable humans!"
The few dwarves in front spoke as they ran, their words falling clearly into Xian Si's ears.
Immediately, the dwarves' speed increased sharply, and they ran another kilometer in the blink of an eye.
Then, after weaving through the forest for a few turns, they disappeared into an inconspicuous, narrow cave.
Upon seeing this, Xian Si decisively marked the narrow cave entrance.
He then turned to return to the territory to report the situation to the captain and his master.
"Damn it! There's actually a flying seventh-tier humanoid creature here!"
"It's bound to drop some good stuff!"
"Warriors of the Iron Blood Mercenary Group, get him!"