That's right.

The Fury Collar is not the end.

On the contrary, this is just the beginning.

While looting for loot, the Immortal River Leader army is also stepping up its recuperation and preparing to start the next wave of offensive.

Target, Maple Leaf Collar.

The army of the Immortal River Leader, which has a huge number of flying knights and ground combat puppets, is completely unreasonable, and almost all of them are pushed all the way.

The resistance encountered was almost negligible.

The Maple Leaf Leader, whose strength was slightly weaker than the Raging Leader, also did not last long, and was occupied in less than ten days.

Most of the top leaders of the Maple Leaf Collar were captured.

After a short rest, the army of the Immortal River Leader continued to move non-stop, and continued to conquer the rest of the city-level territories in the Wilderness Sea, the Doom Territory, the Mist Territory, and the Roaring Territory...... One by one, they fell.

Even if a few of these territories gathered a large army and tried to stop the footsteps of the Immortal River Leader, it would be in vain.

Ultimately.

When the army of the Immortal River led the attack to the Thorn Lord Island, the army of the Purgatory Lord City finally arrived.

Twenty Earth Knights led the team, three Infernal Legions.

This force is very strong.

Not to mention the twenty Earth Knights, the three Purgatory Legions alone, each of which is composed of tens of thousands of knights, and each knight is at least a mid-level peak, or even half of them are high-level.

The three heavily armed Purgatory Legions were enough to make the Immortal River Leader army throw a rat into a trap.

Although the battle puppets are very powerful, the number is only two hundred after all, and they may not be able to fall behind in the face of one Purgatory Legion, but under the siege of the three Purgatory Legions, they are likely to be dragged to death by exhausting energy.

As for the other knights, although most of them have the advantage in the sky, after all, the average level is lower, and they can't have an advantage.

Therefore, when the support of the Purgatory Leader arrived, the advantage of the Xianhe Leader charging almost all of them disappeared completely.

The war is about to turn into a stalemate.

Under such circumstances, in the Purgatory Lord's Mansion in the rear, Lin Xiao once again summoned Cecil, who was busy collecting the spoils of war and transporting the people.

"How many captured lords are there?"

"Including the angry lord Douglas, there are a total of six city-level lords, three hundred town-level lords, and thousands of village-level lords. Among them, there are four city-level lords who have chosen to follow, namely Douglas, Doomsday Lord Aldrich, Misty Spirit Orb Alva, and Roaring Lord Allen. As for the town lords and village lords, they have all chosen to follow you. Cecil reported it clearly.

"What about the remaining two city-level lords?"

"They're still thinking about it, and maybe they'll make the right choice when they're summoned by you. ”

"What is the strength of these six city-level lords?"

"The four who have surrendered are all high-level pinnacles, and the remaining two are all senior earth knights. ”

"Hmm, interesting, without the blessing of the main city-level crystal tablet, with his own ability to promote to the earth level, the talent is not bad. Lin Xiao was very interested in these two Earth Lords, and although he did not personally participate in the battle, it was not difficult to guess that both of them should have been captured under the siege of the battle puppets.

After all, each battle puppet force has just entered the earth level, and the defense is senior earth level, and under the siege of two hundred bodies, even if it is the peak of the earth level, it does not dare to be tough head-on.

Although captured, it is undeniable that both are very strong.

At least no less than the three Ernest who attacked him in the first place.

"Speaking of which, until now, I don't have a true follower of the Earth Knight...... Lin Xiao thought.

"What's their name?"

"One is Andre, the Lord of the Mountains, and the other is Baird, the Lord of the Silver Moon. Both of these realms are among the oldest city-level realms in the Wilderness Sea, and they do not follow any of the main city-level realms. ”

"Who among the captives knows them best?" Lin Xiao asked suddenly.

“...... Perhaps, Douglas can give you better advice. Cecil said with some uncertainty.

But Lin Xiao has already announced that he will summon Douglas.

As the aborigines of the wilderness seas, you should know more.

"Your Highness, as far as I know, Andrei is not afraid of death, and it is useless to threaten with his life. But he attaches great importance to the inheritance of the territory, and he once said that the Chongshan Collar must not be allowed to disappear in his hands, and it must be passed on. ”

It was Douglas who spoke, and he provided Lin Xiao with extremely useful information as soon as he came.

The two sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was very friendly.

After deciding to follow Lin Xiao, Douglas completely regarded himself as the number one follower, not only actively helping the Xianhe Leader to transfer the spoils of war and provide supplies, but also persuading other city-level lords for Lin Xiao.

If it weren't for him, the rest of the city-level lords might not have surrendered so quickly.

Therefore, as a role model among the captives, Lin Xiao gave him the treatment of acting freely.

"The information you provide is critical. Lin Xiao affirmed the information he provided, "Then, the task of recruiting Andre will be handed over to you." ”

Douglas was in high spirits: "I will live up to the trust of His Highness." ”

"Where's Silver Moon Lord Baird?" Lin Xiao then asked.

Douglas smiled: "Your Highness, Baird is an ascetic, and the territory is basically handed over to his younger brother Bairdon to take care of, so he doesn't value the territory, even if we break the crystal tablet, we can't threaten to make him submit." ”

Speaking of this, Douglas suddenly looked at Lin Xiao, "Your Highness, although Baird doesn't value territory, he values credibility very much, if you can gamble with him and defeat him in person, he will definitely give in immediately." ”

Speaking of which, Douglas's meaning is self-evident.

If Lin Xiao opened his mouth in person, he promised that as long as he defeated him, he could be free, and if he was defeated, he would follow him.

With Baird's credibility-heavy character, as long as he is defeated, he will definitely follow him with all his heart.

It is important that in the case of being captured, Baird had no choice but to agree.

"Very well, then, I'll take it personally. Lin Xiao nodded lightly.

In fact.

Directly smashing the crystal monument and taking away all the resources and population is naturally the most time-saving and labor-saving method.

But this kind of predatory warfare cannot make the most of the spoils.

The best way is to take away the best resources, the strongest knights, and the best professions, leaving a small resource population and maintaining the existence of the territory.

That's the maximization of benefits.

The main reason for this is the lord stele.

If they are all packed and taken away, the entire territory will disappear, and even if the population is brought to the Immortal River Territory, most of them can only be assigned to some islands that cannot be covered by the lord's crystal tablet.

However, if the lord is completely subdued and becomes a subordinate territory of the Xianhe Lord, some of the lords can stay and continue to enjoy the buffs of the lord's crystal tablet.

It is equivalent to the number of lords who are radiated by the lord's crystal tablet within the control of the Immortal River Lord.

This is particularly important for the improvement of the overall strength of the Xianhe Collar.

This is also the reason why even if it is as strong as the main city-level province, it still retains a large number of dependent provinces.

After all.

Even if it is a main city-level crystal monument, it can't envelop the entire sea area.