"Qianmo, congratulations! But you truly surprise me; I never expected your strength to have grown so much!"
Upon seeing Jin Xuan's message, Xiao Mo raised an eyebrow slightly and casually replied.
"How about it? Are you willing to submit to me now? Or perhaps give me the coordinates of your teleportation array!"
Jin Xuan: "Talk about it after you establish your kingdom. I don't mind latching onto a powerful ally, and I'm quite self-aware right now!"
Xiao Mo: "You're not planning to be an empress anymore?"
Jin Xuan: "Empress of what? With a monster like you around, who would dare to claim emperorship?"
Reading Jin Xuan's words, a smile curved Xiao Mo's lips.
He truly hadn't expected this ambitious girl to see things so clearly now.
"Once you establish your kingdom, I will give you a grand gift, and I promise you won't be disappointed!"
Jin Xuan's message arrived again.
This time, Xiao Mo didn't say much, merely replying with a simple "Mm."
He then prepared to close the chat interface.
Just then, he received a congratulatory message from Lin Mi.
It was also congratulations to Xiao Mo for winning this war and soon unifying the entire Endless Abyss region.
Xiao Mo responded politely, "Thank you!"
After closing the chat interface, Xiao Mo continued to inventory the resources obtained from the warehouse.
Meanwhile, in the Dark Forest region.
In the Endless Barren Territory, a hint of suppressed joy surged within Jin Xuan.
She knew from this conversation that Qianmo seemed less resistant to her than before.
Most importantly, Qianmo's Immortal-Demon Kingdom would soon be established.
At that time, she was eager to open teleportation arrays with the Immortal-Demon Kingdom.
She understood very well that after unifying the Endless Abyss region, Qianmo would, at most, stabilize for a period before beginning conquests in other regions.
At that time, the teleportation array in Endless Barren would be a significant asset for him.
This could be considered a win-win cooperation, as she merely wished to tightly cling to Qianmo's coattails and follow his lead.
...
In Immortal-Demon Small City, Xiao Mo, along with his subordinate troops, quickly finished inventorying all the resources.
The Dragon race's resources had not yet been inventoried, as the supplies traded by the lords had almost filled the warehouses.
This, however, caused Xiao Mo a slight headache.
The main issue was with items like gems and jade.
He directly used the previously established contact method to notify Luo Xiang to bring his merchant caravan to trade these items away.
Upon receiving the message, Luo Xiang quickly applied to the merchant guild for an airship.
Given the airship's speed, it should arrive in the Endless Abyss region soon.
However, Luo Xiang's merchant caravan's airship would still take a detour, as they were unaware that the entire Endless Abyss was on the verge of being unified by Xiao Mo.
After dealing with the gems and other items, it was time for the monster materials.
Seeing these monster materials, Xiao Mo suddenly remembered he hadn't contacted the "little brat" in several days.
The little brat had also been busy learning various skills and improving his strength during this time, so he hadn't visited Immortal-Demon Small City.
Therefore, Xiao Mo directly contacted the little brat and asked him to come to Immortal-Demon Small City.
After sending the message, he quickly received a reply from the little brat.
Five minutes later, the little brat, accompanied by Old Carter and a group of goblins, arrived in Immortal-Demon Small City via the teleportation array.
"Big Brother!"
As soon as he saw Xiao Mo, the little brat rushed over to him, calling out happily.
Simultaneously, Old Carter bowed respectfully to Xiao Mo, "Greetings, Lord!"
Xiao Mo smiled and nodded, but suddenly remembered a promise he had made to Old Carter last time.
"Mr. Carter, I truly forgot to invite you to this large-scale battle. However, I will soon establish my kingdom, and I plan to attack the Dark Night Kingdom then. You will definitely have an opportunity to participate in the battle!"
Last time, Old Carter had heard about an impending large-scale battle in Immortal-Demon Small City and had told Xiao Mo that he could be invited to participate.
It would allow him to help Immortal-Demon Small City while also improving his own strength, striving to break through to the Saint rank as soon as possible.
However, due to the extreme time constraints, Xiao Mo had indeed forgotten.
And it was also because of the little brat; if Old Carter came, the little brat would surely tag along for the excitement.
If that were the case, the little brat would be in grave danger.
After all, battles of such magnitude carried the risk of unforeseen accidents at any moment.
Furthermore, the goblins under the little brat's command were still very weak and entirely unsuitable for such combat.
Hearing Xiao Mo's words, Old Carter simply smiled faintly, "My Lord, you worry too much. Such matters are also a matter of destiny; when the opportunity arises, it will naturally come to pass!"
Subsequently, Xiao Mo led the group of goblins to the warehouse and distributed half of the monster materials to them.
He planned to keep the remaining half for himself, as the territory also had craftsmen from the Dwarf, Goblin, Elf, and Treant races who could forge equipment.
Giving half to the little brat was merely to expedite the forging of equipment, not to gift it to them.
After dinner, having sent off the little brat, Old Carter, and the others, Xiao Mo received the Immortal-Demon Stones, Soul Crystals, and Spirit Stones traded by the lords.
The quantity of Spirit Stones was not large, only a little over three hundred thousand, averaging less than one per lord.
After all, many of these lords were of middle or low rank, and they did not seem to possess the ability to conquer others' territories at present.
The quantities of Immortal-Demon Stones and Soul Crystals were quite substantial.
After collecting all the Immortal-Demon Stones and Soul Crystals from the lords, the current reserve of Immortal-Demon Stones reached two hundred eighty-nine million two hundred thousand, and Soul Crystals numbered over four million two hundred ten thousand.
These amounts of Immortal-Demon Stones and Soul Crystals were sufficient to upgrade the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool] and [Ancient Natural Wood] to level nine.
The remainder should be enough to upgrade the [Immortal-Demon Symbiotic Pavilion] to level eight.
However, the battlefield had not yet been fully cleared, and the Dragon race's resources had not been fully inventoried.
Perhaps, after all these spoils of war were accounted for, the [Immortal-Demon Symbiotic Pavilion] could also be directly upgraded to level nine.
With this thought, a smug and proud smile spread across Xiao Mo's lips.
To possess three top-tier, level-nine troop buildings within a territorial force.
Among tens of billions of lords, who else could achieve this besides himself, Xiao Mo?
Following this, Xiao Mo directly went to the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool] to begin upgrading the Immortal-Demon troop building.
As Xiao Mo's gaze fell upon the lifelike, double-faced Immortal-Demon statue, he had an underlying feeling.
Perhaps, when the [Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool] reached level nine, this statue would offer him a great surprise.
[Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool: Unique Troop Building]
[Current Level: Seven]
[At the current level, the Reincarnation Pool can reincarnate 128 Immortal-Demon troops daily.]
[Upgrade Requirements: Ten million Immortal-Demon Stones, one hundred thousand Soul Crystals]
...
[Do you wish to immediately consume Immortal-Demon Stones and Soul Crystals to upgrade the Immortal-Demon Reincarnation Pool?]
[Yes] [No]
Seeing the information prompt before him, Xiao Mo, with a smile, directly chose "Yes."
After all, he was now wealthy and could afford to upgrade without hoarding his Immortal-Demon Stones and Soul Crystals.