"This deal can be made, as you wish!"
Seeing the nervous looks on the lords' faces, Xiao Mo decided not to toy with them any longer.
Compared to the lives of these lords, he valued the vast amount of resources more.
After all, abundant resources could significantly boost the strength of the Immortal-Demon Small City and the territory's troops.
As for these lords, whether they lived or died was inconsequential; their lives held little value.
Even if he wanted to gain experience, there were tens of millions of troops on the battlefield.
Furthermore, he harbored a daring plan that, if successful, would elevate the Immortal-Demon Small City to an unreachable level of power.
Hearing Xiao Mo's voice, the lords behind him finally breathed a sigh of relief, a great weight lifted from their hearts.
Simultaneously, many lords couldn't help but cheer.
They could finally keep their lives, a cause for celebration.
It was natural to be ecstatic after surviving such a calamity.
After inquiring about the signing method of the "Certified Treaty" in his mind, Xiao Mo called out to the lords, "Alright! Hurry up and sign the treaties!"
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Mo unleashed his Saint-level rule domain, and streaks of faint golden light cascaded onto the hands of all the lords.
In an instant, the faint golden light transformed into a paper with a lustrous golden sheen, unfolding in each lord's hand.
This was the Certified Treaty, the most impartial and unbreakable agreement provided by the "Game Official."
The content of the treaty was simple, essentially the conditions stated by the lords themselves.
Once the treaty was signed, any violation would result in the lords being forcibly stripped of their status by the "Official," and their Lord's Heart would shatter.
The lords did not hesitate. After a brief perusal of the treaty, they directly signed their names.
"Thank you, Brother Qian Mo, for your magnanimity!"
"Upon returning to our territories, we will immediately hand over all our resources, not holding back a single cent!"
"Furthermore, we guarantee that we will never oppose Brother Qian Mo again!"
"Finally, we are eternally grateful to Brother Qian Mo for his broad-mindedness in sparing our lives!"
The lords' faces were filled with excitement as they eagerly signed the treaties.
Although they knew Qian Mo likely wouldn't go back on his word, they feared that if they were even slightly delayed, Qian Mo might change his mind, and then they would truly weep.
It took Xiao Mo nearly half an hour to collect all the signed Certified Treaties.
Most lords had honestly signed the treaties, but some still attempted to be clever.
These lords believed that signing with a pseudonym would suffice. However, they were unaware that once a Certified Treaty was signed, it was bound by the rules of heaven and earth.
Regardless of any clever tricks, as long as the treaty was signed by the individual, their vital energy would be locked by the rules of heaven and earth.
Therefore, even without signing their true names or employing other subterfuges, they were still bound by the treaty's terms.
Failure to comply would result in the punishment of the rules, leading to the complete loss of their lord status and becoming naked solitary wanderers.
There were also a few who refused to sign at all, who naturally did not escape Xiao Mo's notice.
For these lords, Xiao Mo showed no mercy, directly ordering Xian Qing'er and Mu Ya to eliminate them.
Xiao Mo acted decisively, giving these lords no chance to explain, as he deemed it unnecessary.
The lords had proposed the negotiation first. Now that he had agreed, yet they were unwilling to resolve the matter peacefully, there was only one recourse.
The remaining lords showed no sympathy for those who were killed.
In fact, many who had honestly signed the treaty considered those who tried to cheat to be reaping what they sowed.
Wasn't it better to sign the treaty honestly, fulfill all its conditions upon returning, and live to develop their territories, striving to one day walk the path of godhood?
Why insist on causing trouble and getting themselves killed?
Were they so foolish as to think Brother Qian Mo was as brainless as they were?
The lords thought this way, while also feeling fortunate.
Fortunately, they had been rational and hadn't been blinded by momentary desire, otherwise, they would have met the same fate as those who tried to cheat.
After collecting all the Certified Treaties, Xiao Mo ordered his troops to let the lords depart.
Hundreds of thousands of lords left gradually, expressing their gratitude to Xiao Mo. However, their troops were all left behind.
After all, this was part of the treaty's terms: all troops were to be given to Xiao Mo to gain experience for his territory's army.
However, because these lords casually gave away their troops, the loyalty of their soldiers plummeted.
This information was clearly displayed in each lord's mind, but they were powerless to do anything.
Indeed, if they abandoned their troops, it would be bizarre for those troops to remain loyal to them.
Their most pressing concern now was to return to their territories and fulfill the treaty's obligations.
After all, the treaty had a time limit of only four hours.
If they failed to fulfill the stipulated conditions within this timeframe, it would be considered a violation of the treaty, and they would still face punishment from the rules, resulting in the loss of their lord status.
Therefore, these individuals dared not linger any longer, and all of them used teleportation arrays to return to their respective territories.
During this process, they were grateful to Xiao Mo for not destroying their teleportation arrays, as that would have made returning to their territories a significant problem.
As for the troops on the battlefield whose loyalty was rapidly declining, they naturally couldn't be bothered to care about them.
If troops were lost, they could be summoned again. If loyalty decreased, it could be cultivated again.
As long as they possessed lord status, they could summon troops daily.
As long as they remained lords and were alive, they would never lack troops, nor would they be unable to cultivate their loyalty.
Now that they had survived, they felt extremely fortunate. As for the fate of those troops, why would they care?
After all the allied lords had vanished, Xiao Mo gazed at the remaining troops on the battlefield, a pleased smile gracing his lips.
These troops were now on the verge of desertion, their loyalty having plummeted alarmingly.
Even if the lords were to return to reclaim them now, their loyalty would likely not increase in the slightest.
This meant that the tens of millions of troops on the battlefield were essentially ownerless.
Xiao Mo's plan was to assimilate some of the more powerful troops into his own forces.
However, it wouldn't be easy to subdue these troops now, as they were individuals with independent thoughts.
Having been betrayed once by their lords, it would be extremely difficult, perhaps even impossible, for other lords to win them over.
But for Xiao Mo, who possessed Immortal-Demon troops, this was clearly not an issue!