The lords of the territories were very excited. They wanted to attack the demons under Mo Youyou's protection immediately.
Then, they wanted to increase their divine power.
However, Mo Youyou looked at the unevenly matched lords before her and listened to their urging, her lips twitching uncontrollably.
She knitted her delicate eyebrows and said, trying not to show her disdain,
"With you lot? We won't be able to kill those demons!"
"You are all too weak!"
"Ah?"
Upon hearing Mo Youyou's words, the lords were stunned.
"Why? What do you mean by that?"
"Didn't the big shot say you were here to help us improve our strength? Goddess sister, if you're not here to help us, then why are you here?"
"Yeah, yeah, didn't the big shot say we would all be elevated to above god-level?"
"Then what do you mean by what you just said?"
"If we can't kill the demons, how can we improve our strength?"
"That's right, if our strength doesn't improve, won't we just become cannon fodder?"
"..."
Facing the incessant questions from the lords, Mo Youyou merely glanced at them and said with a frown.
"Before you do anything, you should take a good look at your own strength!"
"Do you think that with only god-level or saint-level strength, you can defeat those demons who can challenge opponents of higher levels?"
"I think as soon as you step out of this castle, you might be killed!"
Mo Youyou was being very polite with these words, not saying anything more brutal.
Upon hearing this, the lords were momentarily silenced.
They had nothing to refute, for they knew that everything Mo Youyou said was the truth.
After a long pause, one lord quietly asked,
"Then what should we do now? The big shot wouldn't have sent you here for just this, right?"
The other lords chimed in:
"Yeah, yeah, so what are you going to do? Are you just going to protect us?"
"But even so, you can't possibly protect so many of us by yourself, can you?"
Mo Youyou nodded and said,
"What you've said is indeed correct. His Majesty the Holy Lord sent me here for other reasons as well."
"I hope you won't be discouraged by what I've just said."
"Although you may not be of much use in terms of combat contribution, you are still very useful in other aspects!"
Upon hearing Mo Youyou's words, the lords' spirits immediately lifted.
"Ah? What use are we?"
"Quick, tell us! As long as it's useful, we'll do it!"
"Our lives now belong to the big shot. Whatever the big shot tells us to do, we will do!"
"That's right!"
"So, tell us quickly, what exactly can we do?"
"..."
Mo Youyou looked at the enthusiastic lords with satisfaction and said,
"The big shot has assigned you a very arduous task, one that is perfectly suited for you!"
"Really?"
Hearing that it was a task designed by the protagonist himself, even Shi Tianqi, the lord of the Mad Iron Territory, couldn't help but get excited.
"What exactly is this task that is so perfectly suited for us?"
"Could it be being logistical personnel, just chilling behind you all?"
Thinking of this, the lords and the lord of the Mad Iron Territory, Shi Tianqi, became excited.
Mo Youyou said,
"Bait!"
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"What!?"
After Mo Youyou uttered those words, all the lords became excited once more.
"You said what? For us to be bait?"
"To be bait?!"
"Are you serious? I'm not willing!"
"Yeah! Being bait means we'll die, doesn't it?"
"I don't want to die! I absolutely refuse to be bait!"
"Right, right, I thought it was going to be some task perfectly suited for us?"
"Who knew it would just be bait? I knew it, who could be so lucky?"
"I think Goddess sister, what you're saying is wrong. We shouldn't be called bait, we should be called cannon fodder!"
"The demonic aura outside is so strong, we might die just by going out there!"
"..."
As soon as they heard the word "bait," everyone became unhappy.
They felt that they were lords of territories, with troops under their command, and there was no need for them to act as bait.
At first, these lords felt that their lives belonged to the protagonist, but now they suddenly went back on their word.
The scene was quite comical.
Mo Youyou looked at the reluctant lords, and she was not surprised in the slightest.
She thought to herself.
No wonder the Holy Lord had warned her so specifically before she left.
He said that these lords would definitely not cooperate easily and that she had to give them a little something sweet.
Mo Youyou waited for the lords to finish their bickering before saying,
"Your current strength indeed has no greater utility. If I were to escort you to the battlefield, there would be even greater casualties."
"Therefore, being bait is your best option right now!"
Seeing the still reluctant lords, Mo Youyou immediately summoned a group of Nature Woodman soldier units.
Then she said,
"However, don't worry. Since I'm asking you to be bait, I will guarantee your safety! I won't let you get hurt!"
Then she pointed to the soldiers in her hand and said,
"These Nature Woodmen are healing-type Nature Woodmen. They will bestow a layer of blessing upon you."
"This layer of blessing will allow you to withstand a certain amount of damage!"
"And for every time you act as bait, you will receive at least one god-level demon's head!"
These Nature Woodmen were cultivated by Mu Ya, the spirit of the Natural Ancestral Wood. Their healing and defensive capabilities were extremely strong.
Seeing that there were rewards and guarantees, some bolder lords became active.
"Are you telling the truth? As long as we act as bait, our safety will be guaranteed?"