Chapter 209

However, the materials required to construct a barracks are too precious and difficult to gather, and troop tokens are not something one can have as many of as one desires.

Coupled with the fact that not everyone possesses the means of resurrection like Seeing Yun Shen, this makes it difficult for the scale of troop numbers to develop steadily as it does for him.

Suddenly, the movements of Batian Xiao's hands came to a halt.

"Hmm? How did another Shadow Gold Man lose connection?"

Batian Xiao felt that something was amiss.

The Shadow Gold Men were units he specifically used for stealth and reconnaissance; not only could they explore the nearby toxic environment, but they could also scout enemy movements.

"Could it be that the territory nearby is planning to launch an offensive?"

Batian Xiao's massive, crouching body stood up instantly, and his mechanical face looked somewhat unkind.

Although he did not want to stir up trouble, he was not afraid of it either!

"Roar!"

Batian Xiao let out a wild roar. At the same time, all his troops—whether stationed within the territory or reachable via the internal network—knew that a battle might be imminent.

With the help of the 【Mechanical Spark】, Batian Xiao had transformed from a "weakling" with Green Excellent talent into a mechanical behemoth with Golden Legendary talent!

Any enemy would be torn to shreds beneath his iron claws!

But the next moment...

Batian Xiao fell silent. In his perception, the Shadow Gold Man that had just lost connection had regained signal communication.

"Report quickly, what is the situation?"

The Shadow Gold Man on the other end gave no reaction. Batian Xiao tried to probe, but he was actually unable to control it remotely, nor could he share the unit's perspective.

Batian Xiao felt a faint sense of unease. There must be a reason why his own troops were not obeying his commands; it was possible they had been compromised.

"Someone actually dares to take the initiative against me. Heh, I'd like to see which race's lord this is!"

Batian Xiao did not act rashly; instead, he dispatched a hero unit from his territory—a giant mechanical octopus—to investigate the situation.

The giant mechanical octopus was a Legendary-grade hero, and after his modifications and various attribute bonuses, its strength was absolutely top-tier.

As the giant mechanical octopus went to investigate, Batian Xiao also used its perspective to see the condition of that Shadow Gold Man.

In the image, the Shadow Gold Man had been destroyed, lying on the ground while still emitting electric arcs and sparks.

"So it was destroyed. I thought it had been controlled by some skill."

Batian Xiao realized that the Shadow Gold Man must not have been destroyed thoroughly; the opponent did not want to expose themselves, so they retreated after a single strike without confirming whether it was truly dead.

After all, except for lords, heroes and troops do not receive notification sounds when killing enemy units; at most, loot will simply burst out on the spot. ===== CHAPTER 211 =====