Chapter 2450

At night, among the dense tents, bonfire piles built from wood and large stones illuminated the nearby area.

Near Su Xiao's camp tent, over a hundred large pots were filled with water, the boiling water churning inside.

The soldiers stood or sat between the tents. They were hungry at this moment. There was no meal tonight, and it was already dark, yet their Grand Commander forbade lighting fires to cook. As for solving dinner in the nearby Anji City, don't even think about it. They had just retreated from the front lines, and their pockets were cleaner than their faces. This wasn't a metaphor; it was a fact.

The soldiers were all smelly, a mixture of blood and sweat, and only had this smell after fermenting for several days. If it weren't for the Gray Souls in their bodies, at this moment, over 95% of the soldiers would have died from wound infection.

The soldiers were smelly, hungry, and their wounds were aching faintly, which made the soldiers irritable. In less than half an hour, several people were fighting. One had to know that fighting in the army was a serious crime.

Inside the camp tent in the center, Su Xiao shook the test tube in his hand. When the solution inside turned dark green, he poured the medicinal liquid into a metal bucket half a meter in diameter.

The potion was diluted, turning from dark green to emerald green, and then it had to be diluted one more time.

"Caesar, find a few soldiers and let them continue to dilute these potions."

"No problem."

Caesar coughed lightly and called a few soldiers outside the camp tent. Caesar also understood alchemy, but he was a half-baked one. Directing soldiers to dilute potions was still no problem.

Before long, the boiling water in the hundred-plus large pots outside the camp tent turned light green. Under the arrangement of Caesar, Aos, and two Guard Commanders, the soldiers lined up in rows, waiting in front of each large pot.

The subsequent things were simple. Each soldier got a large bowl of light green medicinal liquid. After they drank the liquid, their direct superiors held lists and divided these soldiers into two large queues. One queue was for those whose families had already received gold coins, and the other queue was all bachelors.

Something that made many bachelors confused happened. Their superiors actually let them line up to receive gold coins, each receiving 20–30 gold coins.

And in the other queue, the soldiers received some simple official documents, on which were the names of their families and the amount of salary received, etc. This made the soldiers both stunned and full of joy, and the discussions didn't stop.

Two hours later, the soldiers' irritable emotions were appeased, but they were even hungrier, hungry to the point that they seemed able to eat a cow. What made them feel magical was that the numbness and pain they had felt in their wounds all the time had no feeling at all, and instead, a cool sensation appeared. The comfort of their bodies made them even hungrier, and they kept swallowing saliva.

Waves of gold coins were distributed. Su Xiao only had 30,000-plus gold coins left in his hand. When they reached the front lines, it didn't matter how many gold coins they had in the first battle. As long as they could capture "Segona City," they wouldn't be too short of gold coins later.

After this wave of money offensive, the soldiers' gaze toward Su Xiao began to change. They weren't stupid; they already knew that the green soup, which was somewhat hard to drink, was a potion with excellent effects.

Several large wooden boxes were placed in front of a group of soldiers. Su Xiao had already put on a black cloak. This was sewn from the fur of transcendent creatures, and the fluff on the outside was very soft, well resisting the cold of the desert night.

Su Xiao stepped onto the wooden boxes piled up, stepped onto one of the highest wooden boxes, and slowly kicked it over.

Clatter, clatter~

Gold coins slid down the wooden box, reflecting an alluring luster under the firelight.

"1 gold shield each, a reward from me. Anyone who takes more will be executed without mercy."

The soldiers all looked up slightly at Su Xiao. Su Xiao looked around at the soldiers below. The 20,000 soldiers were a vast expanse. This feeling of being respected by ten thousand people, holding their breath and listening to every word he said, let Su Xiao know why so many people were addicted to power.

"Assemble tomorrow morning. Those who don't assemble will be treated as deserters. Tonight, you can go anywhere."

"Roar!!"

The cheers formed a wave of sound, and the soldiers were all full of smiles.

"Commander! Commander! Commander!"

The soldiers' cheers and shouts connected into one piece, their right arms clenched into fists and raised one after another. It was no wonder they were so excited. 1 gold coin each—they could eat, drink, and play to their heart's content in the nearby Anji City. After filling their stomachs, what they wanted most was to bathe together. That was usually very luxurious, but not now.

Amidst the cheers, Su Xiao walked down using the wooden boxes as steps and returned to the camp tent. The night wind blew the bonfire, and the shouts of "Commander" lasted for several minutes before stopping. The soldiers formed groups of three or five, walking toward Anji City with smiles on their faces.

Su Xiao actually only did a few things. First, give settlement money. If you want soldiers to fight for their lives, at the very least, let them have no worries behind them. Their families must be settled.

Second, treat the soldiers' wounds. This was the best way to win people's hearts. Physical pain acted directly on every soldier. Erasing this pain made the soldiers' experience the most intense.

Third, starve the soldiers until 9 PM, then give each of them 1 gold coin, letting them eat meat and drink alcohol in Anji City, and then go bathe together. After this, if the young lads were lonely and couldn't bear it, they could also find a wild couple to vent. Soldiers carried their heads on their waistbands; this kind of thing was understandable. They still had to march for several days after this.

Over 20,000 soldiers poured into Anji City. One could imagine the burden caused to restaurants, baths, etc. The merchants in the city were both painful and happy. There were too many soldiers, but these soldiers were really rich.

Smashing hundreds of thousands of gold coins down—not to say that every soldier would be loyal to the death, but it made them willing to die for Su Xiao. After all, that was their duty.

Anji City soon became lively. No soldier dared to cause trouble. Before, 36 soldiers snatched a few more gold coins on the ground and were directly ordered by Su Xiao to be executed.

Simply giving benefits wasn't enough; one had to be respected by the soldiers. Respect first, fear later. Soldiers were like a pack of wolves. If used well, they would cooperate with each other and tear the throats of enemies one by one. Wolves—if you can't restrain them, when they feel you aren't scary, they will bite you back.

Su Xiao didn't enter Anji City; he stayed in the camp tent belonging to the Grand Commander. Outside the camp tent, two Guard Commanders stood guard on the left and right. As Guard Commanders of the defeated army, the two didn't know how to say pretty words, just standing outside the camp tent, guarding their superior, Grand Commander Kuku-Lin Bai Ye.

Inside the camp tent, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the small bed. The reason he promised to capture "Segona City" within seven days was, of course, because he had a trump card. Apollo was one, and the other was the 【War Lord】 title.

【War Lord】

Origin: Samsara Paradise

Quality: ★★★

Category: Title

Title Effect 1: If commanding a war, group buff effects will be applied based on the number of friendly forces.

Prompt: If the number of friendly soldiers exceeds 100, you will gain a group buff effect of Marching Speed +10% and Morale +5 points. This effect has no time limit and takes effect after the war breaks out.

Prompt: If the number of friendly soldiers exceeds 500, you will gain a group buff effect of Strength, Agility, Stamina +1 and Morale +10 points.

Prompt: If the number of friendly soldiers exceeds 1,000, you will gain a group buff effect of Strength, Agility, Stamina, Intelligence +2 and Morale +20 points.

Prompt: If the number of friendly soldiers exceeds 10,000, you will gain a group buff effect of All True Attributes +2 (excluding Luck attribute), Marching Speed +20%, and Morale +50 points. If morale is higher than 70 points, friendly soldiers will be fearless until their number drops below 15%, at which point they will appear to flee.

Prompt: The maximum value of morale is 100 points. If it exceeds the extreme value of 100 points, the "Imposing as a Rainbow" effect will be triggered, locking morale at 100 points for one hour.

Current Morale: 37 points (War not commanded, morale buff effect not triggered).

Score: Special item, no score.

Introduction: Soldiers, trample them!

Price: Cannot be sold.

【War Lord】 was very suitable for the current situation. Before reaching the border between the Sand Flame Kingdom and the Peru Kingdom, Su Xiao had to upgrade the 【War Lord】 title once.

【You have activated Title Refining Permission. Please select a main title.】

The disc full of magma patterns appeared before Su Xiao's eyes. After he selected the 【War Lord】 title, 【War Lord】 was embedded in the center of the disc.

【Please select secondary titles. After completing this title refining, all selected secondary titles will be consumed.】

Su Xiao selected the 【Blood-Bathed Glory】 two-star title he had just obtained, then the 【Battle-Hardened】 two-star title, and the 【Upholding Justice】 one-star title.

There were still two empty slots. Su Xiao selected the three-star title 【Team Slaughterer】. The last title slot was vacant. He couldn't make everything perfect. Being able to get these titles at the moment was the limit. Moreover, 【War Lord】 could still be refined two more times.

【Selection completed. 50 Soul Coins are required to start title refining. If Soul Coins are insufficient, Paradise Coins or Soul Crystals can be consumed.】

Su Xiao still had 687 Soul Coins. He activated the title refining. After a few crisp sounds, the four titles were embedded in the grooves around the disc.

Hum~

The disc turned scorching red, the magma patterns on it became more vivid, and a trace of blood-colored electric light surged.

The speed of refining the title wasn't fast. Su Xiao waited for nearly half an hour before the magma patterns on the disc cooled down.

【Title refining completed.】

【War Lord has been upgraded to ★★★★-tier Title.】