The Rank Two stage would last for another year, with at least three more invasions, so the lords’ mood could not help but become heavy again.
In this situation, Elara’s position became even more unique.
Some onlookers specially opened the points list and tallied the results of all the surviving lords in the Southern District.
It turned out that among the top fifty in the Southern District, the Holy Spirit Alliance, Elara, and the others were all selected, with the two factions together accounting for half.
The Holy Spirit Alliance and other forces had been operating their territories for a long time and had built solid defense systems.
However, Elara and the others had moved there just before, and three days later, the invasion had begun.
Logically speaking, Elara and her allies should have suffered heavy losses.
The result?
They had clearly achieved the greatest success of this entire invasion!
Discussions flooded the public channel, but the name mentioned most often was Toji Hisami.
Everyone agreed that if it were not for Toji Hisami’s presence, Elara and her group would never have been so relaxed this time.
The giant turtle phantom had been discovered to originate from the Black Tortoise guards.
With the help of Toji Hisami’s incomprehensibly powerful exclusive unit, the troops in Elara’s territory could be safely dispatched to attack.
Another boost was the revived Blood Spirit lineage.
Capable of both magic and martial arts, they put out fires everywhere and made up for the gaps in the Black Tortoise guards’ defense.
Many people laughed at the Holy Spirit Alliance for being ignorant and letting go of a priceless treasure.
There were also people who tagged the Holy Spirit Alliance directly to taunt them, but received no response.
Yet that night, the lord who had tagged the Holy Spirit Alliance was suddenly annihilated in a surprise attack by the alliance’s forces.
This incident aroused the anger of the faction to which that lord belonged.
After finally surviving the invasion, he had fallen on the last night and died at the hands of the Holy Spirit Alliance.
That faction gathered all its troops that night and marched on the Holy Spirit Alliance in a mighty display, hoping to follow Toji Hisami’s example and seek justice.
As a result, they encountered a half-dragon army led by Musa on the way.
Three lords fought against one, and all three were killed on the spot. Their territories were then completely taken over by the Holy Spirit Alliance.
An uproar rippled throughout the Southern District.
The Holy Spirit Alliance directly suppressed all voices of dissent with such iron-blooded methods.
Only then did everyone realize that the foundation of the Holy Spirit Alliance was still formidable.
What Toji Hisami could accomplish did not mean that ordinary lords could do the same.
The leaders of several other factions felt the threat, gathering one after another and rushing to the Hetao area themselves.
At the same time, Toji Hisami also happened to return from the fog.
During this trip, he had made a fortune, storing a massive hoard of resources and items within his storage ring.
Five golden altars and eighteen ordinary altars had all been cleared smoothly.
He did not know if the altars would refresh, but in the short term, no altars remained in this section of mist.
As soon as he returned to Elara’s territory, he saw the topics discussed on the public channel and learned about the Holy Spirit Alliance’s recent actions.
Lords were clamoring for Toji Hisami to uphold justice, expressing their willingness to respect Toji Hisami as the leader of their alliance.
Toji Hisami simply laughed it off after reading the messages.
He had some memory of the lord who had been wiped out; he was one of the individuals who had tried to use Toji Hisami to liquidate the Holy Spirit Alliance on the night of the sacred civil war.
Such people harbored ill intentions and were bound to be eliminated sooner or later.
He was too lazy to care about such matters. For him, mutual confrontation within the Southern District was the optimal scenario.
Only by remaining divided and failing to unite into a single block would it aid his plans to establish his own trade network.
The invasion wave had ended. If Elara and the others wanted to maintain their rapid pace of development, they had to focus on trade.
"When those lords arrive, you will preside over the negotiations."
"It is impossible for us to take action directly; you must draw them into the trade network."
"By seizing this opportunity, you can become the core of cross-regional trade and prompt them to arm themselves through trade."
Elara and the other lords had arrived at the edge of the fog early to wait for Toji Hisami.
At this moment, she was following behind Toji Hisami, listening to the tasks he set out for her.
The geographical environment of each region was distinct: the Southern District consisted mainly of grasslands, while the Eastern District was mostly wilderness.
The Eastern District possessed far more mineral resources than the Southern District, and mineral resources were essential materials for crafting equipment.
After a major battle, the weapons and equipment across all major territories were almost exhausted, which was precisely when they were needed in large quantities.
Elara nodded upon hearing his words.
As the person in charge of Heavenly Drive in the Southern District, all materials coming from the Eastern District would gather with her first for trade distribution.
She was effectively Heavenly Drive’s general sales representative in the Southern District.
The profits from cross-regional transactions were immense. As long as she managed it well, developing her own territory and those of her companions would pose no difficulty.
Moreover, the food, medicinal herbs, and other abundant resources of the Southern District could also be supplied back to the Eastern District.
"I understand," Elara nodded and said.
The other lords did not speak, but they all looked at Toji Hisami with deep reverence.
To be able to survive the first wave of invasion so smoothly left them feeling dazed even now, as if living in a dream.
After this battle, no one harbored any disrespectful thoughts toward Toji Hisami.
When the returning team arrived at the territory, they saw groups of blood spirit warriors dressed in red standing in neat, uniform rows.
The moment they saw Toji Hisami and Enlina, they all knelt down on one knee.
"Greetings to the Patriarch!"
"Greetings to the Lord!"
The Patriarch was addressed first, and the Lord second.
However, Enlina felt no dissatisfaction; instead, she nodded with immense pride.
Toji Hisami was now the deity of their blood spirit lineage!
This was a shared conviction deep within the hearts of all Blood Spirit Territory members.
In particular, Enlina had witnessed Toji Hisami’s performance within the mist. This quiet young leader could release devastating spells with a wave of his hand.
The Blood Spirit Territory still had a long way to go, remaining far beneath one-tenth of its peak strength.
Yet Enlina firmly believed that as long as she followed Toji Hisami, their lineage would one day return to its former glory!
Toji Hisami was also exceedingly satisfied with the performance of the blood spirit warriors.
This represented another step forward in his plan to form the Vermilion Bird Guard.
Because of the special nature of the Blood Spirit Territory, he did not need to use exclusive military books to transform them like he did with the Black Tortoise Guards.
The Blood Spirit Territory itself constituted a specialized unit, capable of building the Vermilion Bird Guard directly under this identity.
Toji Hisami contemplated finding a suitable time to speak with Enlina.
It was best to establish a prototype for the Vermilion Bird Guard first.
Waving his hand for everyone to rise, Toji Hisami did not linger to chat.
After returning to Elara’s territory, he headed straight to his designated residence within the Blood Spirit Territory.
Leaving all other matters for Elara to handle, what he concerned himself with now was the upcoming Dimension Trading Auction.
The ten-day deadline was approaching, and he happened to possess a batch of supplies on hand that he intended to submit together for appraisal.