After hearing this, Rona thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "For a territory we are not familiar with, acting rashly could easily lead to failure.

Now that the territory has such a small military force, if we were to suffer losses here, it would be too unworthy.

In fact, I think we could give it a try.

The city walls don't seem to be high quality, and if we go all out, we should be able to break through.

However, Ivan, who had previously inquired, frowned slightly when he heard that Rona really wanted to retreat and reluctantly spoke up.

After all, to be honest, she didn't want to leave so easily.

Although that territory seemed to have walls and towers, with their current strength, they could completely ignore these.

In her opinion, if they launched a strong attack, capturing it would not be a problem.

It's better not to take risks.

Our military force is not large, and if we suffer losses due to impulsiveness, it would be too much of a loss.

However, Rona had made up her mind not to provoke this territory, at least until their lord issued orders.

After all, they came out this time to pick up the spoils, not to fight against others.

All right, then.

Seeing Rona's firm attitude, Ivan glanced at the territory with some reluctance and nodded.

After all, as a soldier, she was very obedient to orders.

Although she and Rona were two different types of soldiers before going out, the Lord had already appointed Rona as the captain and commander for this expedition.

So, since Rona made the decision, Ivan couldn't oppose it.

Let's go to the next territory.

Seeing this, Rona didn't say anything, took a deep look at the territory, waved her hand to the other girls, and turned ahead towards the next territory they had discovered earlier.

However, what Rona and the others didn't know was that as soon as they appeared outside this territory, their presence had already been noticed by others.

It was just that they were unsure of Rona's strength.

So, the other party didn't take action.

My lord, are we just going to let them leave like this? Inside the walls, a young mage with golden hair, wearing a red robe, holding a staff half his height, with a red gem on top, looked respectfully at a young man with black hair leaning against the wall, his gaze fixed on a half-person high bronze mirror.

It's unwise to act rashly without knowing the enemy's strength.

Moreover, the fact that they sent troops to attack nearby territories immediately after passing the novice test indicates that their lord is quite powerful.

Therefore, it's better to resolve this peacefully before that thing is built.

The young man with black hair, looking at the image on the bronze mirror, flashed a gloomy look in his eyes, and then shook his head, explaining softly, "My lord, is that thing really that important?" The young mage asked, puzzled as to why their lord valued that thing so much.

Of course, it is a powerful weapon on the battlefield.

As long as we have that, our territory will be as solid as a fortress.

Saying this, the young man with black hair's gaze fell on his item panel where a building blueprint was quietly displayed.

Unfortunately, although the blueprint is good, it requires quite a bit of materials to build the structure on this blueprint.

He would have to work hard for several days.

So, the appearance of Rona and her group really startled this young man.

But fortunately, the other party did not launch an attack on his territory.

Although, he wasn't too worried if they did attack.

But once the battle starts, there would be no room for maneuvering.

Either he would drive the other party back or the other party would invade.

No matter what, it would be a thankless task.

So it was in a young man's interest for the other party to leave.

My lord, we are back.

As the sun slowly set, Rona and her group returned to their territory.

Upon returning to the territory, Rona immediately went to the castle to find Ya to report today's findings and previous discoveries.

As soon as she entered the lord's castle, Rona saw Ya chatting in the hall while holding little Robin.

You're back.

How was it? Upon seeing Rona and the others return, Ya smiled and put the little one down, looking at the girls with a big smile.

Rona did not hide anything and told her about the territory they encountered that had walls and cannons.

H I didn't expect there to be such a territory nearby.

What do you think about the strength of that territory? Hearing this, Ya frowned slightly and looked at the group of soldiers in the hall, asking, "This matter is significant, but also not trivial.

After all, how can one allow others to snore beside their pillow? With such a powerful territory near her own, Ya had to deal with it.

Moreover, Ya believed that not only she thought this way, that unknown lord would definitely have the same idea as Yaya.

This is the infinite continent and competing for dominance is the theme here.

Therefore, when two powerful lords meet, there are basically only two outcomes.

Either the other party is defeated by oneself or oneself is defeated by the other.

As for alliances, they do exist.

But Ya believes that she and that unknown lord are not yet familiar enough to form an alliance.

So, there's only one answer, which is to eliminate the other party.

In fact, we are not very clear, but we can tell that it is also a level four territory.

Moreover, although the walls of the other party look ordinary, the power of the turrets on the walls seems considerable, so he didn't act rashly.

After hearing Ya's inquiry, Rona roughly explained the situation at that time.

As for the situation of that territory, to be honest, they couldn't see it because they were blocked by the walls.

Chapter 97, the return of the pirates.

All right, I understand.

Let's put this matter aside.

Later, we will once again open the world crossing and return to the pirate world.

So, prepare yourselves.

Upon hearing this, Yaya thought for a moment and felt that since they had discovered the other party's existence, there was no need to rush to deal with it.

Although the other party had walls and turrets, according to the previous reconnaissance by the soldiers, the other party's soldiers should only be ordinary refugees recruited from tents.

So, Ya wasn't too worried about how strong the other party's strength was.

Therefore, Ya planned to return to the pirate world first.

As for that unknown lord's territory, they would deal with it after coming back.

All right, my lord.

Regarding Yizuki's decision, Rona and the other female soldiers had no objections.

After all, Yuzuki is the Lord, and they only need to follow the Lord's orders.

Go ahead, take a break.

You might need to fight later.

Nodding, Yizuki waved her hand at Rona and the others.

Yes, then we will head back first.

Upon hearing this, Rona and the others stood up straight and performed a salute to Yuzuki.

After saying that, they all exited Yuzuki's Lord Castle together.

Watching Rona and the others leave, Yizuki raised her eyebrows slightly.

Although she was somewhat curious about that unknown territory, she had already promised the little one in her arms to take her back to the pirate world.

So, Yuzuki had no intention of going back on her word.

Holding a little one, Yizuki walked towards the room containing the 887 Lord cores.

Looking at the heart of the territory, which was more than twice the original size, Yuzuki began to take out crystal cores and feed them to it without any hesitation.

However, as she continued to feed it, Yuzuki's expression started to look less than pleasant.

The reason was simple.

When the territory was only level one, Yizuki only needed 200 level five black iron crystal cores to fully fill the energy markings.

But now she had already used over 300 level 9 black iron crystal cores, and the energy markings only moved slightly.

This made Yuzuki feel a little anxious.

After thinking for a moment, Yuzuki took out a bronze level crystal core and placed it on the heart of the territory.

Soon, the bronze crystal core turned into a pile of powder scattered on the ground.

The marking also moved slightly, and when Yuzuki checked the energy value, her brows furrowed.

A level 9 bronze crystal core only provided zero.

Nine of energy, and seeing this made Yuzuki's eyebrows twitch.

Although she knew that the energy required for upgrading the territory would increase, she didn't expect it to be so enormous at just level four.

According to the calculation of a level 9 bronze crystal core providing zero nine energy, a level 9 silver crystal core would only provide nine.

No wonder it was such a big energy consumer.

Honestly, Yizuki was shocked by the energy consumption of the territory.

Although she had quite a few gold and silver level crystal cores on hand and wasn't really worried about running out of energy, the fact that level four required such a terrifying amount of energy made her think about what level five or six would require.

This made Yuzuki click her tongue and say somewhat unhappily.