"When we were fighting the Japanese, Su Bai led his troops through the area and offered his help, which is enough to prove that he is a person of excellent character!"
"If I could become his vassal territory, my situation would definitely be better than it is now!"
"God bless you! Everything goes well! Please accept my friend request!"
An Ruoyun's brows furrowed with apprehension as she stared intently at the semi-transparent friends page before her.
Deep down, she felt that being someone else's territory was not a shameful thing.
Being in the Land of Redemption is fraught with danger.
The most fundamental thing is to survive.
It would be the most foolish thing to put yourself in danger for the sake of so-called face or honor.
An Ruoyun was able to distinguish this very clearly.
She even had a strong desire to become a subordinate territory of Su Bai.
Because, for more than a year since she became the lord, she has lived in constant fear.
Even sleeping at night feels very uneasy.
Waking up four or five times in the middle of the night is a common occurrence, which has caused me to start to look rather haggard.
The root cause is their own lack of strength.
The Awakened Lord's Mark is of superior quality.
It's not too bad; it's at a mid-range level.
The races that can coexist are somewhat unsatisfactory.
Luck was also a bit off.
The fish-men are not strong in combat.
Among all races, their combat strength is considered low.
But this race possesses some special abilities.
Fish-man soldiers can survive in the sea.
The lord himself also possesses the ability to breathe underwater.
If An Ruoyun's territory is initially located by the sea or on an island, then it will have a natural and significant advantage over other races.
But the problem is that her initial location was in a vast wilderness.
Not to mention the ocean, there isn't even a decent lake to be found.
Therefore, An Ruoyun's racial advantage vanished.
Being bullied by kobolds and goblins is commonplace and a frequent occurrence.
...
...
On the other side.
Su Bai has led the insect swarm back to its territory.
Just as I was about to take a break, my friends page suddenly started flashing.
[Notification: Lord An Ruoyun of the Dragon Kingdom requests to add you as a friend!]
"Probably just someone sending harassing messages again!"
Su Bai glanced at it quickly and refused outright.
Furthermore, he conveniently performed a batch operation to reject all the 99+ friend requests he had accumulated.
Since topping the list of newly promoted lords, lords have been adding me as a friend every day.
Friend requests kept pouring in.
These lords will not add the wrong person because of a shared name.
By checking the list of newly promoted lords, you can accurately find the true top spot.
Su Bai found it troublesome and simply didn't bother to look at it closely.
Every few days, I open the friends page, reject all the accumulated friend requests, and then clear them all.
at the same time.
A line of system information popped up in front of An Ruoyun's eyes.
[Notification: Your friend request to Lord Su Bai of the Dragon Kingdom has been rejected!]
"You were rejected?"
"This man is so aloof."
"No, we can't give up."
Undeterred, she typed out a message and sent it to Su Bai along with a friend's request.
The next second.
Su Bai's friends page started flashing again.
[Notification: Lord An Ruoyun of the Dragon Kingdom requests to add you as a friend!]
[Note: Hello, I am An Ruoyun, the lord you rescued earlier. I wish to become your vassal lord, and my merman territory will also become your vassal territory. Would you accept me?]
"An Ruoyun?"
"I remember now."
"It's the woman I happened to run into earlier and rescued on a whim."
"She wants to become my vassal lord?"
Looking at the system information in front of him, Su Bai's brows twitched slightly, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
Having a certain number of subordinate territories will have a positive impact on your own territory.
Similarly, having a certain number of subordinate lords will also provide a certain boost to oneself.
In addition, conquering subordinate territories can also increase reputation, expand territory size, and bring many other benefits.
Furthermore, An Ruoyun's symbiotic race is the fish-man race.
Although its combat strength is not particularly strong, it possesses unique characteristics.
That is, being able to breathe underwater and survive on the seabed.
To date, the Zerg swarm has not yet appeared, or evolved, any units capable of diving.
Therefore, if An Ruoyun could be brought under his control as a subordinate lord, her merfolk clan might play a significant role at crucial moments.
There is no limit to the number of vassal lords and vassal territories a person can possess.
Therefore, there is no need to worry too much.
With this thought in mind, Su Bai accepted An Ruoyun's friend request.
A short while later, the chat window started shaking.
[An Ruoyun: I'm so happy to become friends with Su Bai! I was so worried just now, I thought you wouldn't accept my request again after rejecting me once.]
[Su Bai: Why do you want to become my vassal lord?]
[An Ruoyun: Our territories are very close to each other. To avoid becoming enemies, I want to become your vassal lord, and my territory will also be your vassal territory.]
[Su Bai: Is it really that simple?]
[An Ruoyun: As you saw before, my merman soldiers are not very strong; they can't even defeat Bigfoot. If we were to clash in the future, my forces would likely be annihilated in an instant.]
[An Ruoyun: Adhering to the principle of joining if you can't win, becoming your subordinate, and standing on the same side as you, this problem will be easily solved. At that time, you can make any demands of me, lead troops to assist in battle, or even use merman soldiers as cannon fodder—it's all possible.]
Seeing this, Su Bai nodded slightly: "This woman speaks the truth and doesn't seem to be lying. This reason is acceptable."
Once a lord becomes someone else's vassal, it becomes absolutely impossible for him to rebel.
Because for his soldiers, obeying orders is no longer their own priority.
Therefore, Su Bai's questioning of the reason was not out of concern that An Ruoyun harbored ill intentions.
He simply knew why she wanted to become his subordinate lord.
[Su Bai: What's the specific situation with your territory?]
[An Ruoyun: Territory Level 15, Excellent Quality, Commands 3200 Murloc Soldiers.]
"A level 15 territory, must have been established by a lord last year."
Su Bai guessed so.
[Su Bai: Are you sure you want to become my vassal lord? Keep in mind, we've only met once, and you trust me that much?]
[An Ruoyun: I'm sure! I believe in you! And I firmly believe that the decision I've made is the right one!]
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