According to Li Siya.
Bai Yunkong was very weak and suppressed by the Harpy Kingdom, so he had a very hard time.
Two days ago, his subordinates were pursued by Harpy troops and fled all the way to Starlight Forest. Finally, with the help of the defensive towers Li Siya had just built, they repelled these Harpies.
It was because of this that Bai Yunkong had the opportunity to join the Great Xia Alliance and become a member.
The Great Xia Alliance happened to be lacking an air force.
Although Bai Yunkong's troops were not strong, they made up for this deficiency.
After all, not everyone possesses high-tier troops.
Most War Lords' troops are still relatively common.
Winning by quantity.
Bai Yunkong still didn't know what strength the Great Xia Alliance possessed. Since joining, he hadn't received any special resource treatment, so he only regarded it as a small, ordinary alliance.
Occasionally helping each other.
Li Siya told him to connect, and Bai Yunkong didn't think much of it. Although he wasn't doing well in Boulder Hills, he could still lead the way for someone, as long as he didn't fight with those Harpies.
Bai Yunkong was truly scared of fighting.
Before, he used to rely on being an aerial unit himself, fighting back and forth with several nearby Harpy tribes.
Later, he discovered.
These sons of bitches held grudges, and if you attacked their tribe, an entire army would come after you.
This resulted in not being able to defend his new territory.
His own resource consumption was also too high, which prevented him from developing later on.
That's how he ended up in this state.
However, Bai Yunkong didn't cower; he just decided to recuperate and fight those Harpies when he had the strength.
At this moment.
Another message appeared in the Great Xia Alliance chat group.
It was from Zhang Tianle: "Boss, I found a Dungeon Lord's territory. He looks like he's barely surviving. Should I try to persuade him to join us and give up his castle?"
If a Lord truly cannot survive.
They can seek refuge with others.
It's equivalent to giving up their castle to someone else to find a way to live.
However, generally only Dungeon Lords do this. No matter what, War Lords will try to develop on their own. After all, they have troops and can survive as long as they have resources.
As for Dungeon Lords, once their soul crystal disappears, it's basically a death sentence.
Therefore.
If there's a place to seek refuge, they usually will.
Offering the castle's guardian crystal.
Exchanging it for protection is also a way out for Dungeon Lords.
It's just that...
This way out is not very stable.
After all, who would support a useless person?
Having lost their Lord status and their castle as a reliance, a Lord is no different from an ordinary commoner.
They're not even good enough to be used as laborers.
In this situation, very few Lords who choose to seek refuge end up well, unless the person they're seeking refuge with is someone they know.
So, giving up the Lord status in exchange for survival, while being the Dungeon Lord's last resort, is also a path with a clear end in sight, where life and death are entirely in the hands of others.
Moreover, once they lose their Lord status, they can't return to the Lord World; it's equivalent to death in the Lord World.
But if they don't seek refuge, what else can they do?
They can't really wait until the protective barrier disappears and be bitten to death by magical beasts, can they?
As long as Zhang Tianle proposes this condition.
He believes the Dungeon Lord on the other side will most likely agree and willingly offer his territory.
However...
To Zhang Tianle's surprise, Li Siya replied.
"Pull him into the alliance."
Zhang Tianle was quite surprised by this answer, to be honest.
Because in his eyes, this Dungeon Lord had no value. The Dungeon industry is a saturated market with competition; wouldn't keeping him just mean sharing soul crystals?
Surely, tricking him out and seizing his territory to strengthen their own power is the most important thing.
Zhang Tianle didn't understand.
However, he still complied and chose to negotiate with this Dungeon Lord.
Because he knew very well who issued this order.
He had said 'Boss' in the group chat, not 'Alliance Leader', when he sent the message.
It was originally sent for Chen Yu to see.
So, this order must have come from Chen Yu.
Since it was issued by the boss.
Then the boss must have his own considerations, and he just needed to obey the orders.
Zhang Tianle was very efficient.
Ten minutes later.
The Great Xia Alliance gained one more person, bringing the number of Lords to 5.
Sun He: "Hello everyone, I'm the new Dungeon Lord. My name is Sun He. I hope you can give me lots of guidance and help."
It was clear that Sun He was a bit nervous and scared.
Perhaps he himself never imagined that he, a Dungeon Lord with nothing, could still join an alliance.
This was quite unbelievable.
After all, he also knew that his only value was the territory of his castle.
Are all the people in this alliance good people?
At this moment.
Li Siya replied: "Since you're here, stay well within the alliance. Don't go out if there's nothing to do. If you don't have soul crystals to activate the protective barrier, just have @Zhang Tianle protect you."
As long as the magical beasts are cleared away promptly enough, one can survive even without a protective barrier.
Zhang Tianle immediately replied: "Received."
Sun He looked bewildered, uncertain, and asked again: "Alliance Leader, is there anything I need to do?"
Li Siya: "No, you don't need to do anything."
Sun He became even more bewildered.
What exactly did this alliance see in him? Could it be... are they really all good people?
Sun He couldn't figure it out.
At this point, he felt it would be better if they just told him to give up his territory; that would make him feel more at ease.
Such unknown events are the most frightening things.
However, Li Siya didn't say anything.
He didn't dare to ask further and could only turn to send a private message to Zhang Tianle.
"Brother Le, what does the Alliance Leader mean by this?"
"I don't know either. Just do whatever the Alliance Leader says. Remember to tell me when the protective barrier disappears, and I'll send troops over to regularly clear out the magical beasts and station troops there to protect you. But if you can activate the protective barrier, do so, to avoid any accidents."
"Okay, thank you, Brother Le."
Zhang Tianle indeed didn't quite understand, nor was he clear about Chen Yu's objective.
But whatever the boss said, he would do.
If the boss told him to protect this person, then he would just protect him.
No one could guess what Chen Yu wanted to do, as everyone in the alliance was a War Lord, and they couldn't think from Chen Yu's perspective.
"I remember...
When the Dark Tide comes, Dungeon Lords can spend soul crystals to transfer their territories.
Then, their role will become apparent."
Chen Yu pondered.