Chapter 106: Chapter 106: First Cultivate a ShieldRosen observed the situation calmly.

    He could immediately tell the opposing territory’s lord was a newbie.

    The army only numbered five hundred, and all of them were tier one and tier two units.

    They probably didn’t capture many resource points, so their main city wasn’t upgraded.

    "This must be a character template from the Magical Beast map." Rosen instantly concluded.

    He was very familiar with the Human Race Sword Saint.

    He ordered his troops to remain still, waiting for the opposing army to enter the range of the defense towers.

    Bang bang bang!!!

    Rosen’s defense towers launched a series of attacks, catching the human army off guard.

    With the towers upgraded, their attack range could reach a thousand meters. The enemy army couldn’t even see the towers before being bombarded.

    The tier one units were quickly obliterated, and the tier two units suffered as well.

    The Sword Saint exclaimed in shock, "Not good! This is a super strong territory, retreat! Retreat! Inform the Lord to prepare mentally!"

    They came with five hundred; they left with just over three hundred.

    Fortunately, they hadn’t gone deeper; otherwise, they truly would have faced certain doom.

    Through the human army’s test, Rosen confirmed his territory was indeed impregnable.

    Subsequently, he led three hundred Dragon Knights from the air to follow the enemy troops and scout their territory.

    It was a human main city with only thirty barracks under its command. The main city was level two, and the gold mines were unknown.

    The opponent of this human territory had likely just been eliminated, as a group of a hundred or so human soldiers were returning from destroying hostile buildings, led by the lord, a healing Mage girl.

    She looked very familiar.

    And inside that human main city, there was not a single person; it wasn’t guarded at all.

    Rosen could have destroyed her territory in under five minutes with a simple command.

    But he didn’t do it.

    He recognized that the lord was an old acquaintance.

    He immediately landed ahead of time, standing in front of the healing Mage. "Ye Yuxuan, you’re so green and still participating in the Dominance Competition?"

    Clearly, owning a human army from the Magical Beast map and being a healing Mage hero, if this person wasn’t Ye Yuxuan, who else could it be?

    "B-Big boss?" Ye Yuxuan was also quite surprised. "How did I end up bumping into you? I’m done for, you’re not here to attack my main city, right? My main city is so small, there’s not enough to even fill your teeth. How about attacking somewhere else? I’ve just opened up three air walls here."

    "One of them leads to my territory." Rosen said.

    "This is a misunderstanding, I just sent the Sword Saint to scout, there’s no hostility." Ye Yuxuan explained.

    A lack of hostility in a domination competition where everyone is opposed? Is that even possible?

    "Don’t worry, I truly don’t intend to attack you." Rosen said.

    First, they were allies outside, trustworthy, with no need to ruin that trust during the competition.

    Second, Ye Yuxuan had indeed opened surrounding paths, meaning Rosen had two additional potential threats.

    The so-called "lip must be preserved to keep the teeth cold."

    If Ye Yuxuan’s territory were conquered, he might be the next to face danger.

    If he could nurture Ye Yuxuan as a neighbor, given their friendship, if a stronger opponent appeared one day, Ye Yuxuan would be the first to hold them off.

    Then he’d swoop in to rescue, pincer move, and crush the opponent.

    The thought formed in his mind instantly.

    "Don’t be afraid, I now have ten gold mines under my command, I don’t need yours, and I can send workers to mine your gold, without affecting your development." Rosen said.

    "But in a solo competition, forming alliances is impossible, and if your workers come, my troops will attack them." Ye Yuxuan said.

    Of course, she could order her troops not to attack, but with workers constantly moving back and forth, each trip would trigger an attack, she couldn’t keep instructing her troops to stop every time.

    "It’s simple, just position your troops away from the gold mines, and keep them away when upgrading your defense towers later." Rosen said.

    "Alright, but by doing this, my territory will lack defensive power." Ye Yuxuan said, somewhat conflicted.

    "I’ll send some troops over to guard it." Rosen said.

    For any other lord, such an infringement on territorial sovereignty would mean war.

    But Ye Yuxuan knew Rosen and trusted him, after all, outside they were mutually dependent allies, and if Rosen said he wouldn’t attack, he definitely wouldn’t.

    Even if ultimately Ye Yuxuan ranked second, requiring a winner to be decided, if Rosen attacked her then, she would accept it.

    Being ranked second, the rewards would be enough for her to go crazy, and it would be enough for her to brag about.

    So she followed Rosen’s instructions, relocating her troops from the main city to around those two open air walls.

    "Big boss, what should I do next, should I explore those two territories or prioritize developing my troops?" The rookie Ye Yuxuan asked meekly.

    "Just develop your troops; I’ll go investigate. Later, I’ll also deploy troops to assault those two territories." Rosen said.

    Since those air walls were already opened, Rosen wouldn’t give them the chance to develop.

    Otherwise, if they grew strong and attacked, they’d be a nuisance.

    Rosen immediately flew with the Dragon Knights to one of the open areas to scout enemy conditions. sea??h thё novel(F~)ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Ye Yuxuan looked at Rosen’s departing figure, feeling protected once again.

    She suddenly understood why new models liked being under the patronage of a big boss; it really was a reassuring feeling.

    She still believed Rosen was the Patriarch of the Tang Family, Tang Xichen’s father, and Rosen didn’t clarify, not revealing his true identity.

    When Rosen led the Dragon Knight army into the target area, he assigned this area a number, Area 9.

    The neighboring unexplored area was assigned as Area 10.

    A brief investigation revealed the forces there were still weak, fighting each other as if playing in the mud.

    They summoned troops directly to battle each other, like fools, not knowing how to nurture their troops.

    Continuing this way would be an endless loop.

    Due to this stalemate, each territory remained at level one.

    "It’s suffocating, is that guy opposite crazy, sending troops constantly, not giving me a break for development, doesn’t he need to develop?"

    Forced, the lord had to send all their troops to fend off the enemy forces.

    Constant entanglement prevented any expansion or control over resources, not even defeating the opponent.

    Rosen found that both armies were regular soldiers, evenly matched, with no attribute advantages.

    As long as one side stubbornly refused to change, ignoring the possibility of new threats appearing if nearby air walls opened, their fates would be sealed by others.

    Almost half a month had passed, all still at level one, who would believe it?

    The side actively resisting had experienced two and a half years as a seasoned lord.

    But the chubby opponent was a newbie, knowing he wouldn’t clear the first round, but he wouldn’t let the other easily win either, dragging the stalemate.

    Without resources for development, all were spent on summoning troops.

    Seeing this, Rosen retreated, deciding not to destroy their territories yet.

    One reason, none had gold mines, and the two lords were too preoccupied to invade him.

    Disengaging until the competition ended was possible.

    Rosen and the Dragon Knights entered Area 10 to investigate the second potential threat.

    "Both sides’ resource points are gold mines!"

    "But both upgraded to level two main cities; now they’re evenly matched; neither can swallow the other."

    "In the future, whichever side prevails could threaten me."