"Considering all of this, I must thank Mr. Qing Songzi in advance."

Xiao Mu expressed his thanks.

"Mr. Mu is too kind. Fighting evil absurdity is the duty of every one of us in Nanke City."

Qing Songzi quickly responded with courtesy.

Suddenly remembering something, Qing Songzi's expression turned grave again, "Also, I forgot to remind Mr. Mu of something crucial. Please, Mr. Mu, do not take this matter lightly."

"Please proceed, Mr. Qing Songzi."

Seeing Qing Songzi's solemn expression, Xiao Mu also became serious, knowing that what the other person had to say was definitely important.

"Mr. Mu."

Qing Songzi first gave a bitter smile, his smile filled with deep helplessness, "Evil absurdity certainly needs to be guarded against, but so do humans."

"What do you mean by that?"

Xiao Mu asked curiously.

Qing Songzi sighed, "Adjacent to our Nanke City, there are five cities in total, namely, Baoyue City, Jinlan City, Feixian City, Jiangtian City, and Yunming City."

"Each of these five cities has a Lord of the Earth."

"The rest of the cities are of little concern, but the Lord of Baoyue City, Chen Yanming, who calls himself King Zitong, is powerful and ambitious. He is always eyeing Nanke City, so Mr. Mu must guard against him."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu certainly knew about Baoyue City, but did not know that Baoyue City was under the control of this Lord named Chen Yanming.

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Mr. Qing Songzi, what kind of mutant is this Chen Yanming? Is he a martial artist? From Taoism? Buddhism? Or a mutant? What is his current strength? Also, what is the battle strength of his soldiers? How many are there? What types of soldiers are there, and have they trained in army techniques?"

Qing Songzi's data on Chen Yanming seemed to be quite comprehensive. Hearing Xiao Mu's questions, he answered, "Chen Yanming is a martial artist. According to our information, his strength lies in the mid Bone Forger Realm, approaching the late Realm. As for whether he has broken through to the late realm, the data is incomplete, so it is currently unknown."

"Besides, this person practices many martial arts techniques. As far as I know, he has mastered three types of inner energy: Zhengyi Thunder Technique, Nine Yang Skill, Yi Jin Jing. He knows at least five martial arts techniques, including Wind and thunder palm, Splitting palm, Aerial Throat-locking Finger, Blood Shadow Palm, and Sky Maiming Leg."

"As for his soldiers, Baoyue City is larger than Nanke City and so it initially had more soldiers. There are a total of five hundred soldiers, among which two hundred are Simple Knife Soldiers, two hundred are archers, and one hundred are cavalry."

"Cavalry?"

Upon hearing the word 'cavalry', Xiao Mu couldn't help but be taken aback.

For humans, cavalry is not easy to obtain. After all, in such level of battle, ordinary war horses are no longer useful, only mutated animals can be ridden."

If Chen Yanming really managed to obtain mutated animals and formed an army of one hundred cavalrymen, he would definitely be a formidable force."

Seeing Xiao Mu's surprise, Qing Songzi quickly explained, "Mr. Mu, don't worry. Chen Yanming's cavalry are not riding mutated animals. He has a breeder whose ancestry specialized in breeding war horses and has a book on the subject. Through this breeder's unique methods, they are able to enhance the abilities of ordinary war horses to some extent."

"However, these still cannot compete with mutated animals."

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Mu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

If the one hundred cavalry of the enemy were all riding formidable mutated animals, there would be no point in discussing a battle. Chen Yanming would have long had the ability to sweep across Nanke City."

"Does Chen Yanming's army have any army techniques?"

"That, I do not know."

Qing Songzi gave a wry smile, "If they did, I'm afraid it would be a military secret and they would not let others know easily."

"I understand."

Xiao Mu nodded his head.

At this, Qing Songzi solemnly advised again, "Mr. Mu, you must not take it lightly."

"Mr. Mu may not be aware, during my time as the lord of Nanke City, this Chen Yanming had threatened several times wanting me to turn over the lordship of Nanke City."

"Now, I have given the lordship to you, so the Lord of Baoyue City will certainly be discontent. I'm afraid he'll bring harm to Mr. Mu."

"Of course, given the impending war between Nanke City and the evil absurdity, all higher-ups are closely monitoring the situation, so this Lord of Baoyue City will not dare to act rashly for now."

"I understand, Mr. Qing Songzi, thank you for your warning. I know what I need to do."

Xiao Mu thanked Qing Songzi.

"As long as Mr. Mu is confident."

Qing Songzi sighed in relief.

"Right."

Suddenly recalling something, Xiao Mu said, "A few days ago, Mr. Qing Songzi brought back from Ancient Forest Village a man named Hu Degui, who is a maker of Magic Arrows. What exactly are Magic Arrows?"

Qing Songzi explained with a smile, "Magic Arrows are arrows that contain a certain degree of magical power. Compared to ordinary arrows, they are considerably more powerful."

"Is Mr. Mu interested in Hu Degui because he wants to equip the archers with Magic Arrows?"

"Mr. Qing Songzi really understands me."

Xiao Mu smiled, "I wonder how Mr Qing Songzi arranged it. Has this Hu Degui started making Magic Arrows? If we could equip them to the archers, wouldn't it immediately increase the combat power of our soldiers?"

Upon hearing this, Qing Songzi shook his head, "I'm afraid I have to disappoint Mr. Mu. When I got back, I thought of asking Hu Degui to make Magic Arrows right away, but after some investigation, I found out that a special material was needed."

"Without this special material, it is not possible to produce Magic Arrows."

"Oh!"

Xiao Mu was stunned.

Hu Degui had mentioned the need for special materials to make Magic Arrows, but he and Qing Songzi had not paid attention to it at the time."

"Mr. Qing Songzi, what special materials are needed?"

Qing Songzi replied, "According to Hu Degui, the production of Magic Arrows requires a special material called Spiritual Metal."

"This Spiritual Metal, as far as I know, can only be found in the nest of Evil Ghosts."

"Spiritual Metal?"

Xiao Mu's expression turned grave, "Only available in the lair of Evil Ghosts?"

Qing Songzi nodded, "Yes, not only can it be used to make Magic Arrows, this Spiritual Metal can also be used to manufacture weapons and armor."

"Ordinary steel, once mixed with a little bit of Spiritual Metal, immediately gains special powers, greatly enhancing its potency"

Hearing that weapons and armor could become exponentially more potent once imbued with Spiritual Metal, Xiao Mu was immediately intrigued.

For him, what he needs most at this moment is to find a way to strengthen the combat power of his soldiers."

He couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Qing Songzi, do you know where to find this Spiritual Metal?"

"When I learned that the manufacture of Magic Arrows needed Spiritual Metal, I immediately sent people to investigate it. I expect to receive news soon."

Qing Songzi said."

"If this is the case, I would like to request Mr. Qing Songzi to notify me if the Spiritual Metal is found."

Xiao Mu gave a serious instruction."

Upon getting the information about Spiritual Metal, he planned to go out in search of it himself."

Having taken up the position of lord of Nanke City and taken command of the soldiers of Nanke City, in the face of the imminent great war, of course he would try every means to enhance the combat power of his soldiers.""Rest assured, Mr. Mu, as soon as I receive any news about Spiritual Metal, I will notify you immediately."

Qing Songzi promised.

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