The soldiers had been summoned.

Next, naturally, was the arrangement for their training.

Different types of troops needed specific training to coordinate and work together, in order to maximize their effectiveness in war.

This time, Waldo spent thirty-seven thousand points to summon two thousand eight hundred soldiers.

Adding the previous five hundred, there were a total of three thousand three hundred soldiers.

Excluding the five hundred Elite Engineers who were not combat personnel, the remaining two thousand eight hundred were top-notch soldiers ready for the battlefield!

Even, if Waldo wished, the five hundred Elite Engineers could also be used as combatants.

However, unless it was a crisis moment, he would not do so.

"With more than three thousand people, combined with thirty-meter-high walls, today’s Dawn Stone City can basically be considered impregnable!"

"The Ye family army can be resisted!"

"However, food and such is a big problem. Gathering from the wild is only a temporary solution! Including the daily necessities for the soldiers, medicines, and so on..."

"I am very lacking in these aspects!"

"Even logistical support and such are needed, and just relying on engineers is not enough."

"Exchanging with the system is not cost-effective, support has to come from the external world!"

As Waldo’s base expanded and upgraded.

The size of his army continued to grow, and the demand for resources became larger and more urgent.

This was one of the reasons why Waldo allied with the Xiao family!

If he could establish trade routes with the Xiao family and have merchant caravans, Waldo’s urgent needs could be completely resolved.

In fact.

Ruling a territory required considering many things.

It was far from being as simple as sitting on a high seat and issuing orders at will.

...

Time passed.

Days went by. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Waldo’s life returned to normal.

Every day, he would dispatch his soldiers in teams of ten to fifty, leaving Dawn Stone City.

They would go into the forest to practice against wolf packs and zombies.

Without regular combat, even the most skilled soldiers would gradually become lax.

To prevent this, Waldo ensured his soldiers had the opportunity to go out daily.

For every zombie or wolf killed, Waldo would earn a hundred points.

Earning points was incredibly easy.

With dozens of teams going out in shifts, over time, each team became more efficient than professional hunters!

Every day, Waldo could amass a large number of points.

Meanwhile.

Taking this opportunity.

Waldo ordered his soldiers to pay attention to the terrain while hunting.

So much so that within ten days, Waldo had thoroughly surveyed the terrain within a hundred miles around Dawn Stone City.

And with the help of his engineers, he had created a very detailed map.

Dawn Stone City was situated in a small basin.

"This is an excellent area, Dawn Stone City’s future expansion can leverage the natural geographical advantages, making it easy to defend and hard to attack!"

Chat channel.

"Friends, I’m in Wuxing State and currently facing a beast tide, with at least a thousand wild animals rampaging out of the forest. My fortress is in grave danger, urgently seeking help! Online now, it’s urgent!"

"Brother, hang in there!"

"Stay strong, we’re supporting you from behind!"

"Too many comrades-in-arms have fallen in these ten days. You must hold on, don’t give up easily! Though the beasts are fierce, under the protection of your Level 4 small castle, you can surely defend yourself, unmovable like a mountain!"

...

"It’s tough, brother. I’m doing okay, though. On the fifth day, I made contact with the local indigenous forces and became a close confidant of the city lord of Tianzhou Linjiang City. With the city lord’s help, I’ve made my base as solid as a rock. Hehe, even though I only summoned a hundred ordinary soldiers, thousands of attackers couldn’t breach my defense line!"

"Wow, impressive!"

"I’m so envious, seriously envious!"

"Bro, can you give me a specific address? If things don’t work out for me, can I come to you for refuge?"

"Of course, you can, hahaha..."

"Bro, me too! I want to come to you as well!"

...

"I also encountered indigenous forces, but my luck wasn’t as good. They seemed very wary of me and not very friendly. If I hadn’t been alert, I almost got ambushed by bandits. If I hadn’t held a strategic position, I might not be here talking right now!"

"It’s tough, that’s the normal attitude of the natives towards us!"

"Right. Let’s face it, as trialists fighting for territory, aren’t we competing with the original indigenous forces? They are naturally our enemies, it would be weird if they were friendly to us!"

"Yeah, I had a similar experience. Luckily, I hid in the dense forest and wasn’t discovered!"

"I had some interaction with another trialist before, and we’re not far from each other in reality. We planned to ally and advance or retreat together... but just three days ago, he was ambushed by indigenous forces. Over three thousand indigenous warriors, acting together. Even though my friend had over five hundred subordinates and built a small castle, he was still overwhelmed, and the city fell. None of the five hundred soldiers survived!"

"That’s terrible!"

"Yes, it’s really tragic!"

...

"I’ve encountered similar situations too!"

"By the way, do you guys know about the big event that recently happened in our Tianzhou? One of the overlords of Tianzhou, the Ye family, had a conflict with another overlord, the Xiao family. The two were on the verge of war. The cause was the head of the Xiao family being surrounded and attacked by the Ye family! But then, the head of the Xiao family was rescued by a mysterious person!"

"A mysterious person? Who is this mysterious person? To rescue someone from the hands of the Ye family is no small feat!"

"Hehe, from what I know through internal sources, it’s highly likely that the savior was a trialist like us! However, he’s now in grave danger, probably won’t last long!"

"Hmm? Why do you say that?"

"It’s simple! This guy who saved the Xiao family head, he acted impulsively. Although he saved the Xiao family head and got on the good side of the Xiao family, he also offended the Ye family, a massive force to reckon with!"

"You have to realize, this guy is closer to the Ye family’s territory! If the Ye family decides to take action against him, even if the Xiao family wants to help, they might be too far to provide timely aid. Distant water can’t put out a nearby fire!"

"This guy is in deep trouble!"

"Even if the Xiao family head exerts all efforts to hold back the Ye family’s main army, the Ye family, as a state overlord, governs millions of citizens. It’s such an enormous entity that they can easily dispatch tens of thousands, or even a hundred thousand troops, with just a flick of their finger!"

"This guy is not far from death."