"Uh..."
In fact, looking at the calculated results, not only Bai Luo but even Zhu Cai was stunned.
What was going on?
Naming monsters not only didn't consume anything but actually made them stronger?
It was truly like, 1 billion, 1 billion, more than enough to spend for a lifetime.
"As expected of Bai Luo!"
What else could Zhu Cai say? At this moment, only adoration was needed!
"Cough!"
Bai Luo hadn't expected that he would have a day when he wanted to spend money but couldn't finish spending it: "In any case, it's definitely a good thing that everyone can become stronger."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"
Zhu Cai nodded repeatedly, while also beginning to imagine the scene of the village's strength greatly increasing.
270 Ogres, excluding underage children, could field at least 200 active combatants.
The Ogre did not have the weakness of females.
They were all soldiers.
If it weren't for the consideration that sending children to battle was somewhat inappropriate, everyone could fight for Bai Luo.
Then there were 8,000 Hobgoblin; forming an army of 5,000 was effortlessly easy.
5,000 soldiers, 200 elites.
Then, pairing male and female individuals of the Ya Wolf to form Star Fang Wolf Riders.
In this way, an army of monsters close to 6,000 strong, consisting of elite troops, cavalry, and regular soldiers, was formed.
"Unknowingly, I already have enough to form an army."
Soon, Snow Empress and Zhu Cai completed the summoning of everyone.
And upon learning that Bai Luo had called them over to name everyone, the monsters immediately erupted in deafening cheers and praises.
Without needing to say anything more, Bai Luo was already accustomed to the monsters' purity and genuine outpouring of emotion.
"Everyone, line up in an orderly fashion, one by one, no rush."
Bai Luo sat at the head, in front of a long line of monsters eagerly awaiting their master's naming.
Naming approximately 8,500 monsters at once was definitely a huge undertaking.
It wasn't that the process of consuming magic essence would cause Bai Luo discomfort.
On this point alone, Bai Luo was actually already accustomed to it.
What truly troubled Bai Luo was what kind of names he should give the monsters.
"Um..."
Bai Luo: "You, your name is Cang Lan."
"As for you, from the Red Ogre tribe, and a girl, how about Blood Dance?"
To be honest, Bai Luo never expected it.
The biggest difficulty encountered in naming wasn't a lack of magic essence, but the 8,500 names themselves.
It was fine at first, but later, Bai Luo's well of inspiration was truly bone dry.
Helpless, he had no choice but to muddle through like Rimuru, using names like 'Gobueast,' 'Gobuwest,' and 'Gobunorth.'
Fortunately, the monsters didn't care about these things at all.
As long as it was a name given by Bai Luo, they would cherish it from the bottom of their hearts, never disgracing Bai Luo's expectations.
'Actually, I didn't have any expectations.'
Fortunately, Bai Luo could remember every monster he named.
This prevented Bai Luo from being in the awkward situation of not knowing a monster's name when facing them.
"Phew~~"
Thus, the naming process lasted for nearly an hour.
After finishing the naming, the mentally exhausted Bai Luo lay sprawled on the bed, just wanting a good night's sleep.
"So tired."
"It turns out that naming monsters is such a difficult task."
"Wei Er, don't you have an automatic naming function there?"
Facing Bai Luo's inquiry, Violet replied, "That's easy, but naming monsters is a process of establishing a Soul Corridor, so it cannot be done so expediently."
Not only could Violet not assist, but even if Bai Luo held a dictionary and flipped through it on the spot, it wouldn't work.
The best way to name is to think briefly and then blurt it out.
"Naming, a fated name?"
To Bai Luo, this was merely an unintentional remark.
But to the monsters, the names bestowed by Bai Luo were treasures that would accompany them for their entire lives.
"Alright then."
That being said, just the thought that he might have to name tens of thousands of Lizardmen and hundreds of thousands of Pighead Clan in the future sent shivers down Bai Luo's spine.
200,000 names—it was simply torture!
He felt he should get a dictionary early, just in case.
"Forget it, what happens in the future, we'll talk about it later."
A dictionary was useless.
Violet had made it very clear: only names that Bai Luo blurted out on a whim could carry a Soul Corridor.
Naming while flipping through a dictionary wouldn't work.
"No choice, I'll just have to let future me worry about it."
As for now, Bai Luo, who had worked hard all day, just wanted to slack off.
Thus, two more days passed since the subjugation of the Goblins and Ya Lang Clan.
This afternoon, Bai Luo was tasting Zhu Cai's latest dish.
At the same time, he received a telepathic communication from Cang Ying.
"Bai Luo."
Cang Ying: "Reporting to you about the Lizardmen's attitude."
"Mm."
Lord Bai Luo picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth: "What did they say?"
"The Lizardmen rejected our alliance proposal."
"Is that so?"
Bai Luo was not particularly surprised by this outcome.
Regarding how to subjugate the monster races in the Jura Great Forest, Bai Luo's plan was to first cooperate and express their friendly attitude.
Then, when the Pig Head Emperor's crisis arrived, he would incorporate them.
Of course, the simplest method would actually be to send a team of A-rank Ogres to the Lizardmen tribe.
Recruitment, after all, is nothing more than military deterrence and coercion/inducement.
"Cang Ying, what do you think of those Lizardmen? Can they be recruited?"
"This…"
Cang Ying: "The situation with the Lizardmen is a bit… special."
Bai Luo heard Cang Ying hesitate and thought he had encountered trouble.
With 7 million magic essence in hand, and three elite units under his command—Ogres, Hobgoblins, and the Star Fang Ya Lang Clan—Bai Luo lacked neither magic essence nor sufficiently powerful followers.
The Lizardmen, to Bai Luo, were actually somewhat of a double-edged sword.
In fact, rather than recruiting the Lizardmen, what Bai Luo truly wanted to subjugate was the Tengu Clan.
Tengu could fly and were natural air forces.
He happened to be lacking such a force.
Unfortunately, the area where the Tengu resided was too far from the Great Ogre Village, and Hong Maru and Bai Luo had not yet established contact there.
"What do you mean?"
"It's hard to describe in words."
Cang Ying said helplessly, "If I had to say, it's probably that the Lizardmen lack the awareness of facing a strong opponent."
In Cang Ying's view, most of the Lizardmen seemed a bit… mentally unstable.
Moreover, some were too fearless.