Journey to Wolf Valley

Emerging from the housing where Director Chen was settled, Lin Mo's expression was still somewhat complex.

Who could have imagined that the academy leader, who in the real world always wore a stern face and was unsparing when reprimanding students, would appear here in such a disheveled state?

However, this fleeting thought was quickly cast aside.

There were more important matters at hand.

Outside the door, on the stockade's rammed earth plaza, the clones who had eaten their fill were mostly sprawled out, digesting their food in a lazy fashion.

Lin Mo's mind stirred, and a clear command was transmitted through their mental link:

"Lin Yi, take a headcount and prepare to receive the new brothers. Have clothes ready outside the silver vault and maintain order."

From the other end of the link, a capable response came instantly: "Understood, Lord."

Having made the arrangements, he lingered no longer and headed straight for the silver vault.

The red sandalwood cabinet was opened again, revealing fifteen celadon porcelain bottles arranged neatly. Their surfaces were smooth and warm, and a subtle medicinal fragrance wafted from them.

He sat down cross-legged, poured out two Blood Replenishing Pills, as red as blood, and swallowed them in one go.

The pills dissolved in his throat, transforming into two streams of warmth that surged through his meridians to every part of his body.

On his Status panel, the numbers began to jump:

[Essence Blood: 140/400] → [340/400]

"Begin manufacturing."

Lin Mo closed his eyes and concentrated.

[Essence Blood -10], [Essence Blood -10], [Essence Blood -10]...

Deep within his consciousness, system prompts flashed by like a waterfall.

In the air, water-like ripples began to spread densely.

One ripple, two, three... the ripples overlapped, almost filling the entire space of the silver vault.

The first naked figure began to coalesce from the center of the ripples, followed by the second, the third...

The silver vault's space was limited, and as soon as the newly formed clones took shape, they were pushed out by the older clones waiting nearby: "Get out, get out! Don't block the way! Next!"

"I'm not even wearing clothes yet!"

"There are some outside! Get them yourself!"

"Hurry up! The Lord still needs to continue!"

Outside the silver vault, Lin Yi had already prepared a mountain of coarse cloth clothing as instructed.

Thus, one by one, naked Lin Mos emerged from the silver vault, were shoved into an outfit, and frantically tried to put them on.

"How do I wear this sleeve?"

"You're stepping on my foot!"

"Don't crowd! Line up!"

Five hundred people who looked exactly alike were crammed together outside the silver vault.

Liu Lao Liu stood in the distance, dumbfounded, nearly dropping the teacup in his hand.

"G-Good heavens..." he stammered, his voice trembling, "This, this... this is like conjuring soldiers from beans! A divine technique! Absolutely a divine technique!"

Time flowed by amidst the dimness of the silver vault and the clamor of the plaza.

Lin Mo was like a precision machine, repeating the cycle of "taking medicine - manufacturing."

Blood Replenishing Pills were consumed one after another, and clones were born in batches.

When, after more than an hour, Lin Mo slowly opened his eyes and let out a long breath.

Fifty Blood Replenishing Pills had been depleted.

And the rammed earth plaza outside the silver vault was completely filled with a dense sea of heads.

They all wore the same coarse cloth clothes, had the same short haircuts, the same face, sharp eyes, and robust physiques.

They had all inherited Lin Mo's Level 7 full Attributes, as well as the Constitution that had been raised to 46 points after taking the Body Tempering Pill!

"Lord," Lin Yi emerged from the crowd, his voice filled with suppressed excitement, "Everyone is here."

Lin Mo stood up, his gaze slowly sweeping over this ocean of "himself."

"Lin Yi, select one hundred people from the older brothers, and add these five hundred newcomers to form a six-hundred-person expeditionary force," he ordered in a deep voice.

"The remaining seventy-seven people will remain at the stockade to be responsible for defense and caring for the wounded."

"Yes!" Lin Yi accepted the order, but then asked, "Lord, who are we going to attack?"

"Wild Wolf Valley," a sharp glint flashed in Lin Mo's eyes. "That valley is ours now. But before that, we need to clear out the 'natives' inside."

He turned to Lin Er, "Take people to the warehouse and find that packet of Blood Badger Powder from the old hunter's belongings in the Water Curtain Cave. Also, prepare enough dry rations and water skins for six hundred people for three days."

"Understood!" Lin Er turned and strode away briskly.

Orders were issued one after another, and the entire mountain stronghold sprang into action.

The armory was opened, and long sabers, spears, and arrows were distributed; rations and water skins were quickly packed; the troops began to reorganize and form ranks.

A quarter of an hour later, all preparations were complete.

Six hundred clones stood in neat formation, a dense, dark mass that filled almost the entire square.

They had all changed into the standard equipment issued from the armory:

Coarse cloth battle robes, simple leather armor, holding long sabers or spears, with water skins and ration bags hanging from their waists.

Although the equipment was rudimentary, the murderous aura emanating from them turned the faces of Liu Lao Liu and the few surrendered mountain bandits, who were observing from the side, pale.

"My god..." one mountain bandit muttered under his breath, "This momentum is more terrifying than elite border troops..."

Lin Mo stood at the forefront of the formation, his Fine Iron Chainmail reflecting the daylight, and the Fine Steel Mountain-Splitting Axe on his shoulder gleaming with a cold, sharp light.

Lin Er strode forward quickly and presented a small cloth bundle, "Lord, Blood Badger Powder."

Lin Mo took the cloth bundle and weighed it in his hand. It was about a pound.

He carefully opened the oiled paper, revealing a dark red fine powder that emitted a pungent, fishy odor.

[Item: Blood Badger Powder x1 pack]
[Type: Special Item]
[Effect: When scattered, it can incite wild beasts to frenzy, causing them to attack friend and foe alike, killing each other. Effective range: 50 zhang radius. Duration: 15 minutes.]
[Note: An old hunter's prized possession, a sharp tool for dealing with wolf packs. Use with caution.]