Lin Zhan brought the young Taoist priest to the square near the mess hall.
There was no other way; if they were too far, they wouldn't be able to keep up with the speed at which these iron-eating beasts devoured their food.
As soon as they entered the mess hall's territory, Lin Zhan was stunned by the scene before him.
The giant beasts were all stripped clean, leaving only skeletons scattered across the courtyard.
Continuing along the path, they saw black and white iron-eating beasts, in their true forms, engaged in a feast.
Lin Zhan carefully observed the group of iron-eating beasts before him. Each one had an average height of over 50 meters and a body length of at least 120 meters.
They all sported large black and white heads, with two massive canine teeth, each over 5 meters long, protruding from their mouths.
Their thick, powerful bear paws were tipped with five sharp claws, each 10 meters long.
With a gentle swipe, they could bisect a golden-ranked horned yak.
Young Master Lin waved his hand and summoned the five little ones.
Xiao Bao followed Lin Zhan's gaze towards the large group of black and white heads ahead and, feeling a bit dizzy, exclaimed:
"Holy crap, boss, did you strike it rich or win the lottery, to bring this bunch of gluttons here?"
The young Taoist priest briefly explained Lin Zhan's intentions to Xiao Bao.
Xiao Bao swayed his large head and said, "If that's the case, it's alright. Our Tie family's cubs, though a bit lazy and fond of eating, are absolutely ferocious when it comes to fighting those dog-like bastards from the myriad races."
Immediately, Xiao Bao transformed into his true form, a giant panda with a height of 20 meters and a body length of nearly 50 meters.
Compared to the 800 gluttons ahead, he looked small and cute, but as the saying goes: a radish doesn't have to be big to be well-rooted.
No matter how large you are, when you see Grandpa Bao, you have to stand at attention and call him Uncle.
Indeed, Xiao Bao ambled with his distinctive gait into the midst of the iron-eating beasts:
"Oh my, isn't this my Uncle? Greetings, Uncle!"
"Yo, greetings, Uncle!"
"Greetings, Uncle. How are you?"
A significant portion of the iron-eating beasts, upon seeing Xiao Bao, knelt heavily and said, "Greetings, Little Grandfather."
Lin Zhan and the young Taoist priest exchanged bewildered glances:
"Holy crap, brother, Tie Si Ge and his bunch are quite prolific! With sons and grandsons, they've had over 800. I feel like it's more potent than your great tonic pills."
Lin Zhan looked deeply at the iron-eating beasts leading the group and said,
"Brother-in-law, this is just the beginning. See those leading iron-eating beasts? They are hundreds of years older than Xiao Bao, yet they still call him Uncle. What does that tell you?"
It wasn't until Lin Zhan mentioned it that the young Taoist priest was startled and quickly looked at the iron-eating beasts:
"Holy crap, this means Bao Ge's grandfather is truly formidable!"
Lin Zhan led the young Taoist priest to Xiao Bao's side.
Xiao Bao quickly said to the assembled iron-eating beast kings:
"My sons, this is my boss. By seniority, you should call him Uncle. Of course, this is our private address; in the army, you will call him Marshal."
These iron-eating beasts, who had lived for thousands of years, were crafty.
They were adept at taking advantage and forming connections, far more so than a pack of eagles on the plains.
Calling him Marshal was impossible; they would never do that.
How could calling him Marshal be as appropriate as calling him Uncle? Moreover, would this Uncle, upon seeing his grand-nephews, dare to come empty-handed to play with the children?
Thus, the 800 giant beasts lined up and shouted in unison to Lin Zhan and the young Taoist priest:
"The Tie family's sons greet Uncle Lin Zhan and Little Uncle-in-law Hao Ming."
"Greetings, Uncle Lin Zhan, greetings, Little Uncle-in-law Hao Ming."
With a resounding clatter, the iron-eating beasts bowed deeply to the two of them.
Young Master Lin looked at the scene before him in bewilderment and muttered to himself, "Holy crap, I was careless. This time, I'll lose my underwear too."
If it came to thick skin, Young Master Lin and the young Taoist priest were both thicker-skinned than this whole pack of gluttonous bears combined.
Young Master Lin waved his hand, and 800 sets of rune armor instantly appeared before each iron-eating beast.
The five little ones, catching Young Master Lin's glance, immediately understood their leader's intentions.
They quickly exclaimed in surprise, "Holy crap, King-level rune armor! Boss has really bled a lot this time."
"This isn't just bleeding a lot; boss has drained himself dry! We brothers are only using Diamond-level rune armor."
This was definitely a case of "birds of a feather flock together." The five little ones, having spent a long time with the Great Master Lin, could now deceive people without any preparation, speaking whatever came to mind.
The generally unworldly gluttonous bears, hearing the five little ones' blather and looking at the rune armor before them, all showed expressions of satisfaction: "Well, it wasn't in vain to call him Uncle."
"My little ones, this treasure is called rune armor. Everyone just needs to drip a drop of their essence blood onto it, and you can use it."
Xiao Bao immediately activated his rune armor and said to the gluttonous brothers.
"Holy crap, Uncle, your new look is so cool! And those tattoos are beautiful too."
The iron-eating beasts, looking at Xiao Bao in his activated rune armor, said with envy.
Then, one by one, they followed Xiao Bao's instructions and dripped their blood to bind themselves to the armor.
A few of the more impatient pandas, perhaps cutting their fingers too deeply, caused their blood to spurt like little fountains, spraying all over the place.
Lin Zhan watched as the 800 giant beasts instantly transformed into 800 steel fortresses.
This made Young Master Lin so happy that his mouth couldn't close, and he kept exclaiming, "This money was well spent, truly f***ing well spent."
Seeing the fully armed iron-eating beasts, the young Taoist priest also stepped forward and said,
"The Tie family's bears are all good. Since we are all family, I won't say much more. This title of Little Uncle-in-law definitely shouldn't be called for nothing. Each bear will receive 500 jin of thousand-year spiritual wine and 1000 jin of platinum-grade beast meat as provisions."
"Today, everyone eat and drink well. Tomorrow, I will equip you with pills, weapons, and logistical support, ensuring you are armed to the teeth. Then we will go to the battlefield. Today's hundred-year spiritual wine and golden beast meat are for you to enjoy to your heart's content."
Instantly, the entire camp erupted in deafening roars, and waves of peak King-level beast king auras soared into the sky.
This startled the grassland husky-like creatures, who tucked their tails and cowered in their tents, not daring to come out.
Even the human soldiers were startled, all wondering where the Marshal had found such a powerful beast king army.
The Tie brothers, Tie Lao Wu and his siblings, feeling the jubilant aura of their kin, couldn't help but nod and say,
"This kid Lin is truly generous. It looks like he hasn't mistreated these bear cubs at all."
Tie Lao Si shook his head, looking helpless, and said, "As soon as these bear cubs arrived, they consumed over 100 tons of beast meat. It made me too embarrassed to stay here."