By the time Lin Xiao set out on his official expedition, he had amassed 21 Leaders and 4 Lords under his command, with 5 enhanced elites and 241 elites. The number of ordinary cannon fodder NPCs was limited to just 352, as he had sold all the excess ordinary Demon Marks. He didn't need too many ordinary NPCs and had decided to take an elite-focused approach.
The 21 Leaders comprised one Rogue, four Leader Priests, two Ice Mages, two Fire Mages, two Thunder Mages, and two Arcane, with four Leader Shooters; the number of Leader Warriors remained at four.
However, there were three super warriors with a Lord Template and one Star Mage with a Lord Template, with all five of the enhanced elites having a warrior template.
Holding even one subordinate with a Lord Template would be deemed strong for other players, while Lin Xiao, capable of exploiting cheats, possessed so many more. This abundance was something only he, with his ability to cheat, would allow himself.