Chapter 79: Summoning Skeleton Soldiers
Chapter 79: Summoning Skeleton Soldiers
[You have destroyed this underground city territory]
[You have obtained]
[Yeyu summoned 4017 skeleton soldiers from the bones of the enemy, adding them to your territory]
Ten thousand gray dwarves, with a 20% medium soul-summoning success rate and a 20% enhancement from high-tier treasures, allowed ten thousand dead enemies to summon four thousand skeleton soldiers.
It's a decent ratio, but the number is still insufficient. At the very least, thirty thousand skeleton soldiers are needed, and currently, there are only about ten percent of that.
Akes sensed the life force of the numerous gray dwarves disappearing, followed by the emergence of the aura of the undead, all under the control of this Heaven-granted lord.
At this moment, he understood what the Heaven-granted lord meant by a trivial matter.
They were creating undead!
And they were doing it through slaughter and enjoyment, which made Akes feel that he was not evil enough.
This was a misunderstanding on Akes' part regarding Qin Muye. It wasn't that he didn't want to directly capture the spirits; rather, the captured spirits were more useful when they were not killed by himself.
"Akes, where should we go next?" Black Hand was quite satisfied with the addition of four thousand skeleton soldiers, so his attitude towards Akes improved significantly.
Of course, a better attitude doesn't mean letting him off the hook; it just means making it easier for him to accept his future.
"Continuing north, there is a harpy nest. However, these harpies are under the control of Blood Hoof City. If we go, we will offend Blood Hoof City," Akes hesitantly said.
Although he didn't finish, his meaning was clear: if they went, they would offend Blood Hoof City.
"How many are there?" Black Hand's expression remained calm. Blood Hoof City? If they have the ability to chase them to the Red Wind Plains, then fine; otherwise, with their super-temporal teleportation channel, it would be impossible for Blood Hoof City to catch them, no matter how strong they are.
"Roughly thirty thousand, but their equipment is far superior to that of the gray dwarves," Akes explained cautiously.
The gray dwarves they had previously killed were a species without any backing, not even a hero among them, naturally making them weaker. Those who could lead their clan to join a faction and even live outside were definitely served by multiple heroes, and these heroes were not weak, otherwise, they wouldn't have such privileges.
In the Underworld, order is inherently fragile, and it is more about the strong preying on the weak.
"Let's set out." Black Hand didn't care about these details. As long as they killed the harpies, the number of skeleton soldiers would reach eighteen thousand, which would be nearly one-third of the required number.
However, he didn't let his guard down. This time, he would definitely have Tian Qi join in the attack; otherwise, thirty thousand might not be that easy to kill quickly.
From Akes, Black Hand also learned more intelligence, such as the possibility of a hero guarding the harpy nest, whose strength was not inferior to his own.
Qin Muye knew nothing about the outside situation and had no intention of finding out.
If there was danger, someone would take him to safety. If even the spirits couldn't move him, then he wouldn't be able to fight or run either.
He could only sense that the group was moving forward, but he didn't know where they were going. The Underworld was pitch black, and without the illumination of the Enlightenment Lamp, it was impossible to see anything clearly unless he used the Eye of Magic, but that would only show him the flow of magic and elements, not the normal scenery.
Currently, his focus was on the chat channel, where the True Dragon Prince seemed to have discovered something and was communicating with Lord Wanjun and the Demon Subduing Scholar about meeting in person.
"From the tone, it seems that the True Dragon Prince might indeed be the emperor of the feudal dynasty I was in before. Even if not, there's a high probability he's a prince or a duke."
"The Withered Scholar is a scholar, and from his tone, it seems that despite his growing power, he still harbors a disdain for the deeply entrenched imperial authority, which seems to irk the lofty True Dragon Prince."
"As for the Demon Subduing Scholar..."
Qin Muye couldn't quite figure it out. Judging by the name, he might be a hermit, but his words didn't reveal much.
"The top three on the leaderboard are meeting; I have a bad feeling something big is about to happen." Qin Muye had a sense of foreboding.
The possibility of an alliance was slim. After all, the need to communicate through the chat channel indicated that the three parties were from vastly different regions. Unless they were willing to set up teleportation gates or beacons, there was little practical value.
After all, there were numerous native powers of the magic continent between them, making both commerce and reinforcement extremely difficult.
Setting up teleportation gates or beacons would be akin to giving the other party a direct line, and who would be willing to do that?
More importantly, there was no indication of an alliance in their words. Instead, they were being vague, which didn't bode well.
From previous battles, it was clear that the top ten lords on the leaderboard were major forces in the magic continent, and the top three could even contend with deities.
This was a testament to their power, but even so, they needed to meet and communicate, which suggested that the information was highly confidential.
They might have discovered some secrets of the magic continent.
This made Qin Muye somewhat itchy with curiosity, but he didn't want to get involved, as the risk was too great.
He had the super-temporal teleportation channel, which would allow him to join the meeting, but his own strength was insufficient. Who knew what the outcome would be if he went.
One should not have the heart to harm others, but one must always be wary of others.
Besides, even if he knew, it wouldn't change much. Now that he had the super-temporal teleportation channel, he could advance and retreat at will. The world was vast; where could he not go?
The Red Wind Plains had the Red Wind Disaster as a barrier, which, while a double-edged sword, had not yet affected Qin Muye.
After returning and upgrading his territory, he planned to start researching the Red Wind Disaster.
He hadn't dared to before, but now, with the guidance of the Heaven-granted lord, he had tried and found that the Heaven-granted lord could ignore the Red Wind Disaster, as they were of the same origin.
He would have the Heaven-granted lord train a specialized sprite army, then delve into the disaster to stabilize coordinates. Qin Muye could then use the super-temporal teleportation channel to explore. As a divine artifact, the channel ignored the spatial effects of the Red Wind Disaster, capable of two-way teleportation, let alone a super-temporal one.
He had a shield provided by the magic source, which could last for at least an hour.
Once he mastered the Red Wind Disaster and turned it into a protective layer for his territory, the security would greatly increase. It could even be used to protect future floating cities, making it a win-win situation.
After making progress or hitting a dead end in the research of the Red Wind Disaster, he planned to start researching floating cities. With the super-temporal teleportation channel, he could flee with his territory, and no one would be able to catch him.
(End of Chapter)
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