Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Gaining a Skeleton Soldier

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"[You have destroyed this Underground City Territory]"

"[You have gained...]"

"[Evil Language-Spirit Monster has summoned 4,017 Skeleton Soldiers from the enemy's bones to join your territory]"

Ten thousand gray dwarves, Intermediate Soul Summoning Technique at 20% plus an additional 20% amplification from Advanced Treasure, enabled the summoning of four thousand Skeleton Soldiers from ten thousand dead enemies.

The ratio was decent, but the number was still not enough; at least thirty thousand Skeleton Soldiers would be necessary, and now it was at most one-tenth of that.

Ex perceived the life force of a great number of gray dwarves fade away, followed by the emergence of Undead presence, which also fell under the control of this divinely bestowed Lord.

It was then that he understood what this divinely bestowed Lord had referred to as a trivial matter.

They were creating Undead!

And they were doing so in a manner that took pleasure in slaughter, which made Ex feel that he was not evil enough.

This was actually a misunderstanding on Ex's part regarding Qin Muye; it was not that he did not want to directly subdue the Undead, but rather that the ones he subdued were not as effective as the ones he killed himself.

"Ex, where should we go next?" Black Hand was quite satisfied with the additional four thousand Skeleton Soldiers, so his attitude towards Ex had improved significantly.

Of course, a better attitude did not mean he would let him off the hook, but it would make Ex more accepting of his future.

"If we continue north, there is a Harpy nest, but this group of Harpies is under the command of Bloodhoof City, so if..." Ex said, his voice trailing off hesitantly.

Although he did not finish his sentence, he clearly conveyed that going there would offend Bloodhoof City.

"What's the number?" Black Hand's expression remained neutral. Bloodhoof City? If they could pursue them to the Red Wind Plain, then let them try; otherwise, with their Super- Space Transmission Channel, they shouldn't even dream of catching them, no matter how strong they are.

"Roughly around thirty thousand, but their Equipment is far superior to that of the gray dwarves," Ex cautiously explained.

The group of gray dwarves they had previously killed merely constituted a species without any protection, lacking even a Hero among them, naturally making them weaker. On the other hand, those capable of leading their tribe to join a force and settling outside must definitely have several Heroes serving Bloodhoof City, and these Heroes had to be quite strong; otherwise, they wouldn't have such privileges.

In the Underworld, order is inherently fragile, and might makes right predominates.

"Let's set out." Black Hand did not care about these details; by killing this group of Harpies, the number of Skeleton Soldiers would reach eighteen thousand, at least nearly one-third of the required total.

But he did not let his guard down; this time, he definitely needed Tian Qi to take action as well, otherwise killing all thirty thousand so quickly would not be guaranteed.

Through Ex's mouth, Black Hand also acquired more information, such as the possibility that a Hero stationed in the Harpy nest was as strong as he was.

Qin Muye was oblivious to the situation outside, nor did he have any desire to know. After all, if there was danger, someone would take him to safety. If even Spirit Monster failed to carry him away, he wouldn't stand a chance in battle and fleeing would be pointless.

He could only sense that the group was advancing, but as for their destination, he had no clue. The Underworld was pitch-black, and beyond the light of the Enlightenment Lamp, he could barely see anything unless he used the Magic Eye. But then, he would see the flow of Magic Power and the Elements, not the normal scenery.

Now his gaze was fixed on the chat channel, where the True Dragon Emperor seemed to have discovered some issue and was communicating with Wang Junzi and the monk to arrange a meeting.

"It seems this True Dragon Emperor might really be the emperor of the feudal dynasty I was originally a part of, or if not, there's a high probability he's a prince or a lord."

"Wang Junzi is a scholar, which can be inferred from his tone, but he seems to disdain the deep-rooted imperial power after gaining strength, which appears to have irked the lofty True Dragon Emperor."

"As for the monk..."

Qin Muye couldn't quite make it out; by the name, it might suggest a hermit figure, yet his words didn't show it.

"The top three on the leaderboard want to meet; I have a feeling they're up to something big," Qin Muye had a bad premonition.

The possibility of forming an alliance was slim since they needed to use the chat channel to communicate, clearly indicating they were worlds apart. Unless they were willing to establish a bidirectional teleportation gate or teleportation stele, there wasn't much point. After all, a considerable number of Magic Continent's native powers lay in between, making trade or reinforcements extraordinarily difficult.

And if one were to place a teleportation gate or stele, it would be like opening a direct passageway to the other side-who would want that?

More importantly, there was no speech hinting at an intention to form an alliance but rather secretive exchanges, giving off an uneasy feeling.

From previous battles, it was evident that the top ten lords on the leaderboard were major forces on the Magic Continent, with the top three capable of confronting the divine.

This alone was enough to illustrate their strength, but the fact that they still needed to meet and communicate meant they were dealing with top-secret information.

There's a chance they might have discovered some hidden secrets of the Magic Continent.

Qin Muye was somewhat intrigued, but he regretfully did not want to get involved, as the risk

was too great.

He possessed a super-space transmission channel and could attend the meeting, but with insufficient personal strength, who knew what the outcome might be.

One should not harbor harmful intentions, but one mustn't be without precaution.

Besides, even if he knew about it, so what? Now that he had the super-space transmission channel, he could attack or defend as he liked-there was no place in the wide world he couldn't visit.

The Red Wind Plain had the Red Wind Calamity as a barrier-although it was a double-edged sword, at least for now it had not turned against Qin Muye.

Once he upgraded his territory rank upon returning, he planned to begin researching the Red Wind Calamity.

He hadn't dared before, but now things were different. He had Tian Qi by his side, and after previous experiments, Tian Qi could ignore the Red Wind Calamity, as the two were essentially from the same source.

He would then have Tian Qi train a specialized Spirit Monster Troop, stabilize coordinates deep within it, and then use the super-space transmission channel to look around. As a divine artifact, the super-space transmission channel ignored the spatial distortions caused by the Red Wind, making it even more capable than the bidirectional teleportation gate.

He had the shield provided by the Magic Source to protect him, and without mentioning anything else, it could last at least an hour.

Once he mastered the Red Wind Calamity and forged it into a protective layer for his territory, the security would greatly increase. It could even be used to reinforce the protection of the upcoming Floating City, which would be killing two birds with one stone.

And when the research on the Red Wind Calamity either makes progress or hits a dead end, he then planned to start researching the Floating City. At that point, he would take his territory and escape through the super-space transmission channel, and see who could catch up to him.