Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1825 Settling in the Desert
Gargamel was a goblin mage in his previous life, and was small in stature. After being transformed into an undead, he was basically just a skeleton and became even lighter.

After contacting Lieutenant Colonel Wojnarowski, who was in charge of the camp on the mountainside, the other party came down the mountain first. Following Gargamel's own instructions, he picked Gargamel up with one hand and rode up on his boar mount. They easily crossed the cliff and arrived at the plain on the other side.

Although only a few months have passed since that great battle, with the assistance of the wood elf mages led by John, a considerable amount of greenery has already been established.

Right now, on the plains, people are busy sowing seeds, and pigs are busy rooting in the soil; everyone is truly busy with their own tasks.

According to the minister of the desertification control department, it would be best to build an artificial lake or a reservoir in their area.

After all, a stable and sufficient water source is still very important.

Originally, it wasn't a particularly difficult task, but this cliff blocked the way, increasing the difficulty more than tenfold, to the point that it was simply impossible to do.

However, the garrison still helped dig a water storage tank.

Although they couldn't climb over the cliff to bring water from the other side, it rained here too, so they could take advantage of the rain to store some water.

However, Gargamel clearly had no interest in the changes on the plains.

He didn't care much about his surroundings, whether he was alive or dead.

In some ways, the abundance of greenery and life in such places made him, an undead, feel extremely uncomfortable.

At this moment, after briefly thanking Vol'jin, Gargamel arrived at a relatively spacious open space, and then he quickly began to chant a spell...

[The Undead are summoned!]

In an instant, the undead troops waiting on the other side of the cliff were summoned over by Gargamel in droves.

This series of actions saved them a lot of time.

Gargamel, who had already mastered the 'Undead Energy Conversion Technique,' did not hesitate. After leading his undead army away from the border, he immediately began to absorb the natural energy in the desert and convert it into undead energy to replenish himself.

To some extent, the desert is surprisingly a good place for the undead.

As mentioned earlier, the inherent characteristics of the undead race dictate that they will reject places teeming with life, and the desert is probably the place with the weakest vitality in the known area.

This made Gargamel quite fond of the place as soon as he arrived.

The undead army, which did not need rest, maintained highly efficient movement in the desert and arrived at the desert ruins where the undead king and his forces were originally stationed at top speed.

To expand the coverage of the restriction, more metal cones are needed to deploy it.

Zhou Xu, who had just broken the restrictions here, knew all too well how much the other side had used and where they had deployed it.

Therefore, in this matter, we can simply follow the other side's setup and change the inscription to a simple "resting place" restriction.

In fact, the restrictions that originally formed automatically in conjunction with the environment can also be used.

However, considering that they might need to enter and stay in this place after the Great Zhou Dynasty, the existence of this restriction is not very appropriate.

The undead race, led by the Undead King, were completely unaffected by the desert environment and even sandstorms.

Under this premise, everyone except the undead is an outsider. So, whoever breaks in, just trigger the restriction and that's it.

For an immortal monarch, this is the most effortless and effective method.

However, if this restriction falls into the hands of the Great Zhou, it will be quite a problem, as it will significantly affect their own plans.

If we want to use it, we definitely need to adjust the triggering mechanism of this restriction. It can no longer be triggered indiscriminately as before.

At present, within the Great Zhou Dynasty, only Zhou Xu has the ability to make this adjustment.

However, from Zhou Xu's perspective, he is only a newcomer in the field of restrictions. If he were to adjust this restriction, he would inevitably need to invest a lot of time and energy.

However, at this stage, the Great Zhou Dynasty's need for this sandstorm restriction is actually not high, and it can even be said to be relatively low.

After all, once the restriction is triggered, it will also affect them.

This effect is unnecessary for them.

For all these reasons, it would be better for Zhou Xu to study the newly acquired mantras rather than spend his time and energy improving and upgrading the restriction.

After a series of operations, Gargamel quickly completed the deployment of the restrictions in the desert. From that moment on, the undead army led by Gargamel settled down in the desert.

For the undead, who have no physical senses, life in the desert is no different from life anywhere else.

Low-level undead have confused and ignorant consciousness, and they are the same no matter where they are.

As for the higher-ranking undead, besides leading their undead under their command to complete patrol missions, they are busy with daily training.

After all, the undead army is a military force, and it's normal for them to train every day.

And this was just the beginning. Gargamel quickly increased the number of 'resting places' in the desert from one to three, each corresponding to one of their Great Zhou's three oasis strongholds in the desert.

This is equivalent to taking over the garrison duties of these three desert areas from the troops stationed at the oasis stronghold.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the troops stationed at the Oasis outpost.

They can indeed adapt to the extreme environment of the desert, but that doesn't mean they're comfortable here.

Meanwhile, in order to maintain the normal operation of the three oasis outposts, the transportation costs of the rear fortress alone for transporting daily supplies to them are enormous.

Now that the undead forces have taken over the main tasks in the desert, the garrison at the oasis outpost, while not all of them will be withdrawn, at least 70% or even 80% can be withdrawn. Only a small number will be left behind as a precaution.

This would significantly reduce the material consumption of the remaining troops, thereby alleviating the transportation pressure in the desert and saving a large amount of financial funds.

Having confirmed the situation, the troops stationed at the three oasis outposts withdrew one after another after receiving the transfer order, officially handing over the main defense tasks of the desert area to the undead forces.

Under this premise, Shi Lei continued to be in charge of the border defense mission of Saint Laurent, while Li Ce officially took over the border defense mission of Russia.

During this time, Yarvit officially ended her garrison duty here and prepared to return to Blackmoon City.

(End of this chapter)