Dark Wizard: Rise! My undead army!

After leaving the engine room, Lynn stood in the spaceship's corridor, his gaze falling through the porthole onto the pale blue planet that was getting closer and closer.

The goblin world—Gruul.

Based on the information obtained from the soul search, the goblins built cities on the surface of the earth, a blend of steel and steam.

However, due to severe pollution caused by industrial development, the sky is gray all year round and many places on the ground are barren, so they were forced to develop residential areas underground as well.

But the main city is still on the ground.

The goblin world is a highly unified world, and the entire world is developing rapidly under the rule of the empire.

The empire's capital is also the most advanced place in the world in terms of economy, military, technology, defense and other aspects.

It's also the toughest nut to crack.

Lynn left the spaceship without alerting anyone.

Behind it, the Explorer's tail flames continued to steadily spew as it slowly returned to its home planet.

The goblins were still excitedly recording data in the cockpit, completely unaware that someone had already left right under their noses.

Lynn adjusted his body and fell towards the planet's surface.

As he passed through the clouds, he sensed the omnipresent gaze of the world's will.

That consciousness swept over him, but didn't linger.

The frequency of the rules within his body has been adjusted to match that of this world, like a drop of water merging into the ocean. The world's will, lacking much rationality, cannot discern that he is an outsider.

Infiltration successful.

Lynn's lips curled up slightly as she continued to fall.

...

The ground is getting closer and closer.

After passing through the last layer of hazy smoke, the surface of Gruul finally came into view.

This is a desolate land.

Looking around, there were bare rocks and cracked earth everywhere, with sparse vegetation.

In the distance, several chimneys billowed black smoke, reaching into the clouds and emitting thick smoke into the sky.

A murky river meanders along, its waters tinged with an eerie green.

Who would have thought that such a pure, pale blue planet would look like this?

Following the river eastward, a huge city appears on the horizon.

Goblin Royal City - The Iron Throne

The city was much grander than Lynn had imagined.

The outer perimeter is surrounded by a 30-meter-high steel wall, with a turret every 100 meters, the cannons pointing diagonally towards the sky.

The top of the city wall was covered with a dense array of searchlight-like devices, which were slowly rotating and scanning the sky and the ground.

Inside the city walls, countless buildings are everywhere.

There are towering chimneys, domed gas storage tanks, a spiderweb of pipes, and cooling towers emitting steam.

In the center of the city, a huge palace stands out prominently.

It was a domed building made of steel and glass, with a towering antenna at the top that was flashing red.

The defenses are very tight.

But for Lynn, it was all for naught.

He landed on the ground, concealed himself, and swaggered into the city gate.

The turrets and searchlights swept over him, but he didn't react.

Two squads of guards stood at the city gate, armed with strange weapons that looked like metal tubes with scopes at the front and grips at the back.

But they couldn't see him at all, let alone attack him.

Walking on the streets of the imperial city, Lynn observed everything around him with great interest.

The goblins' technological level was higher than he had expected.

The streets are smooth cement roads with streetlights on both sides, which are real electric lights.

Strange vehicles occasionally drive by, some of them steam-powered, chugging white smoke.

Some are more advanced, without chimneys, and are likely driven by internal combustion engines or electricity.

Various goods are displayed in the shop windows.

There were mechanical clocks, radios, medicines in glass bottles, and some complicated instruments that I couldn't understand.

A goblin stood behind the shop window, adjusting something that looked like a television; the screen was filled with static.

The sound of a train whistle could be heard in the distance.

A steam locomotive was pulling long carriages as it passed the edge of the city, thick smoke billowing from its roof.

All of this made Lynn feel as if she had returned to her past life, to those old-fashioned scenes she had seen on television.

Lynn walked and looked around, feeling a little sentimental.

These comical little green guys are pitifully weak individually; many of them can't even defeat the weakest skeleton soldiers.

But with just their wisdom and hands, they were able to create such a civilization.

Although it couldn't compare to the technological level of his previous life's world, it was still astonishing enough.

He walked through several streets and arrived at the palace in the center of the imperial city.

The palace was more bustling than he had imagined.

The gate was wide open, and squads of guards went in and out.

Through the crack in the door, you could see that the hall inside was full of people.

To be precise, it was filled with goblins.

They wore colorful and gorgeous robes, gathered in twos and threes, and talked in hushed tones.

Lynn concealed himself, walked past the guards, and entered the main hall to listen to their "meeting."

A court assembly is being held in the main hall.

The goblin emperor sat on the highest metal throne, wearing a golden robe and a crown inlaid with huge gemstones.

It looked older than a regular goblin, with deeper wrinkles on its face, but its eyes were still sharp.

Below, two rows of ministers stood on the left and right, each sitting upright and solemnly.

An old goblin in a gray robe was speaking, his voice booming:

"Your Majesty, the Explorer has successfully broken through the atmosphere and entered space! The signal we just received indicates everything is normal, and we are expected to return in three days!"

A cheer erupted in the main hall.

A smile appeared on the emperor's face, and he raised his hand to press it down: "Very good! The successful launch of the Explorer proves that our space technology has matured."

"In the next phase, the interstellar travel program must be accelerated to usher in the great space age as soon as possible!"

"Yes!" The old goblin bowed and withdrew.

Another goblin, dressed in blue overalls, stepped forward, holding a thick stack of blueprints.

"Your Majesty, the design of the new interstellar spaceship has been completed, with a theoretical maximum speed of five percent of the speed of light. If all goes well, it can be built and test-flown within five years!"

The emperor nodded: "Five years is too long. Speed ​​things up, three years!"

The goblin looked troubled, but still gritted his teeth and nodded: "Yes! I will do my best!"

The third person to step forward was a goblin wearing a white lab coat and thick glasses, holding a test tube in his hand.

"Your Majesty, the Gene Warrior project has achieved a major breakthrough! The physical attributes of the third batch of test subjects have reached five times that of ordinary goblins, and their lifespan has been extended to two hundred years, but..."

It paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "But the side effects still exist; some test subjects have experienced problems such as mental instability and organ failure. More resources are needed for optimization."

The emperor frowned: "Resources, resources again. I know resources are scarce, but you know the situation on our home planet. If we don't find a way out soon, we're all doomed. Continue the research, at any cost."

"Yes."