After mastering the resurrection technique, they begged me to extend their lives.

Chapter 102 Selling Body for the Foundation

Tap, tap, tap —

The sound of fingers tapping on the desk came from the temporary command room.

Dawn is approaching.

An Xiao looked at the row of fishmen standing in front of her and listened to them recount the whole story in detail.

I didn't have time to hear the whole report while I was at the port.

Now that things have quieted down, Lao Mochao recounted everything that had happened in the Radel jungle in great detail, chattering away in his own words.

"You mean we've now detained a core warrior from the Holy Kingdom of Galatia?"

"Yes, Creator. To be precise, a 'quasi-hero.'"

Old Mo Chao said solemnly, "It is said that every 10 years, Galatin's 'Hall of Heroes' selects a new batch of talents to be cultivated as the pillars of the future holy war."

I don't know much about what's going on inside the kingdom, but I do know that the rank of a formal hero corresponds to LV80, and there are only a handful of them in the entire kingdom.

Moreover, this group is definitely not some righteous crusaders, but rather a high-ranking group that plunders under the guise of exorcising demons and protecting the righteous.

robber".

This event is also recorded in the Battle of Endedes.

"Understand."

Lao Mochao is right.

An Xiao recalled that, in her memory, the destruction of the demon race seemed to have been spearheaded by the Holy Kingdom of Galatin.

The starting point was that "the demon race is rampaging across the continent, affecting ordinary people and making it difficult for adventurers to move forward, resulting in many casualties."

If I remember correctly, the demons have always been active in the Endedes region since the very beginning, and have never ventured into the interior.

If adventurers don't come here to "adventure" themselves, how come they get killed by demons?

Moreover, Endedes is the site of the ancient kingdom of Sandra.

Sandra was also wiped out by Galatine.

The reason given was "practicing totemistic magic".

The story is similar to the one used to describe the massacre of the fish-people.

Therefore, by a stroke of luck, the Holy Kingdom of Galatia dispatched so-called "heroes" to this land to launch two major campaigns.

Large-scale military operations.

Like locusts sweeping across the land, they carried away countless local resources.

Now, they have even stationed troops at the "Ancient Kingdom Ruins," turning that area into a high-risk restricted zone that blocks their way to the Youzhong Plain.

"That's interesting."

"Those who block my way and bully me."

"It's a traditional skill."

An Xiao rested her elbows in front of her, intertwined her fingers with the backs of her hands facing upwards, and rested her chin on her hand as she began to think.

He's starting to "dislike this country."

"Master, although I hate to say this, if we anger the Galatians, they might send paladins to punish us—"

On one side, Hino kindly reminded her, "I just accompanied Miss Hela to interrogate him, and learned that he seems to be the apprentice of Grand Knight Thranduil—"

"Thranduil? Is he famous?"

An Xiao glanced sideways.

"Yes, as a great knight, his strength has already surpassed that of other knights of the same level."

Moreover, in the system of the Holy Kingdom, if a disciple or follower dies, their master is obligated to "settle the matter"—they value "seeing things through to the end," euphemistically called one of the virtues of paladins.

Hino answered.

"?"

Good.

An Xiao felt that if this was the case, and the other party continued to harass her, then the feud was definitely over.

"Master, should we release him?"

One of the naive little eagles asked.

"put?"

An Xiao clicked her tongue and shook her head, then countered, "If we let him go, will no one know it was us?"

He said calmly, "First of all, he's already dead."

"In a state of being resurrected."

"Secondly, he invaded the territory of the Northwest Slope and drove away our friends."

"Then, he witnessed the development of the South Coast, and our large-scale land reclamation and construction activities were exposed."

"After that, I want his ship. But I want his holy sword even more."

Finally, I never intend to hand over my creations to others, not even their corpses.

"Do you understand?"

After An Xiao finished speaking, she slowly stood up.

His gaze swept over everyone present.

Hino, Airi, Xingmi, Lilia, Hela, Hogan, Nivea —

All the creations and commanders looked solemn, and no one dared to utter a sound.

This battle has demonstrated the importance of building ports, lighthouses, and watchtowers on the south coast. Without proper fortifications, the land reclamation plan will be like a small boat at sea, constantly vulnerable to invasion by foreign forces.

"Our Lord is right."

Carol was the first to speak out.

"It was right to make these preparations as soon as possible. And we were all nourished under the grace of God, and everyone gained something."

Although I know that Galatin's power is not to be underestimated, and its foundation is even deeper than that of Biliant, I believe that if it were our benefactor, even if the archbishop and the paladin commander came, they would not be able to shake a single foundation of the new city of Endedes.

"——..——!"

Her rapid-fire words even drew the attention of Xiao An.

He thought to himself: [What? When did they steal my skills?! Have I been lazy lately?! This can't be right!]

really.

An Xiao's fierce expression instantly subsided, her tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and her emotions were visibly relieved.

"The key is to study what needs to be studied at what time and to prevent problems before they occur. Our advantage now is that we can keep the news under wraps for a while. Even if someone does come looking for us, they'll have to cross the sea to get here."

This gives us a significant buffer period, allowing us to build a more robust fortress.

An Xiao calmly said, "Of course, manpower and puppets are ultimately limited. During this period, the agricultural irrigation area has just started, and the port commercial chain has not yet been established. If Galatin's fleet really comes to cause trouble in half a month, then we must prepare in advance."

He began to issue instructions.

"Lilia, your next task is to create city-defense golems, both defensive and high-powered types."

"it is good."

The young girl solemnly accepted the order.

The "Sentry Tower Heavy Crossbow" that she had made earlier as a test was quite good, and it played a key role in breaking through the protective shield in this battle.

According to An Xiao, if they want to deploy a full-scale defense, they need to mass-produce some more practical area-of-effect weapons, such as catapults and arrow towers.

"Hino. The training program for melee units is entrusted to you. No one is better at this than you, and it's also crucial to give those creations some combat experience."

"no problem."

Hino nodded and accepted the mission.

"Carol, the defenses of ranged units are still a bit weak. Besides skeleton archers, are there any other monsters suitable for mid-range port defense?"

"Some benefactors."

Carol smiled and said, "When the third wave of bone tide came, we wiped out a special skeleton—a skeleton mage. It looked like a new skeletal creature transformed from a black dragon; it hadn't spawned in the Dark Rift before."

"Oh?"

An Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly.

"If we can resurrect undead units in large numbers, wouldn't it be just around the corner for mage unit groups to be formed?"

"Our Lord is wise."

Carol praised.

"Every time the skeletons in the Dark Rift are destroyed, a new wave of stronger monsters will be generated, and their levels will even be increased."

Therefore, as long as we continuously send troops to conquer and patiently wait for them to respawn—presumably, higher-level units will also be able to obtain them.

"very good."

An Xiao looked at Airi: "Airi, you are responsible for following me and leading the team to clear the impact of the bone tide, and also helping me replenish my magic power throughout the process."

Vita, you'll always be there to help me level up my combat skills.

"Yes, brother."

"No problem, meow."

An Xiao: "Yes, Mr. Hogan, please continue to focus on construction. Report any problems to me at any time."

Hogan: "As you command."

"And then there's Hoshimi. If I wanted to set up a 'Ghost Tower' at the second checkpoint of the port, using the energy of 'souls' to convert into fuel for defensive weapons to fight intangible enemies, would that idea be feasible?"

An Xiao turned to look at the little fox.

Upon hearing this, the little fox thought for a moment and concluded that it made logical sense.

"I've heard a lot about 'soul power' related products in the Desolate Soul Street. If I could get my hands on the blueprints—maybe I could build even more defensive fortifications."

"drawing?"

An Xiao pondered how to get her hands on the blueprints.

"If I can't go to the Desolate Soul Street, I won't be able to get any more blueprints for Soul-type items. I've already done everything I could to get the Soul Gathering Lamp."

He thought about it for a long time and became somewhat worried.

At this moment, Hela, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Boss, I have a plan."

What plan?

"We can't get through the Desolate Soul Street now, and it's almost impossible to connect to the Cursed Forbidden Mountain in the short term, so we can't buy anything."

In that case, the boss's large amount of Soul Coins would be wasted, which I don't think is very reasonable.

Therefore, if we can avoid the Cursed Forbidden Mountain and instead create a teleportation portal first!

An Xiao perked up immediately upon hearing the keywords.

"A portal?"

"Yes."

"But this kind of thing requires at least a Grand Magus who is proficient in spatial magic to set it up, right? Where can we find one at this stage?!"

"Ha ha----"

As if she had anticipated his question, the witch couldn't help but say smugly, "If the boss is sure he wants it, I can try asking Instructor Gray Mist—she gave me a communication device and is incredibly doting on me. What if I succeed after persuasion? However, this contribution—hehehe—you know what I mean, right?"

"?"

An Xiao's expression hardened, and she nodded subconsciously: "The contribution is definitely not a problem, but I am also a disciple, so why don't I have any communication tools?"

"Hmm—because—"

Hela lowered her head guiltily, glancing out of the corner of her eye at a certain crow who seemed to be surrounded by an ominous premonition—

"What?! Are you sick?! You're mute!"

Little Dark: "Am I going to have to travel all the way to Terraria to deliver this message again?! It'll take at least 21 days round trip!!"

The crow was furious.

Hela shook her head calmly and said, "Not at all. It might take you more than seven days to go back, but to return, you only need to follow your mentor through the teleportation portal; it'll be over in the blink of an eye."

"You, you, you, you—"

The crow flapped its wings and then uttered some words that no one could understand.

It seems to be slang from bird language.

Hela remained unmoved.

An Xiao pondered.

If Instructor Gray Mist were truly willing to take pity on us and set up a portal on the South Coast that leads directly to the Desolate Soul Street—

In that case, not only could he directly solve the problem of resource circulation, but he could also control this only secret passage to transport his scouts and troops back and forth.

I just don't know how high the cost of doing this is.

"Is this matter complicated?"

He looked at Hela.

"Hmm—Generally speaking, one-way portals in the interior are created by many mages working together to inject a lot of magical energy into the space stone, along with corresponding spatial spells and teleportation arrays, which takes a lot of time."

The cost would be at least a million gold coins. After all, many materials are priceless, and things that save time and effort are often priceless. For example, "Space Magic Stones."

Hela explained.

An Xiao seemed thoughtful: "So if I'm not mistaken, even if it's built, to maintain and stabilize it, we need to continuously supply it with magical energy, right?"

"Um."

Hela nodded in confirmation.

An Xiao felt that this matter was unlikely to succeed.

It's not that I think the Gray Mist mentor doesn't have those resources.

After all, she had built many small teleportation arrays in her own mansion, which clearly showed that she was extremely skilled at it and was keen on leaving light portals all over the world.

The problem is, I've only been learning for a short time, and I haven't even finished my first major assignment yet. Asking her for such a huge favor at this crucial juncture is just asking for trouble.

Can it really work?

An Xiao was unsure.

I only vaguely sense that I will owe someone a favor I can never repay.

"What do you mean, Master? If you feel there's no hope, can I not go?"

Xiao An still harbors the illusion that she won't travel far.

"No. Go ahead and try. This is crucial; if you succeed, everything will fall into place."

"Oh, if Miss Gray Mist finds it troublesome and refuses, what approach should I use to try and persuade her again? Master, should we prepare in advance?"

"Hmm, let me think—"

An Xiao pondered for a moment, thinking it over and over again.

Finally, the immature one said, "Just tell her that if she manages to open the door from the South Coast to the Desolate Soul Street, she will do whatever her disciple asks."

Xiao An: "Even if it's a somewhat unreasonable request?"

An Xiao: "Yes. Even if the demand is completely unreasonable."

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