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

Chapter 88 Mother Skeleton

At the edge of the deep, dark rift valley, the first wave of bone travelers was completely wiped out.

The ground was littered with numerous intact and broken skeletons, the air was filled with a mixture of necromantic miasma and dust, and dark will-o'-the-wisps drifted by sporadically, with no sign of any living creature.

The initial battle was a great victory, with no casualties or losses among all personnel.

An Xiao held the experience orb in his hands, standing in the very center of the rift, feeling the continuous flow of combat experience within his body, but his expression was slightly solemn.

Something seems a little unsatisfactory.

It's not that I think the 30% extra experience gain is insignificant.

Instead—

The skeletons were too low-level, so even though they were only around level ten, all the experience they gained was "green experience," which was greatly devalued.

As for their own creations and squad members, they are all around LV35, so eating LV6-7 bones is just "gray experience," meaning—

Points B will not be given.

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An Xiao was speechless.

He possessed the most precious treasure of the fish-men.

However, he did not perform even a tenth or a twentieth of his potential in the first match.

Even with Hela and the others painstakingly casting spells, Hela didn't level up, and the level 25 eaglets' efforts were all in vain.

As for the harvest, at most some bone fragments can be used to build watchtowers.

That's it.

"That won't do."

"To profit from the orb, you must raise the enemy's level."

"I myself should challenge monsters of level 15 or higher, while they need enemies of level 25 or even around 30 to make a living."

"Let's build it first, and then explore the surrounding area and draw a map."

"The next step is to find a suitable home to settle down in. Hmm."

An Xiao has a new plan.

Just then, the little fox Xingmi came to her side, pointed to the faint, dark light in front of them, and reminded her, "Anxiao, look, that's the 'soul'."

"Oh?"

"The soul must be captured and stored in a soul bag, but since you're new here, you certainly don't have one."

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An Xiao frowned, thinking to herself, "That's true."

In that case, wouldn't it be a waste of a lot of resources and currency if our team members wiped out such a large wave of monsters?

Now we're in trouble; we have neither experience nor money.

However, before he could even feel anxious for a second, Xingmi took a bulging gray bag covered in runes from her waist, similar to a money bag, and handed it directly to An Xiao.

"I knew you were coming here to develop your career, so I stole the super rare 'Gluttonous Soul-Capturing Bag' that my dad just got and was going to auction off for you at home —"

An Xiao: "???"

"This bag itself contains about 30000 souls, and each of those skeletons probably only dropped 1-2 souls. You just need to inject magic into the bag and get close to them, and the bag will automatically absorb the 'souls' into it."

,"----All right."

Such a treasure is no less significant to An Xiao than an experience orb.

You should know that without this soul bag, I would have to wait until I could go to "Wilderness Soul Street" to obtain this low-level item.

This means that before I overcome all difficulties and persevere to reach the other side, not a single drop of my soul will be accumulated.

Even if you do get there, since you can't store the "soul" yourself, you can't directly buy the bag. You'll likely have to do some tasks or resell some materials before you can officially start.

Therefore, the little fox was a great help in this endeavor.

An Xiao subconsciously glanced back at the four large spirit-patterned bags that the little eagle was carrying, and the fox was also carrying—all of them were overflowing with spiritual energy.

I can't help but suspect that it's filled with "super practical" things she stole from home, intending to give them to herself.

"Hehehe—you know, Dad has long accused him of being a traitor."

"Okay, it's alright, An Xiao, I'll definitely help you make this place a success! Since I promised to be your secretary, I'll work hard!"

Xingmi smiled brightly, turned around and jogged off to help him coordinate the cleanup of the battlefield.

An Xiao watched her retreating figure with a deep sense of emotion.

Initially, I didn't want to bring her here to suffer so much, and I even felt that taking care of her would add pressure to the team.

Now, after experiencing many things, I can see the little fox's unassuming intentions more clearly.

"Master, I'll help you collect the soul."

At this moment, Xinuo volunteered, interrupting his thoughts.

She decided to head to the dark area ahead to collect the loot.

She was always the first to step forward and do these tiring tasks, since the other creatures were too delicate to be skinned or to go into the miasma to pick things up.

"Okay, then thank you for your hard work."

An Xiao handed the bag to Xinuo to handle.

Airi, who was not far away, cast an anti-miasma shield around her, making her feel less uncomfortable in the fog.

"Brother, I have already purified the site selection area for the watchtower. The eaglets are going to move the usable skeletons, and Mr. Hogan is preparing to start construction."

"it is good."

An Xiao looked at both sides of the ravine and saw Hogan reinforcing the foundation of the cliff with his bare hands on the right side.

Thanks to his natural talent for rock, Hogan was able to single-handedly break up loose bone fractures, compact the soil and rock, and fit the gaps with bone, creating a perfect seal.

Eleven eagle-bodied creatures, enveloped in a protective shield of love, moved in and out of the bone fragment area, deftly carrying usable building materials and working with Hogan to construct the basic framework.

After recovering slightly, Miss Hela, at her own behest, went to draw small frost barriers around the watchtower to prevent miasma and slow down enemies.

Everything was peaceful and serene.

After confirming everyone's work status, An Xiao waved to Vita and Xiao An, signaling them to come over.

Vita: "Master, meow."

Xiao An: "What are your orders, Master? Are we to explore the Black Rain Tomb?"

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An Xiao ignored the crow, simply mounted the big cat, and gestured for it to lead her deeper into the ravine.

"With Xingmi overseeing the infrastructure on-site, and the plan already optimized and perfected, next, I need to test 'Resurrect the Undead LV1' to see if these skeletons can be used to my advantage."

An Xiao has a clear line of thinking.

It's okay if you can't increase your combat rank, but you can definitely gain experience from your creation rank.

During the 10-day voyage before landing, he had already completed the life-extending spell for Airi, and through several operations of "Return of Light" and "Sacrifice", he had increased the creation experience to 95%.

Next, even if the benefits of resurrecting these skeletons are minimal, they won't be less than 5% of a full experience bar.

"Let's try this one, the most complete giant skull in front of us."

An Xiao pointed to a relatively white area in the pile of bones.

Vita understood and immediately ran off.

"Immortal and indestructible Aledesdina, these souls of the unclaimed wanderers are gone; bestow your divine power and return them to their rightful place."

The ring glowed brightly, and Mana began to burn within her body.

Compared to the previous resurrection spell, the mana cost for a single skeleton is quite low, requiring only about 10.

Perhaps it's because creation is too weak.

An Xiao felt that for low-level monsters like these, even if one wanted to extend their lifespan later, the Mana consumption wouldn't be as high as 50 for Wind Sword Maiden.

"Crackling sound—"

A crisp sound rang out.

The large skeletal walker before them miraculously reassembled itself from its disintegrated state, piecing the bone fragments back together like building blocks.

Whether it was her imagination or not, An Xiao felt that its skeleton was slender and elongated, unlike the previous bulky, ordinary skeletons.

The lines were also quite soft, and the bones all over the body had a matte silvery white sheen, without any rotten flesh or impurities. Moreover, a ghostly blue soul fire with a faint glow burned in the eye sockets.

Without a doubt, what supports its actions is this newly born flame.

An Xiao was about to study it more thoroughly when she suddenly received a notification.

Panel: [Carol has joined the Creation Channel.]

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Carol: [Crack, crack—]

"What's going on?"

The women all turned their attention to this.

An Xiao frowned slightly and used a little more Mana again, activating the Creation Universal Language function to translate the white bone's words into the channel simultaneously.

This feature allows other creations to understand its messages.

Sure enough, the next second, Carol's garbled text returned to normal: "I am Carol, the skeleton with the best bone quality and the whitest bones within a hundred miles. Thank you, my benefactor, for bringing me back to life. I will follow you forever until my bones are scattered."

Vita: "My benefactor—this is incredible!"

Xiao An: "I checked, and it's definitely the one with the whitest bones, the mute one!"

Carol: "Yes, if there are any doubts, please allow my lord to approach me so that I can further determine the veracity of my words through my tribe's most direct method of 'bone palpation.'"

Hino: "Master, be careful. The stability of the new creation is hard to confirm. Even if its level is low, please take precautions to prevent it from launching a sudden attack."

Carol: "Woman, you are questioning the loyalty of a descendant of fallen angels. Carol will continually curse you with osteoporosis and cause you to rust quickly after being buried, unable to withstand the weight of the earth."

Hino: "??"

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An Xiao noticed that this little skeleton seemed to be a bit sarcastic and somewhat childish, yet in a serious manner.

"A descendant of fallen angels, how about that—?"

Out of curiosity, he activated the Creation Gaze and checked her various attribute values.

[Carol, LV7, Skeleton Form, Undead]

[Talents: Thousand-Year Memories (Exclusive), Bloodline Pressure SSS, Reconstruction A, Monster Perception S, Strength E, Agility D, Magic Defense F ————]

[Synopsis: He died in a violent upheaval in Endedes and fell to his burial site.]

Because of its pure bloodline, even after a century of weathering, it still cannot be rusted or erased by time.

After scattering, she gathered her soul energy for a long time, but still failed to stand up. You are the first person in so long to give her life.

She expressed her gratitude to you.

An Xiao:

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Ok.

It seems that this female skeleton named Carol does indeed have some background.

Instead of casting resurrection spells on the other skeletons, An Xiao asked directly, "So, do you know of any higher-level monster groups nearby? And are there any suitable locations for us to settle long-term, with good soil quality and an ecological environment that meets human needs?"

He got straight to the point.

Establishing a main base and using experience orbs to increase experience is the key to success.

If Carol truly has such a long memory, then she was definitely not this weak creature in her previous life.

On the contrary, she may very well possess some valuable secrets.

As expected—

"Yes, my lord. I know the entire terrain and the distribution of ruins within a thousand miles. After all, this is the path Carol once walked."

"?really?"

An Xiao took a closer look at the small skeleton in front of her, which stood upright and was not hunched over at all.

"Yes, my lord. If you need a suitable place to stay, I will recommend a secluded cemetery in Endedes."

That place was once the home of the vampires, but—they are now extinct.

"A vampire?"

"Yes."

When the terrain and monster distribution were mentioned, Carol immediately dropped her previous playful and childish expression, and her tone became extremely serious.

"Humans prefer to develop on plains because they can grow crops, creating a virtuous cycle. Vampires were also humanoid beings, but they were later wiped out by the Holy Kingdom of Galatin during the war against the demons because they supported the succubus queen."

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"Although their people are gone, their stronghold is so well hidden that even when the paladins come to explore it, they always return empty-handed and cannot reach that spiritual land where yin energy gathers."

Carol pointed to a high place in the northwest.

"Surrounded by mountains on all sides, the only way in and out is through a single, winding tunnel three miles underground, covered with jagged white bones and dark vines."

The entrance was hidden beneath a pile of bones; without the guidance of a vampire, it would have been impossible to find.

"The Blood Mist Barrier is a protective barrier established by the Ghost Ancestor. Even frost dragons are unable to lift their heads due to the dense blood aura when they reach the surrounding area. It is an absolute no-fly zone."

"The Blood Soil Plains are the essence of the Blood Clan's millennia-long heritage. The fertile soil is rich in dark spiritual energy and life essence, and can be used to grow ordinary food crops, and even herbs like datura."

"The Heavenly Blood Spirit Spring has a sweet taste and can be used for both drinking and irrigating the Demon Fields."

Around the plains, there are also withered spirit trees that can be felled; they are rot-resistant and suitable for construction.

I won't go into the details of the underground mineral deposits, dark crystals, and accumulated "souls."

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"Of course, the most important thing is the legacy of the vampires."

Carol paused, hesitated for a moment, and then reluctantly revealed, "That's a place called the Vampire Treasury, which contains treasures passed down through generations of vampires, including magic crystals, vampire knowledge, alchemy materials, gold and jewels, and magic scrolls."

"Vampires were all proficient in ancient magic during their lifetimes, so they would occasionally pray to the Ghost Ancestor in the underground altar area for inheritance from the upper realm."

Galatin knew this, which is why he used the opportunity of the demon-slaying campaign to specifically surround the vampires and use holy flames and holy water to kill them.

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An Xiao's mind had already wandered away from these treasures and fertile soil halfway through the conversation.

Because of his keen observation, he realized that a small skeleton shouldn't possibly know so many secrets about an extinct race.

After a moment of silence, he struggled to recall all the information about vampires, even the smallest fragments of memory, leaving no stone unturned.

A long time passed.

Only when Carol was getting tired of standing, and the harpies had almost finished moving the materials, did he stare at the little skeleton and slowly say, "I see, you are a vampire."