Chapter 393 - 193: A Share for You

After all, without a mount, it was just as Liu Xingxing had said: a Skeleton Knight’s combat effectiveness would be diminished, and any test results wouldn’t be accurate.

Liu Xingxing’s gaze swept over to the Skeleton Knight, a hint of disappointment in his eyes. ’The Skeleton Knight looks pretty strong, too,’ he thought. ’And who would ever complain about having too many warriors?’

Li Ziyu granted the two of them temporary permission to command the Undead.

Neither Liu Xingxing nor Zhang Peng had any experience commanding Undead. It was a completely different feeling from commanding the troops of their own races.

The troops of their races were, after all, living beings; they could simply be commanded with spoken words. But when it came to the Undead, language was useless. The Undead had to be commanded through the Soul Network.

The moment they received permission, they both entered a separate Soul Network.

Before gaining command, both Zhang Peng and Liu Xingxing had assumed the Undead couldn’t speak, or even think. They believed an Undead’s skull contained no brain, only a mass of Soul Fire. But after connecting to the Soul Network, they discovered they were wrong. The Undead were conscious and could transmit information with incredible speed.

"We have new commanders?"

"I don’t want to work under that guy with the stupid grin."

"How are we supposed to communicate?"

"..."

The Black Knights weren’t just simple core Warriors; they possessed their own consciousness and the ability to think. Their intelligence rivaled, or even surpassed, that of Humans. In other words, all High Level Undead had their own consciousness and couldn’t be treated like the simple-minded Low Level Skeleton Undead.

The Black Knights’ communications were lively, which surprised Zhang Peng. Liu Xingxing, on the other hand, looked grim; that "guy with the stupid grin" was him.

In contrast, the Skeleton Shooter-1 Types transmitted very little, and only very simple, information. At their core, they were just Low Level Skeleton Undead. Despite being modified, their mindset was still that of Low Level Undead; they rarely thought for themselves and simply executed orders.

"Alright, command is yours now. Go on and take control of the Undead," Li Ziyu said, nodding to them and stepping aside.

It was their first time commanding Undead, so they needed a moment to get used to it.

Soon, fifty Skeleton Shooter-1 Types began to move. They plodded out of the longhouse with heavy steps and formed up in ranks beside Zhang Peng. At the same time, twenty Black Knights broke away from the main phalanx and came to his side.

Li Ziyu nodded. Zhang Peng was adapting well. He turned and gave Liu Xingxing a surprised look. ’Hasn’t he gotten the hang of it yet?’

Liu Xingxing’s face was beet red, and his eyes practically blazed with fire. He looked like he was about to explode.

’What’s with this guy?’

Li Ziyu frowned and tapped into Liu Xingxing’s Soul Network.

"You cursed me, I heard it!"

"No, I didn’t!"

"You said you didn’t want to work under me!"

"No, I didn’t!"

"You’re not a real man! You have the guts to say it but not to own up to it!"

"I didn’t... you’re right, I’m not a man."

"...Wait, no, you’re not an Undead! You’re not worthy of being an Undead!"

"Can you help me get reincarnated as a Human?"

...

Li Ziyu "eavesdropped" for a moment before looking at Liu Xingxing, completely exasperated. ’Good grief,’ he thought. ’I asked you to command the Undead, and you’re freaking arguing with them?’

He walked over to Liu Xingxing and smacked him. "Are you going to be done anytime soon? Arguing with the Undead... just how bored are you?!"

"Er..." The slap seemed to snap Liu Xingxing out of it. He finally realized his actions might have been a little inappropriate, and with an awkward laugh, he began to command the Undead.

In truth, commanding the Undead wasn’t difficult at all; you just had to issue direct orders. The Skeleton Shooter-1 Types started moving immediately. But when it was time to give orders to the Black Knights, Liu Xingxing’s expression turned grim again.

"Hehehehe..."

"Did you see that? The guy got smacked."

"Yeah, we saw! Look at that dopey expression on his face."

...

’What the hell!’

’I’m being roasted by the Undead!’