Chapter 284 ·Recruiting Undead Units! Civil War Erupts Between Two Major Legions!

Hang ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Yu teleported to the Heyin region.

This ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍had once been the main city of the Corpse Lich Territory. As the original territory of a Lord, its area was usually not very large. At present, it consisted of only one city and seven townships.

Among ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍them, Heyin City had formerly been Netherblood City.

Dozens ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍of li away from the city was a place called Dagong Township. It had once been the Buried Bones City built by the Corpse Lich Lord Xie Ming, mainly for producing Dead Bones race followers.

Hang ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yu descended directly into Dagong Township.

Although ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the facilities inside Buried Bones City, such as the Skeleton Giant Altar and the Great Altar of Dead Bones, had already been dismantled and recycled because they were difficult for a Human territory to use, several buildings had been preserved.

Among them were two Second-Order Buried Bone Grounds and one Third-Order Buried Bone Ground.

Hang Yu also used the Corpse Vault blueprint obtained from Shaxian City to construct a Corpse Vault here.

It was obvious.

He intended to turn this place into the territory's Undead barracks.

There were many Undead recruitment facilities. Among them, the Buried Bone Ground, Mass Grave Hill, and Corpse Vault were the most common. They respectively recruited Skeletons, Wraiths, and Zombies.

Not only were these facilities extremely common among Undead Lords.

They also frequently appeared in the territories of Lords of other races.

The reason Hang Yu preserved the three Buried Bone Grounds in Buried Bones City and built the Corpse Vault using the blueprint from the treasure chest.

Was primarily to recruit these relatively inexpensive Undead troops.

To increase the territory's labor force.

And expand its effective population.

The territory was waiting to be rebuilt.

There were far too many places requiring construction.

At present.

Hang Yu's population numbered only a little over four hundred thousand.

Such a population was clearly insufficient to meet the territory's needs.

Troops recruited through barracks were also considered valid territorial units.

They could therefore increase the territory's effective population to a certain extent.

Besides that.

The territory urgently needed a large amount of labor.

Especially workers capable of handling dirty, exhausting, and repetitive jobs.

Skeletons and Zombies were undoubtedly the perfect laborers.

“My Lord, this servant has completed the modifications to the foreign facilities here according to your instructions.”

Zou Wan stepped forward and reported.

“These three Buried Bone Grounds can now be used by the territory.”

Hang Yu said,

“Well done.”

“It seems you truly possess exceptional talent.”

Zou Wan revealed a delighted smile and softly replied,

“It is this servant's honor to share Master's burdens.”

After mastering Starsea Builder techniques.

Her very first assignment.

Had been modifying the remaining facilities left behind by the Corpse Lich Territory.

Since the remaining buildings were all resource facilities and several relatively low-tier recruitment facilities.

The difficulty of rebuilding them and integrating them into the territory's core formation.

Was comparatively low.

Of course.

The reconstruction process.

Consumed enormous quantities of resources.

The expenditure could amount to nearly half the original construction cost.

For that reason.

Unless a facility was genuinely useful.

And actually needed by the territory.

It was usually better simply to dismantle and recycle it.

At present.

Zou Wan had modified only the three Buried Bone Grounds.

Along with several facilities such as the city walls.

Yet this had already cost one hundred thousand Magic Crystals.

As well as tens of thousands of portions of Second-Order and Third-Order Material Essence.

The former Corpse Lich Territory still contained sixteen resource facilities awaiting modification.

Including twelve Spirit Fields.

And four Starsea Mines.

Without at least three hundred thousand Magic Crystals.

The project simply could not be completed.

The material costs.

Would also be considerable.

Of course.

No matter how expensive the modifications were.

They still cost less than half the price of rebuilding everything from scratch.

They also eliminated the trouble of collecting new blueprints.

Hang Yu's gaze swept across the four foreign troop facilities one by one.

He first inspected the Corpse Vault.

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【Corpse Vault】

Second-Order Undead Building.

Current Recruitable Units: 0/5,000.

Recruitable Units: Mighty Zombie, Giant Zombie.

Recruiting one Mighty Zombie costs 100 Magic Crystals and occupies 1 recruitment slot.

Recruiting one Giant Zombie costs 500 Magic Crystals and occupies 5 recruitment slots.

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This was the first recruitment facility Hang Yu had ever constructed within the territory.

Its information made everything quite clear.

A Second-Order Corpse Vault could recruit two troop types.

The Level 10 Mighty Zombie.

And the Level 11 Giant Zombie.

There were no fixed ratios or restrictions governing how many of each could be recruited.

Hang Yu could recruit.

At most.

Five thousand Mighty Zombies.

Or one thousand Giant Zombies.

Or freely mix the two according to his needs.

The recruitment capacity was enormous.

And the cost was relatively low.

After all.

Recruiting even a Level 1 ordinary player cost Hang Yu twenty Magic Crystals.

Yet even the weakest Mighty Zombie already possessed the strength of a Level 10 Elite.

Even the weakest Elite.

Was still an Elite.

Compared with the extremely fragile Human troops at the beginning.

They could immediately provide combat power.

They simply lacked long-term growth potential.

When Magic Crystals were scarce.

Hang Yu would naturally prioritize recruiting players.

Once Magic Crystal reserves became more abundant.

He would use these Undead facilities to recruit Skeletons and Zombies.

Creating a massive labor force.

While increasing the territory's effective population.

Hang Yu then glanced toward the Buried Bone Grounds.

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【Buried Bone Ground】Second-Order Undead Building.

Current Recruitable Units: 0/5,000.

Recruitable Units:

Iron Bone Skeleton (1 slot, 80 Magic Crystals).

Bronze Bone Skeleton (5 slots, 400 Magic Crystals).

【Advanced Buried Bone Ground】Third-Order Undead Building.

Current Recruitable Units: 0/20,000.

Recruitable Units:

Iron Bone Skeleton (1 slot, 80 Magic Crystals).

Bronze Bone Skeleton (5 slots, 400 Magic Crystals).

Silver Bone Skeleton (20 slots, 2,000 Magic Crystals)!

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Skeletons were even cheaper to recruit than Zombies.

From a cost-performance perspective.

The Buried Bone Ground and Corpse Vault were simply outstanding.

Although both troop types were relatively weak.

It would be difficult to find any other recruitment facilities capable of producing so many Elite troops.

At such a low cost.

Time to recruit a batch!

Hang Yu immediately activated the facilities.

Recruiting five hundred Mighty Zombies.

And five hundred Iron Bone Skeletons.

Spending a total of ninety thousand Magic Crystals.

The next moment.

The Corpse Vault and Buried Bone Grounds began trembling.

Cold Undead energy spread throughout the surroundings.

Soon afterward.

The entrance to the Corpse Vault opened.

A row of sturdy Zombies nearly one zhang tall marched out.

Meanwhile.

The earth within the Buried Bone Grounds churned violently.

Countless scattered bones flew into the air.

Before assembling into five hundred Skeletons.

Their bodies gleaming with the dark metallic luster of black iron.

Each possessing complete limbs.

“Excellent laborers indeed!”

Hang Yu nodded with satisfaction.

Since he intended to use these Undead solely as laborers rather than combat forces.

There was absolutely no need to recruit higher-tier Giant Zombies.

Or Bronze Bone Skeletons.

Or Silver Bone Skeletons.

From a cost-performance standpoint.

It simply wasn't worthwhile.

Iron Bone Skeletons and Mighty Zombies occupied only one population slot each.

Theoretically.

The facilities could recruit up to thirty-five thousand of them.

With the territory's current population.

An additional thirty-five thousand effective units.

Would certainly not be insignificant.

They would be enough to accelerate reconstruction throughout numerous towns.

And could also be assigned to various production tasks.

Greatly promoting the territory's development.

There was another reason Hang Yu had built these facilities.

Although these troop types themselves possessed no growth potential.

Facilities such as the Buried Bone Ground and Corpse Vault.

Could themselves be upgraded.

If the two Second-Order Buried Bone Grounds.

Along with the Second-Order Corpse Vault.

Could all be upgraded to the Third Order.

Each facility's population limit would increase to twenty thousand.

Allowing all four facilities together.

To recruit eighty thousand laborers!

These eighty thousand.

Would all represent additional population!

Whether for construction.

Transportation.

Mining.

Farming.

Or every other sort of dirty.

Exhausting.

Or repetitive work.

They would prove exceptionally useful.

However.

Thinking about it.

Although the Buried Bone Ground.

Corpse Vault.

And Mass Grave Hill.

Were already the most cost-effective Undead facilities.

For expanding the territory's effective population.

They were still rather expensive.

“Perhaps I should change my approach.”

“Just as with rebuilding towns.”

“The territory doesn't necessarily need to handle everything personally.”

Hang Yu murmured to himself.

“If I outsource part of the troop recruitment to the major Legions.”

“Not only can I reduce the burden on the territory.”

“But I can squeeze even more value out of the players.”

His idea was simple.

Territorial reconstruction required enormous amounts of labor.

The current population simply could not provide enough workers.

Moreover.

Many township-level Blessing Points had already been outsourced to player factions for reconstruction.

Meaning those player factions likewise needed huge labor forces.

They could certainly spend Contribution Points.

Along with various incentives.

To recruit workers from New Wan and elsewhere.

Yet enormous shortages would still remain.

What if Hang Yu simply took out five thousand.

Or ten thousand Skeletons and Zombies.

And sold them to the players?

An Iron Bone Skeleton cost eighty Magic Crystals.

Equivalent to eight thousand Contribution Points.

Suppose player factions were willing to pay such a price.

For permanent ownership?

After spending such a huge sum to purchase Skeletons or Zombies.

Players would inevitably find ways.

To maximize their value.

Hang Yu himself had no time to manage them.

But if the players handled these territorial laborers.

They would certainly discover methods to squeeze every ounce of value from them.

Whether they were assigned to hard labor.

Or mining.

Ultimately.

Wouldn't humanity benefit all the same?

The value extracted would also be maximized.

Of course.

Whether eight thousand Contribution Points was appropriate.

Remained open for discussion.

That price was still too expensive for current players.

Aside from the major Legions.

Very few individuals could afford them.

Hang Yu could provide certain subsidies.

After all.

Players earned Contribution Points either through military achievements.

Completing missions.

Or by exchanging Magic Crystals.

Equipment.

And various resources.

After thinking it over.

He realized.

This concept extended beyond mere Skeletons and Zombies.

In the future.

Hang Yu could construct one or two top-tier recruitment facilities.

Then allow players.

To exchange massive amounts of Contribution Points.

For permanent recruitment rights.

These excellent Third-Order or Fourth-Order troops.

Could become the backbone of player Legions.

Normally.

They could assist players in farming Bosses.

Or leveling.

The major Legions.

Seeking to strengthen their own military power and foundation.

Would certainly recruit increasing numbers of elite troops.

Throughout that process.

Huge quantities of Contribution Points.

And resources.

Would be consumed.

As long as everything remained balanced.

This could become a win-win arrangement.

Players would obtain permanent laborers.

Or powerful elite troops.

Improving both production.

And combat.

Meanwhile.

Hang Yu and the territory.

Would shift part of the financial burden onto the players.

While ensuring these advanced troops.

Were actually utilized.

Rather than left sitting idle.

This idea deserved careful planning.

As for the one thousand Undead units currently recruited.

Hang Yu intended to send them directly to work in the Starsea Mines.

The territory had inherited four mines from the former Corpse Lich Territory.

Three were First-Order Basic Mines.

One was a Second-Order Advanced Mine.

After these laborers entered the mines.

Each unit.

Could stably produce at least twenty portions of raw ore every day.

Once refined.

That yielded no fewer than two portions of extraordinary materials.

At first glance.

That seemed insignificant.

Yet one thousand laborers.

Would produce two thousand portions of materials every single day.

Over one month.

That amounted to sixty thousand portions.

Even if every bit were converted into Material Essence.

It would greatly relieve the territory's resource shortages.

After all.

As player numbers increased.

And their levels rose.

Daily material consumption had become increasingly astonishing.

Not to mention anything else.

Equipment enhancement alone.

Already placed tremendous strain upon the territory.

Hang Yu frequently had to purchase materials through the Trading Market.

Just to keep inventories stable.

The territory also faced enormous construction demands.

The current material shortage.

Was severe.

A First-Order Starsea Mine.

Could accommodate at most five thousand laborers.

A Second-Order Starsea Mine.

Could accommodate ten thousand.

If Hang Yu could fully staff all four mines.

Then.

Combined with the resources produced by the mines.

And the resources obtained from players farming monsters with their tenfold drop rates.

Meeting everyday consumption needs over the foreseeable future.

Would no longer be difficult.

Furthermore.

These mines occasionally produced Blessing Sand.

And Forging Crystals.

Both of which possessed tremendous value.

Looking at it this way.

Maximizing production from the territory's mines.

Was absolutely necessary.

The main problem.

Was still population.

The territory simply lacked enough people.

Nor did Hang Yu possess sufficient Magic Crystals.

To recruit tens of thousands of Skeletons and Zombies.

As laborers.

Everything would have to proceed gradually.

Besides the mining facilities and Undead barracks.

The former Corpse Lich Territory.

Also contained twelve Spirit Fields.

Along with numerous facilities.

Such as city walls.

Watchtowers.

Barrier Towers.

And more.

All of these still required modification.

Before they could be integrated into the territory.

And brought fully under Hang Yu's control.

Those modifications.

Would require yet another enormous investment.

The treasury remained far too strained.

After deducting already committed expenditures.

Only three to four hundred thousand Magic Crystals remained available.

That was clearly insufficient.

For recruiting laborers.

Modifying facilities.

And rebuilding the territory.

There were simply too many projects requiring heavy investment.

Hang Yu realized.

He needed to both increase income.

And reduce expenditures.

He had to adjust the balance.

Between internal consumption.

And external trade.

On one hand.

He needed to recover as many circulating Magic Crystals from the players as possible.

On the other.

He needed to devote greater effort.

To the territory's foreign trade.

Pills.

And mounts.

Were the territory's strongest export products.

Current pill production was already considerable.

It had simply been devoted primarily to satisfying internal demand.

Most production had been distributed through several rounds of missions.

However.

No particularly large-scale missions would occur over the next few days.

This provided the perfect opportunity.

To accumulate inventory.

And begin exporting.

Meanwhile.

The Black Dragon Spirit Horse.

Was another major specialty of the territory.

If a portion were released for foreign trade.

It would undoubtedly create a sensation.

Its profit margins.

Would even surpass those of pills.

After assigning Zou Wan another round of modification projects.

To gradually complete the remaining foreign facilities.

Hang Yu returned to the main city with Dian Wei.

Preparing the territory's next stage of development.

However.

Before that.

There remained one important matter.

Not long ago.

After the conclusion of the Old Wan Campaign.

Following a brief period of rest.

The Scourge Legion resumed operations.

Across the entire Wancheng map.

Besides the six cities of New Wan already under control.

Along with Yexian.

Xinye.

Bowang.

And Old Wan.

Only four city-level Blessing Points remained unactivated.

However.

Not long ago.

The Scourge Legion captured the final old city containing a Blessing Point.

All four city-level Blessing Points.

Had now been fully activated.

Most of the surrounding township Blessing Points.

Had likewise been restored.

During this operation.

Two Third-Order Secondary Pollution Sources.

And six Second-Order Secondary Pollution Sources.

Had been eliminated.

Granting Hang Yu.

A total of four Third-Order Talent Points.

And nineteen Second-Order Talent Points.

This was quite a substantial harvest!

Hang Yu immediately took out the Destiny Treasure Chest obtained from Old Wan.

Then merged it.

With the several newly acquired Destiny Treasure Chests.

【You are merging Destiny Treasure Chests. This merge will consume an estimated 526 Starsea Merit. Continue?】

“Merge!”

Several treasure chests.

Ultimately fused into one.

Containing even greater Destiny.

Although it remained a Blue-quality Destiny Treasure Chest.

Its quality had become exceptionally high.

Even compared to the one obtained in New Wan.

It was no weaker.

Perhaps even superior.

Hang Yu was extremely satisfied.

After merging.

Although the treasure chest suffered slight losses.

The probability of obtaining rare rewards.

Became much higher.

【You opened "Destiny Treasure Chest (Blue)." Obtained: Abyss Magic Crystals ×320,000, Blessing Sand ×2,000, Forging Spirit Crystals ×1,800, Life Crystals ×500, "Skill Stone: Nine Nether Demonic Flame" ×1, "Blueprint: Starsea Arena" ×1, "Blueprint: Spirit Gathering Cultivation Tower" ×1.】

Hang Yu's eyes lit up.

“It was worth spending the Merit to merge the treasure chests.”

“As expected.”

“The rewards are all top-tier!”

There was no need to elaborate on the Magic Crystals and materials.

Three hundred and twenty thousand Magic Crystals.

Was already an enormous amount for an ordinary Destiny Treasure Chest.

Perfect for replenishing the territory's treasury.

And solving its immediate financial problems.

As for the two blueprints.

Remarkably.

They were both duplicates.

The Cultivation Tower.

Required no explanation.

Such an extraordinarily rare blueprint.

Only had a tiny chance of appearing.

Within a high-Destiny merged treasure chest.

It was one of the most valuable Third-Order blueprints in existence.

Its value even surpassed that of most Fourth-Order blueprints.

Hang Yu had obtained only one Cultivation Tower blueprint.

From the New Wan treasure chest.

Yet another had now emerged.

From the merged Old Wan treasure chest.

His luck had truly exploded.

The more such facilities.

The better.

Their hundredfold cultivation speed.

Held incomparable appeal.

For the territory's natives.

Not only creating tremendous welfare.

But also serving as major sinks for Contribution Points.

The value of territorial Contribution Points.

Was supported precisely by facilities like these.

The more extraordinary facilities the territory possessed.

The harder its citizens would work.

To earn Contribution Points.

Thereby making continuous contributions.

To the territory.

As for the Starsea Arena?

This was likewise another rare blueprint previously obtained within the Wancheng region.

Hang Yu had already planned to construct an Arena.

Building another.

To expand the capacity of Arena gameplay.

Was certainly no disadvantage.

After all.

It would eventually open.

To the overwhelming majority of players.

Of course.

Among all the rewards.

The item attracting Hang Yu's greatest attention.

Was still the Skill Stone.

It was the only Skill Stone.

Meaning.

Without question.

It was Blue quality.

【Skill Stone: Nine Nether Demonic Flame】Blue-quality Cultivation Art.

Cultivation Requirements:

Level 21.

Total Attributes above 2,200.

Spirit above 1,000!

That's right!

Although this treasure chest produced only one Skill Stone.

It was not an ordinary skill.

It was a Cultivation Art Skill Stone!

Ordinary Destiny Treasure Chests.

Could never produce Cultivation Arts.

Only extremely high-quality merged Destiny Treasure Chests like this.

Possessed any possibility.

Of producing Cultivation Art Skill Stones.

Speaking of Cultivation Art Skill Stones.

The territory already possessed Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear.

However.

The unique feature of this Skill Stone.

Was that it was not a Martial Cultivation Art.

It was a Spell Cultivation Art!

That alone.

Made it historically significant.

At the very least.

For the vast number of Spellcasters.

And even Monk players.

It represented extraordinary good news.

Hang Yu was naturally delighted.

One Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix Spear.

One Nine Nether Demonic Flame.

One martial.

One mystical.

These two great Cultivation Arts.

Would undoubtedly influence the cultivation.

Of countless players.

And citizens.

Thus.

With the opening of the Old Wan treasure chest.

The territory's development of the Wancheng region.

Reached its conclusion.

Hang Yu's next objective.

Was to usher the territory into an entirely new stage of development.

Before that.

He intended to establish the Arena system.

After opening the map of the main city.

And studying it carefully.

Hang Yu decided to construct both Arenas.

Within the northeastern district of Luoshui City.

Placing the Life Spring.

Directly between them.

Allowing its effects.

To fully encompass both Arenas.

This way.

Besides venturing out.

To hunt monsters.

Expand territory.

And explore.

The Scourge Legion players.

Would gain an entirely new gameplay system.

Hang Yu could already foresee.

That the Arenas.

Would not only become a paradise for many players.

But would also generate tremendous revenue.

For the territory.

However.

Just as construction preparations were underway.

Hang Yu suddenly paused.

Sensing something unusual.

【Player "Nuclear Hotpot" has died. Abyss Essence +20,000!】

【Player "Dawn Bell" has died. Abyss Essence +23,000!】

【...】

【Player "Second Ning Caichen" has died. Abyss Essence +50,000!】

【Player "A Sword Comes from the West" has died. Abyss Essence +55,000!】

【Player "Little Brother Ma" has died. Abyss Essence +60,000!】

【...】

“Hm?”

“What's happening?”

“Why are so many players suddenly dying all at once?”

Hang Yu sensed huge surges of Essence accumulating within the territory's core.

Clearly.

A large number of high-level players.

Had died within an extremely short period.

There wasn't any large-scale war taking place.

Even the final cities on the Wancheng map.

Had already been conquered.

Occasional deaths among high-level players.

Were nothing unusual.

But so many.

Within such a brief span.

Was unquestionably abnormal.

At least at this stage.

What had happened?

Although the tremendous influx of Essence.

Greatly benefited the territory.

Hang Yu still had to investigate such inexplicable mass casualties.

In case some unknown danger had emerged.

At that moment.

Xiao Ba reported,

“Master.”

“There is no external threat.”

“The players have started fighting one another.”

“This internal conflict is unprecedented in scale.”

“Dozens of Third-Order players are involved.”

Slightly surprised.

Hang Yu immediately opened the territory logs.

Sure enough.

These players had not died to monsters.

Nor to foreign enemies.

Every single one.

Had been killed by fellow players.

Just as Xiao Ba had reported.

The players.

Had turned on each other!

Recently.

As the player population increased.

Private duels.

PK matches.

And even revenge killings.

Were hardly unprecedented.

However.

Under the restraint of the various Legion leaders.

And influential player figures.

Personal grudges.

Had never been allowed to escalate.

This time.

Things were different.

The conflict.

Had completely exploded.

Developing into a Legion-scale brawl.

At this very moment.

More than one thousand players.

Were participating in the fighting.

No wonder.

The casualties had become so severe.

“So it was Wings of Freedom.”

“And the Hall of War Gods.”

“The two major Legions have finally fallen out?”

“That really is rather unexpected.”

Hang Yu knew.

That every major Legion had accumulated various grudges.

And frictions.

Over time.

Yet this had never prevented them.

From cooperating during major operations.

Black Pupil Brother Rui.

And Ye Limeng.

Still addressed one another like brothers.

These two Legions.

Were currently the most prestigious.

And most powerful.

Within the Scourge Legion.

On the surface.

Their relationship had always remained relatively harmonious.

Although many interests overlapped.

None of the disputes.

Had ever crossed the line.

Both Legion leaders.

And their senior members.

Had consistently worked hard.

To maintain stability.

At least while common interests remained.

Such tacit understanding.

Was easy to preserve.

However.

The Old Wan Campaign.

Had ended.

Not even two days had passed.

Without any major external threats.

Or shared interests.

A series of incidents.

Had ignited entirely new conflicts.

Leading to a complete explosion.

And a massive brawl.

Throughout the development of the Scourge Legion.

Such an intense internal conflict.

Had never occurred before.

“These players really know how to cause trouble.”

Hang Yu had been overwhelmed with work over the past two days.

Leaving him with no time.

To pay attention to relationships among the players.

Now.

Seeing a Legion-scale armed conflict erupt.

As the Lord.

He naturally could not ignore it.

He immediately began investigating.

The complete sequence of events.

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