Successfully crafted 101 flatbed carts.

One after another, the flatbed carts emerged, and the skeletons began to diligently load the supplies onto the carts, securing them with hemp ropes.

Concurrently, Fong Hao reassessed the encampment, his mind brimming with ideas.

His advantage lay in the sheer number of skeletons who required neither food nor rest, tirelessly performing their tasks.

Resources near his territory were ultimately finite and would be depleted.

This encampment represented a strategic stronghold.

Once adequately prepared, he could allocate a portion of the labor skeletons here for resource gathering.

The warehouse and residents are already prepared, requiring no further construction.

Thoughts race through my mind.

All supplies have been loaded.

With the village gate simply barricaded, the main force departed from the goblin encampment, returning to their own territory.

Due to the presence of carts and goods, traversing through the woods, as before, was not feasible, and thus they had to return along the main road.

Lying upon the cart, resting my head against the fur behind me, I opened the lord's ledger to pass the time.

This stone axe, what a wretched tool, is sluggish and chopping wood, and shatters after a few strikes.

Enough of the complaints.

It is what it is now.

I must gather more resources to enhance the buildings.

And perhaps I can exchange the surplus with the esteemed Fong how for some food.

How unfortunate it is.

There's a river near my territory where I'd set a net, allowing me to catch one or two fish daily.

Just now I went to inspect it and was nearly frightened to death.

What happened? The net was full of white bones.

Upon pulling it up, it was entirely skeletal remains.

Some skeletons even clutch stone axes in their bony hands, sending chills down my spine.

How eerie.

Surely there can't be a mass grave nearby.

I have no idea.

I remove the fish from the net and bury the bones, even bowing twice in reverence.

I dared not eat the fish, opting instead to sell them.

Hey, upstairs.

I'll buy your fish, but you're pulling a fast one on me.

What trickery have I employed? The fish are perfectly fine, lively, and kicking.

Then why won't you eat them yourself? I fear they may be poisonous.

You got to be kidding me.

You better watch out.

Chapter 10.

Establishing the market.

Amused by the playful banter between the two, Fong Ho took note of the individual's ID.

Jeang Bin nearby the goblin camp.

A stream meandered through the landscape.

The recent battle had resulted in numerous skeletons meeting their demise with some of their remains swept away by the flow of the stream.

This indeed elucidated the reason behind Jang Bin's mention of a plethora of bones entangled in fishing nets, further indicating the proximity of their territories.

Naturally, even without the burial of those bones, they would eventually vanish over time as this world had been digitized.

The large troop made a grand return to the camp with no need for manual classification.

Various resources were automatically sorted and neatly arranged in their respective places.

Commanding the skeletons, Fonga directed them to carry the beds into the lord's wooden cabin.

For carpets and bedding were sent to the nearby river for cleansing.

He then accessed the manufacturer section, retrieving the recently acquired iron axe blueprint.

Iron axe, iron 2 would too.

The demand for iron axes was modest.

However, iron remained a relatively scarce resource.

Fortunately, the annihilation of the goblin camp had yielded some.

In the warehouse, there were 59 units of iron, sufficient for crafting the iron axes.

He promptly proceeded with the manufacturing.

100fold amplification triggered.

Successfully crafted 88 iron axes.

100fold amplification triggered.

Successfully crafted 505 stone picks.

The labor skeletons incurred some losses during this campaign with over one for 100 still remaining.

Given that the construction demands of the undead favored stone over wood, he allocated more manpower to quarrying.

Utilizing the remaining tools along with the newly crafted stone picks, 900 labor skeletons were designated to the quarrying task while 500 equipped with iron axes continued with logging.

The surplus iron axes were distributed among the skeleton soldiers, replacing their stone axes.

As the number of skeleton soldiers increased, fewer were needed for patrolling duties.

Consequently, 200 skeleton soldiers were reassigned to operate carts for transporting resources.

This arrangement eliminated the need for labor skeletons to make repeated trips, thereby saving time and significantly enhancing efficiency.

Once all tasks were organized, the skeletons commenced their designated duties as planned.

Funhow propped up a wooden rod, draping the freshly washed furs over it to dry.

Today he would finally have a bed to sleep in, which filled him with an inexplicable sense of happiness.

He removed the thatch from the lord's cabin and angrily tossed it into the warehouse, embodying a rather unsightly expression of, "I have a bed now.

I no longer need you.

" After a considerable while of bustling activity, Fongghao revisited the construction page to examine the newly acquired market construction blueprint.

"This item, a market, could be a place for trade.

level one market with 800 stone 500 rope 220.

The materials required for this level of construction were quite basic, devoid of any peculiar resource demands.

He proceeded to build.

A radiant glow flickered, revealing a quaint two-story wooden building before me.

Beside it, a wooden fence enclosed a clearing.

Before Fong how can investigate the purpose of the structure, a system notification chimed once more.

The marketplace has been completed.

Your influence in the undead faction has reached 200.

Do you accept the request for the merchant caravan of king of bones odis to settle in the marketplace? So that was it.

Among lords trade can be facilitated through the lord's book akin to buying and selling items in the game.

Regardless of distance transactions occur instantaneously depositing goods directly into 1s warehouse.

Currently, only a regional channel has been activated, yet remains remarkably convenient and incurs no fees.

The emergence of the marketplace facilitates trade between the Earth Lords who have traversed here and the local factions.

Not only must a marketplace be constructed, but influence requirements must also be met.

Fongghao was the first to elevate his main city, thus earning a reward of 200 influence for his faction, perfectly aligning with the requirements for the undead factions caravan to settle except there was no reason to deliver it.

As a merchant caravan, it should pose no danger.

You have accepted the request for King of Bones Odis caravan to settle.

Countdown for the arrival of the skeletal caravan.

11 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

Suddenly, in a vacant space within the marketplace's enclosure, a grave emerged, emanating a faint green luminescence.

A simultaneous countdown was displayed above it.

Goodness, are they going to emerge from there? It certainly gave one the impression that the skeletal caravan would not be arriving on two legs, but rather would be crawling forth from the graveyard before me.

Of course, he merely gested, feeling no burden of anxiety.

After all, he had witnessed the spectacle of skeletons rising from graves numerous times, and he felt neither fear nor trepidation.

Disregarding the countdown of the marketplace, Fong Hao began preparing dinner.

Although he had acquired an iron pot from the goblin camp, he had no intention of using it.

The remnants of the goblins food suggested that they too viewed humans as sustenance.

Who knew how many unfortunate souls have been stewed in that pot? In any case, it was all meat, so he would stick to roasting his own.