An intense urgency gripped her.
She had no desire to find herself within the dragon's maul once the 7-day novice protection period expired.
I've only just begun to savor the joys of this new existence.
Chapter 8.
the special structure, the throne of withered bones.
Here it comes again.
Bayou had been attentively observing the system clock, and after a full 15 minutes of breakthrough, she finally concluded her endeavor.
She shook herself awake and stretched her limbs, which had grown somewhat stiff from the engorgment of power.
Gazing at her status panel, where her attributes were nearing 10:00, she noted that her magical power had not increased, but her life force had risen by 50 points.
This enhancement was palpable and invigorating.
As evening descended, Bayou watched her skeletal soldiers return triumphantly, a faint smile gracing her lips, revealing her adorable little fangs.
Thus far, she had not detected any signs of local factions nearby.
The area was predominantly inhabited by low-level wild beasts, the strongest barely reaching level three, consisting mainly of wild boars, hairs, wild chickens, and antelopes.
All of which were essentially fought her for by Yu's undead army.
Of course, the frost dragon at top the snowcapped mountains was an exception.
Bayou knew she must expedite her development, aiming to capture the frost dragon as her mount soon.
The thought of riding a dragon was enough to instill a sense of grandeur.
Enthusiastically, she continued to cast her necroantic summoning spells, envisioning herself reigning supreme over the world as darkness enveloped the land.
Bayou completed her summoning of the wild beasts, sitting down breathlessly on the ground to decompose and reclaim the corpses in her warehouse.
At that moment, her warehouse boasted a total of 900 provisions, although she had acquired 500 provisions within a single morning with just a handful of skeletons.
She understood that the wild beasts surrounding her castle were not infinite.
After a morning of hunting, the number of wild beasts roaming around the castle had significantly diminished.
Collecting 900 provisions in an afternoon was already an impressive feat.
Her magic crystals had reached 155, yet she still possessed no spirit cores.
Bayou speculated that spirit cores might only drop from more advanced creatures.
With the addition of new members to her skeletal army, Bayu's forces have become formidable.
now comprising two level four skeletal warriors, 10 level three skeletal warriors, 67 level two skeleton soldiers, and 150 level one skeleton soldiers.
Most of the level one skeleton soldiers have been summoned through a necroantic magic and could only maintain their level one status without any further advancement.
The level four skeletal warriors had seen an increase of three points in strength and two points in agility compared to their level three counterparts.
Bayou also noted a peculiar observation.
Despite the passage of a day, she felt no hunger.
Perhaps this was related to some awakened necroantic lineage, endowing her with certain traits of the undead.
This was merely speculation, for it was quite abnormal for any person to go an entire day without hunger.
Initially, she had thought it might be due to her insufficient intake of food.
Once again, she placed all 900 provisions on the fair trade exchange of all races.
Transaction initiated by Schwang Fortress.
As soon as Bayu's order was posted, it once again drew the attention and astonishment of the onlookers.
They had never seen such a quantity of provisions before.
Just as she was delighting in the world chat, a notification from the system abruptly interrupted her joyous revery.
Night has fallen.
Wild beasts gain double enhancements and the emergence of highle creatures poses a risk.
As night descended, the prospect of entering a frenzied state arose, prompting a question, would the doubled attributes result in a corresponding increase in drops? Bayou had not contemplated the emergence of formidable wild creatures, for the surroundings were barren.
It seemed implausible for highle monsters to materialize from thin air.
Furthermore, the undead were indeed immortal.
After all the toil, she encouraged her companions to continue their ventures into the wild.
How could they not adeptly exploit the relentless endurance of the undead? The 7-day protection period for novices was a crucial time to establish a gap from other lords.
The world chat was a buzz with fervent discussions, though the topic had shifted from by you herself to the encroaching knight.
As she gazed at the incessantly flashing system notifications, she found herself momentarily distracted.
In that brief lapse, 900 units of food had vanished in an instant.
Bayou had amassed a total of 18 0000 units of wood and 9 000 units of stone.
Upgrade requirements: 6k wood, 3k stone.
She opted to upgrade once more.
At that moment, the castle had reached level 5.
its expanse significantly increased.
Observing the warehouse, which still contained 12k wood and 6k stone, she realized there was potential for yet another upgrade.
The sixth level of the castle should unlock a special building, and by you felt a sense of anticipation, hoping it would be something of merit.
Castle level six, territory area 400 m radius.
Upgrade requirements: 10k wood, 5k stone.
Congratulations, Lord.
Your castle has been upgraded to level six, and you have received a random special building blueprint.
Indeed, her suspicions were confirmed.
Every three levels yielded a special blueprint.
She promptly claimed her reward and perused the blueprint details.
Special building blueprint, Throne of Bones.
Building level, royal, function one, increases troop loyalty to the Lord.
Function two, within the territory, both the lord and troop strength are elevated by one level, effective below royal level.
Function three, within the castle, the experience gained by the lord is increased by one.
Five times effective below royal level.
Construction materials 10k wood, 10k stone, 100 magic crystals, 10 spirit cores.
This was quite impressive.
She had received a royal level building blueprint, exuding an air of sophistication.
A smile crept across Byu's lips, relieved that it was not some trivial item.
Examining the three functions of the throne of bones, they indeed seemed extraordinary, particularly the ability to enhance the lord's experience.
All skeletal soldiers within the territory would unconditionally rise by one level, allowing the over 100 skeletal soldiers who could not upgrade to temporarily attain level two.
Once the seven days elapsed, she was eager to witness who would truly face the beast tide.
Bayou tucked a strand of white hair behind her ear, exuding confidence as she spoke.
However, she found the enhancement of troop loyalty somewhat perplexing, feeling it was rather superfluous.
Her skeletal soldiers already exhibited unwavering loyalty.
Moreover, the construction materials appeared excessively costly, requiring 10 spirit cores, of which she currently possessed none, having never even encountered one.
Although the sky has darkened, the blood moon hanging above the heads of the various lords continues to emit a faint crimson glow, casting an eerie light upon the ground, adding an air of mystery to the shadowy magical continent.
Bayou's territory has now expanded to a radius of 4,000 m with a diameter of 8,000 m.
It could be said that for the lords who arrived on this magical continent on the very first day, such an area is indeed quite remarkable.
At this moment, she sensed the presence of other beings encroaching upon her domain.
By you could only discern a white silhouette in the distance, roughly the size of a wild boar.
However, the distance was too great for her to see clearly.
Indeed, she could access information within her territory.
Chapter 9.
The Howling Moon Silver Wolf.
Subsequently, Bayou directly retrieve the information pertaining to this enigmatic creature.
Unit name Howling Moon Silver Wolf.
race.
Howling moonwolf clan level ordinary level five skills? None.
Bayou finally comprehended the nature of that white silhouette.
It was in fact a wolf presumably out on a nocturnal hunt.
Astonishingly, it was a level five wolf, possessing strength comparable to that of a level four skeletal warrior.
Yet, its agility surpassed that of the latter by a remarkable eight points.
However, she possessed only two level four skeletal warriors and was uncertain whether they could prevail against this formidable level five howling moon silver wolf.
The other skeletal soldiers were of too low a level.
Their inferior attributes rendering them incapable of contending with the high agility of the howling moon silver wolf.
Typically, wolves are social creatures.