Alas, once she had absorbed the magic, the spell book disappeared entirely.

She had entertained dreams of profiting from it.

But now those hopes were dashed.

Without stretched hands, a crimson magic circle materialized before her palm.

As she channeled her magical energy, a colossal pillar of fire erupted from the circle, exploding in the distance and igniting a sea of flames.

This fire spell consuming 10 points of her magic energy exhibited both great power and extensive range, leaving Bayou thoroughly satisfied.

"From now on, call me the fire goddess by you," she declared.

Her exuberance momentarily overwhelming her modesty.

It dawned upon her that as a being of undead lineage, she was not limited to mastering just the necroantic arts.

She could wield other forms of magic as well.

Bayou mused that with a bit of exploration, she might even discover a way to combine dark and fire magic.

Presently, however, she only commanded necromancy, dark magic, and fire magic, none at the highest tier, and her understanding of magic was still in its infancy.

There remained techniques and nuances that she needed to uncover through her own endeavors.

Bay momentarily set aside these thoughts.

The goblin corpses had yet to be fully transported back, and she refrained from summoning the undead for the time being.

She picked up the special architectural blueprint in her hand, intending to examine it, having previously been engrossed in her study of magical tomes, neglecting to investigate the nature of this unique construction.

Special architectural blueprint, concealed chandelier, building level, royal, function one, conceals all structures within the territory.

Function two, reduces the likelihood of detection by surrounding local forces.

Note, the building is merely influenced by the concealed chandelier, which disrupts the vision of other beings, rendering it difficult to discover within the territory.

It does not grant true invisibility, ineffective against entities above royal level.

Note two, the location of the building remains unchanged.

The concealment effect is lost on beings that inadvertently intrude upon the structure, revealing the castle's existence.

Note three, this effect applies equally to other lords, but is ineffective against forces that have already discovered the castle.

It does not affect the lord who constructs the concealed chandelier or their subordinates.

Construction materials 1000 wood, 500 stone, 100 magic crystals, 10 spirit cores.

This auxiliary building peaked by Yu's interest as it could indeed render the castle hidden.

According to the notes, even beings trespassing into her territory would still experience a concealment effect unless they approached the castle's vicinity, in which case its presence would be revealed.

The ability to obscure her castle from distant observation would significantly diminish the scrutiny from surrounding forces, thereby alleviating numerous potential troubles.

Furthermore, the materials required were not overly demanding, and Bayou happened to possess them.

This fortunate little group of green beans had indeed struck gold construct.

In an instant, the resources within the warehouse vanished.

Given the distance from the castle by you could only vaguely observe the distant structure becoming indistinct, akin to a mirage.

Any further transformations would have to wait until she returned to the castle for closer inspection.

While Bayou was engaged in experimenting with magic and constructing special edififices, the undead had efficiently transported all remaining goblin corpses back.

The skeletal soldiers tasked with carrying the materials were rather sluggish, and Bayou estimated she would need to wait a little longer.

The undead arranged the goblin bodies into two small mounts.

Bayou stepped back as her left.

I glimmered with a ghostly blue light, and instantly a vast gray magical array materialized beneath the twin mounds of goblin remains.

From within the array, the undead began to emerge in a continuous flow, and Byu gritted her teeth, enduring the headache that accompanied her efforts.

Summoning over a thousand undead at once proved to be an overwhelming drain on her mental energy, even for someone of her level 9 attributes.

It took a full 5 minutes for all the undead to be summoned.

And upon dismissing the magic, Bayou felt stars dancing before her eyes.

Her brain slightly oxygen deprived and aching.

However, the outcome was a staggering one.

200 undead, effectively doubling her previous forces, making it all worthwhile.

Bayu's army of the undead had undergone a remarkable transformation with a few more commanding figures.

She felt she could take on the howling moon silver wolves at top the snowy peaks.

Yet she quickly reconsidered, "What if the frost dragon discovered her? That would spell disaster.

" Although the undead cannot be slain by the frost dragon, they can certainly be immobilized by its icy breath.

Once frozen, the undead lose their capacity for movement, rendering them virtually lifeless.

However, the upper limit of these undeads levels is reached, for they were summoned by Bayou and are thus incapable of leveling up.

Their ranks forever locked.

You all shall return to the castle at once and indulge in a bath.

Bayou commanded the newly arrived undead.

Chapter 42.

A bountiful harvest by you gaze at the throng of undead making their way toward the castle.

Then turn to observe the remaining goblin corpses strewn across the ground.

Approaching the lifeless forms, a translucent system prompt emerged before the goblin's body.

Decompose by you tapped the prompt with her delicate finger.

Congratulations, Lord.

You have acquired two 416 pieces of common equipment for 039 magic crystals and 300 spirit cores, double drop rate.

Wow.

Bayou had never encountered such an abundance of materials before.

Her previous declarations of wealth had merely been bluster.

But this time she had truly struck it rich.

It felt as though a small knife had sliced open a cow's rear.

Exceedingly fortunate indeed, since the goblins were vanquished at night, the decomposition retained its double drop rate even as dawn broke.

Bayou had previously conducted experiments confirming this.

Thus, she was unperturbed.

Surely, the nocturnal enhancement could not be negated by the light of day.

The corpses would not revert to their ordinary forms.

Much like how the silver wolf would remain in its wolfman state after death rather than reverting to a common wolf, they were not monsters that would reveal their original forms upon demise.

Bayou promptly recycled the resources into her warehouse, leaving the ground impeccably clean.

Shortly thereafter, under Arthur's escort, the skeletal soldiers arrived, burying the goblin spoils.

After inventorying the items, Bayou could finally return to the castle for a well-deserved rest.

She utilized the one-click recycling feature within her domain, causing the supplies in the skeletal solders grasp to vanish into thin air, leaving only their original skeletal boxes behind.

Congratulations, Lord.

You have acquired 900 magic crystals, 200 pieces of common equipment, and four 500 units of iron ore.

Ah, iron ore.

Quite a substantial amount, though regrettably in its raw form, necessitating processing.

She pondered the proportion required for refinement.

Oh, right.

The Xiao family orphans could assist in processing iron.

Or how could she have forgotten? She can enlist their help.

But first, she needed to ascertain the exact ratio.

Who could tell from behind a screen whether they were friend or foe? What if this fellow had ulterior motives and sought to swindle her? Bayou mused that she was exceedingly astute.

In this age, one could not easily trust others from behind screen.

The relationships formed online were the least reliable.

Observing the suddenly vanished supplies, the skeletal soldiers nearby were utterly bewildered.

They had been there mere moments ago.

Yet now they had inexplicably disappeared.

They shook their heads, glancing around and producing the sound of creaking bones.

Stop looking.

I took them by you sideighed, face palming at the lack of intelligence displayed by the adorable skeletal soldiers before her.

Continue your hunting.

Rest.

That was an impossibility.

Rest would never be an option.

Did the undead require rest? Certainly not.

Wait a moment.