Chapter 81: Gu Xi's Plan
However, all of this pales in comparison to the effects caused by regional interaction.
When noticing the changes at the dock, Gu Xi also noticed a not-so-small whirlpool appearing on the river's surface.
The whirlpool was large enough to let a sailboat pass through, and Gu Xi could clearly feel that something was expanding and contracting within the whirlpool, as if something was being expelled.
This phenomenon even affected three docks, and in front of Gu Xi, there was also information about such a whirlpool.
[Ghost Dock Area: A ghost domain formed by evil and eerie docks. Every week when boats enter or leave the docks, some corpses will appear in the whirlpool. The minimum number of corpses is 1, with no upper limit.]
[Note 1: All corpses can be retrieved and directly utilized.]
[Note 2: The corpses are not limited to humans and can include other races or creatures.]
Seeing this information, Gu Xi blinked. He remembered hearing in a class that when sailing at sea, one might encounter whirlpools, and by sacrificing some soldiers, the whirlpool could safely transport the ship to another location.
Could these corpses emerging from the whirlpool be those sacrifices thrown into the whirlpool by passing ships?
If that's the case, then the role of this Ghost Dock Area is significant.
Whether it's handling various dock affairs or retrieving the corpses that appear weekly in the river, Gu Xi must assign someone to monitor this place.
Thinking of this, Gu Xi looked at Luna, then shook his head.
As Aridowei's manager, Luna couldn't possibly stay here all the time.
Shaya was currently monitoring the situation in Victoria City and couldn't handle it either.
And the three leaders under Gu Xi were not suitable to stay here, as they couldn't compare to the contract undead under Gu Xi.
This made Gu Xi somewhat troubled.
He couldn't calculate the time and come here to handle it himself every time.
At this moment, Luna floated over.
"My lord, the foundations for the two core buildings over there have been laid. We just need to invest enough resources to build these two core buildings."
Gu Xi temporarily put down the issue at hand and turned his attention to the locations Luna pointed out.
The locations of the two core buildings were about twenty meters away from the three docks.
It's almost like people walking down the dock walkway, crossing the street to these two core buildings.
"Go ahead and build them. After all, it's said that these two core buildings are fixed!"
"Yes, the functions have already been fixed, and we can't change them even if we want to."
As Luna spoke, Gu Xi suddenly thought of something.
"Luna, do all core buildings have corresponding personnel stationed in them?"
"Yes, that's correct."
With Luna's confirmation, Gu Xi quickly drew a map of the dock area on the ground.
"Luna, look, the ground area of the dock area is only 0.4 square kilometers, and the area where buildings cannot be constructed should be here, the river surface.
These three locations are the three docks, and due to the terrain of the dock area, the three docks are relatively close to each other.
Since the docks are close to each other, the walkways have to be close together. These two locations are reserved for the core buildings.
Can we build a pathway here to connect the three docks with the two core buildings?"
"My lord, do you mean to include these two core buildings in the regional interaction?"
Looking at the map Gu Xi drew, Luna asked without any hesitation.
"Yes, that's what I mean. These three docks, plus the dock warehouse and dock market, why can't they form an interactive area?"
Luna nodded, "This should be possible, but we need to move the dock warehouse and dock market locations a bit, and then build the pathway. This will require more resource investment."
"Invest, invest now. Anyway, we're still lacking mercury in the Dragonbone Laboratory, and other buildings don't need investment. Put all resources into this."
Gu Xi decisively waved his hand.
"Understood, my lord. I'll handle it."
"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Also, apart from the Skeleton Archers and Bone-Slicing Camp, the other skeleton troops will be temporarily stationed nearby. If you need anything, just ask them to handle it."
As Gu Xi spoke, he beckoned to the Death Avatar.
The Death Avatar easily landed in front of Gu Xi.
Placing his hand on the Death Avatar, Gu Xi once again examined the situation of the Death Avatar.
Gu Xi had witnessed the previous battle between the Death Avatar and the Phantom.
He was always surprised that the Death Avatar could absorb the Phantom, but he couldn't figure out what was going on with the Death Avatar.
Moreover, each Death Avatar among the three divine skills was different. Gu Xi's Death Avatar, which resembled a bone dragon, was quite rare, so he had no one to ask about this matter.
At this moment, Gu Xi could only study the Death Avatar in his own way.
Fortunately, Gu Xi's knowledge of necromancy and magic was already quite advanced.
He noticed that within the black mist covering the Death Avatar's body, there were fragments of the Phantom's soul.
These soul fragments still had some activity.
This reminded Gu Xi of the black-robed cultists he saw outside the mirror before entering Aridowei.
These guys stood motionless in front of the mirror as if they had lost their souls, only reacting when attacked.
Could the Phantom's souls have come from them?
With this clue, Gu Xi's direction of investigation became clear, and soon he discovered more information within these souls.
And Gu Xi further understood the situation of the Death Avatar's flight state and the absorption of the Phantom's power.
It turned out that Gu Xi's Death Avatar, which looked like a bone dragon, was actually the Grim Reaper of the Victoria Magic Realm.
The bone dragon appearance was entirely due to the silver dragon attribute on the Invisibility Cloak.
Therefore, the bones of the Death Avatar's bone dragon were metallic, representing a metallic dragon.
But the essence of the Death Avatar was the Grim Reaper from Victoria Magic Realm's folklore, and its skills were also based on that.
Transforming into black mist for flight, destroying everything nearby during flight, and absorbing the Phantom's life force were all hidden traits and combat styles of the magic realm's Grim Reaper.
The Phantom's origin belonged to the cultists of Victoria City, and using the Grim Reaper's traits to absorb the Phantom's life force to strengthen itself was quite reasonable.
Understanding this, Gu Xi no longer worried about this matter. As long as the Death Avatar had no problems, it was fine.
As for the effects and other concerns, Gu Xi didn't care at all. He wanted his Death Avatar's combat power to be as strong as possible.
After figuring this out, Gu Xi felt relieved. While Luna went to construct the two core buildings in the dock area, Gu Xi still had some time, and he planned to visit the library.