Chapter 94: Cleaning the Battlefield
The skeleton archers strode forward under Gu Xi's orders. Their effective range was about 150 meters.
Facing the current situation, they needed to get closer to strike.
After arranging the skeleton archers, Gu Xi turned to Luna, "By the way, where were we?"
"We were talking about the soldiers sent to Aridowei," Luna said, covering her mouth with a laugh. "Those soldiers are quite well-behaved. When they reached Aridowei City, they just stood on the square in front of the city gate, not moving at all.
But the heroes and leaders among them went to the tavern. Now the barmaid is happy, having gotten a lot of useful information from them.
By the way, the barmaid asked me to tell you that this might be a suitable opportunity. Five thousand soldiers with strong abilities. If you are willing, they might directly take over the other two areas of Aridowei City.
They could even capture the Aridowei Tower."
"I have considered it, but now is not the time. I only have one chance to control this army in battle. I am not sure what we might encounter on the way.
Only when we reach or get close to the Immortal Garden, and confirm there are no troubles on the way, can we use this army to fight for us."
Gu Xi expressed his concerns and thoughts.
Although Luna was eager to take over the old city district of Aridowei City, as an elf of Aridowei City, the larger the city's range, the stronger her level and power would be.
But she also understood that Gu Xi had a point.
Although the five thousand soldiers were incredibly powerful, they ultimately were not Gu Xi's subordinates. He only had one chance to use them.
Using them now could quickly take over Aridowei City.
But if Gu Xi encountered danger outside, the situation would be awkward.
Gu Xi had just arrived in this world and was not sure what he might face.
At this moment, Luna nodded to Gu Xi.
Gu Xi understood that Luna agreed with his idea.
So Gu Xi turned his gaze back to the battlefield not far away.
At this moment, more than three hundred wild wolves were almost all dead. The wild wolves were originally very strong, but they lost the initiative in the battle with the Bone Cutting Camp.
Coupled with the appearance of the skeleton archers, it struck the wild wolves' counterattack.
These wild wolves lost their last chance to counterattack.
The wild wolves, hit by the combined forces of two types of skeleton soldiers, had no chance to resist and were easily killed on the spot.
As the number of wild wolves decreased, Gu Xi, wrapped in a quilt, stood up and grabbed in the direction of the battlefield.
A large number of souls turned into blue light spots and flew into Gu Xi's hand.
After grabbing these souls, Gu Xi turned to look at Luna.
Luna flew in the air and peeked at the battlefield before finally shaking her head at Gu Xi.
Gu Xi understood Luna's meaning: there was no need to keep these wild wolves.
So Gu Xi flipped his hand, "Necromancy!"
The souls that had just fallen into Gu Xi's hand quickly flew out.
They precisely landed on all the wild wolves.
[You used necromancy successfully, obtained a skeleton (level 0), necromancy experience 1 point.]
[You used necromancy successfully, obtained a skeleton (level 0), necromancy experience 1 point.]
[You used necromancy unsuccessfully, obtained necromancy experience 1 point.]
[You used necromancy successfully, obtained a corpse dog (level 0), necromancy experience 1 point.]
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[Your necromancy level has been upgraded to level 4, necromancy success rate +5%.]
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With the sound of the prompts, skeletons tore through the wild wolves' flesh and crawled out, and some rotten-skinned corpse dogs also stood up.
This was the first time Gu Xi had converted non-skeleton undead units after using necromancy.
This was understandable, after all, one couldn't expect all wild wolves to turn into skeletons. Turning into these corpse dogs was more suitable.
[Corpse Dog (level 0, summoned creature): Experience (0/100), Attack 2, Defense 1, Health 15, Skill: Tracking.]
There were not many of these corpse dogs, but their movement speed was quite agile. Gu Xi estimated that if they were let to run outside, they could cover sixty kilometers per hour.
"Luna, take these corpse dogs back and see if they have any different abilities. Also, leave me four ghosts. They are fast and can keep up with the Evil Coffin. With them watching, I can be more relaxed."
Gu Xi didn't hesitate much. These corpse dogs weren't very useful in this world, given their low level of 0 and only 15 health points, a strong wild wolf could bite them to death with one bite.
Gu Xi didn't expect them to play much of a role; he just wanted to see if their skills had any new effects.
After letting Luna take the troops away, Gu Xi patted the Evil Coffin.
The Evil Coffin automatically turned and headed towards the Immortal Garden.
This time, Gu Xi felt much safer along the way.
More than three hundred wild wolves tested Gu Xi with their lives. In the end, all the beasts knew that Gu Xi was a necromancer they couldn't provoke.
At this time, rushing up with a hard head was simply sending oneself to death.
Not to mention, on Gu Xi's Evil Coffin, there were four ghosts constantly circling. If there was any problem, the ghosts would detect it a hundred meters ahead and deal with it directly.
So along the way, Gu Xi finally got some peace and even had a good sleep wrapped in a quilt on the coffin board.
Even if Gu Xi fell asleep, the Evil Coffin didn't deviate from the route and kept heading towards the location shown on the map.
If it weren't for the increasingly cold weather, forcing Gu Xi to wake up from the cold, he might not have woken up so soon.
"Where are we now?"
Waking up, Gu Xi rubbed his eyes and looked around.
But no one would answer Gu Xi's question. The ghosts followed him but couldn't speak.
Helplessly, Gu Xi had to stand up himself, standing on the coffin board and looking forward, comparing it to the map, hoping to find a landmark building to determine his location.
Looking around, Gu Xi suddenly saw a completely frozen lake in the distance.
There were many huts made of trees on the lake, which seemed to be built on the ice. Inside the huts, there were even points of light visible.
Flipping through the map, Gu Xi compared it one by one.
"Found it. This is White Star Lake, with settlements of walrus people and beaver people, a neutral settlement. It produces fish, crystals, and gemstone minerals."
Reading the information recorded on the map, Gu Xi thought for a moment and pointed in that direction, "Let's go and take a look at White Star Lake."