Chapter 112: Guarding
Under the guidance of the raven, Gu Xi quickly arrived at his defense area, which was an open space located in the southwest corner of the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
Behind him was a functional building, and in front of him was an open area about the size of a football field.
This was the area assigned to Gu Xi, called District C6, and Gu Xi's task was simple: to prevent any enemy from passing through the open space in front and attacking the building behind.
As long as he could defend this building, there was nothing else for Gu Xi to worry about.
"Hey, newcomer, what's your name?"
After getting into position, before Gu Xi had time to deploy his soldiers, a voice came from a distance.
Gu Xi looked up and saw a fully black armored figure standing not far away. The voice came from within the armor.
However, the armor seemed too large for the person inside, as Gu Xi couldn't see their face.
"And you are?"
"Death Knight Du Wushuang, responsible for cooperating and fighting alongside you."
The armored figure tried to turn their head, "Please rest assured, I am a level 4 Death Knight, with enough combat power to protect your safety in battle."
"I never worry about my safety."
Gu Xi was already seated on the evil coffin, but this time he didn't wrap himself in the blanket. Instead, he pointed with his hand, opening the gate of the City of Death.
At this moment, the gate of the City of Death had undergone some changes. Reinforced sections made of thick bones appeared at the front and back of the gate, and a ten-meter-high flagpole appeared above the gate.
Gu Xi's empty battle flag was hanging on the flagpole.
Although it was a white flag, the thumbs-up on the flag still indicated Gu Xi's identity as a chief.
Although he was only the chief graduate of the academy, that was enough.
To Du Wushuang's astonishment, a large number of undead troops began to march out.
After the last big battle, Gu Xi's combat power had been comprehensively improved, especially the Bone-cutting Battalion and the two combat squads of skeleton soldiers, newly equipped with full armor seized from ghost soldiers.
"Bone-cutting Battalion, 196 people; Combat Squad 1, 46 people; Combat Squad 2, 49 people; Skeleton Archers, 209 people; Zombies, 59; Ghosts, 52."
As his troops marched out, Gu Xi was already calculating in his mind.
After delivering the transported undead to the city lord, the remaining floating undead were allocated to Gu Xi.
Without Gu Xi needing to explain, Luna had already organized everything for him.
The skeleton soldiers were distributed among the three battalions, and the skeleton archers, zombies, and ghosts were gathered together.
Although they had not yet been battle-tested and honed, their numbers were already sufficient.
With a total of six hundred undead soldiers, the lowest level was 3, and the highest level ghosts had reached level 7. Such combat power was significant even in the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
Seeing Gu Xi's undead troops standing on the open ground ahead, Du Wushuang was stunned.
"The number of your troops..."
"What's wrong with this number?"
Gu Xi asked while directing his troops to stand in position.
"This number is quite large. There are at least five, no, six hundred soldiers. Your force has already surpassed most of the undead mages stationed here.
Are you a genius student from the guild?"
Gu Xi had no way to explain the situation to Du Wushuang for a moment.
He couldn't say that he got nearly three hundred high-level undead soldiers just by transporting a unit, right?
He could only laugh it off.
Then he turned his attention forward.
"Comrade, what do we do next?"
"Just wait here, wait for someone to kill us. I thought I would have to work hard this time, but with you here, it's fine."
Du Wushuang explained with a smile.
"They can reach here?"
"Of course, the Dispersed Immortal Garden is just this big. The ground isn't taken seriously, and apart from the purple crystal forest outside, there's no wall defense. Anyone can enter from any direction.
It's normal for enemies to come in.
But don't worry, there are plenty of players in the Dispersed Immortal Garden.
Each player has some troops, and after the incident, all the players who were out on missions returned, so the current force is sufficient to handle any trouble."
"How many people are there? Why does it seem like the city lord doesn't care about what's happening on the ground?"
"Let me put it this way, even if the entire ground city is destroyed, the city lord wouldn't care. He only cares about two things: first, the collection of the scattered immortal's leaked energy, dragon blood crystals, and dragon steel; you undead mages are fortunate.
Second, the suppression of the scattered immortal's corpse.
He doesn't care about anything else.
The ground matters are generally handled by the Ten-Person Committee."
"Ten-Person Committee?"
"Yes, it's a city management organization composed of the commander-in-chief, knight leader, mage head, blacksmith, doctor, tavern owner, farmer, hunter, scout, and merchant.
For ground matters, they discuss and decide.
Unless there's something really major, the city lord generally doesn't interfere with their decisions."
"Commander-in-chief, knight leader... are these nicknames or what?"
"Some are nicknames, and some are positions. For example, the commander-in-chief is Wood, appointed by the guild as the commander-in-chief of the Dispersed Immortal Garden troops. He has the authority to mobilize all troops within the garden and command all players in battle.
The knight leader and mage head are nicknames; they are the strongest death knight and undead mage here, and other death knights and undead mages are willing to listen to them.
The blacksmith is the owner of the blacksmith shop. Don't underestimate him; he's the best craftsman in the garden. It's said that if he has enough materials, he can even create purple equipment.
The doctor and tavern owner are similar; they have some skills. Especially the tavern owner, he's the city gossip, knowing everything. If you want to know something, just ask him.
The farmer and hunter are managers of civilian organizations. The farmer organization manages the farmland in the west, and the hunter manages hunting in the purple crystal forest.
They provide food for the city. Although individual farmers and hunters aren't highly valued, collectively, they hold some status in the city.
The scout and merchant are the same, though their importance is less than farmers and hunters.
Of course, the scout actually represents miners. But you know, miners are underground, not managed by the ground, so even if you have opinions, you can't do anything.
In the end, it's all those bigwigs' business; they can arrange things however they want, and we just accept it."