Translated by: Novellise
"A few days ago, you turned down the offer from the Third Young Master of the Zhang Family.
"Someone, in an attempt to please the Zhang family, cleverly altered your appointment letter without your knowledge."
"I have already dealt with that person for you, but the appointment letter has already been submitted to the empire, and no one else can change it."
"The Black Dragon Stronghold is a chaotic place, full of danger."
"Once you accept the post, you will undoubtedly meet your death."
"As long as you are willing to join the Zhao family, I can guarantee your safety and find a way to transfer you back to Jiang City."
Zhao Shiqi got straight to the point.
"No need for unnecessary words."
"Before you, fifteen powers have extended their olive branches to me."
"If you can't present me with terms that convince me, you can leave now."
Lu Yuan's eyes flickered.
In reality, he didn't mind being transferred to the Black Dragon Stronghold.
After all, the more chaotic the area, the greater the profits.
He just disliked people working behind his back.
But after meeting Zhao Shiqi, Lu Yuan suddenly had a crazy plan.
If this plan could be successfully implemented, then guarding the Black Dragon Stronghold could bring him unprecedented, massive profits.
Zhao Shiqi was stunned.
Originally, she had planned to persuade him with logic and emotion.
If all else failed, she would use her beauty to persuade Lu Yuan to join the Zhao family.
However, she did not expect Lu Yuan to be completely indifferent to her beauty and not follow the usual routines!
"You seem smart, but it turns out you have a stubborn mind," Zhao Shiqi thought to herself.
"Although the Black Dragon Stronghold seems chaotic, it's actually quite complicated, with the interests of many families involved."
"If you enter recklessly, you will surely be targeted."
Zhao Shiqi didn't want to give up and continued to talk seriously.
No one knew this area better than they did.
It was her family's land!
According to imperial law,
Those who expand the territory for the Empire can be exempted from a large amount of taxes.
Therefore, thirty years ago, when the Zhao family was at its peak, they had mobilised their entire family to try to build a new city outside of Jiang City.
Unfortunately, the plan failed.
Due to the interference of various powers.
The almost completed city was forced to be abandoned and became a lawless area.
Later, this place attracted a large number of outlaws, along with many refugees from other cities, eventually forming the current Black Dragon Stronghold.
Lu Yuan also knew this, which led to his crazy idea.
He wanted to build a city within the Black Dragon Stronghold!
Under normal circumstances,
If you wanted to build a new city, you had to face two major difficulties.
First, reclaiming land.
The outside of the city was full of danger, with unknown dark creatures lurking.
Sufficient strength was needed to clear the barren land.
Second, finances.
Building a city required a massive investment of manpower and resources.
Once the financial chain broke,
The whole city would become a dilapidated structure.
Furthermore, one needed enough connections and resources to deal with various accidents that might occur during the city-building process.
With Lu Yuan's current strength, dreaming of building a city out of nothing was nothing but a fool's errand.
However, he had one last exemption left.
This meant that at the end of each simulation he would have to pay 50% of the tax.
This was completely unacceptable for any simulator.
However, the Black Dragon Fortress was chaotic,
When the Zhao family built the city, they had already laid the foundation and the framework.
If he could gain ownership of this land, he would only need to place a lord's core to have a complete city.
But the current difficulties Lu Yuan had to solve were:
How to gain ownership of the Black Dragon Stronghold and how to reclaim it.
From what he knew,
There were many underground factions in the Black Dragon Stronghold.
Many of the powerful figures in these factions were at the second or even third level of strength.
Otherwise, there were no simulators to watch over them,
Black Dragon Stronghold could not have survived in darkness for so long.
Undoubtedly, defeating these troublemakers would require even greater strength.
Besides, the families in the inner city would never stand idly by.
But compared to the difficulty of reclaiming and rebuilding a city single-handedly, these problems were nothing.
In Lu Yuan's view, the solutions to these problems were simple.
Strength!
As long as his strength was strong enough, all challenges would be easily overcome.
However,
To pass through the first level of the Heavenly Abyss, he needed divine blood.
Without the means to cultivate, Lu Yuan would be stuck at the First Awakening realm forever.
But with his current strength,
It was almost impossible to obtain divine blood.
The only option was to start the next simulation.
To see if he could obtain any resources or items related to gods from another world.
With that in mind,
Lu Yuan rejected Zhao Shiqi's offer outright and asked her to come back in two days.
There were still three days left before he took up his post at the Black Dragon Stronghold.
These three days were enough for him to increase his strength!
After saying goodbye to Zhao Shiqi,
Lu Yuan gave Wuxin a copy of the Martial Way Scriptures and instructed her to cultivate on her own.
He advised her
If there are no major events in the next two days, it would be best not to go out.
Then,
He communicated with the simulation imprint and used the simulation power.
The next moment,
A white light flashed.
Lu Yuan disappeared from his original position and appeared in the simulation room.
[Simulation power used!]
[You can start the next simulation at any time.]
[Do you want to start right now?]
"Start."
Before he finished speaking,
A piece of information entered Lu Yuan's mind.
[Randomly selecting this reincarnated world...]
[Selection complete, you have received your simulation experience this time!]
[World: Two-Star Magic World]
[Difficulty: Hell Level]
[Introduction: This is a mysterious magical world where high-level holy magicians possess world-shattering power, and the human empire is unprecedentedly powerful, almost dominating the entire world.
Elves, dwarves, orcs and other races all bow down to the human empire, but the abyssal evil power is eroding their world will.]
[Main quest: Conquer the Abyssal Demon Expedition].
[0 years old, you were born, an ordinary little skeleton on Skeleton Barren].
[1 year old: In a daze, you were almost consumed by your kind.]
[2 years old, you finally awakened your intelligence and defeated all the nearby skeletons, becoming a powerful skeleton warrior].
[3 years old, one day, a fifth tier Dark Alchemy Master suddenly arrived in Skeleton Barren, he built an army and enslaved you].
[6 years old, the Dark Alchemy Master sent a large army to conquer cities, collecting bodies and blood for a certain sacrifice ceremony].
[8 years old, you blocked a troll king's footsteps in battle and almost got stepped on].
[10 years old, the sacrifice ceremony was completed, a powerful Abyssal Demon descended from the sky and the entire army became its food].
"You died."
Lu Yuan shook his head in disbelief.
Starting out as a mere skeleton, relying solely on loot for equipment?
Others at least start from the orphanage.
But here, he wasn't even a living being.
In a magical world like this, ordinary skeletons were incredibly weak, not even worthy of being cannon fodder.
And the ceiling was too low.
No matter how strong an ordinary skeleton became, how far could it go?
Lu Yuan could only rely on his adaptive talent.
[Adaptive talent in effect]
[Congratulations! In this simulation, you have obtained the divine talent of Undead Catastrophe.]
[Undead Catastrophe: One man forms an army, I am the catastrophe!]
[All creatures you kill will automatically become members of the Catastrophe Legion!]
[Note: The number of Catastrophe Legion, is related to the intensity of your soul!]
[The stronger your soul, the more Catastrophe Legion members you can enslave!]
(End of chapter)