Chapter 427: Set off, target Obsidian Tower! (5000!!!)

Karin pretended not to hear Rand's answer.

What an evil cult leader, Karin thought to herself.

Rand has always been an exception, and the evil forces in this world are certainly not good things.

And Rand.

If you look at Rand's ability table, apart from the favor of the Torch Goddess, Rand is a complete cult messenger.

Sacrifice immunity prevents a failed sacrifice from backlashing against you.

The desire to share is a standard evil ability of the Mother Goddess. At least if it is used on someone else, it will definitely not be someone like Rand.

The gods use it to sow discord, and the greed of the god of struggle uses it to transform flesh and blood.

The Call of the Scourge is used to transform and awaken the undead.

No matter how you look at it, it's an outright evil ability.

If Rand really uses these abilities for evil purposes.

Then he has been killed by Karin.

Or killed by the White King.

Unlike now, Rand can...

In short, Karin decided to turn a blind eye to what Rand was going to do next.

Indeed, Rand's methods were evil.

But Rand has many evil tricks, and Karin herself has suffered from his evil tricks many times.

In short, as long as Rand does not "lose control", Karin plans to turn a blind eye.

Oh, no, she can’t see now, both of her eyes are closed.

In short, it is a bone dragon. She has grown up and has never seen the appearance of the legendary blasphemous creature - the bone dragon.

Karin felt that there was nothing to worry about at Rand's place, so she went to see if there were any wounded people who needed help.

Karin is not good at treatment, but flames can stop bleeding and kill bacteria, right?

Although Karin didn't understand what sterilization meant.

But she could still help a little in the wounded camp.

…

After Karin left.

Rand began to take inventory of the damage.

For an ordinary earl, the undead army is almost a catastrophic disaster.

It was easily solved by Rand.

The casualties were extremely low, with only a few dozen people killed and seriously injured.

There were hundreds of minor injuries, but Rand had already developed distilled alcohol and cleaning gauze.

The mortality rate from minor injuries among the troops in the hideout is very low.

I can only say that Doctrine 3, hygiene common sense, played a big role.

Of course, many soldiers in the hideout believed that this was the blessing of the Mother Goddess brought to them by the great messenger of Rand.

Even some middle-level people in the den may not think so.

Rand is fairly satisfied with the results, but there is still room for improvement.

After every battle, he would review the situation with the higher-ups in the hideout and the generals.

Rand's abilities were improved through repeated review. In his previous life, Rand was just a senior student at an agricultural university. The knowledge he gained from his previous life alone could not make him a good messenger or a good lord.

The fact that the undead were easily defeated this time without much fortification was the result of Rand's efforts to improve his abilities and farm.

I can only say that Rand's farming development speed is really not slow.

Unfortunately, this world is always full of dangers.

"Let's take a break now," Rand ordered.

The craftsmen began to repair the ships and arrow towers.

Doctors and health experts are caring for the wounded.

Rand returned to the command camp to make plans and preparations.

The skeleton of a giant dragon, the two heads of the nine-headed sea serpent Hyde, and the skeleton of a giant snake, it would not be easy to transport these here.

In the previous preparations for the battle against the undead, the priority of transporting skeletons was naturally not very high.

But now you can prepare.

The Obsidian Tower must be heavily guarded by the undead.

Just right for use.

A few days passed.

Another letter was sent from the Kingdom of Bolun and the Kingdom of Lensa.

They learned that the Undead's tentative attack on the Dukedom of the Moon was easily destroyed.

This is not really surprising.

After all, everyone knew it was a tentative attack.

They were urging Rand and the Frostmoon Kingdom's Torchlight Novices to respond to them.

Now the undead are building an obsidian tower on the first line of defense of the Kingdom of Borun.

The Kingdoms of Bolun and Lensa are already known.

They didn't know what the Obsidian Tower was used for, but they knew it was definitely not a good thing.

If the undead were allowed to build it, then it would be obvious that the disaster caused by the undead would be even more serious.

But concentrate your forces to attack?

Now the Kingdom of Bolun has suffered heavy losses, and the Kingdom of Lensa has also suffered considerable losses.

They also have to guard against attacks from the direction of the City of the Dead, and be wary of whether this obsidian tower is a bait.

It has come to this point, with construction underway right outside their homes, they will definitely not sit idly by and watch the affairs of the undead as they did before.

After all, even the most short-sighted nobles could clearly sense the threat before them.

However, in the face of huge losses, they still hope to attract more allies to deal with the problem of the undead more safely.

So they set their sights on the Frost Moon Kingdom and the fledgling sect of the Torch Church in the Frost Moon Kingdom.

More people does not necessarily mean more strength, just like conscripted soldiers.

But the power of the Frost Moon Kingdom and the Torch Church's nascent faction is definitely not a mob.

If a mob tries to deal with the undead, they will only provide them with more spare corpses.

now.

The New Holy City is no longer willing to provide them with more power.

So the newborns...

Although the Novice Faction has various rules that the nobles do not like, they must be very professional in dealing with the undead.

Although the Frost Moon Kingdom has experienced several civil wars, it is still a big country after all. Although there have been constant conflicts in recent years, it has actually expanded outward.

Occupied a large area of ​​land in the Kingdom of Bolon.

Obviously this power should be used.

The relations between the two kingdoms of Lunsa and Bolun and the Frost Moon Kingdom are indeed not very good.

But now the undead are a common threat to humanity, aren’t they?

Dealing with the undead is the duty of all human beings.

"Take this letter to His Majesty King Marcus." Rand re-sealed the letter and handed it to the messenger.

"When do you plan to leave?" Ellie looked at Rand and asked.

"We'll set off once the prepared corpses are in place," Rand said.

"I thought you would blackmail these two kingdoms before taking action?" Ellie laughed.

Rand coughed lightly and said, "Olenna, help me draft a ransom letter."

Olenna and Ellie couldn't help laughing.

Then the only sound in the tent was the sound of Olenna dipping her quill into ink.

In fact, even if he could not extort the Kingdom of Bolen and the Kingdom of Lensa, Rand would definitely set out for the No. 1 Line of Defense to destroy the Undead.

Of course not because of some illusory justice.

What undead souls are causing the suffering of the living? Rand represents justice and eliminates the undead souls.

The reason is simple. For Rand, the undead are obviously more hostile enemies than the Kingdom of Bolen and the Kingdom of Lensa.

The Kingdoms of Bollen and Lensa are at least made up of humans, while the undead are just undead.

And these undead have really threatened Rand's territory.

Rand was not one of those kings and nobles who sat back and watched the City of the Dead being built.

Rand is more accustomed to preventing problems before they occur.

Instead of waiting until something happens and then dealing with it, or saying that it cannot be dealt with in the first place.

Of course, there is also a sense of pursuing justice here.

Rand did not hate justice.

Rand likes the first generation of the Torch Church who pursue justice.

As a modern man, he certainly hates cults, death, and the suffering of all lives.

It's just that he likes to practice his ideas in his own way.

At least he believed that justice needed to be supported by wealth and strength.

And the results brought about by justice should also be good.

This is what Rand believes the original Torch Church Novices should change.

But now, the newborn sect of the Torch Church has actually changed.

At least now, the Torchlight Church's newborn sect, which is cooperating with Rand, will definitely not disregard Rand's interests and destroy the undead in the south.

…

Another two days passed.

The corpse finally arrived.

Rand came to the corpse.

Rand also has a lot of stored disaster orbs.

This was stockpiled from the previous campaign against the Scourge Cultists.

And those that have not been used up before.

The Orb of Scourge can enhance the strength of the summoned undead.

Then came the summons.

Summoning the Dead requires a subject.

Rand speculated that this entity was the soul.

For example, now, under the power of Blessing 5: Call of the Scourge Apostle.

The dragon's skeleton cannot be awakened at all, because it has been dead for too long and its soul should no longer exist.

The giant snake skeleton seemed to be barely able to be summoned, and there might still be some soul left inside.

Hyde's head and neck gave Rand a very strange feeling.

Fresh, yet chaotic.

It should be because Hyde's real body has not died yet.

With the help of the higher-ups in the hideout, Rand pieced the bodies together.

After inlaying the Orb of Calamity.

Then Rand felt it again.

It seems possible.

Rand ordered all irrelevant people around to leave, and also ordered that any news or observations during this period not be spread.

Rand held out his hand.

Of course, when he cast the Call of the Scourge, he didn't need any spells or movements, and it could be activated instantly.

But this is not a life-or-death moment.

Rand has plenty of time to strike a pose.

The higher-ups in the hideout watched Rand strike a pose.

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As Rand's most trusted people, the top leaders of the hideout naturally knew that Rand didn't need to pose, so they were somewhat helpless about Rand's actions.

But they have long been accustomed to it.

Rand was wearing a dark purple robe and his hands were clenched.

An evil smile appeared on his face.

The air smelled of decay and death.

Bone claws slowly emerged from the dark mist, and with a terrifying crackling sound, a huge three-headed skull dragon began to rise from the ground.

Each of its bones glowed with a faint white light, and its aura was cold and dead, as if it came from another world.

The huge body of the three-headed skull dragon slowly stood up in front of the ground, and its wings made a dull sound when flapping, as if it was going to tear the sky apart.

Rand originally thought that this spliced-together chimera bone dragon would be a little weird.

But now, it looks a bit strangely beautiful.

The dragon's body was originally broken, but the power of death repaired some of it.

Plus the stitching materials are of top quality.

When the three-headed dragon finally revived, although it looked extremely hideous, it had a strange beauty overall.

It’s a pity that the dragon’s head had been shattered long ago, otherwise it might have had four heads.

"Very good." Rand smiled.

The higher-ups in the den were somewhat wary. The oppressive force of the skull dragon was very strong, which made them a little nervous.

In addition, Karin, who was helping in the wounded soldiers' camp at a farther place, also looked back.

She did not remove her crown or open her eyes.

However, she was the first to sense the huge breath of death.

It seems that Rand succeeded.

Karin sighed.

Fortunately, she couldn't see all the time, which gave her ample reason to deceive herself.

Rand looked up and down at the giant, ferocious flying undead.

Then he snapped his fingers.

The three-headed skull dragon's wings spread.

It seems to cover the sky and the sun.

Then a strong wind blew up.

The three-headed skull dragon soared into the sky.

Rand breathed a sigh of relief again.

It seems that it can really fly.

The bone dragon's wings are slightly broken.

At least from the perspective of aerodynamics, it should not be able to fly.

Rand was originally a little worried that it would not be able to fly and would just be a walking dragon with nothing to show for it.

Now it seems that it is possible, and the speed is quite fast.

I just don't know if it's because of magic or because the body is very light with only bones and some remnants of flesh, which allows it to fly.

Anyway, as long as it can fly, it's fine.

"Then let's go." Rand said to the top leaders of the hideout.

…

The Kingdom of Bolen and the Kingdom of Rensa received Rand's blackmail letter at the same time.

Being blackmailed was something they had long expected.

The King of Bolen Kingdom read the letter.

"Sure enough, the lion has opened its mouth wide." The King of the Kingdom of Bolun said to his subjects in the palace.

"Money is not important now." The former Minister of Military Affairs said, "The Grand Duke of Land is actually willing to help us. He is very considerate of the overall situation."

The former Minister of War breathed a sigh of relief.

It turns out that people who can rise from humble beginnings through their own efforts are different.

The great nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen only thought about how much gold coins, food, and soldiers would be lost if they sent troops.

He only cares about his own family's gains and losses, and completely ignores the situation in the outside world.

Only when the attack reaches your doorstep will you be willing to pay the price.

But by this time, it is often too late.

Hearing the slightly indignant words of the former Minister of War, the nobles in the palace pretended not to hear them.

The king was only willing to believe this lunatic at this time, and there was nothing they could do.

Although they did not think the former Minister of War's words were correct.

Of course, they could not completely deny that the former Minister of War did have some abilities.

On the First Line of Defense, many great nobles had to put on armor and fight with the king.

At that time, the former Minister of War was in charge of the overall situation.

Although everyone didn't see too many of the former Minister of War's strengths, at least there weren't many mistakes, right? This at least proved that the former Minister of War's ability was not too bad, at least he was not the type that would drag his team down.

After listening to the words of the former Minister of Military Affairs, the King of the Kingdom of Bolen read Rand's blackmail letter again.

Although the letter, in neat and generous handwriting, said "reasonable cost of attendance."

But looking at the content, it is obvious that it is extortion.

Rand did not extort any money.

Instead, they blackmailed the ship and the shipwright.

Obviously, Rand, who couldn't wait to build a port as soon as he got the land along the coastline, was ambitious about the ocean.

The King of the Kingdom of Bolen knew that Rand had large ships and that Rand had shipyards.

However, the King of the Kingdom of Bolen also knew that these ships were borrowed from the Ice Sea Pirates.

Now they are blackmailing the shipbuilders, which shows that they are still unable to build ships independently, at least not large ocean-going ships.

Having a ship and having the ability to build a large ship independently are different.

"Should we really give him a shipwright and a ship?" asked the King of Bollen.

The King of the Kingdom of Bollen also mentioned his conjecture that Rand wanted to build a ship.

But the nobles in the palace didn't care.

If the king himself had not made this guess, they would probably have laughed.

How long did it take for the Kingdom of Bolen to gain the right to navigate the inland sea?

And how long did it take for the Kingdom of Bolen to develop its hegemony over the inland sea? At least a hundred years.

And even if Rand really built a ship.

Can it pose any threat to the Kingdom of Bolun in the ocean?

The nobles of the Kingdom of Bolen acknowledged that Rand's military command ability was indeed strong.

But when it comes to ocean issues, they are still very confident.

At least they knew that the last ocean offensive failed because of the appearance of a nine-headed monster in the deep sea.

Otherwise Rand would have been defeated by them long ago.

"That's it." The king himself did not believe that Rand could pose any danger to them in the ocean.

Now the matter of the undead must be dealt with as soon as possible, at least the undead that built the Obsidian Tower on the first line of defense must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Otherwise, the second line of defense would also be very dangerous.

The experience of fighting the undead all night long on the first line of defense is still engraved in the hearts of these nobles and the king himself.

…

As for the Kingdom of Lunsa, a simple meeting was held in the House of Lords.

Rand's demands on the Kingdom of Rensa were livestock, serfs, farm tools, and timber.

Of course, gold coins are also indispensable.

In addition, Rand had a strange request, asking the Kingdom of Lunsa to dig some soil for him.

Everyone expressed disgust at Rand's greedy and shameless face.

But they also knew that the matter of the undead could not be delayed now.

Therefore, without even agreeing first and then going back on his word, he just shipped the goods to Rand.

They didn't pay much attention to Rand's strange request.

When the Frost Moon Kingdom plundered the Lunsa Kingdom, the Brown Moon Deer Raiding Group would dig up the soil and bring it back.

Maybe Rand himself has some disgusting habit.

As for the others, only the requirement of wood is relatively rare.

At least in areas such as the Kingdom of Lensa, the Kingdom of Bolun, and the Kingdom of Frost Moon, wood is not a scarce resource.

Timber is difficult to transport.

But now, there is no room for further investigation.

As long as Rand is really willing to come with the Torch Church Novices and bring enough manpower to deal with the undead on the Bolen Kingdom's No. 1 defense line, then these conditions are not too excessive.

At least for the wealthy Kingdom of Lensa, these are completely acceptable.

…

At this time, the Archbishop of Scourge, who was building an obsidian tower on the first line of defense, frowned and looked into the distance.

He did not think that weak humans would dare to attack the undead stronghold.

But necessary defense still needs to be done.

And he hasn't been in a good mood recently.

Soldiers were sent to launch a tentative attack on the Duke of the Moon.

But there is no news so far.

No news basically means the whole army is wiped out.

This is really not good news.

(End of this chapter)