Skeletons are incredibly stupid!
It took Jiang Hao a great deal of effort to teach the little skeleton's henchmen how to move bricks.
Jiang Hao demonstrated the technique to the bronze-level skeleton minions over a dozen times, but they remained unmoved. Finally, he had to change his training focus to the little skeletons. After much effort, he finally taught the little skeletons. Only then, under the little skeletons' commands, could the 10,000 bronze-level skeleton minions obediently accompany the adventurers to do manual labor.
As for quarrying, it took Jiang Hao, who patiently taught him like a nanny, nearly dozens of times before he finally taught the little skeleton how to do it.
Watching thousands of silver-level skeleton subordinates march towards the quarry under the command of the little skeleton, Jiang Hao was still uneasy and insisted on following them to check it out. However, to his surprise, the moment he stepped into the quarry gate, he heard a commander flattering him.
What is like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the moon in the sky?
What is like a mayfly seeing the blue sky?
Those flattering words made Jiang Hao wish he could dig his toes into the granite ground. Fortunately, most players were crowded in the quarry at the time, and not many noticed him, preventing him from crashing into the cliff to prove his innocence. However, it still forced Jiang Hao to flee the quarry at a movement speed of over 8,000.
Back 20 kilometers ahead of the Vanguard Pass, Jiang Hao stood side by side with Little Skeleton.
Jiang Hao then realized that he felt closer to these skeletons than to the players and NPCs.
I wonder if it's because of my profession?
Standing atop the northern ice plains, Jiang Hao truly felt the chill of the place. No living creatures roamed here, only ice and skeletons. The skeletons were numerous, appearing sparse only because they were scattered across the vast ice plains.
Zhen Nantian once described the Northern Ice Plains, saying that it occupies a full third of the entire continental plate, completely dominating its northern part. It borders the Western Kingdom to the west, connects to the Thousand Peaks Mountains in the center, and is adjacent to the Eastern Kingdom to the east.
Previously, the Northern Icefield was mostly grassland. It was named the Northern Icefield because only its northernmost part, near the Frozen Sea, maintained ice year-round. However, since the arrival of the Skeleton Army three months ago, the cold has descended with it. The frigid air spreading from the Frozen Sea has not only extended the ice sheet across the entire northern part of the Northern Icefield but has also transformed the entire region into a world of ice. The Frozen Sea's ice sheet has now connected with the Northern Icefield, causing the area of the Northern Icefield to nearly double in size.
This also makes the name "Northern Icefield" even more fitting.
The place is bitterly cold, unsuitable for any living creature except skeletons. They seem particularly adapted to this cold, and have an advantage over the NPCs of Jinling City in that they don't need to eat or drink, don't need to breathe, don't get distracted, and don't slack off. All they do is follow orders.
Standing before a great river, Jiang Hao pondered. Was the arrival of the skeletons the cause of the cold, or was it the spread of the chill that attracted these skeletal monsters? Jiang Hao absolutely refused to believe that Sirio's sacrifice of his lowly soul had awakened a powerful skeleton boss, causing this disaster. This clearly contradicted the fact that the skeleton army first appeared in the northern ice plains.
Jiang Hao was skeptical of the Jinling City Lord's explanation. The Skeleton Legion conquered the Northern Ice Plains and then the Eastern Kingdom, all just to build a main city? Their goal was simply to join the Spirit Ruins and become one of its many forces? Such a vague and unconvincing purpose seemed rather weak.
The great river ahead was peculiar; the frigid air from the frozen sea had frozen the entire northern ice plains, yet it had spared this river. The river was wide, easily over ten meters across, and it would be difficult for anyone but a skeleton to leap across. The current was swift and cold, and coupled with the steep, slippery ice floes on both banks, it naturally formed a formidable military barrier.
If we disregard the soldiers' food, clothing, and daily necessities, and build a city wall in this place, it would truly be impregnable.
Jiang Hao thought to himself, feeling rather bored.
In the distance across the river, snow continued to fall. The ten thousand dark gold-level skeleton warriors summoned by the little skeleton had vanished since crossing the river, like a drop of water disappearing into the ocean. Looking at the vast white expanse beyond the black water, Jiang Hao finally understood how ridiculous his initial idea of flattening the entire northern ice plains had been.
Facing the vast northern ice plains, it truly feels like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the moon in the sky, or a mayfly seeing the blue sky.
Just wanting to see the distance clearly is a luxury, let alone flattening this place. Human will has once again been defeated by the power of nature.
Standing here is just endless waiting, with only the number of minions captured on the little skeleton's panel constantly fluctuating. However, the fluctuations are incredibly slow, a world of difference compared to the speed at which minions are captured in the canyon.
If you want to reach 100 million?
I guess I'll have to wait until my next life.
Now that Qianfeng Pass has been recaptured, it's estimated that reconstruction will be completed in two days. Even if the Skeleton Legion returns, it shouldn't be easily breached. Having fulfilled my promise to the City Lord of Jinling to reclaim Qianfeng Pass, the skill book in my backpack can finally be truly mine.
With the two long-awaited signature skill books for archmages finally in hand, Jiang Hao no longer needs to worry about running out of skill points. Moreover, one of the skill books, thanks to a small skeleton, has already demonstrated its incredible power, making Jiang Hao even more eager to see what outstanding performance it will deliver after the skill is upgraded.
There's also the third skill. Because he's below level 20, he hasn't been able to learn it despite having the skill book. It's believed that this skill book, being another ultimate skill for archmages, will bring him a surprise no less powerful than the second skill. However, similarly, it's likely that even after learning the third skill, it will require a massive amount of skill points to upgrade.
In summary, Jiang Hao currently lacks experience, and even more so, skill points. An urgent desire to run dungeons and claim the first-clear reward began to linger in Jiang Hao's mind.
Of course, all of this is because of a lack of money.
The thought that he had been so busy with all sorts of trivial matters that he had neglected his important task of running dungeons and farming equipment made Jiang Hao feel like he had lost a fortune.
There are still two dungeons in the Eastern Ranch that I haven't cleared yet. I need to hurry up and do them in two days to prevent other players from getting there first.
There seems to be a dungeon in Jinling City as well. In addition, there are several small and large dungeons in the Eastern Kingdom, but they have level requirements.
We'll have to clear these dungeons one by one.
These are all his treasures!
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