The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!
Chapter 328 - 282: Bloodlust Plague, The Fallen Newbie Village

Chapter 328: Chapter 282: Bloodlust Plague, The Fallen Newbie Village

The Undead "I Have an Early Eight" defeated his own "Red Spirit", whose strength wasn’t strong, and the combat style was much like his own.

It’s a bit embarrassing to say, but his combat style is to recklessly rush forward, commonly known as the "death delivery" approach.

I just swing my blade wildly at first, win if I can, and die if I can’t.

He easily killed the Red Spirit because his reaction was just a step slower.

That one step made him realize the true combat style of this game. He found out just how many openings he had in his offense.

The nearly stumbled Red Spirit left its back exposed to "I Have an Early Eight", who then raised his hand and delivered the final blow.

"How are you doing?" Edwin asked with concern.

"This place is no longer safe!" He turned to his newly befriended NPC friend, "We might have to rush out quickly; their numbers are increasing!"

Just then, other Undead had sent a message.

"More and more are coming!"

This time, the rushing Red Spirits weren’t just "I Have an Early Eight"—there were also those of other players.

Each one bore a "name", and each one was real.

...

Lind opened his eyes, and the murky sky above was wrapped up in the red silks of a fiery cloud.

Flame Tumor Alex was lying beside him.

Both man and dragon had flown away from Mountain Demon Castle and now lay atop the ruins of Snake Catcher Fortress.

The wind had sucked away the high temperature of the place, carrying only the breeze mixed with pebbles that clinked on his armor in delicate sounds.

He raised his right hand, fingers spread and raised in front of his face, shielding the sky as if capturing the entire heavens in his palm.

As the essential route from Star Dragon City to Mountain Demon Castle, the rebuilding of Snake Catcher Fortress was crucial, whether it was assigning tasks to the Undead or having NPCs do the work, it wouldn’t waste too much time.

However, as a Newbie Village leader, who saw failure if not a drop of benefit was squeezed from the Undead, Lind planned to change the architectural style of Snake Catcher Fortress.

It was still a fortress, but the primary architectural style had to differ from that of Star Dragon City and Mountain Demon Castle.

As the Main City, Star Dragon City and its surrounding Newbie Village could constantly provide a steady stream of Undead as a population resource.

Mountain Demon Castle, however, was different. As the time it had been open grew longer, the issue became clear: Not a single Newbie Village existed within the territory of Mountain Demon Castle.

The far distance deterred many Undead from wasting their time traveling. Initially playing the game during sleep time at night, but spending days or even half a month just traveling, continuing to sleep for several nights on end while still on the road resulted in no gaming experience at all.

Even recently, many "tutorials" had emerged, all teaching newcomers how to experience more content in the least amount of time.

Without a population resource to support it, the odds of making Mountain Demon Castle the central city of the middle region significantly decreased.

Lind faced only two solutions: address the issue of excessive travel time or improve the facilities surrounding Mountain Demon Castle.

There were many ways to address the long travel times, such as substituting Flying Dragon Alex for Catastrophe Warhorse, letting it resume its original role of pulling carts. Not only would this solve the travel issue, it could even crazily attract Undead to Mountain Demon Castle.

Without the time consumed on the road, most Undead were still eager to go to Mountain Demon Castle; after all, there are many good items and quests with clearly marked prices here.

Beyond that, the teleportation Magic still being researched was key, yet its utilization cost remained too high for mass application at present.

As for the surrounding facilities, they had little to do with the services provided by NPCs—whether it be the Skills shop, Magic Potion shop, or the weapons and Armor shop, etc., they seemed competitive, but in reality, it was just Lind integrating information to make it look more in line with in-game logic.

This set of plans had some effect in the face of the chaotic Leon City, but it wasn’t much against Raven City, which had its own supply methods.

While perhaps not quite comparable to Lind’s unlimited supply, the gap wasn’t all that significant at this stage. Maybe Mountain Demon Castle could outperform by about 20%, but that was predicated on spending ten days to half a month traveling, and there was a good chance of encountering Calamity and dying on the way, making it not worthwhile.

Lind pondered "strengthening the surrounding facilities," which meant bringing in more enemies that would force the Undead to participate.

The benefits aren’t enticing, so they’re reluctant to come, but that’s okay.

But you have to fight the BOSS eventually, don’t you?

Just like Goliath from the Golden City, farther away and taking more time, but be it Mountain Demon Castle, Raven City, or Star Dragon City, everyone’s target is definitely the City of Gold.

To achieve this is not easy at this stage, the only ones worthy of the title "BOSS" are Lind himself and Flying Dragon Alex.

Alex, who was lying on the ground in a daze, seemed to sense the call from Lind’s heart, as he lifted his snake-like long neck and looked at him with confusion.

"It’s nothing," Lind waved his hand, "keep lying down."

If Alex were to make an appearance, he’d probably be taken down within a few days.

Looking at the desolate ruins in front of him, the collapsed city walls had been charred black by the flames, but the mutated plants of the new era were growing rapidly, the land scorched by the flames providing a better environment for their growth.

The sunshine bathed Lind’s face, slightly calming his somewhat severely strained heart.

Snake Catcher Fortress did not have the conditions to become a Main City.

However, as the essential route for north-south traffic, Snake Catcher Fortress, as a transfer station, still had certain advantages, especially since its location wasn’t as remote as Mountain Demon Castle.

Therefore, it could be completely transformed into a building with special functions.

For example, a large trading market would allow the Undead to do business here, rent, and buy and sell.

Or perhaps insert an Arena, having NPCs come in to fight is a bit too cruel, but the Undead could come in for PK.

Rankings and places, along with the joy of PK and ample rewards, would not make it too difficult to develop Snake Catcher Fortress.

The difficulty lies in the cost of investment.

He had no need to do so, and the maintenance of related buildings and equipment was also a huge investment.

As he considered how to deal with Mountain Demon Castle and Snake Catcher Fortress, and how to utilize them, a circling shadow flew down from the sky.

A bald Volcano Monster Bird circled above, but due to the presence of the Flying Dragon, it hesitated to approach.

Lind raised his hand and beckoned, and the Volcano Monster Bird folded its wings and descended.

Alex lifted his head, his massive head coming close to the Monster Bird, and his shadow completely enveloped the bird.

He gently nudged the Monster Bird with his nose, a tentative action that taught the bird to stand as punishment, becoming like a stone, motionless.

Lind took the letter brought by the "messenger."

The letter was written by Lania.

"Blood Plague of Fox Hole?"

He would occasionally check the official website, and he was somewhat aware of the Undead’s plight in Fox Hole, but he didn’t really care much about it.

At least the Undead from Fox Hole had managed to escape, and it was just a small dungeon barely qualifying as a Newbie Village.

In contrast, the Undead from the Red Mushroom Village were now all bound and kept captive, forced to hang up upon logging in, which had already deterred many players.

Even Fox Hole wasn’t comparable to the Dark Night Orchard, and if it weren’t for Lind’s early intervention in resolving the Dark Night Orchard, given the Unclean Holy Grail’s control over corpses, the Undead would experience what it meant to die continuously, to suffer defeat without end.

The message in her heart, however, sparked some energy in Lind.

"Raven City wants to join forces to contain the plague?"