The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 791

Chapter 791: Chapter 641, the loss is huge Chapter 791: Chapter 641, the loss is huge Before long, the battle was over.

The waters around the escort ship were now filled with bodies.

A rope ladder was thrown down the side, and the disheveled merchant ship captain climbed aboard.

With cautious eyes, he scanned the skeletons around him, and as soon as he saw the group of people in the middle of the deck, he quickened his pace and walked up to them.

He bowed in gratitude, “Thank you, lords, for your rescue.”

Philippa looked at his disheveled appearance and asked, “Which merchant fleet are you with?”

“The Lamei Commerce Guild.”

“Heading to Gold and Silver Island?” Philippa continued.

“Yes, our destination is Gold and Silver Island,” the captain continued.

Philippa went on, “The ones chasing you were the Storm Pirate Group, originally not from the Emerald Sea, but they were attracted here recently because there have been more merchant ships. We've been capturing them along our journey. You were just unfortunate to have caught their attention early on.”

The captain also spoke, “Fortunately, we encountered the lords here who rescued us. Once I return, I will immediately report to the guild and send a letter of thanks to the Island Lord's Mansion.”

Philippa smiled and clapped his shoulder, “Promising. Don't forget to write one to the association as well, these are all people from the association.”

“Understood, understood.”

“Head back now, make some quick repairs, and then continue on to Gold and Silver Island. The rest of the route is safe; we just came from that direction,” said Philippa.

“Thank you, Captain, thank you, lords of the association,” the man said with another thank you, then climbed down the rope ladder.

After some emergency repairs, the merchant ship bid farewell with a wave and slowly drifted away.

Philippa then continued to give orders, “It's our turn now. Salvage the treasures and goods from the sunken ship, and bring up all the bodies as well.”

Splash splash~!

The skeletons leaped into the sea, beginning to salvage any valuable items.

Gold and Silver Island, Island Lord's Mansion.

Once Philippa had confirmed the destruction of the pirate ship, Wu Heng immediately left the room.

The weapons aboard the escort ship were not many, but they still represented an absolute advantage in this world.

There would be no problems.

“Master, there were no issues with Philippa's side, right?” Mini asked as she saw him come downstairs.

“Nothing to worry about, just a routine maritime patrol, no danger,” Wu Heng said.

“That's good.”

Wu Heng casually took a coat from the rack by the door, draped it over his shoulders, and said, “Mini, I am going out for a while.”

“Will you be back for dinner?”

“I'll be back; just prepare the usual.”

“Alright, Master.”

Wu Heng put on his coat and used the Illusion Veil to change his facial features, then walked straight out of the Island Lord's Mansion.

He headed for the area where the factories were being established.

On Gold and Silver Island, Wu Heng had set up three factories in total.

The first was a clothing factory, which mainly undertook two businesses.

One was the production of regular clothing, which is to say clothes sold to ordinary residents for daily wear.

The second business was the production of stab-resistant clothing, still using the method researched by Qiangzi, which involved inserting metal sheets into the clothing to provide upper-body defense.

Its advantage lay in high production efficiency; with metal sheets cut to size provided, it could complete over two hundred pieces a day.

Gradually, they began arming the Skeleton Warriors from the Zombie World.

Wu Heng arrived at the factory area.

In the dimly lit factory, a vast number of skeletons were operating sewing machines to make clothing.

The sound of clicking and clacking filled the air.

After looking around the factory area, Wu Heng left the clothing factory and continued on to the next one.

The second was a fountain pen factory.

Upon entering the factory, the machinery had been fully installed and was already running.

In time, fountain pens could also be produced normally.

Moreover, the remaining materials originally in the pen factory were enough for a period of production, until the newly ordered materials arrived.

The last stop was the watch factory.

The machines were still being assembled; skeletons dressed as electricians were also making connections to the circuitry.

“When will it be complete?” Wu Heng asked a Skeleton Mechanist.

The Mechanist turned its head, extending three bony fingers.

“Three days?” Wu Heng inquired.

The Mechanist nodded.

“Alright, no rush. Be careful with the assembly; don't break anything,” Wu Heng instructed.

The Mechanist nodded again.

Inside a residence.

At a wooden table sat a Mechanist carefully assembling a watch.

The tabletop was covered with various styles of disassembled, unfixable watch parts, and several watch faces that had stopped keeping time.

Behind him, on the sofa, representatives from the commerce guild accompanied him, sipping tea while awaiting the outcome.

Tap tap tap~!

Urgent footsteps sounded from outside.

Then came a knock at the door.

“Come in.”

The door opened, and an Attendant hurried in.

Someone glanced at the other person and lowered their voice to admonish, “Didn't you see we're assembling watches here? What's the rush for?”

The Attendant looked at the serious Mechanist and said softly, “My lord, the watch sales outlet has changed the after-sale policy.”

Everyone in the room frowned.

Changed the policy?

Just released this morning, and changed in the afternoon?

“What changed?”

The Attendant replied, “They added a clause stating that watches damaged through human actions are not covered by the warranty.”

The moment this sentence was uttered, everyone's heart skipped a beat.

A bad feeling rose from deep within them.

“What do you mean by 'human actions'?”

The Attendant answered, “According to their explanation, intentionally opening up the inside of the watch and causing disassembly or damage would be considered human actions.”

Damn~!

Their gazes shifted to the watches spread across the table, taken apart beyond recognition.

Cold sweat started trickling down.

This was a significant loss.

After returning to the Island Lord's Mansion and having dinner,

Wu Heng was in the study looking at the latest edition of the newspaper

According to the schedule, tomorrow would see the new issue of the newspaper go on sale, and printing had already started in large quantities.

“I'm heading to the Zombie World tomorrow; the newspaper should be sold as usual,” Wu Heng said as he placed the newspaper back on the desk.

The sale of the newspaper had become a common occurrence on Gold and Silver Island.

There was no need to pay attention to it as in the beginning.

Just proceed with the regular sale process.

Glenda said, “There's enough material for at least ten issues of the Great Detective stories; I'm not worried.”

“You've written that much already? Maybe we can print the serialized stories in advance and release them in sync with the end of each story,” Wu Heng suggested.

“No problem at all. It's up to you how you plan it, but it would be best if each volume had its custom cover–to give people a sense of novelty,” Glenda proposed.

Wu Heng thought for a moment, “That's possible. When I have time, I'll have Shanaela help me design some covers first. We'll make several extra.”

Glenda nodded with a smile.

Knock, knock, knock~!

While they were conversing, the door was knocked.

Upon opening the door, he was greeted by the Skeleton Alchemy Warlock with six arms standing in the doorway.

In its hands, it held a tray with three elixirs.

[Enhanced Strengthening Potion][Strong Intelligence Enhancement Potion].

Two Enhanced Strengthening Potions, and one Strong Intelligence Enhancement Potion.

Level Three Corpse Nucleus Potions had been made again, and this time there was also an Intelligence Enhancement Potion.

Wu Heng's heart leaped with joy.

Taking the elixirs, he said, “Good work. Continue making potions after you go back, and hurry.”

The Alchemy Skeleton gave a slight bow and left.

Wu Heng closed the door again.

“Alchemy Skeleton?” asked Glenda.

“Yes, it brought the new corpse core potions,” Wu Heng said as he placed the potions on the table.

Glenda floated over to look and commented, “Now I understand why you Necromancers are so disliked.”

“How so?”

“Once you are left to develop, it becomes very difficult to keep you in check,” Glenda floated to the other side and continued, “Your profession alone, with the help of converted skeletons, can carry out the work of all professions, just like a king who isn't afraid of his subjects' betrayal.”

Smiling, Wu Heng said, “How do you feel about it then?”

“From my perspective, of course it's good. The more powerful you are, the better it is for Xiao Xiao and us. If someone who stands against you knew about your current development, I bet they would lose sleep over it,” Glenda floated back to the desk.

“If I were a king, you would be a concubine at the very least.”

Glenda gave him an annoyed look, “Flirting with a woman who has just lost her husband, Necromancers truly are the epitome of evil.”

Wu Heng glanced at her, unphased by the mention of her deceased husband.

He said, “I'll take the potion first, then we can race later.”

Glenda nodded and picked up her pen to continue editing the story.

Wu Heng glanced at the three potions beside him.

He picked up the [Strong Intelligence Enhancement Potion] and held it in his hand.

Taking a deep breath, he opened the bottle cap and tilted his head back to drink it all.

Side effects appeared instantly–dizziness, ringing in his ears, the world spinning around him.

Wu Heng clenched his teeth and persisted, gripping the armrest of the chair beside him firmly.

After enduring for a while,

System notifications followed closely.

[Intelligence +2, Perception +4, Charm +2.]

[Unlocked Trait: Hostility Detection.]

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