The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse-Chapter 528 - 437, I Have an Announcement

Chapter 528 -437, I Have an Announcement

Last time at the port.

Wu Heng had seen the rumored Island Master, who had just returned from the sea and captured a bunch of pirates.

Rugged in appearance, burly in build, and with a longsword hanging at his waist.

Based on his appearance, he did indeed come close to the professional classes of a warrior or swordsman.

“Such a famous person, and his profession hasn’t been identified?” Wu Heng was curious.

Xi Ligui pondered for a moment, “Pirates or some fugitives, their professions are usually determined by their abilities, or their attire and equipment, it’s generally quite similar.”

“Hmm, a pirate leader with a common profession,” Wu Heng commented sarcastically.

In the novels and games I’d seen before, it was the special or hidden professions that were powerful.

And here we have the most ordinary one.

“Your way of thinking is not correct, common professions have more complete traditions and are more suitable for ordinary people to improve,” Xi Ligui drank some tea and continued: “You still need to ask about the ghost’s training methods, have you ever seen a warrior or ranger go around looking for skill books?”

“You have a point.”

Indeed, there’s a point.

Common professions have their advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that there are many people who switch to them, the system is complete, and the threshold is lower, making it quick to get started.

Even an ordinary family can raise a professional.

The downside is also clear: with common professions, everyone knows the abilities and characteristics, leaving no hidden cards.

When fighting, the moves you start with.

The opponent might be able to guess.

“Why did you suddenly ask about him?” Xi Ligui looked up.

“It’s nothing, I just feel like he doesn’t care much about the island, I’ve only seen him a couple of times,” Wu Heng replied casually.

Last night, before sleep.

He had thought about Gold and Silver Island during this time.

Suddenly, he felt that the island was not as safe as before.

It was as if undercurrents were surging, and danger was gradually approaching.

“Do you suspect that he is related to this kidnapping incident?” Xi Ligui asked.

The kidnapping was traced back to the place where heads were chopped off.

It was clear that there were others involved.

Now bringing this up again, it was easy to guess that suspicion had fallen on the Island Master.

Wu Heng didn’t deny it, “Is it not possible?”

Xi Ligui thought for a moment and said, “The possibility is slim, he just got pardoned as the Island Master, and both the association and various forces are watching him. If you have no grudges, why would he pick a fight with you, especially now?”

Wu Heng listened, and it seemed to make sense.

He didn’t know the Island Master personally, and even if the Island Master could receive blank envelopes, it probably wasn’t worth risking it over 1200 gold coins.

“Yes, you’ve got a point too.”

Xi Ligui smiled and brought up another matter, “Old Barrel Tavern has reopened, but with a new owner.”

“Who took over?”

“Seems like people from Black Crow’s Nest have taken over, now they also plan to follow Old Barrel’s model and take a share of the port’s business,” said Xi Ligui nonchalantly.

“Maybe there will be a fight over it eventually.”

“No help for it, most of them come from a pirate background, and their approach is quite barbaric.”

“That’s true.”

The two chatted in the study for a while.

Xi Ligui then got up and went back to her own study.

Wu Heng also learned some news and gave Andre Willow a heads up.

He left the association and returned to his residence.

…

Back at his place, after having lunch with Mini,

he went straight to the fourth floor.

After resting in the study for a while, he opened the boundary door and headed to the Zombie World.

In the other side, it was still the renovated bedroom.

Wu Heng opened the door and walked out, and in the corridor, a multitude of skeletons stood at attention.

Last night, uncertain if there would be more fighting, he had ordered the skeletons to wait by the door, so they could be summoned through the boundary door at the first sign of danger.

But they were not needed after all.

“Return to the outside,” Wu Heng ordered.

The skeletons turned and descended the stairs, then headed towards the area where the Skeleton Army was stationed.

Wu Heng followed behind, descending the stairs with them.

The entire station, since his return, had undergone quite a change.

The waiting room had been divided into two areas, one part set up as a market for exchanging goods, where a few visibly foreign survivors cautiously walked past the armed skeletons standing guard to trade.

The other area was piled with tools, equipment, and flour meant for exchange.

At that moment, the back door of the station opened.

Qi Hancai walked in wearing a white down jacket, brushing off the snowflakes from her body, and said, “Why didn’t you call me?”

“Just taking a casual look.”

Qi Hancai followed his gaze to the trading area and said, “Some refuges, through cleared roads, have come to trade for food. In a couple of days, as the word spreads, there should be more refuges coming to trade.”

“Hmm, make sure to allocate more personnel at the entrance, the people from these refuges might bring zombies with them,” Wu Heng instructed.

“Understood, we’ve already arranged for survivors and skeletons to stand guard.”

Wu Heng nodded.

Qi Hancai continued, “Yahong’s sister sent a message from the provincial office that they’ve come for another exchange. Besides some gold, they’ve sent schematics for machine gun bullets, and they said they will provide schematics for machine cannons and cannonballs when there’s more mutual trust.”

Hearing this, his brow quirked.

He remembered the former Deputy Commander Liu promising earnestly to unite and help more refuges and survivors.

The schematics were supposed to be provided to others as well.

Now it was about mutual trust again.

Of course, the machine gun bullet schematics provided to him still counted as quite good.

Even 10th-level professionals couldn’t withstand machine gun firepower, and if he could find a way to produce them, his combat strength could increase significantly.

Having essential resources like food, there was still room for negotiation in the future.

“No rush, we can talk about it later,” Wu Heng wasn’t worried.

Qi Hancai continued, “Tomorrow morning, the train will bring the blueprints over, and I’ll give them to you then.”

“Hmm.”

Then, Qi Hancai pointed across to the area where goods were being exchanged and explained the layout and arrangements.

The survivors who came to exchange materials

would occasionally glance over, curiously scrutinizing the two conversing.

From their attire and complexion, one could tell there was a clear difference.

They would occasionally gather together and whisper a few words.

After the conversation on this side was finished,

Wu Heng checked the time, it was one twenty in the afternoon.

There was still plenty of time.

“Let the convoy get ready, let’s aim to clear another batch of zombies before dark.”

Qi Hancai nodded, took out the walkie-talkie, and got the convoy ready.

Soon, the convoy stopped at the back door, Qi Hancai took the driver’s seat, and Wu Heng sat in the passenger’s seat.

Escorted by a throng of skeletons, they left the train station.

They drove towards an area that had not yet been cleared of zombies.

…

Roar~!

Snowflakes were fluttering down.

Dense hordes of zombies burst out from the alleys and pathways all around.

With tattered clothes and decaying flesh, they were a ghastly white after the freeze.

Quickly, they converged into a dense mass on the main road.

Whoosh whoosh~!

Skeleton Flying Dragons whizzed overhead,

dropping dense Solid Iron Bullets like torrential rain upon the zombie crowd.

Plumes of smoke and dust rose up.

The ground trembled.

Zombie hordes from further away, attracted by the explosions, charged over again and congregated on the road.

After three consecutive bombings by the Skeleton Flying Dragons,

the smoke and dust dispersed.

All along the road, only scattered zombies were left, in addition to the wrecked asphalt.

“Forward march!” Wu Heng ordered directly.

The waiting Skeleton Army immediately stood up.

Holding their spears, they pushed forward along the road.

Wherever they went, the approaching zombies were impaled, collapsing powerlessly amidst the heap of torn flesh and severed limbs.

Wu Heng stood behind and opened his panel to check the experience points.

[Level: 15 (147852/195000)]

The rate at which experience was increasing was rather satisfactory.

Now it had reached one hundred forty-seven thousand.

After clearing one more zombie horde, he would be able to reach level 16.

He glanced at the shops on both sides of the road.

The battles between skeletons and zombies had also come to an end.

Two second-level Mutated Zombie bodies, along with over two hundred Evolved Zombie corpses, were dragged over,

thrown in front of him.

Worried the Corpse Cores might be hard to find, Wu Heng cast Bone Manipulation Skill on each one and obtained two second-level Corpse Cores and seventy-three first-level Corpse Cores.

After collecting them all,

he continued along the road casting [Corpse Battlefield], while Qi Hancai led people into the shops on both sides.

They quickly assessed the situation inside the shops, to prepare for tomorrow’s work assignments.

Once all the bodies had transformed,

it had already grown dark.

The daylight in the north becomes very short after entering winter.

Getting back into the vehicle, the army returned to the station.

After arriving back at the station, Wu Heng had a brief chat with Qi Hancai, opened a boundary door, and walked through.

…

It was still bright on this side, and the sun was in full blaze.

The shift from cold to hot made him shiver involuntarily.

He delivered the obtained Corpse Cores to the Alchemy Laboratory, quickly cleaned up, and headed downstairs.

Descending the stairs, he saw several women sitting in the living room, chatting and laughing together.

Mini, Andre Willow, and Shanaela in a light blue dress with a wreath-like headpiece, looking every bit the dignified princess.

Seeing him come down, the three women all smiled in unison.

“Master, please wait, dinner will be ready soon,” Mini said.

“Hmm,” Wu Heng responded, then turned to Shanaela, “What have you been busy with lately? I haven’t seen you in a while.”

Shanaela knew he was referring to her absence in the evenings.

Her cheeks reddened slightly, “Trade business, but you haven’t come to see me either.”

“I’ve been busy with a case as well,” Wu Heng said, taking a seat beside her.

“Then we’re even,” Shanaela replied.

The two chatted for a while until dinner was served by the skeletons.

All four sat down to eat together.

Wu Heng glanced at the three chatting women and thought for a moment before reaching under the table to grab Shanaela’s hand.

She was a bit flustered, unable to break free, so she let him hold it, their fingers intertwining.

“Mini, Wei’er, I have something to tell you,” Wu Heng suddenly spoke.

Shanaela stiffened, one hand grasped by his, and she lowered her head to eat with the other.

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Mini and Andre Willow, along with an owl in the corner, all looked up at him.

Wu Heng lifted the hands that were clasped together and introduced, “From now on, Shanaela will be a member of our family too.”