7 Chapter 7 - Bring Forth Chaos
"Speech"
'Thoughts'
[System]
{System Speech}
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Opening the Exquisite Black Iron Treasure Chest, The rewards I got weren't as good as I thought they would be. [You've opened the Black Iron Treasure Chest. You gained "Gold" x7,000, "Blueprint: House of Bones" x1, Undeath Gem x10!]
I had gotten at least one of the items I wanted in the end. Bringing my gold amount to 24,545, I could at least get the rest of the items necessary through the Trading Hub.
[Blueprint: House of Bones]. Costs undeath gem x1, wood x20, stone x30, gold x300. You can construct a House of Bones in your territory
The [House of Bones] allows the creation of 100 [Skeleton soldier]s, which are powered by negative energy. With [House of Bones] active, it generates negative energy in the area, not only powering my Skeleton Soldier]s but also allowing my eldritch summons to feed off that negative energy.
You may be thinking, "Why get skeletons? They're the weakest, can't take complex commands, and aren't much more than fodder units." And you would be right in thinking that, but if I go into battle and take the skeletons with me, my combat potential will skyrocket. My skeletons are powered by negative energy, the energy my eldritch summons use to eat, heal, and power themselves up.
Using the undead-like battery packs instead of fodder is the way I thought of using them. Though the numbers leave much to be desired, my next move will fix that problem. I use 75 gold to summon 25 [Eldritch Laborer]s and then use 750 gold to upgrade them to [Greater Eldritch Laborer]s. Close by, I have five warehouses, each holding something different. The first held wood, the second stone, the third Iron, the fourth gems, and the fifth one food.
[Simple warehouse]. It contains a total volume of 500 cubic meters. Normal level 1 materials decay speed -50%!
I then tell the [Greater Eldritch Laborer]s to build me a 360-degree wall 400 meters outward. As they were on that, I had the normal [Eldritch Laborer]s get me the materials I needed to build the [House of Bones].
[Wood: 5,398]
[Stone: 3,745]
[Iron: 738]
[Food: 7,231]
While the iron reserves were lower than I would have liked, it was okay for now. And with the resources gathered, I brought out the [House of Bones] blueprint and built it. The [Skeleton Soldier] costs three gold each, so with 300 gold, I could summon the maximum amount of skeletons. Everything was quiet for a second until 100 [Skeleton Soldier]s rushed out of the [House of Bones] like a flood.
[Skeleton Soldier]s can't take complex orders, and for that reason, I had sent them to carry things for the [Eldritch Laborer]s, be it wood, stone, or iron; it didn't matter. I then entered the Trading Hub and posted about the items I sought.
[#### Scarlet: Looking to buy Tower of Grudges blueprint for 9,440 gold and also looking to buy Undead Leveling Scroll for 12,500 gold.]
[Damn, here Scarlet is again throwing out the big bucks!]
[I wish I had that much gold on me if only I had the items he needs.]
[I think I need to try and private message Scarlet real quick!]
[Here come the glazers, ready to try and hop on the next big spender!]
[How many times do we have to say it? NO GLAZING IN THIS CHAT!!]
[Did you pray today? Did you pray today? Because if you didn't!!!]
[SOMEONE STOP THE GUY ABOVE ME FROM SPEAKING RIGHT NOW!]
I didn't even look at the chat and just typed my message, waiting for private messages. The second I got people who had the items I wanted, I didn't even look at their names and just traded them. This is a solo journey, and I'm not here to carry dead weight.
I knew I was overpaying way higher than I needed, but when you want an item, you don't care how much it costs; you get it.
[Trade Successful, you've gained Undead Structure Leveling Scroll!]
[Trade Successful, you've gained Tower of Grudges Blueprint!]
[Undead Structure Leveling Scroll]. Costs itself, undeath gems x8, gold x2000. Only usable on level 1 undead structures. Can raise the level of an undead-type structure.
[Blueprint: Tower of Grudges]. Costs undeath gem x1, stone x100, wood x50, gold x500. You can construct the Tower of Grudges. Blueprint uses: 5.
With this, I used the resources brought to me by my [Eldritch Laborer]s and placed down all five towers. I put them in a starlike formation behind the wall that the [Greater Eldritch Laborer]s were building so that even if attacked, it would have 360-degree defense and, at minimum, 200 Grudges would be attacking.
[Gold: 1,330]
I can rest now and let my summons do the work from here. I'll go out scouting for my following targets after making sure everything is in order before leaving.
(POV???)
In a human town called "Iron Hold," Heros gathered and discussed their mission of defeating Demon Kings. Iron Hold was mostly a Human settlement with around 300k citizens and was one of the fastest-growing towns. This growth was primarily due to Heros coming from nowhere and joining the town to get closer to their targets.
"Have you guys heard?" One Hero spoke to the others in his group. With another speaking up, "Heard of what?" The confusion of the rest of the group was high.
The first Hero spoke again, "Turns out a red dragon has appeared around the area!" In the end, this got the attention of the group.
"Do you think it's a Demon King?" An Elf member of the group spoke out in a questioning manner. With all the group's attention on the bringer of this news, it's obvious he kept speaking, "It has to be! The dragon hadn't appeared before Demon Kings appeared, so there's no other way!"
The group's excitement visibly grew as everyone knew that depending on the Demon King's strength, the reward would be even greater. In calculating the power of a Demon King, you first have to determine racial strength, then the skills of that specific Demon King, and finally, the level of the Demon King.
A Level 4 Slime Demon King would never be able to stand up to a high-level 2 Dragon Demon King just due to the racial bonuses each Demon King gets. The only way to overpower someone of the higher racial tier is by getting better abilities or having a level so high they can't compete. In the end, due to the difference being so massive, no one expects the Slime Demon King ever to take the win.
Back to the Hero group, they were about to rush out to try and find the dragon when one of the skeptical members spoke out. "It's a dragon, right? So doesn't that mean it'll be strong? I don't think we can take it out, just the few people we have." With that remark, the group halted in their tracks. "He's right; we need more people!" The person who initially found out about the dragon rumor spoke again, only to continue saying, "Let's get more people as we don't know how strong that dragon may be!"
In the end, they'll find that dragon much stronger than anticipated.
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[True Name: Urdalth Aualosha Ctlos Shormaush Khahrahk]
[Name: Scarlet]
[Level: 2]
[Race: Eldritch (██████)
[Health: 1,150]
[MP: 1,400]
[STR: 70+102]
[AGI: 50+50]
[CON: 70+54]
[WIL:40+100]
[Abilites: Endless Devouring, Shape Mould, Maddening Aura, Assimilative Regeneration, Observe, Fall, Juggernaut Drive.]
[Talents: Red Dragon Form, Red Dragons Breath, Lowest-Tier Anti-Magic.]
[Gold: 1,330]
[Gems: Undeath Gem x5]
[Souls: 0]
[Talent Points: 2]
Eldritch Laborers: 1,000]
[Eldritch Soldiers: 500]
[Eldritch Beholders: 15]
[Lesser Old One Spawn: 1]
[Level 1 Talents: Eldritch Constitution, Eldritch Aura Of Fear, Beginner Soul Manipulation, Negative Energy Absorption, Beginner Physical Resistance.]
[Level 2 Talents: Eldritch Demi-God Body (Inactive), Death Breath (Inactive), Eldritch Sense (Inactive), Parallel Thought Processing (Inactive), Understanding Resistance (Inactive).]
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I wrote this at work, so if there are mistakes, most of them come from me trying to get this out to you guys after deleting it.
In return for making you wait, Chapter 8 will be released a few hours after this one!
