Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

"Arthur, take off!" With a flick of her hand, Arthur flapped his wings and ascended.

It wasn't long before they reached the edge of the territory. Alex climbed down from Arthur's back, though she really wanted to jump off stylishly, the height was prohibitive.

"I mean, I'm level 9 now, surely a drop from 25 to 30 feet won't hurt me, right?" While that made sense, Alex hadn't overcome her psychological fear.

After dismounting, Arthur flew off to provide aerial cover for the undead army. What if some unforeseen enemy tried to snatch the Queen's treasures?

Alex looked at her somewhat tattered stockings and decided to just take them off, not forgetting to sniff them as she did.

"Hmm, not smelly at all."

She stuffed the stockings into the pocket of her pleated skirt, planning to restore them later using her wardrobe back home.

She thought about the other Lords who came to Eldoria from Earth with only the clothes they wore, while she had more clothes than she could wear.

She was right at the boundary of her castle's territory, with hundreds of Goblin corpses just inside the territory line. As soon as Alex stepped into her territory, she heard the system's prompt.

[System: Intermediate fire magic detected. Would you like to spend 500 magic crystals to learn it immediately?

[Yes] or [No]]

"Can I really learn it directly with magic crystals?" She was surprised by the convenience; she thought she'd have to study the magic book slowly.

Alex opened her Warehouse, which still had 661 magic crystals—enough.

She tapped [Yes].

The magic book in her hand disappeared, transforming into a stream of energy that flowed into Alex. The special structure blueprint and map that were tucked inside fell out, and she quickly caught them.

Alex felt her body for any discomfort but found none. Instead, her understanding of fire magic deepened suddenly; she felt as if she could use these spells effortlessly.

The only regret was that the magic book disappeared after she learned the magic, thwarting her plan to make a little fortune from it.

Alex opened her hand, and a red magic circle appeared. As she channeled her magic power, a huge pillar of fire shot out from the circle, exploding in the distance into a sea of flames.

[Mana Points: 70/80]

This fire spell also consumed ten mana points, but its power and range were substantial, leaving Alex very satisfied.

"From now on, call me the Queen of Flames!" Alex got a bit carried away in her excitement.

It turned out that as a lord of undead, not only could she practice soul magic, but other types of magic were also accessible to her.

Alex felt that with a little research, she might combine dark and fire magic, although currently, she only mastered undead summoning magic, dark magic, and fire magic, none at the highest level. Her understanding of magic wasn't very deep yet, and some techniques still needed to be explored gradually.

Setting aside these thoughts for now, Alex picked up the special structure blueprint she had found, curious about it since she had been focused on the magic book earlier.

[Special Structure Blueprint: Specter Chandelier.]

[Building Level: Monarch level]

[Feature 1: Conceals all structures within the territory.]

[Feature 2: Reduces the chance of being detected by surrounding native forces.]

[Note: The building is only affected by the Specter Chandelier, which disrupts the sightlines of other creatures, making it difficult to be detected within the territory. It does not truly render anything invisible (ineffective against Monarch level and above).]

[Note 2: The location of the building does not change, and the concealment effect is lost if a creature accidentally enters the building, discovering the castle's presence.]

[Note 3: Effective against other Lords as well, but ineffective against forces that have already discovered the castle. It does not affect the Lord who built the Chandelier or their troops.]

[Construction Materials: 10k wood, 5k stone, 100 magic crystals, 10 Essence Shards.]

This auxiliary building was intriguing; it could conceal her castle. According to the notes, even if creatures entered her territory, they wouldn't discover the castle unless they came near it. This could effectively reduce unwanted attention from neighboring forces, minimizing unnecessary trouble.

And the required materials were quite manageable; Alex had them in stock.

"Construct!"

The materials in the Warehouse vanished instantly. From her distance, Alex could only vaguely see her castle becoming blurred in the distance, like a mirage.

Further observations would have to wait until she returned to the castle.

While Alex was busy with magic and constructing the special building, the undead had transported all the remaining Goblin corpses back.

The last group of Skeleton Soldiers moving the materials was slow, and Alex estimated it would take a bit longer.

The undead had piled the Goblin corpses into two small hills. Alex stepped back, her left eye emitting a pale blue light, and a huge grey magic circle appeared beneath the piles of Goblin corpses.

Undead began to crawl out from the circle, and Alex endured the headache from the massive summoning effort. Indeed, summoning over a thousand undead at once was too taxing even for her level 9 capabilities.

It took a full five minutes for all the undead to be summoned. After dispelling the magic, Alex felt dizzy and slightly oxygen-deprived, but it was worth it for the 1,200 undead she gained.

Two level 9 Skeleton Warriors, two level 9 Death Warriors, three level 9 Phantoms, three level 9 Death Conquerors, and two level 9 Gargoyles.

Alex's undead army had significantly increased in strength. If she had a few more Commanding level units, she felt she could even take on the Moon Silver Wolf in the snowy mountains.

"Maybe not, what if a frost dragon notices?"

Although the undead wouldn't be killed by a frost dragon, they could still be frozen by its breath, effectively immobilizing them, which was almost as bad as being dead.

However, these undead had reached their level cap since they were summoned by Alex, locking their levels permanently.

"Everyone, head back to the Blackwater Altar for a soak!"

Alex commanded the newly arrived undead, who began their march back to the altar.