Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

Skeleton cannon fodder, well, aren’t they just meant to block the enemy?

Watching the steel elementals charge and bash like bulldozers, scattering the little skeletons, Lord Zi wasn’t idle either.

Raising the Spear of Death, a dozen spears formed from death energy shot out in a row.

The penetrating power of the Spear of Death easily pierced through the shells of these steel elementals, entering through their chests and exiting out their backs before continuing to stab the monsters behind them.

Each Spear of Death, after piercing through five monsters in succession, dissipated into nothing.

Instantly, more than half of the hundred or so steel elementals were killed off.

But that wasn’t all, Shadow Arrow Rain immediately followed, with 22 Shadow Arrows turning into a barrage, precisely targeted and bombarding the steel elementals under Zi Liyuan’s control, unleashing a massive force of darkness.

The sound of "whirling" was incessant, with the destroyed steel elementals shattering into iron pieces and rubble, leaving behind a ground littered with material remains and dropped resources.

Poison Spear, Elemental Arrow, Death’s Shadow Arrow, Bone Spear...

One attack spell after another, and this group of steel elementals didn’t even manage to reach Zi Liyuan before they were turned into a pile of material corpses on the ground.

Their only achievement was to smash and crush more than two hundred little skeletons to death.

To Zi Liyuan, skeleton cannon fodder was also something that could be expended, there was no shortage of them.

If it weren’t for the rush of time, he might have just stayed at the Stone Altar, continuously offering sacrifices to create White Jade Skeletons.

How could the little skeletons not be trash? At least the White Jade Skeletons had a basic intelligence skill, which made them much more efficient than those ordinary skeleton subjects.

Cleaning up the battlefield, annihilating all the monsters in the mine, the skeletons continued to carry the sedan chair, heading towards the group of creatures with weak life sources.

Within the mine tunnels, there were still monsters running out, but their numbers had clearly thinned out a lot, which also sped up their advance significantly.

Before long, Zi Liyuan arrived in front of a narrow mining tunnel.

This mining tunnel was only two meters high and less than three meters wide, uneven all around, and it wasn’t reinforced with wooden pillars or anything like that.

It seemed that this place didn’t belong to the iron mine, but rather an additional passage dug out.

And according to the map in his mind, the iron ore contained in this mine was much more abundant than the mining points they had passed along the way. Find exclusive stories on empire

"Interesting, this kind of situation is recorded in the books of Dragon Academy, it must be that some monster tribe is mining here secretly."

The life sources seen by the Eye of Death showed that although there were many monsters, their strength was not great, with most not even reaching First Order.

Such a weak monster group managing to mine without being detected by the steel elementals of the mine piqued Zi Liyuan’s great interest.

Relying on having a map cheat, Zi Liyuan jumped off the sedan chair, leading four skeletons into the narrow mining tunnel.

After turning a corner, a small hall of more than ten meters appeared where four monsters were busily transporting ores.

The monsters had yellow-brown skin, canine heads on human bodies, stood only about 1.4 meters tall, and had candles lit atop their heads.

Four kobolds!

"So that’s it, the mining thieves turned out to be these creatures, what a pleasant surprise."

Kobolds are known as mining experts, alongside Dwarves!

Often, the den of these creatures would conceal a wealth of mineral resources, and might even contain treasures like Gnoll Gold!

Moreover, the kobolds from the Sea of Realms are not unintelligent monsters, but creatures that can communicate?

Damn it, cursing under his breath, Zi Liyuan recalled the detailed information about the kobolds from the Sea of Realms.

"Ahem!"

With a cough, Zi Liyuan, along with the four skeletons, walked brazenly into the small hall.

This cough obviously startled the four kobolds that were transporting ores.

Suddenly, all four kobolds turned toward Lord Zi, their mouths wide open revealing full sets of sharp canine teeth, looking ferociously ugly.

However, Zi Liyuan quickly noticed that the kobolds’ dog legs were shaking, as if they were ready to turn tail and run at any moment.

"Yours is, um, great... pah, can you understand the Human Race language?"

Having killed too many little devils, he subconsciously thought of devils when he saw their short stature.

Zi Liyuan casually released a Shadow Arrow, which struck the left side of the mine wall, exploding and creating a small pit the size of a human head.

"Human, human, human, you, you have, something, to, discuss?"

The voice was intermittent and very hoarse, as if the speaker was not accustomed to talking like this.

"Good, we can communicate. I am the lord at the edge of the Stone Mountain Range, and I want to trade ores with you. How about it?"

Looking at the small tuft of yellow hair standing on top of the Gnoll’s head, Zi Liyuan said with a smile on his face.

"Yes, yes, but, we need, to notify, our, chief."

The little Gnoll nodded its head and then turned to look at its three companions. After barking a few times, it turned back to Zi Liyuan.

The other three Gnolls immediately took off, quickly disappearing into the small hall.

Zi Liyuan did not stop them but instead looked with interest at the little Gnoll standing before him.

This was a Gnoll stuck at Level 20, without breaking through to First Order. However, this Gnoll was not from a common template, but rather an elite one.

Clearly, this Gnoll held a certain status among its group.

And thanks to the map hack, Zi Liyuan could clearly see that the three Gnolls who had just departed didn’t stick together. Instead, they each took separate paths immediately upon entering the mine tunnels.

"Very clever, fearing that I might track them, they split in three directions."

If it weren’t for the map hack and if it were someone else, they might indeed be led astray.

Out of the three paths, only one actually led to the Gnoll dwelling. One of the other paths led to an underground river, and the other led to a region filled with powerful monsters.

"To trade ores with you, what kind of supplies do you need?"

After checking around, Zi Liyuan directly approached the little Gnoll, stopping a meter in front, then plopped down on a litter previously carried in by skeletons and placed on the ground.

"Food, food, we want, food!"

Seeing that Zi Liyuan did not chase after his companions, and the two imposing Skeleton Warriors behind him made no move,

the little Gnoll let out a silent sigh of relief, then still somewhat stutteringly said.

"I need a large amount of ores. What types can you supply? Food is absolutely not a problem."

Not far from the territory there was a river teeming with various fish and a group of large crocodiles, and many wild beasts came there to drink.

The Undead did not require food supplies, so now in Zi Liyuan’s domain, he was the only one who needed to consume food.

"Iron, copper, and gold ores, all three types, we have plenty of iron and copper, less gold."

The little Gnoll also sat down on a rock, answering slowly to avoid stuttering.

"Not bad, not bad, it seems you’ve accumulated quite a bit. How do you wish to trade?"

Gold ore wasn’t immediately necessary, but the Lord’s Mansion required a certain amount of Gold Ingots to upgrade from Level 9 to 10.

The need for iron and copper, however, was immense; not only for upgrading the Lord’s Mansion, but also for crafting various tools.

The more the better of these materials.

The Skeletons’ mining speed was incredibly slow, and their efficiency extremely poor; Zi Liyuan had just tested this in the mine tunnels.

Being able to trade with these Gnolls now was the best possible situation.

Just offering some food in exchange was a tremendous deal. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Iron, exchange for, five portions, of food! Copper, exchange for, ten portions, of food!"

While speaking, the little Gnoll used its sharp claws to gesticulate continuously.

"Iron exchanged for food, five for one, copper for food, ten for one, not bad. What about gold?"

Zi Liyuan nodded, agreeing to the ratio.

"Gold, one for, one thousand, portions of food! Or exchange, for, living, supplies."

As it spoke, the little Gnoll lifted its tattered cloth garment to show Zi Liyuan while gesturing.

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