Chapter 1103 - 661: Opening Up the Blood Plains, Explosive Gains, Advancing by Leaps and Bounds!

Chapter 1103: Chapter 661: Opening Up the Blood Plains, Explosive Gains, Advancing by Leaps and Bounds!

"Really? You’re not lying to me?" Ark said.

Rekton’s eyes emitted dangerous signals as he faced Ark, and he said resolutely, "Of course it’s true..."

Ark ignored Rekton and continued walking inside the city.

He looked over some of the facilities within the city and said, "Lord Rekton, you see, my subordinates don’t possess the skilled craftsmanship of the undead craftsmen, they are merely foolish undead.

Draven’s outpost has been conquered by demons, and the craftsmen inside surely couldn’t have survived, alas..."

Rekton, upon hearing this, felt his scalp tingle; he had never seen such greedy undead.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Lord Ark, once you have captured Draven’s outpost, I will send you some qualified craftsmen!"

"Some? Hmm!?" Ark glared at Rekton.

Rekton nearly ground his teeth to bits, "I will give you half of the craftsmen!"

Seeing Rekton being sensible, Ark finally turned his head and said, "Rekton, let me correct you on one point."

Rekton was a bit stunned, and he softly inquired, "Lord Ark, what would you like to correct?"

Ark looked towards the outside of the city, placing his hands on the city wall and said, "It’s not me capturing Draven’s outpost, but us jointly driving out the demons and restoring Draven’s outpost..."

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Ark set off once again, this time taking Rekton along with his three hundred plus combat-ready undead soldiers.

Ark left behind over a hundred of his undead subordinates and two thousand Spiritual Remains Warriors along with a few Blood Spirit Mages.

The work for these individuals was to handle and guard the piles of demon corpses outside the outpost.

These things can be traded in the future or, at the very least, used personally to forge armor and equipment.

During the march, Ark did not summon many Tomb undead to follow; only himself and Rekton’s undead, seven hundred plus in total, comprised the small troop.

Within this troop, there were no Lower-tier undead; the lowest were Middle-tier undead, which amounted to a considerable force.

During the march, Ark asked Rekton, "Is there anything worth developing within Draven’s territory?"

After some contemplation, Rekton replied, "Lord, in the Wailing Blood Plain, the closer you get to the demons’ side, the richer the resources!

Of course, the degree of danger is also higher!

Draven’s strength is superior to mine; he is a Golden Limit Hate Samurai and is about to break through to the Glory Champion Tier.

Thus, he dares to delve deeper, practically establishing his territory within the demons’ sphere of influence.

Therefore, his resources are more abundant; it’s said that every month, he finds a spiritual whirlpool in the Endless Blood River within his territory.

In addition, his territory hosts a medium-sized metal vein, capable of mining a large amount of Nether Iron Ore, the raw material for smelting Nether Fine Iron.

Coupled with occasionally organizing hunting teams to invade the demons’ world, slaying demons, which allows Draven to earn a significant number of Blood Moon Coins!"

Upon mentioning these things, Rekton’s eyes sparkled, clearly showing his envy of Draven’s gains.

In the Wailing Blood Plain, at the border between demon-occupied lands and undead territories, this is the site of the clash between the Abyssal Will and the Undead Realm.

Here, due to the collision of two powerful wills, the energy becomes more frenzied.

Thus, various valuable magic materials emerge, suitable not only for demons but also for the undead.

Moreover, chaotic evil demons typically do not actively develop the world’s resources, making it favorable for the undead pioneers.

Capturing a territory is akin to acquiring an undeveloped treasure trove.

All unexploited treasures by demons eventually fall into the hands of the undead.

However, higher rewards imply higher risks.

Exploration causes undead fatalities.

Especially when the enemy is demons, the casualty rate of these demon-vanquishing pioneers is always high.

Each month, from the Lord of Fang City, they obtain the Demon-Vanquishing Order and ascend to Undead Pioneer status; there are at least a dozen such pioneers.

A significant portion of these pioneers perish during the initial stages of exploration, their most perilous periods.

Only a tenth manage to establish a territory and outpost successfully.

Even those who establish outposts may encounter various dangers and die during exploration.

Just like Draven and Rekton, Draven is certainly doomed.

And Rekton, if not for Ark’s timely arrival, he would have returned to the Endless Blood River.

Nevertheless, many undead still choose to become demon-vanquishing pioneers, as they aim to accumulate sufficient resources and Blood Moon Coins.

Once their strength advances to the Upper Glory Champion tier and resources are plentiful, they can apply to advance to Half Moon Commander or even Full Moon Lord.

This is the rule of the Wailing Blood Plain and one of the reasons why undead are willing to sacrifice themselves.

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After a long march, Ark and his forces arrived outside Draven’s outpost.

They chose not to reveal their intentions directly, and Ark opted for reconnaissance first.