Global Game: I, the Necromancer, am the scourge

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Keep their heads down and play dumb when there’s trouble, talk nonsense and give orders when there’s not.

That was the style of his colleagues, including the previous Lord of Zhenhai City, but now it disgusted him to the point of wanting to die.

There was no choice, the sword was already hanging over his head, had he had any choice, he would have fled eight hundred years ago.

Damn Orcs!

Unable to stay quietly on the Black Sea Island making puppets, they had to come out and trouble him; they truly deserved to die!

The Lord of Zhenhai City scanned the circle of high officials and the word "beast" repeated endlessly in his mind.

"Now you all turn mute? When Zhenhai City falls, I’ll merely be skinned, but as the suppressive troops dispatched by the empress, you won’t be as lucky as I am."

No one spoke, did they really think he had no options left?

Once he returned, he would arrange his escape!

As soon as the city fell, he could flee immediately, at worst paying a huge price to satisfy the greedy ghosts in the court.

Death was not an option, at most he’d lose his office, then beg to return to his clan with his tail between his legs.

He had been siphoning off for decades, he had made enough!

But you fellows, wanting to drag me down with you, don’t blame me for framing you with a huge scandal!

All officials are corrupt to some extent, who doesn’t know whom?

Thinking of pinning all the responsibility on him, pah!

"If that’s the case, I will report immediately and continue to request reinforcements. As for the actions of my colleagues, I will report everything truthfully! Hmph!"

The Lord of Zhenhai City stood up and left with a flick of his sleeve.

He entered the secret room at the first opportunity, activated the emergency communication formation, ready to report to Emperor Yongzheng in Shengjing.

The Lord was Emperor Yongzheng’s man, not that old hag’s, if they wanted him to take the blame, then they might as well go hungry!

He was ready to flip the table!

...

Having returned to Death Castle, Zi Liyuan immediately had someone contact Wu Zhaoyi and the others.

As he was preparing to head to the laboratory to use the "Rebirth" skill to revive a Peak of Sixth Tier Legendary Orc, Fan Yuer sought him out.

"Liyuan, Ying Xueji and Li Fengwen have sent someone with information."

"Oh, finally some news from those four."

Zi Liyuan took the jade slip Fan Yuer handed him and, after briefly checking for security risks, immersed his spirit into it to start reading.

Ying Xueji’s image directly appeared in his mind.

Clad in ice-blue armor that hugged her perfect figure, she looked valiant and imposing.

"In two months, we need you to stall the old hag and keep her from leaving her domain. If successful, all the territory governed by Tianxiang City and Pan Shi City under the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty will be integrated into the Land of the Dead."

Unsaid but implied, the conditions were truly tempting.

Zi Liyuan, now continuously active, was scheming for the territories under Tianxiang City’s jurisdiction, a territory of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty adjacent to the Land of the Dead.

Pan Shi City is directly adjacent to Tianxiang City’s jurisdiction, to the west of Tianxiang City, and is an inland territory.

Within it lie two massive mountain ranges that essentially cut off access from two and a half directions.

Of course, this blockade is only true for land routes; those with Fifth Tier or higher strength can fly over from the skies.

Moreover, Pan Shi City is rich in various metal ores, including some extremely rare varieties.

These are the rare metal ingots needed for subsequent upgrades to the Lord’s Mansion.

To obtain them through trade in the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty requires paying a tremendous cost, from smoothing things over with some corrupt officials to even being able to queue for a purchase.

Yes, just a possibility, spending various resources to smooth relations and still not being able to guarantee possession is utterly frustrating!

It goes without saying, the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty is truly rotten to the core.

"Are we taking action so soon?"

Having him stall the old hag clearly meant causing her to falter at a critical moment, making her too busy to manage any sudden incidents in the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty.

Even Zi Liyuan could guess how they were going to proceed.

Currently, the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty only truly had two emperors and two kings: the emperors were Kang Mazi and Emperor Yongzheng, while the kings were Tongzhi and Guangxu.

However, in reality, Guangxu the king was merely a puppet, a Fourth Tier strength individual imprisoned and controlled by the old hag.

Tongzhi was slightly stronger, in the early stages of the Peak of Sixth Tier, and with the help of national fortune, could unleash strength of the Sixth Tier Peak.

On the other hand, both Kang Mazi and Emperor Yongzheng were Legendary figures at the Peak of Sixth Tier, and with the aid of national fortune and secret techniques, they could unleash the strength of a Seventh Tier Sanctum.

Ying Xueji and the others certainly wouldn’t directly deal with Kang Mazi and Emperor Yongzheng, as both were in Shengjing, the national capital, where attacking one would immediately draw support from the other.

Furthermore, although the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty was fraught with internal strife and rebellion, it had yet not threatened Shengjing, and it seemed it could still hold on for now.

If they couldn’t weaken the national fortune of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty, facing two Seventh Tier Sanctum strength emperors at the same time would definitely increase the difficulty manifold.

Ying Xueji’s group had also just left the Land of the Dead a little over a month ago, and even with a continuous stream of various supplies and treasures, it was impossible for their strength to break through to the Seventh Grade Sanctum level.

Keep in mind, the upgrade of the Lord’s Mansion required massive amounts of materials and resources towards the later stages, one of the reasons limiting the rapid advancement of a lord’s strength.

Having entered the first layer of the Sea of Realms for over a month now, Zi Liyuan’s Lord’s Mansion had just been upgraded from LV39 to LV40.

In this past month, trading and collecting territorial materials and resources from Wu Zhaoyi and the surrounding Grand Lords had only just managed to suffice to upgrade Mo Yi’s Lord’s Mansion to LV40.

This return to Death Castle was to allow Mo Yi to upgrade the level of the Lord’s Mansion and then break through to the Sixth Tier.

Even because Zi Liyuan had acquired a Sixth Tier Legendary Orc Spirit, by refining it into a Demon Soul, once she breaks through, she could directly elevate this early stage Sixth Tier Spirit to the Peak.

That means, Mo Yi, who would normally only reach the early stages of the Sixth Tier, with a Legendary BOSS Spirit, could very quickly push her personal level to the Peak of Sixth Tier, LV140.

Therefore, what Ying Xueji and her group needed to do now was weaken the national fortune of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty. What better way to weaken their national fortune than killing a king?

Recalling the map of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty given to him by Wu Zhaoyi, Shengjing was currently untouchable, so among the kings located outside, one was Tongzhi and the other was Guangxu.

One was a puppet controlled by the old hag who was not weak, so the target was quite clear.

Tongzhi!

With only early stage Sixth Tier strength that could extend to the Peak of Sixth Tier with the aid of national fortune.

If not him, then who?

Killing him would greatly weaken the national fortune of the Wild Boar Skin Dynasty!