The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 408: Chapter 342, you can attend if you have time

To put it simply.

This Special Item, to take effect, requires cooperation. @@novelbin@@

That is to say, the association mandates member cooperation; otherwise, who would honestly sit there and stare into the eyes of a clay sculpture?

If there’s no cooperation, it’s difficult to produce any effect.

The cost is not significant, a moment of silence for one minute per question.

“Hmm, when you put it like that, it indeed seems pretty useless,” Wu Heng agreed.

Xi Ligui chewed on a piece of meat and continued, “This inspection actually has some benefits for us too.”

“How so?”

“It’s nothing much, just that passing this inspection will be recorded in our files, which can help with our promotion to Steward in the future.” Xi Ligui glanced at him, “The appointment of a Steward isn’t just about accumulating Merits. Character and passing inspections are also vital factors.”

That did make sense.

If it were just about accumulating Merits, the positions of the association’s Stewards would be occupied by those with high combat abilities.

That would not be good for the various regions.

You might even get a gang cloaked in the association’s identity in some places.

But that’s just one aspect.

Human nature is hard to control.

For instance, the former Steward of Black Stone Town, ‘Yazde’, concocted a conspiracy to extend his own life.

He caused the deaths of people in Mining Village and nearly took over Wu Heng’s body.

Even if one passes the initial inspections, it’s hard to ensure they won’t be influenced by other factors later on.

Wu Heng continued to look at her, “Do you really want to become a Steward that much?”

“Don’t you? Becoming a Steward means presiding over the association, a status second only to the City Lord. I don’t believe anyone wouldn’t want to sit in that position.”

“If I say I don’t want to, would you believe me?”

“No!”

Wu Heng smiled and didn’t say much more.

He really wasn’t too interested in being a Steward.

The position of a Vice-executive suited him just fine; there wasn’t much work to do, and if there was, it was the assistant’s job to complete it.

This allowed him some time to manage Zombie World.

“Why don’t you find an assistant?”

After finishing talking about the inspection, Wu Heng broached a new topic.

Xi Ligui replied, “There’s no suitable candidate! I’ve already written home, and someone should be coming over in a little while.”

“Hmm, finding someone trustworthy is essential; Gold and Silver Island isn’t exactly a safe place.”

“I see you’re always accompanied by two attendants wherever you go, scared of danger much?” Xi Ligui glanced at the two figures standing nearby.

Unlike other professions, a Necromancer’s combat strength comes largely from their Necromancer Attendants.

Only after them come spells and mechanical attacks.

“Jealous? Next time you kill a Fugitive, I’ll help you turn them into a skeleton that can serve as a Guard by your side.”

Xi Ligui pursed her lips, “Thanks, but I’m not used to having people, let alone the undead, follow me everywhere.”

“You’re still young, not understanding the benefits of Necromancer Attendants.”

“I’m old enough to be your grandmother.”

“Hey! Why are you still insulting people?”

The two finished eating and directly left the tavern.

They headed together towards the association.

…

Return to the office study.

Andre Willow was propped on the desk, combing an owl’s feathers.

“Wei’er, have you eaten?”

“I have,” Andre Willow responded, and then asked, “Master, did the inspection go smoothly?”

“It went well, nothing to worry about,” Wu Heng said.

“That’s good!”

Wu Heng sat down at the desk and instructed, “There’ll be some personnel changes in the association soon. When you do anything, keep the skeleton attendants close.”

“Understood!”

Andre Willow’s current skeleton attendant was Blood Axe, a Level 14 Beast Warrior.

He had a towering figure, wielding a long-handled battle axe.

The original Level 12 Blazing Blade had been reassigned to the Pirate Mistress ‘Philippa’.

Wu Heng continued, “By the way, you weren’t notified about undergoing an inspection either, were you?”

“Nope! Do I need one?”

“I don’t know, but if they tell you that you need to be inspected, don’t go just yet. Let me know in advance.”

“Sure, Master.”

After chatting with Andre Willow in the office for a while, Wu Heng left directly.

He left the association and looked around.

He went straight to the ‘Snake Badge Consortium’ opposite the association.

…

In the VIP room of the Snake Badge Consortium.

A man dressed in formal attire bowed respectfully, “Good afternoon, esteemed guest.”

Wu Heng handed over his emblem, “Take a look at the task I posted, is there any result?”

“Of course, guest!”

The staff member bowed and left the room.

It wasn’t long before he came back.

He said, “Guest, we have collected a Level 12 blacksmith’s corpse, a Level 13 flying dragon’s corpse, as well as the formation architecture ‘Flame Furnace’ for you.”

Wu Heng’s eyebrows raised.

There was nothing particularly unusual about the collection of the two corpses.

After all, he hadn’t come here for some time.

But the completion of ‘Flame Furnace’ was ahead of the estimated time by quite a bit.

He had ordered two formation structures in total: the Flame Furnace and the Water Elemental Well.

One was a furnace for smelting metals, and the other was a well that condensed water elements from the air into drinkable water.

“Fine, where are the items?”

The staff member took out a pouch for storing space, saying, “Guest, the corpses and the building are all inside here, how would you like to take them away?”

Wu Heng didn’t actually have such a large storage space.

He said directly, “Lend me the pouch for now, I’ll send it back to you tomorrow.”

The staff member immediately responded, “Guest, I’ll arrange for someone to go back with you. Once you take out the items inside, you can return it to us.”

“That works!”

The staff member continued, “Guest, you will need to pay 6,750 silver coins to complete this transaction.”

“Agreed!” Wu Heng took out the corresponding amount.

After the staff member took the payment,

In addition to the pouch he handed over, there was also a ticket bearing a purple snake head.

He explained, “Guest, in half a month we will be holding the year-end auction on a cruise ship. If you have time, you are welcome to participate. There will be treasures, famous weapons, and some special items for sale.”

An auction?

This world has such a thing as well.

“All customers can participate?”

“Of course not, only guests whose transaction volume reaches a certain quota are eligible. No more than 30 people from Gold and Silver Island!”

“Alright, I’ll see if I can make it.”

Wu Heng took the pouch and left.

The Snake Badge Consortium arranged for a staff member to follow him back to his residence.

Returning home.

After speaking to Mini, Wu Heng went straight to the Zombie World.

He arrived at an open space, took out the corpses and the huge furnace covered with formation patterns, then returned to Gold and Silver Island to hand back the pouch to the staff member.

After retrieving the pouch, the staff member left with a bow.

…

Returning to the Zombie World.

Wu Heng looked at the two corpses on the ground.

The blacksmith’s body was in a coffin, while the flying dragon was wrapped in a large grass mat.

He instructed the skeletons to place the two corpses aside.

He cast the Bone Manipulation Skill.

[Skeleton Blacksmith (Level 12)]

[Skeleton Flying Dragon (Level 13)]