Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton-Chapter 797 - : 451

Chapter 797: 451

“Where to accumulate divine power? My lord, you currently have three ways to accumulate divine power. One, you can transfer it from your main body. Two, you can receive offerings from your followers, and three, you can distribute food. Of these choices, the third option is the safest and most time-efficient one. The second option is most stable, though we have to consider various types of risks. The first option presents too much of a drain and should only be used in emergencies.”

“So, we’re going to start by distributing food, and then carefully increase the number of your followers. But you’ll have to be there in person, because you have divine realm which can hold a massive amount of food. If we used normal transportation methods, we would need a convoy of hundreds of horse carriages, which would be too conspicuous.” Silver Coin walked along and analyzed the situation for everyone.

Ange nodded in agreement.

Negris, however, expressed his distaste: “Your reasoning is sound, but aren’t you going to bother with Iron Sand City and Rapids Fortress? Are you just going to abandon them?”

Yet, Silver Coin seriously responded: “Of course, my lord’s matters take priority. We’re in the Northern Wind City for farming and the Rapids Fortress is for selling the produce. If it were up to me, I wouldn’t choose these economically backward places. They’re not capable of raising funds or organizing a financial group.”

Negris had a sinking feeling: “Dammit Kvada, you’ve stolen the limelight again, and managed to pledge your loyalty while you’re at it.”

A group of them set off east, leading a horse carriage. The horses pulling the carriage were two skeletal ones, which Basoluo had proclaimed required the approval of the Bone Remnant Knight to be considered as a high-grade creature.

These two skeletal horses were found in Iron Sand City. Initially, they were rather fierce, but after getting a stern glance from Durken, they became timid. Then Ange took a look at them and they started to shiver. Finally, Durken had to forcibly imprint a soul mark on them to bring them back to normal.

Nowadays, Ange rarely established soul contact with ordinary Undead creatures. With too many nodes in the Soul Network, the quality was uneven, making it difficult to control.

The usual practice of the Undead Empire is for the king and some high-ranking Undead to establish soul contacts. Then, these high-ranking Undead connect with ordinary Undead, forming a pyramid-like hierarchy.

This is why the two skeletal horses became followers of Ange’s followers. But it’s not too bad since Durken, despite only pretending, was still the King of Alchemy. Durken used to look down upon these low-level bone horses.

To keep from being a disgrace, Durken spent some time enhancing the two bone horses, outfitting them with Earth Iron Hooves and metal joint reinforcements.

“With steel-bottomed mithril horse shoes, each stomp resonates with the earth, creating a shock-absorbing effect without losing power. Joint reinforcement allows the bones to function as a whole even without a soul, preventing the body from falling apart,” Durken explained.

“It’s just for pulling a carriage, isn’t that too extravagant?” Silver Coin commented.

Durken shrugged: “That’s why I didn’t equip them with full body armor.” Meaning that he was already being rather modest.

Under the convoy of the subtly luxurious bone horses, Ange and his group headed east with a carriage full of canola cakes. Thanks to the addition of elf beans, one palm-sized piece was enough to feel full.

Along the way, they suddenly spotted a skinny boy by the roadside. He stared blankly, without any expression or movements. It was as if he were a soulless shell.

Silver Coin walked over with a canola cake and handed it to the boy, saying, “May the Undead God bless you.”

The boy blinked, his gaze fixed on the canola cake in Silver Coin’s hand. He appeared to be dazed, yet his eyes slowly became lively.

Unable to believe it, he cautiously stretched out his hand, all the while keeping an alert eye on Silver Coin.

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Silver Coin held out his palm, indicating for the boy to take the cake, and said, “This is a gift from the Undead God. Please, take it. May you have a full meal.”

The solemn expression on his face made him look like a religious zealot.

The boy swiftly grabbed the canola cake and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing vigorously. At the same time, he stared at Silver Coin with fearful, tearful eyes, much like a frightened rabbit.

Afraid of scaring him off, Silver Coin wore a friendly smile and slowly backed away as they continued on their journey.

Even after the convoy had passed the boy, he remained in disbelief, managing to swallow the entire canola cake. Immediately, a strong sense of fullness and satisfaction hit, making him let out a satisfied burp.

The boy couldn’t remember the last time he had eaten enough. The intense satisfaction momentarily left him in a daze.

Only when Ange’s convoy had faded into the distance did he snap back to reality. He jumped onto the road and began to chase after Ange’s team.

Roxy and Ji Li, who were at the end of the convoy, heard noises and looked back.

The boy quickly knelt to the ground and began to kowtow.

Surprised, Ange looked back. He felt intense faith from the boy: the blessing of the Undead God…

Of course, some soul flames were also contributed.

Having taken a glance back, Ange didn’t bother with it anymore. Roxy and Ji Li occasionally looked back and saw the boy following behind at a safe distance, neither coming closer nor leaving.

Uncertain of what to do, they went forward to ask if they should drive the boy away.

Silver Coin let out a sigh: “Let him follow. To drive him away would be to send him to death. A child appearing in a place like this… who knows what hardships he has been through?”

“Death is just a new beginning. May his family’s souls rest in peace,” Durken offered his blessings.