Besides Dragon City, Gu Xi had also made great progress in other areas during this time.
Gu Xi himself could not take part in the fighting on the Nufang Grassland.
However, his Calamity Troop continued to roam the Nufang Grassland, killing the beasts wandering across it, especially wolf packs.
The dragonmen had no easy way to stop them, since the Calamity Troop had not attacked the subdued beast slaves or the herds of cattle and sheep grazing on the grassland.
Thus, even the dragonman troops did nothing to stop it.
As for the Undead Army under Gu Xi's command, it had long since been withdrawn to Aryadovi City.
Wei Hu, the dragonman, had been brought back with them.
After learning about the exchange rewards, Gu Xi had spoken with Wei Hu.
Gu Xi thought highly of a dragonman like Wei Hu, one with spirit, talent, and luck.
Gu Xi wanted to take Wei Hu under his command.
Yet the moment he spoke to Wei Hu, Wei Hu happily agreed.
After all, he had already achieved his goals in Dragon Country: becoming a High-Ranked Dragonman, participating in Dragon City's Fengshan ceremony—though he had not been the one to conduct it—and finally receiving the title of marquis.
After the Fengshan ceremony ended, he had thought Gu Xi would take his life.
He had never expected this outcome.
Wei Hu was immensely pleased by it.
Afterward, Gu Xi gave Wei Hu two choices. One was to lead some undead troops that Gu Xi would find for him. The other was to be assigned to Maze Demon City to lead the living troops there.
After carefully hearing about Maze Demon City's situation, Wei Hu made a decision Gu Xi had not expected.
He chose to lead undead troops.
When Gu Xi heard that choice,