Boom!
Just as Gu Xi had said, the torch thrown down this time did not cause an explosion like before.
It merely started a fire, igniting the still-writhing roots.
The wine and oil barrels the Undead Servants threw inside did cause a few small explosions, making the flames burn even fiercer.
As the fire rose, Gu Xi led his subordinates back, avoiding the hottest area and surrounding it from a distance.
The fire burned for an entire day, only slowly dying out after the mountaintop had been scorched black.
Gu Xi waited until the following afternoon, when the mountain was no longer so hot, before returning to where Flower Castle had originally stood. He ordered his undead to dig into the charred ground and see what remained underneath.
Of course, Gu Xi had not been idle during that day and more. Rather than watching the mountain burn, he had commanded his troops to clear out the remaining areas of the kingdom.
After all, aside from its cities and castles, the kingdom still had estates and villages that needed to be dealt with.
Most importantly, Gu Xi needed the undead to clean up the battlefield.
This time, the flour, wine, and such had proven quite useful.
It could be said that without the flour and wine obtained from Green Leaf City, this fire would not have been so easy to set.
Thus, there had been no way to transport everything away before, and some supplies had been abandoned.
Now, however, things were different. Gu Xi had sent an entire city into Knight Blood Road, transforming it from a place meant only for Black Blood Knights and Undead Servants into what it was now.
Naturally, Gu Xi needed to send all kinds of supplies into Knight Blood Road, ensuring they would be