The Second Trial
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Before Shaya returned and before everything was moved out, Gu Xi, having nothing better to do, started wandering around the Bone-Eating Swamp.
He needs to consider whether there are any changes that can be made to this Bone-Eating Swamp.
This is precisely the unique effect he gets after his Undead Knowledge reaches level 10.
However, Gu Xi discovered that the Bone-Eating Swamp could provide directions for modification, but to successfully modify it, one needed level 8 in Undead Research, level 4 in Magic Knowledge, and level 4 in War Machine Mastery before even starting.
If this requirement is not met, it can be forcibly modified, but the chances of success are extremely low.
It even suggests that if Gu Xi masters skills in Puppet, machinery, potions, and alchemy, he should make even greater progress.
The problem is that Gu Xi doesn't know these things yet, and the only path he can see is the path of War Machine Mastery.
This made Gu Xi shake his head; knowing too much isn't always a good thing.
If he didn't know these things, he would definitely release this Bone-Eating Swamp during the battle, letting him guard one side and act as the front-line defense.
Now, Gu Xi hesitated. Should this thing be sent directly to the battlefield, or kept for experimental use? Just as Gu Xi was wondering, Shaya also retreated.
"How about it?"
Gu Xi was sitting on the Evil Coffin drinking wine, raised his head.
After the battle, he had someone bring him freshly brewed drinks from the tavern to replenish the mana he had used up.
Returning to the city for a nap would have been the best way to replenish Gu Xi's mana.
But the current situation prevented Gu Xi from falling asleep. He could only recover his physical strength and magical power by drinking the wine delivered by the tavern.
A new chef had arrived at the tavern, Gu Xi's tavern finally introduced new dishes.
But there are too many strange foods on this road, Gu Xi is still human, so he dares not eat anything on this road.
At most, I'll drink a little alcohol to replenish my magic power, and that's it.
"We can already see the enemy ahead. If we go any further, the candy will no longer be there. The ground will be piled with all sorts of roasted chicken, roasted pig and the like."
Inside, there was a group of Strong Man constantly eating and drinking. After they finished eating, they would immediately get up and fight, then eat again after fighting—it felt quite bizarre.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi frowned. This scene sounded like Hall of Valor from Norse mythology.
If that's really the case, then Gu Xi will have an easier time.
The people inside Hall of Valor can be considered the dead.
His Death Lord ability can have some impact.
Even if the Death Lord skill can't take them all down, they shouldn't initiate an attack on their own.
Even with these thoughts in mind, Gu Xi still prepared for a battle.
"What about the number of people? Have you seen the BOSS?"
"There are 1,500 people. Among the enemy are archers, Spearmen, and some Special Troop Type. Their equipment is quite obvious. Even when they are eating or sleeping, they will keep their weapons and equipment by their side. You can tell what kind of troops they are just by looking at their weapons."
At the end of the road, there was a table with three people sitting at it, constantly eating. I guessed they were probably the bosses this time.
Three?
Gu Xi shook his head, immediately rejecting his previous idea.
The road behind is probably not the legendary Hall of Valor, and it's unlikely to even be a replica of Hall of Valor.
"There's no point in guessing here. In the end, we'll just have to get a taxi and get ready to leave."
After a flurry of thoughts, Gu Xi finally stood up.
As soon as he made that move, his troops quickly gathered together. Some newly emerged Undead Army replenished the previous losses, protecting Gu Xi among them, and prepared to move forward.
As for the Steel City Gate, Gu Xi did not put it away either.
There was still a large amount of candy and other supplies that had not been collected. In order to prevent the Ghost Squad from sending the items here to the Troop Stockade City Gate at the back, Gu Xi simply left the Steel City Gate here.
Under Gu Xi's command, the thousand newly transformed Bone-Eating Mud also followed along. Even the Bone-Eating Swamp, after absorbing most of the gastric juices, moved to the vicinity of the Bone-Eating Mud, preparing to set off together.
Gu Xi didn't say much about the situation.
This Bone-Eating Swamp is already level 13, the same level as the Death Avatar, making it one of the highest-level creatures under Gu Xi's command.
So let him follow if he wants.
In this way, Gu Xi won't need to use the Death Avatar when there are situations where he can directly attack.
After all, Gu Xi's magical power is already quite high. Even without double the power, he has six or seven thousand magical power.
Gu Xi always felt a pang of heartache whenever he unleashed the Death Avatar with most of his mana unused.
But he can't just maintain the extremely low level of 100 mana.
If he did that, and something really happened, it would be too late for Gu Xi to drink the Magic Potion again.
Therefore, when resting, Gu Xi could only replenish his mana to the maximum, and when he was considering not using the Death Avatar, he would use it less.
Just then, we arrived at the top of the Bone-Eating Swamp.
Although the direction of this guy's modification has not been decided yet, it would be quite good to use him as an ordinary soldier.
So he stopped paying attention to the situation at the Bone-Eating Swamp.
He was even considering whether to find a Hero to lead the Bone-Eating Swamp and Bone-Eating Mud.
If we're going to call it that, should we call it the Bone-Eating Camp or the Swamp Camp?
Just as Gu Xi was considering this matter, their group turned around and entered another corridor.
Upon entering this corridor, Gu Xi noticed a significant improvement in the overall style.
In the surrounding environment, the walls present a unique bright blue, like an artist's palette, which contrasts sharply with the red carpet spread out on the floor.
However, the carpet looked rather disheveled at this moment, covered in oil stains.
Both sides of the road were lined with all sorts of mouthwatering grilled fish, chicken, and pork. These delicacies were carefully arranged on large white platters, as if they were the stars of the feast.
They were steaming hot, emitting an enticing aroma, and glistening with oil. Between the grilled meats were piles of meat buns, each about the size of a fist, which would roll onto the carpet if you weren't careful.
As Gu Xi walked past these foods, a voice always echoed in his mind, urging him to stop.
"Eat up, eat up, squat down and eat, one serving will fully restore your health."
However, under Gu Xi's orders, even the all-devouring Evil Bone Locust and Bone-Eating Mud did not touch the food; their attention was entirely focused on the monsters among the food.