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The three options that appeared in the system prompt came clearly into view. Gu Su glanced over them and instantly grasped the core purpose of each, without the slightest hesitation.

As the name suggested, the Broadcast Station was used to attract scattered undead from the surrounding area. Its primary function was to expand the population of his territory and make up for the shortage of undead.

The Combat Outpost was used to transform undead. It could systematically turn ordinary undead civilians into a regular undead army capable of fighting.

The Gatekeeper Outpost focused on defense, specifically training undead to guard the territory's gates and defend its strongholds.

The latter two might both transform undead into soldiers, but their roles were completely different.

One focused on offense, the other on defense. The distinction between their uses was crystal clear.

Besides that, Gu Su immediately understood the key difference.

The Combat Outpost offered a general-purpose troop conversion, rather than customized training for a specific type of undead. It could be used for any skeleton, whether an ordinary one or an elite one.

The Gatekeeper Outpost, on the other hand, relied more on the city gates.

Compared with the warriors converted at the Combat Outpost, the troops trained at the Gatekeeper Outpost were a bit like police compared to soldiers.

And right now, what Gu Su needed most was a regular fighting force capable of going toe-to-toe with the enemy.

In his previous battle against the orcs, his undead squad had suffered heavy losses and had only managed to win thanks to traps. If he'd had a regular undead army at his disposal, he wouldn't have been forced into such a passive position.

Having thought it through, Gu Su didn't hesitate any longer. He immediately gave the order: "Choose the Combat Outpost."

The moment his order was confirmed, something strange happened.

The ground, which still bore traces of the camp, began to melt away before his eyes. The wood chips and scraps of beast hide that hadn't been fully cleared away, along with the topsoil, dissolved and caved in at a visible pace, like snow beneath the blazing sun. In the blink of an eye, they became wisps of grayish-white mist, swallowed up by the corruption fungus beneath the ground.

In just a few minutes, the once orderly but cluttered orc camp had vanished completely. Only the remains of a dilapidated two-story building, already collapsed and riddled with damage, stood alone, bearing witness to the camp that had once been there.

Gu Su glanced at the empty ground, understanding at once.

Everything in the orc camp that could be consumed by corruption had now been cleared away and absorbed by the Graveyard Demon's fungal threads, leaving not a trace behind.

He didn't linger. There were more important things to do.

Turning to the remaining skeletons beside him, Gu Su waved them over and set off at a brisk pace toward the Graveyard Demon.

By the time Gu Su returned to the Graveyard Demon's entrance, he could see from a distance that all was quiet inside.

The Coyote squad had indeed worked with astonishing efficiency. They had already delivered all the supplies from the orc camp, as well as the orc corpses from the woods, and piled everything haphazardly in the open area inside the Graveyard Demon.

Coyote and the rest of the squad were nowhere to be seen. As usual, they had likely gone to haul back the bones of magical beasts and stock up on materials for future undead conversions.

Gu Su showed no outward reaction to the Coyote squad's initiative, but he gave an approving nod to himself and said nothing.

Efficient and hassle-free. They truly were the finest hauling crew.

As soon as he stepped inside the Graveyard Demon, Gu Su's gaze swept across the area.

He didn't look at the heaps of supplies and corpses. Instead, he went straight toward the spot along the right-hand wall.

A brand-new structure had appeared there.

It was a square enclosure ringed with thick wooden stakes. Heavy beast hides were stretched between them, forming a simple but orderly training and conversion outpost.

This was the Combat Outpost he had just chosen.

Inside it, dozens of longswords, round shields, and heavy warhammers rested in neat rows against the wall, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen. They were clearly weapons and equipment prepared for the undead warriors soon to be converted.

Gu Su strode closer. As soon as he approached the outpost, the system's icy prompt rang in his ears, clearly listing the rules and attributes for converting undead warriors:

[Spend 15 units of Yin Energy, 5 gold coins, 1 unit of metal, and 1 unit of wood (a small amount of leather can be added) to convert a skeleton into a Skeleton Warrior.]

[Skeleton Warrior (Level 0, Summoned Creature): Experience (0/100), Attack 5, Defense 4, Health 16, Trait: Undead Creature]

[Spend 20 units of Yin Energy, 7 gold coins, 2 units of metal, and 1 unit of wood (a small amount of leather can be added) to convert a zombie into a Zombie Warrior.]

[Zombie Warrior (Level 0, Summoned Creature): Experience (0/100), Attack 5, Defense 8, Health 22, Trait: Undead Creature]

[Undead Creature: Immune to mind magic and blindness, unaffected by morale, reduces the morale of non-undead allies by 1, Death Ripple and Resurrection spells ineffective, Bane of the Undead and Spiritualism spells effective, cannot be drained for life.]

[Note 1: Both ordinary undead and elite undead can be converted.]

[Note 2: Only conversion options available for existing undead will be displayed.]

After reading all the prompts carefully, a flicker of satisfaction crossed Gu Su's eyes.

This was exactly what he urgently needed.

The Yin Energy, gold, and various materials required for conversion weren't cheap. Converting each undead warrior came at a considerable cost, but Gu Su thought the expense was absolutely worth it.

The Skeleton Warrior's attributes alone far surpassed those of an ordinary converted skeleton, let alone ordinary skeletons that hadn't even undergone basic conversion and could only move by instinct.

Their Attack, Defense, and Health had all improved by leaps and bounds.

If he could convert them in batches and form a squad of Skeleton Warriors, their fighting strength would rise dramatically.

If his two squads were suitable for conversion into Skeleton Warriors, Gu Su would have called over Ashes and Coyote's squads right away and converted them on the spot.

Gu Su couldn't help recalling his previous battle against the orcs. If he'd had ten Skeleton Warriors like these then, he wouldn't have needed to go to the trouble of setting traps. He could have led his squad straight into a head-on charge, and those tusked orcs wouldn't have stood a chance. His undead squad wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses, either.

These were, in a word, exactly what Gu Su wanted.

But before that, he had to convert the corpses before him into skeletons and elite skeletons.

With that thought, Gu Su didn't waste another moment. He turned and called to the skeletons waiting in the distance, "Come help me move the corpses. First, replenish the ranks of the elite skeletons who fell in battle!

"Once that's done, put every remaining corpse into Great Mound Pit Three. Move quickly!

"And you, go tell Ashes to send the elite skeletons back."

At his command, the waiting skeletons and the zombies nearby sprang into action. They stiffly picked up the orc corpses from the ground and shuffled toward Great Mound Pit Three in orderly fashion.

The Graveyard Demon was once again filled with busy but orderly activity.