Gu Su

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Gu Su (顾苏) 1
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator 1
Gender	Male 1
Affiliation	Graveyard Demon and its undead forces 4 36
Occupation/Role	Undead Mage, also described as a necromancer; graveyard commander; former game laborer 1 2
Level	Level 1 at introduction 1
Talent	Gravekeeper — Earth Attribute; initially unactivated 1
Status	Alive; directing the investigation of the vine-covered building 50
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “The Graveyard Demon” 1

Power Progression

Gu Su’s documented growth primarily concerns his undead army, equipment, and territory. No later personal level increase is explicitly recorded in the supplied chapters.

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level 1 Undead Mage	1	Begins with Level 1 Summon Undead and an unactivated Gravekeeper talent. Must complete the graveyard’s first upgrade within ten days.
First Level 0 skeleton summons	2	Raises a goblin as a skeleton, then uses an empty grave to establish a Skeleton Squad.
First magic-type skeleton	6	Converts the Goblin Shaman into a skeleton with magical potential, though it initially has no spells.
Green-quality main weapon	12 14	Obtains the Plague Cutter and uses its Outbreak ability to kill a Level 2 Corrupted Jungle Lion King.
Restored territory support systems	15 16	Restores Corrupted Mycelium and the Yin Fire Pile, enabling territorial expansion, resource conversion, and production of 500 Yin Energy per 24 hours.
Elite Skeletons	17	Strengthens an empty grave to upgrade its resident undead into Elite Skeletons.
Fireball-capable summon	29	Gives a feather-shaped scroll to a spellcasting skeleton, allowing it to learn Fireball.
Expanded undead production	31	New special graves support Ghouls and Bone Beasts. The Oil Tank Centipede’s corpse repairs one-third of the Earthbound Vein.
Aerial reconnaissance force	33 34 35	Establishes the White Raven Squad; its scout force reaches 21 white crows.
Specialized scavenging command	36	Formally establishes the 25-member Ash Squad under Bone Ash, whose Scavenging talent improves material recovery and processing.
Expanded army and transport command	39 40 41	Converts 21 Mire Wolves into skeletons, gains further undead through local hunts, and assigns the speed-enhancing lieutenant Coyote to transport duties.
Combat Outpost	45 46	Devours the half-orc camp and selects a facility that converts ordinary undead into regular combat troops.
Repair lieutenant	47	Raises 31 half-orc corpses as three elite and 28 ordinary skeletons; Gearbone emerges as a specialist in repair and installation.
Undead Warriors	48	Receives transformed Skeleton Warriors and Ghoul Warriors. Sets out with thirteen Skeleton Warriors and three magic-using skeletons.

Background and History

Transmigration and the defective graveyard

Gu Su transmigrated into a world where humans were born players. Advancing beyond basic game labor required activating at least one of four core systems: Land, Magic, Companions, or Wealth. Before entering the novice world, he spent years as a game laborer and had experience commanding zombie miners in haunted caves 1 2.

His purchased graveyard fell far short of its advertised size and lacked its promised building and mobility functions. A mandatory first-entry retention period prevented him from leaving to confront the merchant. His main quest required him to upgrade the graveyard and activate Gravekeeper within ten days; failure threatened demonic possession, talent weakening, and permanent inability to level up 1.

Establishing an undead foothold

Gu Su provoked nearby goblins, killed them, and turned their corpses into his first skeletons. He then eliminated their lair and began salvaging abandoned vehicles, converting automotive scrap into equipment and construction materials 2 5 7 8.

A shopping-mall expedition yielded the Plague Cutter, seeds, Rat Treasure, and a natural source of Corrupted Mycelium. After killing a Corrupted Jungle Lion King, he returned with its corpse and the materials needed to restore core graveyard functions. The repairs taught him that supplying suitable materials could sometimes achieve a quest’s purpose without following its prescribed procedure exactly 12 13 14 15 16.

Harpies and the Oil Tank Centipede

A harpy hunt brought back seventeen corpses but cost ten skeletons. Gu Su escaped an Oily Sludge Monster and began preparing a counterattack. Before returning, hunger forced him to address his missing provisions: the merchant had withheld the three days of food and water that should have accompanied his entry 22 23.

When fire proved ineffective, Gu Su continued testing other measures, including salt. He eventually defeated the creature, identified as the Oil Tank Centipede, and recovered an Oil Gun, upgrade materials, gold, and a hydroponics blueprint. Its remains later helped repair the graveyard’s Earthbound Vein 24 26 27 31.

Specialized squads and the half-orc campaign

As his army grew, Gu Su delegated scavenging to Bone Ash and transportation to Coyote. He used white crows to locate targets, eliminated a Mire Wolf pack, and cleared large creatures around the graveyard before attempting more dangerous exploration 36 38 39 40 41.

The half-orcs proved too strong for a straightforward assault. Gu Su used pits, stakes, tripwires, spellcasting support, and personal intervention to defeat them. He then consumed their camp with corruption spores and selected the Combat Outpost to remedy his army’s shortage of trained frontline troops 42 43 44 45 46.

Vine-covered building investigation

With his new warriors prepared, Gu Su investigated a building covered in glowing vines. Scouts found a protected chemical workshop, prompting him to order the recovery of its contents. Strange music subsequently drew him toward the building, while leaving his undead unaffected. He withdrew and ordered a White Raven to lure living birds closer to test the phenomenon 48 49 50.

Personality

Gu Su is intensely economical with resources. He collects blood-soaked soil, recycles shattered skeleton bones, salvages apparently worthless vehicles, and orders useful materials separated from items suitable for immediate conversion. His refusal to waste anything extends to enemy corpses, which become troops, nourishment, or upgrade components 2 5 15 16.

He combines caution with a willingness to fight personally. He uses scouts and formations, takes detours to avoid leading enemies home, and postpones uncertain exploration until his forces are stronger. When necessary, however, he confronts enemies at close range rather than relying entirely on his summons 14 22 40 43.

Gu Su resents being cheated and wants retaliation for losses, but can postpone revenge when survival takes priority. His treatment of subordinates is practical rather than uniformly dismissive: he rewards useful work and revises his judgment when a seemingly disappointing non-combat talent proves valuable 22 23 37 47.

Abilities & Skills

Necromancy

Summon Undead, also rendered as Soul Summoning, Raise Undead, or Necromancy, converts corpses into undead servants 1 2 11 15.

• Direct summoning: Raises skeletons on the battlefield and grants skill proficiency with successful casts 2.
• Grave-assisted conversion: Has a higher success rate than battlefield necromancy. Grave structures can automatically invoke his skill when corpses are deposited 6 39 40.
• Material selection: Places magically gifted corpses in graves intended for magic-type undead 40.
• Early limits: His Level 1 Necromancy has only a 50% chance of converting the Level 2 Lion King, and success would produce merely an ordinary skeleton 15.
• Limited personal spell repertoire: He initially lacks a method to capture wandering souls and later relies on traps because he does not possess the ranged magical options available to better-equipped necromancers 3 42.

Gravekeeper and Territory Management

Gu Su manages the Graveyard Demon through its tent interface, directing repairs, resource allocation, undead production, and building choices 3 18 46.

• Restores the Yin Fire Pile as an energy source and uses compatible items to enhance it, including a cursed crystal that enables conversion of cursed energy into Yin Energy 16 37.
• Uses Corrupted Mycelium to consume suitable sites, including the gas station and half-orc camp 29 45.
• Nourishes the Ghost Tree with seeds, corpse oil, remains, and death-associated items 16 17 33.
• Works toward restoring graveyard mobility; the Earthbound Vein remains only partly repaired after absorbing the Oil Tank Centipede 31.

Command and Tactics

Gu Su coordinates melee troops, spellcasters, scouts, and logistical squads rather than treating every summon as interchangeable 38 41.

• Uses staggered formations to shield himself during exploration 4.
• Employs white crows as scouts and bait to draw isolated enemies into ambushes 38.
• Builds stake pits and vine tripwires against enemies too strong for direct engagement 42.
• Assigns lieutenants according to their talents and rewards successful scavenging 36 37 41 47.

Passive Skills and Practical Knowledge

Skill	Documented Level	Application
Basic Science	Level 3 + Level 2 1	Informs his decision to test salt against the snail-like Oily Monster 23.
Basic Language	Level 2 1	Allows him to understand skeletons’ reports through their bone-clattering speech 4.
Basic Survival	Level 2 1	Supplies the vigilance that helps him break free of the vine building’s musical attraction 50.

Physical Combat and Limitations

Gu Su fights with the Plague Cutter when his troops cannot finish an enemy alone 14 43.

• Initially struggles with the chainsaw’s force and balance, inflicting only a shallow first wound on the Lion King 14.
• Uses the weapon’s Outbreak effect for decisive close-range attacks 14 20.
• Remains dependent on food and rest; prolonged activity without provisions leaves him dizzy and weak 23.
• Is vulnerable to effects that target living beings, unlike his undead servants 50.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Plague Cutter / Plague Ripper — Green: His main weapon, a lightweight chainsaw approximately fifty centimeters long with a rat-fang chain. Its attacks carry toxic energy; Outbreak sharply intensifies the chain’s rotation and poisonous power 12 14.
• Oil Gun — Green: A city-defense weapon with 45 Attack and a 150-meter range. Generates one oil bullet every ten minutes, storing up to five; its Flame Spray reaches one hundred meters for five minutes and can be used three times daily. Requires a defense tower or turret, which Gu Su does not yet possess when preparing its position 26 33.
• Simple Hydroponics Technology blueprint: Creates a cultivation rack for one unit each of wood and stone. Supports more than six plant types, increases sprouting rate by 20% and growth speed by 35%, and gives a 15% chance of improving plant quality. Gu Su builds a rack for his remaining seeds 27 33.
• Fireball scroll: A red feather recovered from the harpy leader and given to a spellcasting skeleton rather than learned personally 29.
• Corrupted Mycelium: A territorial development resource that he transports in carts, including on later expeditions in case another devourable site is found 45 48.

Relationships

• Graveyard Demon — His territory and essential development system. Gu Su supplies materials and directs repairs, while the graveyard autonomously absorbs resources and expands 15 18 22 31.
• Ghost Tree / Strange Tree — A responsive guardian he entrusts with defending the graveyard during expeditions. He nourishes it, and it welcomes his returning party with drifting spirit-money-like seeds 4 9 16 29.
• Bone Ash / Ash — Scavenging lieutenant and leader of the Ash Squad. Gu Su recognizes his talent, formalizes his command, and rewards the squad with death-energy offerings 36 37.
• Coyote — Transport lieutenant whose Swift Sprint doubles his squad’s movement speed. Gu Su assigns him resource recovery and the movement of captured supplies 41 45.
• Gearbone — Repair lieutenant. Gu Su initially dislikes receiving another non-combat leader, then recognizes his importance to machinery installation and the graveyard’s future mobility 47.
• Skeleton servants — Troops and laborers who protect Gu Su, obey his orders, and carry out scavenging and construction. He equips them and organizes their recovery and replacement after losses 2 14 22 40.
• Unnamed merchant — The seller Gu Su blames for his defective graveyard and missing starting provisions. Gu Su intends to settle accounts if he leaves the game 1 23.

Notable Quotes

“Can't waste a single bit of anything now.” 2

“Even if it's bad, it's still a cheat system. If I work hard, I can slowly grow it.” 1

“This is the growth speed of a Necromancer.” 39