Before the Spirit Cat Tribe migrated to Spirit Cat Hill, they fought several final battles. In the years since their migration, all the Cat-men who had died had been buried at Spirit Cat Hill.
Medivh selected the Transcendent Green Bones from among them and reforged them into twenty-eight Spirit Cat Skeleton Warriors and three Spirit Cat Skeleton Warlocks.
The Spirit Cat Skeleton Warriors were rather special. Once their Inheritance Spirit Runes were completed, they all took that final step, awakened their Bone Spirit Power, and advanced to First-Rank Bone Spirits.
The Gnoll Tribe was the Spirit Cat Tribe's mortal enemy. Most of the enemy bones at Spirit Cat Hill had been left behind by Gnolls.
Medivh paid no heed to the enmity between the two tribes. He selected all the Transcendent Gnoll bones and reforged them.
After all that work, the underground workshop at High Tower Castle had gained twelve Gnoll Warriors and two Gnoll Warlocks.
Gnoll and Orc Transcendent Heritages were similar. Gnoll Warriors were bloodthirsty Berserkers, while Gnoll Warlocks were curse casters who used blood as a medium for their curses.
Every Transcendental Skeleton carried a portion of a Transcendent Heritage. These Transcendental Skeletons further enriched the collection of Transcendent knowledge in Kurd City's Library.
Aside from the Blue Bone Skeletons and Transcendent Green Bone Skeletons, Medivh had also revived a large number of Common Skeletons over the past two months: 1,875 Grey Bone Skeletons, 848 White Bone Skeletons, and 432 Green Bone Skeletons.
Over the past two months, Medivh's mental strength had improved considerably.
As long as he had enough bones, he could revive Common Grey Bone, White Bone, and Green Bone Skeletons in large numbers.
His recent revivals had brought him closer to advancing to a First-Rank Intermediate Mage.
Time Skeletons didn't stop growing once they were revived. They had a certain potential for growth.
Over the past two months, three Green Bone Warriors, two Green Bone Heavy Warriors, four Green Bone Farmers, and two Green Bone Hunters had awakened their Bone Spirit Power on their own and advanced to First-Rank Bone Spirits.
Among the apprentice Transcendental Skeletons, five Orc Berserkers and three Flame Knights had taken that final step and advanced to First Rank.
The Magic Beast Blood from the previous month had gone to two apprentice Orc Prophets. This month's supply went to two recently revived apprentice Spirit Cat Warlocks, helping them advance to First Rank.
Kurd City now had 257 First-Rank Skeletons, while the Spirit Cat Tribe had several dozen First-Rank members of its own. Together, they formed a formidable force.
Medivh hadn't let this go to his head. The Transcendental Skeletons could work together to kill a Second-Rank Transcendent, but Kurd City still had no Second-Rank Transcendent of its own.
He hadn't come from humble beginnings. He'd seen the power of this world since childhood and knew there was always someone stronger.
Even without bringing the top powers into the comparison, Kurd City would be crushed if it clashed with the Hobarton Family, the family Medivh came from.
The Hobarton Family had a Fourth-Rank Knight. It was powerful enough to take part in plane wars and owned lands and businesses in other worlds.
Compared to the noble families of the Gewalt Federation, the thugs and refugees of Odyssey were no more than ants by the roadside.
The thug gangs could throw their weight around in this land only because the Gewalt Federation and powerful foreign factions like the Orc Kingdom kept one another in check. It wasn't because the thugs were particularly strong.
At present, the main forces of the Gewalt Federation's various powers were fighting in Other Planes. Even Winter Fortress had few elite troops; most of its soldiers were hastily assembled conscripts.
Medivh had been in Odyssey for only a year and a half, and he was just a low-level First-Rank Necromancer.
He'd only been at this for a year and a half. It was simply unrealistic to expect him to surpass the centuries or even millennia of accumulated strength possessed by noble families.
But time was on his side. At Kurd City's rate of growth, a few years of discreet development would be enough to make the old noble powers wary of it and think twice before acting against it, even if it still couldn't surpass them.
Kurd City now had more than ten thousand Skeletons, along with over eighty thousand Cat-men. Construction was progressing at a rapid pace.
During the half-month he'd spent absorbed in reforging and reviving bones, the walls of Nine-Grid District No. 4 had risen to eight meters, while those of Wall District No. 5 had reached four meters.
The nine districts centered around No. 1 Nine-Grid were all clearing land for farms. Next spring, they would plant crops such as wheat, corn, and potatoes.
Bones were the driving force behind Kurd City's growth. The Spirit Cat Tribe had marked the battle sites along their migration route, their settlements from before the Odyssey War, and the locations of ancient battlefields they knew about on the map charted by the Skeletons.
The Spirit Cat Tribe had left no detailed maps. The ancient battlefields were marked only with rough locations, and the Skeleton Assassins were currently exploring the Wilderness, searching for them based on the information the tribe had provided.
Medivh eagerly awaited word from the Skeleton Assassins. Kurd City's rise had begun with the excavation of a Cat-man ancient battlefield.
Every excavation of an ancient battlefield yielded large quantities of high-quality bones, allowing Kurd City to gain another batch of Skeletons.
He was just as eager to explore and excavate the Spirit Cat Tribe's original settlement, hoping to find more Blue Bones and Cat-man bones that had been buried for even longer.
Besides the Spirit Cat Tribe's ancestral homeland, Cat-man history contained records of the ancestral lands of many other races. Those scattered bits of information could help Kurd City find their burial grounds.
The Spirit Cat Tribe had given Kurd City a great deal in return. Medivh's generosity in helping them migrate and taking them in had been well rewarded.
After making a round of inspections around his territory, Medivh issued new orders for Kurd City's development.
Next, while completing Nine-Grid District No. 5, the Skeletons were to begin construction on Nine-Grid Districts No. 6 and No. 7.
Nine-Grid Districts No. 6 and No. 7 lay due north and due south of No. 1 Nine-Grid, respectively.
"Queling, could you share some of what you've learned with us?"
Cat-girls were passionate by nature, and they were deeply grateful to Medivh for bringing stability to the Spirit Cat Tribe.
That day, Queling had returned to District Two after staying at High Tower Castle with Suixiang for a few days. As soon as she arrived, the friends she'd grown up with surrounded her.
They asked Queling for advice, hoping they could put on a good performance when the day came.
"Sure. Just remember not to get greedy and eat everything at the start, or you'll feel really uncomfortable..."
Queling eagerly shared the little tips she'd picked up.
She no longer thought Suixiang had gotten fat. As Suixiang had said, she was just right.
Cat-men and humans had different body types. Only someone with an exaggerated S-shaped figure like Suixiang could fit Medivh perfectly.
On November 22, District Two grew exceptionally lively.
The Cat-men had been living in Kurd City for a month. Now that they'd settled in, they began thinking about the major milestones in life.
With the Cat-men's blessings, the Spirit Cat Tribe's hero would marry the Cat-girl he loved, becoming the first couple from the tribe to wed after its migration to Kurd City.
"Welcome, Lord Medivh!"
Medivh happened to be inspecting his territory that day. When he saw the Cat-men preparing for a wedding, he went over to join the festivities and offer his congratulations.
The Cat-men greeting guests grew excited when the lord came in person to bless the newlyweds. They shouted their welcome and ushered Medivh inside.
The Cat-men bowed respectfully as he passed, then led him to a seat among the honored guests.
As Medivh watched the ceremony, a few Cat-men hurried off with worried expressions to discuss something in private.
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