You're a Genius

Whenever Audrey had nothing to do, she liked to prop her chin on her hand and watch Medivh work.

"Medivh, you're a genius! I never knew you'd studied clothing so thoroughly!"

Watching one gorgeous or understated design after another come to life on paper, Audrey couldn't help praising him.

In her eyes, Medivh was a genius who could do it all. From city planning and agricultural infrastructure to all kinds of workshops, he handled everything with ease.

Medivh was an excellent cook, and he even had an extensive knowledge of clothing.

Faced with her praise, Medivh only smiled. You couldn't become a seasoned Archaeologist without being well-read.

In his previous life, he'd dabbled in all sorts of subjects during his archaeological work, and had studied many of them in depth.

Medivh knew a few simple sewing techniques, but he was nowhere near a qualified tailor.

He left professional work to the professionals. Handing the designs to the Skeleton Tailors, he had them cut and sew the clothes.

"Wow, what a beautiful dress!"

After changing into the formal dress Medivh handed her, Audrey happily twirled around.

For over a year, Audrey had worn cheap clothes she'd bought in Winter Fortress. She'd kept her gorgeous gown carefully stored away, wearing it only on special occasions when Medivh could see her in it.

When they had no choice, she never complained or brought up the matter to Medivh.

No girl was indifferent to looking beautiful. Now that they had the means, of course she cared about wearing lovely clothes—especially since Medivh had designed this dress himself and given it to her.

Medivh admired that about her. She never made a fuss when there was no reason to.

On the battlefield, she was a capable Warrior. When they lacked material comforts, she could share the hardship with Medivh without complaint. Now that things were better, she was happy to enjoy life with him.

"Medivh, it's time for our private dance!"

After twirling around a few times, holding up her skirt, Audrey's eyes gleamed with a special light.

Her head was full of all sorts of wonderful fantasies. Without Medivh having to prompt her, she came up with plenty of clever ideas, making full use of the dress and giving him a delightful afternoon.

Not long afterward, the Cat-girls in High Tower Castle changed into matching dresses.

There was no denying it: black-and-white maid dresses were perfect for Cat-girls. The butterfly clips beside their cat ears added a special charm that made it even more tempting to misbehave.

After changing Audrey and the Cat-girls into their new clothes, Medivh still felt something was missing whenever he enjoyed himself.

Beautiful legs without stockings were such a waste. Designs for an improved textile machine had already appeared in his mind.

The fabric imported from the Gewalt Federation wasn't suitable for making stockings and other specialized clothing.

To be honest, the fabric was only mediocre. Medivh planned to start from the basics and develop Kurd City's textile industry.

Skeletons picking cotton, spinning yarn and dyeing fabric, and operating sewing machines—the scene would be hilarious!

In the future, Kurd City would have row upon row of sweatshops.

Bah, don't talk nonsense. I have no blood, I don't sweat, and I'm a diligent little Skeleton who works around the clock!

I have no limits. It's the machine that's holding me back.

If the sewing machine didn't have limits, I could stomp it until it smoked.

In the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed since the Spirit Cat Tribe had moved to Kurd City.

The new year arrived, and Medivh surveyed Kurd City's development from the top floor of No. 1 High Tower Castle.

No. 1 High Tower Castle was a landmark and the tallest building in Kurd City, standing twenty-four meters high.

Next came No. 1 Nine-Grid, whose walls were sixteen meters tall throughout the district.

Beyond that was the first ring of Nine-Grid Districts. The walls of Districts No. 2 through No. 5 were eight meters high. Construction was underway on Districts No. 6 and No. 7, whose walls had reached five meters, while work had only just begun on Districts No. 8 and No. 9, where the walls stood just one meter high.

Finally came the second ring of Nine-Grid Districts. The foundations had been laid for all sixteen districts, but their walls had yet to be built.

It was currently spring planting season in Kurd City. Skeletons worked in the Farmland District, sowing seeds and planting seedlings of all kinds of crops.

Of course, Medivh hadn't forgotten his old profession. Skeleton Caravans carrying bones returned from distant places from time to time. They were excavation teams he'd sent out.

The information provided by the Spirit Cat Tribe had been invaluable. Over the past two months, Kurd City had excavated several Ancient Battlefields and recovered a large number of high-quality Green Bones.

Jokes aside, Medivh's work ethic was beyond question.

During this time, he'd revived twenty-two Green Bone Spirit Cat Warriors, three Green Bone Spirit Cat Warlocks, forty-five Green Bone Orc Berserkers, six Green Bone Orc Prophets, fifty-six Flame Skeleton Knights, twenty-four Earth Skeleton Knights, three Flame Skeleton Mages, two Frost Skeleton Mages, and one Storm Skeleton Mage.

His ability to revive so many Transcendental Green Bone Skeletons was thanks to the Spirit Cat Tribe's information. It had led him to an Ancient Battlefield where the Orc Empire and the Gewalt Federation had fought.

A fierce battle had once raged there, and many Transcendents from both the Orcs and the humans had died.

The Spirit Cat Skeletons came from the bodies left behind along the Spirit Cat Tribe's migration route.

The six Skeleton Mages had brought Kurd City quite a few magical legacies, and Medivh had learned several more common spells.

More importantly, he'd gained a deeper understanding of magic. He'd learned how to use magical techniques such as spirit contracts, as well as accumulated knowledge of magical disciplines like Potions and Alchemy.

To Medivh's surprise, several Flame Skeleton Knights had carried the middle volume of the Flame Battle Qi Breathing Technique, while one Earth Skeleton Knight had carried the middle volume of the Earth Battle Qi Breathing Technique.

Most likely, that Ancient Battlefield was the site of a major battle during the Odyssey War, where many important figures from the Gewalt Federation had died.

When circumstances allowed, noble families would bring their knights' bodies back to the family graveyard for burial.

The situation must have been chaotic at the time, and some nobles' bodies had never been recovered.

The Orcs had suffered heavy losses as well, and Kurd City had gained several more curse spells.

Medivh wasn't focused solely on reviving Transcendental Skeletons. Over the past two months, he'd also revived a large number of ordinary Skeletons: 1,576 Grey Bone Skeletons, 692 White Bone Skeletons, and 635 Green Bone Skeletons.

The high proportion of Common Green Bone Skeletons was thanks to the soldiers' remains uncovered at that Ancient Battlefield.

There were still tens of thousands of soldiers' remains from the site in the underground warehouse of No. 1 High Tower Castle.

For the next few months, Medivh wouldn't be short of spellcasting materials.

All the Magic Beast Blood the Big-Horned Oxen had provided over the past two months went to the Skeleton Mages, helping five Green Bone Mages advance to the first rank.

There were five of them because the Skeleton Farmers had raised the Big-Horned Oxen exceptionally well, and the herd had gained several more magical beasts.

To repay Kurd City for taking care of them, the Big-Horned Ox magical beasts cheerfully donated their blood.

Compared to when they'd first arrived in Kurd City, the herd had grown considerably.

The herd now numbered 134 Big-Horned Oxen, including eight first-rank magical beasts.

As long as it didn't stunt their growth, two and a half young Big-Horned Ox magical beasts could provide enough for one Green Bone Skeleton each month, letting it bathe in Magic Beast Blood and awaken Bone Spirit Power.

Good cattle needed good feed. The Skeleton Farmers looked after the herd with great care, hoping to raise even more Big-Horned Ox magical beasts.