The Mantis Stalks the Cicada (1)

In the end, roughly 70% of the Skeleton Soldiers and Zombies rekindled their Soulfire. Many were missing arms or legs; some had only half a body left.

Green frowned slightly. He clearly could not count on them to defend the Mage Tower.

Ever since he had decided to hand the Mage Tower over to Cristiano, Green had not intended to move it back to the Graveyard. Instead, he planned to establish an outpost here.

With the Mage Tower as its center, he could explore the surrounding area. If he encountered a powerful enemy, he could retreat here and rely on the Mage Tower's Mana Cannon for defense. That meant he could not leave it too lightly guarded.

After a moment's thought, Green decided to take the revived Skeleton Soldiers and Zombies back to the Graveyard for upgrades. He would then assign Cristiano two squads of Gun Skeleton Soldiers, two squads of Elite Skeleton Swordsmen, and four squads of Zombies as a permanent garrison. Angel Rota and the Fallen Knight squad would serve as a mobile force, ready to reinforce them at any moment and make doubly sure nothing went wrong.

With his plan settled, Green returned straight to the Graveyard. As it happened, the Clay Golem had just been brought back.

Repairing the badly damaged Clay Golem cost a full [350] Psychic Energy. Even with the Psychic Energy gained from taking the Mage Tower, the Graveyard's balance stood at only a little over fifteen hundred.

Green ran a quick calculation. Upgrading the ordinary Skeleton Soldiers brought back from the Mage Tower into two squads of Gun Skeleton Soldiers and two squads of Elite Skeleton Swordsmen would cost around six hundred Psychic Energy. The ninety-odd Zombies would not be upgraded yet; they only needed the Graveyard's recognition to become ordinary Zombies,