A Corpse King Appears: The Perfect Corpse Refining Material

The choice is to fully integrate into the national system and gain true power, or to maintain the current state of independence.

Lin Xu is currently a regional governor or lord, but after becoming a guardian lord, he will simply be a government official, albeit a rather special one...

"I refuse!" Lin Xu clenched his fists until they turned white, gritting his teeth as he squeezed out the words.

He had calmed down by then.

The pie in the picture looks so big, but he can't eat it!

If Yellow Dragon eggs are so easy to hatch, why would it be his turn?

Gu Qianjun has come a long way since the era of upheaval a century ago. He is the backbone of the Central State Government, loyal to the country and able to suppress the many restless lords. He is the most suitable person to control the Yellow Dragon, so why didn't he try to incubate it?

Moreover, the more powerful the being, the longer its gestation period will be. By the time the Yellow Dragon egg hatches and matures, it's unknown when.

"I will get what I want through my own abilities, I don't need anyone's charity!" A thought flashed through Lin Xu's mind, and his expression calmed down.

"What a pity~" A hint of disappointment flashed in Xia Jingyi's eyes, but she didn't press further. "This quarter, we can only allocate 20,000 Source Fires, which should be enough."

"That's enough." Lin Xu's eyes lit up, and a sincere smile appeared on his face. "Jingyi, you've really helped me a lot."

"If we don't need her, it'll be Inspector Xia; if we do need her, it'll be Jingyi. Ha~ Men." Xia Jingyi smiled, "The Source Fire will soon be yours, so you'd better hold on."

"Don't worry, I'm not that easy to defeat." Lin Xu nodded.

"My lord, he did not agree." Xia Jingyi made a secret phone call after leaving the Spirit Realm and returning to the Night Watchers's Building.

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Xia Jingyi frowned in thought, "Why should Lin Xu incubate the Yellow Dragon egg? Is there something special about him?"

As far as she knew, Central State had possessed the dragon egg for over 20 years, but had been unable to hatch it.

"Could it be that General Gu believes Lin Xu is capable of incubating it?"

Watching Xia Jingyi walk out of the Spirit Realm Passage, he carefully sensed for a moment but found no similar Spirit Realm Beacon: "Nothing unusual. It seems the higher-ups don't have any designs on me."

With his gaze fixed on the sky, a surge of immense Source Fire emanated from the Central State Order Network and poured into the Qimeng City node.

In the blink of an eye, 20,000 more points of Source Fire appeared in the data column.

"Resources are in place, we must improve our strength as soon as possible--" Lin Xu looked towards the dungeon.

A dozen or so Heavenly Craftsman Rabbit Demons, dressed in full sets of spirit-patterned equipment, have already carved out a large cave in the shallow underground rock layer, about 10 meters below the surface. The cave covers an area of approximately 10,000 square meters and has become a huge training ground.

Thousands of militiamen are training at the training ground. The newly arrived instructors have begun training these militiamen.

With war against the Jiang Lineage imminent, Lin Xu is seizing the time to enhance the hard power of his territory.

Considering the unique advantages of the territory, he chose to train a militia.

"If we can train 3,000, or even 1,000, militiamen before the war, it will greatly reduce the power gap between the two territories."

In a state of Thought Overclocking, Lin Xu observed the training status of the militiamen present.

The space, spanning tens of thousands of square meters, could only accommodate 1,000 soldiers for training at the same time because of units like archers and spearmen that require more space.

Each training session lasts approximately 2 hours, followed by a rest period. Including sleep and meals, a single training cycle takes about 4 hours.

Considering the execution capabilities of NPC humans, Lin Xu ordered these militiamen to train until they fainted.

Under normal circumstances, such overtraining would lead to muscle breakdown, rendering the person completely useless.

However, the territory has a spirit-patterned rest area, which can fully revive a near-death person in just a few tens of minutes.

For this purpose, Lin Xu specially prepared a stretcher team of 200 people, in pairs, specifically responsible for carrying the militiamen who fainted on the training ground to the rest room.

"The training ground has a vacancy rate of over 30%, so we can easily add another 300 militiamen." With a thought, he issued an order to the nearest village to select villagers for training.

"An expert-level instructor can train 50 soldiers at a time, and 20 instructors can train a thousand people at a time. Under normal circumstances, it takes 6 months for an NPC to master a basic skill."

"The training ground offers double the benefits, and one extreme training session is equivalent to five days of training for an average person. With six training sessions a day, one day at the training ground is essentially equivalent to a month of normal training."

Lin Xu glanced at the Black Tiger Gang were also receiving training in the dungeon; this data was a conclusion he had drawn through observation.

Considering that ordinary people lack the willpower of NPCs, and that the relatively rigid thinking of NPCs affects the training effect, this number is roughly accurate.

"In a maximum of six or seven days, I can acquire 1,300 qualified soldiers!"

He withdrew his gaze with satisfaction and turned it to the rest area.

This space is much larger than the training ground; the lounge for thousands of people is divided into several floors, resembling a residential building.

The villagers, who are acting as cooks, are constantly slaughtering chickens, stir-frying vegetables, and steaming rice. The chicken is stir-fried with Emerald Immortal Mushrooms, which is delicious and filling.

Although the Emerald Immortal Mushroom is a type of forage grass, it is also safe for humans to eat.

Elder Jiang had someone conduct tests, and it was found that long-term consumption of the Emerald Immortal Mushroom is not only harmless but also beneficial.

"The blacksmith shop has started producing weapons, and can forge a batch of weapons a day, about 25 swords and knives—" Thinking of this, Lin Xu shook his head, "It's not as efficient as the mine."

Lin Xu looked at the Zombie Mine. The ground of the first level of the mine was now completely covered with spirit-patterned tiles, and thanks to the efforts of the Heavenly Craftsman Rabbit Demon, it was rapidly extending towards the second level.

Still relying on the Tiger Sha Demon Army as the main force, the two true disciples followed the demon soldiers, using the Spirit Light Lamp to repeatedly cast the Wish Art, maximizing the drop rate of the zombies.

Almost every zombie that is killed will drop loot, ranging from spirit-patterned jewelry to armor and weapons, but the most abundant item is Dharma Coins.

"The mine can drop about two to three hundred sets of weapons and armor every day, which is about enough."

We also have all the skill books Legendary the three legendary classes, except for a few exceptions. We can send them to the library so the mages can study them."

He slipped into the cave and saw the Tiger Sha Demon Soldiers fighting zombies in front of him, while the rabbit demons behind him were rapidly laying spirit-patterned floor tiles.

The two, one after the other, moved at almost the same speed, rapidly extending their territory deeper into the mine.

"We've reached the third floor!" Lin Xu took a few steps forward.

The Black Tiger Demon has already led its demon soldiers into battle against the zombies in the third level of the mine.

"Clang~"

Sparks flew everywhere, and the Black Tiger Demon's massive body stumbled, actually taking a step back!

Lin Xu's gaze sharpened as he looked through the horde of corpses and spotted a giant zombie about 2.5 meters tall.

It was bound by thick iron chains, with a burly and powerful physique, and its dark gray-black skin made it look as if it were cast in iron.

It's the Corpse King!

He opened the attribute panel with a hint of anticipation.

Name: Corpse King Blue Race: Undead Level: 9

Strength: 17

Agility: 9

Physical condition: 19

Spirit: 6

Intelligence: 5

Life: 427

Skills: Mighty Blue (Passive) Strength +2, melee attacks have a crushing effect; Corpse King's Body Blue (Basic) Immune to mental damage, HP +180, Defense +15, Magic Resistance +10

Iron Chain Across the River - Blue (Beginner): Wielding the chain, it sweeps across three zhang (approximately 10 meters), inflicting double blunt damage and stunning the target upon impact. Evaluation: Flesh turns to frost, iron bones grow cold: With one punch, mountains bow down. "Level 9!" Lin Xu took a breath. This was already the peak of the intermediate level, just a little short of breaking through to the advanced level.

Moreover, its strength and physique have both reached 19 points. "This is the best material for corpse refining!" His eyes lit up immediately. "Hu Da, take it down! I want it alive!"