Global Lords: The Undead's Mobile Fortress

Suddenly, he recalled a mechanic from the game in his past life. He couldn’t help but smack his head, silently cursing his own stupidity. ’Squads! Breaking the whole into parts! That’ll make them much easier to control.’

’Before, I was just grouping them by unit type. The Skeleton Undead were one big group, the Skeleton Warriors another. But now that the numbers are so large, it’s just getting chaotic. I need to organize them into more detailed squads!’

’The Skeleton Undead have low combat power and win purely through numbers, so I’ll group them in squads of ten thousand. I don’t have many of the other unit types, so I’ll organize them into squads of one hundred. When it’s time for battle, I’ll see how it works out. If it doesn’t, I’ll just adjust again.’

’Yes, that’s what I’ll do.’

Having finally sorted things out, Li Ziyu stood up and stretched. He had been sitting for a while, and his joints popped and cracked.

"It looks like the Master has snapped out of it," Spirit Maiden observed seriously, reminding her sisters in a clear, crisp voice.

"I told you all. It was just a trance. He would snap out of it on his own," Ice Princess said coolly.

The four Fox Maidens approached Li Ziyu while communicating amongst themselves. They curtsied gracefully before him. Li Ziyu simply smiled and nodded, completely oblivious to the fact that the Fox Maidens had just been bad-mouthing him in their minds.

A Skeleton Undead phased out of the wall and appeared before Li Ziyu. Its Soul Fire flickered as it transmitted a message.

’There’s a Catman outside looking for me?’

The message caught Li Ziyu by surprise. ’It can’t be Liu Xingxing, can it? If he needed something, he wouldn’t send a Treasure Hunting Catman; he’d just come himself. That means it must be the Catwoman Sisters. What could they want with me?’

’Well, since they came looking for me, and I’m not busy anyway, I might as well see them.’

Li Ziyu sat back down on the White Bone Throne and waved his hand, signaling for the main hall’s doors to be opened to let the Catman outside come in.

The great doors of the main hall slowly swung open, revealing two figures—one tall, one small—standing outside. A Skeleton Undead approached them and indicated that the City Lord would see them. The Cat Girl Sisters gulped, and hand in hand, they stepped into the main hall.

From a distance, Li Ziyu couldn’t quite make them out. But as the two girls drew closer, his eyes widened progressively, and the smile on his face stiffened.

’Wait, who are you?’

The two approaching girls both had hair streaked with black and gray.

The older Cat Girl wore simple, coarse linen clothes, from which glimpses of her snow-white skin could be seen. The plain clothes couldn’t conceal her loveliness. She had waist-length hair, a gentle figure with long legs, a slender waist, and a full bust. Her features were delicate, and she looked to be about sixteen or seventeen. She walked with a natural catwalk, her slender feet landing without a sound, like a feather drifting onto water. The sway of her hips was captivating. A pair of fluffy cat ears stood erect on her head, and her long tail was wrapped around her waist.

The younger Cat Girl she held by the hand had fluffy, ear-length hair and a pair of large, glistening eyes that seemed to sparkle like a starry sky. A small fang peeked out from her lips, making her look all the more clever and mischievous. The pair of cat ears on her head twitched now and then, and the tail behind her swished restlessly back and forth.

Li Ziyu stared blankly at the two girls, watching as they came to a stop before him, lowered their heads, and knelt on one knee.

"Cat Girl Meng Ni, at your service, Lord City Lord."

"Cat Girl Mengmeng, at your service, Lord City Lord."

The Little Cat Girl lacked etiquette; it was only when Meng Ni tugged her arm that she reacted, hastily kneeling to pay her respects.

Li Ziyu was even more bewildered. ’These are the Catwoman Sisters?’

’That’s not right. This doesn’t match my memory of them at all.’

’In my memory, the Catwoman Sisters were filthy, gave off a strange smell, and wore pitch-black rags. They looked like total refugees, a complete mismatch for the two Cat Girls standing before me now!’

’Can cleaning up make such a huge difference? It’s like they’re completely different people!’

Li Ziyu vigorously scratched the back of his head. ’I’ve seen countless videos, I thought I’d seen every kind of starlet there is. I can tell with one glance if makeup’s been removed or not. How could I have been so blind, fooled by two unwashed Cat Girls?’

"You two are the Cat Girl Sisters, Mengmeng and Meng Ni?" he asked, his tone strange with disbelief.

"We are," Meng Ni’s voice was exceptionally gentle, matching her appearance perfectly. Despite her youth, she had the comforting aura of a kind older sister.

"But... but that’s not right. How did you end up looking like this?" Li Ziyu asked, frowning in confusion.

"W-we cleaned ourselves. If the Lord City Lord is displeased, we can go back to how we were before." Meng Ni, misunderstanding Li Ziyu, trembled slightly as she replied.

"No, no, no! This is great! I like it a lot!" Li Ziyu waved his hands frantically. ’They look so good now, a real feast for the eyes. This is countless times better than their old refugee look.’

’When I first met Mengmeng, I was actually a little disappointed. She was nothing like the beautiful, lively, and adorable Cat Girl I had imagined. Turns out I just misjudged them. This is how a Cat Girl is supposed to look!’

’No, I am the City Lord, the Master of the Undead. I have to put on a serious face. I can’t scare the Cat Girl Sisters.’

With that thought, Li Ziyu took a deep breath to suppress his emotions, his expression returning to neutral. He cleared his throat and asked, "Ahem. You came to see me for a reason?"

Hearing Li Ziyu’s question, Meng Ni raised her head. Her beautiful eyes met his as she spoke in a soft voice, "Lord City Lord, my sister and I have no special skills. If we have to go out and find food on our own, I’m afraid we might lose our lives. We beg for the Lord City Lord’s pity. Please take us in as your Maids."

’Eheheheheh... Catman Maids... *slurp*... Maids...’

’Ahem, must not overthink this, must not overthink this. In my past life, a girl this age would still be a child.’