Chapter 202 - 130: Heavy Unit
A day was enough for the Skeleton Undead to completely clear the battlefield. Li Ziyu ignored the miscellaneous weapons and armor, focusing instead on the corpses.
After a tally, there were over 8,000 Jackal Wolfman corpses, including Jackal Wolves, Wanderers, and Wolf Guards; over 5,000 Kobold corpses, including Dogman Miners, Dogman Grenadiers, and the Dogman Suicide Squad; and over 3,000 Earth Wolf corpses. He had really hit the jackpot this time.
’This wave of Soul Energy is going to be huge!’ Li Ziyu waved his hand in excitement. "Decompose!"
[Decomposed Jackal Wolfman +1. Obtained: Skeleton x2 units, Jackal Wolfman Pelt x1, Intact Wolf Fangs x42, Intact Wolf Claws x18, Soul Energy x100 units.]
[Decomposed Elite Jackal Wolfman +1. Obtained: Skeleton x2 units, Jackal Wolfman Pelt x1, Intact Wolf Fangs x42, Intact Wolf Claws x18, Soul Energy x150 units.]
[Decomposed Elite Jackal Wolfman +1. Obtained: Skeleton x2 units, Jackal Wolfman Pelt x1, Intact Wolf Fangs x42, Intact Wolf Claws x18, Soul Energy x220 units.]
[Decomposed Kobold +1. Obtained: Skeleton x1 unit, Miner’s Candle x1 unit, Soul Energy x100 units.]
[Decomposed Elite Kobold +1. Obtained: Skeleton x1 unit, Miner’s Candle x1 unit, Soul Energy x150 units.]
[Decomposed Elite Kobold +1. Obtained: Skeleton x1 unit, Miner’s Candle x1 unit, Soul Energy x250 units.]
[Decomposed Earth Wolf +1. Obtained: Skeleton x1 unit, Earth Wolf Pelt x1, Intact Wolf Fangs x42, Intact Wolf Claws x18, Soul Energy x20 units.]
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System notifications instantly flooded Li Ziyu’s mind, scrolling upwards in endless rows.
Li Ziyu noticed that different Jackal Wolfmen yielded different amounts of Soul Energy. The Wanderers, like the Jackal Wolfmen he had decomposed before, gave only 100 units of Soul Energy and were simply listed as "Jackal Wolfman" in the system notifications.
However, the Long Spear Team, Jackal Wolves, and Wolf Guards were considered Elite Jackal Wolfmen. The Long Spear Team and Jackal Wolves both gave 150 units of Soul Energy, while the Wolf Guards yielded an even higher 220 units. It was the same situation for the Kobolds. A regular Kobold was worth 100 units of Soul Energy, but the Dogman Grenadiers and members of the Dogman Suicide Squad were classified as Elite Kobolds and gave even more!
’It seems the stronger the unit type, the more Soul Energy it contains.’
The system finally finished decomposing all the corpses. Li Ziyu gleefully checked his status, and his eyes flew wide. ’Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands... a million?’
’Almost 1.7 million Soul Energy?’
’Wait, let me count that again!’
Li Ziyu counted it again. That’s right—it was in the millions.
’I knew I’d get a lot of Soul Energy this time, but I never imagined it would be this much—in the millions! This is such a sudden, pleasant surprise. I’ve gotten a massive windfall!’
’At this stage, Skeletons are no longer the resource bottleneck. Soul Energy is. This haul of over a million Soul Energy solves a major problem.’
Li Ziyu couldn’t suppress the smile on his face; he was grinning from ear to ear. He let out a bizarre "GA GA GA" cackle, which sounded exceptionally eerie in the vast, empty main building.
The four Fox Maidens huddled in a corner, staring at their master as if he were insane. From their perspective, Li Ziyu had just been sitting quietly on his White Bone Throne, seemingly in a daze, when he had suddenly burst out laughing for no reason. It was such a strange laugh, too—one that sent shivers down their spines.
"As expected of the Master of the Undead. His laugh is scarier than any of ours, and we’re Wandering Souls," Spirit Maiden transmitted to her sisters, cowering pitifully.
"Well, how else do you think a mere Human could Command the Undead? You think he could do it without being a little... special?" Mei Ji’s voice trembled slightly as she spoke.
"Ahhh~~~ That laugh... It’s making this servant’s heart race~~~" Yan Ji purred, her eyes gleaming as she watched Li Ziyu. Her body twisted and writhed.
Spirit Maiden and Mei Ji whipped their heads around to stare at her, then immediately looked away, covering their eyes as if it was too embarrassing to watch.
’Leave it to Yan Ji!’
In life, Yan Ji had always been an oddball who was into strange things. It seemed that even becoming a Wandering Soul hadn’t changed her disposition.
"So this is the master’s true nature? He is truly worthy of our fealty," Ice Princess said at last. Her voice was cold, yet she seemed to have given Li Ziyu her bizarre approval.
After laughing for a good five or six minutes, to the point where he was out of breath, Li Ziyu finally stopped, coughing. He took a deep breath to compose himself.
’As expected. The Undead truly are a warrior race. Only through constant battle can they continue to grow and develop.’
Once he had calmed down, Li Ziyu began to ponder how to use his nearly 1.7 million units of Soul Energy.
He felt like a beggar who had suddenly stumbled upon a mountain of gold—ecstatic at first, but now that he had calmed down, he had no idea how to spend it all. He felt completely at a loss.
’Calm down. Review the last battle. Think about what I’m lacking and what needs to be reinforced.’
’Right! Unit types! I need new unit types!’
Li Ziyu opened the Weapon Workshop, which he hadn’t used in a long time, and began browsing its options.
’Heavy weapons... I need to pick a heavy weapon unit type... Hmm, a two-handed axe. It’s missing something. It looks decent, but it’s not heavy enough.’
’A two-handed Warhammer... Now this is good. It just looks powerful!’
Li Ziyu’s eyes lit up as he looked at the weapon. Hammers had always been considered heavy weapons on ancient battlefields. The Warriors unlocked with this weapon would most likely be powerful as well.
The Weapon Workshop offered three types of long-handled, two-handed Warhammers: the Long-handled Skull Melon Hammer, the Long-handled Bone Square Hammer, and the Long-handled Bone Bull Horn Hammer.