Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 144: Alex's Plan

Alex watched as Chi-Chi's figure disappeared completely into the portal. Shortly after, Luca sent Alex a request to dissolve the Alliance.

The portal returned to its default state, and moments later, it flickered as Sophie emerged from it.

"Big Shot, you said Chi-Chi left to find her family?" Sophie asked, having received Alex's message to come over and manage Chi-Chi's beasts. Alex had simply said it was to find her family.

"Yes, she just left," Alex replied, heading towards the door with Sophie following.

"I wondered why I couldn't use the portal earlier," Sophie said, noticing a new small castle next to her subsidiary castle. It was obviously Chi-Chi's.

"Don't worry, Big Shot. I'm an orphan with no family, so I won't be leaving," Sophie added, trying to reassure Alex.

Alex responded with an eye roll.

The beasts would take some time to reach Alex's castle, and Chi-Chi had already summoned today's troops. Sophie, with nothing to do, waited idly in the castle.

Alex, however, was inspired by Luca's method. Chi-Chi had mentioned her brother was a gaming nerd, and Alex hadn't thought much of it. But it turned out he was quite clever.

The inspiration was that Alex could form temporary Alliances with other Lords, using the Portal of Transit to quickly deal with nearby Traitors. This would be much more efficient than searching aimlessly and would expand her range.

Acting on this idea, Alex realized that many Lords might have Traitors nearby but lack the strength to eliminate them. By offering to help, she could earn points while providing a service, a win-win situation.

Although this might expose some of Alex's strength, the leaderboard rewards were worth it. Other Lords knowing her power would only fear and envy her, but it wouldn't change their weakness.

Alex immediately posted a message in World Chat.

[Hamburger]: "If anyone has Traitors nearby, you can private message me to add me as a friend and form an Alliance. I'll teleport over to help eliminate the Traitors."

[Rex]: "Big Shot, can I ask how you got that Monarch level weapon? Are you really a Monarch level?"

[Boggle]: "You dare kill us traitors? I'll show you the might of the hobgoblin kingdom!"

[Cocck]: "Wow, Big Shot is speaking! Too bad I don't have any Traitors nearby, so I can't be your friend."

[FunkyFerret]: "Do you have any specific requirements for forming an alliance? Can I just apply, or is there a process I need to follow?"

[Hamburger]: "Your castle must be upgraded to a town and have a Portal of Transit. If you're threatened by Traitors, you can contact me, and I'll help for free."

As soon as Alex spoke, World Chat exploded with activity, messages flooding in rapidly.

Alex stared at the tens of thousands of friend requests and thousands of private messages, feeling overwhelmed.

She regretted speaking up.

Most of the messages were nonsense, with some even offering male sex slaves, boasting about their stamina and endurance.

Alex ignored these, wondering how these Lords would defend their castles with their supposedly talented cocks when Traitors attacked.

Despite the overwhelming number of private messages, Alex didn't ignore them. She quickly browsed and filtered through them.

There might be a genuine request among them.

All for the rewards!

Alex sat down and began sifting through the messages, rejecting all friend requests for now. She would add them if needed later.

She noted the name of the [Boggle] Lord, who seemed to be in the hobgoblin kingdom.

He'd better hope her undead didn't find him. That way, he might live a few more days.

It took Alex several hours to go through all the private messages, responding to those that seemed to have genuine Traitor information.

By the time she finished, it was noon, and her backside was sore from sitting. She stood up to stretch.

Sophie had taken Chi-Chi's beasts to White Rock Mountains, leaving some in the Time Chamber to develop. Since White Rock Mountains wasn't constantly under threat, development would slow down there.

Soon, a Lord named [QuantumQuokka] replied to Alex.

[QuantumQuokka]: "Big Shot, there's a Traitor near me, very strong. I found his location, not far from my castle. Can you come help? I'm really scared with him nearby."

[Hamburger]: "How strong?"

[QuantumQuokka]: "He has Commanding level strength."

You call that strong?

Without hesitation, Alex formed an Alliance with this Lord. Since there was indeed a Traitor, she wouldn't miss the opportunity.

Alex only asked about the Traitor's strength, not their troops or allied forces.

It wasn't arrogance; she never intended to go personally. Her reliable Monarch level necromancer would handle it.

The necromancer could kill the enemy's troops and bring back a batch of undead.

As Alex formed the Alliance with the necromancer, another Lord replied.

[Black Swan]: "Big Shot, help! There's a Traitor here. Please help me. He attacked me once, but we're evenly matched. Now he's probably seeking local reinforcements. If they arrive, I'm done for."

[Hamburger]: "Join the Alliance."

Alex's response was simple, inviting the Lord to join the Alliance without even asking about the enemy's strength. She didn't believe any Lord at this stage could be a Monarch level, and if they were, they wouldn't be Traitors.

Since the enemy wasn't a Monarch level, Alex wasn't worried about the undead's safety. To reveal as little strength as possible, she decided to send another Monarch level necromancer, keeping the lich hidden for now.

Soon, the three-person Alliance was formed, and the two Monarch level necromancers stood beside Alex.

"Go to their castles and eliminate the Traitor Lords."

"Yes, honorable Queen."

The two necromancers entered the Portal of Transit one by one, disappearing from Alex's sight.

With the necromancers dispatched, Alex resumed her screening process.

With so many Lords and Hamburger's fame, there were bound to be genuine requests. Alex's points would rise quickly.

Other powerful Lords, seeing Alex's method, began offering similar services in World Chat, competing with her.

A wave of support for Lords against Traitors swept through the community.

The Traitors, though fearful and angry, could do nothing but hope their allied local forces were strong enough.