Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 182: Experience farm

Sophie was utterly baffled. What was going on here?

It had only been a few days, and Alex's castle had changed so much. And the girl on the throne wasn't Alex; it was the one who mastered spatial magic.

"Ruby, what kind of prank are you pulling now?" A voice came from upstairs, and Ruby's expression changed. She quickly vanished from the throne.

Xiao Mu: ???

Xiao Hui: ???

"She's not the undead Lord. This is," Sophie explained with a hint of exasperation.

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui then saw Alex, with her white hair and wearing slippers, descending the stairs.

Alex noticed Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui. They looked about her age, both quite young.

"Hello, Sophie, take them to the living room. I'll go change," Alex greeted them and went back upstairs.

"She's really beautiful!" Xiao Hui said enviously. Sophie led the siblings to the castle's hall to wait for Alex.

During their wait, the servants thoughtfully brought them some water, as there wasn't much else in the castle at the moment.

Soon, Alex returned, now wearing a dress and with her hair tied up.

Xiao Hui and Xiao Mu were still a bit nervous, but Alex was very casual, chatting with them normally.

"We're all on the same side now, no need to be so formal."

After some conversation, the siblings found Alex to be very approachable, without any airs. Sophie hadn't lied to them, and they weren't treated differently just because they had submitted to Alex.

They soon discussed the orcs, and Alex, learning about their habits, couldn't help but marvel.

"Orcs, huh? I've heard they're stronger than dwarves. That's great; it's like a natural experience farm!"

"Experience farm?" Xiao Mu was puzzled. Do all Big Shots think this way?

What they saw as a life-and-death enemy, Alex saw as a source of experience points.

"Don't look at me like that. Didn't you say that as long as you don't provoke them, you won't anger all the orc camps? These two camps will keep attacking, bringing experience to us. Isn't that an experience farm?"

Alex didn't have the strength to provoke the orc empire directly, but whether they attacked her or she attacked them, the result was the same.

These orcs seemed to have lost their minds, with an intense battle lust that drove them to attack relentlessly. Other camps saw it as a private matter and wouldn't unite against her.

Alex already saw the opportunity for her six Race Kings to reach Monarch level.

Well, four of them. Arthur and Riven were too large to pass through the portal.

Alex's logic was sound. Enemies that couldn't defeat her would only make her stronger.

"Indeed, farming experience this way is effective."

"Any news from Grimstone?" Alex asked Sophie, who shook her head. The Silverbeard Clan had yet to make a move.

Alex, now at lv3 Monarch level, no longer saw the Silverbeard Clan as a threat. If not for wanting the dwarves' support, she would have wiped them out already.

"The orc camps must be troublesome. If you find it hard to develop there, you can stay here. I'm right next to the Dark Forest, a forbidden area. I'll send undead to guard Emerald Hills."

Hearing Alex's offer, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui thought for a moment and reluctantly nodded. The orcs had worn them down, and their troops were severely depleted. They needed time to recover.

Compared to the orc empire, the outskirts of the Dark Forest were at least populated by low-intelligence beasts that wouldn't use tactics against elemental beings.

"Where should we focus our development?" Xiao Mu asked.

"Here on Eldoria. The forces are more complex, allowing for faster growth. Emerald Hills will serve as a pathway to the orc empire."

Facing an empire directly was impossible for early-stage Lords. Only in a place with complex forces and constant struggle could they maximize their potential.

Also, Lilith was on Arsen. One Sophie was enough; Alex's focus remained on Eldoria.

Soon, Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui built subsidiary castles here, on the left side of Alex's castle, opposite Sophie and Chi-Chi's castles.

They moved some special-feature buildings but left the defensive and offensive facilities in their original castles.

By noon, the servants had prepared a meal, and the four of them sat in the dining room, enjoying the food.

The siblings, like Alex before, hadn't had vegetables in a long time. The meat they ate was from some unknown animal, and they were tired of its strange taste.

Xiao Hui watched Ruby devour her food, her ears twitching.

So cute!

Xiao Hui couldn't resist wanting to touch her, but Sophie stopped her with a look and mouthed, "Don't. She's a Monarch level!"

Startled, Xiao Hui quickly withdrew her hand and quietly ate her meal.

Alex didn't join them for lunch. Instead, she used the Portal of Transit to visit Emerald Hills.

She wasn't planning anything specific, just curious and wanted to take a look.

Alex looked north, seeing a blurry mountain range in the distance, likely the White Rock Mountains. It seemed far away.

She also saw the elemental beings, which were different from Cain's flame spirits. These elemental beings took animal forms.

After a while, Alex returned to her castle.

The four had finished their meal, and Sophie was about to leave when she ran into Alex.

"By the way, send a Monarch-level lich to Grimstone to assist Durin."

With more Monarch levels, Alex needed to allocate them wisely. She wasn't satisfied with just Durin and 20K undead.

"Got it."

Sophie took a necromancer and a lich, one to guard her castle and the other to Grimstone.

Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui were busy building their subsidiary castle. Alex returned to her castle and spoke to a nearby dark elf.

"Summon John, Crane, Azure, Arthas, and have them take a necromancer and a lich to Emerald Hills."

These six undead were more than enough to guard Xiao Mu and Xiao Hui's castle. Alex's main goal was to level them up to high Monarch level.

"Yes, Master."

Today was the last day of the leaderboard. After midnight, the rewards would be distributed.

This would bring another wave of strengthening. With the system's help, Lords progressed quickly.

Alex's resources were almost enough. By tomorrow, she could upgrade her town to the maximum level, though she didn't know what changes would occur.

Alex was filled with anticipation for the leaderboard rewards and the town upgrade.