Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 239: let's launch a full-scale attack on the Orc Empire

The elf kings' gathering and the orc camp leaders' summoning—was there a connection? Lilith had said the templar knights were active on Arsen. Could they be involved?

"Forget it, no point in overthinking it. That's Arsen's problem, not Eldoria's," Alex said, shaking her head and quickly shifting her focus to the more pressing matter of handling the resources.

They had eliminated two camps, gaining fourteen Monarch-level corpses in total. One of the camps had nine Monarch levels. If it weren't for Alex, any other Lord would have struggled against such a force.

Although there were many Monarch-level corpses, the highest was only a lv6 Monarch level. They had also lost four Monarch-level undead in the battles.

Unfortunately, Arthas hadn't reached King level, so he couldn't revive them. Moreover, Arthas's resurrection skill consumed a lot of mana and caused a brief period of weakness, preventing frequent use.

On the bright side, Azure had successfully advanced to lv2 Monarch level, and Arthas had reached lv3 Monarch level. The other Race Kings remained at their current levels.

The number of ordinary undead had increased by 30,000, bringing the total undead army close to 200,000. Alex eagerly anticipated the day they would all mobilize again.

"Since being discovered is inevitable, let's launch a full-scale attack on the Orc Empire!" Alex declared.

She had previously refrained from upgrading the siblings' town as a fallback plan. But now, thinking back, she felt guilty for those undead who called her "Esteemed Queen" with every breath.

As undead, there's no need to always be on the defensive. They must take the initiative and use their numbers to gain an absolute advantage.

Conquering these orc camps would bring in a wealth of resources. The only unchanging eternal truth was that strength mattered above all.

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends]

As night fell, Alex stood on the palace steps, looking down at the four Race Kings with determination in her eyes.

"Azure, Crane, John, you three will follow Arthas's lead and launch a full-scale attack on the Orc Empire starting today!"

Alex's melodious voice echoed outside the palace, and the four Race Kings knelt on one knee, bowing their heads.

"At your command, Esteemed Queen!"

Alex turned and walked back into the palace. The four Race Kings rose and returned to Emerald Hills.

"Sophie, after this week, regardless of the progress in the dwarf kingdom, sign contracts with the powerful dwarves and level up quickly. Although you're in charge of logistics, I only allow you to be ten levels below me. I don't want to see another situation like Chi-Chi's."

Alex suddenly addressed Sophie as she entered the palace, catching her off guard.

"Yes, Big Shot, I'll do my best," Sophie replied, determined.

Xiao Hui looked at Alex expectantly, hoping for a goal as well, but Alex said nothing.

Currently, the siblings' growth rate was not slow; they were already stronger than most Lords.

Alex's requirement for them was simple: they must not be surpassed by the six Race Kings.

As for their potential, Alex didn't know. Not every Lord could reach Sovereign level, let alone Divine.

However, Alex would find ways to help them improve.

Humans are social creatures. If there were no living beings in the vast Undead City, spending all her time with undead might eventually affect Alex's mental state.

"By the way, we have three development routes: Sophie and two Race Kings will handle the dwarf kingdom, the four Race Kings will take on the Orc Empire, and you two will continue developing with me in Eldoria," Alex said seriously.

"What about the dragon Lord?" Xiao Hui asked, eyes wide.

"Emm... I haven't decided yet," Alex replied, scratching her chin.

Alex had some ideas but wasn't ready to share them yet.

She sat down on a chair and opened the system dashboard. The resources from the two orc camps were substantial but still insufficient for her Undead City. However, they were more than enough to upgrade the siblings' town to a city.

Upgrading a town to a city required fewer resources.

But the siblings' towns were too close. Expanding one would destroy the other.

"Miss Alex, upgrade my brother's town. Mine is useless anyway; it's more comfortable living in the palace," Xiao Hui suggested.

"No, upgrade Xiao Hui's town. Her dark attribute will benefit the undead when her town becomes a city. It won't have negative effects," Xiao Mu countered.

Alex hadn't considered this. Xiao Mu's point was valid. Upgrading his town might introduce light elements harmful to the undead.

Even Xiao Hui agreed with her brother's reasoning.

With that settled, Alex began upgrading Xiao Hui's town. Only as a city would it have the features necessary for undead warfare.

Alex upgraded Xiao Hui's town to lv9. When she clicked to upgrade it to a city, a system prompt appeared.

[Upgrading [Phoenixcrest] town to a city will destroy [Dragonridge] town. Continue?]

[Note: Two closely located towns can merge into one city (requires both towns to be max level).]

"Huh?"

Both siblings and Alex were surprised. They hadn't known this was possible.

"Looks like we don't have to sacrifice a town," Alex said with a smile. However, merging the towns would consume more resources. Alex suspected the resulting city would be grander than a typical lv1 city.

Alex canceled the upgrade and began upgrading Xiao Mu's town. Soon, both towns were max level, consuming nearly half the warehouse resources.

[Merge the two towns into a city?]

Alex clicked yes. The system prompt disappeared, indicating the towns were merging into a city.

But since they were in Undead City, they couldn't witness the city's birth.

"We'll check it out tomorrow. It's too late now," Alex said. Xiao Hui, though excited, had to agree. Nighttime visibility was poor.

"Alright, everyone, get some rest," Alex said, heading upstairs. The others returned to their quarters.

Back in her castle, Sophie sighed.

"When will my town become a city?" Sophie realized she must also work hard to improve her own strength.