Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 282: The ability to transform other beings into undead

What exactly happened to the ancient undead Empire? Alex suspected that there were hidden secrets unknown to most.

The previous undead lord was a native of the Eldoria continent and had many friends, yet he still disappeared in the end. His talents were undoubtedly not inferior to Alex's.

At his level, Alex couldn't even begin to imagine how powerful the undead Empire must have been—probably filled with Emperor level beings as common as dogs and Sovereign levels everywhere.

Influenced by her past life's perspectives, "disappearance" often implied death. Otherwise, the vast undead Empire wouldn't have crumbled.

For instance, when Alex was trapped in the Nytheria continent, the Undead City continued to operate normally because all undead knew their queen was still alive.

When Eldrin mentioned that the previous undead lord had disappeared, Alex was more inclined to believe he had died.

Even the gods had decreed an oracle, turning the undead lord's name into a taboo.

"I hope I don't end up like him," Alex thought. "Forget it, I shouldn't dwell on this. I need to reach Emperor level before I can even think about approaching his level. Let's check out the reward first."

Alex decided not to ponder these thoughts anymore. Her only concern was that the feuds of the undead lord would inevitably involve her. For now, surviving and developing was the true path.

As for other race Kings, it would depend on whether fate would allow her to encounter them. Even without them, the seven race kings were sufficient.

What she needed to focus on now was the reward given by the fully upgraded Barrack system. Generally speaking, "Quintessence" was always valuable.

[Energy: Undead Quintessence]

[Effect: Has the ability to transform any living being into undead, with strength and form varying by species; enhances all personal undead magic; grants experience points.]

[Side effects: Only absorbable by those with undead bloodline, otherwise, it will backfire and cause death.]

"Sweet, this reward is really nice!" Alex was instantly thrilled. It seemed that Quintessence (primal power) of any species typically had severe side effects.

For instance, Elf Quintessence would cause one to exhibit physical elf traits, and since undead were essentially reanimated dead, absorbing Undead Quintessence could likely cause instant death in ordinary beings.

Alex took out the Undead Quintessence, a mass of black energy that looked unremarkable.

"Absorb." Without hesitation, she chose to absorb it. Her experience points skyrocketed, and her six undead abilities were significantly enhanced, naturally granting her the ability to transform other beings into undead.

Her magic was enhanced, but Alex didn't feel a significant boost—her understanding of her own magic deepened.

For example, while both dark magic and lightning magic were high-level, her grasp of dark magic far exceeded that of lightning magic.

"It looks like my research will progress quickly now." Alex stretched out her hand, feeling the growth in her strength. Although the description mentioned enhancing her magic, Alex distinctly felt a substantial increase in her attributes as well.

"It's a pity such a great reward only comes once."

Alternatively, maybe this was always part of Alex's abilities, just unlocked naturally at a certain level.

With this thought, Alex felt much more comfortable. The Barrack would now automatically summon troops, freeing her from the daily reminder.

Undead troops actually relied little on the Barrack; its remaining function might just be the random selection of race Kings, completely different from Drake's reliance on his Barrack for troops.

So whether the Barrack was at max level or not didn't greatly benefit Alex.

[Undead Crystal: lv30 (Max) (Unique Barrack)]

[Troops: Skeleton Soldier, Zombie, Specter, Death Conqueror, Gargoyle, Bone Dragon, Ghost Dragon, Lich, Zombie Titan, Necromancer, Destroyer, Ghoul, Reaper Guard, Crypt Fiend.]

[Description: Each undead type fixed at thirty units, extremely low chance to randomly summon a race King and special units, summoning troops' base level raised to lv6 Commanding.]

[Special Units: Acolyte, Dark Alchemy Warlock, Silverscale Leviathan]

[Note: Special units have a fixed summoning number, not affected by Barrack changes, including: ten Acolytes, ten Dark Alchemy Warlocks, one Silverscale Leviathan.]

"Fourteen types of troops, thirty each, that's... four hundred and twenty units!" Alex was still a bit surprised.

A max-level Barrack was something else, able to summon 441 undead daily. Special units and race Kings were now randomly drawn daily, rather than being obtained through Barrack upgrades.

This was the most significant upgrade ever. Now, Essence Shards and magic crystals had purely become Alex's alchemy materials, achieving resource independence.

This greatly pleased Alex, as her power had indirectly increased again. As for the remaining resources, Alex allocated them all to Drake.

His Barrack was upgraded six levels, and the resources in the Warehouse were completely depleted. Drake's Rock Dragon Barrack reached level 21, reducing the cooldown from five days to three days.

Alex's next goal was to max out Drake's Barrack to help him rapidly develop in the Mossvale continent.

The Death Spirit's clones were also in Dragon City, one to absorb the death energy produced by Drake's battles, and the other to provide security protection. If Drake encountered a powerful enemy, the King-level Death Spirit could intervene.

For the rest of the day, Alex didn't continue her research but experimented with her newly acquired abilities.

Suddenly, Alex paused. "Angels, Trolls, Titans, Dragons... could they all be transformed into undead? Wouldn't having undead angels be cool?"

Alex wasn't sure, as angels and titans possessed divine attributes that might counteract her abilities. As for dragons, would transforming them into undead simply create bone dragons?

No, bone dragons were summoned after death, which is [summoning]. The transformation from Undead Quintessence occurs while the target is alive, which is [transformation]—they are different abilities.

So it definitely wouldn't just create bone dragons; Alex suspected it would be a completely new type of undead. But these creatures were too powerful, and Alex had no opportunity to test this personally.

"Looks like I need to focus on Raphaela!" Alex had set her sights on Raphaela, the angel Lord, surrounded by top-tier Lords—excellent subjects for experimentation.

As Alex's influence on the Arsen continent grew, Raphaela couldn't hide for much longer.

...

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends]

The sky gradually darkened, and Alex returned to the palace to dine with the trio. Xiao Hui and Sophie were still laughing and chatting like old friends, which Xiao Mu found very strange, but Alex didn't notice because her mind was elsewhere.

After dinner, Alex went upstairs to rest, and everyone else dispersed.

Tonight at midnight was the leaderboard update, but Alex no longer cared. With her current stats, she didn't think anyone could surpass her.

After a bath, Alex stripped and fell into a deep sleep, not even waiting for the leaderboard refresh.