Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 283: The first place on the leaderboard

[Night retreats, dawn arrives.]

Time: 7:00 AM

The first thing Alex did upon waking was to level up to lv2 King level.

As she opened the system dashboard to check the time, she was completely oblivious to the fact that she was sitting on her bed, stark naked. If anyone happened to be outside her window at that moment, they would have gotten quite the view. Fortunately, other than Alex, no one could access this place.

"Why are there so many messages?" Alex noticed her private messages were at 999+ and so were her friend requests. Without even looking, she dismissed them all with a single click.

Then she opened the system notifications in the bottom right corner, guessing it was probably due to the leaderboard update. As she read the dashboard, she got out of bed, barefoot, and started walking across the carpet to her wardrobe to get dressed.

[The leaderboard has been refreshed!]

[This ranking will conduct the most precise peak strength ranking. All Lords, Freelancers, Traitors, and Submissions will participate, and the leaderboard will now be permanently open!]

[Special note: The leaderboard will no longer distribute special rewards, but Lords in the top ten will receive ten attribute points weekly, with double for the first place, uncapped.]

[More and more local forces have started to notice the Lords; you must strive to become stronger!]

After reading the message, Alex had put on her underwear and a skirt, and clattered downstairs in her slippers. By this time, the trio had already finished their breakfast and were casually chatting in the hall.

"Ah, Big Short is here."

Hearing the noise, the trio turned their heads as Alex slowly approached, casually pulled out a chair, yawned, and sat down.

"Miss Alex, this time all four of us are in the top ten!" Xiao Hui was excited. It was the first time she had made it onto the leaderboard after so many updates. The only thing that slightly 'disappointed' her was that Sophie was ranked ahead of them.

But considering that after unifying the Dwarf Kingdom, many Monarch level dwarfs had submitted to her, and this ranking was about overall strength, not just personal power, it seemed reasonable that Sophie was ahead.

"Is that so? Then we'll be getting attribute points weekly, although the rewards aren't as rich as before." Alex hadn't checked the ranking yet, so she opened the leaderboard to see.

| First place: [Hamburger]

| Second place: [Calamity Source]

| Third place: [QuartzStriker]

| Fourth place: [Sky Dominator]

| Fifth place: [Dragonridge]

| Sixth place: [Phoenixcrest]

| Seventh place: [Inferno]

| Eighth place: [Holy Wing]

| Ninth place: [King Ultraman]

| Tenth place: [Amethyst]

| ...

"Huh, no wonder the Alliance has been so quiet. Could it be that Satan is sulking because his two allies are first and second, and he's only seventh?"

Alex could almost picture Satan's expression. He wouldn't know that Lilith ranked second because she had subjugated the elf king.

Despite Alex's efforts to suppress her, Raphaela still managed to stay in the top ten, which indicated that the current Lord hierarchy was settling. It was clear that these Lords were no longer a match for Alex. Half of the top ten were her people, and two others were allies, leaving only Raphaela, a potentially powerful hostile Lord.

Aside from keeping an eye on Raphaela, Alex found the other Lords too weak to bother with. Raphaela wasn't a threat yet, but Alex wasn't about to wait for her to grow stronger before dealing with her.

"Miss Alex, let me tell you, when I woke up today, I had 99+ messages. They all want to acknowledge me as their boss," Xiao Hui shared her excitement about receiving so many messages overnight, feeling like an overnight celebrity.

"These Lords are strange. They're so weak and yet they don't focus on developing themselves, just on idle chatter," Sophie commented, but Xiao Hui just gave her a cold look and didn't respond. Deep down, Xiao Hui knew that if it weren't for the many Monarch Dwarfs, Sophie wouldn't be ranked third.

"This group of Lords lost their drive after surviving the beast tide. For them, staying hidden and alive is what matters most," Xiao Mu explained with a shrug, the World Chat was their only form of entertainment now.

These Lords not only lacked initiative but also indulged in daydreams, hoping to latch onto the coattails of the top ten Lords. It was a typical gambler's hope, like a street beggar dreaming of being noticed by a beautiful heiress and living a life of wealth.

But is that realistic? Who would take in a useless person?

However, this gave Raphaela a great opportunity to gather other Lords. While most of the leaderboard rejected these Lords, Raphaela's acceptance would surely attract more followers, increasing her power through their faith.

But not necessarily, as the surviving Lords had become very cautious and wouldn't easily relocate their castles, making it not so easy for Raphaela to subdue them.

Raphaela's approach was something Alex disdained. She had already opened passages to three other continents, which was more than sufficient for her needs.

"Now, World Chat is mostly about the leaderboard. One topic is about our leader, and the other is about us three because our names have never appeared before. Now we're celebrities too," Xiao Mu said.

"Yeah, Lords keep sending friend requests every moment. Now I understand why Alex always blocks system messages. It's really annoying," Xiao Hui pretended to be distressed, but couldn't quite suppress a smile.

"Heh, before they only knew these top Lords were powerful. Now with a precise ranking of strength, there's no more debate about which Lord is stronger," Sophie added, who followed World Chat daily. This topic was always under discussion, and now the leaderboard had effectively shut them up.

"This leaderboard will always be there now, which is good because it clearly shows the current level of Lord strength."

Alex was familiar with the top seven, and knowing each other's strengths, she ranked first with her King level, indicating that the current Lords were only at the early to mid-level Monarch stage.

The Lords' growth time was still too short. Compared to the Local forces, they were still very weak.

Alex scrolled through the leaderboard, but it was too long to see the end, and the system didn't display the total number of Lords. She had hoped to use this opportunity to see how many Lords were left, but now she had to abandon that idea.