Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 48: Leaderboard

Alex felt a bit let down, but the growth limit of a regular bone dragon is Emperor level, which, aside from Arthur, is the highest among her troops. All she could hope for now was some special change in the future.

Surely an Emperor level bone dragon can't be incapable of any magic, right? It's understandable that it no longer knows the magic of dragons from its past life, but to only be able to breathe fire seems a bit underwhelming, doesn't it?

[ghost dragon]

[Race: undead race]

[Loyalty: 100% (Never Betray)]

[Life Tier: Standard]

[Level: lv1 (can be increased by killing enemies)]

[Health Points: Undead trait, immortal as long as the soul fire burns]

[Mana Points: 20]

[Mind: 25]

[Stamina: ?]

[Agility: 15]

[Growth Limit: Emperor level]

[Skills: Death Ray, Death Mist]

Death Ray: A death ray emitted from its mouth that withers enemies, sapping their vitality and lifespan.

Death Mist: A large triangular cone of mist emitted from its mouth that reduces the Strength and Agility of any enemy it touches.

One damage skill and one support skill, the ghost dragon actually has two skills.

Why is there such a disparity among dragons? This ghost dragon is clearly too strong, and its base attributes are even higher than those of the bone dragon, possibly due to an imbalance between Mind and Strength attributes.

Arthur, as the Dragon King, finally has some minions now, and Alex hopes they will play a key role in the beast tide three days from now.

"You guys go ahead and strengthen yourselves at the Blackwater Altar."

Alex waved her hand and led the way out of the Barracks, while twenty undead entered the Blackwater Altar for a soak. Alex opened the information panel for the Blackwater Altar.

[bone dragon race: Skeleton enhancement, significantly increases defense and attack power, immune to 40% elemental magic damage, all attributes +6 points.]

[ghost dragon race: Soul enhancement, Mind strength enhanced, Mana Points consumption for skills reduced, all attributes +7 points.]

Alex looked at the bone dragon's enhancement; this was more like it, just breathing fire was too low. The ghost dragon, on the other hand, had its soul enhanced, reducing mana consumption, which was also strong.

Although the bone dragon, like the skeleton, also received a Skeleton enhancement, its bones did not turn black but became whiter, as if waxed.

The ghost dragon didn't have any significant changes; its ethereal form seemed more solid, but it was still translucent, emitting a faint blue light, still very distinctive.

Alex sent these six dragons to the west to find Arthur, letting Arthur lead them in leveling up, while the rest of the undead were arranged by Alex to start leveling up from the wild and then hunt some high-level monsters together with other undead once they leveled up. However, they couldn't fly and lacked aerial advantage, making it difficult for them to level up.

Alex, wrapped in a towel, walked back to the bedroom, having completed her tasks for the day, it was time to sleep. Upon entering the bedroom, she flung off her towel and quickly dove under the covers.

She quickly fell asleep, her arms hugging a pillow, one leg stretched outside the covers, her legs trapping the blanket.

[The night recedes, dawn arrives.]

The continent of Eldoria welcomed the dawn, and the Lords entered the fifth day of the newbie protection period. At six in the morning, still in her dreams, Alex heard the system's notification sound.

[Dear Lords, congratulations on surviving to the fifth day. There are only three days left until the beast tide arrives.]

[The system will temporarily open a [Leaderboard] Feature for three days, continuing until the end of the beast tide.]

[Afterwards, the leaderboard will be refreshed for one day each week, based on the strength and influence of the Lords.]

[After the beast of the tide, Lords still ranked in the top tier will receive special rewards.]

[Lords, go forth and conquer, among the myriad races there must be a place for you!]

"Ugh... so noisy..." Alex muttered, tossing and turning in bed, annoyed by the noise early in the morning.

"What leaderboard? Leader... leaderboard!?" Suddenly, Alex's eyes snapped open, and she sat up abruptly, not minding the fallen blanket or her completely naked body.

She pulled up the system dashboard, and sure enough, there was a new leaderboard feature on the far right of the main interface, complete with a countdown.

[65 hours 55 minutes 32 seconds.]

Alex calculated the time; it was exactly until the end of the eighth day, by which time the beast tide would also be over. She opened the leaderboard to see which Lords were impressive.

[Top Tier (Top 1000)]

[ID: Flame Spirit, King Ultraman, Troll Lord, Lucky Angel, Hamburger, Island Realm, Sky Dominator...]

[Second Tier (Top 10,000)]

[ID: Forest King, Golden Lion King, Stone Pillar, Round Table Knight, Dinosaur Warrior...]

[Third Tier (Top 100,000)]

[ID: Do You Believe in Light, Joker, Defending God, Donut Princess, Big Lemon...]

[Fourth Tier (Top 1,000,000)]

...

[Fifth Tier (Beyond 1,000,000)]

...

[Your current position: Top Tier.]

Alex looked at the leaderboard, and it actually made a lot of sense to rank only the top million Lords, considering there are several billion Lords on the continent of Eldoria.

Many of the top Lords actually have similar strengths, and it would be hard to clearly determine who is slightly stronger without a real fight.

Seeing her own name in the top tier, Alex couldn't help but smile. "I knew it, there's no way my strength wouldn't make it into the top thousand."

The top tier includes a thousand Lords, meaning the system will issue a reward to each one, but if every Lord gets the same thing, then it's as if they've given nothing at all.

Classic Canyon Relativity, slowing down the enemy is equivalent to speeding oneself up. This also widens the gap between those in the top tier and the Lords below, the very top Lords will still remain unchanged.

Alex also saw many familiar names in the top tier; indeed, those who could offer food for trade in the past few days were among the top echelon.

"This leaderboard feature is a bit rudimentary, though; it only shows the Lord's ID and ranking, without any other features. Shouldn't you be able to click on these Lords' names to see their basic information? I understand not showing troops, but at least something like the castle level should be displayed."

Alex had a feeling, now being the fifth day, that the castles of these top-tier Lords must all be at level 9, fully upgraded, ready to advance to town at any moment.

"Well, I'm awake now, no more sleep. I must seize the time to enhance myself."