Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Chapter 52: Submission

Alex looked at Chi-Chi, who appeared to be no more than fifteen or sixteen years old. She thought to herself, why bother arguing with a child?

"Are you King Kong?"

Just as Alex finished speaking, a Hobgoblin sneaked up from behind and launched a sneak attack on her. Alex casually threw back a large fireball, sending the Hobgoblin flying.

"So strong! This is a white-haired witch! My mom said white-haired witches eat children. I'm done for; I'm going to die. What do I do?" Chi-Chi thought to herself in shock.

"I... I am!" Chi-Chi stammered, clearly frightened. "Respected lady... you... you know me?"

"More than know you, you cursed me out in the World Chat."

Alex said teasingly.

"Ah, haha, that... that was just a joke, yes, a joke."

Chi-Chi forced a laugh.

Alex wasn't angry; she wasn't about to stoop to arguing with a little girl.

"You have two choices. First, Submission."

Before Alex could finish, Chi-Chi immediately interrupted.

"I choose Submission!"

Hearing that she wouldn't have to die, Chi-Chi immediately felt a lot more relaxed.

That decisive? Alex hadn't expected Chi-Chi to agree so readily. It wasn't that Alex saw anything particular in her; it was just that she couldn't bear to harm a minor.

However, their castles were too close, which would definitely affect Alex's development. If Chi-Chi refused Submission, Alex would have had no choice but to send her to meet her maker.

Alex wasn't a saint; if Chi-Chi hindered her progress, she would have to eliminate the trouble. In this competitive continent, Alex felt this was quite appropriate for the current survival environment. It would be foolish to hinder her own progress for a stranger.

"Aren't you going to ask what the second option is?"

"Isn't it death? That's what they always say in the novels." Chi-Chi said seriously.

"No, it would have allowed you to live a few more days."

Alex spoke frankly.

"That's the same thing..."

Chi-Chi felt like the white-haired witch was joking with her.

"Name?"

"Chi-Chi."

"Height?"

"5.1 feet."

"Weight?"

"85 pounds."

"Measurements?"

"Why do you even need to ask that?!"

"Less talking back."

Alex glared at her, and Chi-Chi immediately wilted and answered truthfully.

"27 / 25 / 29."

"A bit flat-chested."

Alex commented.

"What! I haven't even started developing yet!"

Chi-Chi retorted immediately.

"Tell me about your own level, and the levels of your castle and Barracks."

As for troops, Alex already knew about the Red Blood Gorillas; ten summoned in five days, yet Alex had killed five of them.

"I'm currently level 4, my castle is level 5, and my Barracks is level 1. How about that, not bad, right?"

Chi-Chi asked Alex, somewhat expectantly.

"Pretty weak."

Alex's blunt reply threw cold water on Chi-Chi's hopes.

Well, [QuartzStriker] has geographical and troop advantages, although weak in combat but can develop quickly. Maybe Chi-Chi's level is what most Lords are at right now.

"Add me as a friend."

Submission could only be achieved through adding as a friend, a feature Alex had learned about before.

A Lord under Submission becomes a territory of the other, similar to a main city and a sub-city, and it's irreversible. The submissive party cannot defy the commands of their master, and if the master dies, the submissive party dies too, but not vice versa.

Chi-Chi choosing to submit to Alex meant putting her life in Alex's hands. If Alex died, she would too. Submitting to another Lord also meant losing the chance to participate in the All-Races Battle Royale.

But this was trivial for Chi-Chi, as she hadn't considered these things anyway.

"Lady, what's your ID?"

Before adding as a friend, one must at least know the other's ID.

"Hamburger."

"Ah! You're the Hamburger Big Shot from the leaderboard?!"

"That's me."

Alex nodded.

Chi-Chi was shocked. The recent buzz in the World Chat about this Big Shot and the top-tier Lords all involved the person right in front of her. Seeing Alex's powerful troops, it made sense; only a top-tier Lord could have such strength. No wonder she thought I was weak.

Who would have thought that the top-tier Hamburger Big Shot would be such a beautiful lady! And she's right here beside me! If being under the Submission of this Big Shot could be dangerous, then probably very few of the billions of Lords could survive.

Chi-Chi quickly typed the nine letters of 'Hamburger' into the friend search.

[?King Kong? requests to add you as a friend!]

Alex clicked accept, and then Chi-Chi initiated something on her system dashboard.

[?King Kong? has initiated Submission to you!]

Alex chose to accept, but after clicking accept, she had to enter her name. Alex signed a beautiful signature with her hand.

[Contract generated, irreversible!]

Suddenly, Alex's system dashboard added a new section [Territory]. Curious, Alex clicked to see.

[Territory Lord: Chi-Chi]

[Strength: lv4 Standard]

[Territory Level: lv5 Initial Castle]

[Barracks Level: lv1 Gorilla Crystal]

[Special Buildings: None]

[Troops: Red Blood Gorilla]

[Equipment: Flying Nimbus]

It contained all sorts of information about Chi-Chi. It seemed the system was quite thoughtful. Similarly, Chi-Chi had some basic information about Alex, though not as detailed as what Alex had.

"Big Shot lady, I still don't know your name."

Chi-Chi could have seen it from the system dashboard, but she hadn't looked yet, and it was more polite to ask Alex directly since she was right there.

"Alex."

"Then I'll call you Miss Alex from now on!"

"Suit yourself."

"Miss Alex, what kind of troops are these, and how are they so powerful?"

Now free from the threat to her life, Chi-Chi relaxed and, upon learning that Alex was the Hamburger Big Shot, instantly became a little fan.

"Undead."

"Undead? I think I've read about them in novels, aren't they like ghosts?"

Chi-Chi, being a ninth-grade student, had limited knowledge and didn't quite understand what exactly undead referred to.

"You could say that."

"Miss Alex, can I visit your castle?"

Chi-Chi asked Alex, now very curious about everything related to the Big Shot. As a territory, strictly speaking, Chi-Chi and Alex's troops weren't much different; naturally, she was part of Alex's castle and could freely enter.

"Let's wait until the battle is over."