arcane emperor

Chapter 603: Corpses like a tide (8000)

call!call!call!
The huge machine is constantly running, stamping out slightly rough steel parts.

While the parts are still not completely cooled, use their plasticity at high temperatures to continue processing and polishing.

343 does not care about the parts, it only needs to ensure the status of the production equipment.

There was some helplessness on her face, and she turned to Matthew and said:

"Only 1/3 of the spellcasters and apprentices sent to the Gulf Territory to study are willing to return."

"These people who came back still want to ask for higher treatment..."

Matthew shrugged his shoulders as if nothing had happened, looked at the surging magic channels around him, and asked with a smile:
"So are they worth it?"

343, who believed in the calculation results, nodded without hesitation, with a puzzled expression on his face, but he said very clearly:

"Although their remuneration level has reached more than 4 times of the previous level, the efficiency improvement they have driven has exceeded 8 times, and their competitiveness has also been greatly improved than before."

"Judging from the results, it is very cost-effective..."

Matthew naturally heard 343's doubts, but he did not think that this special tower spirit had the idea of ​​​​an "exploiter". He just smiled and explained to her:
"The more you work, the more you gain. This is the simplest reward."

"The factory treats workers as one, and only when both parties share interests and development can they achieve faster progress."

Recalling the various systems of the Bayland Factory, 343 subconsciously raised his eyebrows, and then made a decisive decision:

"I will make some attempts first, and if possible, I will increase the promotion..."

Matthew expressed his expectation for this, hoping that Blood Moon City could change and become stronger, helping the Gulf Territory to share some of the pressure of development.

Matthew expressed his strong welcome to this city lord who only needed gold coins and resources.

Anyway, if you invest now, you will get big rewards in the future.

343 took the development information and plan handed over by Matthew and incorporated them into his calculations at an extremely fast speed.

She always has her own ideas and some particularly novel judgments, which can always bring some inspiration to Matthew.

Otherwise, Matthew would not have come to meet her.

Of course, the most important thing right now is to obtain some information about underground ruins from 343.

If it were in the past, this information would be extremely important to Blood Moon City.

Because Blood Moon City relies on the excavation of ruins to make a living, this is their lifeblood!
But for the current Blood Moon City, the income from the ruins is more inclined to the stability of a steady stream.

The overall proportion has dropped from the original 50%-60% to only 25%.

The revenue from the ruins has not dropped much, but the total revenue of Blood Moon City has increased tremendously.

If Matthew wants to explore or develop a certain ruins, 343 will definitely welcome it with both hands.

The Gulf Territory will never go it alone, and any force that cooperates with them will get a considerable share of the benefits.

Just like the previous "technical exchange" between the Gulf Territory and Blood Moon City.

The Gulf Territory obtained the manufacturing process and technology of the teleportation array, and this was how the Gulf Territory's teleportation combat system was born.

Bloodmoon City has perfected the technical integration of golems and war puppets, kneading them into a whole.

Not only can it produce more distinctive and powerful structures, but it can also undertake nearly 1/4 of the golem production orders in the Gulf Territory.

Both parties got what they wanted and the cooperation was quite pleasant.

343 There are many technologies invented or stored by the city lord here, as well as many special technologies and devices excavated in the ruins.

If the Gulf Territory digs up something good, it can also be traded.

This is why Matthew is willing to cooperate with 343.

Matthew looked through many familiar and unfamiliar relics information, with a little emotion in his eyes.

A considerable part of this was something he had personally experienced and excavated.

There are also many ruins that have only been heard of but never seen, and they are all recorded here.

Matthew browsed through it quickly and quickly saw the target he wanted.

Several goblin ruins and ruins.

Matthew looked through the various items found in the ruins, including many parts of advanced war puppets and golems.

Although most of the parts have been damaged due to time, it can still provide Matthew with a lot of information.

Orianna, who was looking at the parts next to her, was curiously discussing with Yaya.

Yaya restored the appearance of these parts through time retrieval.

Although these parts are very fragile, they can provide a lot of information.

According to the shape of the material, the parts of these parts can be deduced to understand the structure made of them.

Structural design can bring some inspiration.

But its biggest role is to provide Bay Collar with a new metal formula.

The major manufacturing institutes in the Gulf Territory have realized this.

The upper limit of the design of weapons and equipment lies in the level of enchantment they can carry and the strength of the materials.

Golems and war puppets, combat units that use materials as their body carriers, require even more strength from the materials.

By examining these materials and analyzing part of the metal formula, you can easily earn your first income.

Of course, these profits belong to the small treasury of Yaya and Orianna. Using formulas and materials, they can both get a good share of the profits.

It is important to analyze the strength and corrosion time of these materials.

Matthew can accurately locate the existence time of the ruins that produced these parts, and match them with the target.

It didn't take long for Matthew to determine the target, find the location of the ruins, and prepare to start forming a team.

The army in the Gulf Territory is relatively busy, and adventurers must improve themselves quickly.

Both are in a critical period of improving their strength and laying the foundation for Matthew's subsequent transformation surgery, so naturally they will not waste their time.

So Matthew decided to take matters into his own hands.

A more important reason is that Matthew and the Gulf Leader are temporarily out of money and cannot afford to spend the army rewards.

After a two-month delay, the Gulf Territory will be able to flex its muscles again with the funds and resources it has accumulated.

After learning of Matthew's intentions, 343 was very happy to provide help, and soon issued a mission announcement in the adventurer hall of Bloodmoon City.

"Major ruins exploration mission, mission difficulty: advanced."

"Mission objective: Excavate and explore the 4th floor of the dungeon, the Lost Tower area."

"Mission content: excavation, patrol, protection, combat, reconnaissance, logistics."

"Task rewards: According to combat performance, materials are invested, temporary tasks are completed, fixed positions are obtained, and corresponding merits are obtained."

"If you work normally every day, you can get 8 points of merit. If you reach 200 points, you can exchange them for high-level magic equipment and props."

"The current number of high-end magic equipment and props is: 3000 pieces!"

"Registration conditions:
Individuals, high-level professionals, purchase the Gulf Territory Adventurer Set x 5, and are certified as high-level adventurers in Blood Moon City.

Team, advanced adventurer team, purchase the Bay Leader Team Adventure Package x 10, 2 Combat Golems, and 4 Engineering Golems.

Note: You can pay half of the deposit to purchase materials in advance. After the mission is completed, you can get a refund at half the price, or buy it in full. "

When they heard the news, most of the adventurers in the adventurer hall couldn't help but widen their eyes.

They never expected that Blood Moon City, which had not issued an official mission to excavate ruins for a long time, would be so powerful this time.

3000 pieces of high-end magic equipment and props worth at least more than 1000 million gold coins!
This is a big deal!

When the excited adventurers saw the registration requirements, they were immediately dumbfounded.

The strength of high-level professionals alone stumps more than 90% of adventurers.

On the contrary, most of the adventurers who have been staying in Blood Moon City to excavate ruins can meet the latter two mission conditions.

On the contrary, the high demands placed on the adventurer team made some commanders of the adventurer team feel embarrassed.

The Gulf Leader Team Adventurer Package is not expensive, it costs 1000 gold coins per set.

It is enough to meet the needs of 200 adventurers for about a week of combat and adventure. It can be said to be very affordable.

When most adventurer teams carry out missions, they will acquire several sets and store them in case of emergency.

The latter two things are a bit troublesome.

Unless there are long-term spellcasters in the adventuring party, constructs will not be deployed in most cases.

Moreover, this kind of thing is a strategic material and there are almost no channels for selling it externally.

"What a coincidence, everyone is blessed today!"

"That's right, come and take a look, everyone."

Da Zhuang and Da Pang, who sang in harmony, quickly attracted the attention of the adventurers with the skills they developed during this period.

Da Zhuang held several high-level magic swords in his hands, showing everyone their sharpness and effectiveness.

The beautiful dragon-shaped pattern on the hilt is a production mark made by Bay Collar.

The translucent and beautiful spell lines make many adventurers' eyes shine.

The magic image that appeared behind him represented the authenticity of the number of these magic weapons.

Adventurers who are eligible to sign up are immediately excited.

"Isn't it just digging ruins? Which adventurer in Blood Moon City can't do that?"

"I fought hard for such good magic weapons and equipment!"

The fat man with a heavier task had a bright smile on his chubby face and said to the excited senior adventurers:

"I'm not afraid to tell everyone that this is a ruin excavated jointly by the City Lord and the Bay Territory."

"It is commanded by professionals sent by the Gulf Leader, so we can offer everyone such high mission rewards."

"In terms of materials, if you are under financial pressure, you can pay half of the deposit first, and you will make money after completing the task. This small amount of money will be very easy."

"If everyone's achievements are not enough to exchange for magic weapons and equipment, Blood Moon City will recycle all magic equipment."

"At that time, according to the amount of your achievements, you can receive corresponding gold coins or materials."

"As for the golem, everyone in the adventure group doesn't have to worry."

"We will sell a batch of structures for everyone to better explore the ruins..."

"Everyone can start registration, come and register."

After showing everyone the powerful magic weapons and equipment, they immediately started arranging the structures to come on stage.

The burly and huge steel golem caused quite a stir with every move it made.

Seeing that the Lord of the City was actually here, more and more adventurers gathered in the hall.

Many adventurers and adventurer teams who learned the news also left the ruins and rushed back.

The big move between Blood Moon City and the Gulf Territory and the temptation of 3000 high-end magic weapons and equipment are enough for adventurers to take it seriously.

The senior adventurers did not hesitate too much, chose to believe in Blood Moon City and the Gulf Territory, and rushed to sign up.

In just a short time, more than 300 high-level adventurers signed up.

These high-level adventurers, who are usually famous and enviable, have gathered so many at one time, which naturally makes people look forward to it.

Everyone likes to watch the excitement, and even more so, they like to get some "benefits" from watching the excitement.

For ordinary adventurers, the Gulf Territory and Blood Moon City are both great powers.

The two parties jointly developed it, which is definitely not a small relic!

If you can understand the types of ruins and prepare in advance, you will definitely be able to make more money after the ruins are opened.

Anyway, the income from other ruins is average now, so it’s better to adjust the status and wait for the feast.

The two major forces ate meat, and the high-level adventurers drank soup. They also picked up some leftovers to eat, and they were full.

Compared to their liveliness, the senior adventurer team behaved more calmly.

The reason is simple. Except for a small number of high-level adventurer teams that are organized and controlled by the adventurers themselves, there are people behind them.

Interest does make them excited, but those who actually make the decision often have more considerations.

Consider the true purpose of Bay Territory and Bloodmoon City.

What valuable relics were really discovered?

Or do you want to use this to cover up other plans?

343 seemed a little anxious about their hesitation.

"Everything has been prepared for you, why are you still hesitant and unwilling to come?"

She has prepared a large number of golems and is just waiting for the adventurer team to pay for them.

Matthew, who noticed her expression, was not in a hurry, nor did he deliberately read the information about the attributes and status of this special tower spirit.

Instead, while browsing various parts and looking at the registered high-level adventurers, he comforted her and said:

"Don't worry, just keep pushing forward steadily. Those guys will take the bait sooner or later."

The harvest of tens of millions of gold coins plus the ruins is definitely an extremely tempting cake.

For those who are greedy, this is a temptation they cannot refuse.

After all, what Matthew wants is not themselves, but the team of adventurers under them.

10 month 3 day.

Blood Moon City.

Entrance to underground ruins.

Many curious adventurers and residents of Bloodmoon City looked at the huge engineering golem striding forward in neat rows with bright eyes.

A large chassis with four tracks, a giant robotic arm seven or eight meters long, and a slightly shiny silver-white metal shell.

It can be regarded as a steel creation that most adventurers and Bloodmoon City residents have never seen before.

What is even more surprising than these golems are the warriors and staff of various races in the Gulf Territory team.

The little goblins who raised their heads and held their chests high, with their bright eyes completely devoid of the cowardice and treachery they had before.

They drove humanoid constructs about two meters in size and lined up in the same neat line, passing by the amazed adventurers and Bloodmoon City residents.

The little goblins were not complacent. Instead, they kept their eyes straight and skillfully manipulated the exoskeleton construct.

This is the first generation product produced by the Clockwork Demon Research Institute founded by Yaya and Orianna - exoskeleton armor.It is divided into two types: civilian type and military type.

The former is durable, strong and lightweight.

It is very suitable for transportation and manual labor. It can help workers who lack strength such as little goblins and provide necessary strength enhancement.

The latter is flexible and strong and assists in combat.

It can provide powerful combat assistance and reinforcement for small combatants.

Although a little clumsy, it performed well in array combat tests.

Now, these products, which are still in the experimental stage, need to be put into practice in work and combat.

Following the little goblin exoskeleton troops were a large group of strong and sturdy ogres.

They are not like other ogres, with round eyes, smelly bodies, fierce faces, and fat bellies.

On the contrary, all of them have strong bodies, with strong muscles all over their bodies, and a slightly rounded fat layer, which is more like a layer of bronze armor.

And unlike other ogres, they have tattered clothes, a sloppy appearance, and crude weapons.

Every ogre warrior in front of him was wearing sparkling bright-colored armor, carrying a war hammer on his back, two small axes tied to his waist, and playing with two round metal balls in his hands.

This armored and sturdy appearance makes every adventurer feel numb.

A lone savage ogre is scary enough, but these obviously well-trained professional men in front of him are like walking muscle monsters.

Behind the ogre team, a large group of kobolds wearing gray and black miner's coats looked around.

They did not shout, but followed the team with small steps, thinking in their hearts:

"Work hard and you will have delicious food!"

On both sides of these kobolds, one or two thousand tall jackals were scanning the surroundings keenly.

They have fierce eyes and are uniformly dressed in dark red armor. They exude a fierce aura. Their hair is less than that of ordinary jackals, and subtle scale patterns can be vaguely seen.

They escorted each golem truck to prevent anyone from approaching easily.

On the top of the truck, a series of ferocious crossbows made many people feel excited.

A dozen strong figures in cloaks squatted quietly on the top of the truck, seemingly motionless, but secretly paying attention to any direction that could launch an attack.

Many people who were observing secretly felt a slight sting, and quickly looked away in shock.

The gray elf transformed warrior withdrew his gaze and silently recorded these hostile glances.

Soon there will be extraordinary level stalkers sneaking towards their location.

They don't do anything, they just record everything they see and hear.

If the opponent tries to kill themselves and launches an attack, they will definitely die first.

Behind them, dozens of burly Dragoon No. 1 Golems showed their handsome and gorgeous appearance in front of everyone, as well as their strong sense of oppression from size to momentum.

"Is this the Gulf Territory's army? Why are there so few humans?"

"They don't have soldier insignias on them. They are not the Gulf Territory's army. They may just be a team of adventurers..."

"Are you kidding? Is there such a strong team of adventurers?"

"What method did the Gulf Territory use to subdue these non-human beings?"

"Conquering and controlling is not the key. Changing their nature and making them become what they are now is the most powerful thing..."

"Following the end are the high-level adventurers who signed up. I didn't expect them to set off now..."

"The Gulf Consulate never delays its work. It is estimated that the excavation will begin soon."

"Everyone should prepare early. If you follow the large army, you will have meat to eat..."

"..."

News that the Gulf Territory troops came down to dig up the ruins.

Spread quickly throughout the entire underground ruins.

The cultists lurking deep in the underground ruins have already received the news.

Without looking at the hellish scene behind him, Larke turned to Kahn the Bloody Hand and said:
"Let them do it. It must be delayed longer."

"Don't give me any excuses, otherwise I don't mind letting them become sacrifices."

A flash of red light flashed in Larke's eyes, his ferocious expression slowly relaxed, he took a long breath, and walked towards the depths of the dark ruins in the distance without looking back.

Hundreds of figures wearing gray and black cloaks, controlling various monsters, spread in all directions along the dark and deep ruins passage.

Some deadly and terrifying monsters also woke up from their programmed slumber, smelled the smell of food in the air, and left their lairs.

In a town near Blood Moon City.

A series of obscure magic waves were transmitted.

The cultists hiding in the hidden base showed ferocious smiles and raised their butcher knives at the whimpering prisoners around them.

A strong bloody smell permeated.

The cultists wearing bloody skull cloaks lifted up the bloody heads and placed them stacked on the altar.

Obscure and strange spells spread slowly.

Soon, the originally dead body struggled to stand up.

They lifted the twisted bloody heads from the altar and placed them on the headless bodies.

As a result, under the fanatical gaze of countless cultists, these dead lives were resurrected in an extremely twisted way.

The eyes that he reopened were filled with dazzling red light, emitting a strange light like a beast.

In the unconsciously opened mouth, the original teeth fell out one after another and were replaced by sharp fangs.

Infected by the strange power, their bodies undergo tremendous changes.

On the strange altar built with scarlet corpses, a ball of surging blood was making horrifying roars.

The zombie monsters that had completed their strange transformation rushed out of the dark door one after another and rushed into the unsuspecting pedestrian streets.

They run very fast, bite anyone they see, and are incredibly powerful. They can easily jump over low obstacles and rush into houses.

People bitten by them will be transformed in a very short period of time.

In a burst of twisted wails and screams, the originally mutilated corpses will re-grow twisted limbs, transforming into even more bizarre and terrifying zombie monsters.

Zombie monsters appear in every corner of the town at the same time, and under their infection, the number increases exponentially.

Soon, panicked screams and unconscious roars quickly enveloped the entire town.

"what……!"

"Roar……!"

The guards and soldiers who noticed the situation immediately rushed over to investigate the situation.

They found these zombie monsters to be very scary.

Even if his limbs are cut off or his chest is stabbed, he will still not die.

Instead, it can use its sharp fangs to tear apart their armor.

The terrifying plague they will carry will also be spread on them.

As a result, the few unprepared guards immediately became new zombies.

They are larger, faster, and more destructive.

"A large-scale monster appears?"

"Notify the military camp immediately!"

"Request support from Blood Moon City quickly!"

"The communication failed to send, use the teleportation array quickly!"

"It's too late, take people out quickly!"

"Go to the military camp, quickly!"

Realizing that something was wrong, the nobles and the town's ruling class immediately prepared to go to the military camp and mobilize an army to resolve the crisis.

Unfortunately, the cultists hiding around them launched a very decisive attack, causing heavy damage to them in an instant.

At the same time, a group of figures hiding in the darkness sprang out and quickly attacked the guards at the city gate, killing them who were defenseless.

Then, they closed the city gate and blocked it!

The entire town was completely destroyed in a short period of time and became a horrific bloody hell.

Similar scenes occurred in more than a dozen towns around Blood Moon City.

The unsuspecting town residents suffered terrorist attacks from zombie monsters, were brutally killed one after another, and were transformed into terrifying zombie monsters.

It all happened so fast.

Precise layout, simultaneous activation, terrifying zombie infection, careful lurking and rising.

The nobles of the Knights and Baronies were completely unable to resist such a terrorist attack.

There were only a few survivors in the towns, and they fought their way out before the cultists completely blocked the towns.

Most of them are led by professionals of extraordinary ranks, or they are the cutting-edge combat forces that have survived from certain families.

Unfortunately, the well-prepared cultists also laid horrific death traps on their way to escape.

One after another, the red twisted monsters surrounded the escaping extraordinary professionals.

They have no skin, and their flexible limbs are wrapped in strong muscles. They have sickle-like white claws, and a tongue full of spikes protrudes from their big mouth with three rows of teeth.

They are extremely fast and numerous. They can jump between trees and attack from all directions.

Extraordinary professionals must carefully avoid their claws and tongues, and wrap their entire body with fighting spirit to eliminate any possibility of injury.

Or chop off their heads at extremely fast speeds to fight their way out of the unfinished siege.

Unfortunately, by this time it is often too late.

The hidden cultist extraordinary professionals will bring a terrifying zombie army, waiting for them to arrive when they are exhausted.

As a result, the extraordinary professionals who were regarded as the main hunting targets by the cultists were also infected by the terrifying zombies and transformed into even more terrifying horror monsters.

Blood Moon City.

Central mage tower.

"Drip! Drip! Drip!"

The sharp and piercing siren immediately attracted 343's attention.

Before she could find out what was going on, the Lord of the City, exuding surging mana fluctuations, had already appeared in front of her.

City Lord Anne frowned, glanced at a large area of ​​signal sign holes within the control area of ​​Blood Moon City, and said directly without hesitation:

"All cities, towns, and villages have issued a first-level alert, and ordered all nobles and troops to be on standby."

Anne was just about to mobilize the army when the entire central control room suddenly flashed with a bloody red light.

A cold voice came from 343's mouth.

"Highest alert, the underground seal is loose and must be reinforced immediately!"

With a focused look, City Lord Anne looked at the confused and overwhelmed 343. Without hesitation, she took out the City Lord's Token and threw it directly to 343. She gathered several space equipment and said in a hurried tone and tone:

"All affairs in the territory will now be placed in your charge."

"Notify Harley Knight to refuse to accept any orders from the family."

"Notify Lord Matthew and ask him to assist in defense..."

City Lord Anne couldn't help but take a deep breath, a little bit of suddenness and determination flashed in her eyes, looking at 343's overwhelmed expression, and said the last sentence:

"Unfortunately, the experiment is not completed yet!"

Before she finished speaking, her entire figure had disappeared.

"Annie..."

Before 343 could react, a violent shock came from the underground of Blood Moon City.

The piercing alarm sound in the mage tower has not dissipated, and is still playing back mechanically:

"The seal is loose, please tighten it immediately!"

"The seal is loose, please tighten it immediately!"

Matthew subconsciously raised his head, waved to the curious Yaya and Orianna, faced 343 that suddenly appeared in front of him, and said without hesitation:
"First stabilize the situation in Blood Moon City. I will control the underground ruins, and you will control the surface city and send an alert to other lords and nobles."

Thinking of the new emergency plan that emerged in his mind, 343 immediately began to arrange it.

Hundreds of communication spells were sent out, but nearly 20% still received no response.

343 immediately realized that these areas must have been attacked.

However, Blood Moon City is temporarily unable to provide support...

Carlisle City.

The fierce shouts of killing drowned out the roars of wild beasts.

Densely packed crossbow arrows flew out, shooting down the zombie monsters that rushed up.

"Don't retreat, retreat means death."

The Hawk knight roared hysterically, waved his hand at the small trebuchet on the city and shouted:
"Fire up the fire!"

Click!

Whoa!

call!
The flames spread and swallowed up the zombie monster that struggled to stand up.

These terrifying monsters, surrounded by fire, still howled and rushed out, swaying and impacting the urn city.

It wasn't until all the flesh and blood on his body was burned to ashes that he turned into a pile of blackened bones and fell to the ground.

Brown Carlisle's expression changed when he rushed to the city wall. Looking at these strange monsters, he recalled the strange monsters he saw in the underground world following the Gulf Territory, and said without hesitation:

"Quickly prepare the purification potion and notify the priests of the Goddess Church!"

The raging fire gradually extinguished.

After the rolling smoke dissipated, a large number of zombie monsters of various shapes surged up like a tide.

　Today 8000
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　　Rush!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)