Chapter 153: Chapter 153, Desolate Battlefield_l
Translator: 549690339
After lunch, Eira continued showing the newly added slaves around the territory.
Fang Hao was contemplating his afternoon plans when he was alerted to a private message in the Book of Lords.
It was from Dong Jiayue.
It had been a while since he heard from her; after she was injured and received a curative potion from him.
“Brother Hao, I have finished exploring the ancient tomb. I’ve obtained some Shadowstones and set them aside for you.” Dong Jiayue said.
Fang Hao opened up the designated trade page and saw the traded Shadowstones.
There were quite a few, 49 in total.
Fang Hao put up several weapons, and they concluded their trade.
“What’s in the ancient tomb? Any exceptional bodies?” Fang Hao asked.
“Yes, there was a body in a bronze coffin. Don’t worry, Brother Hao, I had it completely burned, there’s no danger.” Dong Jiayue reassured him with a serious tone.
She thought Fang Hao was concerned for her safety, worried that the corpse in the tomb might turn into an undead and attack her.
“Ah, it was burned? Was anything left? Even bones would be fine.”
“Well, no. Brother Hao, just tell me what you need next time, I’ll keep an eye out for it.” Dong Jiayue caught on to his hint.
Fang Hao thought for a moment and said, “I have a building here for the undead, the remains of the strong can be useful.”
“Oh! I didn’t know that. Would ashes work? I can have someone collect the remaining ashes now, would that be useful?” Dong Jiayue continued.
She was grateful for Fang Hao’s help, and since he had saved her life with a treatment potion, she thought of him as her lifesaver and wished she could repay him in some way.
“No need for that, just save any powerful creatures’ bodies safely for me next time.” Fang Hao advised once again.
“Oh yes, Brother Hao, I have a map here called the Desolate Battlefield which I can’t explore, so I’ll give it to you too.” Dong Jiayue remembered a newly acquired map.
After opening the trade page again, he saw the map Dong Jiayue had placed up for trade.
They carried out the trade, and the map appeared in Fang Hao’s possession.
[Map: Desolate Battlefield]
[Type: Single-page Map]
(Description: The once thriving city has become a burial ground. Five hundred thousand commoners and over tens of thousands of soldiers have died. The land was stained red with blood, bodies scattered throughout the mountains and fields.)
Gathering from the description, it was likely a dangerous place on the map.
Dong Jiayue had just recently managed the ancient tomb near her territory. If she led her troops to conquer the Desolate Battlefield, it would likely be a monumental task. She might suffer injuries, or her troops might suffer heavy casualties, leaving her with a skeleton crew.
Therefore, she didn’t want to take any risks now or in the future.
It would be better to give the map to Fang Hao, who was ranked first in the region. Perhaps he might figure out a way to conquer it.
Fang Hao stored away the map. The location on it was to the northwest of his territory, quite a considerable distance away.
Looking at the description of the Desolate Battlefield stirred some interest within Fang Hao.
According to the description, this used to be a battlefield where hundreds of thousands of people perished.
The entire landscape, engulfed in death, had become a wilderness.
If this location hadn’t been desecrated, there was certainly an abundance of ‘Shadowstones’.
Thereby resolving the shortage of Shadowstones and the inability to upgrade and construct undead buildings.
He would certainly explore it, but not right now.
It wasn’t that he was afraid of the danger of the Desolate Battlefield, but that the location shown on the map was far away. Leading an undead army there would not be easy.
Once the undead army was mobilized, they would likely be attacked by other creatures along the way.
It would be a hassle.
Fang Hao’s strategy was stability. His advantage was clear, as long as he developed steadily and became the top power in this region, surpassing the other native powers was only a matter of time.
“Okay, thank you. I will consider exploring it when I am able.” Fang Hao replied.
“Okay, Brother Hao, if I find any good items in the future, I will keep them for you.”
“Okay.”
Since Dong Jiayue was limited in the number of times they could talk, after a couple of pleasantries, they disconnected the call.
Fang Hao thought for a moment and sent another message to Zhang Bin.
He directly shared the location of the Desolate Battlefield with Zhang Bin.
“Zhang Bin, arrange for people to explore this area. Just map out the route that’s necessary.” Fang Hao sent the message.
Zhang Bin was now one of Fang Hao’s City Lords, or one could say, the mayor of a dependent city.
The city he was currently managing was Li Teng’s former city. It was located to the west of Fang Hao’s main city and relatively closer to the Desolate Battlefield.
“Received, I will arrange for it immediately.” Shortly after came Zhang Bin’s second message, “Boss, can you send some horses? The attached village’s wheat transportation is too inefficient with manual labor.”
Zhang Bin’s current city was far superior to his previous one.
Without worrying about food and clothing, all he had to do was coordinate the farmers, deploy troops to protect the city and villages’ safety.
Of course, Zhang Bin was smart enough to know that everything wasn’t his, but Fang Hao’s.
When Fang Hao asked him to be the mayor, he became the mayor. Without Fang Hao, he couldn’t even do a farmer’s job well.
Therefore, he didn’t slack off in his duties. He was afraid of making mistakes, which might affect his current position.
“Okay, I will arrange for someone to deliver them to you later. Also, keep an eye out for silkworms while surveying nearby villages.” Fang Hao instructed.
At the same time, in the Book of Lords, he unlocked the authority for Zhang Bin to construct a [Stable],
“Understood, Boss.”
After finishing the conversation with Zhang Bin.
Fang Hao turned to a maid and said, “Call the Blood Hunter.”
“Oh, okay, Master.” The bunny maid hopped away to summon the Blood Hunter.
Shortly after, there was a ripple in the air outside the door. The Blood Hunter landed in front of the Lord’s Mansion, flapping his huge bat wings.
He entered, bowed, and asked, “Master, what are your orders?”
“Zhang Bin’s territory needs some horses. Transport to of them over to him.”
“Yes, Master.”
There weren’t many horses in the territory, the majority were breeded in the Pigmen Village.
In the beginning, he would transfer 10 of them, and then bring over more from the Pigmen Village later.
The Blood Hunter left the mansion and headed towards the stables.
He commanded the skeleton soldiers to secure the horses to his back.
Despite the horses in the territory not fearing the undead, this still caused much chaos.
Eventually, 10 horses were securely tied to the dragon’s back. Amidst the terrified neighing of the horses, they ascended the sky and flew towards the city where Zhang Bin was.
Just as Fang Hao was exiting the mansion, he looked up to see the bone dragon flying overhead and heard the neighs of the horses. His eyes widened.
Damn, there aren’t many horses in the territory, don’t kill them off.
After the Blood Hunter left.
The skeleton merchant, Doujin, came knocking again, “Lord, here are two orders. Would you like to take a look and see if you want to fulfill them?” [Order: Beautiful Corpse Coffins x 100]
[Order]
[Requirement: Beautiful Corpse Coffins x 100]
[Trade Possibility: 10,000 Warfire Coins, Blood Clan Influence +10]