Building the Strongest Undead Empire from Scratch

Alex picked up the cross sword and shield that Charles had discarded nearby, noticing nothing particularly unusual about them. They seemed to be made of mithril, perhaps?

Impossible, how could a novice knight's weapons be made of mithril? Alex guessed that they might contain just a bit of mithril metal.

"Have to admit, this gear is pretty decent. It definitely looks stronger than the evil tree spirit set and the large bone maul."

Alex approached Charles's body.

"Disassemble!"

[Congratulations Lord, you have successfully disassembled and obtained five Commanding level items.]

No experience, no drops...

What the heck, don't the humans of Eldoria have game attributes assigned by the system?

This disassembly was a letdown; Alex could have stripped the equipment from him herself.

This set looked luxurious at first glance. Let's see what effects it has.

[Equipment Name: Holy Court Novice Knight Set (5/5)]

[Equipment Level: Commanding level]

[Set Effect: Significantly increases the wearer's defense, immune to 40% elemental magic damage, Strength +20, Agility +5, Stamina +5.]

[Note: Receives 10% more Mind damage.]

Is there such a big difference between a five-piece set and a three-piece set?

This is pure heavy armor—tanky and damaging.

Alex stored the set in the castle's Warehouse, planning to deal with it back at the castle. She then turned her attention to the black cat she had killed earlier. She had been so focused on Charles that she almost forgot about it, another Commanding level force.

She hadn't expected that leaving the castle would trigger such a lucky buff, yielding two Commanding level forces.

"This black cat was probably quite strong in combat. Should I transform it into bone beasts or just ordinary undead?"

After some thought, Alex decided to transform it into ordinary undead. Bone beasts, similar to skeletons at Commanding level, don't undergo special changes; they just retain some characteristics from their lives.

Now that Alex had discovered that undead could undergo special transformations upon reaching Commanding level, how could she waste this opportunity to satisfy her curiosity?

Alex's left eye flickered, and a gray formation appeared around the black cat's corpse. The ground began to tremble slightly, and then a skeletal arm, larger than the black cat's head, emerged. Although Alex referred to it as a black cat, its size was comparable to a tiger.

Soon, an 26 feet tall giant skeleton crawled out from the magic circle, its body white, holding a massive bone maul.

A skeletal giant?! 26 feet tall, that's nearly the height of a three-story building!

Commanding level, such a huge size, and with the undead trait, this was incredibly imposing.

[Skeletal Demon]

[Race: undead race]

[Loyalty: 100% (Never Betray)]

[Life Tier: Commanding level]

[Level: lv1 (non-upgradable)]

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

[Mana Points: 0]

[Strength: 50]

[Stamina: ∞]

[Agility: 24]

[Growth Limit: Commanding level]

50 points of Strength is quite high for a typical Commanding level. Don't look at Arthur, who had this much at levels five or six; Arthur is a Divine limit being, not the same as these Commanding level creatures.

But this Agility, a bit low, and why doesn't a Commanding level skeletal demon have any skills? Is it because skeletons don't deserve them?!

"Back to the castle for strengthening."

Alex waved at the skeletal demon, which started walking away, each step causing a slight tremor in the ground.

Wait, it's so big.

"Be careful, don't damage my castle!"

Alex shouted at the skeletal demon.

"Disassemble!"

[Congratulations Lord, you have successfully disassembled a lv1 Commanding level Night Charm Cat corpse, obtaining 100 elite food, 10 magic crystals, and 2 Essence Shards.]

"Elite food dropped, not bad."

Alex sat down, reflecting on her recent fight with Charles. Although she had equipment bonuses, her close combat skills were too weak, lacking any finesse, relying solely on overpowering attributes. In other words, no technique, all about strength.

And her fire magic wasn't fully mastered yet; there was still much room for improvement.

"Continue practicing fire magic, after all, ranged combat is much safer than melee."

Alex sheathed her scythe and continued to conjure magic until her Mana Points were depleted, then took out her scythe again, using the double attribute bonus from the scythe to continue practicing magic.

Once her Mana Points were depleted, Alex picked up her scythe to practice, at least getting used to her weapon.

Otherwise, if she couldn't even use her weapon properly, she might be ridiculed by other Lords.

As the leader of the undead race, how couldshe be incompetent? As the saying goes, you might choose not to strike, but you can't afford to be weak.

Alex practiced until evening, alternating between using her scythe when her Mana Points were depleted and practicing magic when they were replenished.

By now, Alex was drenched in sweat, her T-shirt soaked through.

As night approached, Alex finally stopped, planning to return to the castle. Nighttime offered double experience, and with the Bone Throne's enhancement, it was triple, a significant increase compared to the 1.5 times during the day.

[Blood Moon in the sky, darkness descends!]

As Alex walked back to the castle, the sky had completely darkened. Returning to the castle, she saw a pile of animal carcasses soaking in the Blackwater Altar, the afternoon's hunting bounty collected by her undead, with a pile of wood and stone at the gate.

"Recycle!"

[Congratulations Lord, you have obtained 4000 units of wood and 4000 units of stone.]

The piles of wood and stone at the gate instantly disappeared, neatly stored in the Warehouse.

"Disassemble!"

[Congratulations Lord, you have successfully disassembled 20 antelope carcasses, obtaining 400 units of food, 20 antelope hides, and 10 magic crystals.]

[Congratulations Lord, you have successfully disassembled 40 rabbit carcasses, obtaining 400 units of food, 40 rabbit hides, and 20 magic crystals.]

That's another 800 units of food and 30 magic crystals in the bank, the endless labor of the undead meaning Alex's undead army had grown by 60 members.

[You have new unread messages!]

Alex guessed it was from [QuartzStriker], having ignored her all afternoon. She wondered how the processing was going.

[QuartzStriker]: "Big Shot, today I processed 2500 iron ingots for you and sent them over!"

The message was sent half an hour ago, while Alex was still on her way back and hadn't checked her messages. She glanced at the Warehouse and indeed, there were 2500 more iron ingots.

Alex sent back 500 units of food to [QuartzStriker]. Right now, keeping the food didn't serve much purpose; the trade for wood and stone wasn't as efficient as what the undead could gather themselves.

[Hamburger]: "Consider it a tip!"

[QuartzStriker]: "Thank you, you're too generous!"

Alex no longer paid attention and walked into her bedroom to take a bath. She was too sweaty, her clothes sticking to her skin.

She tossed all her clothes at the bathroom door and headed in for a shower, completely bare.