Chapter 74: Chapter 74, Recruiting Trolls (Seeking recommendations…)._1
Translator: 549690339
After Fang Hao finished his breakfast.
Bolton came over again, first he gave a small nod to Eira, then walked over to Fang Hao’s side.
“Sir, the Clan Leader asked me to share some intel with you.” Bolton began standing by Fang Hao’s side.
“What kind of intel? Let’s have it.” Fang Hao started to feel curious.
He just contacted Petty the day before, but didn’t hear anything about any intel.
Yet in the morning, a message was delivered.
“This is it: to the west of the village, there’s a site held by a group of powerful elemental creatures,” Bolton said and then carefully observed Fang Hao.
Checking to see whether he was interested.
Surely enough, upon hearing the news, a gleam shot through Fang Hao’s pupils.
The news of the site was quite tempting for Fang Hao as he viewed it as a unique wilderness location.
“Keep talking,” Fang Hao said.
“There’s nothing… more.”
“Nothing more? How many monsters are there and what kind are they?” Fang Hao proceeded to ask more questions.
Bolton stroked his fat chin and continued, “The creatures are all elemental beings, ranging from Tier 4 to Tier 5, and quite a handful in number.”
Fang Hao fell into contemplation.
Elemental creatures were scarce in this world. Up to now, Fang Hao had only encountered a lost Wood Servant Spirit, which was a type of Wood element creature.
But Wood Servant Spirits were summoned creatures that would completely lose their way upon the death of their masters and start attacking any nearby creatures that came by at random.
Fang Hao eventually triumphed over them with his skeleton army and wiped them out.
“Do you have a map?” Fang Hao inquired.
Bolton still shook his head, “No, but I can find the way.”
“Very well, once you’re done loading, we will set off together. We will first visit the village, and then the site as you’ve mentioned,” Fang Hao immediately made up his mind.
Gradually expanding his territory was his plan from the very beginning.
As he heard about the site from Bolton, he decided to explore it first and see if there were any special artifacts to be discovered.
“Are we heading out today?” Bolton was somewhat surprised.
Don’t they need to prepare for the creatures in the site?
“Is there any issue?” Fang Hao responded with a question.
“Oh, no, none at all. I will urge them to speed up,” Bolton said and ran over to the warehouse again.
He urged the pigmen who were loading the furniture to speed up their work.
After Bolton’s departure, Fang Hao started to prepare for the upcoming fight.
As there have been no major battles recently, he had not employed the hundred-fold amplification to expand his forces.
This time, he had to be ready.
He first arrived at the Skeleton Conversion Field to recruit Skeleton Trolls.
He had unlocked Tier 5 forces the previous day and planned to test their might today.
Due to the increase to Tier 5, the resources spent on raising the number of forces also increased proportionally.
“Recruitment of Skeleton Trolls: Wriggling Spine 5, Death Trace 2, Troll Stone 1,” the system notified.
Fang Hao increased the number of recruitment to 11.
“The hundred-fold amplification was activated, recruiting 1111 Skeleton Trolls.”
With a sudden glow, 1111 tall Skeleton Trolls appeared before Fang Hao.
Even when his territory had expanded significantly.
The appearance of these 3-meter-tall trolls still made his territory seem much more crowded.
Skeleton Trolls were Tier 5 forces, and also the strongest close-combat forces Fang Hao had on hand.
Next, Fang Hao crafted 1111 axes for the Skeleton Trolls.
The only pity was that the Plate Armor provided by the Taurens didn’t fit the massive bodies of the Trolls. Otherwise, after equipping the metal armour, their combat power would have increased exponentially.
“Sir, we’re done. We can set… off now.” Bolton and the others approached and saw the thousands of giant ax-wielding skeletons, their mouths agape.
He was unsure how so many gigantic skeleton soldiers appeared while he was away from Fang Hao for just a while.
The sense of oppression and death these tall and robust skeletons exuded was several times that of ordinary skeletons.
Just by looking at them, the feeling of being engulfed by the aura of death was overwhelming.
“Alright, let’s set off,” Fang Hao said.
“Yes, Sir,” Bolton said and then quickly led the troops, leaving the territory ahead of everyone else.
Fang Hao let the soldiers go ahead while he stayed behind to briefly arrange the situation with Eira.
He would leave 20,000 soldiers with Eira.
To protect the territory, they should suffice.
Within the nearby regions, there was no power that posed a threat to his territory. Fang Hao was confident about this.
After reminding them of the measures, Fang Hao then followed the main army out of the city, heading towards Pigmen Village.
This time, Fang Hao brought along 1100 Skeleton Trolls, 20,000 Skeleton Soldiers, and Pikemen.
His mighty army left the territory in great pomp.
All the beasts they encountered along the way scattered and fled.
Three hours later.
The army reached Pigmen Village.
Seeing trucks of furniture being unloaded, the pigmen all wore joyous expressions on their faces.
These furniture pieces were far superior to what they owned in their homes.
“Sir, you came in person?” Petty came out to greet Fang Hao.
“I’m planning to visit the site. I kept the main army away from the village to avoid causing panic,” Fang Hao said softly.
Bolton quickly leaned into Petty’s ear and whispered something.
“That many?” Petty exclaimed in surprise.
Apparently, Bolton had shared with Petty about the forces Fang Hao brought along, leaving her utterly shocked.
After her shock, Petty quickly composed herself.
Looking at Fang Hao, she asked, “Sir, what do you need me to do?”
“I don’t need the Pigmen’s help for the battle, but I do need a quiet room where I am not disturbed by anyone,” Fang Hao replied.
Upon hearing that the Pigmen were not needed for the battle, both Petty and Bolton breathed a sigh of relief.
They were truly afraid of Fang Hao using them as cannon fodder.
Fortunately, all he needed was a room.
“There’s a vacant room in the Clan Leader’s Office, it’s quiet and no one will disturb you,” Petty told him.
“Good, lead me there, Bolton – get ready to lead the way once I return.”
“As you command, sir.”
Fang Hao followed Petty into a vacant room.
The room was squeaky clean, but it had been a while since anyone had lived there.
“Sir, this is my old room. It’s been empty for a while. Do you need anything else?” Petty explained.
This was her previous room. When she took over as Clan Leader, she moved into the main bedroom and left this room vacant.
“No need, go and inform the villagers that anyone approaching here will face attack from the skeleton soldiers,” Fang Hao gave another reminder.
“Oh, I’ll go and tell them right away,” Petty, sensing the severity in Fang Hao’s voice, quickly nodded to show she understood.
Petty left to tell the villagers not to approach the Clan Leader’s Office.
The skeleton soldiers who were stationed in Pigmen Village, split into groups of 500, and surrounded the entire building of the Clan Leader’s Office.
In case of a battle, the skeletons could hold them off for a while allowing Fang Hao to awaken instantly.
Everything was handled properly.
Fang Hao then laid down on the bed and entered the state of God’s Presence.
“God’s Presence target, Skeleton Soldier, Compatibility 88%.”
After possessing a skeleton soldier, Fang Hao strode out of the hall.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Bolton patiently waiting.
“Bolton, we can set off now..”
