Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard - Chapter 31

Chapter 31: You Can’t Retrieve Items From All ‘Corpses’

[Sturdy Bull-Horned Helmet]

[Quality: Normal (White)]

[Head Protection: 19]

[Durability: 120]

[Power Required: 6]

(Upon wearing it, you will be the most handsome boy in the territory.)

The bull-horned helmet was made entirely of fine iron and had soft leather as a buffer inside.

At the top were two bull horns made of gold, looking exaggerated and barbaric.

Zong Shen did not hesitate much. He directly equipped it and put the bull-horned helmet properly on his head.

This equipment made up for his lack of head protection.

Then, he checked the next reward.

[Level 1 Spike barrier technology construction diagram x1]

[A construction technology blueprint. After learning it, you can use a certain amount of resources to add a Level 1 spike barrier defense to your territory’s construction.]

[Effect: Reflective damage 4 points+2% attack damage]

[Unless the building is completely destroyed, the spike barrier will remain forever.]

[(Click to learn)]

(A very useful construction technology. It can strengthen the defensive capabilities of territorial buildings.)

What a great item!

Zong Shen’s eyes lit up as he instantly discovered the value of this blueprint.

It was a blueprint for construction technology and it had a defensive effect. After learning it, he could add a level 1 spike barrier to the buildings.

And the damage was not low.

When the territory had a city wall in the future, he could add spikes to all the city walls.

It would become like a porcupine, and the enemy would have nowhere to go.

Zong Shen directly clicked on ‘Learn’. The blueprint in his hand turned into a stream of light and entered his mind.

After studying it, Zong Shen took out two more Wolf Cavalry Recruitment Scrolls.

“Use it!”

With a thought, the two scrolls in Zong Shen’s hands emitted a black glow. They broke free from his hands and flew to the empty space in front of him.

They transformed into two balls of black dust that landed on the ground before transforming into two hexagram formations with peculiar runes.

A space distortion singularity appeared in each array. This singularity gradually expanded and became two balls of black light.

They looked like two giant black eggs.

Following that, the two balls of black light wriggled and transformed like smoke.

Eventually, it dissipated.

Two tall and sturdy wolf cavalry soldiers appeared in front of Zong Shen.

They all rolled off their wolves.

They brought their giant wolves to Zong Shen and knelt on one knee.

“Wolf Cavalry Arvid reporting to you!”

“Wolf Cavalry Bjorn reporting to you!”

Two rough voices sounded in succession.

“Great Lord, I wish you health!”

Zong Shen was all smiles.

These two fellows looked as stout as Colby.

“Good, good, good, get up. From now on, you and Colby will be my Wolf Cavalry Regiment!”

“Now, go with Colby and wait for my instructions.”

The two wolf cavalry soldiers saluted again, rolled onto their wolves, and stood with Colby.

They looked rather imposing.

If Zong Shen had ten, a hundred, or even a thousand wolf cavalry soldiers under him, they would be able to form a wolf cavalry regiment.

Zong Shen was still in a good mood.

He checked the remaining rewards.

[Second Segment Cleave Skill Book]

[After learning, you will be able to master skills: Second Segment Cleave Level 1]

[Second Segment Cleave Level 1 (Sends two slashes towards the target. Each slash has a basic Cleave damage x1.2. Cooldown time: 15 minutes)]

[(Click to learn)]

(Quickly learn it. Your clumsy sword fighting skills are really unbearable to look at.)

It was a rare skill book that could increase Zong Shen’s combat power.

Zong Shen did not hesitate much and directly chose to learn.

The skill book turned into a ray of white light and entered his head. In a flash, he seemed to have grasped something.

Then, he flipped his hand.

He took out three skill experience books.

[Skill Experience Book]

[You can upgrade your skills after using them.]

[(Click to use it)]

“Use it!”

Zong Shen directly used all three Skill Experience Books to upgrade his Second Segment Cleave Technique.

Two white lights flashed, and the three experience books leveled up the skill by two levels.

The Second Segment Cleave became Level 3.

Each level increased the Slash Damage by 5%.

Finally, there was a portion of food and a small jar of wine.

However, these two items had very high quality.

It was a Superior Grade item displayed in green text.

[Tasty barbecue feast]

[Effect: Recovers 100 Satiety Points, Attack Damage+10%, Health Limit+10%, Movement Speed+20%, Duration: 15 minutes]

(A great food item. It fulfills all your needs at once. It turns out that delicious food can help you fight.)

[A mellow green forest fruit wine]

[Effect: Attack Damage+30%, Defense -10%, Movement Speed -10%, Health Points Limit+20%, Duration: 30 minutes]

(Excessive drinking harms your body, but it makes you happy.)

After checking all the rewards, it was indeed worthy of being a copper treasure chest. This was a huge gain!

Zong Shen’s strength increased once again, and the number of hired warriors increased significantly.

The three Wolf Cavalry soldiers were already able to form a team to fight together.

He thought for a moment and put away the Silver Treasure Chest filled with poisonous gas, in case of emergencies.

At the same time, he decomposed the copper treasure chest into 10 copper coins.

“Alright, let’s explore the temple now!”

Zong Shen was in a good mood.

He pointed at the temple.

The three Wolf Cavalry Soldiers led the way for him.

Zong Shen followed behind them and entered the temple through the entrance.

The main structure of the temple had been damaged.

This place seemed to have been under attack.

The surroundings were a little dark.

It was like entering a room with cold curtains drawn.

Inside, thick marble pillars lined the sides.

There were many carvings on the walls.

In the middle was a wide aisle.

There were iron candlesticks on both sides.

The candles were still burning.

The most horrifying thing was that there was a stone coffin at the end of the corridor.

There were many images of demons being beheaded.

In addition, there were more than ten dried corpses leaning against the marble pillars.

These dried corpses were still wearing their clothes.

Some wore leather armor and carried short swords.

Some wore wide priest robes.

The armor and weapons of these dried corpses had already rotted, but it seemed like they could still be retrieved.

Just as Zong Shen was about to pick up items from the corpse.

Just as he focused, a golden notification appeared.

(Hey, can you not be so greedy? You can’t retrieve items from all corpses.)

As soon as the notification appeared.

The dried corpses suddenly started trembling.

System names began to appear on their heads.

[Resentful Undead Level 8]

[Resentful Undead Level 6]

[Resentful Undead Level 9]

…

At this moment, more than ten dried corpses were revived!

They raised their weapons and staggered towards Zong Shen and the others.

Zong Shen was shocked at first.

He took two steps back.

But he recovered quickly.

The single-handed sword in his hand swung forward.

“Kill!”

The three Wolf Cavalry soldiers and Iron Pole charged forward without hesitation.

Even Zong Shen himself, with a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, faced a dried corpse with a short sword!