The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

“Hmm, I see,” said Wu Heng and then added, “If possible, continue to pay attention to this matter.”

“Oh, sure! You’re the boss, what you say goes.”

“Stay safe.”

“Roger that, gotta stop talking now; I need to brief the new crew.”

Ending the chat, Wu Heng put the microphone back.

He thought for a moment, went downstairs, and greeted Mini on his way to the Association.

…

Steward’s Office.

Wu Heng knocked on the door lightly and entered directly.

‘Imilo’ was putting on his coat, looking as if he was about to leave work.

“Something came up?”

Wu Heng nodded, “The intelligence is not very certain, but I feel I should still mention it.”

“Go on,” Imilo said.

“I received intelligence that several pirate groups are planning to attack the Association’s fleet,” Wu Heng whispered.

The normally unconcerned ‘Imilo’ looked up with a serious expression.

“Do you suspect it’s Xi Ligui’s team?”

“Yes, very likely!”

“Where did this message come from?” Imilo began to take it more seriously.

“Philippa! She’s in Cape Lookout Fortress recruiting sailors and overheard the news,” Wu Heng replied.

Imilo nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll figure out a way to notify ‘Xi Ligui.’ You yourself are being targeted by the pirates; don’t leave the island.”

“Okay!”

After discussing the matter, Wu Heng didn’t linger and left the Steward’s Office immediately.

The sea is far too vast.

Wu Heng knew that with this information, trying to rescue them himself was clearly impractical.

Informing the steward and letting him find a way was the best course of action.

He headed back to his own office.

He picked up ‘Andre Willow’ and the white-haired tamed beast on his way home.

…

Returning home.

Chef Number One had already prepared dinner.

The three chatted and ate together.

With Mini around, the atmosphere was always light.

After dinner, Wu Heng redeployed some security measures for the residence.

Beyond increasing the number of skeleton guards stationed, he also set up armed skeleton sentinels on the balconies of the second and fourth floors, as well as the rooftop.

Overall, it felt even more secure than ‘Sha Naila’s’ next door.

Moreover, her guards were all living beings, prone to shift changes, fatigue, distraction, and other issues.

Such situations were completely impossible in his own home.

Skeletons, without even blinking, stood on 24-hour alert.

Once everything was arranged.

Wu Heng called the two other people in the room to train together in the courtyard.

Only after the training ended did they go back inside to rest.

…

The next day, Snake Badge Consortium.

VIP Room.

Wu Heng sat on the leather sofa, and immediately someone brought over dried fruit and tea.

The middle-aged worker in a suit smiled and bowed, “Good morning, guest!”

“Hmm, any results on the commission I posted?” Wu Heng asked directly.

“Guest, please wait, I’ll check for you.”

The man went out and quickly returned.

Behind him, someone carried in two coffins.

“Guest, it hasn’t been long since last time, we’ve only gathered two blacksmith corpses, both level above ten, both of the Short People race, died from heavy drinking at sea,” the middle-aged man explained.

Wu Heng was not interested in learning why the blacksmiths went to sea.

Whether or not they died for that reason was also not important.

All that mattered was that he had a need for them.

Wu Heng glanced at the opened coffins with the corpses inside, ordered them to be closed, and put them into his space ring.

After paying the final amount.

Suddenly, Wu Heng thought of something and asked, “Do you have anything that can smelt iron ore?”

The middle-aged man didn’t ponder too much and directly answered, “If you mean a forge for smelting metals, we can provide the ‘Flame Furnace’ enchantment construction, which is built by blacksmith shops everywhere.”

Wu Heng’s brows raised, surprised to hear about such construction.

He continued to ask, “What other types of enchantment construction can you provide?”

The middle-aged man thought for a moment and said, “What are your requirements? I can suggest some options for you.”

“Can it directly make arrows?”

“Do you mean arrows for bow and arrow use? There’s no such construction. Enchantment constructions mainly have auxiliary effects and can’t be used for direct production,” the middle-aged man replied.

Wu Heng nodded to indicate he understood.

After thinking for a moment, he continued, “Do you have buildings that purify water?”

“Yes, guest. One type is a well structure that aggregates water elementals, which can collect water elements from the air to form drinkable water. The second type is a dam-like structure that purifies water resources by removing the toxins within,” the middle-aged man explained.

Wu Heng straightaway said, “The iron forging furnace and the water elemental well, write up a commission for one of each for me, I want to see the effects.”

The middle-aged man’s face showed delight, “Of course, just a moment, please.”

After saying that, he quickly filled out the commission forms and collected a deposit of three thousand five hundred silver coins.

After Wu Heng paid and put away the commission forms,

he left the Snake Badge Consortium straight away.

He didn’t linger outside and headed towards his residence.

…

Pushing the door and entering the courtyard,

he saw ‘Sha Naila’ sitting alone on a stone bench, staring blankly at the flowerbed in front of her.

She really acted as if this was her own home.

Almost twice every two days she would come by, mooching lunch and dinner.

If it weren’t for her inability to get up in the mornings, she’d probably eat breakfast here too.

In fact, Wu Heng had many secrets that were not convenient to reveal to others.

In the past, he was very averse to having outsiders near his residence, after all, the boundary door and the skeleton attendants were his core trump cards.

This world was not friendly; revealing everything would only quicken one’s death.

But as his level increased, he loosened up quite a bit regarding secrecy.

Apart from the boundary door, things like the skeletons and some modern equipment were no longer strictly confidential.

After all, it was impossible to keep them completely secret.

The only exception was the Bronze Key; that was something he could not let outsiders know about.

Even if it was a maid bound by a slave contract.

“Why are you here alone?” Wu Heng asked as he approached.

“Mini is in the living room reading comics; I got bored, so I came out to sit for a bit,” Sha Naila turned her head with a smile.

“That Mini, when I get back I’ll have to talk to her.”

“No, Mini said she’d accompany me outside, but since I have nothing to do, I came out by myself,” she said, stretching out her fair hand.

Wu Heng took her hand, pulled her up, and didn’t let go.

He led her to the backyard.

Once in the backyard, Wu Heng sat down in the pavilion, intending to pull her into his embrace.

Sha Naila immediately became alert, “Don’t mess around, Deputy Steward!”

“What do you mean messing around, I’m worried the chair is too cold.”

“Hmph! As if I’d believe that.” Sha Naila sat down next to him, but very close, almost leaning on him completely, and said softly, “Actually, I want to be with you too, but as a businesswoman, I must abide by contracts.”

“It won’t be long now,” Wu Heng said, smelling her fragrance and reaching around to embrace her soft waist.

Sha Naila leaned back against him.

The two leaned against each other for a while.

Wu Heng continued to ask, “Great Chairman!”

“Why call me Great Chairman, it sounds so odd!” Sha Naila looked up and then, as if realizing something, immediately said, “Did Mini tell you? What’s with the ‘great’ this and ‘great’ that, it sounds horrible. Don’t you dare say it randomly!”

Ah?

Wu Heng didn’t know what she was getting at, and asked directly, “The batch of weapons and equipment I ordered should be arriving soon, right?”

Sha Naila leaned back against his shoulder, closed her eyes to calculate the time, and said, “Pirates have been rampant lately, so the convoy has increased its guards and changed routes, but it should arrive in the next couple of days. I’ll let you know when it does.”

“Good!”

“Why are you buying so many weapons and armors? You’re not thinking of getting involved in the affairs of the Yeko Kingdom, are you?” Sha Naila asked curiously.

Wu Heng tightened his hold around her and whispered, “I’ve got a friend who has a city inland, I plan to buy and ship goods over to him, they’ve never seen the Elf Race’s equipment over there.”

“Oh, you have friends too!”

“What kind of remark is that!”

“No offense, but isn’t it said that humans are very hostile towards Necromancers? I thought you’d have very few friends.”

“True, I don’t have many, but it’s not like I have none at all.”

“That’s true!”

The pair chatted in the backyard for a bit, with Sha Naila only allowing to hold hands and embrace, but refraining from doing anything else.

Then they both got up and went back to the living room together.

Mini was curious about the two of them coming in together.

She said she went out to look for Sha Naila just before and thought she had left because she couldn’t find her.

After lunch,

Sha Naila and Mini were off to go shopping.

Wu Heng checked the wireless communication to make sure there was nothing urgent,

then opened the boundary door and headed straight for Zombie World.

…

At the old factory area,

Wu Heng came downstairs and saw the busy survivors.

Some were moving things while others were adding height and reinforcement to the walls at the main gate.

Even a forklift was brought over to re-dig and set the foundations.

Wu Heng called Qi Hancai, got the convoy ready, and led the Skeleton Army to continue clearing hordes of zombies in the vicinity.

While transporting materials back and forth,

the number of the Skeleton Army had reached over thirty thousand.

A vast, rustling mass.

The only deficiency was in equipment.

Even with the collection of kitchen knives, they still hadn’t completely met the need for one piece per hand.

As dusk approached,

the Skeleton Army returned to the factory area.

Just as Wu Heng was about to go upstairs, a young girl hurried down, lowering her head timidly and said, “King, Sister Zhao is asking you to go to the radio station, she has something to tell you.”

Well, the title of “King” was catching on here, too.

Wu Heng nodded and went straight to the radio room upstairs.

Zhao Yanqiu was sitting in front of the radio, listening to information from all over, with a notebook beside her.

Jotting down some content.

Upon seeing Wu Heng come in, she immediately stood up and said, “We’ve established contact with the military. They have set up a market for exchanging goods to the southeast.”