Chapter 407 Nobody Cares
“Go, go, go, get away from me!”
In the center of the Great Graveyard plaza in the heart of Hades City, the young girl who was half-crouching on the ground could no longer stand the harassment of Little Black, who was always circling around her. She slapped the Ghoul’s bald head and drove him to the side.
The dark green Death Energy completely filled the huge corpse on the ground. Kazumi took out half a black crystal from her embrace and carefully stuffed it into the crocodile’s mouth. The dozens of Ghouls who had been waiting by the side, under the girl’s command, swarmed around in a mess, struggling to lift the crocodile lord’s corpse, which weighed several tons, and swayed towards the west.
Kazumi, who had finally completed this masterpiece, stood up and stretched. After all, squatting on the ground for so long was uncomfortable even for an undead. She was about to turn around to look at some of her other gains when her gaze met Little Black, who was lying on the ground looking at her pitifully.
“…”
“Are you feeling wronged now?”
Casually giving the Ghoul who was playing the victim another slap, the girl walked to the side of a platform. She scooped out a fish as long as her arm from the large bowl made of blue ice crystals and tossed it into the air.
“Roar—”
A black shadow flashed past. Before the fish, which was floating in the air, could show its descent, a large mouth directly caught it and chewed it with a happy expression.
“You only know how to act cute now.”
Looking at Little Black, who was obediently rubbing against her, Kazumi helplessly reached out and stroked his bald head. She turned around to count the large number of aquatic creature corpses that Lei had stored in the artificial freezer.
[Graveyard Hill] did indeed have the ability to preserve corpses, but on the one hand, Kazumi was unsure whether these non-humanoid corpses were classified as corpses or as flesh and blood materials. If it was the latter, it might not be within the preservation function of Graveyard Hill, and it might just become fertilizer for the decaying soil once buried.
On the other hand, the use of these dead aquatic creatures was very particular. For the Corpse species of troops, blood food was a crucial resource. Although the special characteristics of Undead Creatures allowed them to maintain the lowest level of combat effectiveness even without eating, food supply was still indispensable.
Adequate blood food supply could make the Corpse species’ flesh and blood abundant and their energy full. In fact, long-term feeding could even increase the chance of advancement.
The previous Kazumi was reluctant to do such a luxurious thing. The entire territory did not even have enough corpses to supplement the troops, let alone blood food that could be given to the Ghouls and Corpse Crows.
This was why there were so many Ghouls and Corpse Crows in the girl’s territory, but only Little Black was an elite creature. The Death Energy in the territory was barely enough to maintain their daily lives, let alone advancement. It was already considered that Lei had managed the territory quite well if they didn’t go into hibernation after battles.
The crocodile lord’s suicidal attack had almost brought up all the aquatic creatures in the pond that had offensive capabilities. After leaving the water source, they became rootless duckweed, and were gradually devoured by the Ghoul army controlled by the girl.
All the creature corpses were collected and stored by Kazumi. Apart from the crocodile lord, for whose conversion precious Death Shards were used, Kazumi intended to use the remaining flesh and blood materials as blood food for the territory.
After all, there was really not much blood food resource in the entire territory, and the cost-effectiveness of trying to convert them was not too high. The amount of food in the freezer was not too much now, but it was enough to feed the Ghouls before the battle, temporarily enhancing their combat power.
The remaining plants and animals in the pond should also be numerous. After being screened by the crocodile lord, they were actually more suitable for conversion. Those that could not be converted could also be used as the territory’s decaying soil resources, basically meaning there were no wasted resources.
Moreover, Kazumi hoped to convert some plants that could be grown in the territory. Even if they were not medicinal, like [Bone Grass] and [Corpse Fragrance Flower], they could enrich the territory’s ecological chain, and allowing them to reproduce on their own was a way to increase the territory’s energy for free.
“Now it depends on whether the conversion is successful. Half a Death Shard is quite expensive, but it should be quite good as a meat shield. Little Black is still too inconvenient to release freely.”
The crocodile lord, after leaving the water source, was naturally no match for the girl. After the only attack that could cause damage, the giant wave, was neutralized, all that remained was its tyrannical huge body.
However, this only advantage completely became a joke under the girl’s [Ghost Gate] teleportation ability. The enraged crocodile lord couldn’t even touch the corner of the girl’s clothes. Under repeated charges, it was constantly forced to transfer its position and was finally consumed alive by the [Gate of Death] ability that passed through the [Ghost Gate], becoming the most precious corpse material in the territory.
Once again, Kazumi controlled her energy to take out a grass carp from the specially made large bowl and throw it into the air. Watching Little Black happily pick up the fish and eat it on the ground, Kazumi showed a smile on her face. While teasing Little Black, she began her daily itinerary analysis.
“No need to worry about the pond anymore. Let it assimilate into the territory on its own. The next shard splicing has a four-day cooldown. I don’t know if I can splice it before the mission starts. After it officially begins, it won’t be suitable to be busy with these things inside.”
“After the [Ghost Gate] was built, my current strength has greatly improved. With the [Ghost Gate], the concealment of the [Black Coffin] has greatly increased. And with my space-based abilities, my own safety is also guaranteed. I can try to switch to a mage playstyle with displacement abilities? There is still a lot of space for development in terms of specific usage.”
“The mission time should not be long now, otherwise Uncle Fukada wouldn’t have specially come to remind me. I’ll have to ask [Shell] about the specific time arrangement. I hope it will be before the holiday ends, otherwise it will be difficult to take leave.”
“Right, I need to set an alarm to call that silly deer tomorrow. If I oversleep and miss the tram, and he comes all this way back just to pick me up, and it’s this late when we get back, really!”
“Hmm… I shouldn’t have forgotten anything, right? Basically, the main busy things are almost all here. I’ll tidy up the territory and go back to rest.”
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On the other side, which nobody cared about
Takuma Fujiyui was weaving through the lively night market. He used his mobile phone to search for the location that matched the content above and finally saw the black-haired boy sitting alone in a corner drinking something, so he quickly walked over.
“What’s wrong? You said you were treating me to a late-night snack, but you’ve already ordered drinks by yourself. Are you heartbroken?”
He reached out, took away the chair, and sat down unceremoniously, covered in dust. Takuma Fujiyui looked at his somewhat dejected friend with confusion and teased him jokingly.
The hand holding the glass paused. Noyoru Yokota slowly raised his head, looked at Takuma Fujiyui, who was showing concern for him, put down the wine glass with a helpless expression, nodded silently, and replied with some bitterness.
“Yes, I’m heartbroken.”
(ps: Thanks to Hetuan’s little loli for the heart. I’ve been very depressed because of the exams lately. I was on the verge of quitting, but a tip dug me out to write QAQ)
