Chapter 461: Do Not Bring Emotions to Work
The girl in place looked at the few more piles of minced meat on the ground and the rusty, heavy helmet within the slurry, falling into silence once more.
The few lucky spectators originally chosen by Lei had all turned into ice walls and rotten flesh on the ground. From Kazumi’s perspective, even their own Death Energy had been absorbed, which was a major reason why these Ghouls had directly exploded.
“I thought too simply…”
Bending down to pick up the discarded diving helmet from the ground, she carried the metal helmet, which was several sizes larger than her own, on her cloak, which was stained with white flesh. Kazumi waved to stop Yaoyao from summoning a batch of Ghouls. The Ghoul’s fist naturally squirmed, as if it was happy to have gained flesh and blood. The girl paid no mind to it, idly playing with the helmet in her hand.
“In that case, Little Black won’t be needed either. Little Black’s body is tough, but with this rate of harvest, Little Black wouldn’t be able to withstand it. Using it carelessly would be a complete waste of a unit. We can only wait for units like the [Abomination Flesh Giant]…”
Gently tapping the top of the helmet, she let out a crisp sound. Kazumi muttered to herself in the distance. Originally, Kazumi had intended to use it as a prop to feed Little Black, but now, she feared it might have died before it even encountered her.
However, all her current actions were not without harvest. As the aura of the helmet was strengthening, a trace of a smile appeared on Kazumi’s face. It seemed the difference between the game and reality was indeed significant. In the game, some spell items required a high price, while others were simply decoys and unsuitable for actual combat. But in reality, the law of conservation of energy was followed. The fact that the spell helmet had increased after consuming three Ghouls proved this. This meant that the spell item in her hand was far from being as rigid as the equipment and items in the game. On one hand, it was like Kazumi’s own body, relying on the high defense of those units to offset the negative effects of the spell items. On the other hand, it was through continuous nourishment to strengthen the item itself, allowing it to grow into something usable.
In fact, if Kazumi possessed soul-based spells or could summon soul-type soldiers, she could try to defeat the evil spirit residing in the helmet. This way, she could obtain a purely high-quality item.
“I won’t sacrifice it for now. This thing is useful for handling bigger things.” Kazumi handed the helmet to Lei, deciding its final roost. At the very least, this thing could be used as a weapon in combat. As long as blood dripped onto someone else’s head, the three negative status effects of [Suffocation], [Life Drain], and [Soul Drain] would be enough to crush ordinary ability users to death. And speaking of which, although it was a bit of a bother, it did enrich Kazumi’s offensive options. If she encountered enemies like [Building Lei] again, she wouldn’t be like last time, unable to break through even with all her methods.
“Lei, do you have any more information to report to me?” Lei’s voice also improved Kazumi’s mood considerably. While she was formulating the tribute for the next sacrifice in her mind, she once again inquired about some matters concerning the territory from Lei. After all, it had been quite some time since she had entered the territory, and merely using her abilities outside to view the panel wouldn’t allow her to understand the situation of every place in detail.
“Reporting to Lord, the [Ghost Gate Pass] has also produced one architectural blueprint and one new unit.” Lei accepted the spell helmet handed over by Kazumi. A mass of cold ice wrapped around the helmet, which then floated behind Lei. He turned back and reported to Kazumi.
“Oh? Such good luck with an architectural blueprint.” The content of Lei’s words surprised Kazumi. “Although I admit that the [Ghost Gate Pass] does have the [Gate of the Underworld] as a building-related subordinate ability, usually only some special troops with little use are produced. It’s alright in the early stages, but later, as the scale of elite legions grows, those units with small numbers indeed have little practical use.”
“Ah, a D-class building, [Mass Grave]… It’s acceptable. At least it doesn’t have any benefits, but it can supplement the bone-based troop types in the territory.” Kazumi reluctantly accepted the scroll handed over by Lei, but even her excitement was dampened upon seeing the content. This thing was essentially a specialized [Bone Tomb], and apart from some special terms being different, the troops it produced were basic skeletons, inferior to Ghouls and walking corpses. The former could regenerate and move faster, while the latter was many times stronger and more durable than skeletons. Moreover, skeletons had no advantage other than mass production and did not consume significantly fewer resources when calculated seriously. This was also the main reason why Kazumi, despite knowing how to offer a [Bone Tomb] architectural blueprint, was reluctant to waste a precious sacrifice cooldown to exchange for it.
“The troop unit is [Willow Tree]. I have already arranged for people to plant it by the lake from before. The terrain there is more suitable for the growth of plant-based units.”
“Willow Tree… I remember it has a destructive effect, right? I’ll go take a look when I have time.” Hearing Lei’s continued report, Kazumi nodded, but she didn’t seem very enthusiastic. After all, such a single troop unit, unless it was a high-level troop, would hardly bring about a qualitative change to Kazumi’s current strength.
“Also… Lord?” After finishing a series of reports, Lei’s voice paused for a rare moment. Did the light blue helmet show a hint of shyness?
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“It’s about the new section you said was temporarily shelved… Do we still need to observe it?” Lei shook his head and then, after a moment’s thought, very seriously voiced the question in his mind, but the specific content made Kazumi stunned.
“New section? What are you talking about? How long has it been?” The girl scratched her head, a fuzzy memory seemed to vaguely emerge in her mind, and that feeling gave Kazumi a sense of unease.
“Reporting to Lord, it’s been a little over a week. Because you kept saying to leave it for now, I didn’t take any further action.” As Lei’s further explanation continued, the memory in Kazumi’s mind became more and more real, and she finally remembered what Lei was talking about. The territory merging cooldown had finished a long time ago, and Kazumi had even made a decision outside. At first, she had instructed Lei to observe and wait for her orders, and then she had completely forgotten about it. Because… at that time, she was genuinely angry about something.
