Chapter 562: The Long-Unseen Territory Panel
[Wonder: Ghost Gate]
Quality: S
[The legendary boundary between the Yin and Yang Worlds, connecting the edge of death where the two realms converge. It is a stern rampart, bronze walls and iron ramparts, and unbreakable. Every being that enters this place requires a special pass to be inspected and enter the Ghost Country.]
[Capabilities: 1….
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[6. Ghost Gate: Connection]
Activates two Ghost Gates, constructing an energy belt composed of materialized Death Energy. This provides Undead Creatures within the energy belt with capability enhancements and continuous healing effects, while inflicting equivalent damage to Flesh Creatures (specific effects increase based on energy input amount).
Kazumi stood atop the city gates of Hades City, facing the building complex panel that the girl had opened.
Kazumi had never expected that her current capability enhancement would affect the territory’s only Wonder building, granting the already incredibly powerful [Ghost Gate] a new skill.
“A new healing and buff-type skill?”
Looking at the energy belt formed by two human-sized green portals before her, Kazumi did not hesitate and walked into it.
In that instant, it felt as if she was swimming in a warm ocean. The Death Energy within her, already incredibly active, became even more volatile. Whether using it or unleashing skills, it became much faster and smoother.
Kazumi had tested the healing capability before. Kurokawa, whose arm had been cut open, was fully recovered within a few breaths. While Undead Creatures are more resistant to damage than Flesh Creatures, this new skill had filled the void in her previously blank Undead-themed skills. The Healing Coffin, which Kazumi had continuously added to her energy pool, could finally be retired.
Through Kazumi’s exploration, the remaining buildings had also gained new capability tags to varying degrees. For example, [Corpse Crow Nest] now had [Blood Food Abundance]: upon investing Flesh Ingredients, it significantly increases the probability of Corpse Crows being produced. This was a somewhat superfluous ability, as Kazumi didn’t have many Flesh materials to begin with, and even manufacturing Corpse Crows required careful budgeting, let alone investing more Flesh materials just to increase the probability of producing Corpse Crows.
Currently, Corpse Crows in Kazumi’s hands were primarily for scouting and aerial cover, not worth investing too many resources into.
Another newly constructed building, [Mass Grave], gained a [Bone Reinforcement] skill that made Skeleton Soldiers more robust. This wasn’t too bad, as it didn’t require additional resource investment, simply increasing the strength of the pure white Skeleton Soldiers. However, no matter how tough Skeleton Soldiers became, this enhancement didn’t apply to the summoned Guard Knights, making it somewhat lack-luster.
It’s possible that this enhancement was also related to the building’s level. Compared to the two D-class buildings above, the A-class building [Graveyard Hill] received a much better upgrade. Although it didn’t gain a new skill tag, its third capability received a new enhancement.
[3. Deep Burial: Corpses buried in the Graveyard Hill are deeply buried underground by an unknown power. The corpses absorb Death Energy with the passage of time.]
This point was a significant improvement. The previous three skills, “Collect,” only served to preserve the Death Energy within the corpses in the Graveyard Hill. Now, it had evolved to continuously strengthen over time.
This kind of enhancement transformed it from a refrigerator into a strengthening pool. As long as Kazumi was willing, she could turn an ordinary corpse into a [Black Knight].
The other two buildings, [Great Graveyard] and [Dark Altar], showed no special changes. Kazumi could understand this, as in the game, these were initial inherent building blueprints and basic buildings. It was normal for such buildings not to be significantly enhanced.
“Why do I feel like I’ve both gained and lost?”
Standing on the city wall, Kazumi tapped her chin with her finger, sighing to herself.
The girl, who had always pursued power, was undeniably excited by the comprehensive enhancements in capabilities. Now that she had a clearer understanding of the effects of this capability enhancement, Kazumi felt a trace of apprehension.
Because, from the results, everything from herself, to Kurokawa, to the troops and buildings in the territory, and even the Governor Lei, had received a certain degree of strengthening. If this were in the game, it would be equivalent to a level 1 increase for all troops/buildings.
“If that’s the case, then the more you think about it, the greater the benefit in the later stages of the game. With one more building and one more troop, the enhancement effect of this potion will be even greater.”
Moreover, Kazumi understood that this kind of enhancement opportunity was likely a one-time thing, as her parents were already gone. It was highly unlikely that such a potent potion would be given to anyone else a second time.
“Calm down, don’t dwell on things that haven’t happened. Now is the best time to use it.”
She patted her temples to pull herself out of this sense of gain and loss. After all, the girl was not someone who couldn’t accept losses. From a rational perspective, resource-type items should be used in the early game. Without the early game, there would be no late game. Players who liked to hoard resources rarely had good outcomes.
“In that case, if Uncle Fukada and Kurokawa Iori’s promised resources arrive, it seems like I can mass-produce some troops. High-end combat power also needs to be prepared. Let’s see what suitable sacrifices I have on hand.”
Thinking this, Kazumi pondered.
Compared to the aid promised by the two executives, recent successive battles had resulted in significant losses of Kazumi’s ordinary troops. The corpses produced by the [Graveyard Hill]’s [Body Disposal] skill were like a drop in the bucket. Kazumi still needed to find opportunities to replenish them.
“Yes, I can try to find a way to preserve more Corpse Crows. A large number of Corpse Crows can carry me in flight, which is quite crucial. Although the [Ghost Gate] now has a teleportation function, it cannot achieve long-distance travel.”
“If it’s about fodder troops, I’ve always been catching Ghouls, and there are enough. Ghouls and Skeleton Soldiers aren’t very useful to use. The most useful ordinary troops now are Lilith’s small spiders and butterflies, which can also benefit from Lilith’s halo buff.”
“It’s a shame that the previous [Spider Web Nest] wasn’t fully completed and didn’t receive this upgrade buff. But if it’s not completed, it won’t get the building’s technological bonus. Without technology, small spiders might not be as useful as Ghouls and Skeleton Soldiers…”
“Wait, technology!”
The girl, who was muttering to herself while contemplating development directions, suddenly froze.
As if she had grasped a keyword, she quickly raised her head and looked at Governor Lei, who had been standing by her side.
“Lei, what’s the current situation with technology research?”
