The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse - Chapter 684

Chapter 684: Chapter 552, The Chaotic Situation Chapter 684: Chapter 552, The Chaotic Situation “`
Hearing that the old king had died, Wu Heng also furrowed his brow.

The incessant troubles of the Yeko Kingdom had persisted for some time.

The old king would fall into a coma and then regain consciousness, with the entire kingdom affected by his fluctuating condition.

This time, the news was that he had died.

Surprisingly, it didn’t feel too shocking.

“Is the intelligence reliable?” Wu Heng pressed.

“It’s all circulated privately, but I feel there’s still a significant possibility. We don’t sense anything, but the residents and merchants within these kingdoms definitely wouldn’t run out for no reason,” Wen Mansha analyzed.

Wu Heng then asked, “The king’s death, does it have a direct connection with them running out?”

Wen Mansha replied, “According to them, there are factions within the city supporting different parties. The military, private armies, and guard teams have all become unstable factors. Especially merchants, with some having their homes raided for no reason. In short, there’s chaos internally, everyone’s trying to find a way out.”

Wu Heng had thought that the struggle for the throne would simply be a matter of princes leading troops against each other.

Whoever won, would take the throne.

That’s how it was portrayed on television.

Now it seemed that even the common people would be affected.

“Are you in any danger over there?” Wu Heng asked.

“There’s no danger on my side. The guards you left for me when you left are enough to control Lundham City, and the Yeko Kingdom probably doesn’t have the capacity to worry about my place,” Wen Mansha said, her tone light.

The last time he left, Wu Heng had left her with six Level 15 Skeletons and two thousand Level 10 Skeletons as personal guards for her protection.

These Level 10 Skeletons were all promoted from the Zombie World’s skeleton warriors.

They had no special professions, but each had fought their way up from Level 1, with both weapons mastery and armor proficiency above proficient.

In a place like Lundham City, protecting Wen Mansha’s safety was not a problem.

“Any news from Slyther’s end?” Wu Heng continued to inquire.

“The Steward Slyther visited a few days ago, set a direction for the Money Cat’s operation, and then returned to Black Stone Town. The situation there isn’t good either, and they even found information about an evil cult spreading its message. They’re investigating now,” Wen Mansha responded.

To think that even a small place like Black Stone Town had an occurrence of an evil cult.

Probably, the Yeko Kingdom no longer had patrolling guard teams.

“Stay safe. If there’s danger, hide at the association, and then I’ll come to get you.”

“Okay, Lundham City is still relatively safe. If there’s danger, I’ll also take good care of myself,” Wen Mansha said and then asked, “Are Mini and Wei’er doing okay? Do they miss me?”

“They’re doing quite well. They even said, without you around, no one gives them pocket money anymore,” Wu Heng teased.

“They’re the Island Master’s maids now, where would they lack that little bit of money.”

“Who’d complain about having too much money, huh.”

Wen Mansha’s tone grew gentler, “When the baby is born, will you come back?”

“I will come back, and we’ll name the baby together.”

“Great!” Wen Mansha smiled.

“Let’s leave it at that for now. Prioritize safety, and if there’s danger, head to the association. It doesn’t matter if the city is lost.”

“Got it!”

…

Cutting off the call, he hung up the phone.

He leaned against the edge of the table, pondering the news transmitted from Wen Mansha.

Combining it with the intelligence he had collected over time,
the likelihood of the old king’s death was very high.

Even saying that hearing of his death wasn’t surprising but felt like it was about time.

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Yeko Kingdom didn’t really concern him.

Even if there was a civil war, it wouldn’t affect Gold and Silver Island.

“Lundham City has been visited by quite a few new gangs lately, and we should also keep an eye on the Emerald Sea, as there might be more pirates showing up,” he quickly thought to himself.

He went downstairs after opening the door and had a meal with the maids.

…

Inside the training room.

Wu Heng looked at a few maids who were training, gestured to them, and said, “Come here for a moment.”

The four maids stopped what they were doing and quickly approached.

Especially the bunny girl with drooping ears, who held a shield in one hand and a longsword in the other. The collision between her weapon and armor chimed as she moved.

“Master!”

They all paid their respects.

Wu Heng took out the Special Item “Instructor” Longsword and said, “This is a magical longsword that can assist its wielder in training. If any of you wants to practice swordsmanship, you can use it on your own. When using it, don’t resist the feeling of your body being controlled.”

Apart from Mini, the Fist Master, the other professions could also use the longsword.

Even rangers could face the possibility of melee combat.

And as for Wu Heng, his swordsmanship had reached ‘advanced’ level, but he had yet to achieve the ‘master’ level.

As the opportunities to train were getting fewer, he decided to make the Special Item available for anyone who had the time to use it.

“Thank you, Master,” they gratefully said.

Andre Willow knew about the effects of this Special Item and was delighted.

Annette and Robey were excited and amazed by the prospect of training with a Special Item.

They took turns trying it out.

As night deepened, they went upstairs to rest.

…

The next day, in Zombie World.

Inside the conference room.

Wu Heng sat at the head of the table with Qi Hancai and Gao Rong seated on either side of the conference table.

Qi Hancai went straight to the point, “I have two things to mention. The first is that we’ve received news from Xinfu City, Wang Haibing has completed the restoration of electricity, and the remaining two cities are checking the lines. Once they confirm there are no issues, they will start supplying power.”

“The second thing is about the report we received last time concerning survivors inside the base who committed theft and murder for resources. Yahong used the ‘Truth-Telling Clay Doll’ to test them and confirmed that the events did occur, and the situation was quite severe. Four individuals were involved; Yahong executed them directly. Going forward, we will also inspect the survivors who joined the base later.”

Truth-Telling Clay Doll is a Special Item, “Sincere Clay Doll.”

Making eye contact with the clay doll would make it answer truthfully.

This Special Item, obtained from the Association Inspector, hadn’t been used in the Otherworld, out of fear that it might cause trouble.

Last time, when Li Yahong wanted to investigate the survivors’ report at the base, she had Qi Hancai hand it over to her.

Now, there was finally a result.

Moreover, Li Yahong had shown a decisiveness he had not seen before, directly executing those involved.

“That clay doll can stay with her,” Wu Heng directly said. “Regularly check on those who joined the base recently, and clear out anyone who is causing serious trouble.”

“Understood, that’s all I had to say,” Qi Hancai said.

Gao Rong cleared his throat and followed, “What I want to talk about is the newspaper printing press. We reviewed the electronic archives we brought over, and there was a printing factory in the city that we had supplied with the necessary equipment. It’s worth checking out the condition of the machines, even if they are slightly damaged, it will still be quicker than having to build new ones from scratch.”

“Where is this printing factory you speak of?” Wu Heng asked.

“It’s up north, in a business district owned by an advertising company, just behind their factory,” Gao Rong took out a map and roughly pointed it out.