The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse - Chapter 905

Chapter 905: Chapter 724, Discussing Remuneration (One update today.) Chapter 905: Chapter 724, Discussing Remuneration (One update today.) Shanaela took a seat beside her and lifted her teacup for a light sip.

She spoke indifferently, “As you’ve also seen in the newspaper, Wu Heng clearly wants to give you some advantage in the competition for the throne.”

Brittany furrowed her brows slightly, “What do you mean?”

“You should bind yourself to him if you hope to take back the throne.”

Brittany shook her head, “I have talked about this with Island Lord Wu Heng, but he seems to have no intention of helping me fight for the throne. He only said that as long as I stay on Gold and Silver Island, he will ensure my safety.”

Shanaela smiled gently, “You could promise him a bit more. Given his age and the speed at which he’s increasing his level, he will definitely reach level 18. Any kingdom and royal family would want to recruit him. It wouldn’t be a loss for you to make some early promises, after all, those things will be yours only if you ascend the throne.”

Brittany’s eyes opened wider, but she held back the words that almost escaped her lips.

After hesitating, she said, “I understand now, thank you for the reminder, Lady Shanaela.”

…

Zombie World.

Wu Heng rode in a truck, beginning his return to the Central District mall.

In the afternoon, Li Yahong took him to several factories to inspect the progress of the Skeletons’ learning.

After confirming they could produce normally, he arranged for some Mechanics to start marking and recording the machinery.

Disassembly and packaging were to follow, as everything would be transported to the Otherworld factory.

After all, sourcing raw materials would be easier there, saving a lot of trouble.

“How is the research and development of the medicinal tablets progressing?”

Li Yahong answered while driving, “No news has been reported back yet. I’ll ask once we return.”

Wu Heng nodded and said no more.

The Skeleton Alchemy Warlocks were conducting research there, so there was no possibility of them slacking or malinger.

Hence, there was also no way to rush them.

“For the reception desk, should we set a time directly or delay it a bit longer?” Li Yahong asked again.

“Ask them for their opinion. We can do it anytime on our side.”

“I’ll ask for their thoughts first and try to have them come over.”

“Good!”

They chatted casually as they made their way back to the Central District.

Li Yahong went to attend to her own matters.

Wu Heng also returned to his dormitory, opened the boundary door, and went back to Gold and Silver Island.

…

Exiting the boundary door,
Wu Heng released three Ghosts to move freely while he himself went downstairs to head outside.

Before his foot could reach the first floor, Mini approached him, “Master, Philippa contacted you via the radio.”

“I’ll go check it out.” Wu Heng went back upstairs and entered the radio room.

Glancing at the Investigator’s logbook, he saw a string of “Are you there? Are you there?” from Philippa.

Just one look at that message, and he knew it wasn’t anything urgent.

Still, he picked up the handset and asked, “Philippa, can you hear me?”

Philippa’s voice soon came through, “I’m here, where did you go today?”

“I went out. Is there an issue?” Wu Heng asked back.

“Today, Tapani, Gianvito, and that Dwarf Investigator, the three of them came to me. They asked me to contact you to order more newspapers,” Philippa said directly.

“They want to order newspapers? What for?”

“From what they said, it seems like they want to take them back to their tribes. They likely want to use the newspapers’ popularity to increase their reputation,” Philippa replied, offering her analysis as well.

This wasn’t hard to guess.

The story included parts about these three as well.

Especially the event where the kingdom’s army circled and killed the association investigation team, which was big news by itself, coupled with the Great Detective story.

It could definitely generate buzz and increase their reputation.

Of course, this also benefited himself.

As the protagonist, Wu Heng’s reputation would increase even more.

“How much do they want to order? I’ll have to print extra tonight,” Wu Heng asked.

“Tapani and the Dwarf want to order ten thousand copies each, and Tapani wants twenty thousand,” Philippa stated plainly.

“I’ll print them today and arrange for ships to deliver them. Price them at 55 copper coins each; it’s the business rate with the Great Commerce Association,” Wu Heng said outright.

“Alright, I’ll go tell them in a bit,” Philippa agreed and then said softly, “Can I come back for a bit? It’s so boring here, and I kind of miss you.”

“Is there nothing to do there?”

“No issues, the naval routes are fine, the association has arranged naval patrols, and now there’s utterly nothing for me, I’m way more bored than when I was on Gold and Silver Island,” Philippa complained.

Philippa’s main task there was to oversee the safety of the naval routes.

It seemed now that no one would cause trouble on the routes at this time and draw the association’s attention.

Wu Heng pondered for a moment, then said, “If there’s nothing over there, then come back and stay for a few days.”

“Really? Then, after I tell them about the newspapers, I’ll come back.”

“Let Tapani know in advance, just say you’re inspecting the routes. Don’t mention coming back to rest,” Wu Heng advised once more.

“Don’t worry, I’m not that foolish,” Philippa replied, “I won’t talk to you any longer. I’m going to inform them about the newspapers.”

Before Wu Heng could respond, the other side had already disconnected.

Wu Heng then glanced at the other radios to ensure no one had left a message for him.

He left the room and went downstairs.

…

The next day, in the morning.

Wu Heng stood with the Corpse Ghost Mechanist in front of the factory on the island, watching the busy Skeleton Mechanics inside.

That morning, various mechanical devices were transported through the boundary door to the factory here.

The Mechanics began assembly, referencing the prior numbering and records.

“Lord Island Master, do we have blueprints for these mechanical devices as well?” the Corpse Ghost Mechanist, Costas, asked in an even tone.