Global Lords: Hundredfold Increments Starting With the Undead

"Oh? What kind of deal?" The skull spoke again, its tone now very calm.

As if it were truly a normal conversation, it showed no concern about its precarious situation.

"I save you, you work for me," Fan Hao said.

"You're the first one to dare to speak to the Queen like that," continued the skull.

"Really! There's nothing strange about it. You're about to die. I just asked the Corpse Witch; restoring you will require a lot of resources and materials. This seems like a fair exchange to me," Fang Hao replied.

A demon doll in the form of a skeleton and a mummy, reduced to just a skull and a rib cage.

Both were in the state of undead, devoid of any expressions. Their tones gave away no emotions.

They calmly continued their discussion.

Hearing Fang Hao's proposition, the skull fell into silence.

She indeed felt extremely weak, and her soul fire wouldn't last much longer.

After a prolonged silence, the skull spoke, "I am the Queen."

"And then?"

"I've never taken orders from anyone, and I will not start."

Fang Hao also fell silent for a moment, then said, "The world has changed rapidly. The era where you used to live is greatly different from the present. Rolana, the little princess of the Blood Clan, also works under me. It's less like work, more like mutual aid and support. We're helping each other live better lives here."

His tone was not too assertive, considering a dark gold hero could greatly help his territory.

Upon hearing Rolana's name, the soul fire in the skull's eye sockets shimmered faintly.

It seemed that she knew Rolana and was somewhat surprised that Rolana would willingly work under the peculiar skeleton before her eyes.

The Gold Eating Queen fell silent again, seemingly contemplating Fang Hao's words.

Fang Hao didn't interrupt. Her silence indicated she was already tempted.

Even the undead were not fond of oblivion and death.

Is not their willingness to be turned into undead a reflection of their fear of death?

As the soul fire in her eye sockets grew fainter, she spoke again, "I can join your territory. But you must agree to my terms."

"Let's hear them!"

"First, you must give me the respect and status I deserve. Second, you can't make me do anything against my beliefs. Third, as my power comes from gold, you should provide as much gold as you can. Fourth, assist in improving my strength...these are the initial conditions."

Fang Hao nodded, "The third point, about gold: all the gold in this underground palace is yours, and future gold will be allocated to you as much as possible. But the territory's development also needs funds, so not all can be given to you. As for the rest, I can promise you."

"Good. Then I am willing to join your territory."

"Maybe you could make some pledges to nurture trust between us."

The soul fire of the Gold Eating Queen shuddered even more.

"What is your name?"

"Fang Hao!"

The Gold Eating Queen's indifferent voice rang out again, "By the great God of Undead, after joining the territory, Lord Fang Hao's will shall guide my path. All who oppose his vision shall be bestowed with equal doom."

The oath sounded convoluted, but its meaning was clear.

He didn't hold a dark gold hero scroll, thus the only way to recruit a dark gold hero and impose restrictions was through this method.

Swearing an oath to the god they worshipped was not as simple as bragging.

It was a grave matter.

After listening to the Gold Eating Queen's oath, Fang Hao nodded and said, "Welcome, let the recovery process begin."

The Gold Eating Queen said nothing.

Slowly, the soul flame in her eye sockets died down.

Fang Hao retreated to the door, and Nelson stepped boldly inside.

Twelve priests entered the room, moving all the gold objects to the hallway outside the room.

In the corners of the room, they found six viscera jars that sealed the Gold Eating Queen's organs.

The Gold Eating Queen's body was a Living Dead, meaning her body had organs.

Before her severe wounds put her to sleep, she had removed all her organs and placed them in different corners of the room according to a certain pattern.

Either she was waiting for someone to save her, or it was for some other reason.

Either way, she was well prepared in advance.

If organs turned to dust along with her, recovery would have been much more challenging.

Fang Hao checked the properties of the six viscera jars. Two of them were magical items with orange level augmentation.

The other four, though also sealed with viscera, kept no additional properties and were simply ordinary containers.

Fang Hao merely glanced at them, with no intention of keeping possession of the viscera jars.

A dark gold hero was more valuable than viscera jars.

Once the room was tidy.

Fang Hao, as required by Nelson, took out a large number of necessary materials from his storage space.

While previously exploring the underground palace, he had acquired many Shadowstones and Traces of Death.

The remaining alchemy materials were obtained through trade after he had asked his subjects to procure them.

Once everything was ready, the ritual started.

Under Nelson's guidance, the complex array started radiating light, and the energy it gathered began to restore the body inside the golden coffin.

When the restoration reached the chest area, the viscera jars, one by one, were opened.

The viscera, constantly dripping with viscous black liquid, were returned to the chest cavity.

The ritual went on for a long time, with Shadowstone after Shadowstone shattering inside the room.

Just as the last three stones were left.