"Clang!" The Evil Spirit of Ice had been completely sucked in, and the soulstone fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
A ghost quickly flew down from the sky, picked up the soulstone, and respectfully presented it to Chen Xu.
Chen Xu took the soulstone and handed it to Tal Rasha. Half the soul of a mythic-tier Evil Spirit of Ice could likely be used to craft a top-tier epic-tier ice staff. If other top-tier materials were added, mythic-tier equipment was not out of the question.
However, Chen Xu did not yet have any artisans skilled in crafting under his command. Or rather, within the Land of the Undead, there was no race specializing in blacksmithing.
He could only put it in the warehouse for now. He would wait until he found a dungeon space fragment with an Artisan affix to merge into the 【Mad Alchemy Lab】 and see if he could automate the creation of divine artifacts.
After putting away the soulstone, Chen Xu retracted the Overlord's Castle back into the Undead Kingdom.
"Brother Chen, your way of fighting is truly eye-opening."
"Hahaha, Old Ye is right. That castle is like a massive mountain. It could probably crush someone to death instantly. And it's instantaneous! This move of yours, Brother Chen, is much more impressive than those earth-elemental cultivators who move mountains and split ridges!"
Hearing Xiang Longwu's praise, Chen Xu chuckled.
The Overlord's Castle's primary function was to provide buffs to Chen Xu's undead army and to alter the terrain, turning unfavorable ground into grey earth suitable for the undead.
As for the tactics of suppression and crushing, only Chen Xu, the first human Lord of the Undead, would have thought of them. After all, the castle was a symbol of the Lord of the Undead's status, much like how no emperor would use his imperial seal to bash an enemy.
Though, as a symbol of the Lord of the Undead's authority, the Overlord's Castle did indeed have a remarkable suppression effect on undead creatures. Using it against the undead could yield unexpected results.
"You're joking, big brothers. It was just a clever trick," Chen Xu said, shaking his head.
He continued, "The Evil Spirit of Ice has been sealed, and there won't be any more cold ghosts charging the Daxia border. Should we continue deeper into the next ring and scout the moat?"
"Mythic Chen." A young-looking man wearing a military academy uniform and holding a long spear walked over. "The crisis of the cold ghosts has been resolved, and the permafrost in the outermost ring of Hanyuan has thawed. Our mission is complete. It's better to return to Hanyuan Base first, report the situation, and see what Xia Qiming's subsequent deployment will be."
"Mhm, Brother Han has a point. The permafrost is gone, and the moat is next. But that water is very strange; it's not wise to rush in. Let's wait for Xia Qiming and the academy to come up with a plan first."
Seeing that Ye Bufan also agreed with the man named Han, Chen Xu didn't insist. He followed the group back to Hanyuan Base.
On the way back, Chen Xu secretly sent a soul message to Ye Bufan.
"Brother Ye, are you familiar with that Brother Han? Why does he look so young? He looks about the same age as me."
"He is Han Zhuting, the Fate-Sealing Spear. You haven't been attending classes at the military academy much, have you?"
"That's right. How did you know, Brother Ye? Since my class change, I've been in a rush. I've only had time to watch a few of Teacher Zhang's online classes. I really haven't been to any of the military academy's offline classes."
Chen Xu was quite surprised that Ye Bufan had pointed out his situation.
"Brother Han is the vice principal of the military academy. He teaches the very first class for all incoming freshmen. Logically, every freshman should recognize him. Since you don't, you clearly haven't attended any classes."
"The vice principal of the military academy?"
This was indeed a blind spot in Chen Xu's knowledge. Before his class change, Chen Xu was just an ordinary student. He only knew about the Three Great Academies—the military academy, the academy, and the Heavenly Crafts Academy. As for who the principals were, he really didn't know.
"Brother Han is the same age as me. He looks young only because of his cultivation technique. The Fate-Sealing Spear locks the essence of the body and solidifies the form of youth. As long as he doesn't break his technique, he can maintain his youngest state forever."
"So that's it. Seeing him so young, I thought he was a senior from a few years ago."
"Before you, the youngest epic-tier in Daxia was at least forty years old. I don't know if anyone will match you in the future, but there certainly hasn't been anyone like you in the past."
Chatting along the way, the group soon returned to Hanyuan Base.
After reporting the situation to Xia Qiming, the group disbanded on the spot to rest and reorganize.
Upon learning of the current situation in Hanyuan, Xia Qiming immediately arranged for personnel to escort people from the academy to investigate the state of the moat.
At the same time, a large construction crew wearing military academy uniforms arrived outside Hanyuan Base, at the spot where the permafrost had once been, and began building a new base.
There were about fifteen kilometers between the moat and the current Hanyuan Base. If anything happened at the moat, it wouldn't be convenient for the rear to provide support.
With nothing to do, Chen Xu stood outside Hanyuan Base, watching the construction workers set up fortifications.
"What, you like studying civil engineering, kid?"
Xia Qiming walked up from behind. He had already finished the preliminary work arrangements and had come out for a breath of fresh air.
"No, I'm just curious. Isn't the military academy specifically responsible for combat? Why is there a dedicated construction crew? Shouldn't this be handled by the Heavenly Crafts people?"
"It's been so many years since the dungeon era began. How can you still have such traditional thoughts?"
Xia Qiming tossed Chen Xu a bottle of soda and continued, "Transcendent power is the most advanced productivity. Do you know how long it takes a level 30 earth-elemental mage or cultivator to build a simple six-story building?"
"How long? Half a day? Or maybe six hours?" Chen Xu didn't know and just guessed a few answers.
Xia Qiming held up one finger.
"An hour? That's actually pretty fast."
"One minute."
"One minute? Teacher Xia, you're not joking, are you? I was involved in the construction of Xinwang City, and the Heavenly Crafts construction crew wasn't nearly that fast."
"Why would I lie to you?" Xia Qiming pulled out his smart terminal, found a video in his storage, and sent it to Chen Xu. "For the simplest civilian housing, a building can be raised in a minute. A skilled veteran can even do it in forty seconds. That is the power of transcendent strength."
Chen Xu also pulled out his smart terminal and clicked on the video Xia Qiming had sent. The video was very short, exactly sixty seconds. It was unedited, filmed in a single continuous shot.
"Holy crap. Then why was the construction of Xinwang City so slow before? I even lent them my skeleton army. At the speed in this video, one person could build an entire city in a day."
"Ordinary civilian houses can indeed be built quickly, but a large part of modern city construction involves invisible military defense facilities, such as arrays, energy circuits, and defensive turrets. This part requires special materials and special construction methods. New cities are basically equipped with earth-rank arrays, which is why construction is slow."
Chen Xu nodded. Although he didn't fully understand, it didn't stop him from giving positive feedback.
"By the way, Teacher Xia, how do you have time to slack off here? Don't you need to formulate the next step of the plan?"
Hearing this, Xia Qiming raised an eyebrow. "What slacking? I came here to find you."
"Find me? Teacher Xia, your excuse for slacking is too amateurish. If you wanted to find me, you could have just called."
"Ahem." Xia Qiming coughed twice, changing the subject without a hint of embarrassment.
"The results from the ocean are in. The naga suffered a crushing defeat. That 'Tyrant' had half his body bitten off by your Kunpeng, and the other half was snatched back by the other naga."
"Oh, I know. Kunpeng already told me. That's not worth a special trip, is it? And you say you're not slacking."
"It's not slacking! I wanted to ask you if your Kunpeng can enter that moat, or rather, if it can suck the moat dry."
"Drain the water directly?"
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