After accepting the fragments, Chen Xu asked Big Boss to help publish the Natural Wonder construction projects, providing him with a corresponding function list and a price sheet.
He also asked Big Boss to help collect dragon carcasses and fish corpses.
The number of bone dragons in his legion was still too small, only fifty, which was not enough to form a proper scale.
And the Bone Kuns were even more pitifully few; if he had a hundred million Bone Kuns, why would he need to fear any sea race or water race?
Even if they just traded lives to wipe out the sea race, leaving the Sea God alone, the high-level combat forces of Daxia would be enough to slay a god.
Big Boss noted everything down, and when Chen Xu mentioned the Sea God, he even thoughtfully asked if Wanbao Pavilion should step in to find a professional god-slaying team.
But Chen Xu refused.
With his inherited knowledge, Chen Xu knew these so-called god-slaying teams were packaged as lawless, bloodthirsty madmen on the surface.
In reality, they were thugs formed by several powerful gods to hunt down weaker gods and divide their followers.
A Sea God was already annoying enough; if he attracted the powerful gods behind these teams, the trouble would be endless.
This kind of secret usually only circulated among the eternal-tier, and Big Boss likely did not know the inside story.
...
Once the fragments were in hand, Chen Xu did not stay long.
The priority was to quickly increase his strength. These fragments were like Lao Jun's golden pills to him; his heart itched to use them the moment he got them.
After leaving the City of Miracles, Chen Xu was about to return to the Undead Kingdom to fuse the fragments when a message from Xia Qiming came through the Soul-Inducing Token.
"Come quickly, a guest from Yinglun?"
Looking at the message, Chen Xu was bewildered.
The Soul-Inducing Token was not a telegraph. It did not charge by the word or have a data limit. Why could he not be clearer?
He was a Necromancer, not a riddle master.
Helplessly, Chen Xu could only summon Sindragosa and make another trip.
'I am like a brick, moved wherever I am needed. Why does it feel like even in this new life, I have not found any leisure? I suddenly have that busy feeling from my past life, where I had to answer calls even while on the toilet.'
Sitting on the dragon's head, Chen Xu did not pull out a book to read. Instead, he took out his smart terminal and started playing some puzzle games to reminisce about the hard times of the past.
Before long, he arrived at the military academy.
Unlike before, the meeting place was not at the preparation base but in the official reception hall of the Daxia Military Academy.
Following the navigation prompts, Chen Xu arrived in front of a plain-looking small bungalow.
Walking inside, he found the interior was also ordinary. This setup was not even as luxurious as his dormitory at the military academy.
But it made sense. Since the start of the dungeon era, opportunities for different countries to interact were rare, so there was no need to spend a lot of money to renovate a place that was rarely used.
At the conference table, four people were already seated: Xia Qiming, another Daxia official Chen Xu did not recognize, and two people from Yinglun.
The two from Yinglun had blonde hair and blue eyes. One of them looked very similar to Chen Xu's old customer, Nicholas Poussin.
Xia Qiming pulled out the chair next to him and signaled for Chen Xu to sit.
Then he introduced the others.
"This is Daxia's diplomatic secretary, Wu Guoyuan. These two are friends from Yinglun, Hale Nicholas and Hack Nicholas."
"Hello."
"This is our Daxia's titled powerhouse, the Lord of the Undead, Chen Xu."
Hearing Xia Qiming's introduction, Chen Xu suppressed his embarrassment and maintained a smile.
Wasn't that title meant for the common people of Daxia? Why was it being used in such a formal setting? Combined with Xia Qiming's serious introduction, Chen Xu felt a bit out of place.
Opposite him, Hale was quite enthusiastic: "I have heard much of Your Excellency Chen Xu's great name. Thanks to your care, Yinglun was able to secure several territories in Akhan."
"Poussin also spoke highly of Your Excellency's skeleton army. I did not expect to be able to invite you here this time. I am truly honored."
"May I ask what your relationship with Poussin is?"
"Poussin is my second son."
So it was the father of an old acquaintance. No wonder they looked similar.
"Lord Hale, time is precious. Please introduce Yinglun's current situation in detail so Chen Xu can judge if he can help."
"As you know, the World Will is currently active, and we in Daxia do not have much spare manpower."
Hale nodded, expressing his understanding.
Yinglun had previously been in a struggle between two factions, but a recent update from the World Will's activities had caused both sides to set aside their disputes and make peace.
But the good times did not last. Not long after they began working together, the sea race started causing trouble.
"Seven days ago, the sea race suddenly launched an attack, invading Yinglun's territory on all fronts. At first, most of our people were clearing dungeons, allowing the sea race to take advantage. But as our personnel returned, we managed to stabilize the situation."
"However, two days ago, those sea race members suddenly went mad, charging onto land desperately, even the high-level naga and merfolk."
"Although the sea race suffers strong negative status effects on land, there are too many of them. We had to abandon the coastal areas and shrink our defenses."
"We planned to use strategic depth to weaken them by lengthening their land offensive. But we did not expect..."
Hale took out several photos and gave them to the three Daxia representatives.
"Those sea race members built these strange altars on the shore. They surround the altars and conduct bloody sacrifices using the lives of their own kin."
"Under this wicked voodoo magic, the sea level is actually rising. Our defensive strategy has completely failed."
Chen Xu looked at the photos. Weren't these just divine sacrificial vessels? He was very familiar with them. Over the past few days, Kunpeng had eaten quite a few in the sea.
Every time it ate one, it would send a string of "Delicious! Delicious!" in the Lord of the Undead's hero chat channel.
"These are divine sacrificial vessels, aren't they?" Xia Qiming leaned in and whispered.
"Yes. And two days ago happened to be when Kunpeng's team went into the sea. I was wondering why Kunpeng did not encounter many naga; they all went to besiege Yinglun."
"They probably think we humans discovered the secret of the sea race after we took out two of their divine sacrificial vessels. Since the continents are large and not easy to conquer, they picked Yinglun to target."
Seeing Chen Xu and Xia Qiming whispering, Hale guessed Daxia must have seen the things in the photos, so he asked, "Have you two seen these altars? Can you tell me what they are?"
Xia Qiming glanced at Chen Xu, signaling for him to explain.
"These are divine sacrificial vessels. About two days ago, the sea race invaded Daxia's eastern coast. We counterattacked and found these altars in the sea."
"Counterattacked!" Hale caught the key point and asked excitedly, "Daxia has a combat force for the sea?"
"A little, but not much."
Truly not much, just five Kuns.
"Is it Your Excellency Chen Xu's undead creatures?"
Since Xia Qiming had specifically looked for Chen Xu and let him handle the details, Hale guessed that this sea combat force was likely Chen Xu's.
"I implore Your Excellency Chen Xu to help Yinglun."
Hale even stood up and bowed to Chen Xu.
"By the way, I heard Your Excellency likes space fragments? Our Yinglun still has many rare space fragments in our collection: Dragon Cave, Elf, Knight, and many others I cannot quite remember."
"As long as Your Excellency is willing to help, I guarantee on the Nicholas family's honor that you may choose ten fragments from Yinglun's treasury."
"Hahaha, Lord Nicholas, you are being too formal. Poussin is a good friend of mine. Besides, humanity is one; I cannot just stand by and watch you suffer."
As he spoke, he stood up, walked to Hale, shook his hand, and laughed heartily.
Truly a family of old customers, so generous.
Coincidentally, Kunpeng and the others were heading north and were not far from Yinglun. They could go and provide support.
Chen Xu would get his fragments, Yinglun would keep its territory, and humanity would thwart the sea race's conspiracy. It was a win-win for everyone.
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