Wow.

Frost brother, how impressive.

Did you defeat both of them? Upon reading the message, lung jiet nearly choked on his own saliva.

As the aloof and handsome Frost Lord, he certainly could not admit to nearly being vanquished.

He chose to disregard the vine fair's inquiry about the battle and continued speaking to himself.

Frost Lord, we encountered each other in a cave and chaos erupted as we summoned our units to engage in a skirmish.

The commotion awakened a leader within the cave, a level six frost magic wolf.

It was only through our combined efforts that we were able to vanquish it.

Due to my proficiency in ice magic and the geographical advantages afforded by the snowy mountains, I serve as the primary force and ultimately vanquished the frost demon wolf, which yielded an entire set of armor.

The two lords generously offered their equipment to me.

Lord of the earth, impressive.

When the leaderboard updates next, you shall undoubtedly secure a position within the top tier as the crowd engaged in a sporadic exchange of conversation.

Lyn Jan remains silent, secretly observing undead and vampires.

Indeed, formidable lords do not solely rely on troops summoned from barracks.

They must possess the ability to summon independently.

Lyn Jun mused, noting that these two types of units, when considered individually, nearly embody immortality, rivaling the elemental beings at their disposal.

Furthermore, elemental beings are susceptible to the influence of terrain, resulting in fluctuating combat effectiveness.

For instance, Lyn Jun's Flame Spirit and Lung Jia as Snow Maiden can each exhibit approximately one five times their usual combat capabilities in their respective dominions of the Volcano and Snowy Mountains.

However, should their positions be swapped, it would prove catastrophic for both units, transcending mere diminishment of strength.

The variety among the undead is vast, and Lia did not specify which category of undead his lord commanded.

Lyn Jan harbored a fervent desire to grow stronger.

Yet the lords surrounding him were few and pathetically weak.

Although he acknowledged his standing within the top tier, he earned to comprehend the gap in strength between himself and the other lords of the same echelon.

Today, Lyn Jan's castle successfully upgraded to a town outside the volcano.

He stumbled upon a group of goblins transporting iron ore, led by a gremlin, their destination unknown, but fertuitously revealed to Lyn Jan.

He swiftly dispatched them and seized the iron ore.

Although Lyn Jan lacked a furnace, the volcano itself provided ingenious solutions.

He cast all the iron ore into the molten magma.

Watching as impurities began to dissolve before the iron was entirely liquefied, he summoned the flame spirit to extract it.

All the iron coalesed into a single mass still burdened with impurities.

He transported this back to his castle where the system proceeded to decompose it, resulting in a substantial quantity of iron ingots.

Lyn Jan's castle upgraded successfully, unlocking the portal, revealing that lords elevated to the town level could traverse distances effortlessly.

Yet among his current allies, only Linhan<unk>s castle had achieved such advancement.

As twilight approached, Xiao Yinshua completed the forging of 10,000 pieces of equipment, which Bayu promptly listed for sale as they could not afford to languish in inventory.

However, the initial sales were disheartening with several minutes passing before a single item was purchased.

They could only hope for a better turnover by the following morning.

The remaining 7,000 corpses of magical bees from the beast tide were fully summoned by the necromancers.

And Bayou's undead army underwent a remarkable transformation, multiplying a number four to five times.

The ranks of Bayou's undead army swelled to a formidable 20,000.

If assembled in mass, it would evoke a sense of overwhelming force, instilling terror in any lord who beheld them.

Nevertheless, despite their numerical superiority, their overall strength remained woefully inadequate.

Should a King Level expert appear, 20,000 Undead would be utterly ineffective, lacking the ability to self-destruct.

However, Bayou firmly believes that quantitative changes will inevitably lead to qualitative transformations.

At last, she can begin to decompose the corpses of the beast surrounding the castle.

The temperature in her location remains a constant 24°, a remarkably comfortable environment.

If these beast corpses were to decompose over the next few days, they would likely rot completely, resulting in a foul stench that would be utterly repulsive.

Bayou decomposed 7,000 bees corpses, yielding a staggering 10000 portions of food, 7 140 magic crystals, and 890 spirit cores.

As for some animal pelts and other materials, she generously gifted them to Sun Sha Sha, which included a few ordinary pieces of equipment as well.

Son Sha Sha expressed her gratitude to Bayou with a lengthy message of 200 words, which I shall admit here.

Bayou, however, couldn't be bothered to glance at these items, but the rewards from the two waves of beast tides were undeniably substantial.

She now possessed over 100 portions of food, leaving her at a loss for how to manage such an abundance.

Who among the surviving lords from the beast tides would lack for provisions.

Seated within the castle, Bayou contemplated her next course of action, conquering was secondary, with leveling up being the foremost priority.

She was acutely aware that there was less than 2 hours remaining on the leaderboard, and the rewards would likely be distributed that very night.

Bayou speculated that the leaderboard would refresh one last time before its conclusion, ultimately determining the top thousand lords eligible for rewards.

She sat quietly in her bedroom, watching the remaining time on the leaderboard tick away second by second.

At last, the system notification chimed.

Esteemed Lords, the leaderboard will refresh in the final minute, solidifying the top thousand lords will receive rewards.

Although traffic has been curtailed, October will still ensure a minimum of three updates daily.

So rest assured today, despite being the third update, October has panned an additional 500 words.

Chapter 97.

The beast hide rewards.

Time 2359.

In the final minute, the leaderboard flickered, captivating the attention of all the lords.

As the leaderboard ceased its shimmering and completed its refresh, the countdown for the last minute began.

Each lord instinctively turned their focus to their own rankings.

A minute was far too brief to contemplate the standings of others.

Bayou, as expected, remained in the first tier, while Sun Shia Sha held steady in the fifth tier.

Xiao Yinshua, however, ascended to the third tier thanks to the emergence of commander level troops.

Cold Jia, who had previously boasted with his allies, was soon confronted with the harsh reality.

As a top lord in the first tier, he could not withstand the beast tide.

Unfortunately, one ill- fated lord met his demise at the hands of a local power after his protective shield vanished.

Remarkably, he was the only unfortunate soul among the first tier.

Consequently, while the leaderboard refreshed, it only vacated a single position in the first tier.

It was embarrassing enough for Cold Jia not to qualify for the first tier, but even more so that the Lord who did was within their alliance.

Specifically, the Lord known as Earth Sovereign from the desolate plains.

Earth Sovereign brothers, I have ascended to the first tier.

Elated, the Earth Sovereign shared his joy in the alliance chat.

Yet, everyone was preoccupied with their own rankings and rewards, leaving his message unanswered.

Cole Jia was left feeling mortified.

nearly scratching the floor with his toes in embarrassment as the minutes slipped away.

The leaderboard vanished from the system interface, turning gray while a countdown appeared below, indicating the time until the next leaderboard refresh.

Congratulations, your final ranking is in the first tier, earning you the special reward from the beast tide bloodline source power universal.

Bayou had an inkling that this was akin to the power found in the Blackwater altar, capable of enhancing various abilities, potentially leading to some peculiar transformations.

As for the term universal, it likely indicated that all rewards for the first tier were uniform claim.

It was undoubtedly a valuable item and claiming it was the right choice.

Bayou felt a surge of energy coursing through him, reminiscent of the enhancement from the Blackwater altar.

Yet this sensation was infinitely more potent.

Congratulations.

You have successfully absorbed the bloodline source power universal, awakening the right eye of the undead queen.

Your attributes permanently increase by 15 points and your health and mana points increase permanently by 10 points.

Indeed, as by you suspected, a special transformation occurred.

Simultaneously, a plethora of memories flooded his mind.

Not only was the right I activated, but even the magic associated with the left I was enhanced.

Since this reward was tailored for Bayou, his scythe did not benefit from any peculiar changes.

The left eye of the undead queen, also known as the eye of the undead, previously allowed Bayou to command only summoning and dark magic.

Now, he had gained access to curses, alchemy, and virus magic.

Among these, only curses and virus magic could be directly employed for offense.

While alchemy involved utilizing mana and undead materials to concoct potions or dark artifacts, which was somewhat less useful, these auxiliary tools will eventually be mastered by the necromancer.

There is no need for a leader to become an alchemist.