Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Military Strategy Manor
Han Ji would never have imagined, not even in death, that the resurrected Ancient King of the past, the Undead Emperor who had caused havoc in the Parthenon was actually Lu Jun himself.
Now that Lu Jun’s wings had fully spread, he could no longer be bothered to conceal too much.
One sentence was enough.
He had slain an Emperor.
He had rendered great merit to Jiuzhou.
All doubts were naturally resolved.
That was right, if someone had killed an Emperor before, then negotiating with the Undead Emperor was perfectly reasonable, was it not?
Gradually, Lu Jun had, just like Chief Hua, become one of Jiuzhou’s spiritual pillars. Civilians and mages alike revered him as someone omnipotent.
Very soon, the Ancient Capital and the undead cooperated and launched a lightning campaign, instantly wiping out the newly risen undead factions.
Several Undead Monarchs were even slain, and their massive corpses were hung high at the Ancient Capital’s North Gate, publicly displayed as vicious beasts that had attacked humans.
The people were immediately shaken.
But after recovering from the shock, the civilians and mages became incomparably excited and proud.
They heard it had been done under the command of the newly arrived Grand Marshal Lu Jun.
As expected of the former savior, when he acted, things were swift and decisive.
He had avenged the dead and allowed everyone to vent their pride.
Many people took photos and posted them online, making countless others envious.
Damn it, that was a Monarch-level great demon beast, killed alive.
In previous eras, the death of even one Monarch would nearly trigger nationwide celebration.
For example, seven or eight years ago, when the Yangtze Crocodile Monarch wreaked havoc and was slain by a powerful expert, the whole world knew about it.
It could only be said that the times had changed.
The chaotic age was gradually arriving.
Commander-level and Monarch-level demons were appearing more and more often.
Lu Jun thought this was good as well.
It would allow the Ancient Capital’s citizens to adapt in advance.
Next, the Military Strategy Manor was successfully built.
The Zhao Family provided funding, while the local people supplied labor. It stood proudly within the undead forbidden zone, imposing beyond measure.
In only one month, it had already taken shape.
All internal facilities were complete, occupying a vast expanse of connected estates.
When students from the Ancient Capital Academy heard the news, they came eagerly to join.
After all, the prospects abundant, and rumor had it that free Stardust Magic Tools would be distributed.
Thus, Lu Jun’s manpower rapidly expanded.
Too lazy to manage such trivial matters, he handed everything over to Jun Yaojin.
To be fair, the starting point of his faction was far stronger than Fanxue Mountain’s.
There were many excellent High Tier graduates, while Mid Tier mages could even be formed into a three-thousand-man legion establishment, designated as the Military Strategy Guard.
It had practically emptied several academies of talent.
This was the treatment of being a "local."
At the upper level, there were talents in abundance.
Light Calamity Talent Lu Weixi, Professor Yuan, Feng Zhoulong, and many others.
At this moment, Lu Jun swept his gaze across the gray, deathly land where dozens of skyscrapers had risen.
He entered a factory building where magical machinery roared loudly, while undead mages enchanted items one after another.
He could not help but nod in satisfaction.
During this month, he had used the Metal Element to select suitable materials for Stardust Magic Tools, then used Necromancy to insert spirit essences, mass-producing Stardust Magic Tools.
With finished products and the technology already available, reverse-engineering a production line was effortless.
Now that it had been handed to Feng Zhoulong, the man had built a complete commercial production line in only one month.
From now on, they only needed to copy the template.
Then Lu Jun was disdainfully driven out by Old Feng, who wanted to focus entirely on researching Fusion Magic.
At present, progress was extremely promising.
Results would likely be seen in a few months.
As for Professor Yuan, Lu Jun had assigned him to research a Water Element circulation grand formation.
Its purpose was to gather the moisture produced by the Wind Summoning Rain Calling calamity talent, subtly nourishing the surrounding land, while using the Earth Pistil to build a formation that absorbed violent Earth and Fire Elements.
This was also perfectly suited to his specialty.
Professor Yuan was extremely excited and ran over to say he had found a method for True Water body tempering.
By extending Lu Jun’s concept of diverting eastern waters westward, one could use the great circulation of heaven-and-earth moisture to temper the body.
The effect would definitely be extraordinary.
It was merely a side benefit.
Lu Jun praised him.
As expected, magical scholars were full of ideas.
Heaven and earth as furnace, creation as craftsman, yin and yang as charcoal, all things as copper.
Of course, this heaven-and-earth water circulation body-tempering method was not something just anyone could cultivate.
The estimated minimum standard was at least a Monarch physique.
Otherwise, one could not endure the violent energy surges.
Ordinary people would be reduced to dust from even the slightest baptism.
He strongly supported the project.
Once the water circulation formation was adjusted, the Military Strategy Manor would one day gain a blessed land comparable to the Three Step Tower.
Lu Jun inspected the progress of every project within the manor.
As he strolled, he arrived at the center of the territory.
A stone pillar stood tall there, with an eerie blood-red halo suspended above it.
Collapsing Scorch Evil Eye!
This was the cursed treasure Lu Jun had obtained from Apas’s territory.
After slight modifications, it had now been installed at the center of the Military Strategy Manor to guard the territory, causing undead to patrol around it without daring to enter.
After a while, seeing that all matters had stabilized, Lu Jun turned and returned toward the Fiend Abyss.
As he walked, he muttered to himself:
"Stockpiling Stardust Magic Tools for several months, then dumping them onto the market all at once to shake the market Old Zhao really is ruthless."
"In that case, the price of Stardust Magic Tools will be driven down. When that time comes, the international scene will be shaken again, and there will be no peace. Egypt, the Holy City, Parthenon, Su Lu in the future, even the inland factions..."
He pondered inwardly.
Egypt was easy to understand. Once Stardust Magic Tool production spread, their monopoly would be broken and the foundations of the nation shaken. Even Forbidden Curse mages might be mobilized for assassination attempts.
As for Su Lu, there was no need to mention him. He hated seeing Jiuzhou prosper more than anyone.
And the Holy City and Parthenon, there had still been no final resolution regarding the chaos caused by the Undead Emperor. Over the past two years, they had gradually recovered. If the Stardust Magic Tool incident happened at the same time, they would definitely send people to investigate.
As for the inland factions... hehe.
The Yangtze Academy Alliance, the force behind national team member Li Kaifeng, was a coalition of magic high schools and academies. Every year they purchased massive quantities of Stardust Magic Tools.
If prices dropped, they would be the side suffering the greatest losses.
All in all, Lu Jun judged that this faction was the one most worth guarding against, with the highest possibility of becoming lackeys driven by money.
"Hu Fu might also interfere. A few months from now, my hurdle will be hard to pass. I need to prepare in advance."
Lu Jun’s expression turned grave.
He returned to the Fiend Abyss, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating.
During this past month, he had worked diligently, and his cultivation had advanced smoothly. Using a portion of his spirit essences, all his Basic Tier and Mid Tier systems had now reached Level Five.
In truth, not much had been lacking.
All Basic Tier Level Five systems had already been completed long ago.
Among Mid Tier Level Five, only Death, Life, Psychic, and Summoning had remained unfinished.
Death Element, Soul Summoning Level Four — Burning Nether Aura.
A rare magic-energy recovery skill. By burning massive quantities of spirit essences and corpses, it replenished magic energy.
It could be said to be the prerequisite for a necromancer to summon an undead calamity.
If one lacked magic energy, how could a single person become an army?!
At the very least, Lu Jun was wealthy enough that his Acensention State could now be sustained forever.
Soul Summoning Level Five — Soul Stitching!
It perfectly complemented the flesh stitching ability of Basic Tier Level Five Undead Revival.
He was confident he could separate Zhao Jing’s Scarlet Mountain Red Lightning.
Next came Life Element Mid Tier Level Four — Healing Multiplication.
The number of Life Spirits he could summon instantly expanded to seven.
There was nothing much to say about that.
But the Level Five effect — Life Storage — was rather interesting.
It was useful even to someone at Lu Jun’s level.
It allowed him to store part of his own life force within the seven Life Spirits.
Then, if he were gravely wounded and on the verge of death, the life force stored during ordinary times would instantly return to him, restoring him to full condition in a moment.
Combined with the Life Element Basic Tier False Life, he was practically an undying war god.
Lu Jun examined the synergy between the Life Element and Death Element.
Together, they were pushing him toward a state of true immortality.
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