I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 321: Chapter 323: Hatching the Mysterious Bronze Egg, the Refined Cow Bone Undead (5400 words) Chapter 321: Chapter 323: Hatching the Mysterious Bronze Egg, the Refined Cow Bone Undead (5400 words) As time passed, Dawn City continued to expand slowly and the demand for supplies steadily increased; large-scale material transportation inevitably became a necessity.

In such a situation, it was hard to guarantee that someone with ulterior motives wouldn’t discover a loophole.

After transferring through Dwarf Valley, even if external enemies discovered them, at most, they would only expose Dwarf Valley, which was defended by tens of thousands of Beastman troops, buying Dawn City ample time to react.

Therefore, making Dwarf Valley the external window for Dawn City was a strategy worth paying a certain price for.

After consulting with Kapu, Lide had a solid understanding of the developments in Dawn City over the past six months and gained confidence.

He didn’t inquire too much about non-urgent matters such as the development of the Alchemy Factory, the construction of the Weapon Factory, and so on.

These projects all had established directions for development; as long as he didn’t make any fatal mistakes, generally no problems would arise.

“I now have a general understanding of the current situation in Dawn City. So far, all the work progress is commendable.

Especially in terms of population plundering and the construction of the new city district—we not only built Dawn City to be prosperous and magnificent, but we’ve also broken through the population milestone of 100,000.

The efforts of everyone these past few months are worthy of praise.”

After offering slight praise, Lide’s tone shifted.

“However, there were many shortcomings during the process. First and foremost, although Dawn City is developing, the pace of development has been unintentionally slowing down and hasn’t reached the progress I expected.

The construction of the new city district is currently the only major construction project for Dawn City. I don’t want to see a delay in progress this time. With only four months left until the arrival of the Frost Month, the sooner the construction is completed, the better.

This winter might be our last chance to plunder the population without any reservations.”

His words left several people below somewhat puzzled, but Lide didn’t explain further. The existence of players wasn’t a secret, and they would naturally come to understand it in the future.

He continued to issue orders.

“The second point is about the exploration of the Underworld. Although we have already achieved certain results in the early stages, we are still far from our expectations.

Kapu, from now on, you will be solely responsible for the development of the Underworld.”

Lide’s tone was firm and brooked no doubt. Kapu had become the Beastman King and had led the Lion Tribe to thrive in the barren wastelands, proving his competence.

“Firstly, we need to open up a complete route, starting by clearing the passage to the Underworld so that we can easily mobilize our troops and logistics.

Next, deploy troops to clear the passage. The passageway to the Underworld is as complex as a maze and is very unfavorable for our defense.

We need to clear out a sufficient security zone and blow up all unnecessary side passages in that area, leaving only key passageways to station personnel.

This will reduce our defensive pressure and, if needed, we can explore through those undamaged passages in the future.”

After finishing, he softened his tone, giving Kapu time to think. Moments later, he said to everyone,

“In the future, the main targets for Dawn City’s external conquest will shift from the Dwarf Hills and the Fishman Tribe to the Underworld. All of Dawn City’s armies will cooperate with Kapu to carry out this plan.”

“Dawn City is no longer the Dawn City it once was. I hope you all will take more initiative to manage the work in your hands.

I hope you don’t disappoint me.

Now, this meeting is adjourned.”

With that, all the attendees stood up and bowed to Lide with a hand on their chest.

“By your command, Your Majesty.”

After everyone had left, Lide couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

There was so much to deal with now; he hadn’t even heard reports on several matters, such as the Dawn Sect, the breeding farms, the Magic Industry Research Institute, and so on.

However, these were important but not urgent matters and could wait until he had time to deal with them.

Fortunately, Dawn City now had a sufficient reserve of talented individuals to share the great majority of the work.

He just needed to issue commands and make decisions; if he had to handle everything himself, he would indeed risk going bald.

After pondering for a moment, Lide opened the System Space and took out that mysterious Bronze Egg.

The image of eleven Spider Queen eggs breaking just moments ago lingered in his mind.

Looking at the shiny eggshell, Lide couldn’t help feeling a bit of a headache.

The egg was mysterious, having swallowed up a Spider Queen egg within the System Space without any change, and even the system was unable to determine any life within it, leaving him somewhat clueless on where to start.

After pondering for a moment, he turned his attention to his already sizable 150,000 points of Power of Faith.

“The Bronze Egg’s description mentioned it requires a strong Life Force to hatch…

The Power of Faith, as the purest Holy Power, can promote rapid plant growth, heal injuries, and contains a vast Life Force…”

After composing his thoughts, he placed his hand on the somewhat cool, exquisitely smooth eggshell.

In the blink of an eye, a dazzling light flashed over his body, and a sanctified aura filled the room.

However, what surprised Lide was that the Bronze Egg in his hand not only didn’t absorb the Power of Faith, but it seemed to repel it completely, to the point that the Power of Faith couldn’t even touch the eggshell.

After several attempts, he had to admit that this peculiar Bronze Egg was immune to the tried-and-true Power of Faith.

His curiosity intensified.

The Power of Faith was a force that only the divine could wield, yet this bronze egg could reject it outright??

Incredible, just what was the background of this thing?

But then again, the thought made him feel somewhat helpless.

If even the Power of Faith couldn’t affect this bronze egg, what other methods were there?

Was he supposed to crack it open and eat the yolk?

Lide’s eyes lit up, his lips subconsciously pursed, and the spirit of a Huaxia foodie surged within him.

“This idea seems pretty good, though I wonder how it tastes. If I were to fry it until both sides are golden brown, it would make the kid next door cry with envy…”

He shook his head, looking at the heavy egg in his hand, and pulled his thoughts back on track.

Perhaps he should find more spider queen’s eggs for it to absorb?

But with 11 spider eggs having made no splash, how many would he need, and where would he find so many high-level spider eggs?

After a moment of thought, Lide’s gaze shifted, wondering what would happen if he placed this bronze egg in the Land of Bone-Burying?

Since it was immune to the holy Power of Faith, how would it react to the Power of Death?

No sooner had he thought it than he waved his hand, and a Space Gate large enough for a person to walk through appeared in the office.

Having returned to Dawn City, he had reestablished a connection with the Land of Bone-Burying and could call upon its power at any time.

Looking through the Space Gate, his expression immediately froze after a moment.

The Land of Bone-Burying had undergone tremendous change, and the sight next to the skeleton altar, that Cow Bone Undead, painted quite a picture on his face.

Had this scoundrel gained sentience??

Was this even possible??

In Lide’s view at that moment, the curious Cow Bone Undead had actually constructed a house beside the twelve-tiered White Bone Altar.

That’s right—it had a roof, a door, and even windows, all made of bones.

He would bet that not even he could build a house from bones with such precision.

The Cow Bone Undead was now biting on a bone, wedging it into a gap in the wall; finding it unsteady, it even lifted its hoof to nudge the bone, embedding it firmly into the bony wall.

Upon seeing this scene, Lide was thrown into disarray.

Damn it, why was this fellow building a house? There was no wind or rain here; was it trying to become a spirit?

If only you were a humanoid undead, I could have accepted it… but you’re a cow, come to your senses.

After not seeing it for half a year, the bone structure on the Cow Bone Undead’s body had gone from ordinary white to silvery white.

It exuded a sense of sturdiness.

With a somewhat bizarre expression, Lide opened the property panel of the Cow Bone Undead, and the astonishment in his eyes deepened.

This guy was really no simple creature.

Cow Bone Undead

Level: 9

Title: Corpse Eater (Basic) (Earned by devouring a large number of skeletons, increasing tooth sharpness by 50%, eating speed by 30%, and digestion speed by 30%, with a 1% chance to gain the skill of the devoured skeleton when eating corpses)

Special Talent: Devouring Growth (An undead-specific talent, able to devour Soul Fire and the Power of Death to strengthen the soul)

Talent: Building Specialization (Possesses a unique understanding of construction, adept at building)

Skill: Barbaric Bull Charge (Stuns enemies after an attack)

Silk Spitting (Can spit spider silk)

Sturdy Skeleton, passive (Possesses an extremely hard skeleton, increasing physical defense by 50%, Magic Resistance by 30%)

Soul Enhancement, passive (Possesses a more powerful soul, immune to psychic attacks of Master Level or below)

Introduction: This is a peculiar undead, possessing rather unique powers.

Ascending to Level 9 in just half a year, its leveling speed was faster than a rocket.

But what found Lide strange was, did this rascal make a mistake with his skills?

Building Specialization, what the hell is that, and Silk Spitting, what even is that?

You’re a cow… are you going to spit silk from your behind?

The title “Corpse Eater” didn’t seem too reliable either; consuming skeletons had a chance to grant the skills of the dead, which sounded great, but there were too many uncontrollable factors.

If a few more bodies with building skills were thrown in, would the Cow Bone Undead become a Master Level builder of Dawn City?

The image of an undead cow standing on its hind legs, with both front hooves folded behind its back, as it directed everyone in construction according to its whims had Lide chuckling and sighing at once.

Master Builder—Cow Bone Undead.

I really am…

Just as the newly repaired house’s cow bone undead lay down at the front door, it suddenly jumped up, as if it sensed something, and quickly hid inside the house.

Moments later, two hollow eyes stealthily peered out from behind a window at the space gate that had suddenly appeared.

Lide couldn’t help but laugh and cry; this fellow was truly something.

He immediately entered the Plane Stone with his consciousness, taking direct control of the entire plane.

After scanning the plane with his spiritual power, a hint of joy appeared on his face.

The Land of Bone-Burying had undergone massive changes compared to eight months ago.

On his previous visit to the breeding grounds, he had confirmed that slaughtering the pigs there provided the Power of Death.

In order to obtain more Power of Death, he had opened a huge space gate above the empty land of the breeding grounds.

Not only was the daily slaughter of pigs carried out in the Land of Bone-Burying, but even the Magic Language Bats’ feeding took place there.

Therefore, although he had been rebuilding his body in the blood pool during this time, the acquisition of the Power of Death never ceased.

Now, in front of the space gate at the breeding grounds, there were countless piled-up pig carcasses, too numerous to count.

Inside the vast expanse of the Land of Bone-Burying, there were over fifty little hills of carcasses, each piled twenty blades high.

These were the results of daily slaughters of pigs in the Land of Bone-Burying over the last eight months; the slaughtered creatures became the best nourishment for the Land of Bone-Burying.

Using such a rustic method to sustain an upscale plane, this operation was quite cheeky to a certain degree.

“Your plane is very powerful, even capable of summoning dragons. How did you cultivate it? Heh, I’m just idly raising pigs…”

What delighted Lide even more was that the attribute panel for the Land of Bone-Burying now showed that the Power of Death had reached as much as 200,000 points.

Land of Bone-Burying (Undead Plane)

Level: Basic (Next level Rare, upgrade requires 100,000 Power of Death)

Power of Death: 213,558

Traits: Capable of growth, Undead Transformation (Can manipulate the plane’s Power of Death to foster high-level undead)

Special Troops: Frost Giant Dragon (Not activated)

Special Building: Skeleton Altar (Damaged), can accelerate the transformation of Undead Life beyond the Extraordinary Level, plane level reaching Rare can be unlocked

Special Area: Land of Corruption (Basic) (Formed by the pouring of countless fresh blood, possesses powerful death traits, can cultivate special undead)

Introduction: This is a rare plane with growth potential, once controlled by a powerful Divine. Although it has now regressed to Basic Level, the most core power has not vanished, it holds tremendous potential.

200,000 Power of Death, which means that at least 200,000 pigs were slaughtered here in these eight months.

The breeding ground was indeed efficient; its speed of acquiring Power of Death was not any slower than that from waging war.

What made Lide even more curious was the new addition to the attribute panel—the Land of Corruption.

His spiritual power swept across the entire plane and before the fixed space gate, he saw a patch of bone ground stained with blood.

At this time, the irregular white bone ground, about a hundred blades in diameter, had turned blood red. So much fresh blood had seeped in, the white bones had been infused with blood serum—the surface of white bones had evolved into blood bones.

It looked extremely horrifying, and the cold aura it emitted was hair-raising; an ordinary person stepping inside would likely get chills down their spine immediately.

This was the true Land of Corruption.

“Is this the newly appeared Land of Corruption?”

Lide’s eyes held a trace of surprise, nourished by fresh blood, it could cultivate special undead…

The system’s introduction triggered memories he had obtained from the Plane Stone; he recalled a plant he had long coveted—the Death Flower.

The Death Flower, which only blooms in the Land of Extreme Evil, has very stringent growth conditions. Despite posting bounties and instructing his intelligence department to dig up information, he came up empty-handed.

His bargain teacher, Spark, had yet to heal his wounds.

But now, this blood-soaked Land of Corruption perfectly matched the growth conditions for one type of Death Flower in the memories from the Plane Stone.

The Death Flower is a generic name for plants that are born in the Land of Extreme Evil that can withstand the Power of Death, even thriving on absorpting it. There are more than ten different types.

After a moment’s thought, his consciousness returned to his body and Lide immediately stepped into the Land of Bone-Burying.

Voidness and silence.

That was the only melody of the dimly lit Land of Bone-Burying, this weak plane had nothing else to offer.

At this time, on the other side, the space gate connected to the breeding grounds was temporarily unentered, clearly it was not yet time to slaughter pigs.

But he could clearly see people moving about outside from time to time. Only separated by the space gate, the sounds from outside became almost imperceptible.

Tap tap—tap tap—

Stepping onto the somewhat uneven ground of white bones, Lide slowly walked into the White Bone Altar.

The Power of Death now lingered around him and seemed to cheer ecstatically upon sensing the aura he carried.

This was his Plane, and everything bore his Spirit Imprint.

Upon entering the Land of Bone-Burying, Lide felt an instantaneous full connection with the Plane, as if the Plane itself were an extension of his body.

Here, he became a Divine being who could control everything within the Plane.

Moo~

As if discovering something extraordinary, the Soul Fire of the Cow Bone Undead sheltered within its self-built Bone House blazed fiercely.

Focused on the two curved horns, the head peeked out from the house’s window, the empty eye sockets staring blankly at Lide.

Lide’s eyes narrowed slightly, as he could feel the familiar aura emanating from the Cow Bone Undead.

Every creature born in the Land of Bone-Burying was branded with his mark, eternally loyal to him.

It was a trace on the soul, indelible unless they were killed, impervious even to Divines.

At this moment, the peculiar Cow Bone Undead evidently felt that kinship, yet due to never having seen Lide, it was a bit timid, wanting to come out but also afraid.

Amused by the scene, Lide waved his hand and an irresistible force dragged the Cow Bone Undead out of the house.

Moo~

The Soul Fire of the Cow Bone Undead flickered even more intensely, emanating a deep, cold chill around it.

The purest cow moo came from its hollow mouth.

Pulled before him by the force of space, Lide looked at this strange undead creature, measuring 1.8 blades in height and 3 blades in length, with a short tail, and couldn’t help but smile.

Especially as he could easily sense the terror it exuded.

Really? You’re undead; how can fear arise within you?

Under the Cow Bone Undead’s terrified gaze, Lide reached out and firmly pressed his hand onto the creature’s skull.

He then gathered a thick essence of the Power of Death and infused it into the body of the Cow Bone Undead.

The previously panicked Cow Bone Undead shivered, like a prisoner starved for three years finally stepping into a roadside hair salon… and feeling indescribably refreshed.

Its struggling body immediately became compliant, and the small tail wagged wildly.

Even the body prostrated itself, eagerly nudging its head closer so that Lide’s hand could rest more comfortably on it.

Lide found this quite laughable; it seemed true joy was indeed eternal.

After infusing 1000 points of the Power of Death, he finally withdrew his hand.

By then, the Cow Bone Undead had shed its prior terror, looking up at Lide as if he were its savior, briskly standing up from the ground. Then, with its white bony head, it affectionately nuzzled his leg, its short tail behind like a spinning drum in frenetic motion.

Its four hooves jumped here and there…

“This guy’s behavior looks so familiar; seems like that chatterbox Withered Bone did the same thing…”

Lide’s mouth twitched, questioning the wisdom of copying Withered Bone, that chatterbox.

You are a cow, acting like a silly dog.

He shook his head, ignoring the creature and pulled out the mysterious Bronze Egg from the System Space.

As soon as the Bronze Egg appeared in the Land of Bone-Burying, the system’s prompt sounded.

“Ding~ Would you like to consume the Power of Death to incubate the mysterious Bronze Egg?”

Hm?

Lide’s eyes immediately brightened up. This could be promising.

Looking at the 200,000 points of the Power of Death on the attribute panel, he felt exceedingly confident.

There was naturally no hesitation.

“Incubate.”

“Ding~ Incubation initiated, estimated consumption of the Power of Death: 2 million, incubation time: 100 days.”

Pfft, Lide’s face stiffened as he felt like he’d suffered a severe internal blow.

What the heck??

2 million Power of Death??

I need only 100,000 Power of Death to upgrade the Plane, and you want 2 million for hatching an egg? Just hatch it!

Are you incubating an egg or creating a Frost Giant Dragon??

Really now…