Chapter 1060: Chapter 668, Harpy
[Recruitment Token (Harpy)]
[Category: Item]
（Description: In the wilderness, magical strongholds and facilities occasionally appear, filled with dangers and opportunities. Recruitment tokens can recruit special troops from corresponding facilities.）
He had seen this type of token before.
Previously, he had obtained a recruitment token for the ‘Purple-scaled horse.’
With this token, he had recruited a large number of Purple-scaled horses.
In the very beginning, when he lacked the ability to teleport, the Purple-scaled horses greatly increased the speed of travel between cities.
Even now, Purple-scaled horses were still very good mounts.
“How was it obtained?” Fang Hao looked at the Gnoll.
“This morning, someone delivered it to Pigmen Village, saying that some migratory Flying Beasts appeared to the north, and these little tokens were dropped. Clan Leader Petty asked me to bring it to you to see if it’s useful,” the Gnoll tried hard to organize his language to make himself clearer.
Fang Hao nodded.
It must have spawned some kind of ‘wilderness building.’
“Call Demitrija over,” Fang Hao said.
Before long, Demitrija was brought over.
Fang Hao nodded, “There’s some business in Pigmen Village, come with me.”
“Yes, my lord,” Demitrija nodded in response.
Then, Fang Hao directly released a teleportation screen, leading Demitrija and the Gnoll holding his horse, into the light screen.
They stepped out from the light screen.
Petty the Pigman, along with several Orcs, was already waiting on the side.
After exchanging greetings.
Fang Hao asked directly, “Where was the token found? Tell me about it.”
Petty looked behind him, and an Orc stepped forward respectfully and said, “My lord, it was in the northeastern direction, near the Coldwind Mountain Range. Suddenly many Flying Beasts appeared there. After we cleared them out, we found this little token.”
Cleared out…
“How many?” Fang Hao continued to ask.
“There are 10 tokens,” Petty presented 10 tokens, all the same as before.
Engraved with the word Harpy.
Fang Hao took them and said to the Orc who had provided the information, “Lead me to the place where the Flying Beasts were.”
“Oh, of course, my lord.”
Riding the Bone Dragon, they soared high into the sky towards that location.
…
After circling the dense forest twice.
They soon found the target building.
The Bone Dragon descended, and the three of them dismounted.
In front of them was a nest built on a tree, which wasn’t particularly pleasant-looking; if it weren’t for good eyesight, it would have been quite hard to spot.
[Forest Nest]
[Category: Wilderness Building]
[Recruitment: Harpy]
[Harpy: Harpy recruitment token (0/10).]
[Residence Countdown: 1 hour 12 minutes 24 seconds…]
（Description: Wilderness nests in the forest can recruit up to 10 Harpies. Recruited Harpies cannot reproduce.）
As expected, it wasn’t much different from the Purple-scaled horses.
Both relied on wilderness buildings for recruitment.
It’s an opportunity for transmigrators, I suppose.
The remaining time is just over an hour; it was close to disappearing.
Set the recruitment number to 10.
Confirm recruitment.
[Hundredfold Amplification Triggered, 1010 Harpies recruited.]
Great flashes of light appeared in the sky.
Over a thousand figures, flapping their wings, drifted down from above.
As her name suggests, she had the appearance of a human female, but on her back, she bore large wings similar to a hawk’s.
Her arms and lower legs were covered with thick feathers.
Her feet were not human, but were sharp talons like those of a hawk.
They could easily grasp the trunks of trees beneath them, allowing her to stand erect on the trees.
[Harpy (Rank 8)]
A Rank 8 troop, not bad.
Whoosh whoosh!!
The sounds of rushing winds filled the surroundings.
“Can you understand what I’m saying?” Fang Hao looked up at the flock of Harpies.
He wasn’t sure if these wild troops had sentience.
“Yes, my lord,” the leading Harpy spoke.
The other Harpies also stared curiously at the three of them.
Able to communicate, these commanding troops were quite good.
Fang Hao nodded and said, “Good, I am your lord, and now I will take you back to our territory.”
“Understood, my lord,” the Harpy still spoke.
“Well, good. In a moment, I will open a portal, and all of you will go through,” Fang Hao instructed.
The Harpies nodded.
Fang Hao immediately opened the Gate of the Worlds. When the Harpies saw the multitude of Undead, they were taken aback at first.
But upon urging, they still flew in.
After the Harpies left, Fang Hao and the others rode the Bone Dragon back.
…
[Harpy (Rank 8)]
[Alignment: None]
[Racial Traits: Living creatures, Flight, Dark Vision.]
[Skills: Scouting, Deception, Rapid Progress, Rend.]
[Innate Skills: Advanced Flight Mastery, Advanced Scouting Mastery.]
[Dark Vision]: This unit’s vision is unaffected by night.
[Scouting (Passive)]: Enter a scouting state, enhancing the five senses.
[Deception (Active)]: In the quiet night, lure the lost into the darkness.
[Rapid Progress (Active)]: Speed +50% while flying.
[Rend (Active)]: Leg talon strength +25%.
（Description: A hybrid of human and bird of prey, adept at reconnaissance and hunting. They often play roles not seen as very honorable.）
The skills of the Harpies were quite distinctive.
In short, they were scouts.
Flying scouts with high mobility and night vision.
For a power.
Scouts are indeed an indispensable part.
…
The main city.
Over a thousand harpies stood on the treetops.
Watching warily below.
And below, there were many living creatures and undead encircling the area.
They couldn’t quite understand what was going on.
The city was well-built, but why were living creatures and undead coexisting in the same city?
They even whispered to each other.
It seemed that not only did they not repel each other, but their relationships were also amicable.
While the two sides faced each other with indifference, Fang Hao and Demitrija stepped out from the light curtain.
Glancing around at the situation, Fang Hao introduced, “These are the new harpies joining our territory. Everyone, get acquainted, no need to worry.”
Harpies, huh.
New arrivals!
The people below were also discussing in hushed tones.
After Fang Hao finished with the introductions, he turned to the harpies standing on the trees and said, “Discuss amongst yourselves and choose a squad leader, then tasks will be assigned to you.”
The harpies huddled together, whispering as they discussed.
Soon, a brown-haired harpy with shoulder-length hair flew out, gracefully landing on the ground and said while bowing, “Zulayka, at your service, my lord.”
From her face, she didn’t look much different from a human female.
It was just her body that had very apparent avian characteristics.
“En, welcome everyone.” Fang Hao smiled in response, and then continued, “Before nightfall, I need to build accommodations for you. Do you have any requirements?”
“We can reside both in tree nests and human buildings,” Zulayka said softly.
“Alright, then let’s move. I’ll build ground houses for you, each house with five rooms. Two of you will share one room. The warehouse has all the living supplies you’ll need, you can go get them later.” Fang Hao said as he led them to the residential area, introducing the place.
Above their heads, a group of harpies was flying with a whooshing sound.
They actually provided some shade from the sun overhead.
After dealing with the harpies’ affairs, the sky had dimmed.
Fang Hao returned to the lord’s residence to rest.
But today, the maids were particularly diligent.
After dinner, they went to the training grounds in groups.
And began training with laughter and chatter.
…
The next day.
The entire city was bustling with activity.
Early in the morning, someone from the Lizardmen area came to inform them that the Lizardmen’s pilgrimage was in three days’ time.
Which was also the day of Demitrija and the queen’s wedding, as well as the completion of their mating.
This was a major event for both individuals and both sides of powers.
Early in the morning, the Skeleton Tailors began fitting ‘Demitrija’ for a wedding garment.
Eira, Little White, He Yueyi, and a few others were also tallying up the people who would accompany them and making arrangements for corresponding matters.
Meanwhile, in the eastern part of the city, near the river.
Countless skeletons were building a theme park under unified orders.
The Blacksmiths began forging the support frames and bodies of pirate ships.
The Stone Carvers were also drafting hundreds of sketches, including stone bridge ornaments, garden rockeries, and garden sculptures, ensuring they arranged plenty of work for themselves.
So they wouldn’t end up idle again in the end.
The newly joined harpies were also assigned tasks.
They patrolled around the main city, mainly responsible for the airspace.
…
Fang Hao calculated the time and arrived at the “Sorcery Sanctum”.
Opening the building, the skills appeared before his eyes.
“Bone Manipulation Technique: 146 hours 30 minutes…”
“Drink Soul Undissipated: 122 hours 57 minutes…”
“God’s Presence (completed).”
Fang Hao clicked on God’s Presence.
The next second, a ray of light merged into Fang Hao’s body.
“God’s Presence upgraded to level 3, skill range +50%, additional target for incarnation +1, control body compatibility +20%.”
God’s Presence upgraded once more.
In addition to the numerical improvements, the number of targets he could incarnate in at the same time had increased by one.
Meaning he could now control three undead or three Deomn Dolls at the same time.
And in the Viscera Museum, there were dolls made by Nelson, which were just right for his control.
“God’s Presence: Shadowstone 60, Essence of Magic 20, Skeleton soldiers 300, Warfire Coins 4500.”
The materials had increased.
Confirm the upgrade.
The countdown appeared again.
“God’s Presence: 479 hours 59 minutes…”
Closing the building information, Fang Hao walked back.
…
Mount Dragon Peak.
Inside Beata’s dragon cave.
Aerygon looked carefully at Beata in front of him, feeling somewhat apprehensive.
Why was this NPC so difficult to court?
He had brought wine and novelties he got from the transmigrator.
But he hadn’t received any good responses.
She was icy cold, as if she wanted to kill someone.
Just as he was about to say something.
The silver-haired dragon lady, Beata, spoke first, “Have you found that Fang Hao’s territory yet?”
Aerygon was startled. He had come today for two reasons: to improve her favorability and to discuss this very matter.
It seemed he had asked the right person.
He hurriedly replied, “I was just about to tell you, we’ve located the exact position.”
“Tell me!”
“It’s situated between the Human Hundred Cities Federation and the Orc territory. Just need to go there, and one glance from the sky should reveal it,” Aerygon said quickly.
“Are you certain? If there is an error over such a distance, I can’t guarantee your safety either.”
“It’s certain, definitely there,” he assured.
This was hard-earned intelligence he had obtained; it could be said to be quite accurate.
Beata’s expression grew colder.
“Fine, you go prepare. I will speak to the elders and set a time, then we’ll go and kill that Fang Hao.”
“Yes, Ms Beata.”
Beata leaped out of the cave, transforming into a dragon form, and flew toward the mountain peak.
Aerygon stood there, mounted the Winged Dragon while muttering, “What’s going on? Why does she seem even more eager for Fang Hao’s death than I am?”