Chapter 902: Chapter 576, Skeleton Technician_2
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The mature mage yawned broadly, his brow furrowing as a look of gravity appeared in his eyes.
“Where did you get the info?”
Li Rong answered, “From the transmigrator channel. We have a channel for transmigrators, where many people chat regularly. I just happened to see it; not sure if it’s true or false.”
Mage Mapel frowned in thought, his expression growing uglier the more he pondered.
If the Undead were connected to the Blood Clan, and if the latter were used as a pathway.
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Then it would truly be a direct assault on Pruell City.
“Has this message been passed on to President Grigorya?” Mapel asked.
Li Rong shook her head, “I wasn’t sure about its reliability, so I came to discuss it with you first.”
Mapel immediately said, “Regardless of its truth, inform President Grigorya first.”
“Oh, alright!”
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Half an hour later.
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Silver Wing City, Hall of Justice.
Leader – Doelti, Archbishop- Milton, Chairman of the mages – Grigorya.
The three of them were gathered once again.
But each bore a look of deep concern on their face.
Doelti spoke softly, “My friends, is there new information?”
“Odys…”
Milton and Grigorya started to speak at the same time, both pausing in surprise.
Grigorya motioned for Milton to speak first.
Milton began, “I’ve just received a message from Xu Haide. New intelligence from Odys indicates that they recently attended the Trade Alliance’s auction and are planning to launch a full-scale offensive to break through the Federation’s defenses.”
This, …
The other two looked rather grim.
Based on the timeline, Odys had indeed begun their offensive the day after the Trade Alliance’s spring auction.
It was very likely they were waiting for the auction to end.
Now, it appeared that Odys had a backup plan, and without the help of allies, humanity seemed to be in a dangerous situation.
Doelti continued, “Can we find out what was purchased? Since when does Odys qualify to participate in the Trade Alliance headquarters’ auction?”
Milton shook his head, “No one knows what was purchased, but the intelligence is likely to be true.”
Doelti nodded.
The intelligence passed down by Xu Haide has mostly been confirmed and is highly credible.
It has greatly helped humanity to make early preparations.
Otherwise, Odys’s forces might have already broken through the defenses.
This time, even if the intelligence was vague, it still had high credibility.
And they dared not disbelieve it.
“It seems we have to continue pulling troops from various cities to support the front lines,” Doelti commented.
Milton nodded in agreement.
Doelti then turned his gaze to Grigorya, “President Grigorya, what was it that you were about to say?”
Grigorya took a deep breath.
“We also have some intelligence that can’t be confirmed as true or false.”
“Let’s hear it.”
“Some transmigrators have discovered that Odys’s forces may use Blood Clan’s ‘Crescent Heights’ as a pathway, commencing an assault from the other side of Pruell City and advancing southward.”
The room once again fell silent.
Compared to Milton’s information, Grigorya’s seemed more realistic and in line with the current state of the conflict.
Just now they spoke of deploying more troops to support Santeyo Fort.
If the Undead launch an attack from Pruell City, even if they organize troops now, it would be difficult to support Pruell City and set up defenses in a short time.
Both pieces of intelligence were harsh.
And both struck at their vulnerabilities.
Moreover, the two pieces of intelligence didn’t conflict and could proceed simultaneously.
For the Blood Clan, collaboration with the Undead was always possible.
If that occurred, the human Federation would truly be in trouble.
“I will have someone investigate these two pieces of intelligence,” Doelti said after a moment’s thought. “Immediately inform Pruell City to bolster their defenses and alert nearby cities to arrange troops for support.”
“There’s nothing else to do for now,” Milton nodded in agreement.
If both pieces of intelligence were true.
Even if they were informed now, there would be hardly any good countermeasures available to them.
They could only hope that the implementation of the opponent’s plans would be delayed, giving them some time to find solutions.
The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat oppressive.
The three leaders spoke in hushed tones, making various guesses and calculations, as well as planning countermeasures.
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The main city.
After lunch, when all the necessary orders had been given.
The time for transformation was almost up.
Whether the Technician could succeed and whether the Aerial Ship could be used in the upcoming assault on the Great Cemetery, all hinged on today.
Standing in front of the transformation site.
At that moment, a stolid-looking human Skeleton was present.
Shorter than average and somewhat hunched over.
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Seeing that there was no Soul Fire in the eye sockets, Fang Hao’s heart tightened.
To know, the Skeleton Technician he had encountered at the Trade Alliance headquarters previously did have Soul Fire.
Not only did it have research on constructing bodies, but it could also inspect machinery.
It possessed high intelligence and relevant skills.
Now, this Skeleton standing still in place, indistinguishable from an ordinary Undead Skeleton, hardly seemed like the state a Technician should be in.
With a slightly anxious heart, Fang Hao walked over.
[Skeleton Technician (Tier 4)]
[Faction: Undead]
[Racial Traits: Undead, Hollow Skeleton, Weakness to Light]
[Skills: Repair technique.]
[Innate Abilities: Basic Construct Body Repair, Basic Construct Body Manipulation.]
[Repair Technique]: Possessing a certain knowledge of construct bodies, capable of examining and repairing damaged construct bodies.
(Note: Skeleton troops transformed from corpses still retain their characteristics and attack methods from life.)
Tier 4!
The Skeleton Technician seen last time was Tier 7.
That’s a difference of three tiers.
It has one skill, Repair Technique.
It’s actually quite useful, being able to repair damaged construct bodies.
Eventually, when construct bodies enter the battlefield.
Such Technicians could also repair construct bodies.
As for Fang Hao wanting to start the Aerial Ship, it was roughly suitable.
The innate abilities included ‘Basic Construct Body Manipulation’.
Without claiming it to be exquisite, moving forward and backward, turning, these actions it should be able to control, right?
“Come, follow me out,” Fang Hao commanded.
The Skeleton Technician, who had been standing still, followed Fang Hao.
Together, they walked outside.
Coming to the location where numerous Aerial Ships were docked, one could see some maids and daughters of the Earth Spirit, airing out bedding on the Aerial Ships.
Fang Hao chose an Aerial Ship in the distance that hadn’t been ‘utilized’.
Taking the Skeleton with him, he directly boarded the ship.
Standing on the deck, Fang Hao said, “Enter the cockpit, prepare to control.”
After a second of stunned silence on the spot, the Skeleton Technician turned and entered the cockpit, hands on the helm, eyes staring straight ahead.
Fang Hao wanted to give the order to move forward but suddenly thought of the human technician who had died in an explosion.
He climbed down from the Aerial Ship and released the ‘Deomn Doll’ to return to the deck, standing beside the Skeleton Technician.
He directly said, “Control the Aerial Ship to ascend.”
Click-click-click!
The Skeleton Technician operated swiftly.
Whirr!
The whole Aerial Ship began to tremble violently, its internal mechanisms coming to life.
Following that, the Aerial Ship began to rise upward with a special energy.
As expected, it worked.
Fang Hao continued to say, “Fly forward!”
Click-click!
The Technician manipulated the controls again, and the Aerial Ship began to fly forward with a rapid speed and excellent performance.
“Turn left!”
“Turn right!”
“Circle around!”
Fang Hao issued a series of commands without pause, and the Skeleton Technician was able to control each one.
The only minor disappointment was the need for someone to be nearby, giving commands.
This Technician without Soul Fire was unable to control it on its own.
“Alright, fly back now!”
The Aerial Ship turned around and flew back.
Docking at its original position.
The only issue was a somewhat unstable landing, with the entire vessel shaking.
But overall, it was good enough.
The Deomn Doll descended from the air, and Fang Hao promptly took it back.
He turned and headed back to the lord’s manor.
Recruiting a large number of Technicians was not urgent for now.
He would recruit them when it was time to head to Blood Castle.
By the afternoon, transmigrators had begun to arrive sequentially.
Fang Hao had Demitrija give them some pre-battle training and also waited for transmigrators coming from further distances.
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In the lord’s hall,
Fang Hao sat in his chair, with the Goblin from the Trade Alliance – Kukettor, by his side.
With a smile, Kukettor’s sharp voice began, “Mr Fang Hao, the Trade Alliance has conducted an investigation in the past two days, and has also negotiated with the Dragon Clan, but…, the situation is not very favorable.”
“Oh? What do you mean?” Fang Hao asked.
“The Dragon Clan is searching for your information and the location of your domain through various ways.”