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“Such a complex design is rarely seen on armor,” Granda agreed.

The armor's material was bronze.

In modern armor and weaponry, bronze has long been obsolete. The adoption of iron ore has also led to many classifications, such as ordinary iron, refined iron, and dwarven iron ore.

This is enough to prove that the tomb on the ghost ship has a long history.

“If Hongwen Society has any information, we can ask them again.” After taking a few photos, Wu Heng brought a box and packed the armor parts and some fragments into it.

“Okay!” Granda nodded.

Neither Wu Heng nor Granda were very interested in history.

If he remained at the Hero stage, helping Hongwen Society decipher ancient texts might be a good way to retire.

After packing everything, Wu Heng put it into his spatial ring.

He would have someone send it to the association tomorrow.

…

Granda returned to her seat to read, while Wu Heng drank tea, pondering his future plans.

He could confirm from Lilith that the headquarters had recognized his status as a leader.

The rest depended on when the headquarters would issue a public announcement.

When it was announced everywhere, becoming a Hero would be a major event, and many people would likely recognize him.

Unfortunately, fame was no longer useful to him.

He opened the panel and looked at it.

【Faith: 21 / 50000.】

It hadn't increased much during this time.

It seemed that not many people in Mexico believed in his identity as an immortal master.

It seemed that he still needed to focus on increasing faith, at least to build the church on Gold Silver Island first.

He tried to collect some faith.

Now that the headquarters had confirmed his leader status, the religious leader should have received the letter he wrote.

He wondered if he was angry.

There were no major plans for the zombie world at the moment. The base was stable, and the survivors were able to live normally.

Moreover, killing ordinary zombies didn't provide any improvement for him.

The next step should be to cultivate high-level zombies.

He couldn't always capture high-level professionals from other worlds. He could cultivate some original mutated zombies to promote their evolution.

After reaching level 20, they could be killed and transformed into skeletons.

He thought through his future plans in his mind.

He also had a general direction.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Granda beside him, asking, “Granda, have you not learned any skills after reading for so long?”

“I haven't read for a long time, I can't learn it, and it's quite boring.” Granda replied directly.

Benny also turned her head to look.

Level 20 Wraith, the panel says you can learn skills of the same attribute. Granda has been reading for a long time, but she hasn't learned any skills.

Benny also reached level 20, but didn't pay much attention to this matter.

“Could you have been slightly influenced by Xiao Xiao!” Wu Heng said curiously.

Granda said, “I thought about it, your skills don’t help our combat power much. Even if we can really learn them, our way of killing targets is still possession.”

Wu Heng glanced at her. What she said made some sense.

You can't expect a Wraith to fly over and cast Bone Manipulation or a Weakening Ray on the enemy!

If the target's level is low, they can just possess them and twist their necks. If the opponent is also level 20, these skills are not very useful against the target and will instead expose their tracks.

“I’ll collect some higher-level skills.” Wu Heng said.

Granda said, “Instead of wasting time on those skills, you should collect some enhancement rituals. Which one isn’t more useful than your skills?”

Wu Heng was stunned by what she said. Rituals were indeed easier to improve.

Moreover, many effects were more suitable for Wraiths.

“I’m waiting to collect materials.” Wu Heng said.

Granda didn't say much to him, and her gaze returned to the book.

Wu Heng looked at the sky outside the window and returned to his room to rest.

…

The next day, morning.

After breakfast, Wu Heng sat in the living room and waited for a while. Shanaila, with her long hair tied up, slowly walked down from upstairs.

High-top boots, tight trousers tucked into the boots, with a black inner layer underneath, and a brown hooded cloak with a cape on top.

Unlike her usual noblewoman appearance, today she looked like a ranger about to perform a reconnaissance mission.

“Let’s go!” Shanaila said directly after coming down.

They had agreed that they would go to the church to see the renovations today.

They didn't have much experience in this area and could only improve as they went along.

“Why are you dressed like this today?” Wu Heng got up and walked out with her.

“Going to the construction site, this outfit is more convenient.” Shanaila explained, then said, “What? Doesn’t it look good?”

“It looks good, it's just a little different from before, it's quite refreshing.” Wu Heng said with a smile.

Shanaila glared at him and said, “I'll wear it for you tonight. Let's go over first, don't let the others wait too long.”

The two got into the carriage and headed towards the church.

They arrived in the central area.

Outside the church, the gnome designer from Gold Silver Island was waiting outside with many people.

Seeing Wu Heng and Shanaila getting out of the carriage, they quickly stepped forward and saluted: “Island Lord, Lady Shanaila.”

Wu Heng hummed in acknowledgment, while Shanaila asked: “How is the progress?”

“The progress is very smooth. Once we confirm the plan, we can bring in the remaining materials.” The gnome designer replied immediately.

Shanaila nodded and continued, “Give the design drawings to Wu Heng for a look.”

“Here it is.” The designer took out the drawings and quickly presented them to Wu Heng.

Then, he began to explain the plan and effect of each location on-site, referring to the design drawings.

The doors, windows, and the top of the corridor all had special designs.

Unlike the semicircular arches of the Papal State's architecture, the church here used pointed arches, which looked more vertical.

The type of pillars consisted of multiple thin pillars, which looked more gorgeous and had a sense of line.

In addition, there were also stained glass windows depicting young men improving strange machinery and driving away pirates, as well as decorative patterns of vines and flowers that were common in wood elf architecture.

Gathered together, they formed the Gold Silver Island Church in front of them.

Wu Heng listened to the gnome designer's introduction and looked at it from the inside to the outside.

The constantly appearing lines and the vertical feeling that was raised as high as possible gave the entire hall a sense of stability and majesty.

The wood elf elements mixed in the details also brought a bit of vitality, so that the building would not be so depressing.

It also conformed to the style that Wu Heng and Shanaila proposed, which reflected the profession without being oppressive.

Similarly, it could also be seen that many designs were different from the 'Papal State', so that the two could be clearly distinguished.

“How is it?” Shanaila asked from the side.

“It’s pretty good.” Wu Heng said.

Hearing this, the few designers on the side also breathed a sigh of relief.

The design drafts for the church had been revised many times, and now the renovation had reached this point. It would be even more troublesome if they were still not satisfied.

“That's good. If there are no problems with the shape and style, let them continue, so that they can finish work as soon as possible.” Shanaila continued.

“Okay!”

Shanaila nodded and continued to instruct the designers on the side, then asked: “Let the subsequent materials enter the factory!”

The gnome designer agreed.

Shanaila continued to ask, “How long will it take to complete the construction?”

“It will take 5 to 7 days to complete.” The gnome designer said directly.

“Arrange for someone to keep a close eye on it.”

“Yes.”

After seeing the church, Wu Heng went to the association to hand over the wooden box he had packed last night.

He sent it directly to the Hongwen Society at headquarters.

He came out again and returned with Shanaila in the carriage.

…

In the carriage.

Shanaila said: “The letter I wrote to the Council of Elders should have arrived. I don’t know what their attitude is.”

Previously, representatives of the wood elves had come to the Island Lord's Mansion to inquire about the affairs of Shanaila, Gold Silver Island, and the Papal State.

Shanaila wrote a letter to the Council of Elders, in which she mentioned Wu Heng becoming a Hero.

“Don’t worry! The result will definitely not be bad.” Wu Heng said with a smile.

Shanaila looked at him and said leisurely, “I’m just afraid that they won’t believe it even if I tell them that you have become a Hero. They haven’t seen you, and they’ve only heard the information that was sent back.”

“What’s there not to believe! The association’s announcement will be released in a few days.” Wu Heng said calmly.

Shanaila raised an eyebrow and said in surprise, “The results are out?”

Wu Heng gestured for her to be quiet and then said: “Leader Lilith said that the headquarters has already confirmed my status as a leader, and the announcement has been sent to various places. The Council of Elders will discuss it for a few more days, and they should be able to receive the association’s announcement.”

Shanaila said with a smile, "I'm a little excited to see the expressions on the other merchant guilds' faces when they see the announcement. Just because of a warning, they gave up on a hero. They'll probably wake up and slap themselves a few times."

"It's not their fault, the Holy See's deterrent is there!"

Wu Heng didn't really care about the other merchant guilds.

The Holy See's deterrent is there, especially for ordinary merchant guilds without the support of a country or race. The Holy See can easily crush them.

Shanaila was a little surprised, stepped forward and pinched his face, "Didn't realize you have the demeanor of a hero."

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"What are you talking about? I've always been magnanimous."

The carriage returned to the Island Lord's mansion.

Shanaila went to the training ground to train with the maids, and Wu Heng went straight upstairs to his study.

He asked Bennie to call Xiaoxiao back, and then headed to the zombie world.

...

Stepping out of the boundary gate.

The other world was still Xinfu City Prison.

"Xiaoxiao, go see if any zombies have reached level 20 yet?" Wu Heng released the Specter and said directly.

"Okay!" Xiaoxiao agreed and flew towards the prison cell with Bennie.

Wu Heng walked to the monitoring station and confirmed the monitoring situation inside the entire prison.

Xinfu City Prison should be the most normal of all the bases.

It was still the original defense layout, with various skeletons busy with their own things.

Glenda asked from the side, "When the investigation team asked you about the necromantic experiment, why didn't the relic react?"

Wu Heng had also thought about this question after the matter was over.

He replied, "I guess there are several possibilities. One is that the zombie world is different from other worlds, and the relic's effect is limited. The second is that the cultivation of zombies is not a necromantic experiment. The third…"

After a slight pause, he continued, "The third point is that I don't think the relic took effect at the time, and the relic's side effect is that the user主动 (zhudong - actively) reveals their secrets, so there's no way to judge whether the relic had any effect."

Glenda narrowed her eyes, "So, you think the third possibility is the greatest? Then why didn't it take effect?"

Wu Heng talked about the third point the most, obviously leaning towards this explanation.

Wu Heng explained, "Remember when we first went to Jin Yin Island, when I was still a Deputy Deacon, there was an inspector who came to the island and used the Sincere Clay Puppet to question me? The relic didn't have any effect at that time either."

"Right! I forgot about that."

At that time, the inspector came to the island and questioned me with the relic.

It wasn't that it had no effect, but the relic's mental interference was blocked by my awakened [Strengthened Will].

Strengthened Will was a passive ability that Wu Heng awakened by consuming a corpse core in Black Stone Town.

This time, Wu Heng believed that it was also this ability that blocked the relic's effect.

"Then in the future, you won't be afraid of the association questioning you," Glenda said thoughtfully.

Wu Heng had too many secrets, and it was too important for him that this kind of relic couldn't produce any effect.

"I'm a hero, I'm not afraid of them asking. It's just a matter of saving face," Wu Heng said unconvinced.

"Keep bragging!"

As they were talking, Xiaoxiao and Bennie flew back.

Xiaoxiao said excitedly, "Uncle, the zombie in room 203 is level 20! We can kill it!"

It felt strange to hear this from a child's mouth.

But another zombie reaching level 20 was indeed a good thing for Wu Heng's side.

"Let's go! Let's transform the zombie first," Wu Heng stood up and led the Specters to the prison cell area.

...

Cell 203.

The zombie turned into a corpse, and [Bone Manipulation] was released.

A skeleton slowly stood up from the ground.

It was over 1.8 meters tall and also had wings on its back.

[Spirit Bone Guard (Level 20)]

[Attributes: Constitution 45, Strength 47, Agility 51, Intelligence 38, Perception 65, Charisma 12.]

[Traits: Hollow Skeleton, Flight, Superior Soul.]

[Expertise: Biological Aberration, Constitution Aberration, Heavy Crossbow Mastery (Grandmaster), Archery Mastery (Master), Leather Armor Mastery (Master).]

[Skills: Watcher, Deadly Aim.]

[Watcher]: Can guard and alert fixed locations.

[Deadly Aim]: Aiming makes the attack more lethal, attacking the target's weaknesses and fatal points.

This time, the skeleton also displayed a profession, a Guard.

In terms of professional characteristics, Guards are similar to Rangers, with weapons tending towards bows and crossbows. The difference is that Guards are good at guarding certain fixed locations.

Moreover, they can detect targets and attack them if there is any disturbance in the defended area.

Actually, it's not bad. We'll see where to arrange it on the island later to be responsible for security work.

Wu Heng found the dropped corpse core and put it into his space ring.

Wu Heng asked, "Xiaoxiao, what was its name again?"

"Starry Eyes! Next one, I plan to call it Mengguo (Cute Fruit)!" Xiaoxiao flew over and said.

Wu Heng scratched his face. The names of his necromantic servants were getting cuter and cuter.

"From now on, you'll be called Starry Eyes. Come out with me!" Wu Heng led the skeleton out.

Then he asked the skeletons guarding outside to enter the cell to clean up.

Returning to the monitoring room, he handed over the original equipment to 'Starry Eyes'. After it was all worn, he reopened the boundary gate and walked in.

...

Island Lord's Mansion.

Wu Heng led the skeleton out and arranged for the newly joined 'Starry Eyes' to guard the Island Lord's Mansion.

This can be considered as increasing some defense for the Island Lord's Mansion. When there are other places that need it later, it will be fine to arrange it then.

Wu Heng greeted the maids and left using [Teleportation].

The next second, he appeared in the Deacon's Mansion.

Stepping into the building, Xila Gui happily greeted him, hooked her arm around his and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Didn't you say you'd come back for dinner?"

"I have to write a report first, and there are some armor styles I got from the tomb, I need to organize them and report them to Hongwen Association," Wu Heng explained to her.

"The tomb on the ghost ship is strange?" Xila Gui was also a little interested.

Wu Heng sat down in front of the sofa and flipped through the photos he took with his phone, showing them to her one by one.

Xila Gui watched carefully, while Wu Heng put his arm around her shoulder and stretched his hand into her clothes, holding her chest.

The golden-haired, pointed-eared elf was used to these small movements, leaned against him and continued to look at the phone.

At this time, Shiyali also came out of the kitchen, glanced at the two who were being intimate and said, "Dinner is ready."

Wu Heng walked over and sat down at the dining table, "Where's the skeleton chef I arranged for you?"

The two sisters sat on either side, and Shiyali said, "I'll cook a few dishes for you, he usually does it."

"That's great!" Wu Heng smiled.

Shiyali asked, "Are you going back tonight?"

"I'm not going back."

...

Luntan City.

Inside the wide and bright hall, Wensha was draped in a coat, sitting on the sofa.

Before long, footsteps came from the doorway, and a maid led in two figures. One was tall, nearly three meters, wearing heavy armor, holding a two-handed sword. Behind the tight metal helmet, you could see the faint blue soul fire.

The other was about 1.7 meters tall, hunched over, wearing a heavy cloak.

"Costas, a mechanic from Jin Yin Island, greets City Lord Wensha." The hunched figure bowed slightly, his voice sounding unusually hoarse.

Wensha's eyes lit up, and she immediately got up, her attitude very enthusiastic, and said, "Mr. Costas, you've finally come."

Whether he came from Jin Yin Island or his own high-level mechanic status, it was worth her being enthusiastic.

Costas straightened up and said, "City Lord Wensha, this is the phone that the Island Lord asked me to give you. He said that you can use it yourself. This is called Guogai (Pot Lid), a high-level skeleton servant, responsible for protecting your safety."

Wensha looked to the side at the heavily armored, exceptionally tall skeleton.

She looked back at Keranmu, who was originally protecting her.

She took the phone handed over by the other party and then said, "Mr. Costas, please come inside. I'll have someone prepare dinner for you."

"City Lord is too polite, I have already been transformed into a corpse ghost." Costas continued calmly, "If it's convenient for you, City Lord, you can tell me the location and requirements of the power plant that needs to be built."

"Okay, please come inside!"