The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

Chapter 385: Chapter 321, have a meal with me, and I’ll tell you everything.

Mackintosh, this name did conjure some memories for Wu Heng.

The prophet from the Old Barrel Tavern, with her thick lips and bushy eyebrows, was a woman with four arms.

Her appearance felt somewhat like that of a Native American in the movies.

This bald burly man, was he one of the people from the Old Barrel?

“What do you want with me?” Wu Heng asked, looking toward him.

Though the bald man looked fierce, his tone was very respectful, “The lady didn’t say.”

Wu Heng nodded and asked, “Where is she?”

“Where?”

“This way, please!” The bald strongman led the way, heading to one side.

Wu Heng followed behind him, and before long, they arrived in front of a carriage.

It seemed that they had just seen him.

The bald man stood by the carriage and spoke in a soft voice, “The person you are to meet has arrived.”

The curtain was pulled open slightly, and Wu Heng could vaguely see a woman looking out, “Please get in, sir.”

The carriage door opened, revealing the somewhat dark interior.

Wu Heng glanced inside, it was just the woman by herself, with nothing else unusual about the place.

Wu Heng let Skull Crusher sit next to the coachman, and he entered the carriage directly with Bloody Hand.

The carriage door closed, the woman poured a glass of fruit wine, and gently said, “Deputy Steward, where are you planning to go?”

The other party knew his identity, but Wu Heng didn’t mind.

The pirates had already spread the news far and wide.

Not to mention the Old Barrel Tavern that handled many of the island’s intelligence reports!

“Back to the Association!”

“I’m heading to the central district as well,” said the woman, then she tapped the carriage’s partition, “Let’s go!”

The carriage gradually set into motion, slowly moving forward.

Inside the carriage, after a moment of silence,

The woman, leaning back in her chair, said, “Did the Deputy Steward come to Lighthouse Street to buy something?”

“Just browsing around.” Wu Heng asked back, “Mrs. Mackintosh, what are you doing out?”

“Visiting a friend. The information I provided you with last time, did it yield anything?”

The last time Wu Heng went to buy information about the pirates.

The other party did not provide it, but mentioned finding two bodies at the port.

Although it was not a direct clue for catching the pirates, it was still somewhat related.

“It was somewhat helpful. Mrs. Mackintosh’s information is quite reliable. In the future, should there be any cases, I may still trouble Old Barrel Tavern,” Wu Heng said politely.

A smile appeared on the woman’s face, “Don’t keep calling me ‘Mrs.’ all the time, I’m not much older than you.”

With that, she reached out one of her hands to hold his hand.

Wu Heng instantly raised his hand to scratch his head, avoiding the woman’s gesture, and casually said, “There hasn’t been any trouble at the port lately, has there?”

The woman’s gesture fell short, and her expression didn’t change at all.

She simply said, “Accompany me for dinner tonight, and I can provide you with any information you need.”

Wu Heng’s skin crawled upon hearing this.

Why did that line sound like it was trying to seduce some young girl?

And today, it was being used on him.

At the same time, he recalled what the steward assistant ‘Moya’ had said during his first visit to the Old Barrel Tavern.

Mackintosh had been through several husbands, with lovers everywhere.

She looked at him with a certain look in her eyes, warning him to be careful.

He hadn’t paid much mind at first, but now, the situation had actually arisen.

Lovers everywhere…

Chances are that some of the strongmen outside were her lovers.

Mackintosh controlled the allocation of port labor and intelligence work. Although she didn’t hold a candle to the Island Master or the Association Stewards, she was still a well-known figure on the island.

Having more lovers was quite normal.

The strong hold more resources, including partners, regardless of gender.

However, since she wasn’t to his taste, it was also hard for him to accept this approach.

“I’ll pass on dinner, but if there is any information I need, I’ll go to the Old Barrel Tavern,” Wu Heng said directly.

The woman looked up at him, sipped her tea with a smile, and did not dwell on the matter.

Instead, she casually brought up a new topic, mentioning that many wealthy merchants had recently come to the Lighthouse District and bought a lot of properties in the newly built area.

It was possible that Lighthouse Street would have many new shops opening soon.

Wu Heng chatted along.

It was somewhat awkward.

The awkward conversation continued all the way to the Association, where he thanked her and got out of the carriage.

The woman with the gold rings on her fingers lifted the curtain and said, “If you come around one day, you can find me. Feelings can be cultivated slowly.”

Wu Heng raised an eyebrow and replied, “I still prefer purchasing information with a bounty.”

The woman didn’t say anything, and the carriage slowly drove away.

Wu Heng watched the carriage depart,

And then walked towards his own residence.

Well, that was a close call, he nearly got flirted with by a woman.

…

Returning home.

Andre Willow had also returned from the Association.

The three women were sitting in the living room chatting.

Seeing Wu Heng return, Mini immediately said, “Master, Shanaela brought a lot of ingredients; dinner is going to be rich tonight.”

Shanaela smiled and said, “They were brought by the fleet, and I can’t finish them alone. Let’s eat together.”

“Sorry for the trouble.”

“Not at all, it’s just some common ingredients.”

Mini hugged Shanaela’s arm, “It’s nice to be rich.”

“Your master is pretty rich too.”

“But not as rich as you.” Mini looked up at her and said, “Why don’t you just move in here and save the trouble of going back and forth?”

Shanaela’s cheeks turned red, and she glanced cautiously at Wu Heng before tapping Mini’s forehead lightly, “I’m the president of Starflower; how could I possibly stay randomly at other places? It would affect both the merchant fleet and our race if word got out.”

Wu Heng, sitting on the side, felt as though the comment was meant for him to hear.

Mini still clung to her, “Would it affect anything if you come here every day?”

Visiting you? What’s there to affect?”

“Hehe, that’s true!”

After chatting for a while, Chef Number One prepared dinner.

They sat down together at the dining table to eat.

Once dinner was over,

The group, along with an owl, went to the courtyard to discuss the flower beds and the swimming pool’s water storage.

As the daylight gradually faded,

Shanaela waved goodbye and returned to her place.

Wu Heng also went back to his room with the two women to rest.

…

The next day, morning.

Inside the ship’s cabin.

The Starflower workers began moving the cargo stored in the cabin.

To one side, people were constantly reminding them to be careful because the items were fragile.

Shanaela, today wrapped in a blue cloak that hid her body and face, could not entirely conceal her voluptuous figure.

Wu Heng handed her the completed order form and said, “It’s done. 50,000 sets of leather armor, 3,000 one-handed battle axes, 3,000 longbows, and 1,000 strong crossbows, plus 5,000 bags of grain.”

Upon hearing the quantities he reported, Shanaela took another look, slightly surprised, “Why are you buying so much again?”

Was he planning to arm a national army?

“I have many friends. As soon as they heard the cargo was from the ‘Starflower,’ they all clamored for it.”

“Stop talking nonsense! If you keep ordering like this, you’ll become our biggest customer on Gold and Silver Island,” Shanaela said.

“Is there any discount?”

Shanaela gave him a glance, handed the order to a nearby fleet manager, and instructed, “Charge him a 30% deposit.”

“Yes!” the manager replied.

After calculating the price, Starflower paid Wu Heng over 40 Gold Coins.

This was the money for selling glass and ceramics, which would have been more, but they had deducted the 30% deposit.

By the time it was passed over, only a small bag remained.

But the price was still good.

In Lundham City, these items were all sold for copper coins, but Shanaela had directly bought them at the rate of one silver piece each.

Of course, the quality of glass products like these could only be sold by ‘Starflower’ and not to others, setting a kind of monopoly price.

With the money received, Wu Heng still stood to the side.

The workers kept on moving the cargo.

Wu Heng and Shanaela stood nearby, silently watching.

After all the cargo was moved.

Shanaela went to deal with fleet matters, and Wu Heng left the port with the skeletons.

After returning to his place, he informed Mini.

Then he directly went up to the fourth floor, heading for the Zombie World.

…

Stepping out of the dormitory.

The survivors were all greeting each other.

Wu Heng nodded in response and headed to the designated area for skeletons.

Walking around inside.

He selected 20 skeleton warriors that had reached level 5 and possessed the skill [Hunter’s Aim].

[Hunter’s Aim]: When the target focuses on aiming, their attacks become incredibly precise, ignoring the prey’s concealed state and any lesser cover.

‘Hunter’s Aim’ was a skill unlocked by archers and crossbowmen that could reduce environmental impact and increase accuracy.

In reality, the environment had little effect on skeletons.

Skeletons lacked physical sensation; the most it impacted was their weaponry.

For example, wind force, air resistance, or other kinds of disturbances.

But having this skill was certainly better than not having it at all.

Wu Heng took out rifles from the Space Ring and placed them on the ground, then ordered, “Drop your weapons and pick up the firearms on the ground!”

Clatter clatter~!

The skeleton warriors put down their longbows and bent over to pick up the rifles from the ground.

Level 5 skeletons already possessed basic intelligence.

Although their actions still followed orders, they now had strong recognition and judgment abilities.

Moreover, this wasn’t the first time skeletons had been guards carrying guns; both the prison and the passenger station were guarded by armed skeletons.

Wu Heng demonstrated to them how to disengage the safety and change the bullets among other actions using the rifle.

After demonstrating everything, he continued to order, “Fire ahead!”

Bang bang bang~!

The skeletons fired in unison, their bullets shooting into the high grass a half meter away.

The skeletons bearing guns was not their first time either.

The prison and passenger station were both guarded by skeletons armed with guns.

Skeletons were stronger in combat than average survivors, which also prevented the distribution of guns to ordinary survivors from resulting in uncontrollable situations.

If someone indeed tried to snatch the firearms from the skeletons’ hands, they would be deemed a threat and attacked by the rest of the skeletons.

Therefore, skeletons serving as guards were effective as a deterrent both internally and externally.

At this moment, Qi Hancai and others, hearing the gunfire, hurried over.

Seeing Wu Heng there, they let the others disperse.

Qi Hancai approached and said, “I thought we were being attacked!”

“No, these skeletons are to be assigned for base defense,” Wu Heng said directly.

“Understood!”

Qi Hancai immediately positioned the skeletons on guard duty, attracting quite a crowd of curious survivors.

After coming back, Wu Heng continued, “Get the convoy ready, we’re going out to clear zombies.”

“Alright!”

Soon, the convoy was prepared.

Escorted by the Skeleton Army, they left the factory gates.

…

The street was flanked by a large number of KTVs.

Packs of zombies surged like a raging flood from all sides onto the main road, bringing with them an overwhelming stench of blood, rushing forward in a torrent.

Whoosh~!

The Skeleton Flying Dragons flew over the horde of zombies,

Dense iron bombs fell like torrential rain, covering the zombies below.

The ground shook, and clouds of dust rose to the heavens.

Then the second and third waves of iron rain followed in succession.

The horde of zombies collapsed in the barrage, instantly clearing the whole street.

Only a few scattered at the edges, shaking their broken bodies.

Confused, they looked around and continued their forward assault.

Wu Heng waved away the smoke that had drifted to the back.

Looking at the thousand or so zombies, he ordered directly, “Advance forward.”

Shuffle shuffle~!

The waiting Skeleton Army began to move.

They started to advance along the road.

Wu Heng followed behind, unleashing [Corpse Battlefield].

Bands of skeletons rose up and joined the skeleton ranks.

[Skeleton Warrior (Level 3)]

[Skeleton Warrior (Level 4)]

Level 4?