Chapter 378: Graveyard, Novice

Returning to Linshui Village in Daxia Territory, Xia Duo summoned Mote again to discuss the plan for creating Goblin Undead; in order to present a perfect report to the Princess, he could be said to have exhausted every possible method.

When Mote arrived at Xia Duo's small tent, he first inquired about Mote's accommodation arrangements before asking, "Has the location for the graveyard been chosen?"

"It has been chosen."

"Where is it?"

"Just now, Priest Laidun took me for a tour around the area, and I found a spot south of the Altar that is quite suitable, but—" Mote hesitated with the rest of his words.

Xia Duo immediately guessed what he was hesitating about; although the area south of the Altar was not yet developed, in Xia Duo's planning, it was also a Residential Area.

Together with the area north of the Altar, Linshui Village was temporarily planned with two Residential Areas, while his Lord's Villa would be built east of the Altar; there were no arrangements for the west side for the time being, and since it wasn't far to the river, it didn't matter if it remained empty.

"The south side—" Xia Duo pulled out the planning map of Linshui Village, which was covered in sharp, messy revisions; he hadn't looked at this map for nearly a year, and he had forgotten some of the details.

After a careful inspection, some of Xia Duo's past planning had been too conservative; he had indeed planned it well, but that was only planning for Linshui Village, and while it looked perfect, it had not taken the overall development of Daxia Territory into account.

Although Daxia Territory only consisted of Linshui Village at this time, advance planning was essential; the graveyard, relative to the Residential Area, was a symbol of the residents truly taking root here and had to be taken seriously.

"Just build the graveyard at the location you determined!"

"Yes, my Lord!"

Laidun had previously introduced to Xia Duo that a graveyard could not be moved lightly; on the surface, it was a human tradition, but in essence, it was because there was long-term, maintained Holy Power protection there.

Even in ordinary villages in Savile Territory, Clerics of the Lord of Death would go regularly to replenish the Holy Power.

But while the graveyard could not be moved, the Residential Area could.

As the first village of Daxia Territory, Linshui Village would be the center of the Territory for a long time to come; the first town, the first city, were not even worth mentioning.

A formal Temple might be built here in the future, so the Altar, Residential Areas, and the like might change as a result, only the graveyard—

Referring to Savile Town, the graveyard located between the Villa District and the port, that kind of planning seemed somewhat inappropriate now.

Therefore, Xia Duo wanted to get it right in one go, first determining the graveyard, then adjusting the planning map, and furthermore, he had to take the development west of the river into account.

After a decision was made in his heart, nothing was revealed on the surface, as if this matter were completely insignificant, but in fact, after returning to the Territory this time, Xia Duo's state of mind had undergone a great change, and his whole person radiated a kind of idealistic glow.

Transforming the world, what a grand proposition, but if one started from the things around them, then perhaps bit by bit, they could also stir up huge waves in the future.

The topic of the graveyard was passed over quickly; Xia Duo certainly would not forget the main purpose of summoning Mote—to mass-produce Goblin Undead to fill the labor shortage.

"Regarding the Night Watchers, what are your thoughts?"

"My Lord, there are two types of Night Watchers: one is the Heartless who voluntarily offer up their death and embrace death, and the other is the Undead awakened from corpses; the former has the same Wisdom as they did in life, while the vast majority of the latter do not have enough Wisdom to carry out tasks independently."

This explanation from Mote was indeed something Xia Duo had not understood before, and based on these words from Mote, he immediately associated many things, for example, perhaps there were people who specialized in training Undead, as well as people who cultivated those who voluntarily offered up their death.

Regarding the Heartless, Xia Duo gave up without hesitation; this kind of Undead with Wisdom was already essentially different from the living, and they were no longer the same species.

Even with the constraints of Faith, it was not necessarily truly safe; the "Heartless" in their name fully explained this point.

What Xia Duo truly needed were Undead "tools" to replace human labor; without Wisdom it wouldn't work, and with too much Wisdom it also wouldn't work; being able to understand commands and execute them accordingly, that was the most perfect state!

"In the future, I will send specific corpses to you; just awaken ordinary Undead."

"Yes, my Lord!"

Then, Xia Duo took the opportunity to bring up Goblins, and he asked Mote, "Can you use Goblins to create Undead?"

"..."

Mote was stunned; he had never considered such a question, and at this moment, his reply was somewhat stuttering, "My Lord, use, Goblins, to create Undead?!"

"Yes, there are so many Goblins in the forest, it would be a pity to just kill them like that; do you have any way to create Goblin Undead?"

"My Lord, I—I can try."

Seeming to notice Xia Duo's dissatisfaction, Mote hurriedly explained, "My Lord, I only just perceived Holy Power not long ago; in this regard, I really, really cannot guarantee it."

Not to mention whether he could create Goblin Undead, even for humans, he only knew it was feasible from past practical cases; he himself had never personally attempted it.

When Mote mentioned that he had only perceived Holy Power not long ago, Xia Duo was suddenly enlightened; during the trip to the Projection Plane, he had already forgotten some unimportant details.

Thinking about it now, he was indeed too optimistic, thinking that any Cleric could create Undead; now it seemed that perhaps Mote hadn't even awakened a human corpse before.

He was completely a novice.

Fortunately, he didn't have much of anything else here, but he had plenty of corpses; there were plenty for him to practice on, so let's start with Goblins.

Afterwards, Xia Duo comforted Mote a bit more, then let him go back to rest; it was already dusk, and there was no rush to go outside to clear out the Goblins.

After Mote left, Xia Duo also began his own advancement plan.

A 4th-circle Spell was not originally in Xia Duo's advancement plan, but the plan itself was updated at any time according to his own progress; based on the urgency of the matter, what Xia Duo currently needed to do was to learn 【Short-range Teleportation】.

Once he mastered 【Short-range Teleportation】 and stored it in the Magic Net, the near-instant effect would definitely greatly enhance his safety!

Learning through a Spellbook was not as intuitive, clear, or rapid as learning from a Scroll, but the advantage was—having a process of one's own thinking, similar to the difference between copying the answer directly and reading a study guide when solving a difficult problem.

Of course, smarter people could solve it themselves directly based on what they had learned in the past.

Currently, Xia Duo did not have much research in the 【Teleportation】 Domain; he might be able to research 【Teleportation】 himself, but it would ultimately not be as fast as reading a study guide!

Even with a certain foundation, Xia Duo did not mind occasionally copying an answer, as long as he knew his goal was not the Spell itself, but the Principles behind the Spell, as well as the essence of the Magic Net, that was enough.

A few details were not worth mentioning.