Chapter 160: Taking Into One's Own Service

At the same time, in the Yinjian, Lu Daoguang had already returned to the military camp with several corpse-driving craftsmen.

That black stone mountain had already been occupied by the army of paper figures, but that did not mean this matter was over.

On the contrary, whether or not to continue sending troops to occupy the dark gold mine that Jiang Henian had disclosed, and how to handle these corpse-driving craftsmen, were things Lu Daoguang could not decide on his own.

So, he simply returned first with a small squad of heavy-armored paper figures and the captives, waiting to take action only after receiving clear instructions from that Lord.

"What is this place?"

Seeing this majestic military camp standing in the Yinjian, Jiang Henian was completely stunned; what shocked him even more was that there were actually over ten thousand of those terrifyingly powerful soldiers and generals here!

"Behave yourself! Once you're here, even the Heavenly King himself couldn't escape!"

Seeing the look of shock on Jiang Henian's face, Lu Daoguang felt extremely satisfied inside, though the expression he put on remained a dark-faced one.

"Second Uncle!"

"Old Second!"

"..."

As they entered the military camp, the nephew and two other cousins who had remained behind immediately surrounded them.

"People from the Jiang family!"

"Second Uncle, why did you capture them?"

"..."

These three were also startled to see Jiang Henian, their expressions showing some fear, but they quickly reacted upon seeing these corpse-driving craftsmen being escorted by heavy-armored paper figures one by one.

"Hehe, never thought these corpse-tenders would have a day like this!"

"Second Uncle, hurry and tell us what exactly happened!?"

"That's right, that's right!"

In the past, whenever they encountered corpse-driving craftsmen, they would stay as far away as possible; this was the first time they had seen these fellows who reigned supreme in Xiang Province in such a state.

"Enough! Enough!"

"If you want to know what happened, go ask your Uncle Lao Mao!"

However, Lu Daoguang had no heart to boast about his own skills right now; according to his calculations, the Ghost Gate was about to open.

Paying respects to that Lord was the priority; if he were to mess up important business by bragging, he would truly be a fool.

"Hehe, alright!"

Thus, the others immediately surrounded another ghost-walker to press him for answers.

"Click, click, click~"

Lu Daoguang did not wait for long before a massive Ghost Gate appeared once again in the drill ground of the military camp, and subsequently, one heavy-armored paper figure after another immediately walked toward the Ghost Gate carrying various items.

"Hmph, don't say I didn't warn you. Behave yourselves later; if you show respect when you see that Lord and confess everything you should, you might just have a chance to live!"

"Otherwise, even if your own ancestor came in person, he would still have to kneel to speak with that Lord!"

Lu Daoguang also straightened his clothes before sternly warning the several corpse-driving craftsmen.

Although he wished he could kill these fellows, the final fate of these corpse-driving craftsmen had to be decided by that Lord.

"You..."

Hearing Lu Daoguang speak so disrespectfully of his own ancestor, Jiang Henian was nearly bursting with rage, but upon thinking of those powerful soldiers and the terrifying general, he still could not utter any harsh words.

Soon, their group was led by the heavy-armored paper figures across the Ghost Gate and arrived inside a massive military tent.

"Subordinate Lu Daoguang pays respects to the Lord!"

Arriving before Lin Feng, Lu Daoguang knelt and saluted quite skillfully; it must be said that ever since he regained face from the corpse-driving craftsmen, he had sincerely begun to view himself as Lin Feng's subordinate.

"Rise!"

"Many thanks, Lord!"

After rising, Lu Daoguang continued to say to Lin Feng: "Lord, these people are corpse-driving craftsmen from Xiang Province. Subordinate, according to... subordinate did not dare to make decisions for the Lord without authorization, so I brought them all back!"

Hearing him state the matter concisely, Lin Feng could not help but nod; this fellow really did have the air of a subordinate.

He clearly distinguished what should be done and what should not.

"Well done!"

Thus, Lin Feng directly praised him and waved a hand, having a paper figure Colonel give him some rewards.

This time, the reward Lin Feng gave him was significantly more: twenty God-Summoning Talismans and two palm-sized folded paper figures.

"After you find the dark gold mine, I will give you a high-grade ghost weapon or ten soldiers for you to command!"

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Lu Daoguang felt his heart pounding wildly; in his view, whether it was a high-grade ghost weapon or soldier guards, both were heavy rewards!

Especially the latter, as he was very clear about how powerful these soldier puppets were.

If he could have ten such guards at his command, and were to walk around his clan, there was no need to mention how impressive that would be!

"Many thanks for the Lord's reward!"

After receiving the talismans and paper figures, Lu Daoguang bowed deeply to Lin Feng to express his gratitude.

"Are you all willing to submit to me?"

Subsequently, Lin Feng shifted his gaze to the corpse-driving craftsmen pressed to the ground by the heavy-armored paper figures; for these people, Lin Feng also had many things he wanted to ask, and of course, he wanted to take them into his own service.

"Willing! I am willing!"

"Please, Lord, take us in!"

"Many thanks for the Lord's grace!"

"..."

Before Jiang Henian could even speak, the other corpse-driving craftsmen beside him had already agreed; after all, who would want to die if they could live?

"I, I, I am also willing!"

Subsequently, Jiang Henian also raised his head and shouted to Lin Feng, who was sitting high in the seat of honor.

For him, Black Stone Mountain was already lost, and the information about the dark gold mine had leaked; returning to the clan would undoubtedly result in nothing but execution.

However, if he could become a subordinate of this mysterious figure before him, there might still be a turning point; after all, hadn't those Corpse Walkers, who were originally like dirt rats, become respectable?

"Very good!"

"From now on, you will all be under the command of Lu Daoguang. If you work diligently, I will certainly reward you; if you feign compliance while acting in opposition or harbor ulterior motives, then I will surely kill you!"

Upon hearing their response, Lin Feng spoke directly, then waved his hand to have the heavy-armored paper figures release them.

"Many thanks for your mercy, my Lord!"

"Subordinate Jiang Henian pays respects to you, my Lord!"

"..."

As the pressure on their bodies eased, they immediately bowed respectfully to Lin Feng; at this very moment, they felt as if they had finally come back to life.

"Rise!"

"Yes!"

Only after standing straight did they truly see the situation around them, seeing that the surroundings were filled with paper figure Colonels and paper figure Generals radiating terrifying and eerie power.

The Lord on the high seat was entirely shrouded in heavy armor, and although no special aura fluctuations could be detected, in their eyes, he appeared even more terrifying.

"If you can produce some ancient texts or secrets passed down by Corpse Artisans, I will have rewards for you."

Lin Feng's words then reached their ears directly, leaving these Corpse Artisans somewhat confused.

"Rest for tonight; tomorrow, as usual, a thousand soldiers will follow you to take the dark gold mine!"

"Yes!"

Lin Feng said this to Lu Daoguang; as for the questions of the Corpse Artisans, he did not need to explain them.

After finishing these matters, Lin Feng waved his hand to have the heavy-armored paper figures take them away.

Once they returned to the Yinjian, Lu Daoguang, who was by their side, looked at them with a face full of displeasure and said, "You lot really got lucky. Hurry up—if there are any ancient texts or secret transmissions in your clan, bring them all over!"

He remembered how much effort he had spent to defect to that Lord's command, yet he hadn't expected these fellows to be directly favored by that Lord.

Fortunately, that Lord had placed these people under his name; otherwise, there was no telling if they would climb over his head later on.

"Old Lu... my Lord, could you tell us in more detail?"

Upon hearing his words, Jiang Henian had just wanted to call out the other's nickname, but immediately reacted and changed his form of address.

"Hmph, listen well, all of you!"

Lu Daoguang glanced at this fellow sideways and then slowly began to explain what Lin Feng's request actually meant.

"Click-clack-click—bang!"

After the Ghost Gate closed, Lin Feng picked up a piece of raw black jade ore and examined it carefully.

"It has a special, cold, yin sensation. If I only use this material to make jade talismans, it should be able to summon power at the Fierce Ghost level!"

After carefully sensing it for a while, Lin Feng gained some understanding of this special jade material.

"Gold as ink, jade as paper; if I can obtain these two things, the God-Invoking Talismans I create will surely be able to summon the full power of a Play Ghost!"

"Once I make the highest-grade talismans, I will be able to resolve most troubles even without entering the Yinjian!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng felt even more anticipation for that dark gold mine.