Fantasy Lord: I Have a Moving Castle

Chapter 63: Chapter 16: Attracting Beasts, the Undead that Keep Contributing Praying Power

Chapter 63: Chapter 16: Attracting Beasts, the Undead that Keep Contributing Praying Power

“Castle” had entered the Garden Secret Realm and no longer needed anyone to keep watch over the house.

So, after driving the carriage into the Garden Secret Realm, the next morning Char set out with all members except the Wind Winged Horse and the Lotus Leaf Frog.

The reason for leaving behind the Wind Winged Horse was simple: there was no need for it. As a carriage-pulling Demon Beast, it could operate independently from the carriage, but its primary function was still transportation.

Besides, its large size made it inconvenient to follow alongside, and its combat strength was only so-so: one more of it made no difference, and one less of it didn’t matter.

On the contrary, if the Wind Winged Horse’s Challenge Level had been as high as 7 or 8, Char wouldn’t let it leave his side no matter what.

The Lotus Leaf Frog, however, was left behind due to its slow movement speed. It was better off staying at home, peacefully nurturing the Lotus Leaf Spring.

Accompanied by the two little fairies and numerous Magic Pets, Char began his reconnaissance. After circling a large area, he finally figured out how vast the region affected by the Power of Death really was.

It was larger than he had imagined, possibly spanning dozens of square kilometers. With the exception of the Garden Secret Realm, which was being held in check, all other directions showed a tendency to expand uncontrollably.

This made Char’s mood all the more serious.

The larger the area, the higher the level of the Death Power that triggered this Undead Disaster—ordinary Death Power couldn’t transform so many creatures into the Undead.

And the higher the source’s power level, the stronger the boss he would ultimately have to face.

This wasn’t something he could solve alone.

In fact, it wasn’t something he should have to resolve alone.

It’s clear that this problem has existed for years, and the local natives have been unable to resolve it; they might not have even discovered it.

To expect him, a transmigrator who had been here less than a month, to solve it?

Clearly unrealistic.

Luckily, this mission was different from the crises brought by the Steel Teeth Pig and goblins. In the previous two challenges, even if he had wanted to run, he couldn’t—enemies ultimately caught up both times.

But this time the adversaries were different. The movements of the Undead were clearly limited to a certain area and even if they could break through their original territory, they wouldn’t roam outside for long.

Meaning that, in fact, this mission was possibly avoidable.

If he were to start running far away in the carriage from now, even if the Undead disaster eventually erupted, could it really threaten him?

If he can’t face it, can’t he just hide from it?

But so far, Char didn’t want to flee.

It wasn’t because he felt any sense of belonging to this world or that a ridiculous surge of saintly compassion had erupted, compelling him to prevent a disaster less than a month after transmigration that would lead to mass suffering.

He wasn’t that altruistic or great.

He was just thinking that, before the disaster erupted, he could take advantage as much as possible, trying to quickly enhance his strength through this significant event.

Moreover, if he chose to hide, he would definitely miss the chance to completely move the Garden Secret Realm into the “Castle,” so he would need to leave some time to move everything useful as quickly as possible.

Additionally, the special vine cultivated by the Winged Elf Mage might be one of the key items to resolve this Undead crisis.

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Char’s mind rapidly, and then he said to the Clover Mantis, “Clover Mantis, proceed with the plan and be safe!”

The Clover Mantis nodded gently and flew back towards the decaying Land of Undead.

Looking at the receding figure of the Clover Mantis, Char felt a bit worried and yet somewhat expectant.

Since the slaying by the Clover Mantis equated to his own slaying, he needed to complete the mission and accumulate Praying Power without even having to be on-site; dispatching the Clover Mantis was enough.

This opened up the possibility for him to exploit loopholes, allowing him to quickly amass Praying Power with almost no risk.

Blissful~

Otherwise, killing monsters would cause a massive outbreak of the Undead, and even with the Garden Secret Realm as a refuge, the risk was still high after an intense and thrilling scene like yesterday’s.

Now, where he was stood a significant distance from the Garden Secret Realm, and even further from the Land of the Undead.

He dared not to get too close; getting too close might allow the Undead to sense the aura of the Natural Seal again and lead to another chase.

But the Clover Mantis was different. Without him, Betty, and Auson by its side, the Clover Mantis was just an ordinary Demon Beast to the Undead and wouldn’t provoke an outbreak among them.

Therefore, approaching for reconnaissance as it did just now didn’t attract the attention of the Undead, and even directly stepping into that Land of the Undead wouldn’t lead to much pursuit.

After all, even though the Land of the Undead was more desolate than the surrounding forests, it still housed a large number of non-Undead creatures. If every non-Undead creature that entered could provoke a frenzied pursuit by the Undead, then those creatures simply wouldn’t be able to survive in that area.

Hence, the Clover Mantis could indeed attract only a small number of Undead at a time, slay them, then lure another batch…

Slaying in batches, it helped him gather Praying Power.

Once he had saved up a full hundred strands of Praying Power, his priority would be to recruit his fifth Magic Pet, and a Magic Pet transformed from a Demon Beast would start at Challenge Level 6!

This would be a tremendous help, greatly boosting his confidence.

However, Char didn’t entirely leave the task to the Clover Mantis and go off to do other things.

Because, even though the risk was small, there was still a chance that the Clover Mantis could encounter danger. He didn’t feel comfortable leaving the Clover Mantis alone here to slay the Undead.

Out of concern and care for the Clover Mantis, he and the others didn’t leave, but watched over it from the sidelines, not going anywhere else.

In this way, should the Clover Mantis indeed face an emergency and become endangered, they could provide support at any time. In a slightly worse situation, with Auson present, they could retreat into the Garden Secret Realm at any moment.

This was also why he had called for Auson.

It didn’t take long for the Clover Mantis to enter the Land of Death and successfully lure out a small group of Undead.

Watching the mission column, where the first kills kept popping up, Char’s heart was filled with excitement.

Although many of the Undead slain by the Clover Mantis this time were repeats, since he had already killed many types yesterday, its round of slaying still contributed several strands to Char.

After that, the luring and slaying by the Clover Mantis went smoothly, with no unexpected incidents, which greatly relieved Char.

But even though the gains were substantial, he did not spend the entire day on this.

After the morning, he left and began to explore further afield.

Let’s not forget that two major treasures currently lay before him. Apart from the Undead, which were like experience packs of Praying Power, the Garden Secret Realm was also a huge treasure trove.

And to excavate the treasures of the Garden Secret Realm, he must learn the Elf Language.

Therefore, finding an Elf Tribe—or at least one Elf—was equally important.

Speaking of which, he had already survived the most vulnerable initial phase, and it was time to try interacting with the natives of this otherworldly realm.