55: Chapter 55 It really took flight

Xu Qin hurried to open the [Branch Evolution Path] details.

[Undead City · Detailed Description]: ...

[Teleportation Array]: Can build cross-region teleportation points, consuming Soul Energy to achieve instant troop deployment between multiple territories. Building sub-cities requires consuming a large amount of resources; each sub-city can provide independent resource output, but requires separate heroes and troops to garrison.

"Hmm, standard, an expected path, can be said to have no highlights."

"It's just expanding territory, expanding land, and building sub-bases."

After commenting, Xu Qin looked at the second branch.

[Floating City · Detailed Description]:

[Lords Hall]: The core of the Floating City, located at the center of the city; if it is destroyed, the city is destroyed.

[Watchtower]: Upgraded from the original Bone Watchtower, the detection range covers the high-altitude area within a radius of 1200 meters around the Floating City, and can also perform overhead reconnaissance of the ground.

[Forging Area]: The original Undead Forge and bone workshop are merged and upgraded to provide equipment manufacturing and machinery production for the Floating City.

[Hall of Valor]: Upgraded from the original Dark Altar, all hero skill trees are expanded, and a new "Hero Garrison" function is added.

[Magic Zone]: Upgraded from the original Cursed Temple, unlocking more undead-type magic research.

[City Walls and Turrets]: The original Bone Wall and Soul Energy Sentry Tower are upgraded to the Floating City defense system, with a new "Turret Charging" mode added, capable of beyond-visual-range strikes against ground targets.

[Treasure Vault]: Upgraded from the original bone vault, the storage limit is greatly increased.

[Energy Zone]: The original soul hall and bone melting furnace are merged and upgraded to provide continuous energy for the Floating City. When energy is sufficient, the Floating City can move freely; when energy is exhausted, it must land on the ground to recharge.

After reading the last item, Xu Qin's eyes were already wide open.

Then he slapped his thigh and roared excitedly:

"Holy crap!"

"Are you not even going to pretend anymore?!"

While excited, he also began to weigh the pros and cons.

What does a mobile city mean?

It means there is no concept of "passive defense."

He doesn't need to wait for enemies to come and attack him; he can actively fly over and attack others.

Others work hard to build cities, walls, and develop their economy, while he just drives the city over them—that image...

Undead City?

Screw the Undead City.

"I choose the Floating City!"

"If you dare to provoke me, I'll drive the base over and blow you up!"

Xu Qin didn't hesitate at all and raised his hand to click the second option.

[Confirm selection of branch path: Floating City?]

[Warning: This choice is irreversible. Please consider carefully, Lord.]

"Consider my ass, stop dilly-dallying."

Xu Qin clicked confirm directly.

[Branch path locked: Floating City]

[Territory transformation started...]

The next second.

Xu Qin felt the ground beneath his feet vibrating.

The entire territory began to shake violently.

He quickly ran to the Watchtower to watch.

The base of the level 4 Graveyard began to emit a faint blue light.

The light spread along the foundation to every building, every sentry tower, and every section of the Bone Wall.

Runes crawled up from the ground onto the walls.

Crack!

A crisp thunderclap sounded.

Xu Qin looked up.

He saw the territory's Bone Wall detaching from the ground and beginning to float.

A crack opened at the bottom of the entire Bone Wall.

The gray-white bone structure began to rise slowly.

Sand and stones fell down, revealing the faint blue energy base underneath.

"Is this... anti-gravity?"

Xu Qin's mouth hung wide open.

And this was just the beginning.

Because the most dramatic change was the Graveyard.

The original four-meter-high gray-white stele began to grow upward.

The surface of the stele cracked.

The internal bone structure began to reorganize.

In less than thirty seconds.

A three-story-high gray-white hall replaced the original stele base.

At the top of the hall, a sharp bone spur pointed straight at the firmament.

This was the Lords Hall.

Xu Qin noticed that all the buildings were changing.

The Bone Wall disassembled and reorganized like building blocks, turning into a circular city wall surrounding the Floating City.

The Soul Energy Sentry Tower rose to three times its height, and the Soul Energy light orbs at the top of the towers turned into bone-made turrets.

The Undead Forge and bone workshop merged together, forming a semi-circular forging platform.

The smoke spewing from the chimney was no longer black smoke, but dark purple energy steam.

The Dark Altar became the Hall of Valor.

The original simple stone platform disappeared, replaced by rows of neat bone seats.

The Cursed Temple became a spire tower.

The bone vault also became a heavy domed building.

Its surface was covered with layers of bone armor protection.

The soul hall and bone melting furnace also merged into one.

They became a huge, faint blue energy core, suspended in the center.

It was sending a continuous stream of power to the entire city.

About five minutes later.

The shaking stopped.

He felt the ground beneath his feet no longer shaking, but steadily hovering in the air.

Xu Qin ran to the edge of the Watchtower and looked out.

The distance to the ground was...

About fifteen meters.

"It flew up."

He muttered excitedly.

"It really flew up."

The wind blew from all directions, carrying the dry scent unique to the desert.

The outline of the entire Wailing Desert became complete and clear.

Xu Qin turned around and walked through the Floating City.

The area of the Floating City was even larger than he had imagined.

The core area was the Lords Hall, surrounded by circular city walls.

The city walls separated the various functional areas.

It ensured a compact layout while remaining orderly.

Outside the city walls, there was a bone-made turret every certain distance.

The muzzle could be adjusted to shoot at ground or aerial targets.

He walked to a platform by the city wall.

The command panel automatically popped up new information.

[Floating City · Initialization Complete]

[Lord]: Xu Qin

[Energy Reserve]: Approx. 460,000 / Maximum Capacity 800,000 (Consumes approx. 2000 points per hour, can be replenished by killing living beings or through the soul hall)

[Movement Speed]: 15 km/h (Increases as energy level rises)

[Current Altitude]: 15 meters (Adjustable, minimum 5 meters, maximum 50 meters)

[Turret Charging]: 8/8 Ready, Range 200 meters, Attack Power 65, with 10 points of Shadow Erosion damage.

After reading the panel, Xu Qin took a deep breath.

"Fifteen kilometers per hour? A bit slow."

It didn't matter; the speed could still increase as the level went up.

But the key was that it was not restricted by terrain.

Mountains and rivers were just fleeting clouds; he could go wherever he wanted.

"Fine." He closed the command panel and returned to the Watchtower, looking down at the yellow sand beneath his feet.

"From today on, the sky of the Wailing Desert is my territory."

"Whoever dares to wander around in my territory again will be met by a bone-made city falling from the sky."

The corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.

He crossed his arms over his chest and said:

"This is what you call an Undead Scourge."