Undead Queen's eye

Alex had absorbed all the energy from the Blackwater Altar, only to gain a mere 15 points in attributes and not a single skill? Could it be that the scythe had stolen half of the Blackwater Altar's energy, resulting in an incomplete evolution?

Alex looked down, her two large eyes blinking in confusion. What exactly was the Queen's left eye?

She ran back to her castle bedroom and looked in the mirror. Her eyes were still the same deep blue, and after tugging at her left eyelid, flipping it up and down, she found no difference compared to her right eye.

Alex then opened her personal attributes interface and noticed a small question mark next to her name. She clicked on the question mark.

[Tip: The Undead Queen's left eye possesses all summoning and transformation spells, requiring no chanting or incantations. The magic level will unlock gradually with the Lord's level. Other effects are for the Lord to explore on their own.]

This tip is not very detailed, at least it should tell what magic can be used at the current stage, how much mana it costs, and other such details...

Now Alex understood. It seemed that her left eye had absorbed most of the energy, and she hoped that this effect would be strong. 

Otherwise, during this vacuum period while the Blackwater Altar was recovering, how was Alex supposed to summon undead creatures? If it depended solely on her, it would be a massive undertaking.

Wait, the tip mentioned Alex mastering all summoning magic, right?

She stepped out of the bedroom and went outside the castle, where a group of corpses lay—perfect for testing her new skills.

The moment she saw these corpses, Alex suddenly understood the magic in her mind and even knew how to cast it! 

Not only that, but she could also prevent these corpses from turning into skeletons and directly transform them into bone beasts. However, considering they were just wild boars, she decided against it...

Alex realized that she truly wouldn't always summon ordinary undead from wild beast corpses. 

If you killed a wild boar and summoned a skeleton, you might not think much of it because a skeleton would definitely be stronger than a wild boar. 

But if you killed a mighty dragon and only managed to summon a skeleton, that would definitely be frustrating.

A gray symbol appeared in Alex's left pupil, followed by her entire left eye emitting a pale blue glow.

At the entrance of the castle, a huge gray formation materialized over the corpses, and undead began to crawl out from it. After a short while, no more undead emerged from the formation.

Alex stopped the magic, the symbol in her eye vanished, and the glow ceased, returning to normal. However, she felt a bit dizzy, so she quickly checked her Mana Points.

[Mana Points: 50]

No Mana Points were consumed! What was used then? Mental energy? Physical strength? Or perhaps the soul?

Who cares, this is way too powerful!

It could be said that Alex's left eye is now a walking Blackwater Altar, albeit without the enhancement effects of the actual altar.

She examined the newly created troops—40 level 1 undead of various types. There were 25 level 2 Skeleton Soldiers, specters, and zombies, but no death knights. Finally, there were 10 level 3 advanced troops: 5 Skeleton Warriors, 2 death knights, 2 Phantoms, and 1 Death Warrior.

A total of seventy-five corpses, now all summoned at once, and next, she could disassemble the corpses!

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 45 wild boar corpses, obtaining 900 units of food, 90 wild boar tusks, 45 wild boar hides, and 30 magic crystals.]

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 20 antelope corpses, obtaining 400 units of food, 20 antelope hides, and 10 magic crystals.]

[Congratulations Lord on successfully disassembling 10 rabbit corpses, obtaining 100 units of food, 10 rabbit hides, and 5 magic crystals.]

A total of 1400 units of food were collected. [QuartzStriker] needed 500 units, and the rest could continue to be listed on the trading post for sale.

As for keeping it all for [QuartzStriker]? That was out of the question. Alex wasn't that foolish. 

Keeping it for them would only result in a trade for a bunch of rocks. But the castle's construction needed more than just rocks; wood was essential too.

Alex initiated a private chat.

[Hamburger]: "Food collected, ready to trade now?"

[QuartzStriker]: "Sure thing, Big Shot, I'm ready!"

Just as Alex was about to reply, a trade interface popped up.

[QuartzStriker has initiated a trade with you!]

[Trade details: 10,000 units of stone for 500 units of food.]

[Do you agree?]

"Agree!"

Alex tapped on agree, guessing the other party was eager to proceed.

Instantly, 500 units of food disappeared from the warehouse, replaced by 10,000 units of stone.

[QuartzStriker]: "Big Shot, can we make this a long-term trade?"

[Hamburger]: "You only have stone? That's going to be tough for me!"

[QuartzStriker]: "I can trade stone for wood with other Lords. How about a 2:1 ratio of wood to stone for each trade? If you can't use up all the food, you could just list it on the trading post, how about that?"

[Hamburger]: "Pleasure doing business!"

Indeed, if some Lords are born in mountains full of stones, others must be stuck in forests full of trees, the exact opposite situation. One has only stone, the other only wood. But thankfully, the trading post feature allows Lords to supplement their lacking resources.

Wait, something doesn't feel right. Where will the remaining magic crystals come from?

Previously, Alex traded wood, stone, and magic crystals, and even after selling all the food, she still made some profit from magic crystals. This was much faster than farming magic crystals from monsters.

"Never mind, since I've agreed to cooperate, I'll keep the food for now and just list a smaller amount, setting the trades to only accept magic crystals."

Alex couldn't help but marvel at her own genius.

She was now about fifty magic crystals short of being able to build the Bone Throne.

"Let's try selling a hundred to see how it goes."

If it doesn't sell well, Alex might have to consider dropping the price or finding another way.

[Hamburger initiates a trade!]

[One unit of food for one magic crystal]

[Remaining quantity: 100 units.]

Hamburger's small order on the trading post caught the attention of other Lords.

[NotARobot]: "Is Big Shot Hamburger running out of food? Why only sell a hundred units?"

[Falcon]: "Has Big Shot's castle reached max level? Not needing wood or stone anymore, only trading for magic crystals..."

[Blank]: "Damn, that's ruthless. Do they think we're newbies? Magic crystals are so crucial, and they're only trading them for one unit of food, what a rip-off!"

[Wild Boar Prince]: "My troops are boar demons, they eat a ton. I'm afraid they'll eat me if they get too hungry, I'm buying first, guys!"

[Severe Psychopath]: "If you have plenty of magic crystals, I'll trade with you. I have plenty of food, don't go to this rip-off merchant! We must boycott him together. Today he dares to trade food for magic crystals, tomorrow he might trade food for Essence Shards. Don't be fooled!"