"Return to PARSLOV"

Alex took a carriage back to PARSLOV City the next morning. When he left the ceramic plant and returned to the inn, he pretended as if nothing had happened the night before. He was pleased to have gained a total of 6513 psionic energy points, including an enchanted pistol and the ghost's eye, from plundering the Tower of Yin Spirits' dungeon.

He immediately began using these energy points to prepare for an upcoming battle by turning the tomb into a rotten crypt capable of producing hard-skinned ghouls and iron-skinned zombies, which required 2,000 psionic energy. Alex used his thoughts to transform the stone structure into a rotting crypt that was raised by more than a meter and had stone wind lanterns on each corner.

Alex also ignited green ghost fire inside the lanterns, which occasionally formed into human shapes before dissipating. In addition, he spent an additional 150 psionic energy to transform his existing ghouls and zombies into iron-skinned versions.

After making improvements, the Iron Zombie's combat power became 9.0, which was slightly lower than the 9.1 of the Hard-skin Ghoul, but it was also less expensive to produce, requiring only 20 psionic powers. He then turned his attention to building a ghost-producing abandoned tower, but was disappointed to find that there were prerequisites for building it, including upgrading the town hall to LV2 and constructing a defensive stronghold. This news made him feel frustrated, as he had thought that having more than 5,000 psychic powers would be beneficial, but now he realized that it was not enough.

Upgrading the town hall and constructing a fortress cost a total of 4,000 psionics, in addition to the cost of upgrading the rotten crypt earlier. These expenses left Alex with only about 300 psionic powers remaining, which was not enough to build an abandoned tower. Alex was disappointed and frustrated, but he knew that he would have to wait until he had more psychic powers to try building the tower again.

In the meantime, he was grateful for his ghost sight, which allowed him to turn ghosts, and he was not particularly concerned about not being able to build an abandoned tower as long as he had third-level troops. On the bright side, upgrading the town hall and constructing the city defence stronghold seemed to have revitalized the entire cemetery and improved the combat effectiveness of the undead monsters there.

It was only then that Alex realized the importance of upgrading the town hall and constructing a castle, particularly the large bell on top of the town hall, which had also been renovated. It's worth noting that Alex's "Gelfies Meditation Third Edition" is a complex meditation technique that is divided into nine steps. The first phase, which involves condensing meditation objects in the sea of consciousness, can only be achieved by ordinary magic trainees. The second stage can only be performed by those who have reached the first stage and become formal wizards.

Meditation has an even stronger impact in the second stage, as it allows you to visualize the meditation object and develop your spiritual power, as well as enhance your magical power in battle. This can increase your magical strength, casting speed, or both by up to 10% depending on the individual, with an average increase of 3% to 7%. A magic wand with similar capabilities can be purchased for tens of thousands of gold pounds, or hundreds of millions of dollars if it were available on Earth. Therefore, Alex didn't feel sad for using 4,000 psionic energy to improve his meditation skills.

After constructing the fortress, the output of undead creatures in the cemetery doubled, increasing Alex's forces. In the past, the cemetery was only able to produce a small number of zombie creatures each month, with the exception of skeletal soldiers, which had double-digit production. The other troops had single-digit production, making Alex hesitant to use undead creatures. This is why he valued the ghost's eye, which allowed him to transform spirits, and with this skill, he could generate an infinite number of ghost armies as long as he had a sufficient supply of souls.

Of course, Alex is not reckless and knows that the ability to kill people and steal souls is not uncommon in this world. Despite the emergence of capitalism and extraordinary powers, ordinary people in this world are still unaware of these abilities, particularly due to the suppression of churches with extraordinary powers.

Medicine also develops more slowly than it should, and hospitals in this world are more like slaughterhouses when it comes to treating diseases, relying on diluted holy water and bloodletting therapy. If one wants to obtain souls, they can simply visit a hospital in any large city with a high population, such as the Royal Capital, and sit and wait to acquire an unimaginable number of souls quickly and without any risk.

Although the population is smaller in PARSLOV City, obtaining the necessary ingredients to transform ghosts is not difficult if one is patient. This allows Alex to multiply the number of ghosts he has multiple times in a short period of time. Alex was pleased at this thought. In a few days, the cemetery will produce a new wave of undead soldiers, and his undead troops are expected to reach one hundred.

This includes 85 skeleton troops, 16 hard-skinned ghouls, 15 iron-skinned zombies, and an unknown number of ghosts. This line up is already quite impressive for a necromancer apprentice, and Alex is hoping that the cannon he ordered from the one-eyed will be a powerful weapon, especially if it can be paired with the skeleton soldier to create an artillery skeleton soldier.

Alex's eyes widened with excitement as he thought about his potential new weapons. When he returned to PARSLOV a few hours later, it was around 2 PM, and the carriage stopped in front of Goldert Castle. Alvis greeted Alex with enthusiasm and exclaimed, "My brother, I knew you wouldn't desert the family!" Alex gave Alvis a friendly pat on the back in return.