Chapter 203: Fusion Contract - Blood Vault
"Vampires, do you know them, Comrade Gu?"
Hearing Song Yumo ask this, Gu Xi immediately perked up.
Of course, he knew about vampires. There was even a leader in Aridowei City who could command vampires.
Gu Xi was currently troubled by the various buildings Dimmy needed.
He also understood that what Song Yumo suggested was feasible.
Although vampires belong to the mid-tier undead units, they are unique, not part of the bone, corpse, or ghost categories.
They don't belong to the stitched or transformed categories either but have their own characteristics.
For a period, due to the non-categorizable nature of death knights, vampires represented death knights and were a high-level undead unit, just below bone dragons and ghost dragons.
So, Song Yumo's suggestion was right on point for what Gu Xi needed.
But at this moment, Gu Xi hesitated.
He wasn't sure what kind of vampires would come out of this—would they be the ugly ones from the beginning? The ones injected with spider venom? Or standard old vampires?
There were too many variables, and Gu Xi couldn't judge the pros and cons.
Seeing Gu Xi's changing expression, Song Yumo understood his concerns.
He smiled and said, "You don't need to worry. I'm not that unreliable. My vampires are Akarus type, the spider venom kind, requiring a ritual to transform, not the ordinary ones."
"The Spider cult"
Gu Xi immediately understood the origin of Song Yumo's vampires.
He also knew that if the vampire training camp were upgraded to a higher level, the soldiers produced would indeed be on par with death knights.
Their status would be higher than corpse mages but lower than liches, fitting Song Yumo's description of a compromise.
However, the resources required would be significant.
Just as Gu Xi was about to refuse, Song Yumo spoke again.
"Yes, the Spider Cult's vampires, and it's a complete set of buildings. If Comrade Gu agrees, I'll include a city contract."
Gu Xi's eyes widened as he looked at Song Yumo.
Did this mean he would get the building blueprints, a piece of land to merge with, and a plot with all the buildings already constructed?
If that's the case, then yes.
I'm in.
As for whether Song Yumo had a city contract, Gu Xi wasn't worried at all.
When he received the first prize from the Netherwind Academy, the dean had given him a fusion contract.
This meant that some guilds actually had many such mergeable spaces.
Some spaces had been developed, while others were left untouched for various reasons.
Gu Xi hadn't pursued such spaces earlier because there were still many districts in Aridowei City he hadn't captured.
Since his goal was building blueprints during this period, he hadn't considered needing such fusion spaces.
Song Yumo's offer made Gu Xi realize this was a doable deal.
"Alright, but I need to inspect the goods first."
"Sure, wait a moment."
Seeing Gu Xi agree, Song Yumo was delighted. He took out a raven with golden feathers around its eyes, spoke a few words, and released it.
At this moment, Liu Kai said, "Comrade Gu, rest assured. The Song family's contract is absolutely reliable.
Their Black Guard used vampire counts, and it was quite impressive.
Later, they found something better and, due to the attributes of their ancestral purple equipment, slowly moved away from vampire guards.
However, their Blood Guard Palace is still famous in our guild.
I believe they will give you a plot surrounding a vampire mansion."
Gu Xi didn't respond. He wasn't sure what he would receive.
Vampire training buildings typically include ghost houses, mansions, estates, palaces, and castles. Different buildings represent different origins and development directions for vampires.
Each variation brings different effects, so Gu Xi was curious about the vampire training camp he would get.
At this moment, there was a rush of hooves from outside the forest.
Hearing this, Gu Xi immediately raised his hand, grasping the Cold Wind Staff.
"No need to worry, it's my companion."
Song Yumo quickly stopped Gu Xi's next move, "He's here to deliver the goods."
As he spoke, a death knight riding a golden horse appeared nearby.
Gu Xi only saw a flash of gold before the death knight stood before Song Yumo.
"Young master, I've brought the item."
He handed a lead box to Song Yumo.
Song Yumo took the box, opened it, and handed it to Gu Xi.
Looking down, Gu Xi saw a scroll inside, resembling parchment.
[Acquired Blood Vault Contract]
[Blood Vault, area 0.35 square kilometers, population none. Occupying this will grant 1 large plot (Level 2 Vampire Mansion), 2 medium plots (Level 2 Blood Garden, Level 3 Blood Pool), 3 small plots (Level 4 Vampire Statue, Level 4 Blood Throne, Level 3 Bat Cavern)]
[Building Name: Vampire Mansion
Level: 2
Units Trainable:
Vampire (Level 6), can consume 1000 negative energy to recruit vampires. Recruitable 5+4 per week.
Vampire Baron (Level 7), can consume 1500 negative energy to recruit vampire barons. Shares recruitment numbers with vampires.]
[Vampire (Level 6, summoned unit): Experience (0/5000), Attack 14+4, Defense 8, HP 80, Skills: Undead Creature, Blood Embrace (20% of damage dealt by vampires heals and revives them), Teleport.]
[Vampire Baron (Level 7, summoned unit): Experience (0/8000), Attack 16+4, Defense 10, HP 95, Skills: Undead Creature, Blood Embrace, Teleport, Retaliatory Slash (after killing an enemy, deals equal damage to another nearby enemy).]
[Building Name: Blood Garden
Level: 2 (Upgradeable)
Attributes:
The garden provides 30 units of blood food (blood fruits) weekly, temporarily increasing vampire attack by +1.
Vampires in the garden are immune to sunlight and silver weapon damage enhancements.]
[Building Name: Blood Pool
Level: 3 (Upgradeable)
Attributes:
The pool provides 45 units of blood food (blood wine) weekly, temporarily increasing vampire HP by +20.
Heavily injured vampires can soak in the pool to rapidly recover HP.]
[Building Name: Vampire Statue
Level: 4 (Upgradeable)
Attributes:
All vampire-related buildings in the city produce vampire units +4 faster.]
[Building Name: Blood Throne
Level: 4 (Upgradeable)
Attributes:
All vampire units in the city gain +4 attack.]
[Building Name: Bat Cavern
Level: 3 (Upgradeable)
Attributes:
All vampires in the city automatically learn the Bat Form skill.]
[Bat Form: Vampires can transform into numerous bats to flee the battlefield. As long as one bat survives, the vampire won't die.]