Chapter 207: Strong for a Moment, Handsome for a Lifetime
[Reverse Lich (Blue, Shoulder Pads)]
[Defense: 5]
[Equipped: Constitution +3, Intelligence +3]
[Equip Requirement: Constitution 5, Intelligence 5]
[Special 1: Ritual Dagger, Bone Spike, Ghost Strike, Poison Dart, and other ranged single-target attack methods will turn into flying sword forms and have a 20% lifesteal effect.]
[Special 2: Lich's Book, can record 5 spells or skills in the book, with the recorded spells or skills gaining +1 level (recorded skills have restrictions).]
[Socket Slots: Empty, Empty, Empty, Empty]
[Description: This shoulder pad is made from materials from the same lich, including those bones.]
Looking at the information on this shoulder pad, Gu Xi suddenly felt that being strong is temporary, but being handsome is forever.
Unless he finds a suitable replacement, he absolutely wouldn't take off this [Reverse Lich].
Thinking of this, Gu Xi reached into the box, then flipped his hand, and the [Reverse Lich] was draped over him.
Two skulls biting iron chains were now resting just above his shoulders. As he put it on, a faint green glow flashed in the eyes of the skulls.
At the same time, six chains of the same color wrapped around Gu Xi's shoulder, turning into decorations similar to sashes on his body.
The red leather magic book floated to his left waist, and the rusty short sword was clipped under his collarbone.
As he took a few steps forward, Gu Xi suddenly noticed that the faint green glow on the skulls and chains did not remain constant but would flash every few steps, lasting for a while before quickly disappearing.
This change made Gu Xi delighted, feeling even more handsome.
Then Gu Xi raised his Frost Staff. Without any visible action, a bone spike appeared at the tip of his staff.
However, this time the bone spike no longer looked like a simple broken bone but had turned into a flying sword made of white bone.
This cool move amazed the nearby players.
Everyone looked at the [Reverse Lich] on Gu Xi's shoulders, wishing they had such a shoulder pad.
However, such equipment was rare, and blue equipment wasn't something you could get just because you wanted it.
The players working there could only watch as Gu Xi showed off in front of them, then walked away smugly.
While leaving, the chains without any socket items would swing on their own, seemingly taunting the players' patience.
After exiting the smithy, Gu Xi asked the ferocious weasel again.
"Where do I exchange for the undead troops? What types of elite undead do we have?"
"You can go to the barracks ahead to exchange. The barracks have all the lists of undead soldiers, but it takes some time to mobilize the troops. But don't worry, our guild has no problems with troop numbers.
Besides the guild's resident space, there are also stationed worlds with small spaces where soldiers can be trained.
So the number of soldiers is not an issue.
Ordinary soldiers mainly include skeleton soldiers, zombies, and ghosts, all of level 3. If you have any weapon requirements, you can specify them when recruiting.
If not, they will randomly assign you, and you can't change it later.
For elite units, we only offer three types for external recruitment.
Leopard-headed Ghouls, an agile unit, converted from a type of black panther, utilizing the ghoulish talent well, average level 4, with abilities like stealth, sprint, and backstab, acting as battlefield assassins.
Stitched Corpses, the green fat ones, average level 4, you should be familiar with these, so I won't elaborate.
The last one is really rare. If I were you, I'd definitely choose this one. It's called the Witherer, a druid converted after death, not turning into a lich or corpse mage, becoming this thing instead.
Initially thought to be due to insufficient level, but later realized this type of unit is also okay, so we kept them. Average level 4, you'll understand its specifics once you see it."
With this explanation, Gu Xi understood the situation. Ordinary undead were the common undead soldier types.
Elite undead were the less common types.
These three elite undead available for external recruitment meant they had a system in place. The ones not available might be either in low quantity or too expensive for external trade.
This wasn't surprising to Gu Xi. After all, if it were him, he wouldn't trade units that were either few in number or too valuable.
Gu Xi had an idea in mind. Following the ferocious weasel's lead, he quickly arrived at the barracks of the Sunshine Glory Guild.
For Gu Xi, this was his first time entering a barracks. He thought the barracks would be a large square for gathering troops.
Unexpectedly, the barracks turned out to be a large fortress. Inside, many ferocious weasels were busy.
The weasel named Huang Jiu left after bringing Gu Xi there, saying he had his own matters to attend to and couldn't keep helping Gu Xi.
Fortunately, there were many ferocious weasels in the barracks, and they were quite capable. Gu Xi casually found one and showed his recruitment order.
Seeing the numbers on the order, the ferocious weasel said, "100 ordinary undead, plus 50 elite undead, right? No problem. Do you need to choose the types?"
"Ordinary undead will be ghosts, and for elite undead, I want Witherers."
"You've done your homework. That's fine. We happen to have a batch of Witherers ready. If you came earlier, we might not have any Witherers available."
As he spoke, he called his companions to mobilize the troops.
Witherers were straightforward, but for the ghosts, he asked Gu Xi for his preferences.
He asked whether Gu Xi wanted more aggressive ghosts or those with special attributes.
Gu Xi had his own thoughts about these ghosts. Previously, Gu Xi had led ghosts from the Sunshine Glory Guild and knew they had two progression paths.
The Yin Wind Camp and the Ghostly Camp were two different routes after upgrading, one being faster and the other having more life force.
Having used both, Gu Xi preferred the faster-moving ghosts. As for life force, for ghosts, they either avoided physical attacks or got killed outright. Would more life help?
Thus, upon hearing the ferocious weasel's question, Gu Xi immediately made his choice.