This was Amanda’s first time appearing this way.
Previously, even though she respected Fang Hao, she had not been as earnest as she was now.
Fang Hao took a deep breath and nodded, “Amanda, please get up. Since you wish to proceed, I am naturally willing to help you.”
Amanda nodded and stood up.
“Summon Demitrija and Aseti, and bring the sand table forward,” Fang Hao said loudly.
The maid went to call the two heroes.
Meanwhile, the large sand table was pushed to the central position.
Soon, the two heroes entered.
Fang Hao briefly explained Amanda’s situation, and the four gathered around the sand table.
The sand table displayed all the towns and villages within the territory, as well as the mountainous terrain.
In the past, Fang Hao always used the map from his Book of Lords.
This sand table was rarely used.
“Amanda, where is the Great Cemetery of Odys located, or in which direction?” Fang Hao asked.
Amanda gently pointed.
A golden liquid slowly flowed onto the sand table.
It was in the southeast of the main city, adjacent to Rolana’s residence at Crescent Heights.
Gradually, a golden area was filled in.
The gold constructed the terrain and vaguely the roads.
“This is the land of Anglina; it’s been too long, and my memory has blurred somewhat, but I can roughly remember the past terrain,” Amanda said softly.
Fang Hao looked at the new section on the sand table.
This golden power, is it really that practical!
It even filled in the missing parts of the map, and both the scale and shape were quite similar.
Having determined the location of the Great Cemetery of Odys, the task became easier.
Bordering Crescent Heights would make the attack much easier.
Otherwise, having another force in between would indeed be a troublesome matter.
Fang Hao took a closer look and said, “Bordering Crescent Heights does make our attack more convenient.”
Demitrija and Aseti also looked down at the map.
These two heroes, summoned by Fang Hao using a scroll, held very high loyalty.
Fang Hao said they were attacking Odys, and they had no objections.
Moreover, when they learned that Odys had raised the bone tax to the age of 30 for humans, they too showed surprise and anger.
Now the battle with Odys looked like Undead fighting Undead.
But in their hearts, they saw themselves as the just side, attacking the utterly evil Undead King to rescue living creatures from suffering.
“What we lack is intelligence on Odys— mthe number of troops, military deployments, and a clear road map. Rushing in would only waste time and delay our progress,” Aseti spoke up.
Demitrija added, “With the current weather, even for the Undead, it’s not suitable to deploy troops.”
The two pointed out the current conditions they lacked.
Intelligence and weather.
They had virtually no contact with Odys, and thus no concrete intelligence.
And the current weather indeed made it difficult to wage war.
Amanda understood these circumstances as well.
She said, “I’m not intending to attack the Great Cemetery of Odys right now. We can use this time to gather intelligence on the enemy’s area. After the snowy season, we can consider an attack.”
Fang Hao nodded, agreeing that Amanda’s idea was good.
He continued, “Hmm, I still have one question.”
The three cast curious glances, and Fang Hao continued, “Odys, by imposing such a harsh bone tax, could he be making preparations for something?”
The three were immediately struck by the thought.
“Do you mean,” Demitrija immediately said, “that Odys is amassing forces to launch a war?”
“Yes, I suspect that’s the case. Otherwise, what’s the point of his doing so? Only someone eager to accumulate troops would continuously increase the bone tax to gather more skeleton soldiers,” Fang Hao said, his hands bracing the edge of the sand table.
“It’s quite possible,” the other two agreed.
As the ruler of a powerful Undead faction,
Odys’s actions certainly had their significance.
Amassing troops definitely meant preparing for a war.
Fang Hao’s gaze returned to the sand table, looking at the area covered in gold.
He murmured, “Next, we need to analyze whom he plans to attack—humans, or the Blood Clan at Crescent Heights? Or perhaps another area bordering Odys.”
The other four also silently watched.
After a while, without any better ideas,
Fang Hao directly said, “Let’s go directly to Blood Castle; it’s also good to discuss this with Rolana.”
Having said this, he activated a teleportation light screen, and the four stepped into the screen.
When they reappeared,
they were already in a dimly lit ancient castle.
A cloud of dark clouds enveloped the sky above the castle.
The heavy snow continued to fall, and even during the daytime, little sunlight entered.
The castle’s great hall was empty and unadorned, with few people around.
Fang Hao looked at the map again to make sure they had arrived at Blood Castle and not been teleported somewhere by mistake.
Just then, crisp footsteps echoed through the corridor.
In the dim corridor, a slender figure, with long legs, approached step by step.
Rolana wore a purple robe embroidered with red patterns at the collar and cuffs. Below her knee-length robe were black stockings on her legs, and she wore a pair of black leather boots.
She exuded the aura of a queen.
Given the weather, she was still in the mood to wear black stockings.