Undead Mage from a Cell-Chapter 468 - 466: The Trader (190/194)

After Shaya left, Gu Xi decisively released the other two city gates.

Using the three city gates, he formed a triangular defensive formation.

Six Bone Dragons took to the sky, circling above to prevent any sneak attacks.

After all, the previous situation had really scared Gu Xi.

The killing intent that descended from the sky almost took Gu Xi’s life.

It also made Gu Xi realize that the Death Incarnation under his command was no longer the strongest in this space.

To ensure his own safety, Gu Xi had no choice but to bring out everything he had.

With the troops taking their positions, Gu Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief, ensuring temporary safety.

However, Gu Xi was not the kind to simply wait in defense. After ensuring his own safety, he sent out troops capable of reconnaissance.

Especially the Stone Golems, which he dispatched in several directions, not asking for much, just hoping to discover any enemies a step early.

It must be said that Gu Xi’s intuition was quite reasonable.

About ten minutes later, a Stone Golem flew back.

It was flying in a hurry, as if something was chasing it.

"Are there enemies? How many?"

The Stone Golem shook its head non-stop and gestured there.

Gu Xi took a glance and quickly understood the Stone Golem’s message.

Someone was approaching, but it didn’t seem like they were coming to attack Gu Xi; rather, they were coming for a trade.

Gu Xi didn’t completely trust the Stone Golem’s judgment.

He swiftly ascended the city gate tower and looked into the distance.

About seven or eight minutes later, the troop mentioned by the Stone Golem appeared on the horizon.

At that moment, Gu Xi understood why the Stone Golem said they looked more like traders than fighters.

The troop was clearly an armed force escorting a transport convoy.

Their situation somewhat resembled that of this space, belonging to those who had undergone Undead Transformation. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

However, this troop did not include students dressed in black robes with scarves; all the guards were fist-sized Elves and Fairies.

The appearance of these Elves somewhat resembled the Ghost Butterflies under Gu Xi, but they had wings like those of bees.

The Fairies wore red hats and had mouths that could open to the ear root, a type of monster.

They were responsible for dragging the vehicles, step by step, toward this direction.

The vehicles they dragged were loaded with a large amount of gold and jewels.

As they approached, Gu Xi could clearly see that a dark aura seemed to envelop the gold and jewels.

Gu Xi thought for a moment, tapped the Cold Wind Staff on the city gate tower, and sent an owl to deliver orders.

When the troop approached the city gate, a group of Spirit Butterflies appeared near Gu Xi’s city gate.

Their appearance near the gate immediately caught the attention of the approaching troop.

The Skeleton leading the group had a shine in his eye sockets, as if he had discovered something exciting.

He even left the troops and charged forward on a Skeleton horse.

"Hold your ground, don’t get any closer."

Seeing the figure about to enter the attack range, Gu Xi had to issue a warning in advance.

"Ah, I mean no harm, I’m here for a trade."

The words from Gu Xi startled him, and he quickly halted his horse, raising a large banner.

On the banner was painted a bat flying above the academy.

Seeing the battle banner, Gu Xi frowned.

Does the academy have battle banners for each department?

He hadn’t encountered any prior to this.

Seeing Gu Xi refrain from attacking, the figure breathed a sigh of relief.

"Please don’t attack. I am Vega, the manager of the Bat Tower at the academy. I’m here for a trade. We won’t advance any further. Could we talk down here?"

Gu Xi stared at Vega for a while, noticing he was just a Skull-headed figure dressed in a Western short coat. Without the Skeleton horse, people might easily mistake him for someone doing hard labor.

However, Gu Xi still asked, "What’s the purpose of the Bat Tower? Is it a part of the Bat Department?"

"Huh? No, in our academy, bats are used for sending messages and as mounts. The Bat Tower is where we breed these bats, a part of academy management but not among the four main departments.

However, I’m a graduate of the Bat Department, and I’m temporarily representing them in negotiations with you."

After hearing this, Gu Xi didn’t immediately go down.

At this point, Vega added, "Sir, I have the best intelligence network in the academy, and the fastest means of transport to get here ahead of others.

Others aren’t quick to react."

"Alright, hold on a moment."

Gu Xi flipped and jumped down from the city gate tower.

As he descended, the Evil Coffin caught him, bringing him to a position about fifty meters from Vega.

Meanwhile, Gu Xi’s men also began gathering in that direction.

"How did you know I was here? What do you want?"

"Sir, I saw the Netherworld Phoenix fly over my head and not return; anyone with some sense could guess what happened.

Do you see what I brought?

The orb left by the Phoenix, we only want that.

If you’re willing to give us the orb, all these things are yours.

If it’s not enough, just say so, and I’ll bring more immediately."

"Are you referring to a purple, head-sized orb?"

Gu Xi hesitated for a moment before finally asking.

"Yes, I knew it fell into your hands."

Vega beamed, "How much do you want, just name your price."

"This thing, I may not be able to give it to you, as it’s been digested by my subordinates and I can’t retrieve it."

Gu Xi said resignedly.

"What?" Vega’s expression grew animated on hearing this.

"There’s really no way, but I have something you might be interested in. I have a bell like a Skull; are you interested?"

Vega gave it some thought before exclaiming, "The Soul-controlling Bell?"

"You know about it, are you interested?"

"No, sir, that item is beyond me. Except for a few department heads, no one can manage it."

"Could you explain? So if I encounter such good things again, I’ll keep them for you."

Vega hesitated before finally saying, "Okay, it’s mainly authority-related things.

The Soul-controlling Bell can control all Puppets and Golems within the academy, an authority accessed by department heads only.

The orb left by the Phoenix grants high-speed flying privileges within the academy.

I’ve been eyeing that privilege for quite some time..."