Yan Guang's intelligence was limited.
Besides the coordinates of his maid's death, the most important information for Su Wu was identifying the mastermind behind it all.
"It's actually a Lich..."
After sending Yan Guang off, Su Wu recalled the information he had read about Liches.
Liches were a very special race.
They were not born naturally.
Including the very first Lich, all Liches were created by transforming beings from various races.
Therefore, Liches did not have a fixed rank.
They ranged from mid-tier to high-tier.
Except for mythical-tier Liches, all other ranks had been seen.
"Since it's a Lich, it explains the ability to create such strange things."
"Is a Lich very strong?" Cang Yue, who knew nothing about Liches, asked curiously.
"Generally, no."
Su Wu explained, "But those transformed into Liches all share one trait: obsession with research."
"There are few ways in the Void to improve one's rank; most beings are limited by their innate aptitude."
"Liches are one of the few exceptions not limited by this."
"No matter how weak the being, upon becoming a Lich, their aptitude immediately reaches lord-tier."
"After that, by researching proper methods and gathering materials to modify their soul casket, a Lich's aptitude can be further enhanced."
Of course...
This does not mean transforming into a Lich is purely beneficial.
Boosting one's aptitude is akin to defying fate.
Success requires a huge price.
Apart from some exceptional Liches, wherever Liches appear, chaos and bloodshed follow.
They spare no means to collect souls, converting them into the foundation for the next stage of their evolution.
Therefore, Liches are despised and feared in the Void.
If discovered, those capable will try to eliminate them to prevent trouble in their territories.
"But that guy's rank at most is king-tier."
After recounting what he knew about Liches to Cang Yue, Su Wu continued: "If it was truly a high-tier Lich, the triggered quest wouldn't be a regional quest but a world quest."
This was why Su Wu did not feel excessive pressure from this regional quest.
Despite Cang Yue's low level, as long as it's not a high-tier being, even a max-level 70 king-tier creature would only be an even match for her.
This was the current Cang Yue.
Once Su Wu accumulates enough energy stones and raises her level further, her power will become more terrifying.
So, the longer the Lich delays, the more it suffers.
Su Wu marked the coordinates provided by Yan Guang and temporarily set the matter aside as he walked toward a nearby altar.
By coincidence, the monster nest's building was also an Undead Altar.
Because it was a small nest, the altar was only level one.
"Good luck." Su Wu was pleased.
A level one Undead Altar meant he could upgrade it using energy points after recruiting.
With Paradise Creation, upgrading costs no time.
After raising the altar's level, he could reset its recruitment slots and immediately recruit a second batch of minions.
Pure profit!
Following the Paradise Creation prompts, Su Wu quickly completed recruitment.
He again chose skeletal knights.
Fifteen skeletal knights on undead warhorses, with similar stats, emerged one by one and stood before Su Wu.
[Thanks to Cang Yue's presence, the skeletal knights are full of confidence in your future.]
[Skeletal knights' loyalty +40.]
[Skeletal knights' loyalty is now full.]
Seeing the loyalty instantly maxed, Su Wu issued orders.
Like before, their task was to move at full speed and record coordinates across Dawn Forest.
This was the highest priority.
Only by mapping far across Dawn Forest could he maximize the use of Yan Guang's intelligence and find more monster nests.
More nests meant more resources and troops.
If the snowball kept rolling, Su Wu would soon complete his initial resource buildup.
Then his plan could enter the next stage.
Putting the treasure chest aside, he handed the remaining monster nest coordinates to Cang Yue and activated spatial teleportation again.
But this time he did not return to his territory.
With Space Control, Rapid Regeneration, Nirvana Rebirth...
Armed with so many trump cards, Su Wu felt confident to speed up his plans a bit.
Even without joining the fight, he could record special spatial coordinates.
For example...
The capital of the Dawn Empire!
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