Supreme Magus novel Chapter 817

Chapter 817 Utopia Part 1

"Also, if he really wanted to build an army, the better strategy would have been to send thralls like the Treantling-Grendel you’ve faced and infect only the most powerful plant folk instead of random people.

"It would have taken time, but undead can wait. Consider that most plant folks wouldn’t reveal being infected in fear of being shunned or considered a traitor. All of this mess, even involving the three great Countries, is too dangerous even for Erlik himself.

"Not only did he make himself an enemy out of the entire continent, but even in the case his plan succeeds, Erlik will never be able to feed so many mouths. Undead are many things, but stupid isn’t one of them.

"The stupid ones never live long enough to become this dangerous. Undeath is something that cannot be spread carelessly, especially now that the human population has been dramatically reduced.

"I’m certain that even if Erlik somehow wins, he would weed out the weaker newborn undead as his first move as the new regent. In times of war, food is more important than gold."

"What do you think his real aim is?" Friya asked.

"I wish I knew." Jirni sighed. "Yet it must be something damn important and that can alter the status quo with the other powers of the continent. Otherwise the Undead Courts would have never allowed for this.

"One of the reasons why the Kingdom barely tolerates them is that the Courts are a necessary evil. They take care of rogue undead and often take control of the criminal underworld, preventing useless chaos.

"To risk their shaky truce with the great countries, it means that they either have no other option or that they finally have the numbers to step up their game."

Jirni’s words made the mood turn gloomy. The burden of all those present had just become much heavier. Kamila quickly changed the topic, telling Lith that she had already warned his family and that they wouldn’t worry about his amulet being offline.

’I can’t understand why Lady Ernas spoke like that. Her daughters are already under a lot of pressure, especially Quylla and Phloria. The former has been basically introduced as Manohar’s replacement, which means too many expectations for someone so young.

’As for Phloria, I’m afraid she might become more interested in rescuing her career rather than Laruel, leading to bad decisions. In her situation, a single mistake could get her kicked out of the army.’ She thought.

***

Erlik the Draugr Treant’s Headquarters, now.

Now that the sun was set, Erlik the Draugr Treant could finally stand up and stop staring at his treasures like a demented man. Yet being able and being willing to, were two entirely different things. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

It always took a Draugr considerable willpower to step away from their resting place. After making sure that all the protections were in place and that whoever violated his sanctum wouldn’t live long enough to regret it, he went looking for his second in command, Gremlik the Grendel Dryad.

If there were more bad news waiting for him, at least he could give that annoying pest a proper beating to ease his nerves. Gremlik was too clever by a half and way too powerful for Erlik’s liking.