The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 27

Chapter 27: Activating Other Buildings (Seeking More Readers)

2024-09-02

Chapter 27: Activating Other Buildings (Seeking More Readers)

As the situation in the church transformed, Gu Xi noticed that the Skeleton Soldiers he had stationed there were spontaneously moving towards the graveyard behind the church.

He was puzzled by their behavior and followed to investigate.

He initially thought the Skeleton Soldiers would simply wander around the graveyard behind the church, but unexpectedly, they planted their weapons into the tombstones, dug up coffins themselves, and buried themselves.

This left Gu Xi rather embarrassed. The situation clearly indicated that these twenty Skeleton Soldiers no longer belonged to him.

They were placed in the Evil Church to act as soldiers.

Even if the Evil Church were destroyed, they wouldn’t emerge to fight for Gu Xi again.

This resulted in a devastating loss for Gu Xi, who was already short on troops.

Fortunately, the Evil Church didn’t completely cut him off.

The twenty Skeleton Soldiers scheduled to be produced this week were sitting on the benches in the Evil Church, ready to be recruited at Gu Xi’s command.

However, Gu Xi’s funds were currently low, and he had more pressing matters to attend to. So he simply said, “Combat Squads, take out your Ghost Qi Orbs and upgrade the skeletons in your squads.

The rest of the troops will wait for me to replenish them later.”

Upon hearing this, the three Skeleton Commanders immediately sprang into action.

Because their skeletons already had sufficient experience, and the Combat Squads had received a considerable number of Ghost Qi Orbs, they had no problem covering the cost of transforming the Skeleton Soldiers.

In a short time, all the skeletons completed their transformation into Skeleton Soldiers.

Simultaneously, all the Combat Squads were reorganized. Combat Squad 1, which had been completely wiped out, was disbanded, and Combat Squad 2 was promoted to Combat Squad 1.

[Combat Squad 1 (Level 1, Unnamed, Traits: Attack +5, Defense +1, Experience 64/200): Captain (1/1) Level 2 Skeleton Commander, Members (3/43) Level 3 Skeleton Soldiers (3)]

[Combat Squad 2 (Level 2, Unnamed, Traits: Attack +4, Health +4, Experience 19/500): Captain (1/1) Level 2 Skeleton Commander, Members (11/38) Level 3 Skeleton Soldiers (11)]

[Combat Squad 3 (Level 1, Unnamed, Traits: Defense +6, Experience 124/200): Captain (1/1) Level 2 Skeleton Commander, Members (9/49) Level 3 Skeleton Soldiers (9)]

Looking at a total of twenty-two Skeleton Soldiers, Gu Xi sighed. Replenishing these Combat Squads was becoming increasingly difficult.

However, Gu Xi didn’t idle. He still had much to do.

Aside from building a city gate, there were two unactivated buildings in the city that required his attention.

He glanced at the three Combat Squads, “Follow me, we’re going to the Candle Factory.”

Luna, who was leaving the Evil Church with Gu Xi, explained the situation of the Candle Factory to him.

“My lord, I’m not entirely sure why the Candle Factory became a functional building, but from what I saw in the game, only after building the Candle Factory can streetlights be built. With streetlights, the training speed of Ghostly Spirits in Alierdo City will be somewhat improved.”

“You mean the Candle Factory is for training Ghostly Spirits later?”

“That’s likely. Aside from that, I can’t see any other use for the Candle Factory.”

Gu Xi wasn’t sure what to say, but since the Candle Factory was already built, he only needed to activate it. It was essentially a freebie, requiring no further construction costs from Gu Xi.

Gu Xi put aside those thoughts.

When they arrived at the Candle Factory, Gu Xi discovered it wasn’t a candle factory at all—it was clearly a small workshop.

A two-story building like the council hall, but significantly smaller than the church. The wall facing the street on the first floor was completely demolished. Several animal skins hung along the street side of the first floor, their yellowish grease still unremoved.

There was a large cauldron in the small building, in which something was being brewed. Various types of wood were piled up beside the cauldron, and a large quantity of dried herbs were placed further away.

Gu Xi was puzzled. Wasn’t it supposed to be a candle factory? This looked more like a slaughterhouse.

In fact, Gu Xi didn’t understand that in the Western world, besides a small number of candles made from beeswax, a large portion were made from animal fat.

This was why activating the Candle Factory required twenty grotesque corpses.

However, Gu Xi now faced a more frustrating problem: he didn’t have even one corpse, let alone twenty.

“Luna, do you know where we can find grotesque creatures?”

“I don’t know either,” Luna replied helplessly. “Should we build the city gate first, and then you can go look around Alierdo City?”

Gu Xi recalled the situation in Alierdo City.

Were heretics considered grotesque creatures?

With no other options, Gu Xi temporarily abandoned the idea of activating the Candle Factory and prepared to return to build the city gate.

As Gu Xi walked down the street preparing to head back, his eyes suddenly lit up. “Luna, look, that might count as grotesque.”

Luna came to the spot Gu Xi was pointing at and saw him pointing at the sewers beneath the street through the ice.

In the sewer, a huge rat was scurrying past.

Although separated by a thick layer of ice, Gu Xi and Luna could clearly see that the rat’s fur was completely rotten.

Gu Xi and Luna exchanged a look, both realizing something. Without speaking, they turned and ran towards the well.

Looking down through the ice, they saw the sewer system below.

Of the three existing buildings in Alierdo City, the well was the entrance and exit to the sewer system, and activating the well required clearing the sewers of the First District.

As Gu Xi ran towards the well, Luna followed while summoning Gu Xi’s Combat Squads.

When they reached the well, Gu Xi found his three remaining Combat Squads already in position, awaiting his orders.

“You’re all here, I won’t say much. Combat Squad 4—or rather, Combat Squad 3 now—go down first. After entering the sewer, ignore everything else and set up defenses.

Send two Skeleton Soldiers from Combat Squad 2 to check the height of the sewer below. If it’s insufficient, Combat Squad 1 will be the main force.

Alright, what are you waiting for? Get moving! Our goal this time is to clear the entire sewer system.”

(End of Chapter)

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