Although only about a hundred slimes from three slime nests received special training,

Shami managed to spread the combat, disguise, and escape skills learned by these slimes across the entire slime race through communication among different nests.

After the Demon King's special training, the slimes, now equipped with new combat, disguise, and escape abilities, are fully capable of adapting to life outside the Demon Realm.

The overall strength of the slime race has reached a level that both adventurers and the Demon King find elusive.

Only then did Shami feel at ease expanding the number of slimes outside the Demon Realm to distract those adventurer groups searching for the great slime treasure.

Currently, there are about two hundred slime nests in the Fess Kingdom; over a hundred in the Esper Kingdom; and around twenty in each of the other kingdoms.

Outside the Demon Realm, the number of slime nests has reached five hundred, with a total of over four thousand slimes.

Looking at the scattered slime nests on the map, Shami nodded with satisfaction.

He didn't have high expectations for the slimes; as long as they could delay the adventurer groups, giving the Demon Realm more time before being discovered, that would be enough.

"The sudden appearance of many wild slimes increases the credibility of the great slime treasure, making the search for the Demon Realm no longer the top priority for the adventurer groups."

Shami planned clearly.

Not long after.

Bone Frame came running to find him.

"Lord Shami, regarding the search for new skeleton warriors, I've found a massive graveyard near Ueldo City. I've selected some suitable skeletons for the skeleton warriors. Do you have time to accompany me there?"

A few days ago, Shami instructed Bone Frame to find more skeletons and transform them into skeleton warriors, increasing the workforce of the Demon Realm.

"You really are completing the tasks I give you."

Shami gave Bone Frame an approving look and followed him to the graveyard.

Between two mountains, ten kilometers outside Ueldo City, lies a vast graveyard. Countless tombstones stand on the graveyard, and judging by the wear on the tombstones, the graves span a long period.

[Tomb of the Fallen Moon]

"Legend says this was once an ancient battlefield where humans fought an unknown race, and the battle was so fierce that even the moon fell. Hence, it is called the Tomb of the Fallen Moon."

Bone Frame explained as he slowly led Shami forward.

Shami glanced around.

"It's hard not to think that this 'unknown race' were the demon race. They're the only enemies of all humanity on this continent. So basically, the ones buried here are all warriors?"

Shami became curious.

"About a tenth of them, I think, but it's hard to tell now. It's said the feng shui here is excellent, and after becoming the main road from the Esper Kingdom to Ueldo City, another layer was added to the original graves. Many newer graves are built on top of older ones."

Shami noticed that there were at least ten thousand mounds around.

This means it is a natural barrier. If all the skeletons here were revived using magic power, it could quickly assemble ten thousand skeleton soldiers to block the advance of human armies.

Of course, blindly reviving skeletons would result in uneven quality, and it's highly likely that magic power would be used up only to resurrect skeleton soldiers without any combat capabilities.

Soon, the two arrived in front of various graves.

"Lord Shami, do you think this one is suitable to be a skeleton warrior?"

Bone Frame emerged from an ancient tomb, holding an aged humanoid skeleton in his hand.

"No, its bones are too brittle. This old guy would shatter with a touch, better let it stay buried in the ground."

Shami shook his head.

"How about this one?"

Bone Frame emerged from another ancient tomb, which was full of incomplete skeletons, missing arms and legs.

"Feels like this is a mafia dumping ground. Even if they were resurrected, the handless, legless skeletons would be useless in battle."

Shami shook his head.

"What about this one?"

Bone Frame emerged from yet another ancient tomb, this one containing a non-human skeleton, a full five meters tall with massive bones resembling a giant butterfly.

"There's no telling what this thing is! Bone Frame, did you dig out a fossil?"

Unable to discern what exactly he was seeing, Shami exclaimed with surprise.

It seemed this really was a battleground from ancient times.

Suddenly, Bone Frame pressed his skull to the ground, becoming alert.

"Wait, Lord Shami, I hear continuous movement on the ground. It seems a large troop is approaching."

"No need for analysis, I can already see them."

Shami pulled Bone Frame away and hurriedly hid in the grave.

Soon, an organized unit of about a thousand soldiers marched through the graves. Leading them was a blue-haired man in luxurious armor. Judging by the runes on the armor, this was a force from the Esper Royal Capital.

They were the special forces dispatched by King Delarosa of the Esper Kingdom to reclaim Ueldo City.

Led by the national defense commander Mason, the special forces paused to rest in the center of the graveyard.

"Ahead lies Ueldo City! The demon race has invaded our city, luring ignorant citizens to defect to them! Our kingdom is under the Demon King's invasion! The Demon King has made our citizens betray the kingdom!"

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