Global Lord: My Undead Can Undergo Fission
Chapter 187 Baron Jia Siwei

Chapter 187: Chapter 187 Baron Jia Siwei

"Lord, we’ve finally made contact," Fang Jie heard Jia Siwei’s voice again that day.

"How is the development on your side?" Fang Jie asked directly. The spy communications had been difficult recently since both kingdoms had utilized certain special methods, resulting in the weaker Undead, such as skeleton birds, struggling to get close to their military strongholds.

And Jia Siwei couldn’t expose himself, so he couldn’t just wander about.

This had led to Jia Siwei going off the radar for a while, leaving Fang Jie in the dark about what was happening on the other side.

All he could do was rely on Jia Siwei and the Skeleton Heroes’ understanding of each other, making developmental guesses based on speculation. Thus, Jia Siwei had guessed wrong numerous times, causing confrontations with those Undead.

They couldn’t simply avoid conflict altogether, as there were others watching.

After a series of arduous performances, Jia Siwei had gained a great deal of merit, but the losses were mounting.

"We’re holding up in the fight, but other areas are said to have become ruins. It was not easy to find an opportunity to come to the market—I’m worried we may not be able to fight in the next war given our losses."

Jia Siwei sent a picture, with various damaged Puppets in the background.

These Puppets would eventually be sent to Fang Jie, who would get the Alchemy Workshop to repair them.

After all, repairing wasn’t as costly as creating new ones from scratch. On Jia Siwei’s end, simply patching things up would suffice. However, this privilege was exclusive to Jia Siwei; the other Nobles wouldn’t even consider it.

Seeing the condition of Jia Siwei’s forces, Fang Jie felt that his partner had indeed had a rough time.

The bulk of the Puppets had been lost, with the remaining ones badly damaged, including the Iron Puppets—only one was left, the others having been lost during charges.

But these losses weren’t for naught—they translated into merit.

Looking at the badge on Jia Siwei’s uniform, he had now become a third-rank Baron.

Fang Jie was now aware of just how difficult it was for Nobles to ascend their ranks, particularly for a merchant without a noble background and no powerful backers. Climbing the social ladder had proven to be even more challenging.

Having your own formidable power could help, but unfortunately, Jia Siwei lacked that.

Though he had started Cultivation, Jia Siwei’s Talent wasn’t exceptional, nor did he have abundant Resources. He was only at Apprentice Level now—it wasn’t clear when he’d be able to advance his status through strength alone.

"Alright, I understand. Provide me with a list as before."

"Lord, can you orchestrate for those people to work with me? I’m prepared to launch an attack to reclaim the city that’s been overtaken. If successful, I could ascend to the rank of Viscount."

"Can you really advance that much all at once?"

"It depends on the situation, but I feel there’s a chance. Also, here’s what I’ve gathered about the internal situation of the New Moon Kingdom." Fang Jie didn’t help elevate Jia Siwei’s position for nothing.

On the contrary, Fang Jie sought intelligence on the New Moon Kingdom’s internal affairs.

Many pieces of intel were beyond the reach of Vampires, but not for a regular Noble.

Although most of the information was superficial at the moment, Fang Jie could still discern its veracity.

"Very well, keep up the good work." Finally seeing returns on his investment, Fang Jie felt satisfied, and seeing Fang Jie pleased, Jia Siwei too breathed a sigh of relief.

This was his biggest support; to continue progressing, he had to rely on Fang Jie.

Although Jia Siwei considered going solo and cutting ties with Fang Jie, he quickly abandoned the idea after reflecting on his own strength and development prospects. Without Fang Jie, he would instantly revert to square one.

Not only would his military force diminish, but his commercial ventures would also encounter significant constraints.

Moreover, his position was coveted by many—they would not miss a chance to bring him down.

Most crucially, given Fang Jie’s rate of progress, by the time Jia Siwei could possibly become a high-level official within the New Moon Kingdom, the kingdom might no longer be a match for Fang Jie.

By then, seeking support from the New Moon Kingdom would only lead to a dead-end.

Deciding the best course of action, Jia Siwei resolved to continue working under Fang Jie. As Fang Jie’s power grew, Jia Siwei, who once held some resentment, was now becoming increasingly compliant.

Even others who had previously resisted Fang Jie as their leader were now growing more accepting.

After a series of calculations, the subsequent exchange had further augmented Jia Siwei’s strength.

His military force alone had more than tripled in size. While Erminuo and Duojia had only recovered ground to where they were before, they didn’t mind at all; their military merit spoke for itself.

The mercenaries gathered under the other Nobles were not as numerous as before but had still significantly increased.

The Nobles who once scoffed at Jia Siwei were now rallying around Erminuo and Duojia.

Although Jia Siwei did not help them purchase Puppets, their ranks had still swelled with mercenaries, who remained quite obedient.

Jia Siwei knew this was a scheme by Erminuo and Duojia, a tactic to keep him from becoming too powerful.

But Jia Siwei didn’t care, as he had already anticipated their strategy. Regardless of whether he curried favor with these Nobles, they would never respect him, so he might as well give up on them.

Most were of no use, gathering loud but ineffective forces around them.

In the midst of battle, their presence might even hinder Erminuo and Duojia.

Otherwise, why would their titles be the same as his after such a long time? Despite Jia Siwei earning more merits, lacking a noble background slowed his advancement compared to those born into nobility.

With cooperative enemies on one side and the mercenaries from Flower Plateau on the other, Jia Siwei’s merit had definitely placed him in the top ten at the border, surpassed only by a few high-level officials.

But precisely because of Jia Siwei’s performance, he could now organize a counterattack.

"Alright, the army is now in our possession, and our power is at its peak. The city ahead has no defenses against us, so we’ll strike tonight, taking it as swiftly as possible for a significant merit."

"We’re all following your lead, we’ll do as you’ve said."

No one objected, as the battles thus far proved that Jia Siwei’s judgement was incredibly sharp. Though some of his orders seemed fanciful at times, they ultimately proved his correctness—at least, not egregiously wrong.