The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse

She didn't know many of them, only Bella and Xiao Xiao, but she was aware of the other two, who were also Wu Heng's ghosts.

"Sister Retili!" Xiao Xiao greeted.

"Morning! Xiao Xiao!" Retili replied, nodding to the other three ghosts.

Glenda said to Wu Heng, "We're off, should be back around the afternoon."

"Alright!" Wu Heng nodded.

The four puppets boarded the carriage and slowly departed into the distance.

Wu Heng and Retili headed towards the local Snake Badge Consortium.

As they stepped into the hall, a human attendant approached them quickly.

His gaze lingered on their attire for a moment, then he put on a professional smile, "Do you need...?"

Retili flicked her fingertips, revealing a director badge, "I wish to see your local manager, is he in?"

The attendant's expression immediately turned respectful, "Please follow me to the VIP room."

After entering the VIP room, the attendant left.

Retili poured Wu Heng a cup of tea, "The Consortium in Deep Furnace Castle is one of the main suppliers of special items to various places. Buying some internal special items shouldn't be a problem."

Wu Heng nodded, saying, "It all depends on the price, anyway it's just material for melting, a consumable."

"Yes, let's discuss it with the manager later."

...

Meanwhile, the four ghosts arrived at the special items market by carriage.

The entire street was bustling like a vegetable market, with the rough shouts of short people and the clanging of metal interwoven.

The stalls were piled with various special items—broken sword blades, rusty pocket watches, and even a half-squirming rope.

"Wow!" Xiao Xiao dashed to the nearest stall and picked up an iron box, "Grandpa, what's this?"

The stall owner, a dwarf with a short beard, grumbled, "Call me Hammer Grandpa! I just came of age last week."

"Oh~! Hammer Grandpa," Xiao Xiao drawled, then pointed at the squirming rope, "Don't you need to play a flute for this?"

The dwarf retorted, "What flute, don't mess with me."

"Then you still haven't told me what this box is for?" Xiao Xiao continued asking.

"It's a special item! It can reduce the time metal inside it rusts, but the downside is the metal will have a fishy smell once taken out," the dwarf replied.

"What about this lantern?"

Veins popped on the dwarf's forehead, and just then Bella came over, placing one hand on Xiao Xiao's shoulder and pointing at the stall's fragments with the other, "How much are these fragments?"

"These are special mirror fragments, those are weapon fragments, each type of fragment is two gold coins," the dwarf continued introducing.

"Are you sure they're genuine?" Glenda returned from another two stalls.

"I have a permanent stall here. If there's a problem, you can come back and find me," the dwarf assured.

Upon hearing the price, Glenda said directly, "I'll take them all, please sort and pack them!"

"Alright!" The dwarf cheerfully started to pack.

Just as the transaction was completed, a crowd of vendors suddenly swarmed around.

"Madam, take a look at my goods!"

"I also have many fragments here, please take a look... "

...

In the VIP room, the fragrance of tea permeated the air.

The middle-aged manager scrutinized the pair, wearing a perfect professional smile, yet his eyes couldn't help but glance at Wu Heng's Faceless Mask.

"If you just want Heart of Molten Fire materials, I can have someone select some cheaper ones," the manager said softly.

"And for the price, how do you suggest?" Retili continued asking.

"Naturally, it would be at the internal price, bypassing the consortium process, 40 gold coins a piece. Of course, the effects of the special items aren't that great," the middle-aged manager spoke softly.

Retili glanced at Wu Heng and saw him nodding, saying, "Alright!"

"Then please wait a moment, I'll have someone prepare them."