There's a skull dungeon attached to my basement

Turning his head, his gaze fell upon the empty temple square. Suddenly, one hazy figure after another materialized.

【Ghoul Handmaiden

Rank: Elite

Level: 28

Traits: Ghoul Handmaiden, Soul Healing, Blessing of Sleep

Description: Saved souls who have given up on eternal rest. Deceased maidens who have chosen a new follower for themselves.】

A total of nine hazy figures appeared before Xiao Yang. Eight were Elite-ranked Ghoul Handmaidens, and one was a Lord-ranked Head Handmaiden. They materialized at that moment, their gazes falling upon Xiao Yang. They weren't enemies; these Ghoul Handmaidens appeared as friendly units.

Xiao Yang recognized the leader among these Ghoul Handmaidens, identifying her by the golden bracelet on her wrist.

These Ghoul Handmaidens must be the souls unwilling to rest that the God's Game had mentioned.

The leading handmaiden floated over to Xiao Yang, and a prompt popped up.

【Ghoul Handmaidens request to join your stronghold】

His gaze fell upon these Ghoul Saintesses who had come before him.

They shed the dry, withered husks that confined their souls, revealing their original appearances. They wore gorgeous long dresses with golden纹, their faces were beautiful, and they possessed an inherent serene aura. They seemed less like handmaidens and more like noble young ladies or princesses.

Description: A gift for you.】

To be honest, their allegiance to Xiao Yang was a bit of an overreach. Xiao Yang felt like he was reaching too high. These Ghoul Handmaidens were true divine servants in life.

He accepted the golden ring.

"Are you sure?"

The leading Head Handmaiden didn't answer. She simply stood before Xiao Yang, silently watching him.

The answer had already been given when someone had placed the rolling golden ring on her.

Faced with the Ghoul Handmaidens' silence, Xiao Yang shook his head. Okay, it seemed he was being a bit pretentious.

He accepted the request, and a prompt from the God's Game appeared.

【Congratulations to the player, your starting point has welcomed friendly units to reside within.】

【The Ghoul Handmaidens will now begin their work.】

Just like that, Xiao Yang had gained a number of hazy, beautiful women as subordinates.

They began to help Xiao Yang repair the Temple of Rest.

Various utensils that had originally existed in the temple, flesh and blood left over from the battle, and various miscellaneous objects were collected. The Temple of Rest was set in motion. Moreover, not only that, but during this time, these Handmaidens of Rest also began to awaken the chaotic souls remaining in the Skeleton Dungeon.

Some skeletons, some skeleton knights, were awakened by them, becoming the same friendly units and joining Xiao Yang's stronghold.

Although it was a little incomprehensible to Xiao Yang, weren't they all divine servants of the Goddess of Rest in life? How could they now raise the dead without any scruples? Wasn't this a blasphemy against the Goddess of Rest?

The Head Handmaiden gave him an answer to Xiao Yang's confusion.

"Souls that are at rest, remaining fragments, incomplete souls, the blessing of the gods, the birth of new individuals, seeking their own meaning, returning to rest after completion."

After becoming a ghoul, the Head Handmaiden seemed to become somewhat taciturn. He didn't know if it was always like this, or if it was a sequela left over from the half-dead state.

Xiao Yang was a little confused by her explanation, or rather, he didn't understand it.

Soon, he stopped dwelling on this point. It was always a good thing to have more labor. He felt that he could move the industrial base on the ground into the Skeleton Dungeon, but he always felt that he would lose his original intention.

In the beginning, he placed the gem bugs and those messy things in his own world, just thinking that when the dungeon exploration was over, he could crawl out and rest for a few days in his happy old home.

It could also be regarded as finding something other than going to the dungeon for himself, and finding a balance he needed for his life.

It's just that plans can't keep up with changes. Farming is not easy, and it's even a little too tiring. Things are also more urgent than previously expected. After making preparations, he will have to start his advance again in six months at the latest.

In short, he still has to work hard, and he has to use a little more liver!

The constant cracking sound disturbed Xiao Yang's thoughts.

To be honest, he was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden appearance of a skeleton or skeleton knight in front of him.

He was about to develop an instinctive reaction, subconsciously wanting to chop it with an axe.

These skeleton knights, skeletons, and some skeleton warriors that the Ghoul Handmaidens awakened were not in a dull and silly state, but had their own souls and wisdom. Most of them even had a part of their memories from their previous lives.

This situation brought another problem.

Most of these skeletons who were pulled up were dissatisfied with the Ghoul Handmaidens' voluntary following of Xiao Yang. They felt that Xiao Yang was a toad lusting after swan meat.

Although Xiao Yang also felt that he was a little bit lusting after swan meat, it was really unpleasant to feel such emotions from a pile of skeletons and skeleton knights!

The relationship between him and this group of undead was a bit similar to 'my lord's lord is not my lord'. Xiao Yang had command and control over them, but it had to be transferred through the Ghoul Handmaidens.

Regarding this situation, Xiao Yang's little explosive temper came up for a moment, and then went down again.

He saw the large stone that the skeleton knight was holding in his arms.

Xiao Yang could directly change the terrain of the stronghold with the construction system, but it would cost money, and it was completely free to let these skeletons who didn't need to eat and wouldn't get tired work.

When there were no emergencies and there were no suitable buildings to build for the time being, the choice was naturally clear.

"If you are not convinced, you still have to work for me and save me money!"

However, he was a powerful adventurer who had defeated the Evil God after all. This guy was actually still sulking with his skeleton knight in the Skeleton Dungeon, too young and chaotic.

Wait, it seems that Xiao Yang was not very old in the first place, so it's okay!

Moreover, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but walking in the Skeleton Dungeon these past few days, he always felt like he was being peeped at, just like now.

His body suddenly trembled, and he looked around suspiciously. He didn't know why, but he often had a strange feeling during this time, as if someone was watching him.

No longer arguing with the skeleton knight, Xiao Yang prepared to move all of his family assets placed in the back mountain into the Skeleton Dungeon before the large dungeon corpse tax was activated.

After he went away, a hazy figure faintly emerged from the darkness of the dungeon.