Viscount Weiss's Mansion.
Armory.
"The fourth level of the Law Realm? Not bad, but you've been without proper undead trials for too long, Fei Lun."
Underlord Miket Tikaxiwa appraised her son.
"Mother! I've been figuring it out myself, based on the Book of the Undead," the Skeleton Warrior said respectfully.
"Let's see—despite mastering the divine skill 'Undead Resurrection,' you have no followers. Why is that?" Miket Tikaxiwa asked.
"I... missed many opportunities; it's my fault," the Skeleton Warrior confessed, bowing his head.
"With high-level Undead Resurrection, you can forcefully compel the revived to serve you, yet you've never achieved this step," the Underlord said sternly.
Shen Ye sighed.
How was this the Skeleton Warrior's fault?
It had been helping him all along, almost always ready to jump out at a moment's notice, leaving no time for dedicated cultivation.
—This was a truly loyal friend.