The Necromancer in The Novel Picks up Bones - Chapter 189



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Episode 189

Baek Sa-jun left Yangpyeong-gun.

We had to move as secretly as possible, because the Church of Salvation was sure to send pursuers.

‘There’s nothing we can’t win if we fight.’

I was going to run into it in the next main story anyway, so I didn’t want to waste my energy on it in advance.

The one who helped there was Hong Joo-yeon.

– Well, if you just give me money.

There were hideouts owned by Hong Joo-yeon.

Baek Sa-jun decided to go there and stay for a while, and asked her for one favor.

“One more thing while I’m at it. I’d like you to prepare a means of transportation that can take me to Okcheon-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do. In a way that won’t attract the attention of the Savior’s Church.”

– Okcheon-gun? Why there? It must be expensive.

“Because what’s left is money.”

– Okay, I’ll make the arrest. And I’ve taken care of what you asked me to do, like the hideout. I’ll be there soon.

Hong Joo-yeon accepted Baek Sa-jun’s request.

There was no particular reason for her to refuse. It was a chance to build a relationship with Baek Sa-jun, who had recently become very famous, so there was no reason for her to do so.

‘Lee Hyuk-woon and Baek Sa-jun. Hehehe… … .’

Their connections will be of great help.

Hong Joo-yeon told Baek Sa-jun that she would handle it right away and hung up the phone. You can trust her. Her skills as a mediator are excellent.

‘I’ll have to go to Okcheon-gun around this time.’

The reason Baek Sa-jun asked Hong Ju-yeon to prepare transportation to Okcheon-gun was simple.

It was because of the ‘dwarf’ that was there.

He is in great trouble during this period.

‘Because I have to use dragon bones and leather too.’

All you have to do is save the dwarves and put them to work.

I thought that maybe in a few days I would hear from the dwarves. They would text me asking for help.

All we have to do is wait until then.

“Whew, it feels like I’m living on the run.”

– Crunch.

Baek Sa-jun decided to meet someone along the way while heading to the hideout that Hong Ju-yeon had introduced.

He was the wizard that Lazuli introduced me to.

“You were here.”

A middle-aged man with a body so strong that it’s hard to believe he’s a wizard. He’s the wizard that Baek Sa-jun had previously entrusted with modifying two items.

I was waiting for Baek Sa-jun in Daejeon, and with Hong Ju-yeon’s help, I called him here.

“I was surprised when you suddenly left Daejeon… but I guess there was a reason for that.”

“Yes. I’m a bit busy for one reason or another.”

“I guess so.”

The wizard didn’t ask any further questions.

I already knew what had happened around here. I didn’t even need to ask.

Instead, he handed over two items.

[Subspace Bracelet (Legendary)]

· A prototype created by a wizard. It looks ordinary, but has a unique effect. A wizard with exceptional skill completed the bracelet.

· Creates a large subspace that can store multiple items. This subspace can only be used when wearing the bracelet.

· It is also possible to store non-item entities inside, but only in limited numbers.

[Ring of Transference (Epic)]

· A ring imbued with transfer magic. It was imbued with great power, but lost much of its power. It was restored and transformed by the skills of a great magician.

· You can set a transfer point within a 300m radius and transfer to the set point.

· You can use to teleport a short distance by infusing magic power into the ring.

It was an item previously entrusted to a wizard.

Since I had paid a huge sum of 7 billion won to entrust it to him, the value of the returned item was certain. The Ring of Transference was a bit different from what I had expected.

“The ring was on the verge of breaking. The shape is the same, but you could almost say it’s newly made. The magic inside is the same.”

“There’s a new blink effect.”

“I added it just in case. It won’t be bad.”

Baek Sa-jun nodded.

It’s okay, even though the usage has changed. In some ways, it’s become more useful than transfer.

“It’s okay. It works well.”

“Well, let’s meet again sometime if we get the chance.”

The wizard said so and disappeared.

Baek Sa-jun headed straight to Hong Ju-yeon’s hideout. The hideout was located at the entrance to a closed underground passage, and all sorts of magic had been installed.

It’s probably something like a defensive device.

“What about the internal condition? It’s okay.”

There was a hidden space in the underground passage.

As we entered, a hideout appeared. It was a two-room place, but it was larger and better decorated than I thought. It was a good place to stay.

Baek Sa-jun summoned his followers.

– Krrrrrr… … .

The hideout was quite spacious, but it felt a bit cramped for Cerberus to live in.

Cerberus crouched.

There was no need to summon him here. Even though I knew that, the reason I summoned him was simple.

‘I have to use my bones.’

I got a lot of bones this time.

Since there were no bones that could be used to grant skills or gifts, I decided to use them all for experience points.

There are three factions to be strengthened this time.

“Iria, Magnus, Cerberus. Come here.”

– Ugh… … .

– Oooh… … .

The retinue approaches.

Baek Sa-jun took out the bones while caressing Cerberus, who was crouching and rubbing its head.

Although there are many bones, they are not enough to strengthen all three of the retinue. That is how it was originally.

Things are different now.

[Bone Collector]

· [Additional Effect] The number of bones required for evolving a clan is greatly reduced.

It was thanks to the additional effect of the Bone Collector.

It has been strengthened with items obtained by processing the Seed of Evolution, and this will be of great help.

Baek Sa-jun used the bone right away.

– Additional effects of Bone Collector are activated.

– You have enough bones to evolve your clan. Your chosen clan, Cerberus, Magnus, and Iria will absorb the bones… … .

– These are the clans that cannot evolve yet. Instead, three clans will be strengthened by one level.

– Abilities and racial skills have been strengthened.

The message that Baek Sa-jun had been waiting for arrived.

I didn’t expect the species to evolve in the first place. Since I was only aiming for ability enhancement from the beginning, I wasn’t disappointed when it didn’t evolve.

He opened the status window of his followers.

[Cerberus]

· Race: Cerberus (MAX).

· Strength: S · Agility: B+

· Stamina: B+ · Morale: C+

[Magnus]

· Race: Archlich (+1).

· Strength: D+ · Agility: D+

· Stamina: D+ · Morale: S

[Iria]

· Race: Fallen Jinjo. (+1)

· Strength: A+ · Agility: A+

· Stamina: A+ · Morale: A+

Baek Sa-jun looked at the status window of his followers.

The Cerberus race had the letters MAX in it. I had a rough idea.

‘If I use bones as a sacrifice next time, it will evolve.’

It means you have become strong enough to evolve.

Baek Sa-jun checked the status window of his followers and let out a deep breath when he saw that their abilities had increased.

Should I say that I am deeply moved? I am reminded of the time when I made the skeleton my first servant.

How low were the skeleton abilities back then?

‘The problem was that skeleton was stronger than me.’

It’s a good thing there was a skeleton, if it weren’t for that guy I wouldn’t have been able to get here.

Baek Sa-jun gestured to the skeleton.

The skeleton approached as if it had been waiting.

“Finally the skeleton.”

– Crunch.

The skeleton probably doesn’t evolve.

Baek Sa-jun offered all his remaining bones to the skeleton as a sacrifice. And then a message appeared.

– Additional effects of Bone Collector are activated.

– Has enough bones to evolve the clan. The skeleton absorbs the bones.

– The skeleton has evolved into ‘Dragon Tooth Knight’!

– Ability values ​​have been enhanced.

– New racial skills have been added.

It was the message Baek Sa-jun had been waiting for.

As the skeleton grew bones, the guy’s appearance changed. It didn’t change as much as I thought.

The size has grown a bit.

But the change in the status window was clear.

[skeleton]

· Race: Dragon Tooth Knight.

· Strength: A · Agility: A

· Stamina: A+ · Morale: C+

· Race Skills: Dragon Tooth Soldier, Dragon Knight, Dragon Dive, Thunder Dragon Spear, Dragon’s Fury, Rest.

· Skill, ‘Dragon Knight (P)’: When riding a dragon-type creature, all abilities increase by one level, and racial skills are greatly strengthened. This effect also applies to the dragon ridden by the Dragon Knight.

· Skill, ‘Dragon Dive’: Jumps high and ascends, then strikes the ground with powerful force.

· Skill, ‘Dragon’s Spear’: Creates dragon spears made of lightning and throws them at enemies.

· Skill, ‘Dragon’s Fury’: Charge forward with your weapon outstretched. The power of the dragon surrounding your body slaughters all enemies blocking your path.

· Skill, ‘Rest’: Using the bond with the dragon, heals the wounds of yourself and the dragon you are riding.

Knight.

A very unique evolution has come out. Baek Sa-jun was lost in thought, touching the corner of his mouth.

Is it bad? No, it’s not.

‘These are useful skills even if you don’t ride a dragon.’

It’s not like the skills become more powerful when you ride a dragon, they’re skills that can’t be used if you don’t ride one.

In addition, the ability value has been significantly strengthened.

In fact, the skeleton nodded as it looked back at itself, as if it was satisfied with its own changes.

However, there is one thing that is ambiguous.

“You want to climb on the hatchling?”

– Right?

Baek Sa-jun’s finger quietly pointed at Le Wicken. The skeleton followed him and looked at Le Wicken.

It’s big, but it’s only a little bigger than a person. You want to climb on a guy like that?

It’s lucky if you don’t fall while flying.

– Shut, shut, shut… shut, shut… … .

The skeleton staggered in shock when he realized that fact. What would he do if he was given the name of a knight?

I can’t get on.

Baek Sa-jun patted the skeleton’s shoulder.

“You can ride it when it’s growing rapidly.”

– Crunch… … .

Even so, I don’t think I’ll be able to ride it for long.

Anyway, the urgent work was over. Baek Sa-jun threw himself onto the sofa in the hideout.

There’s nothing to do for a while.

‘Until the main story starts, well.’

There will be some simple things to take care of, but other than that, you’ll be able to spend your time resting.

You’ll hear from ‘Dwarf’ soon.

Until then, I guess I’ll have to rest.

“Be aware of your surroundings.”

– Ugh… … .

Baek Sa-jun decided to leave his followers to guard the surrounding area and rest in the hideout.

* * *

Hong Joo-yeon’s hideout was a fairly safe place.

It was so quiet there. It was a closed underground passage, so no one came except monsters.

Thanks to you, I was able to rest comfortably for two days.

[The Savior Church is furious. It seems they sent out tracking teams everywhere to find you. I don’t think it will calm down. It’s my personal opinion, but I don’t think staying in hiding will solve anything.]

[It’s been revealed that Xiong Wei is dead. You killed him. Congratulations, you’re now a little more famous.]

[I have prepared the means of transportation to Okcheon-gun.]

He could learn about the world through text messages from Hong Ju-yeon. Baek Sa-jun asked her to give him information about the Salvation Church.

He also asked me to pass on any information that came in.

[I don’t think any special information will come from the Old Testament Church, but let’s do that for now.]

Baek Sa-jun covered his cell phone.

And then I tried to close my eyes again, but at that moment, my phone rang as if it had been waiting for me.

– Woof woof!

Is this a text message from Hong Joo-yeon?

I checked and it wasn’t. The text came from an unregistered number, not Hong Joo-yeon.

There was no need to say whose text it was.

[Is that Baek Sa-jun’s cell phone? It’s me. The blacksmith who forged that flaming weapon. Do you remember?]

It was a message from ‘Dwarf’.

A blacksmith I met in Okcheon-gun. A man with a special gift called the ‘Dwarf Craftsman’.

[I have a favor to ask of you. It’s urgent because my life is at stake, so I need your help.]

[Right now.]

It was the text Baek Sa-jun had been waiting for.