The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 159
Thanks to the accumulation of various events, it had finally arrived at this point.
“I should’ve come sooner if I knew it’d be this easy.”
But since it was faster than expected, there was no need to be discouraged.
In any case, I had obtained it, so it was settled.
“I’ll get busy.”
Regardless of the complex external situation, I had achieved my goal, so I had to work even harder.
A full-scale conflict was about to begin.
This was a result of my influence on history, something that hadn’t happened in the previous cycle.
In a situation where countries were in conflict, even a small spark could become a huge threat.
Therefore, I had to be extremely cautious and sensitive to external information.
While I was confirming the dragon’s corpse, Kailra finally made up her mind, saying she would use the Supreme Tran’s secret art to further develop her and Athena’s martial arts.
Her words, “What’s the point of not doing anything with this huge wall in front of us?” gave me the courage to encourage her.
Leaving Athena, who was also determined to work hard, behind, I moved the dragon’s corpse to the other side of the dimensional fragments.
It was extremely heavy, but if I adjusted the entrance well, it wouldn’t be difficult.
“It’s not like we can’t just leave it on the other side.”
But that was enough.
Kailra said she wanted to examine the sword marks here, and I told her to go ahead.
“I’ll collect as many sword marks as possible when I return.”
It wasn’t difficult.
I could just take some of the bones, walls, and other things and bring them back.
With the dwarf Mut’s help, there was nothing we couldn’t do.
Apart from that, I searched the entire Rare area thoroughly and was able to collect an enormous amount of treasure.
“There’s no artifact.”
Gold and jewels were piled up like a mountain.
“Don’t worry about money in the future.”
Even Kailra, who was focused on the secret art and sword marks, was stunned by the amount.
“Maybe we can save the country…”
“Who knows? Maybe someone will buy it. If they don’t try to steal it, that’s good.”
Maybe the Magic Tower could buy it. They would go crazy for the jewels and gold.
Of course, it was just a joke.
It seemed that the jewels and gold had a large amount of mana, so they might have been stored here to decorate the Rare area.
While Kailra and Athena focused on the sword marks and secret art, I lived mainly inside the dimensional fragments with Mut.
“Are you saying we should build a research lab here?”
There was no need to make it underground.
Here, we didn’t need to be cautious.
No need to worry about what others think, Mutr’s eyes sparkled.
“Oh, so I can really do as I please…”
His artistic passion was ablaze.
“You can even build the building you want.”
“That’s really great.”
This place would become his hideout.
So, I could afford to be considerate to that extent.
“I’m thinking of starting a gray construction here soon.”
“…You seem unsatisfied with just a tower.”
“The location itself is the problem, isn’t it? This is where my true stronghold will be built.”
Necropolis. The external towers, dungeons, and underground tombs were just trivial matters.
A real stronghold city would be built within the fragments of dimensions.
“A city of the dead that no one can find…”
“A city that can appear anywhere at the same time.”
The dimensional fragments would have an entrance centered around me.
In other words, it was a movable stronghold.
Currently, I couldn’t complete Necropolis, but if I started slowly from now on, I believed I could really complete it in the future.
Mutr lightly laughed at my words.
“Lord Do-in-ha’s growth is a good thing for me as well, so I’ll cooperate to the fullest extent.”
He still remembered the story related to his family.
Moreover, he seemed to have a profound love for his kind, so I thought it would be a good choice to help the dwarves more if the opportunity arose.
About a week had passed.
We had stayed in Rare for that amount of time.
Just in case, I had taken the broken armor that had lost its function, along with Spetran’s half-sword, and separately stored his powdered remains in a small container.
“I couldn’t make it undead, but it might be useful later on.”
I also worked on collecting his sword marks to the fullest extent, which took up a considerable amount of time.
The entrance to Rare was re-sealed tightly, and even the traces related to the dwarves were erased, so only we knew the location of Rare.
We had gathered everything we needed from the inside, but Rare itself was still useful in its own way.
It might be useful somewhere in the future.
While we were away, there were no unusual incidents in the three oases.
We returned the undead we had brought along to their original places.
-Master, are you leaving?
“I’ll protect it well.”
-Aww, I understand. I’ll stay here and protect it.
I consoled the reluctant Golun and took Anelis with me back to the tower.
Athena had to regularly patrol the desert’s shield to receive news, and I spent all day researching with Kail.
“Can we take off the guards for now?”
Kail’s words made me startled.
It was as if the sky would fall, but she would never leave my side…
Of course, I’ve spent most of my time inside the Top’s dimension or the fragments of the Abyss, so I’m not worried about danger.
“Is there no connection… did you find some clue?”
“It’s not that far. I just need time to focus.”
“Alright. Until we hear from the other side, let’s focus on our work. We’ll call you when we need you.”
Thanks to achieving our goal earlier than expected, we secured enough time to research the dragon’s corpse.
Murt occasionally showed interest in handling the dragon’s corpse, but I didn’t permit it.
Not a single part, from the horn to the scales, flesh, bones, and even the claws, was allowed to be touched.
I knew that if we made equipment with these, incredibly powerful items would emerge.
Murt, being a dwarf and an excellent blacksmith, had the ability to create them if given the time.
Equipment made from the dragon’s body was something even the kingdom wouldn’t dare to bring out carelessly.
As a result, extremely helpful gear would be produced, and if we handed them over to our allies and the undead, we could feel an enormous increase in combat power in the short term.
However, that would be equivalent to selling our future for the present.
Besides, our current situation wasn’t that difficult, and we could endure it. So, I had decided to utilize this more efficiently for the future, and that’s why I ignored Murt’s passionate gaze.
Every time I touched the dragon’s corpse, I couldn’t help but feel amazed.
“Is this really the corpse of something that’s been dead for hundreds of years?”
I felt it the first time I saw it, but it still seemed like it was alive.
What felt the most overwhelming was that we still couldn’t access the dragon’s heart.
“It’s a shame to just dissect it…”.
It wasn’t easy, either.
If we turned it into an undead later, the damage it sustained might become a weakness.
That’s why I wanted to indirectly observe its internal structure by infusing my magic, but the remaining mana after its death kept interfering with me endlessly.
And finally, when my magic touched the dragon’s heart.
I couldn’t help but feel astonished.
It’s raining a lot, so I don’t go out much. I need to exercise, but even a walk is difficult… ㅠㅠ
Thank you for reading my lacking writing today.
Take care of your health, everyone.
<153rd Chapter﹥ Rare
“There’s something.”
I was convinced.
Inside, there was something I couldn’t measure.
My magic felt it, and it seemed to be reacting, so I immediately withdrew my magic.
It was faster than I thought.
It was instinctual.
That thing, don’t touch it.
My instincts were screaming that.
“What if… this…”.
No, it wasn’t.
For a moment, I thought the dragon might still be alive. But that was definitely not the case.
Except for the dragon’s heart, most of its body had already been indirectly investigated through my magic.
The blood, which still existed in a liquid state, filled with mana, the muscles that still reacted to strong stimuli, the scales that didn’t even show a scratch with expert-level care…
This was a dragon’s corpse, filled with contradictions and absurdities that defied comprehension. Although it still possessed strong resistance, there was no sign of consciousness or will within it.
Even if it was asleep, the subconscious would still exist, and accordingly, there should have been some resistance to my will. But since I didn’t feel any, I was certain that this was just the dragon’s basic resistance, and that the dragon was indeed dead.
It took some time to reach the dragon’s heart, which was the place where the dragon’s mana was most concentrated, and thus, the resistance was intense. That’s why it took time.
However, something unexpected existed within.
‘A soul… it seemed like.’
It wasn’t just a remnant of the physical body remaining in the mortal world.
A pure soul.
Which meant that even the dragon’s heart couldn’t create a shadow of it.
‘Is the dragon itself… confining its own soul within the dragon’s heart?’
Why?
How could this be?
I couldn’t understand the reason.
Only a being like the dragon could possibly do something like this.
Leaving a pure soul behind…
‘This is out of my league.’
This was an unprecedented situation.
‘If I awaken it… I don’t know what will happen.’
I lacked information about dragons.
No, dragons were mythical creatures that didn’t even appear in modern times.
A being that could leave a pure soul in its heart, something even necromancers who dealt with corpses and souls couldn’t do.
Even if it didn’t have a physical body, I couldn’t imagine what kind of power it would possess if awakened.
Therefore, I couldn’t carelessly awaken it without any preparation.
‘…It doesn’t seem entirely bad, though…’
If I could control that soul properly, maybe…
‘If I have the dragon’s soul, I’ll have a dead dragon under my command…’
The difficulty level would skyrocket, but if I succeeded, I could literally have a dragon under my command.
Of course, to fully utilize that power, I would need to reach a certain level myself, but I was certain that the potential was immense.
I calmly assessed the current situation.
‘This is too difficult for me to handle alone.’
I needed help, specifically from a dark sorcerer who was an expert in souls.
‘Someone similar to me or on the same level…’
But I didn’t know any dark sorcerers like that.
Openly active dark sorcerers were extremely rare, and most of them lived in hiding, concealing their true identities.
If I were to find a famous dark sorcerer like the Black Star of the Southern Great Forest…
‘That’s not possible.’
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It was too dangerous. The Southern Great Forest was forbidden, and the dark sorcerers affiliated with the Black Star were notorious for their ruthlessness.
If my existence, which could extract infinite magic, were to be discovered…
‘The mere thought is terrifying.’
Asking for cooperation from the Dark Elves was also out of the question.
‘They also use dark magic, but there’s no real expert among them.’
It’s questionable whether there’s someone on the same level as me.
In the end, there’s only one option left….