The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 208
If he received proper support from Necropolis, he would have more than enough control.
“It wasn’t my initial goal, but our directions overlap a lot.”
That’s right.
I had handed over the Soul Tower to her initially because I thought it would be better for me to manage it directly, and it would allow me to give her orders without consuming my control.
It was close to abandoning the management of the Oasis to her.
Of course, I had thought it would be helpful to her, and I had built the most suitable structure. But I hadn’t thought it would lead to her becoming the commander.
If she grew that much, I would have tried, but it was hard to believe I had planned it from the start.
“In the end, it seems I need to become 8-class.”
“It’s also related to your future growth.”
I had just become a mage.
Honestly, I had no idea when I would reach 8-class.
But Ori seemed to think differently.
After hearing Tinos’ story, she seemed to have genuinely gained hope.
I believed I would reach Class 8.
After all, what I had shown so far was not ordinary….
The only misconception was that my incredible growth rate until now was possible because of my second life cycle.
In my previous life, my level was stuck at Class 6. I even reached the vicinity of Class 7 once.
That’s why I could grow without any obstacles until now, but from now on, it was uncharted territory for me as well.
It was difficult to maintain the same rapid growth rate as before.
‘But I’m still in a better position than other mages.’
Unlike them, I had a dragon by my side, and my former mentor, who was on the same level as me and had become a mage long before I did, was also with me.
So, for a while, my rapid growth rate would be maintained.
“Work hard. I’m also feeling frustrated, so if you reach Class 8, you’ll be able to do a lot more.”
“…Okay.”
“And take some time off.”
“I’ll be busy for a while, but it’s okay.”
“Don’t bother with Death Knight for now, and just focus on your training or rest for a bit.”
In the middle of our conversation, he mentioned something about a rare item, and it seemed like he had a rare item-related task.
“Why rare items? Will it take long?”
“It’ll be quick. I just need to call some dwarves, and they’re already inside, anyway.”
“…If it’s not urgent, we can leave in a few days.”
By now, Mutre should be meeting with the family he brought.
It could be a reunion after several years, or even decades.
I didn’t want to disturb that situation.
As I explained the circumstances, Teuser clicked his tongue.
“Why don’t we all go together…?”
…It seemed like dragons had treated dwarves quite harshly in the past.
“I can’t help it. Then, I’ll stay inside, and you can call me in a few days.”
“Can I stay outside?”
“…It doesn’t matter now. Do as you like.”
At Yeriya’s words, Tinus did as he pleased and entered the dimensional fragment I had opened.
“Can I take a look inside?”
“It’s okay.”
“Did you say Orius? Maybe you could show me the Soul Tower?”
Orius looked at me as if it was okay, and I nodded.
“It’s fine with me. You can explore anywhere except my research lab.”
“Even so, it’s not polite to rummage through another mage’s research lab.”
Yeriya said so and followed Orius to the Soul Tower.
‘Orius’s army of undead.’
It wouldn’t be bad if that happened.
No, it would be even better. I might not be able to become as strong as Tinus, but I could establish a large-scale undead army and wield immense power based on them.
In fact, my individual combat power was already comparable to Tinus’, so I had a high chance of surpassing ordinary undead.
At that point, she seemed to think that as long as I followed her absolutely, there was no need for opinions or other contracts like Tinnus.
Initially, Tinnus was someone who cooperated with me to destroy the Goddess’s Teachings (the Church of Light). But Orie wouldn’t do that.
She would absolutely follow me.
Moreover, when Orie becomes the commander, I’ll be at Class 8.
Initially, I couldn’t even think of rebelling.
Because of that, my desire was indeed real, but I didn’t think of forcing it.
“Let’s prioritize growth for now.”
There were also miscellaneous tasks to handle at that time.
I first divided the Orc tribe into three groups.
Ritvhilde and some core members were to reside around the Soul Tower, and the tribes that followed them were divided into two groups, dispersed to the second and third oases.
My plan was to help them adapt to the place I occupied and gather again to take over one oasis when my abilities improved later.
“As Ritvhilde said, I’ll also build a castle wall.”
However, I couldn’t provide direct help forever, so I thought of acting indirectly.
Baldur would take care of moving them to the second and third oases.
Mutren came to find me and kept his promise, expressing gratitude.
“I will be loyal to you for life.”
I told him to take a break with his family for a while.
But a few days later, I told him we had work to do, and he said it was fine to start right away.
He seemed to feel a great sense of gratitude, but since he was a difficult family to deal with, I told him to spend some time with his family.
Mutren looked quite moved by my words.
After taking care of Mutren, I began working on the Death Knight production.
My old mentor, who was touring the territory, heard that I had started producing Death Knights and came to find me immediately.
“Can’t I help you?”
Although her main expertise wasn’t necromancy, that didn’t mean she couldn’t help.
I just couldn’t let her participate directly.
“You want to reveal the necromancy magic you know… Even if the Dark Elves’ dark magic is attractive, most of it is below Class 6. As a mage, you wouldn’t be of much help…”
Yeriya was skeptical, but it didn’t seem like she thought the magic was a waste.
“Anyway, the Dark Elves have abandoned it… Do as you like.”
If it were her main expertise, it would have been impossible, but since it was necromancy, I hadn’t touched it much…
I secretly hoped that the Dark Elves would regain the power of dark magic, but as time passed, my thoughts on that had also dulled.
So, during the day, I received lectures from her, and at night, we worked together to prepare Master Lucchesi’s corpse to become a Dark Knight.
“It’s amazing that we can reform the bones themselves.”
It was strange that I didn’t know this in my past life.
“Well, back then…”
I was just trying to raise my level to become the Demon King’s vessel.
About five days passed.
After the basic preparations were complete, Yeriya said, “It’s better to keep it this way for a while.”
“Thank you for your help.”
“What’s there to thank? It was a transaction. You need to become stronger to effectively protect the Dark Elves, don’t you?”
She seemed quite satisfied with having examined Lucese’s corpse for a few days and turning his soul into a soul shadow.
Of course, that didn’t mean her main job would change.
The Dark Elf side was on standby.
It would take some time, but eventually, we would face each other.
“Looks like the production of Death Knight has stopped.”
“…It’s necessary, that’s all.”
“I know. You wouldn’t know that much. Well, I’ll give you a proper Milmi.”
Just then, Tinus appeared from within the dimensional fragment and bothered me.
The reason was simple: he wanted to visit his Rare once and asked me to come along.
“Don’t the dwarves have enough time too?”
“What’s the point of going?”
“I’m thinking of taking part of my dungeon and adding it to Necropolis.”
“Is that possible, even underground? Ah, well. If you’re making a flying Necropolis, that’s a different story. But is the ash-colored architecture going to be of any help?”
“There’s no harm in trying. And if it doesn’t help, we can just remove it. It’s worth a shot.”
“Then what about the internal gate?”
I suddenly thought of it and asked Tinus, who shook his head in response.
“Don’t worry about that; it’s not a problem.”
“Then that’s a relief…but…”
In the end, I had no choice but to accept Tinus’s request.
I had some free time, and it wasn’t that difficult.
The reason I was being taken was because of the dimensional fragment.
In other words, a gatekeeper was needed.
Sighing, I accompanied him to the Rare.
“…….”
“This is unexpected.”
Surprisingly, I could see that the sealed gates all over the place were covered in black spots.
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Tinus, sensing something unusual, approached the gate and began to investigate.
“Is it because of my magic?”
“That’s not it. Although there might be some influence, it’s impossible for the seal to have this much impact on the gate.”
It wasn’t that simple.
Judging that there were limits to checking in human form, Tinus quickly transformed into his Dragonian form and started touching the gate.
Although I created it, the seal itself was designed by Tinus, and since the magic he used was derived from mine, interference was possible to some extent.
After examining the gate for a while, Tinus’s expression turned serious.
“Someone has interfered with the gate.”
Tinus’s words made me equally serious.
“Could someone have entered the barren land while we were away?”
“No, that’s not it. This was done from the other side.”
“…The other side?”
“That’s right.”
“On the other hand…”
“Daesurim.”
“……”
“You’re aware of it too, but this gate is designed to summon monsters randomly from Daesurim when the number of monsters in the barren land drops below a certain threshold.”
The summoned monsters are scattered randomly across the barren land.
“It seems someone has detected the temporary gate created on that side.”
“You’re saying it summons them randomly?”
“That’s right. But even I can’t randomly summon monsters from the entire Daesurim. There are coordinates connected to this gate throughout Daesurim, and it searches for life forms within a certain range, forcing them to be summoned randomly.”
Most of the time, they can’t even resist, let alone recognize it, and are dragged in forcefully.
“But somehow, someone detected it this time. They must have searched for the coordinates to find the gate and tried to take control of it, but…”
Of course, they failed.
This gate was created by the Dragon itself. It wasn’t something that could be easily taken away.
But despite their failure, they didn’t give up.
“They’re slowly infiltrating the gate from the other side. They think they’ll succeed if they can fully infiltrate it, but they’re just wasting their time.”
Even if they succeed in taking control of the gate’s authority, it’s not like they can use it anyway.
“They’re trying to use something that’s already been sealed… If it hadn’t been sealed from the beginning, they would’ve died a long time ago…”
“Die?”
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“That’s right. Of course, I wouldn’t have prepared for this situation. Daesurim is a place where giants once walked. It’s also a place where dirty demon followers are hiding. Isn’t it natural to prepare for any situation that might arise?”
If the gate hadn’t been sealed, they would’ve been banished to the edge of the dimension, torn apart, or become dimensionally lost.
In other words, they would’ve been dead.
“It seems like they’re using magic, like those Black Star guys. How do they plan to…”
“Is it still impossible to close the gate?”
“No, it’s not possible yet. It’s too difficult at our current level. The infiltration has already started, and if we make a wrong move, we might get hurt.”
After a moment of contemplation, Tinus spoke as if he had no other choice.
“I’ll have to weaken the seal and cut off the connection with the detected coordinates.”
“…Is that possible?”
“It’s risky, but it’s better than leaving it as is.”
If the seal is broken, the gate will activate again, and the entire barren land will be in chaos.
Moreover, there’s a risk of detecting additional coordinates, so they can’t completely remove the seal.
“It’ll be difficult alone. I’ll need your help to weaken the seal.”
“Should I bring Yeori-nim along?”
“It doesn’t matter. The seal was created by you, and the gate was made by me, after all.”