The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 258

It was probably an invitation to join them.

“I have something to say about that.”

I informed her about my plans, and also mentioned that I had already sent someone to the royal family.

“…”

“Even if the royal family doesn’t like it, I’ll move separately.”

The royal family couldn’t stop me. I had already gained enough power.

Of course, as we had maintained a good relationship, I hoped they would respect my decision.

Moreover, this choice would ultimately benefit the royal family and the 6 Kingdom Alliance.

The risk was mostly on my shoulders, so they wouldn’t have much to complain about.

It was just a difference in direction.

Prina also sensed this and nodded without saying a word.

“If you’ve made your decision… it’s not like I have a role to play.”

That was the right thing to say.

I had just spoken, and since I was one of her closest friends, I was providing information, not seeking her opinion.

“How’s the trade route?”

“There were no major issues. The Dwarf equipment that was delivered through there was quite helpful, and there have been reports of monsters appearing recently.”

It seemed that the undead’s activities had indeed decreased. The reason was likely the lack of dark water.

“I’ll take a look right away.”

“If we receive news from the royal family, we’ll send someone over immediately.”

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I seemed to be playing a decent middleman role.

“Ah, around this time, Tia should be back.”

“How’s Tia’s upper management?”

“It’s surprising. They’re achieving significant results.”

“Then… she must have built quite a network.”

“That’s right. Tia is close to the upper management of Tinairo, and it’s been reported that she has a wide range of connections beyond that.”

“How’s the interspecies alliance? Have you received any news of interference?”

“I think it’s going well. The name of Do-in Ha is well-known on that side, after all…”

Tia, who was under my protection, was also receiving many benefits due to the owner of the trade route being Naigi.

“Lucky for us. Then…”

I happened to need to send someone to the interspecies alliance, and using Tia’s connections seemed like a good idea.

If I had received help from my reputation, there would definitely be a connection point with the Dragoinian side.

Otherwise, there was a high possibility that we would have been hindered by the Elves.

In the interspecies alliance, the Dragoinians were the only ones who could properly counter the Elves, so there would definitely be an indirect connection.

Time was running out, and since we had received Prina’s invitation, we took a day’s rest before heading to the Dry Land.

It had only been a few months, but the Desert Shield had made tremendous progress.

However, it had transformed into a commercial city near the fortress, unlike before.

There were several newly built villages around the fortress, and most of them seemed to be functioning as markets.

Especially since I had restored the Desert Shield and lowered the wall’s height, its appearance as a fortress had almost disappeared.

“If monsters were to appear in the Dry Land, it would be chaotic.”

But since my undead and the Orcs were managing it, that wouldn’t happen.

“…Isn’t that an Orc?”

At that moment, Atina pointed to a certain place and said that.

It was true.

Some of the Orcs were trading with human merchants.

They seemed to be selling monster byproducts.

“They’re adapting well, it seems.”

As we entered the Desert Shield, there were those who recognized us, but there was no major commotion.

The one currently managing the castle was one of the remaining old knights who had stayed until the end, and although we didn’t have a close relationship, we could receive favors since they knew we were important people in the territory.

Of course, since we had some shares in the castle to begin with, it wasn’t a big deal.

“Will you visit the Tower of Souls?”

“I’ll head straight to the trade route. Tia will be there too.”

If Oriella were here, she would have realized that I was nearby, but I prioritized the trade route.

I had heard that the situation wasn’t good, and I wanted to avoid conflicting with Tia and Gil.

As we arrived at the exchange route, we were able to meet Tia for the first time in a long while.

“Tia!”

“…Sister?”

Artina rushed over to Tia, looking frightened.

The guards, who seemed to be blocking the way, were about to stop the person rushing over, but some people who recognized her made way for her.

After a long time, Artina hugged Tia, and Tia, who initially looked startled, soon smiled faintly.

“It’s been a while. When did you get back?”

“Just now.”

As the two of them exchanged greetings, I took a quick glance at her top.

“…There are battle scars.”

“Yeah. The situation is worse than I thought.”

Although she seemed to have cleaned up, there were still visible signs of monster blood everywhere.

Monsters had appeared on the exchange route, and it seemed she had fought them.

If I had implemented my original plan and activated all five stars, this wouldn’t have happened.

‘I guess it can’t be helped. I left my post too early…’

It seemed I needed to check on the situation as soon as possible.

“Brother, it’s been a while. You must have had a hard time.”

“You’re the one who’s had it tough. Your top is more impressive than I thought.”

Tia laughed at my words, looking pleased.

“It’s all thanks to Brother. If it weren’t for Brother, I wouldn’t have received this much help.”

While that wasn’t entirely false, it wasn’t entirely true either.

Although I couldn’t deny that my aura had been helpful, it wasn’t eternal.

If Tia didn’t have her own abilities, she wouldn’t have been able to build a top of this scale in such a short time.

We exchanged a few words, and I congratulated her on her progress, discussing the current state of the exchange route seriously.

“It’s definitely true that the attacks are increasing. If this continues, we might have trust issues, so we might need to receive military support from the separate factions like Ploechork or Linetta.”

However, there were concerns about consuming some of the entry permits in the process.

“Now that Brother is back, I’m sure there won’t be any problems.”

“Yeah. That issue will be resolved soon, so there’s no need to worry.”

Since I had prepared some things after reaching the 8th Circle, I just needed to take care of them.

I also asked about something I needed to confirm.

“What about the connections with the Dragonians?”

“Yeah.”

“If it’s them… Ah, they do exist.”

At her words, I smiled and said, “I have a message to convey to the interspecies union through that person. Can you help me?”

“Of course. I’ll do anything.”

Tia readily agreed, and I was able to smile again.

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It was impossible to stop the march even for a moment, considering my request. So, I prioritized the shield of the desert and continued the march.

I needed time to stabilize the trade route again, so it wasn’t a big problem.

Atina expressed her desire to accompany Tia on her march for a while, and since we had already met our siblings and Atina wasn’t necessary for the trade route restoration, I granted her permission.

Regarding my request, I said I’d go directly to the interspecies union since it wasn’t a trivial matter.

I told them that I’d release all the goods I brought this time onto the desert’s land.

Usually, we would use direct merchants to send goods to other countries, but we wouldn’t do that this time.

“They’ll be happy about the profit.”

It’s natural to expect a profit, given the benefits.

Especially since the safety issues on the trade route have been affecting our march, and the supply of dwarf mountain equipment has been lacking, the profit is expected to be even greater.

Although we’re in the middle of a war, it’s actually an opportunity to make a bigger profit.

I wondered if we’d have enough goods even if we continued the march, but as I mentioned earlier, the current march is being regulated, so there are plenty of goods.

In fact, the interspecies union has been preparing for war, so they have an enormous stockpile of goods.

That’s why I brought relatively scarce food supplies.

The six kingdoms’ union isn’t overflowing with food, but they seem to have a relatively comfortable amount.

Of course, even if there’s a shortage, we need to sell them.

Considering the value of the dwarf-made equipment we’ll receive in return, it’s worth it.

Of course, if the war drags on… the food will soon become scarce as well.

No matter how much we have, food is always one of the things that runs out during a war.

While Tia and Atina were finishing their march, I visited the five castles.

When I arrived at the land where the great lord Keruga exists, near the lake, the great lord sensed my approach and welcomed me from the nearby lake.

The great lord’s army, which I hadn’t seen in a long time, was significantly weaker than before.

It’s likely that the situation is similar in other castles.

It’s already an achievement that they’ve managed to hold out with an army of this scale.

When I arrived at the lake, I saw that it was almost dry, just as I had expected.

I immediately opened the dimensional fragment and released the stored black water, pouring it into the lake like crazy.

The great lord immediately opened the lake and distributed the black water to other territories.

The situation seemed urgent.

I didn’t stop there.

I opened the dimensional fragment and released the revived army into the monster forest.

“Let’s clean up once and for all.”

After the undead army bowed their heads to me, they immediately charged into the monster forest.

These were the ones who had been active in the great forest.

The monster forest wasn’t an easy place, but compared to the great forest, it was manageable.

I planned to supply the bodies of the monsters we defeated to the five castles to replenish their depleted armies.

It was a natural action, given that they were the core of the trade route.

Meanwhile, I continued to replenish the black water in the lake and simultaneously re-sealed Tinus, precisely to cooperate with the avatar production.

“Is the body almost complete with this?”

-Yes. Now we just need to prepare the safety device.

“But… is it really okay to make it with this?”

-It doesn’t matter. Don’t worry about it.

Honestly, when I first saw the avatar created by Tinnus, I was speechless.

I had thought that Tinnus’s avatar would be a draconian-like creation that utilized parts of his own body, given that he had learned combat skills from Kaila and had already adapted to his physical body.

However, Tinnus’s actions were different.

Tinnus was modifying the body of the red ogre, which he had killed and surpassed in size, into an avatar.

Although he used that body as a base, it didn’t entirely resemble the red ogre.

Despite that, the fact that the material, the foundation, was from the red ogre didn’t change, and I was shocked. Tinnus looked at me calmly and said,

“Anyway, I’ve erased the giant’s power completely. And I’m trying to make it into an undead, but it’s too much of a mess. So, I’ll use it as an avatar instead.”

“…Even so, isn’t it an avatar that’s been reborn under the influence of a giant’s power?”

The red ogre itself is a variant born from the influence of the giant’s power on the ogres of the great forest.

The fact that Tinnus, a dragon, was using the body of such a creature as an avatar was a difficult concept to grasp.

Of course, it wasn’t impossible.

There was even a demon king who had tried to make me, a human, into an avatar.

It wasn’t necessary for a dragon to make a draconian avatar.

I had just thought that Tinnus would do the same as before, using a body with a similar form.

Tinnus, however, maintained a confident attitude, saying that he would use the body influenced by the invasion species to drive out other invasion species.

“And besides, this body is the best. I can’t make an avatar with just any body.”

A body of this level was necessary to create a decent avatar.

“Even if it can’t reach 8-class power, it’s certain that it will surpass a master in physical abilities, and magic can be used freely up to 7-class.”

After all, the red ogre species itself has superior physical abilities, so it’s natural that physical abilities would be more prominent than magical abilities.

Tinnus said that it was thanks to his various modifications that he could even reach 7-class power.

In reality, the physical difference wasn’t overwhelming, and masters could amplify their physical abilities, so Tinnus’s avatar would only be slightly ahead, not vastly superior.

Tinnus looked at the completed avatar with satisfaction.

“It seems I can finally utilize the combat skills I’ve learned properly.”

The completed avatar had almost no remaining characteristics of the red ogre.

It had a human-like appearance, and its skin color had changed from red to a color close to flesh tone.

However, if it were to unleash its full power, it would return to its red skin.

The exterior… seemed to have been tailored to Tinnus’s tastes, and it looked quite good.

“It’s still big, though.”