Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 118 Resurrection, Spirit Communication, and a Letter from Liushuang
The collaboration with Farrell not only effectively replenished Chen Mo's magical items and spell crystals, but also added some assistance to Chen Mo's bumpy cultivation journey.

For example, the cultivation insights of necromancers, and the summoning true names of some of the major and minor lords of the underworld.

This is the new Summon Contact List.

One fact that no one had ever told Lord Chen Mo before was that the lower the level of the lord being contacted for a necromancer's summoning, the greater the cost usually was.

During the Black Crow Castle period, Chen Mo's level was too low to access this kind of information.

The instructors at Howl's Magic Tower weren't necromancy experts and didn't understand this. Although they later found some necromancer's notes for him, diaries could never replace textbooks.

Now, through the Magic Society's channels, Chen Mo finally obtained a standard "Basic Outline of Necromancer's Manual".

This prompted him, a necromancer who had long neglected his duties and devoted himself to studying the technological routes of Dongxia, to begin to re-examine and reconsider the feasibility of developing a necromancer career path.

The textbook explains it quite clearly: necromancers summon from the underworld and usually need to pay two kinds of offerings.

One is energy, which is the spiritual energy that the necromancer guides with his own spiritual power and is input into the altar in large quantities along with the spellcasting materials.

This is a basic requirement; without it, you can't even have basic communication with the lords of the underworld.

But the guaranteed energy only guarantees a guaranteed creature: skeletons for prospective apprentices, zombies for apprentices, and ghosts for stardust...

Each level corresponds perfectly to the previous one. Only when one's mental strength is high enough to guide more energy input can one summon the next level's guaranteed creature.

The second type of offering consisted of various physical items dedicated to the lords of the underworld.

Provided that you summon a similar undead creature, the more suitable the additional offerings you give are to the creature's needs, the more powerful the undead creature you will obtain.

Even with abundant energy and suitable offerings, the summoning effects of a necromancer can vary greatly depending on the level of the undead lord.

The undead society is an absolutely controlled spire structure, where lower-ranking undead leaders are required to pay tribute to higher-ranking undead lords.

You summon skeleton spearmen from the village chief. Assuming the bone village chief charges you 100, the village chief has to hand over 80 to the bone town mayor.

If it could be summoned directly through Mayor White Bone, it might only cost ninety, since it would save one step of the process.

By extension, the higher the rank of the underworld lord you can establish a relationship with, the more summons you might obtain with the same value of magical materials and offerings.

Lord Chen Mo, now wealthy and resourceful, has gained some bargaining power with the lords of the underworld.

Based on the partial real names provided by the Magic Society, and after extensive communication with a regional lord in the Underworld, Chen Mo obtained the undead creature he desired.

A novice resurrected psychic!
Resurrected spirit mediums are a type of dark magic unit in the underworld, with weak physical combat capabilities, which is clearly evident from their appearance.

Their skeletons were shorter and thinner than regular skeleton spearmen, resembling underdeveloped teenage skeletons. A tattered rag, barely revealing the outline of a former robe, hung loosely on their frames.

The resurrected one held a smooth, black bone staff in his hand. The staff was long and thin, with the top strangely curved into a subtle arc, vaguely forming an abstract snake head shape.

In the underworld's system, this is known as the "Serpent Staff," a unique and iconic weapon of resurrected psychics.

The most striking feature is the pair of exaggeratedly long horns on either side of their heads. The horns are curved and extend to the left and right, almost two-thirds of their arm span, giving the impression that the heavy, resurrected psychic might be crushed by this "crown" at any moment.

To put it bluntly, this guy probably wouldn't be able to lift his head in the underworld!

Of course, for undead, which rely purely on energy to maintain their movement, the "irrationality" of their physical structure is often irrelevant—even a lich, which has no legs, can still float around and move freely.

According to the "Basic Outline of Necromancers", resurrected spirit mediums are divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Each time they advance to a higher level, they will awaken a magical ability.

The basic spell he mastered was called "Skeleton Resurrection." As for intermediate and advanced abilities, Chen Mo was neither capable of acquiring them nor concerned with them at the moment.

The beginner level is already quite good; it consumes little resources, allows for a relatively large number of summons, and has perfect skill synergy.

Chen Mo first summoned ten low-level resurrected spirits.

The necromancer's summoning of the dead directly obtains creatures from the underworld, but the resurrected necromancer's "skeletal resurrection" is different; it requires materials from the real world as a carrier—the basic skeleton that constitutes the physical body of the skeleton.

Each novice resurrected spirit carries sixteen lowest-tier undead soul flames. With sufficient external skeletons, it can complete sixteen skeleton resurrections within four days.

If these low-level skeletons are killed and their soul fire is extinguished, they can regenerate a soul fire every six days or so.

In short, given time, they can always maintain the team limit of sixteen skeletons.

Skeletons are plentiful in the Vast Sea Territory. The local inhabitants do not have the habit of cannibalism. Even if they might have in the past, under the leadership of their great and wise lord, they have long since abandoned these barbaric practices.

The skeletons of the gang that attacked earlier were all quite well preserved, but the missing heads were a bit of a problem.

But who says a skull can't be used without a head?

We walk with our feet, work with our hands, and sense our senses with our soul fire. Upon closer reflection, the head doesn't seem to be of much use after all.

Although these resurrected skeletons are unintelligent, slow, and have virtually no combat ability—any adult with tools could easily take them down—Chen Mo doesn't need them to fight.

From a work perspective, a human being who works without sleep or food, even while washing up, daydreaming, courting, reproducing, or going to the toilet, is a more suitable civil skeleton.
Thus, this scene began to appear on the construction site of Hanhailing.

One by one, the novice resurrected psychics with long horns on their heads, leaning on snake staffs that were one and a half times the height of a person, slowly swayed back and forth behind the construction site, like old men taking a stroll in a park.

Meanwhile, on the construction site next door, a dozen skeletons with their major joints wrapped in simple strips of cloth were wielding picks, shovels, spades, and even wheelbarrows, working enthusiastically.

Well, skeletons don't sweat, so there's no need to wipe away sweat.

For Chen Mo, this was equivalent to instantly gaining 160 slightly thin but tireless laborers! This played an irreplaceable and crucial role in liberating the territory's productivity and significantly increasing the learning time of its inhabitants.

By shifting from military-grade skeletons to civilian-grade skeletons, Chen Mo has taken an important step in pursuing both goals simultaneously.

In early May, patrol captain Lin En returned from the Qiyue Dynasty, bringing back a handwritten letter from Princess Liushuang.

The little girl's excitement practically leaped out from between the lines and landed right on Chen Mo's face.

From the fact that the young princess could casually give out a "Song of Life," it's clear that Liu Shuang is the kind of girl who doesn't have much of a concept of money or material possessions. However, perhaps because her mother died early and her father didn't care for her much, the young princess values ​​emotional worth very much.

The unintentional act led to the stroke of genius of the thermite incendiary bomb, something the young princess has been raving about to her team countless times.

Chen Mo's visit to deliver the gift this time undoubtedly provided ample emotional value.

It'll explode!

After the scene at the school gate was reported, the entire Royal Central Psionic Academy, from instructors to students, from cafeteria ladies to gatekeepers, discussed, inquired about, and speculated about the little girl's identity for almost several weeks.

In Lanxing's words, it was the number one trending topic on all media platforms, with its popularity remaining high.

From the illegitimate daughter of the king of the Emerald Duchy to the posthumous child of the Elf Queen, from the pope of the Misty Moon Divine Court to the Apocalyptic Shaman of the Orcish Great Tent…

I'll just guess anyway.

Of course, after a quick investigation, the academy had a general idea of ​​what had happened. A certain pioneering lord who had a good personal relationship with the young princess had made some exchanges of benefits with the Wuyue Trading Company after discovering a certain ruin or obtaining some spiritual items.

In fact, the Qiyue Dynasty and the Wuyue Divine Court were enemy states.

However, the hostile relationship cannot change the mutual respect between the leaders of both sides. Or to put it realistically, some of the enemies may gain additional benefits, which, on Earth, is called the value of united front work.

The academy generously sent people to assist the young princess in delivering the gift Chen Mo had prepared for her, turning the hype into a degree of positive reputation.

Regardless of what people are really thinking, once you've received a gift as a token of "thank you for your kindness," it's not appropriate to gossip about the person behind their back.

Apart from those who actually "took care" of Princess Liushuang, the other classmates now greet each other with smiles and exchange a few pleasantries when they meet.

And then there's that unicorn. Although it's a sub-adult, its combat prowess is legendary, and the academy wouldn't dare let it roam around carelessly.

If you leave it outside, and someone gets itchy, they can just rub it against any pillar. Which building can withstand that? We can't possibly put magical protection on the entire academy!
If we put them in the stable, what will happen to the other warhorses and beasts? What if they upset this little tyrant and start a fight?
Also, this thing isn't a wild beast, it's a high-level magical beast that can generate electricity. What are you planning to let it use for practice?

At crucial moments, it was Vice Dean Huo Di who had to step in.

Having a clear-headed wise person in an academy can sometimes save a lot of trouble.

Vice Dean Hody had firmly stopped Liu Shuang from being excessively punished last time, so Liu Shuang still respected this archmage quite a bit. As soon as the old man came over and spoke, Liu Shuang immediately agreed to the school's suggestion and placed the unicorn in a separate breeding area set up by the academy.

"Don't worry, the breeding area is not far from your dormitory. You can see it every day, so there will definitely be no problem."

Archmage Hody smiled and accompanied the little girl on a walk, continuing their conversation in more detail: "Unicorns are powerful, but also very precious. There's a huge difference between raising them well and raising them poorly!"

“The ordinary zookeepers in the animal enclosures definitely can’t take good care of it. I’m planning to bring over a few professional animal keepers to take care of this little guy specifically for you. What do you think?”

"Money? No money needed, no money needed. The academy will cover all the expenses for raising them."

"I won't lie to you, the main thing about unicorns is their rarity. Observing their habits and characteristics can be useful to us, so you don't need to feel bad. In fact, we're the ones who benefited from you. There are plenty of zookeepers, but where can you find a unicorn?"

Liu Shuang thanked him softly. The old man stroked his beard with satisfaction and laughed heartily: "You just haven't changed your mindset yet. You've already saved over a thousand gold coins in the academy's account. You're someone who doesn't need to worry about money anymore, haha!"

Liu Shuang clutched the hem of her clothes, took several deep breaths, and finally mustered up her courage: "Then... can I take 'Big White' with me to the mounted battle?"

That's right. After the naming rights of the unicorn were handed over to the princess, she remembered Little White from back then, so she named the little guy Big White.

Archmage Hody stopped and turned around, solemnly facing Liushuang: "I know how you feel, but if we take such a high-level magical beast into mounted combat, the fighting process will be difficult to control."

“High-level magical beasts all have their own temperaments. If their killing intent rises, even if you, their master, try to stop them, they will be unhappy. Teachers here, if you try to stop them too lightly, you won't be able to stop them. If you try to stop them too hard, you might hurt them. I think you certainly don't want to see that happen.”

Seeing Liu Shuang nod somewhat dejectedly and kick the pebbles on the roadside absentmindedly, the old man put on a big smile again and clapped his hands lightly twice.

A servant led out a large, furry creature.

"Come on, ride this one. I guarantee you won't suffer any losses on your mount. Let's see who dares to kick your mount again!"

"I don't want my legs anymore!"

This is a pure black leopard, about two and a half meters long, with an elegant figure. What is most captivating are its two deep blue eyes, as if they are filled with dark lake water.

"Shadow Leopard, a pureblood of the Dark Forest, has already sensed your natural scent. Look, it seems to like you quite a bit!"

Black Panther stared intently at Liu Shuang, its nostrils flaring back and forth. Without its rider's prompting, it moved closer to Liu Shuang and circled around the little girl.

Liu Shuang gently stroked it with her hand, and the leopard tilted its head, rubbing its head against Liu Shuang's small hand. Its eyes narrowed slightly, and it looked extremely content.

The princess's regret at not being able to ride the white horse into battle vanished instantly.

Girls just like elegant and beautiful creatures; Baymax is just too muscular...

After stroking the leopard's head and chin for a while, Liu Shuang looked up.

"Ms. Hody, thank you for taking care of me, but why didn't anyone do anything when they bullied me before?"

Hody was somewhat surprised. He stared at the little girl's raised head for a moment and gave her an unexpected answer.

"I don't want to lie to you, the truth is, the college has more than a hundred rules, but there is one that is not allowed: bullying classmates is prohibited!"

"There's no way to define what constitutes bullying."

"If they come to you in combat class and you can't beat them, that's your problem. If you could beat them, you could just as easily beat them to the ground, and the academy wouldn't care."

"Child, this is the world!"

"The academy still has basic rules, but once you step outside, you'll find a much crueler and more real world."

"Your territory has just been attacked by an enemy. As a result, who among the duchies and allies will care about your life or death?"

"Avoid those enemies you can't defeat right now, strive to become stronger, or..."

"Find a stronger backer!"

During the mounted combat that afternoon, the Shadow Leopard tore a long gash in Lucia's warhorse with a single claw. Watching the opponent dispose of her mount with bloodshot eyes, Liu Shuang suddenly felt much better.

In her letter to Chen Mo, the young girl wrote a long, rambling account of many trivial things that had happened during this period.

The attentiveness of my classmates in the dormitory.

I made a few new friends in the class.

The shadow panther "Little Black" would accompany him on his daily walks, then breathe on "Big White" from a distance, looking fierce yet too intimidating to approach.

It seems that Liu Shuang's naming style has indeed been distorted by Chen Mo.

"Now my teachers often give me individual tutoring, and I feel that my learning speed has increased again."

"Maybe the next time you see me, I'll already be a first-tier swordsman, just like Uncle Peiwen!"

"It's a pity that Uncle Peppe and Aunt Linda won't be able to see this..."

“Sometimes I dream about them at night. Although I can’t see their faces clearly, I know it’s them.”

"The food in the cafeteria is never very good, but I've gotten used to it."

“I heard from some classmates that the head chef in the cafeteria is a relative of the dean, which is why the college doesn’t allow us to eat out.”

"If you come again next time, don't bring money or gifts, just bring me some good food, just a little bit!"

"Oh, right, I've finished writing the letter to your aunt. I've asked them for help, but I don't know if they'll agree."

It's clear that the young princess really did her best. In this separate letter, she wrote it in an almost pleading tone, intending to deliver it to the elves.

This is a near-perfect outcome.

Next, we need to arrange for the envoy to go to the Redwood Highlands again, continue to expand the territory's resource reserves, increase the acquisition of mana crystals, and find stable, preferably multi-channel, sources of iron ore and coal...

Of course, there's also the relentless, rapid development and active construction of the territory.

In this atmosphere, in late May, a new visitor, accompanied by the Seven Luminaries Garland and High Priest Farrell, came to visit the Vast Ocean Territory once again.

A magic scholar from the Northern Branch of the Magic Academy.

He brought up a topic that Chen Mo had never expected.

After receiving the equipment from Chen Mo, the Magic Society was most interested in electricity.

Transforming the vast power of lightning into a trickle of energy is an ingenious idea that scholars find irresistible.

Therefore, the scholars quickly went straight to the core issue and raised the same major proposition as the experts on Earth.

Regarding the electrification of psionic energy, or rather, the psionicization of electricity!

(End of this chapter)