Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 240 Preparation for Activating and Copying the Undead Placement Array
The necromancers toured the area, ate, and then underwent a thorough physical examination within the territory.

The test results were heartbreaking for Chen Mo. This wasn't just a matter of being in poor health; it was a near-death experience!
The low-level mage group, in particular, had a large number of old injuries and chronic illnesses, so much so that both the barefoot doctors and the doctors who weren't barefoot in the territory were kept extremely busy.

The medical system of Han Hai was built under the guidance of Dong Xia and with the lord's micro-management.

To date, a comprehensive, pragmatic, and mixed medical system has been formed, combining modern medicine of Dongxia, traditional Xia medicine of Dongxia, pharmaceutical medicine of Fanxing, healing spells of mages, and witchcraft and sorcery of half-orcs and beastmen.

If you believe in something, you can go find it; there's bound to be one that suits you.

Now, all the medical departments have unanimously confirmed that these necromancers are not in good health.

Is it possible that the dwindling population of the Exiles, with more deaths than births, is not solely due to exploitation...?

Looking at the shocking final analysis report—long-term malnutrition, organ dysfunction, chronic poisoning of multiple elements, bones becoming brittle due to erosion by unknown energy, and necrosis of nerve endings… Chen Mo sighed deeply. There was nothing he could do but allocate another special treatment fund.

The already dire financial deficit of Hanhailing has been exacerbated.

As evening fell, Lord Chen Mo, who was busy with numerous affairs of state and also had to cultivate, finally found time to meet with the representatives of the necromancers from the Exile.

Chen Mo was visibly tired, but the lord still inquired about the necromancers' experiences, feelings, thoughts, and opinions in the Vast Ocean Territory, and gave them clear instructions.

"I'll just briefly mention a few points, and you can consider them!"

"First of all, I think those dark and obscure code names you used to use are no longer appropriate. Do you want to change them? Make them more positive and upbeat. Necromancers are also human beings who walk in the sunlight. There's no need to make yourselves look like real undead!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and those with quick minds had already come up with seventeen or eighteen names for themselves and their children.

[Rotten Sac] was different. He was determined to ask the lord to bestow a name upon him, even if it cost more.

"Second, the territory needs to be registered in detail. Don't resist this. It's just a simple population census. There's no need to worry about higher-ranking professionals bullying lower-ranking professionals and commoners."

"You can continue to walk around and explore these next few days, and learn more about the place. I believe that once you get to know Hanhai better, you will come to love it here!"

"Third, in order to accommodate the undead creatures, I have planned a 'Return Cemetery' on the west side of the Han Hai Lord City. It has been arranged with various functional areas for the undead creatures, which should provide them with a peaceful environment for recuperation."

"As for your group of mages, I suggest you move to the city!"

The necromancers exchanged glances, their eyes seemingly hesitant, before [Rotten Sac] finally mustered the courage to speak.

"Your Excellency, we...we, the land of exile, have never lived among outsiders before. We're afraid...we're afraid we won't be able to get used to it in a while, and besides, we might easily frighten others..."

"I understand!"

Chen Mo raised his teacup and gestured slightly towards the group of mages present, adding, "I respect your choice, but I still suggest that you return to the mainstream life of the Vast Ocean Territory."

“Look, I’m a necromancer, and Doyle is a necromancer too. We’re both doing just fine in the city, and nobody’s feeling uncomfortable about it.”

"The main reason for letting you into the city is your physical condition. Several healers have told me that a significant portion of the poor physical condition of the mages in the Exile is due to their long-term exposure to dark energy arrays."

Chen Mo joked with a hint of teasing, "I'm giving you free treatment this time, but you'll have to pay for it yourselves from now on. Isn't it good to save you some money?"

"besides!"

The young lord's face was somewhat serious: "Necromancer is just a profession, not an identity. Ultimately, we are all still human!"

"Only by returning to a normal living environment in human society can you become more and more like a human being!"

"Think about your children, if not for yourselves!"

"Recreating another Valley of Exile is easy, but is the Valley of Exile truly the home you want?"

Chen Mo's words lingered, and for a moment, an unusual silence fell over the hall. The lord's overly sincere words stirred up waves of emotions in the hearts of all the necromancers present.

It was [Rotten Sac] who, with an agility completely disproportionate to his physique, was the first to rush out and kneel down with a thud right next to the seats.

With him taking the lead, the other necromancers hurriedly knelt down in worship. In an instant, the hall was filled with the sounds of chairs moving, cups and plates clinking, bones and flesh colliding with stone slabs, and the praise of "Lord's grace is as high as the sky and as deep as the sea."

"Alright, alright, get up, everyone. This isn't proper in Hanhai!"

"Hurry up and set up the 'Return to the Cemetery' magic circle, and place the undead creatures inside."

"Send the children to school. As for family members who are willing to work, ask the territory's affairs officer for assistance. In our Han Hai, no job is shameful. Our Lord Liushuang even goes to the factory to help out often!"

That's the truth, but the lord didn't say it. The factory that Liushuang went to was called the Restoration Workshop. Every time she brought a small gift in, she would get a group of knights and great knights to spar with her.

"We're going to offer a necromancy course in the territory. Which of you have a solid foundation in the basics and are willing to participate in the teaching? Please submit your names, and I'll have the territory's education department issue you appointment letters."

"Also, select some people, both high-ranking and low-ranking, who are capable and can represent the opinions of necromancers, to participate in the management of the territory as soon as possible! Chief Helan will contact you later to discuss the specific positions and quotas."

"From now on, the vast ocean will also be your vast ocean!"

The necromancers, who had just sat down, all stood up again and knelt down once more.

Chen Mo was too lazy to persuade him any further.

Of all the professional organizations he had come into contact with, the Exile was truly the epitome of ignorance and backwardness. It could only be said that they had turned that valley into a "family-run" "gravekeeper" without any absolute military force, so they could only resort to consciousness indoctrination and mental control. No wonder the entire Exile was getting worse year by year, day by day.

Let's leave it at that for now!

The next day, Chen Mo couldn't wait to lead his team to the "Return Cemetery" to observe the process of setting up the dark energy gathering array.

According to the psychic energy development theory on the mainland, light and darkness, or positive and negative, are two very special energies in the psychic energy system. Light energy connects to the divine realm, and dark energy connects to the underworld, corresponding to the use of divine power and the driving force of the dead.

Each undead creature summoned to the Starry World is separated from its original environment rich in dark energy, thus requiring the necromancer's support. Spiritual power corresponds to the summoned creature's rank and strength, while magical power corresponds to the scale of support required. The more powerful the necromancer, the more undead creatures they can command, because they not only need to summon them but also have the means to sustain them.

Under normal circumstances, a necromancer does not need to set up an additional dark energy circle, because this energy is supplied to undead creatures, which is not only useless to the necromancer, but may even be harmful.

Who wouldn't feel颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of being listless, demoralized, or demoralized) after spending too much time in an environment of endless negativity?

However, the Land of Exile is a gathering place for "unclaimed dead" formed under extreme circumstances. The dead cannot return to the underworld and have no sustenance from mages. All their consumption comes from themselves, and they will soon decline, become sluggish, and eventually perish.

It was the dark energy gathering array created by the first "gravekeeper" that allowed these "unclaimed spirits" to survive on this continent of the living and become the partners of the necromancers of the Exile.

It must be said that this is an extremely ingenious invention, albeit in a niche field.

Such a brilliant invention naturally had its technology kept secret. There were even rumors that the technique for creating this magic array had been lost, and that the current "tomb guardian" family was no longer able to create the array, leaving only six identical arrays and the method of setting them up.

Two sets were in use, and four sets were on standby. During the division of the land of exile led by Lord Chen, each side received half, and the Han Hai Territory received three sets.

For this magic array setup, Chen Mo invited his teacher Downs, Anthony and Elliott from the Magic Society, and even the dwarf master Norton Ironbrow from the Xuan Shui Industrial Zone in the north to observe the array from all angles. There was only one reason: the lord wanted to dismantle and replicate this array.

Although, in all normal circumstances, these three sets of formations would be enough for the Vast Ocean Territory to use for the next hundred years, the lord was still willing to pay the price of dismantling one of the formations in order to understand its operating principles and construction methods.

Yeah, it's mostly out of curiosity.

The “Return Cemetery” is located in a relatively secluded mountain valley on the west side of the main city. Originally, there were several giant sand dunes with hard earth hills underneath. However, as the Han Hai Territory frantically planted grass and trees everywhere to prevent wind and sand, the area has now become a lush and green landscape.

Small patches of trees, large swaths of lowland shrubs, and a grid of interconnected turf, with even a stream running through the area—according to Dongxia's AI feng shui master, this is an excellent place for "gathering and retaining qi" (vital energy).

Using a feng shui master to choose a dwelling place for the deceased is most appropriate.

In the center of the "Return Cemetery," three veteran array masters from the Land of Exile, under the command of [Rotten Sac], carefully retrieved the core component of the dark energy gathering array from a specially made sealed box.

Unlike traditional magic circles that use stone or metal plates as their core, the base of the dark energy gathering magic circle is rather ancient: several dark gray bone plates engraved with complex runes, several long bone joints polished into polyhedrons, and a hollow white bone horn that looks like it was made from the finger bone of some kind of giant beast.

I wonder if dark energy and bones are a better match!
Senior scholars, dwarf masters, and technical experts formed a circle, their eyes fixed intently on every move taking place in the arena.

"let's start!"

[Rotten Sac] deliberately slowed down its speed.

The three array masters each held a core component, stood in specific positions, and chanted an ancient and obscure incantation in a low voice.

The syllables are short and deep, with a peculiar resonance that vibrates throughout the head.

Standing beside the lord, Helan explained in a low voice, "Never heard of it! This isn't the mainstream language known on the Starry Continent. This pronunciation habit is more likely to originate from some kind of underworld language!"

Anthony went even further, stating definitively: "It's the language of the underworld. I've already heard a set of true names from the Pale Land!"

As the incantation was chanted, a faint, almost imperceptible black mist began to emanate from the ground beneath the array masters' feet. The core components in their hands also began to vibrate slightly and emit a low hum.

As the commander, [Rotten Sac] sensed the intensity of the black smoke and, after reaching a certain point, quickly ordered: "Place the 'Foundation Stone'!"

The largest dark gray bone plate was gently placed in the pre-set groove on the ground. The runes on the plate lit up one by one as it fell.

A clearer boom came from the center of the magic circle, causing the mages to pause in their chanting!
Subsequently, the magic crystals were embedded one by one, and the mages began the energy guidance.

"A very ingenious structure. It doesn't forcibly extract energy from the underworld, but rather... it's more like opening a tiny, continuous 'window' here, allowing the energies of the two worlds to naturally permeate and balance each other."

Before he knew it, Anthony's beard twitched slightly. The old man's interest was fully piqued, and he began to caress the components of another magic array, feeling the flow of spiritual energy within it.

"Om-!"

With a low, muffled sound, the dark energy gathering array was fully activated. The moment the array was fully operational, the light in the entire cemetery seemed to dim, and the temperature dropped imperceptibly.

A hazy cloud of smoke billowed from the center of the magic circle, but it did not appear violent. Instead, it slowly and steadily filled the entire planned area of ​​the cemetery, like a gentle tide.

Finally, after spreading for several kilometers, these dark energy tides dissipated and disappeared when they reached the edge of the magic circle, no longer eroding the surrounding light, thus seemingly forming a boundary between light and darkness.

"Incredible ancient engineering!"

"It's truly a brilliant idea. I think this magic array is enough for me to publish at least five papers, and if it's not too sophisticated, I could publish fifteen!"

"It must have used some special materials. I hope it's not some kind of extinct creature. You know, those old skeletons like to find extremely rare things to prove their profound knowledge!"

Several masters took turns offering their opinions, analyzing the ingenuity of this magic array from multiple perspectives, including energy science, materials science, ancient linguistics, and the principles of magic arrays.

"Can it be copied, masters?"

Chen Mo finally found an opportunity to interject. The lord didn't care about understanding the principles; he just wanted to get a few finished sets to send back to Dongxia!
Master Anthony stroked his beard, exchanged a glance with the other masters, and said directly, "At the level of basic principles, there's no problem. This magic array is ingenious, but it's ultimately a variation of several aggregation effects. Give it a little time, and you should be able to figure it out!"

"However, the materials are a big problem. You can't tell the specific type of material just by looking at it!"

"Oh right, there's also the underlying magic cycle, but it's covered by the bone plates, so we can't see it..."

Chen Mo waved his hand decisively: "Let's dismantle it, let's dismantle one set first. Masters, be careful, and try your best to finish it in one go!"

"Unlimited support for research funding!"

The eyes of the tech enthusiasts lit up instantly.

(End of this chapter)