Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 147 Su Ming's Undeserved Misfortune

Su Ming considered it for a moment. The technicians familiar with the Qiongding Mountain Coal Mine were indispensable for implementing his plan. "Alright, I can definitely use you."

"I am honored that you have taken a liking to me, sir!" Hanster said happily, bowing again.

"However, I still need to erase your memory." Su Ming raised a finger and gathered his magic power again, not wanting to leave any risk factors behind.

Hanster's face stiffened for a moment, then he made up his mind, "Then you can call me before you leave, and I will definitely agree to go with you."

"it is good."

Su Ming cast the spell again, and this time Hanster did not dodge. His eyes flickered, and then he looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression.
"Do you know where I can find good quality anthracite coal?" Su Ming asked him, "better than here."

Hanster quickly lowered his head to think. The two people in front of him were clearly not to be trifled with. "Sir, the Tais Coal Mine in the Eastern Continent and the Black Shadow Coal Mine in the Western Continent both produce top-grade anthracite coal, which is of slightly better quality than this coal."

Su Ming nodded. "Thank you."

Qi Luo tossed down three gold coins, saying, "Old man, this is a reward for you."

The old man bowed and expressed his gratitude, then the two turned and left.

"Miss Qiluo, why is your friendliness ineffective against him?" Su Ming asked after walking a short distance.

The unicorn snorted, "Who knows what that old man went through when he was young? There are plenty of hidden talents and powerful figures in his life."

After a while, she asked again, "Are you really going to the holy mountain?"

"Rescue some people, and while you're at it, scam the Bell of Calamity. You wouldn't be thinking of betraying us, would you?"

"That depends on your sincerity." The unicorn put his hands behind his back. "For example, give me some more black, chunky bitter candy as hush money."

"Black, lumpy, bitter candy?" Su Ming quickly realized, "You went through my fridge!"

That chocolate bar was something he brought from Earth when he traveled through time, and he carefully hid it in the corner of the refrigerator to prevent it from melting.

I wasn't sure what species the corydalis was, so I didn't dare give it to her.

"The fragrance was so strong, it was what lured me in first!" Qiluo said matter-of-factly.

Su Ming clearly remembered that he had wrapped the package in three layers of plastic bags, and the packaging was still unopened. Are mythical beasts' noses really that sensitive?!
However, as far as he knew, theobromine was toxic to many animals, most notably horses and dogs.

Su Ming wasn't sure if the unicorn was included. He asked anxiously, "When did you eat it? Do you feel unwell?"

“While I’m waiting for the maltose to ferment,” Kira replied, spreading her arms and turning around. “What’s wrong? I’m fine, I don’t feel unwell.”

Su Ming looked her over carefully and confirmed that she was normal.

"Alright, this thing is called chocolate," Su Ming said to Qi Luo. "But I'll have to wait until we meet again to make it for you. Chocolate processing is very troublesome, and we don't have any raw materials right now."

Cocoa fruits also exist in this other world, but the people here use them to eat the pulp; the fruit's uses are yet to be explored. If fate allows, Su Ming wouldn't mind satisfying the unicorn's cravings.

****
Su Ming woke up rather late the next day. His mental state had improved, and he had recovered a lot of his magic power.

In the workspace, Su Ming noticed that the maltose on the table had been eaten. There was a beef patty and soy milk there, apparently reserved for him.

After Su Ming finished breakfast, the girls were still nowhere to be seen. It had been two or three days; they were clearly busy with something important.

He activated the Bone Mark, causing star nodes to appear around him, and examined the state of the Bone Fortress. The runes were normal, but a significant amount of energy was being drawn to the second-level tail compartment. It seemed the two girls were causing trouble there.

Su Ming was about to put away the mark when he noticed something flowing behind the star nodes of the bone mark.

He pondered for a moment, then reactivated his senses. Something seemed to be blocking his entry, but this resistance was far greater than the obstruction he had encountered at the bottom of the coal mine. He calmed his mind, focused his gaze, and his spiritual domain rapidly collapsed into its depths.

The surrounding real-world scene receded away with fragments of light until it disappeared.

In the pitch black, Su Ming opened his eyes in the spiritual world. The original darkness seemed to be sliced ​​open by countless sharp blades, crumbling inch by inch in all directions. He found himself in a blue ocean, where large numbers of runes moved like swimming fish, rhythmically changing formations.

Looking outwards, the fish are clearly divided into multiple layers, with a specific rhythm, extending into deeper layers, drawing and mobilizing energy from the endless void.

This is the true form of the Bone Mark; the seemingly empty starry sky when unfolded is actually the origin of its vast sea of ​​runes. Its complexity and magnificence are worthy of being a forbidden-level creation.

Su Ming folded the marks and took a moment to come to his senses. While pondering how to analyze this complex system, he went down to the second-floor cabin.

Pushing open the door, the rear cabin was brightly lit, the floor was covered with crisscrossing magic array lines, and the air was filled with the smell of alchemical materials. Sure enough, the two girls were inside.

In the very center of the arena lay a corpse draped in a white sheet—Yesia, the Saint-level expert they had killed on Ling Island. She was surrounded by mist, clearly the effect of a cooling spell.

"What are you doing?" Su Ming asked.

The scholar sat at a table, flipping through a large book with the title "Astral Calendar 230-250 Journal Articles (Undead Volume)" on the cover, published by the High Knowledge Society.

“Transform Yesia into a terrifying skeleton,” she replied. “Preparations are almost complete. After using her as material to unleash the Language Proficiency spell, we can make the final preparations.”

“Being fluent in languages ​​won’t work, will it?” Su Ming said. “It’s been too short since we last received the spell.”

Their language skills, which had been severely depleted, hadn't recovered. Now, whether through magic or normal means, they made absolutely no progress in learning other languages.

“Of course not me, let Beianqi do it,” Violet said. “There’s no other way, the longer the corpse is left, the worse the effect becomes, so it’s better than nothing.”

It's better than nothing because being proficient in language magic will erase all information containing emotions and memories of events, thus protecting the recipient's self-awareness and spiritual purity.

This results in very little linguistic knowledge being gained from a single corpse, rendering it largely ineffective.

****
Su Ming approached the table, and sure enough, there was more research material related to undead creatures on it. No wonder he couldn't find these books in the library.

In Zijin's hands, there was also a terrifying skeletal technology manual that had been seized from the Bell of Calamity.

“We’ve been busy for three days. The technology of the Bell of Calamity can indeed preserve a considerable amount of combat power from the deceased.” Zi Jin put down her book and stretched. “Beanie and I have completed most of the work. We can start the conversion once we leave here.”

Converting undead creatures also generates magical fluctuations, especially the more powerful ones, so it is necessary to leave Brown Gold Island first.

"The corpse of a Saint-level expert, plus so many materials," Su Ming glanced at the scene. "The price was quite high."

"Yes, hopefully it will be worth the price of admission."

Beianqi walked over, put down the magic array materials she was holding, and gulped down more than half a cup of water. "Su Ming, the rice-scented candy you made was really delicious, thanks!" "Can you work now?" Su Ming asked her.

“Daily life is fine now,” Beanie explained. “Yesia’s mental attacks have a sealing effect, and I need the dwarf saintly shepherd Hughes Stubborn Rock to help me break them.”

Su Ming looked at Yesia's corpse with some emotion, "He really was a Saint-level expert."

If it weren't for the sudden encounter at Qingquan Reef that severely injured her, and the coincidence of seizing the time difference between her meeting with another half-orc Saint-level, this powerful warrior might not have been killed by them.

Especially when a perfectly good clash of cold weapons suddenly encounters the super-hard blades of industrial civilization, her death can be considered unjust.

Su Ming stepped forward, considering whether he should offer incense or something.

Even after someone dies, the debts remain, and their body is still being used. It's still acceptable to wish her a peaceful journey.

"Don't get too close, Yesia isn't wearing any clothes," Violet said. "Even though she's dead, let's show some respect for women."

Su Ming nodded and stopped. Just as he was about to turn around, his right wrist suddenly lit up. He was uncontrollably pulled next to Yesia's corpse, his right hand even pressing directly against her chest.

The cabin was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Su Ming swallowed hard. The white cloth covering Yesia's body, which had only been draped over her, had slipped off. Thanks to the preservation of magic, the Saint-level magic swordsman's body didn't look creepy at all. Apart from being bloodless, her well-proportioned body and exquisite muscle lines even presented an unusual beauty under the light.

Especially the furry wolf ears and tail, which are considered taboo by non-humans.

"This hand moved by itself, do you believe that?" Su Ming was so embarrassed he felt like he could dig a new cabin out of the floor, but he still couldn't pull his right hand back.

The next moment, the light on his wrist intensified, and the illusory image of a bracelet appeared. Su Ming immediately recognized it as the Dawn and Dusk Bracelet!

Violet noticed it too, "Is this the bracelet you got in the mine?"

“Yes, but actually something’s not quite right.” Su Ming began to try to control his right hand; he had already realized what was going on. “I didn’t actually get the bracelet itself; I only got its concept.”

Each time Su Ming summons something from Earth, he only transmits the concept of the object's order, which is then reassembled in the other world using materials. This teleportation across space three days ago was merely the first step.

In other words, this is the next step: gathering materials and combining them!

Yesia's body was covered in light, and then began to decompose, turning into specks of light that attached to the Dawn and Dusk Bracelet.

"How could the material be a corpse?" Violet asked, puzzled.

Su Ming's condition had not fully recovered, but the Dawn and Dusk Bracelet clearly had its own ideas and did not allow him to refuse. As magic power was continuously drained, Yesia's body was quickly decomposed into more than half, and a part of the bracelet gradually solidified.

Fortunately, the magic power consumed by the reconstruction was not too great, and he could barely bear it.

****
Suddenly sensing something, Violet looked up with a surprised expression. Above the cabin, the Divine Scepter materialized in the air.

"Elisa, what are you doing?" Su Ming asked, puzzled.

"I didn't summon it!" The former saintess was equally confused.

The divine scepter unfolded, golden lines outlining the shape of angel wings. Then, a soul was released—the soul of Yesia, who had been previously devoured!

The soul returned to Yesia's broken body and joined the sequence devoured by the Dawn and Dusk Bracelet. Everyone could hear the agonizing screams of a Saint-level expert whose soul was being torn apart.

Beanie took a step back, her worldview nearly shattered. This was the most vicious form of corpse-soul alchemy, and yet, the one involved in all of this was none other than a true chosen one of the gods!
Sensing the powerful fluctuations, the unicorn galloped into the cabin, only to be met with this terrifying scene.

The soul-devouring divine favor, Su Ming who lewdly embraced a female corpse, the troublesome belladonna scholar, and the sister who wanted to kill her—Qi Luo's feelings were truly indescribable.

The light gradually faded, and everything calmed down. Yesia's body and soul had completely disappeared, leaving the white cloth empty.

The bracelet on Su Ming's wrist dimmed again, and he fainted. He could have handled it if it were just Yesia's corpse, but with a soul added to the mix, he didn't even have the energy to curse.

The bracelet indiscriminately absorbed the large pile of alchemical materials on the ground.

Violet reacted quickly, immediately embracing Su Ming and sitting down on the ground. The angel wings on the Divine Favor Scepter disappeared, flying back to her side, and the cabin became quiet.

A series of colorless ripples quietly spread from the scholar's body, then quickly receded.

The unicorn trotted to the center of the arena. Her expression was solemn, and her divine aura continued to rise.

Beian stood beside her, facing the titled scholar.

“I’m at my peak condition and I don’t want to kill you.” Violet sighed softly. “Stop going through the formalities and just leave.”

“You can explain, we’re willing to listen,” Qiluo said, flicking her mane.

I have no way to defend myself.

The two people and the beast looked at each other.

“Alright, it really is inexplicable.” Violet said seriously, “The matter of Yesia’s soul was handled by the Divine Favor Scepter itself. As for this bracelet, Su Ming said it was given to him by a great lich.”

There's no such thing as a great lich in this world! This topic is impossible to discuss, and Beianchi almost choked on her saliva.

“There’s one more thing. I just tried it, and the natural rhythms can’t analyze this bracelet at all,” Violet continued. “So I don’t know what it is.”

"This is impossible!" Qi Luo exclaimed.

Although Zi Jin has not officially entered the Saint rank, her research in the field of natural rhythms gives her a significant advantage in analysis. With her profound understanding as the only scholar in the world, she has already reached the pinnacle in this area.

This means that the power level of this mysterious bracelet can only be above the Saint rank!

"I just went out to do some business, is it really that serious?" Beianqi sighed. She originally thought that encountering the Saint-level expert Yesia at sea had exhausted all the bad luck in her life. But she didn't expect that was just the beginning, and now it has directly exceeded the boundaries of human understanding.

The unicorn's long horn lit up, and a transparent yet tangible power unfolded, radiating light upon everyone. However, this time, the light emanating from Kira was a sacred, pure white that represented lawful goodness.

She wasn't the only one who changed. The white light emanating from Su Ming was purer than it had been a few days ago, and the scholar even revealed a hint of golden light.

Zijin had concealed this before, but after Qiluo released her true power, it was nowhere to hide.

(End of this chapter)