They don't want me to try anymore.

Hyman noticed your unusual behavior, but not wanting the priest to see that he was out of control as a death knight, he silently led you away from the church, wanting to find a quiet place to examine you properly.

Hmm... this time the church should be real, right?

So there's still no response?

I've really lost out! That old man will definitely be on high alert soon, and it'll be hard for him to do it again next time...

Just as Richard was scratching his head.

Deep within your soul, you heard the whisper of a mysterious woman.

"In return, I can grant you one wish."

This is right!

A god must have a broad mind to have believers!

So my wish is...

I'll make three more wishes!

If that doesn't work, I'll just ask you to be my girlfriend! If your true form isn't human, please transform yourself into a human!

cough cough.

Richard understood that helping to pass on a message wouldn't yield such a high reward, so after mentally criticizing two common scenarios, he still cautiously expressed his wish.

"Help me kill the necromancer Hyman!"

The words you silently uttered in your heart suddenly echoed through the night sky.

Hyman stood up in surprise, drawing his staff as if to be on guard.

But then, as if an opaque dome had descended from the sky, the environment you were in suddenly plunged into complete darkness.

When the darkness dissipates and the light returns, you notice that Hyman, who had been controlling your body, has disappeared, and you are now free to move around.

Hehehe~ (Voldemort's voice)

Richard had to admit that the wish was quite powerful—Hyman was a Gold-ranked individual, no small fry.

Tsk tsk, none of these gods are easy to mess with.

After wandering around for a while and enjoying your long-lost freedom, you returned to Hyman's mage tower based on your memory and seized all of its property.

However, you discover that the truly valuable Hyman's private magic book is locked with a combination lock that you cannot unlock.

Freedom is just the beginning, not the end.

After his attempt to profit from the family's wealth failed, Richard began to consider his next plan.

People cannot be brought back to life. Although he is not completely dead, I have never heard of an undead creature turning back into a living person—perhaps only gods can do that?

I can try asking the darkness again later, but I doubt they'll respond. Gods don't make promises lightly; a wish is a wish.

In other words, he was no longer Prince Connaught, but merely an undead knight despised by the living.

What script should we follow in the future?

In this situation, saving Connaught would be very difficult.

What if he were to unleash a vengeful catastrophe as the Prince of the Dead? That would certainly be dramatic enough, but, well, this world has a pretty comprehensive understanding and defense against necromancers, and with gods around, the situation in World of Warcraft can't be replicated.

Besides, Richard didn't intend to turn ordinary people into skeletons and zombies on a large scale; his conscience wouldn't allow it...

At this moment, the familiar, mysterious female voice resounds in your heart once again.

"As a congratulatory gift for her escape, I can help you recover your strength."

Huh?

"...To rise from the dead is a miracle, even for the gods it is no easy feat... I cannot use too much power, but I can give you a long-lasting blessing."

"...your body will, in turn, be conceived within your shadow, and three years later, as long as your soul has not dissipated, you will be able to switch between the realms of the dead and the living."

what!

Although the rambling was hard to understand, Richard still realized that he had a chance to turn back into a living person!

It just takes three years.

Oh, is the Goddess of the Night really this easy to talk to?

A gift to congratulate her on her escape? Who is she? She's got such influence?

Richard was filled with countless questions, but the mysterious voice never responded again.

...It's alright, I'll come back for another simulation when I have the chance! Just like dealing with the Ice God Shards!

If he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it and turned his attention back to the present moment.

Although he has a chance to turn back into a human, that's still three years from now, and he can't keep waiting in the meantime...

[You suddenly sense that someone has entered the mage tower, trapping you on the upper level, and that the other party also possesses the strength of a Yellow-rank Gold cultivator.]

Richard shuddered—no, his bones trembled.

Why is there gold again?!

Is he a friend of the necromancer?

In any case, he was still hoping to perform a resurrection act three years later, and didn't want to fight with people now.

Fortunately, he also has the amazing skill of [Shadow Advisor], which allows him to conceal his true strength.

[You remove your equipment and, with the help of special abilities, disguise yourself as a lifeless skeleton, a common sight throughout Hyman's mage tower.]

As expected, the person who came didn't recognize you.

But you recognized that the unknown gold was Veronica.

Veronica didn't recognize you as a skeleton, but she still fixed her gaze on you. After her men ransacked the entire magic tower, she pointed at you and said, "Clean this skeleton and take it back to the ship. I'm going to use it to decorate my bedroom."

Ok……

Li looked at the scene unfolding before him and was speechless for a moment.

It's unbelievable that Veronica would target Hyman's mage tower—that woman really knows how to pop up at the most bizarre times.

And she even plans to take herself back as a decoration!

Hmm... Okay, vampires are also considered undead creatures in a broad sense, and they're the ones who carry skull and crossbones flags, so it's not entirely incomprehensible that they would have a real skeleton in their room.

After much deliberation, Richard decided not to reveal his identity.

He felt somewhat awkward meeting familiar people now that he was being so blatant.

And what if some things can't be explained clearly, and Veronica suspects that he is some kind of thing created by Hyman after soul-searching?

Since there's no immediate danger, staying on Veronica's ship for now isn't a bad idea. We can escape once we're in a familiar place.

then……

You were placed in the corner of Veronica's bedroom.

[At night, you see Veronica changing her clothes right in front of you...]

cough cough.

System, I am now just a skeleton, without any worldly desires, or to be precise, I don't even have any organs left.

After a long day, Veronica removed her stockings and boots in front of you, revealing her shapely, long thighs and fair, rosy feet, leaving slightly damp footprints on the floor. Then she unveiled her ample bosom, revealing her snow-white, full breasts...

Even if you write two hundred words in detail, it won't help!

Anyway, I just don't have that worldly... no, at least give me a video, right? Just words aren't enough!

...That's impossible, of course.

The simulation continues.

Veronica, having changed into her pajamas, suddenly turned her head to look at you, her eyes unfocused.

She removed your head, held it in her full embrace, and gently stroked your skull.

Hey, system, your description is starting to get a little creepy...

Could this female bandit recognize me?

However, Veronica did not make any further moves.

In reality, at this very moment, Veronica was lying on her hotel bed, her brows slightly furrowed.

Why does this skull give me such a special feeling?

In the simulation, I'm already at Gold rank, and there must be a reason for that feeling.

Just as both sides were wondering...

Pirates knocked on the captain's cabin, reporting that they had discovered a ship belonging to the Connaught remnants and were being pursued by the Imperial Navy.

Veronica immediately ordered help to be given, changed her clothes again, and took out a pocket watch from the drawer. After gazing at it with a sorrowful look for a long time, she carefully tucked it into her bosom.

[You recognize that it's a gift Hepel gave you after you won your duel against Linda. Of course, nowadays, it should be considered your keepsake...]

Richard remained silent.

The way the female pirate looked at his belongings just now made him feel like she was a completely different person.